Due to insurance legalities in Canada, Wild and Woolly requires that each trip participant read and agree to the terms of this document. This form must be read and signed prior to departure on any Wild and Woolly trip. By signing, you are giving up some legal rights to Wild and Woolly and to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory.
Insurance coverage is the responsibility of each individual participant.
Wilderness canoe trips and classes on wilderness survival techniques, include : river and lake canoeing; swimming; hiking; fishing; the use of tools such as axes, knives and saws; mountain hiking, rock climbing and scrambling; nature observation and proximity to wild animals; crossing streams; carrying gear and equipment such as canoes; performing camp chores such as fire-lighting and other associated activities.
safe use of tools and other wilderness equipment.
I am not relying on any oral or written statements by Wild and Woolly to lead me to participate in this trip on any basis other than by my own assumption of the risks involved.
I accept all of the risks including the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage and property loss which might result from my trip with Wild and Woolly.
I release Wild and Woolly, its owner and operator, its guides, employees, agents and representatives from any and all liability for any personal injury, death, or property damage or loss I might experience as a result of my participation in their trip for any cause whatsoever, including negligence, by Wild and Woolly, its owner and operator, guides, employees, agents and representatives.
I certify that I am physically capable and fit to participate in this activity and that I have no medical needs or conditions other than those listed in the Medical Information Form provided the Wild and Woolly.
I confirm that I read this agreement before signing, that I understand it and that it will be binding on me, my heirs, my next of kin and on my executors, administrators and assigns.
I agree that the laws of the Yukon Territory govern this contract and that any legal concern will be handled in the fair and competent courts of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.


Wednesday / October 24, 2018 / 8:00 p.m.
Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Missy Raines is considered one of the most respected, popular, and trailblazing figures in bluegrass today. A seven-time winner of the IBMA bass player of the year award, and a member of Alison Krauss's first all-female bluegrass band, she has backed greats such as Claire Lynch, Mac Wiseman, Kenny Baker, and Peter Rowan. Raines now leads her own innovative and genre-bending trio: a rich, jazz-tinged combination of her bluegrass roots and thick Americana, featuring George Jackson on fiddle and Ben Garnett on acoustic guitar. With a smoky and seductive alto, Raines heads up this trio featuring mandolin/fiddle, upright bass, and acoustic guitar. The trio covers broad territory and the compass is set by Raines, planted center stage, directing with her bass every bit as much as she plays it. She is set to release her third album for Compass Records in October, Royal Traveller, produced by Alison Brown, featuring lush sounds, thick grooves, and memorable songs.
Very few musicians of any stripe personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Furtado is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter, and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist—adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar, and baritone ukulele. A native of Pleasanton, California, Furtado took up the banjo at age 12, inspired by the Beverly Hillbillies television show and a sixth grade music report. Beginning with Swamped in 1990, he recorded six critically acclaimed albums for Rounder Records, collaborating with master musicians such as Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Tim O'Brien, Stuart Duncan, and Kelly Joe Phelps. Beginning in the late 1990s—influenced by musical heroes such as Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Taj Mahal—Furtado added slide guitar, singing, and songwriting to his musical toolbox and began leading his own band.


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package com.comandante.creeper.items;

import com.comandante.creeper.merchant.Merchant;
import com.comandante.creeper.merchant.MerchantItemForSale;
import com.comandante.creeper.merchant.MerchantMetadata;
import com.comandante.creeper.server.player_communication.Color;
import com.comandante.creeper.spawner.SpawnRule;
import com.comandante.creeper.spawner.SpawnRuleBuilder;
import com.comandante.creeper.stats.Stats;
import com.comandante.creeper.stats.StatsBuilder;
import com.comandante.creeper.storage.FilebasedJsonStorage;
import com.comandante.creeper.storage.ItemStorage;
import com.comandante.creeper.storage.MerchantStorage;
import com.comandante.creeper.world.model.Area;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import static com.comandante.creeper.server.player_communication.Color.BOLD_ON;

public class ItemMetadataTest {

    private final Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create();

    @Test
    public void testSerialization() throws Exception {
//
//        private String itemName;
//        private String itemDescription;
//        private String restingName;
//        private int numberOfUses;
//        private int valueInGold;
//        private int itemHalfLifeTicks;
//        private Rarity rarity;
//        private Equipment equipment;
//        private Set<Effect> effects;
//        private List<String> itemTriggers;
//
//
//        ItemMetadata itemMetadata = new ItemMetadata();
//        itemMetadata.setInternalItemName("little potion");
//        itemMetadata.setItemName("a " + Color.RED + "little potion" + Color.RESET);
//        itemMetadata.setItemDescription("a " + Color.RED + "little potion" + Color.RESET);
//        itemMetadata.setRestingName("a " + Color.GREEN + "little potion" + Color.RESET);
//        itemMetadata.setMaxUses(1);
//        itemMetadata.setDisposable(true);
//        itemMetadata.setValueInGold(30);
//        itemMetadata.setItemHalfLifeTicks(60);
//        itemMetadata.setRarity(Rarity.BASIC);
//         itemMetadata.setValidTimeOfDays(Sets.newHashSet(TimeTracker.TimeOfDay.MORNING, TimeTracker.TimeOfDay.NIGHT));
//
//        SpawnRule spawnRule1 = new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.NEWBIE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(100).setMaxPerRoom(5).setRandomPercent(40).createSpawnRule();
//        SpawnRule spawnRule2 = new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.FANCYHOUSE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(12).setMaxPerRoom(2).setRandomPercent(50).createSpawnRule();
//        SpawnRule spawnRule3 = new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.HOUSE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(12).setMaxPerRoom(2).setRandomPercent(50).createSpawnRule();
//        itemMetadata.setSpawnRules(Sets.newHashSet(spawnRule1, spawnRule2, spawnRule3));
//
//        Stats stats = new StatsBuilder().setInventorySize(100).createStats();
//          final Equipment equipment = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.BAG, stats);
//
//           itemMetadata.setEquipment(equipment);
//        itemMetadata.setItemTriggers(Lists.newArrayList("p", "little potion", "potion"));
//
//
//        EffectBuilder effectBuilder = new EffectBuilder()
//                .setDurationStats(new StatsBuilder().setCurrentHealth(25).createStats())
//                .setEffectApplyMessages(Lists.newArrayList("You start to feel a healing effect."))
//                .setEffectDescription("Little healing.")
//                .setEffectName("Little Potion Heal")
//                .setFrozenMovement(false)
//                .setLifeSpanTicks(0);
//
//
//        itemMetadata.setEffects(Sets.newHashSet(effectBuilder.createEffect()));
//
//
//        ItemStorage itemStorage = new ItemStorage(gson);
//        itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadata);
//
//
//        String s = gson.toJson(itemMetadata);
//        System.out.println(s);

    }

    @Test
    public void generator() throws Exception {

        FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
        ItemStorage itemStorage = new ItemStorage(filebasedJsonStorage);

         //BERSERKER BOOTS
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadata = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSEKER_BOOTS);
            Stats stats = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(3).createStats();
            final Equipment equipment = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.FEET, stats);
            itemMetadata.setEquipment(equipment);
            itemMetadata.setInternalItemName("beserker boots");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadata);
        }

        // BERSERKER HELM
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataHelm = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSEKER_HELM);
            Stats statsHelm = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(3).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentHeml = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.HEAD, statsHelm);
            itemMetadataHelm.setEquipment(equipmentHeml);
            itemMetadataHelm.setInternalItemName("beserker helm");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataHelm);
        }

         //BERSERKER SHORTS
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataShorts = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSEKER_SHORTS);
            Stats statsShorts = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(4).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentShorts = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.LEGS, statsShorts);
            itemMetadataShorts.setEquipment(equipmentShorts);
            itemMetadataShorts.setInternalItemName("beserker shorts");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataShorts);
        }

       //  BERSERKER BATON
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataBaton = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSERKER_BATON);
            Stats statsBaton = new StatsBuilder().setWeaponRatingMin(4).setWeaponRatingMax(6).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentBaton = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.HAND, statsBaton);
            itemMetadataBaton.setEquipment(equipmentBaton);
            itemMetadataBaton.setInternalItemName("beserker baton");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataBaton);
        }

        // BERSERKER BATON
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataBracers = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSERKER_BRACERS);
            Stats statsBracers = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(4).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentBracers = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.WRISTS, statsBracers);
            itemMetadataBracers.setEquipment(equipmentBracers);
            itemMetadataBracers.setInternalItemName("beserker bracers");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataBracers);
        }

        // BERSERKER BATON
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataChest = metadataFrom(ItemType.BERSERKER_CHEST);
            Stats statsChest = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(6).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentChest = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.CHEST, statsChest);
            itemMetadataChest.setEquipment(equipmentChest);
            itemMetadataChest.setInternalItemName("beserker chest");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataChest);
        }

        // BIGGERS SKIN SATCHEL
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataBiggersSkinSatchel = metadataFrom(ItemType.BIGGERS_SKIN_SATCHEL);
            Stats statsBiggersSkinSatchel = new StatsBuilder().setInventorySize(100).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentBiggersSkinSatchel = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.BAG, statsBiggersSkinSatchel);
            itemMetadataBiggersSkinSatchel.setEquipment(equipmentBiggersSkinSatchel);
            itemMetadataBiggersSkinSatchel.setInternalItemName("biggers skin satchel");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataBiggersSkinSatchel);
        }

         //Key
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataKey = metadataFrom(ItemType.KEY);
            itemMetadataKey.setInternalItemName("basic key");
            SpawnRule spawnRule = new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.LOBBY).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(1).setMaxPerRoom(1).setRandomPercent(5).createSpawnRule();
            itemMetadataKey.setSpawnRules(Sets.newHashSet(spawnRule));
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataKey);
        }

        // Marijuana
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataMarijuana = metadataFrom(ItemType.MARIJUANA);
            itemMetadataMarijuana.setInternalItemName("marijuana");
            ForageBuilder marijuanaForageBuilder = new ForageBuilder();
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setMinAmt(1);
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setMaxAmt(3);
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setPctOfSuccess(40);
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setForageExperience(4);
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setCoolDownTicks(600);
            marijuanaForageBuilder.setAreas(Sets.newHashSet(Area.WESTERN9_ZONE, Area.NORTH3_ZONE, Area.BLOODRIDGE2_ZONE, Area.BLOODRIDGE1_ZONE));
            itemMetadataMarijuana.setForages(Sets.newHashSet(marijuanaForageBuilder.createForage()));
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataMarijuana);
        }

        // Drank
        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataDrank = metadataFrom(ItemType.PURPLE_DRANK);
            itemMetadataDrank.setInternalItemName("purple drank");
            Stats statsDrank = new StatsBuilder().setCurrentHealth(50).createStats();
            itemMetadataDrank.setItemApplyStats(statsDrank);
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataDrank);
        }

        // Smell Health Potion
        {
            Set<SpawnRule> spawnRulesHealthPotion = Sets.newHashSet(
                    new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.NEWBIE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(100).setMaxPerRoom(5).setRandomPercent(40).createSpawnRule(),
                    new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.FANCYHOUSE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(12).setMaxPerRoom(2).setRandomPercent(50).createSpawnRule(),
                    new SpawnRuleBuilder().setArea(Area.HOUSE_ZONE).setSpawnIntervalTicks(600).setMaxInstances(12).setMaxPerRoom(2).setRandomPercent(50).createSpawnRule()
            );
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataHealthPotion = metadataFrom(ItemType.SMALL_HEALTH_POTION);
            itemMetadataHealthPotion.setInternalItemName("small health potion");
            Stats statsHealthPotion = new StatsBuilder().setCurrentHealth(20).createStats();
            itemMetadataHealthPotion.setSpawnRules(spawnRulesHealthPotion);
            itemMetadataHealthPotion.setItemApplyStats(statsHealthPotion);
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataHealthPotion);
        }

        {

            //  BIGGERS SKIN SATCHEL
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataSpellbook = metadataFrom(ItemType.LIGHTNING_SPELLBOOKNG);
            itemMetadataSpellbook.setInternalItemName("lightning spellbook");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataSpellbook);
        }

        {
            // Stick OF Justice
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataStickOfJustice = metadataFrom(ItemType.STICK_OF_JUSTICE);
            itemMetadataStickOfJustice.setInternalItemName("stick of justice");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataStickOfJustice);
        }

        {
            // RED CLAW BEANIE
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataBeanie = metadataFrom(ItemType.RED_CLAW_BEANIE);
            Stats statsBeanie = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(8).setStrength(4).setMaxHealth(50).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentBeanie = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.HEAD, statsBeanie);
            itemMetadataBeanie.setEquipment(equipmentBeanie);
            itemMetadataBeanie.setInternalItemName("red claw beanie");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataBeanie);
        }

        {
            // RED CLAW Hoodie
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataHoodie = metadataFrom(ItemType.RED_CLAW_HOODIE);
            Stats statsHoodie = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(15).setStrength(7).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentHoodie = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.CHEST, statsHoodie);
            itemMetadataHoodie.setEquipment(equipmentHoodie);
            itemMetadataHoodie.setInternalItemName("rad claw hoodie");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataHoodie);
        }

        {
            //   RED CLAW PANTS
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataPants = metadataFrom(ItemType.RED_CLAW_PANTS);
            Stats statsPants = new StatsBuilder().setArmorRating(15).setStrength(7).createStats();
            final Equipment equipmentPants = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.LEGS, statsPants);
            itemMetadataPants.setEquipment(equipmentPants);
            itemMetadataPants.setInternalItemName("rad claw pants");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataPants);
            //Lether Satchel
        }

        {
            ItemMetadata itemMetadataPants = metadataFrom(ItemType.LEATHER_SATCHEL);
            Stats stats = new StatsBuilder().setInventorySize(15).createStats();
            final Equipment equipment = new Equipment(EquipmentSlotType.BAG, stats);
            itemMetadataPants.setEquipment(equipment);
            itemMetadataPants.setInternalItemName("leather satchel");
            itemStorage.saveItemMetadata(itemMetadataPants);
        }
    }

    private ItemMetadata metadataFrom(ItemType itemType) {
        ItemMetadata itemMetadata = new ItemMetadata();
        itemMetadata.setInternalItemName(null);
        itemMetadata.setItemName(itemType.getItemName());
        itemMetadata.setRestingName(itemType.getRestingName());
        itemMetadata.setItemDescription(itemType.getItemDescription());
        itemMetadata.setItemHalfLifeTicks(itemType.getItemHalfLifeTicks());
        itemMetadata.setItemTriggers(itemType.getItemTriggers());
        itemMetadata.setMaxUses(itemType.getMaxUses());
        itemMetadata.setRarity(itemType.getRarity());
        itemMetadata.setSpawnRules(null);
        itemMetadata.setValidTimeOfDays(itemType.getValidTimeOfDays());
        itemMetadata.setValueInGold(itemType.getValueInGold());
        itemMetadata.setItemApplyStats(null);
        itemMetadata.setEquipment(null);
        itemMetadata.setEffects(null);
        itemMetadata.setDisposable(itemType.isDisposable());
        return itemMetadata;
    }

    @Test
    public void generateMerchants() throws Exception {

        // LLOYD BARTENDER
        {
            final String welcomeMessage = " _        _        _______           ______   _  _______ \r\n" +
                    "( \\      ( \\      (  ___  )|\\     /|(  __  \\ ( )(  ____ \\\r\n" +
                    "| (      | (      | (   ) |( \\   / )| (  \\  )|/ | (    \\/\r\n" +
                    "| |      | |      | |   | | \\ (_) / | |   ) |   | (_____ \r\n" +
                    "| |      | |      | |   | |  \\   /  | |   | |   (_____  )\r\n" +
                    "| |      | |      | |   | |   ) (   | |   ) |         ) |\r\n" +
                    "| (____/\\| (____/\\| (___) |   | |   | (__/  )   /\\____) |\r\n" +
                    "(_______/(_______/(_______)   \\_/   (______/    \\_______)\r\n" +
                    "                                                         ";

            String name = "lloyd the bartender";
            String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
            Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
                    {"lloyd", "bartender", "barkeep", "Lloyd", "LLOYD", name}));

            List<MerchantItemForSale> itemsForSale = Lists.newArrayList();
            itemsForSale.add(new MerchantItemForSale("small health potion", 8));
            itemsForSale.add(new MerchantItemForSale("purple drank", 80));
            itemsForSale.add(new MerchantItemForSale("biggers skin satchel", 25000));
            MerchantMetadata merchantMetadata = new MerchantMetadata();
            merchantMetadata.setName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setInternalName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setColorName(colorName);
            merchantMetadata.setMerchantItemForSales(itemsForSale);
            merchantMetadata.setRoomIds(Sets.newHashSet(64));
            merchantMetadata.setValidTriggers(validTriggers);
            merchantMetadata.setWelcomeMessage(welcomeMessage);

            FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
            MerchantStorage merchantStorage = new MerchantStorage(null, filebasedJsonStorage);
            merchantStorage.saveMerchantMetadata(merchantMetadata);

        }

        // BIGGER BLACKSMITH
        {
            final String welcomeMessage = "  ____  _                                              \n" +
                    "\" +\n" +
                    "                    \" | __ )(_) __ _  __ _  ___ _ __ ___                    \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \" |  _ \\\\| |/ _` |/ _` |/ _ \\\\ '__/ __|                   \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \" | |_) | | (_| | (_| |  __/ |  \\\\__ \\\\                   \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \" |____/|_|\\\\__, |\\\\__, |\\\\___|_|  |___/                   \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \"     ____ |___/ |___/   _                  _ _   _     \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \"    | __ )| | __ _  ___| | _____ _ __ ___ (_) |_| |__  \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \"    |  _ \\\\| |/ _` |/ __| |/ / __| '_ ` _ \\\\| | __| '_ \\\\ \\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \"    | |_) | | (_| | (__|   <\\\\__ \\\\ | | | | | | |_| | | |\\r\\n\" +\n" +
                    "                    \"    |____/|_|\\__,_|\\___|_|\\_\\___/_| |_| |_|_|\\__|_| |_|\n";

            String name = "biggers the blacksmith";
            String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
            Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
                    {"blacksmith", "biggers the blacksmith", "biggers", name}));

            List<MerchantItemForSale> blacksmithItems = Lists.newArrayList();
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker baton", 10000));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker boots", 3500));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker bracers", 3500));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker helm", 3500));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker chest", 7000));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("berserker shorts", 8500));
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("leather satchel", 600));
            MerchantMetadata merchantMetadata = new MerchantMetadata();
            merchantMetadata.setName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setInternalName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setColorName(colorName);
            merchantMetadata.setMerchantItemForSales(blacksmithItems);
            merchantMetadata.setRoomIds(Sets.newHashSet(66, 253));
            merchantMetadata.setValidTriggers(validTriggers);
            merchantMetadata.setWelcomeMessage(welcomeMessage);
            FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
            MerchantStorage merchantStorage = new MerchantStorage(null, filebasedJsonStorage);
            merchantStorage.saveMerchantMetadata(merchantMetadata);
        }

        {
            String name = "nigel the bartender";
            String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
            Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
                    {"nigel", "bartender", "barkeep", "Nigel", "NIGEL", name}));

            List<MerchantItemForSale> blacksmithItems = Lists.newArrayList();
            blacksmithItems.add(new MerchantItemForSale("small health potion", 6));
            MerchantMetadata merchantMetadata = new MerchantMetadata();
            merchantMetadata.setName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setInternalName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setColorName(colorName);
            merchantMetadata.setMerchantItemForSales(blacksmithItems);
            merchantMetadata.setRoomIds(Sets.newHashSet(377));
            merchantMetadata.setValidTriggers(validTriggers);
            merchantMetadata.setWelcomeMessage("\r\n N I G E L 'S   B A R \r\n");
            FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
            MerchantStorage merchantStorage = new MerchantStorage(null, filebasedJsonStorage);
            merchantStorage.saveMerchantMetadata(merchantMetadata);

        }

        {
        String name = "willy the wizard";
        String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
        Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
                {"wizard", "willy the wizard", "willy", name}));

        List<MerchantItemForSale> items = Lists.newArrayList();
        items.add(new MerchantItemForSale("lightning spellbook", 50000));
        MerchantMetadata merchantMetadata = new MerchantMetadata();
        merchantMetadata.setName(name);
        merchantMetadata.setInternalName(name);
        merchantMetadata.setColorName(colorName);
        merchantMetadata.setMerchantItemForSales(items);
        merchantMetadata.setRoomIds(Sets.newHashSet(98));
        merchantMetadata.setValidTriggers(validTriggers);
            String welcomeMessage = "  ____                                        \n" +
                    " 6MMMMb\\                                      \n" +
                    "6M'    `   /                                  \n" +
                    "MM        /M       _____     _____   __ ____  \n" +
                    "YM.      /MMMMM   6MMMMMb   6MMMMMb  `M6MMMMb \n" +
                    " YMMMMb   MM     6M'   `Mb 6M'   `Mb  MM'  `Mb\n" +
                    "     `Mb  MM     MM     MM MM     MM  MM    MM\n" +
                    "      MM  MM     MM     MM MM     MM  MM    MM\n" +
                    "      MM  MM     MM     MM MM     MM  MM    MM\n" +
                    "L    ,M9  YM.  , YM.   ,M9 YM.   ,M9  MM.  ,M9\n" +
                    "MYMMMM9    YMMM9  YMMMMM9   YMMMMM9   MMYMMM9 \n" +
                    "                                      MM      \n" +
                    "                                      MM      \n" +
                    "                                     _MM_     \n" +
                    "\n";
        merchantMetadata.setWelcomeMessage(welcomeMessage);
        FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
        MerchantStorage merchantStorage = new MerchantStorage(null, filebasedJsonStorage);
        merchantStorage.saveMerchantMetadata(merchantMetadata);

        }

        {
            String welcomeMessage = "Welcome to the First National Bank of Creeper.";
            final String name = "jim the banker";
            final String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
            Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
                    {"bank", "banker", "jim the banker", "jim", "j", name}));
            MerchantMetadata merchantMetadata = new MerchantMetadata();
            merchantMetadata.setWelcomeMessage(welcomeMessage);
            merchantMetadata.setName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setInternalName(name);
            merchantMetadata.setColorName(colorName);
            merchantMetadata.setValidTriggers(validTriggers);
            merchantMetadata.setMerchantType(Merchant.MerchantType.BANK);
            merchantMetadata.setRoomIds(Sets.newHashSet(65, 209));
            FilebasedJsonStorage filebasedJsonStorage = new FilebasedJsonStorage(new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create());
            MerchantStorage merchantStorage = new MerchantStorage(null, filebasedJsonStorage);
            merchantStorage.saveMerchantMetadata(merchantMetadata);
        }

        {
            final String name = "old wise man";
            final String colorName = BOLD_ON + Color.CYAN + name + Color.RESET;
            String welcomeMessage = "The " + colorName + " can assist you in choosing a character class.\r\n";
            Set<String> validTriggers = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]
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As mentioned in our last Newsletter in May 2011, the Federal Government was planning to introduce a model Work Health and Safety Act for national adoption. The reason this legislation is relevant to us is that it covers boilers and plant, which includes our equipment. The Act is now law in NSW, QLD, the ACT and the NT. TAS and SA are planning to adopt the legislation in 2013 and it will not become law until enacted. VIC and WA have indicated that their existing OH&S Acts remain in place, so for the moment the WHS law has only been adopted in three States and the two Territories. This process does not appear to have gone as smoothly as hoped for at the political level and this has impacted on us.
Last year staff in Safe Work Australia (SWA), the organization we having been liaising with at the Federal level, produced a draft Heritage Plant Code intended to provide procedures to manage the risks associated with all forms of heritage plant. One of our committee members assisted a senior member of SWA�s Work, Health and Safety Branch draft the Plant Code.
We were aware that the Code was due to be submitted to the Steering Group, overseeing the WHS legislation, for approval last year. We heard nothing and wrote to SWA in January this year asking for an update. In April we received a reply stating that in August 2011 the Steering Group had rejected the need for a Code and suggested it be rewritten as Guidance.
A State and Territory can adjust the WHS legislation to suit their jurisdiction, so it should never be assumed that what applies in one state applies in another.
The Regulations have a definition for a heritage boiler based on a set date of 1952, and you don��t need a licence (previously known as a certificate of competency) to operate a heritage boiler that meets the definition.
We have received a number of phone calls on this, stating a certificate of competency is no longer required to operate a heritage boiler. This is only valid if you live in a State that has enacted the WHS law and has not changed it, and your boiler was manufactured before 1952 and you are able to prove that you are competent to operate it in accord with another part of the Regulations. Note: If you replace your boiler then the replacement is no longer a heritage boiler and you will need a licence to operate it. Another issue is that there are a lot of boilers manufactured post 1952 under this definition that can never become heritage boilers.
is a newly manufactured boiler of the same type and power output of the heritage boiler to be replaced.
Last year we recommended that you should renew your certificate of competency, which are now a National Licence issued through each State and Territory. Our advice remains unchanged about renewal regardless of the boiler definition in the WHS Act. One simple example � if you operate a boiler post 1952 including a new one of a heritage type you need to be licenced. If you do not renew your licence it will be a very expensive process to obtain a new one. Remember: the responsibility for licence renewal rests with the individual. While we are on licences, there will be a change in the boiler classes from the current three to two: Standard and Advanced but the assessment instruments have yet to be finalized. If you are undergoing training with an RTO you might like to ask them about this.
Ron Jackson still maintains the register of people who support the Heritage Steam Code of Practice. Email is the best way for contact, but we do understand that not everybody is comfortable with this method but encourage its use where possible. We encourage everybody with an interest in steam to register and further information can be obtained from Ron; his email address is: www.tomm.com.au) has a section where previous updates can be found.


We may think that these words are meant for Jeremiah in the Old Testament, not for us in the New Testament, and that we are not special servants like he was. However, we must never forget that the word of God is living, eternal and operative, and the One who chose us is God (John 15:16). We are children of God as well as His servants on this earth, consequently, every word of God is meant for us. We read in Jeremiah 18:1:"the word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah." As long as we have a heart with a pure motive, the Lord's word will come to each one of us and we can say with boldness,"The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah, to Joe, to Ian, to Jessica, to Sara, etc." In order for us to be faithful and useful servants in the hands of the One who owns us, each of us must want the Lord's word to come to us.
What did the Lord say to Jeremiah? He said, "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear My words." This is the same as saying,"Rise up! Wake up!," indicating that, on our part, we must be willing to actively follow the Lord. We must come out of our passive, inactive and indifferent attitude. To be passive is easy and comfortable; we only need to cross our arms and wait forever for things to happen. However, it is more difficult to rise up because it demands action. What can activate and motivate us and make us willing? A goal will activate and motivate us. The more precious our goal is, the more we will want to reach it. For example, if your goal is to be an excellent employee in the biggest company, you must give yourself for that. Because you want to be the best professional you have to study at the best school, and this implies making an effort.
So I give my life to You.
What price is the Lord asking you to pay to go on with Him another step?


In recent years, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the safety and quality of meat they purchase from supermarkets. A study by Mohammed  proposed a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)-enabled monitoring system for meat supply chains to improve the traceability of meat products throughout their entire supply chain with the aim of maintaining product safety. This paper extends that work to examine the economic feasibility for the proposed RFID-enabled monitoring system. To this aim, a multi-criteria optimization model was developed. The considered criteria were minimizing the total cost, maximizing consumer satisfaction, maximizing product freshness and maximizing profits. In order to obtain Pareto solutions from the developed model, a new solution approach was developed and its results were compared to two traditional solution approaches. A case study was applied conducive to an examination for the applicability of the developed model and the performance of the proposed solution approaches. Results have proved the feasibility of the proposed RFID-enabled monitoring system in terms of economic costs in addition to the capability of the developed optimization model in obtaining a trade-off among the considered criteria.


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'Little Red Riding Hood' illustration by Valentina Cavallini.
Montpelier Art Trail 2010 is taking the living rooms, cafes, pubs, streets and other spaces of the Montpelier area and turning them into galleries, exhibition spaces and theatres for one weekend on the 24th and 25th April. The weekend will feature a diverse range of arts, crafts, performances and workshops, set within one walkable area.
Bristol Art Fringe aims to build on the success of last year's event to establish this Trail as a must-see Bristol event. It is completely grass-roots, having grown out of a desire to provide local artists with a platform to exhibit unconstrained by elitism.
The 2009 event attracted over a thousand visitors into Montpelier, giving several local businesses their best weekend's trading on record, and opening up Bristol's own bohemian quarter to the general public.
Our very own bohemian quater illustrator Valentina Cavallini is one of the exhibiting artists.


The fascination of G-Star RAW with the work of French designer Jean Prouvé was expressed back in 2011 through the limited furniture series Prouvé RAW, which was developed in cooperation with Vitra. Further designs by Prouvé were used as special solutions to furnish the denim brand's new headquarters, designed by Rem Koolhaas. With this, G-Star not only achieves a symbiosis between architecture and interior design, but also obtains the desired internal and external perception in its sector. Vitra has now put some of the Prouvé designs used by G-Star into serial production.


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The settlement of Levin, on the Manawatū railway line, was named after W. H. Levin, one of the directors of the railway company. He retired when the line was completed. This illuminated farewell address is signed by chairman T. G. McCarthy, and fellow directors John Plimmer, James Smith, Charles Izard and Joseph Nathan.
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We have a current opportunity for an over-the-road driver based out of our Menomonee Falls, WI location. In this role, you are responsible for safely transporting hazardous and non-hazardous materials from the customer site to the appropriate designated sites using van trailers, straight trucks, flatbeds, tankers, roll-off frames, or other waste carrying equipment.
This Dedicated Flatbed Truck Delivery Driver is part of Schneider's home delivery offering and features daily home time for Class A CDL drivers. Flatbed truck drivers will be equipped with a 36-foot flatbed with moffett and required to secure loads (no tarping) with multi-stop freight for the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. Drivers will deliver products directly to customers and then unload the product for the customer. Enjoy a consistent schedule within a primary travel area of Wisconsin.


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Among the numerous new technologies in Vista is the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF, formerly codenamed Avalon). This article takes you on a whirlwind tour of WPF and shows how you can start preparing for Vista by developing applications today using the available SDK.
Even though Windows Vista is not slated for release until the end of 2006, you can start developing WPF applications today using Visual Studio 2005.
Figure 7: The three Avalon application templates.
Once you have installed all the prerequisites for WPF, you can develop WPF applications using Visual Studio 2005. To develop WPF applications, from the File menu choose New and then choose "Project...." Under the Avalon project type, you should see the three Visual Studio installed templates—Avalon Application, Avalon Web Browser Application, and Avalon Control Library (see Figure 7).
The Avalon Application template is similar to the standalone Windows application that you are familiar with today.
WPF aims to take advantage of the underutilized power of the video card and use it to enhance the user experience in Windows applications.
The Avalon Web Browser application is hosted within a Web browser. This type of Avalon application is well-suited for scenarios where you would want to refrain from deploying additional components to the client. As such, it runs within the context of a partial-trust sandbox. An Avalon Web Browser application runs entirely within the browser and uses pages instead of windows for navigation.
You can use the Avalon Control Library to create user controls that can be used by other Avalon applications.
Figure 8. Writing XAML: The figure shows some XAML in the Visual Studio editor.
In the current version of Visual Studio 2005 (Release Candidate at the time of writing), there is no visual designer for WPF applications. That is to say, you cannot drag and drop controls from the Toolbox onto the design surface of a WPF application. You have to manually code using XAML (see Figure 8). However, it is expected that in the near future Microsoft will provide a visual designer for WPF applications.
Figure 9: Application Output: The compiled application running in a browser.
with the partial classes containing the application logic. Thus, instead of declaratively creating the UI of a WPF application using XAML, you can also programmatically create it using code.
I'll now show you how to write a WPF UI using code. Create a new Avalon Windows application and in the code-behind file of the default Window1.xaml (Window1.xaml.vb), add the event handler shown in Listing 2.
When you compile and execute the application, your output will look like Figure 9.
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, graphics is one of the strengths of WPF. The code example in Listing 3 shows how you can draw 2-D graphics using one of the many graphics elements available in WPF.
In the above code, three rectangles are drawn using the Rectangle element. Each rectangle is filled with a color and bound to a Slider control. When each slider moves, the height of the corresponding rectangle changes and the value of the slider is displayed next to it (see Figure 10).
Besides filling a rectangle with a solid color, you can also fill it with shades using a brush. For example, this code fills the first rectangle with the colors Lavender and Blue using the VerticalGradient fill method.
Figure 11: Applying gradient fills to the rectangles.
In the preceding code, the second rectangle is filled with the colors Lavender and Yellow using the HorizontalGradient fill method. The third rectangle allows you to specify the various offsets to be used for the gradient fill. Figure 11 shows the effect of the various gradients fills.
Figure 12: Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer.
3-D graphics is the main highlight of WPF. While it is possible to create 3-D graphics by hand using XAML, it is too mundane a task to do. Instead, Microsoft is readying a new set of tools that will greatly simplify the task of creating XAML content.
Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer (codenamed Sparkle), a member of the Microsoft Expression family of professional design tools, allows application developers to create exciting user interface designs using a full spectrum of media types, including vectors, pixel images, 3-D content, video and audio, high quality text, and animation (see Figure 12).


The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy (TBAFS) and the Students Feeding Change (SFC) Project has partnered with Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) to offer a 4-week grocery bus service for all Lakehead University Students. The 'Grocery Bus Service' pilot will begin November 10th and run on a series of Saturday mornings and a Wednesday evening until December 1st.
"The pilot was created in direct response to the need we see among the student population for increased physical access to healthy and culturally acceptable food," says Victoria Pullia, Intern at the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. Canadian research has demonstrated that lack of access to transportation can result in increased risk of food insecurity, and the SFC project has identified that physical access to food and transportation to fresh food outlets is a barrier to food security for Lakehead University students. Meal Exchange's Hungry for Knowledge survey (2016) indicated that 46% of Lakehead University students experience food insecurity.
A bus will pick students up from Lakehead University main campus and Bora Laskin Faculty of Law campus and bring students to Walmart, Superstore, and the Thunder Bay Country Market. "Many students have expressed an interest in purchasing local food which is why we chose the Thunder Bay Country Market as one of the sites," says Victoria Pullia. Buses will alternate back and forth to ensure students will have the opportunity to shop at more than one location.
With support from the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, Meal Exchange launched the Students Feeding Change (SFC) project and has been working to facilitate programs in Thunder Bay with the goal of supporting food security, access to education, and well-being among all students.
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"They didn't just arise out of the ground!"
The discovery of five new islands, emerging from under the glacier in the Kara Sea, excited the public. However, there are many questions that are not yet answered: what are the practical benefits of their discovery, how will the Arctic coastline change in the future, and what is the expedition doing to confirm the existence of the islands?
The expedition of the Northern Fleet of the Navy on August 27 confirmed the discovery of five new islands in the Kara Sea. They are located in Vise Bay, west of Severny Island, in the area of the Vylki Glacier. The area of new geographical objects ranges from 900 to 54,500 square meters. This is not the first discovery of lands from under the glacier in the region. They began to be fixed back in 2015-2016, and since then hydrographs have discovered more than 30 new islands, capes and bays. However, in order to put them on the map, the fact of observation is not enough - they must be studied, they need to conduct topographic and geodetic work, which is what military experts are now doing.
The expedition started on August 15 from Severomorsk. Scientists, representatives of the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Arctic National Park advanced in the direction of the Franz Josef Land archipelago. In addition to geographical research, specialists are engaged in historical and archaeological research.
GOALS ARE CLEAR, TASKS ARE DETERMINED
According to one of the organizers of the expedition, who decided to remain anonymous, the expedition was worked out for a long time, preparation for it took a year. In addition to practical, it is also symbolic: the campaign is dedicated to a number of events related to the discovery of Franz Josef Land, including the raising of the Soviet flag over this territory in 1929. Scientists specify the location of the burials of the participants of the first expeditions, repeat the routes of these expeditions - both by sea and by land, study the ice situation, assess the climatic and weather conditions and perform other scientific and practical tasks.
"It confirms that climate change is taking place, that the Arctic requires study, respect and constant monitoring of the situation," he explains. - They are not just that - hop! - emerged from the ground. For the expansion of the territory of Russia, this discovery is absolutely irrelevant. There was a glacier - the islands became steel, what is the significance here? All objects that are found in the Arctic have more scientific significance than practical. "
"On these islands, it is hardly possible to directly study the distant past of our planet. Can you imagine - these are rocks. The glacier leaves, and these bare islands open under it, "says Andrey Glazovsky, a leading researcher at the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, arguing about the scientific significance of the recent discovery. On the other hand, he said, these islands serve as good markers. For example, in 2019, such a protrusion was exposed, and thanks to it, it is possible to accurately and accurately measure the further retreat of the glacier. "This is a stable place, not just reefs and rocks - these are rocks, against which you can build observation, use them as a reference," Glazovsky explains.
In addition, the scientist says, it is necessary to explore these new geographical objects for navigation - to establish the depth in this area so that the ship "does not suddenly run into some kind of rock." In addition, they may be interesting from the point of view that some new life may appear on them: for example, some mosses may begin to grow. Scientists will be able to observe these processes.
"We announced that the discovery of five islands was confirmed, and immediately - op! - so much attention, it turned out a resonant event. Although it would seem — why wonder? "The source of Lenta.ru in the Northern Fleet asks a question. And then he replies that the whole point is that lately the public has not been spoiled by new geographical discoveries, which, if they happen, are in the Arctic and in the deep ocean - where the human foot steps infrequently.
He tells how the discovery was made: starting from 2011-2012, the Northern Fleet hydrographs increased activity in the Arctic. They examined the region and realized how thick the ice was, how it would melt, and suggested that some physical objects might be hidden under the ice that was leaving.
However, the author of the opening was a student of the Arctic faculty of the University of the Sea and River Fleet named after Admiral Makarov Marina Migunova, who in 2016, in the thesis, under the guidance of her scientific adviser, an experienced hydrograph, analyzed satellite images of the area. "And already realizing that there should be something there, our hydrographs went there. One of the tasks of the expedition was a detailed description of these islands, so that you can accurately say that yes - these objects were discovered, "a source in the Northern Fleet explains. Now Marina is also at sea, as part of another northern expedition, and will return only in a month.
ICE BLOCKS
The discovery of new lands emerging from under the glacier is not a recent trend at all. According to Andrei Glazovsky, glaciers have been shrinking since the 19th century, just now the speed of ice cover reduction is increasing. "Those glaciers that end in the sea recede, bays are released, and in these bays there may be subglacial geographic formations. When the glacier departs, they come out in the form of separate rocks or even islands that are now being discovered, "he explains.
Climate warming is contributing to the melting of ice. However, glaciers do not just melt due to rising temperatures - the process of their destruction is more due to the fact that many icebergs break off from them. This is connected not only with the air temperature, but also with the currents and with the temperature of the water that washes the glacier.
According to Glazovsky, one cannot speak of any specific benefit from "a rock that cannot be cut or sold", but it is necessary to study the lands that have come out from under the ice - first of all, in order to effectively predict the direction of movement of icebergs, which depends on the terrain each specific bay. These objects can harm the navigation and development of new mineral deposits on the shelf, damage platforms and other underwater and surface structures.
NEW BEACH
In general, the process of destruction of glaciers really does not bring anything pleasant. Now the level of the oceans is rising by about three millimeters per year, and if you multiply this figure by a hundred years, you get 30 centimeters. "There are predictions that precisely in connection with the destruction of glaciers, these rates will increase, and by the end of the century the level will increase not by 30 centimeters, but by a meter or a half. It is very important. Beaches, port facilities can be endangered, "says Glazovsky. However, there is no great threat to the Russian coastline, and there is no reason to say that, soon, let's say, Murmansk will be flooded, since it is located high above sea level. Rather, these processes worry the inhabitants of Northern Europe and the Americans, who are threatened by the onset of the oceans in Florida. However, it is important to understand here that, as Glazovsky says, "the point is not that the sea level will rise evenly, like water in a bathtub." As an example, he cites an increase in storm surges, which can lead to serious problems in coastal areas. Russia will get off easily - captains and pilots just have to get used to the new outlines of the coast, to adapt to the changed situation. "The problem is not so much in these changes, but in adapting to them - how successfully, efficiently and cheaply this will happen," Glazovsky explains.
MISSION OF MEMORY
However, the tasks of the Northern Fleet expedition do not include the study of such global processes. After confirming the discovery of five new islands, researchers are mainly faced with the task of studying historical and cultural heritage. Specialists must land on more than 15 islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in search of traces of pioneer expeditions, establish commemorative flags and signs.
The task is not easy. "You see, it's not like going out into the courtyard and finding something, or how treasure hunters walk along the beach and look for forgotten things. There were people there — one or two expeditions, and that's all, no more. On the fingers you can count the moments when a person's foot stepped there. This region, in principle, is not adapted for life, it is difficult to access, it's very difficult for a person to survive here, "says the source of the Lenta.ru in the Northern Fleet. The work ahead is long and painstaking: scientists will search for personal items of the participants of the first expeditions, their parking, specify the routes of the first campaigns.
The Altai tugboat, on which Northern Fleet specialists are located, will stay at sea for another month - weather and ice conditions permit and it will not have to be transferred to the port earlier. At the end of September, the work of the expedition will be completed, and in October, after systematizing and analyzing the data, scientists will announce its results at a large press conference.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One might say "Hollywood" is moving in across the street from one of Albuquerque's oldest neighborhoods, known as Martineztown.
After the announcement from NBCUniversal, KOB 4 went to the neighborhood to see how people were feeling.
The area dates back to the 1700s – with some of the descendants of the original settlers still living there. Experts say Albuquerque actually grew around Martineztown.
So did six generations of Rosalie Martinez's family.
"Our road is small, our community is small," said Martinez.
However, they are a little leery of the impact from the big Hollywood boom.
Martineztown lies between the historic San Ignacio Catholic Church and Manuel's Food Market.
"Nice, quiet place to live at," said Rebecca Garcia, who lives in the neighborhood. "Not a lot of traffic, very comfortable."
At least 300 NBCUniversal employees will now share their main road, Broadway Boulevard.
"I'm sure there is going to be a lot of traffic," Garcia said. "It's going to be very busy, it's not going to be a quiet neighborhood anymore."
Kelly Zeikus works nearby and could be onboard with the changes.
"I expected there to be growth for sure, especially so close to downtown," Zeikus said. "I think this is kind of the next area to be developed."
Especially that it will bring more business to the stores and industrial shops nearby.
"I think it's cool," Zeikus said. "I want Albuquerque to grow, not too much, not too fast, but I think it's great."
Another concern is higher property taxes.
"Everybody lives here paycheck by paycheck," Martinez said. "If our houses go up high, we will start losing our houses."
Martinez said she questions where the small neighborhood fits in with all the glitz and glamour.
The neighborhood will have to wait and see what impact the studios will bring to the historic area. They have a meeting coming up next month where the changes will be discussed.


On October 22, 2013, as a senior in college, I was spontaneously diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).  I was immediately admitted into the hospital and began chemotherapy. The doctors basically said, "good luck", as I received the routine treatment that has a survival rate of 25%. My life was flipped upside down in a matter of days. I went from planning what I was going to do after college, to deciding if I would want people at my funeral to wear black or be colorful. I didn't know whether to cry, scream, or be angry.
Cancer was definitely something I never saw coming. While receiving from chemotherapy, the doctors started looking for a bone marrow donor.  Although siblings only have a 25% chance of being a match for a bone marrow transplant, I was  extremely blessed,  as my sister was a 100% match. On January 15, 2014 I received my bone marrow transplant from my sister.
Since then, I have been trying to rediscover normalcy and it isn't quite what I thought life after cancer would be like. In my head when I thought of living without cancer, I would be back to the old me and my life, my habits, my likes. Would go back to how they were before. That's not even close to what happened. Although the transplant worked and helped completely get rid of my AML, I now live with graft vs host disease (GVHD), a side effect from the transplant.  GVHD is one of the side effects a patient can experience when they receive a transplant to help treat a blood cancer. I have had GVHD in my stomach, liver, kidneys, esophagus, mouth, and currently with my skin. Because of GVHD, I also live with arthritis in legs and hands. I'm in pain every day and struggle to do the simplest things, such as give a high five or tie my shoe laces.
After my diagnosis and treatments, I lived a life based on fear. Fear that I might relapse with AML but with the efforts from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and their BEAT AML campaign, my fear has slowly diminished and I now have hope for the future.  Being a cancer survivor has been really tough, cancer has become a shadow that follows me daily and although it has left its lifetime scars, it has also given me a strength I never knew I had. My fear turning into hope has been made possible in part by LLS and all of their efforts to end this horrible disease and support all of us, our caregivers and support systems, who have defeated this monster.
LLS has been partnering with researchers on new and improved treatment options that will help patients take a step towards a normal life. For a patient to not have to worry about if their treatment will work or what kind of life they will have post-treatment, is truly an incredible thing. They will be able to take a deep breath and say, "There is a plan and I will be back to normal in no time."  As I move forward, I am filled with the hope that one day, in the very near future, we will see in big bold letters, WE HAVE A CURE FOR CANCER!
Thank you LLS and thank you to everyone here, because without your support, I would still be living a life filled with fear. Thank you for bringing out the beautiful smiles in cancer patients, caregivers and survivors.


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BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Friendship, Girls Outdoors, Own Voices, Self Expression, Uncategorized
Bubble Kisses
Posted by lockehardy on July 30, 2020 July 30, 2020
Written By: Vanessa Williams
Illustrated by: Tara Nicole Whitaker
For Ages: any age (CD included!)
Topics Covered: Pets, BIPOC Characters, Underwater Adventures, Mermaids, Own Voices.
This story is all about a young girl and her fish, Sal. Sal may not be able to play fetch, jump, or snuggle like other kids' pets, but Sal can do something even cooler-turn the girl into a mermaid with bubble kisses!
This book comes with a downloadable song and a bonus CD! Bubble Kisses is filled with adorable and cheerful illustrations. Our main character explores the fantastical underwater atmosphere, seeing pirate ship concerts and animals playing instruments. This story is simply sweet and fun, with a gorgeous color palette in purples and blues. The lyrical wording of the book works perfectly for the song, and author Vanessa Williams has done a great job creating a magical underwater world.
The illustrations are so cute, and I know so many little kids who would love to dance and sway to the music while pretending to be merpeople! This is a perfect example of Black and Brown joy, there is no hard-hitting moral or tribulation to overcome. The book is pure fun, and I think we all need a bit of that right now. I would have definitely used this in the classroom for a brain break or a cleanup song, and I'm sure there would have been lots of conversations about the different animals within the pages (and whether or not they really play underwater concerts)!
This book was kindly sent to us by Sterling Kids, but all opinions are my own.
Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has also achieved numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard Album and Singles charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz.
Her critically acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage has been recognized by every major industry award affiliate including 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards and 3 Satellite Awards. Her platinum single "Colors of the Wind," from the Disney's Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
A graduate of Syracuse University, Vanessa is a strong advocate for equal rights, especially concerning the gay community and minorities. She was honored with the Human Rights Campaign "Ally for Equality" Award for her humanitarian contributions. Vanessa also achieved a career pinnacle with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.
Vanessa's autobiography, "You Have No Idea," co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a New York Times Best Seller in 2012. Her recent Broadway credits include co-starring with Cicely Tyson in The Trip to Bountiful, (the #1 play of the 2013 season), After Midnight (2014), and a special limited engagement in Hey, Look Me Over at New York City Center in 2018. Vanessa is currently in Josie Rourke's City of Angels in London's West End.
Vanessa is the mother of four – Melanie, Jillian, Devin and Sasha. Her charitable endeavors are many and varied, embracing and supporting such organizations as Concerts for America, Special Olympics and several others. Vanessa is involved with and committed to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
Vanessa is one of the world's most accomplished concert artists, appearing regularly with the most prestigious symphony orchestras in the world, most recently with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center.
Tara Nicole Whitaker
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Tara Nicole fell in love with children's books from visits to the local library. This passion for illustration developed into one for animation, as well. Her education in art began early, from classes at Pratt in her youth, to more formal training at RISD and California Institute of the Arts, earning her a BFA in Character Animation in 2002. Since graduating, she has worked for Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Fox Animation, PBS, CBS, Cartoon Network, Netflix, and most recently, Disney.
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It takes time to decide what we want to accomplish when we see a mother being abusive to a small child in public. Certainly, our first priority is to protect and comfort children, but sometimes the impulse to shame and vent anger toward an abusive adult is stronger than our compassion for a family in crisis. A great deal depends on personal experience with parental stress, or just being aware of situations that may overwhelm mothers in general. Mothers of children with disabilities often experience more stress, greater responsibility, and find fewer community supports and respite opportunities.
We may take for granted that everyone else is living the best version of their lives, even when family members or close friends have complicated lives unfolding in ways they never expected. This is also true of parents in the childhood disability community who have well-organized routines and ample support and encouragement. Unless we have one-to-one contact with greater than superficial conversations, it's unusual to guess about other people's financial, health-related, marital or parenting difficulties. We may make assumptions about strangers in public who are behaving badly toward their children with even less awareness and compassion, because we assume no one we know becomes overwhelmed or behave in appalling ways.
I recently read a story about a couple with a baby, observing abusive behavior, while they were shopping in a children's clothing store. Another shopper made physical contact with her little boy sitting on the floor near the doorway, estimated to be about three years old. The father was incensed even more when she called the boy 'stupid' while continuing to smack him. They assumed the woman was the child's mother.
In this case, I believe that the woman was overwhelmed and out of control in part because the couple was behind her in line when her credit card had been denied, adding embarrassment to the inconvenience of not being able to make her purchase. Of course this does not ever excuse physical and verbal abuse. But I know from experience that patience can run thin while shopping with a three year old, even when everything goes right at the cash register.
The best way to intervene in a situation observed in the children's clothing store would have been to 'befriend' the out of control mother. His wife walking over and quietly inserting herself between the woman and the child, while saying something like "seems like you are having a very hard day today" or "everything happening at once can be overwhelming" would most likely have interrupted the behavior and started a dialog that could have given the other mother another outlet for her frustration.
It would also help give a clue as to whether the woman was indeed the child's mother, or a caregiver whose behavior must not be suspected by the child's parents. Stepping over as if sympathetic to the woman and offering her comfort would have distracted her focus off the child and allowed her an easy way out of continuing her behavior.
Another mother saying, "you must be having a hard day, as we all do, sometimes," would have worked in either situation. And in that interaction, the child would have been responsible for caregiver or mother finding a kind soul, rather than adding to her stress with condemnation for her out of control behavior. But they did nothing.
Intervening in a situation like the one described is far from intuitive. It's quite a task to show an abusive woman compassion and empathy while she is in the middle of attacking a child, but that is what I was trained to do. When I was in college, I volunteered at a community hotline for parents under stress . My friend and I were in the first and only training session where non-parents were accepted.
When other volunteers shared stories about feeling overwhelmed or even angry with their own children, I was shocked. But I continued because I felt I could intervene with friendship and compassion when parents called in, if they were worried they would neglect or abuse their children. The center was even more important to parents who had already done so. Imagine being in that position, and not knowing how to stop.
The time I spent with that organization gave me strategies and also permission to intervene with compassion and kindness in all the years following when I happened to observe stressful situations or actual abuse in public places. It was never easy.
Partly because I did not have a child of my own, I was shocked to be told that acting like a friend to an abusive mother would be the best possible resolution of a situation, as well as taking the pressure off a child for days, or even weeks. I could not imagine feeling anything but love and reverence toward a baby. There was nothing yet in my experience that could compare to the sleep deprivation, isolation, and lack of support that many new mothers experience, that may be some women's 'new normal' for years.
But the strategies that I learned at the volunteer counseling center do still work. I have sympathetically talked with a mom out of control while holding my hand between her shoe and her frightened child. She unconsciously hit my hand several times. I asked her non-judgmental questions about the child's age, if she had family locally, and told her I had found a wonderful resource we could call whenever we felt overwhelmed as mothers.
She responded to my kindness as if she had never had a friend in her life. According to our training manual, some mothers who are mean to their children in public have never had a friend, have no supportive adult female relatives, and expected their babies to be sources of love rather than being overwhelmingly needy infants. I have always hoped that this mom did follow up on my suggestion to call the parental stress helpline.
Creating resources and providing support for mothers under stress is the best way to give their children bearable lives. While there will always be situations where children need to be removed from physically dangerous, emotionally toxic situations, most difficulties can be resolved by providing a listening ear and an education in healthy parenting for all mothers, with opportunities for regularly scheduled respite care before a crisis develops.
I was so fortunate to have Mommy and Me and Two at a Time parenting classes available in my neighborhood when both of my children were very young. The years I held the keys to the meeting rooms for the local Down syndrome support group we were very fortunate to have childcare volunteers help out in the movie and play room during meetings.
There should be parenting classes in all communities that can turn around moms without a clue, where they can find support from trainers and classmates while learning how to deal with stress, and their children, in positive ways. Extra respite for both mothers and children can be provided with on-site childcare during training, and during support group meetings or counseling. Every mom deserves whatever it takes for her to move toward her highest mothering potential. So often we have to settle for being the best we can be far short of that.
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1. what do you like about yourself ?
2. what positive change have you made for yourself ?
3. what do you anticipate changing for yourself ?
4. what do you do to relax ?
5. what sound is peaceful to you ?
6. in what sight do you find beauty ?
7. what smell do you always enjoy ?
8. what is your favorite place to go ?
9. what place do you look forward to going but haven't been ... yet ?
10. what is your fondest memory ?
11. what is your most uplifting dream ?
12. what is the most inspirational moment you have ever had ?
13. what question would you add ... and how would you answer it ?
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I'm grateful for my friendship, connection, and collaboration with curtis swenson, an empowering example in my life of acceptance, love and gratitude.
"I'm a mentor, and I mentor people, but the most important person that I mentor is me."
"We have definitions and images of what happiness means, and so go define it for yourself because there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to happiness and fulfillment."
"Somebody in a wheelchair may not be able to walk, but they're able to move. And so it's opening up the view and broadening what the possibilities are."
"You have every right to choose freely for yourself. That is love."
13. what question would you add to this list ... and how would you answer it ?


Adding a texture overlay to your images is an amazing creative tool. It adds another dimension of depth in the image; it makes it dreamy and adds a painting flavor. It also creates a timeless feeling, especially useful when you want to give a vintage look to your pictures.
You will really love this effect, it can be used in your personal work, and also sometimes in your commissioned work when you have some creative freedom over the result.
Adding a texture overlay is very easy. In this article I will explain how to create your own textures, then how to edit them to have infinite creative possibilities.
If the wireless signal is no longer comes through, then probably it is time to clean up the room.
Wenn das WLAN-Signal nicht mehr durchkommt, dann ist wohl Zeit, das Zimmer aufzuräumen.
Macro photography is not only fun, but it can produce some of the most stunning images out there. The way you can get incredibly detailed close-up shots of flower petals, raindrops, insects—beautiful up-close and personal glimpses into everything Mother Nature has to offer. But, there's beauty in everyday inanimate objects, too; you just have to "see" the potential.


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Mixing colors and exploring color theory is a learning activity that never gets old. It is simple enough for preschoolers and exciting enough for older kids.
To set up this invitation to play, I provided bowls of primary colored water (red, yellow and blue), empty ice cube trays and small plastic eye droppers.
We have used eye droppers for other projects so the students are familiar with them. They are a terrific way to strengthen hand muscles and improve the pincer grasp.
It always excites the kids to see the new colors that they can make. Enjoy this little video of a student exploring color theory.
You can read more about Color Theory Experiments on this Primary Pack post.
Have fun playing and learning with your children today.


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The Brasseler USA Award is presented to a student who excelled at providing high quality restorative treatment and who has behaved in an ethical/professional manner during dental school.
This award, established and endowed by Dr. Vincent and Verla Williams, consists of a plaque and a check for $4,000, presented to the top senior Family Dentistry student who has consistently demonstrated the principles of rational treatment planning in the treatment of their patients in the Department of Family Dentistry.
The Dr. J. Michael Leary Memorial Award is presented annually to a graduating senior dental student who has demonstrated the high ethical and technical standards personified by Dr. Leary. The award consists of a framed certificate and a check for $500.
This is a certificate and complementary one-year membership in the AGD given to a graduating senior dental student who has indicated a desire to practice general dentistry, maintained an academic scholastic balance between his/her clinical and didactic basis courses of study, and demonstrated outstanding attributes conducive to exceptional doctor-patient relationships.
These awards are presented to D4 students who demonstrated the highest achievements in the Department of Family Dentistry's Practice Management course. The awards consist of a framed certificate and an expense voucher for a local, state, or national dental meeting.
This award recognizes a D4 student for outstanding achievement in the pursuit of excellence in the undergraduate study of esthetic dentistry. The award is a framed certificate.


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Big Waves, Coastal Flooding To Impact Southern California
A low-pressure system centered over the northern Pacific Ocean is producing abnormally high tides along coastal regions of southern California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Oxnard, California has issued a High Surf Advisory for Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles county beaches through Friday afternoon. In the advisory, the NWS warns of possible beach erosion, frequent rip currents, and even a risk of coastal flooding as the astronomical high tide approaches.
The area is already entering its "big waves" season, and local meteorologists are reporting that the predicted high tides of 6.3 to 6.5 feet on Thursday were underestimated by 8 inches, prompting an upward adjustment of the forecast of the high tide to nearly 7.0 feet.
The Associated Press reports that the same storm system has been producing 25 to 30 foot waves along the northern shores of Hawaii since Wednesday. NWS meteorologist Derek Wroe said that Hawaii typically gets its largest waves in the wintertime.
We get our biggest waves in the wintertime, and we're leading up to that
A Coastal Flood Advisory has also been put into effect for the same areas in California, which may experience minor coastal flooding when high tide arrives Friday morning.
The NWS advises swimmers to only venture into the waters where there are lifeguards. Those who are caught in rip currents should swim parallel to the shore until breaking free from the strong current, and only then make their approach back to the beach.
On the other side of the United States, the combination of high tides and the supermoon were blamed for flooding in coastal areas still recovering from the flooding from earlier this month, according to a report by The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.
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ONE IN TEN PSI-CADETS WILL COMMIT SUICIDE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR! It's tough being ten in a school where an assessment can involve taking on a serial killer, but not for the girl who will eventually become Psi-Division's top telepath, Judge Cassandra Anderson! Cadet Anderson and her psychic classmates must endure all the horrors Mega-City One can throw at them before they can earn their place as Judges, or else end up as the one in ten!


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Upper East PNC supports NPP
Upper East Region branch of the People's National Convention (PNC), has urged it supporters to vote massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in the Presidential run-off on December 28.
Mr. Baba Mohammed, the PNC Regional Chairman, at a press conference in Bolgatanga, said the call followed a meeting by the regional executives of the party and consultations with ward and constituency executives of 10 out of the 13 constituencies in the region.
He mentioned Bolgatanga, Nabdam, Talensi, Bongo Garu-Tempane, Bawku Central, Binduri, Paga-Chiana, Pusiga and Zebilla constituencies and said Builsa South and Builsa North constituency executives were yet to decide which side to go.
Mr. Mohammed said the resolution was based mainly on consideration of party's security and its performance in future.
He explained that "the PNDC that gave birth to the NDC did not allow the PNP, Nkrumahist party, under Dr. Hilla Limann to serve its full term of office to implement its good programmes for Ghanaians."
The PNC Regional Chairman said that the late President Limann demonstrated his preparedness to work with the NPP when he led the party to boycott the 1992 parliamentary elections because he believed like the NPP that the elections had been manipulated.
Mr. Mohammed said in 2000, Dr. Edward Mahama, who led the PNC, supported the NPP in the presidential run-off "because of the bad policies of the NDC".
He said that a comparison of NPP and NDC in terms of development of the eight years each that the political parties had rule Ghana, indicated that NPP had performed better.
Mr. Mohammed said the PNC lauded the NPP proposed Northern Development Fund, especially the party's intention to increase the fund with an additional 1 billion US dollars, which was similar to the PNC's plans to develop northern Ghana.
He commended PNC Members of Parliament for declaring their support for the NPP in the presidential run-off and said the decision of the regional executive surpassed any earlier claims that might have gone in favour of the NDC.
Mr. Mohammed said for now, ideology did not matter most to the PNC but "Whether it is centre left or centre right party that we give our support to, to move the country forward is crucial at the moment because we want to see this country develop better."
The Navrongo Central Constituency of the party last Thursday declared its support for the NDC.


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AHCCCS Encounter Resources
Encounter Resources are intended for health plans and program contractors under the AHCCCS Acute Care and Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) programs.
The following are included in Encounter Resources:
Adjudication Resources
Request for PMMIS Reference Table Update
Encounter Override Request Spreadsheet Template
Transaction Insight FAQs
PMMIS Mainframe FAQs
Encounter Processing Schedules
Submission of encounter data to AHCCCS is a mandatory requirement established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is the responsibility of each contractor pursuant to its contract with AHCCCS.
Contractors may submit files as often as desired throughout the month. Multiple files may be submitted on the same day for validation and translation, after which each the encounter record is evaluated against a series of adjudication edits and audits on at least a monthly basis.
AHCCCS follows national industry standards and code sets as published by X12N, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), and other data standard maintenance organizations.
For more information about current/future production and test schedules, select one of the following:
Current Encounter Production (Updated 12/29/2022)
Future Encounter Production
Test Schedule For the test environment, the adjudication process begins every Thursday. Test files must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday. Depending on the volume of test files submitted, test results are usually available anytime between Friday and Monday.
Encounter Unit staff is available Monday through Friday (excluding State holidays) to assist contractors in resolving encounter errors or to research specific encounter issues. Questions regarding the validator or TI should be submitted to the AHCCCSTIEncounters@azahcccs.gov e-mail address. All other encounter questions, including those concerning mainfame, should be sent to the AHCCCSEncounters@azahcccs.gov e-mail address.


Some people believe that summer is not the most ideal season to sell a house for different reasons, which in most cases results in people keep postponing the moment and wasting a great opportunity for closing an attractive deal. You probably heard that spring represents the most popular time to list a property for sale, but this also means that you will have to face a higher competition. Instead, you have to be smart and take advantage of the beautiful nature in the summer to make your home stand out on the market and lure potential buyers. For instance, if you have a luxurious garden with colorful and sweet flowers, a pond or even a pool, summer is the most appropriate season of the year to use these plus points strategically and sell home fast in Tampa.
There are many reasons for which you should definitely make the important decision of putting your property on the real estate market in the warmest season of the year. For starters, you can show off your breathtaking landscaping. The sun practically represents a natural element that highlights the beauty of your house and you cannot turn your back on this free help. Furthermore, you can include a short tour when buyers come to visit the property because they will inevitably notice the inviting and clean patio, mature trees, freshly-mowed grass, not to mention about the clear-crystal water in your eye-catching swimming pool.
Another great reason for selling your house during the summer season refers to visibility. "For Sale" signs do not benefit from the well-deserved attention during winter, for instance, because of the snow and overall unfavorable conditions. You could also encounter difficulties installing the sign, but summer makes everything much easier. Moreover, because the weather is so pleasantly warm, people spend more time outside, so the chances of them seeing your sign increase significantly. The location of the property also matters because a tourist area equals abundant traffic.
Finally yet importantly, if you succeed to sell your home in the summer, you will not have to worry about this aspect during the holidays. Nobody wants to spend Christmas thinking about meeting with potential buyers or packing, transporting items and accommodating in a new home. During winter, which represents a festive time, people feel the need to stay inside with their family, surrounded by a warm feeling that makes them forget about any concern.