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Q: Parsing YAML file using Perl I need some help in parsing the following config.yml file:
yamlFile:
    map:
        "[abcd.txt]":
            - name: John
            - city: Omaha
        "[efgh.txt]":
            - name: Sandra
            - city: Columbus
        "[ijkl.txt]":
            - name: Annie
            - city: Chicago

I am using the following script to parse.
my $config = LoadFile('config.yml');
use Data::Dumper;

for my $conf ( keys %$config ) {
    print "$conf\n";
    my $map = $config->{$conf};
    for my $map1 ( keys %$map ) {
        print "$map1\n";
    }
}

This prints the following:
yamlFile
map

Since the keys of $map1 are different, how do I proceed further to get the name and city of each element?

A: Here is an example of how to access the items in the YAML config file:
use feature qw(say);
use strict;
use warnings;
use YAML qw(LoadFile);

my $config = LoadFile('config.yml');
my $map_hash = $config->{yamlFile}{map};
for my $conf ( keys %$map_hash ) {
    say $conf;
    my $elems = $map_hash->{$conf};
    for my $map1 ( @$elems ) {
        for my $data ( keys %$map1 ) {
            say "$data:", $map1->{$data};
        }
    }
}

Output:
[ijkl.txt]
name:Annie
city:Chicago
[abcd.txt]
name:John
city:Omaha
[efgh.txt]
name:Sandra
city:Columbus

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	var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
	request.open('GET', 'http://cyberman.akurganow.ru/course', true);

	request.onload = function() {
	  if (this.status >= 200 && this.status < 400) {
	    // Success!
	    var people = JSON.parse(this.response);
	    callback(people);
	  } else {
	    // We reached our target server, but it returned an error
	    console.error('Server error')
	  }
	};

	request.onerror = function() {
	  // There was a connection error of some sort
	  console.error('Connection error')
	};

	request.send();
}

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CHICAGO – (August 6, 2015) – Connected and mobile health technologies are now vital tools in care delivery and patient engagement. Recognizing this alignment, HIMSS has launched the Connected Health Conference, which includes the industry-leading mHealth Summit and two new events focused on cyber security and population health management – both vital areas of connected care. The three summits, the mHealth Summit, Cyber Security Summit and Population Health Summit, will take place simultaneously under the umbrella of HIMSS's Connected Health Conference from Nov. 8 -11, 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort in the Washington D.C. area.
The HIMSS Connected Health Conference builds on ongoing interest in mobile health and the successful platform of the mHealth Summit, now in its seventh year. Registration for any one of the Summits grants access to all three events at the new HIMSS Connected Health Conference, which will host education, exhibits and networking events.
The mHealth Summit is the premier conference and expo for exploring what is new in mobile, telehealth and connected health—from the impact on healthcare delivery, clinical care and patient and consumer engagement to new technologies, research, investment activities, policy and shifts in the business environment. This year's mHealth Summit will also feature the Global mHealth Forum, a gathering of influencers from over 50 countries to discuss the advancement of mobile and connected health in low and middle income countries.
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10,579 Shares in Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) Purchased by Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan
Posted by Erica Schwartz on Apr 21st, 2019
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Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan acquired a new position in Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE:BNED) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,579 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $42,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 5,514,533 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $22,115,000 after purchasing an additional 159,127 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc increased its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc now owns 2,194,050 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $12,638,000 after purchasing an additional 93,754 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,194,050 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $12,638,000 after purchasing an additional 93,754 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 438,651 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,526,000 after purchasing an additional 9,302 shares during the period. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 421,028 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $1,688,000 after purchasing an additional 5,795 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.93% of the company's stock.
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A number of research analysts have issued reports on BNED shares. Sidoti downgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 27th. TheStreet raised shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a "d" rating to a "c-" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. ValuEngine raised shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, January 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC started coverage on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a research report on Monday, April 8th. They set a "buy" rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock.
Shares of Barnes & Noble Education stock opened at $4.39 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $200.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 1.71. Barnes & Noble Education Inc has a 12-month low of $3.58 and a 12-month high of $8.32.
Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $550.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $591.13 million. Barnes & Noble Education had a net margin of 1.89% and a return on equity of 8.85%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($6.04) earnings per share.
In other news, major shareholder Abrams Capital Management, L.P sold 445,340 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.48, for a total value of $3,331,143.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates in three segments: Barnes & Noble College, MBS Textbook Exchange, and Digital Student Solutions. The Barnes & Noble College segment sells and rents course material; offers a suite of digital content, software, and services through its LoudCloud platform, as well as e-textbooks; and sells general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, other custom-branded school spirit products, technology, supplies, and convenience items.
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During the last two years, BI expanded its front office operations to three times its former size. To expand and enhance its front office operations, decision-makers at BI opted for quality, not just quantity. They succeeded in recruiting recognized leaders in the food and beverage industries with established careers and great track records for growth and innovation, the company says. These experienced new BI team members also brought a vast networking base that will enable BI to grow both in size and knowledge, it adds.
BI recently spent more than $7 million to acquire additional warehouse and consignment facilities as well as to renovate its previous facilities. The company now serves a growing customer base with six warehouses throughout South Carolina. The new facilities spotlight customers' surplus assets with showroom-quality flooring and lighting. Spaces have been outfitted with the technology to broadcast live video footage from the company's auctions online. Its last live-feed online auction yielded sales in excess of $2.6 million for customers, BI reports. It also offers an online consignment operation.
To provide support for its customers, BI recently formed strategic alliances with leading engineers in the food and beverage industries, putting its customers in contact with the best engineering expertise available. In addition, BI offers appraisals by two experienced, bank-qualified staff appraisers, general surplus asset management, plant liquidations, warehousing/consignment and live-online auctions.
BI recently developed a new Surplus Asset Management (SAM) Web-based software application that can revolutionize the way companies within the food and beverage industries manage their surplus assets, the company says. Each company sets up a primary account that includes all of its plant locations in the database. Each location can upload idle assets or those that are scheduled to be removed from production in the near future. Messages can be sent to the various facilities notifying them of the idle asset, allowing other facilities to request the redeployment of non-productive equipment to their location.
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Dmitri Petrowitsch Maksutow (Дмитрий Петрович Максутов, * 10. Mai 1832 in Perm; † 1889) war ein Offizier der Kaiserlich Russischen Marine und letzter Gouverneur der Russisch-Amerikanischen Kompagnie (RAK).

Leben
Maksutow wurde 1840 Mitglied Marine-Kadetten Korps, welches er 1847 mit dem Rang eines Marine-Kadetten (гардемарин) abschloss. Im Jahr 1851 wurde Maksutow zum Leutnant befördert und der 46. Division, im Fernen Osten Russlands, zugeordnet. Mit dem Ausbruch des Krimkrieges wurde er im Juni 1854 nach Petropawlowsk verlegt.

Seine beiden Brüder Pawel Maksutow und Alexander beteiligten sich ebenfalls in diesem Krieg. Pawel war Angehöriger der Schwarzmeerflotte, an Bord des Schlachtschiffes Paris während der Seeschlacht bei Sinope. Alexander und Dimitri kämpften in der Belagerung von Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski. Dmitri Maksutow kommandierte die legendäre Kanonen-Batterie Nr. 2, sein Bruder Alexander kommandierte Nr. 3. Nach der Schlacht wurden beide mit dem Orden des Heiligen Georg des Vierten Grades ausgezeichnet.

Siehe auch
 Russisch-Amerika

Literatur
 Richard A. Pierce: Prince D. P. Maksutov: Last Governor of Russian America. In: Journal of the West. Vol. VI, Nr. 3, 1967, S. 395–416. (englisch)

Person im Krimkrieg (Russisches Kaiserreich)
Träger des Ordens des Heiligen Georg
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Geboren 1832
Gestorben 1889
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Bengals: Five Wide Receivers They Should Eye in The Draft
By Serenity Bishop
Nov 15, 2014; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers wide receiver Tyler Boyd (23) catches the ball as North Carolina Tar Heels cornerback Brian Walker (28) defends in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
Feb 27, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Braxton Miller catches a pass during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
Braxton Miller
Braxton Miller is the first wide receiver on this list. The former Ohio State quarterback and two time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year had to switch to wide receiver after having injuries to his throwing shoulder. While his senior season at a new position, didn't go as well as he would've like, Miller still showed his playmaking ability and a lot of promise going forward. Due to his production on the field, there is a lot of uncertainty around him. That is most likely the reason why Miller has been rumored as a first all the way to a fifth round pick.
The switch from quarterback to wide receiver has been successful in the NFL before, but never with a player with the playmaking ability like Braxton Miller. Julian Edelman is the closest thing that could compare to Miller. However, with some proper coaching, Miller has the ability to be way better than Edelman. Miller is best suited to be a slot wide receiver in his first year, but would eventually be able to move to the outside. Similar to how Stefon Diggs started his career, even though the slot to outside transition was a lot quicker for Diggs than it will be Miller.
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Cincinnati does however, have a slot receiver for the future in Mario Alford, but passing on Miller would be almost as big as passing on Tyrann Mathieu for Margus Hunt (still can't believe we did that one).However, Miller is practically a combination of Sanu and Jones. Miller can take the top off of defenses like Jones, but can also work the intermediate level like Sanu. Also, with Miller being a former quarterback, he could always be used in trick plays just as Sanu did.
Miller has been mocked to the Bengals in countless mock drafts and hopefully, Cincinnati's front office is taking a deeper look at bringing in the product from right down the street. Miller is the type of player the Bengals need and want. He doesn't get into off the field trouble, he brings excitement on the field and he is reliable to make a few big plays every game. He may just be the type of player Cincinnati needs to get over the playoff hump.
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Still Thriving
by Tanya on April 20, 2013 in Product Review
A quick update on our experiment with freeze dried Thrive foods: they're even better than I had hoped. We've been gone one month now; the freezer is almost empty, the fresh food we bought in Marathon is long gone, we have some canned beans and tomatoes, but we are still eating like kings! Between the freeze dried food and the whole grains we carry, we have an incredible variety of menu options. We are now nearer to civilization, so we have access to island markets (supplies limited between mail boats), but normally at this point in a trip we'd be stuck with simpler options like oatmeal with raisins for breakfast, PBJs for lunch, and rice and beans or spaghetti for dinner. I feel an unspeakable joy to serve a dish with all the colors and aromas of fresh fruits and veggies when I'm hundreds of miles from the closest farmer's market.
Some of the dishes in which I have used Thrive foods (in parentheses) include: BBQ chicken pizza (chicken), spaghetti with meat sauce (beef crumbles), pepperoni pizza appetizers (mozzarella), baked potato soup (potatoes, celery, broccoli, onions and cheddar cheese, milk and sour cream), baked oatmeal (green apples, eggs, milk), minestrone soup (corn, peas, spinach, green beans, carrots, onions, bell peppers), pancakes with berry compote (eggs, milk, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries), sausage and cheese griddle bread (sausage crumbles, cheddar), frittata (sausage crumbles, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, bell peppers, onions, cheddar), chili (bell peppers, onions, beef crumbles) and chicken and dumplings (celery, onions, carrots, peas, green beans).
Where they excel is in one-dish dinners—simply throw in a handful of this and a handful of that and voilá! Gourmet meals in minutes. Limitations might be that I didn't carry enough fruit (we could have been drinking smoothies this whole time!), and that the vegetables and meats are best used as ingredients and not served as a side dish (for example, it would be better to put the green beans in a casserole than to cook and eat them alone). One reason may be that when you rehydrate veggies or meats in some kind of broth, they take on the flavor of the dish and taste that much better. The only exception is butter powder: I wouldn't sauté anything in it, but reconstituted with a little bit of water and expeller-pressed coconut oil, it becomes the most wonderful spread for fresh-baked bread or pancakes. A quick survey of the crew of Take Two would find them very satisfied with dishes coming out of our galley, with my Thrive substitutions virtually indistinguishable from fresh ingredients in favorite recipes.
Exploring the Exumas
We love this remote and rugged island chain for its clear blue water, its dramatic rocky terrain, and its idyllic deserted beaches. It is rare that you share a beach (and sometimes a whole island) with another person, and if you do see someone else, you merely hop in your dinghy and zip over to the next, less-crowded beach. What follows is a summary of our stops on this trip.
March 22, Highborne Cay—We picked up where we left off two years ago, at a familiar anchorage with a pretty beach, good snorkeling, and plenty of calm, clear, shallow water for swimming. Our kids have a great love for two things: swimming and climbing. The Bahamas has plenty of both, so sometimes it feels like a giant playground made just for us.
March 25, Warderick Wells—The Exumas Land and Sea Park is probably one of my favorite places on planet Earth. We anchored at Emerald Rock and returned to the park headquarters on Warderick Wells. We did some hiking on familiar trails, actually saw a hutia on Hutia Hill (it looks like a giant hamster), looked for friends' boat names on driftwood up on Boo Boo Hill, climbed around near the Blowholes, and spent some time on one of those idyllic beaches. There we found the biggest hermit crab we have ever seen.
March 26, Hog Cay—Hoping to branch out from the familiar, we decided to spend a day exploring the southern end of Warderick Wells. We hiked to the Davis ruins, a Loyalist settlement dating from the late 1700's—two stone walls and the foundations of a few buildings—up on a hilltop. Great view, but I found myself wondering how anyone could survive on an island where nothing grows and the only fresh water is rain that gathers in the natural indentations or "wells" in the limestone bedrock. I'm guessing they ate a lot of seafood. Rumor has it that they were attacked by the pirates that occupied the southern tip of the island. There is a simply breathtaking harbor (aptly called "Pirate's Lair") where a ship could lie in wait in the deep harbor hidden between Warderick Wells and Hog Cay and attack passing ships. "Capture Beach" was a favorite hangout of these ne'er-do-wells, and "Escape Beach" on Hog Cay was where we parked our dinghy to stop for picnic lunch and play. The kids disappeared immediately, having found cliffs and boulders to climb. Hog Cay has some beautiful features—large rocky ledges, a tunnel where the water flows from Exuma sound into the harbor, tide pools, hilltop vistas and sandy beaches. Even though we didn't find any pirate treasure, it was a gorgeous spring day and perfect for this kind of exploring.
March 27, Cambridge Cay—We moved on to Cambridge Cay, where there were more climbing opportunities and an even more beautiful, deserted white sand beach. We took a park mooring ball for a night and watched a spectacular moonrise from a calm bay. We kept the family tradition of storytelling and stargazing on the trampolines. The next morning we went to the south end of Cambridge to snorkel right off the beach. There were some rare and beautiful Elkhorn coral formations, but we were also sad to see a lot of damage and bleaching. The beach itself was perfection, and the water like an endless swimming pool. We chose this setting to baptize the four oldest children (which was something they had been talking about for a long time) and then went back to the boat for cake to celebrate.
March 28, Compass Cay—Our next stop was Compass Cay, home of the Compass Cay Marina where you can jump off the dock and "Swim with the Sharks" (for a small landing fee of $10/person). The kids were nonplussed, as they were tame nurse sharks—they swim with nurse sharks that hang out under our boat all the time (for free). We anchored near Pipe Cay and witnessed a huge wildfire just after sundown, the cause of which was a stray spark from fireworks set off by one of the marina guests. And we thought the fireworks were exciting! The next day we spent cleaning the boat and preparing for Passover, which we celebrate as part of our family's Easter tradition. The morning of the 30th we explored Compass Cay by dinghy and found it to be as beautiful as the guide book said, with a crystal-clear mangrove creek, a hike up to Compass Point (elevation 92 ft.), pristine beaches and a really unique feature called "Rachel's Bubble Bath." This is a tidal area with sandy flats that flood during high tide. The ocean's surge passes into a limestone bowl through a crack in the rocks and all the sea foam gathers in the bowl and looks like (you'll never guess) a bubble bath. On a warmer and less-windy day, it would be a perfect swimming hole.
March 30, Sampson Cay—Looking for protection from the wind, we moved to Sampson Cay. There is a popular marina and club there, but it seemed very quiet for Easter weekend and we saw almost no other people. We scoped out a few of the small islands nearby and found one with a hidden beach. As it had no name on our chart, we decided to claim it for our family and dubbed it "Robinson Island" after the Swiss Family and Robinson Crusoe, of course. We enjoyed a day of sandy, salty play on our very own private island.
April 1, Staniel Cay—Hoping to make it to the Batelco station to pick up a local phone/SIM card and try out their new network, we went ashore at Staniel Cay. No luck with the phone—it was a holiday. No, not April Fool's, but Easter Monday. We expect this sort of thing to happen in the islands. We did have good luck at Pink and Blue, however, the two grocery stores on the hill. They are more like tiny cottages than supermarkets, but if you get there just after the mail boat comes, they have eggs, butter, cheese and fresh produce in addition to the canned goods they usually carry. I found everything I needed to refresh my supplies on the boat at Blue, so we waved to the ladies at Pink and headed back to the boat.
April 2, Black Point Settlement, Great Guana Cay—We left Staniel, which we really don't like and headed for Black Point, which feels more like a family place. We had been here before, and when I took laundry ashore at Rockside, the owner, Ida, remembered our family. This is my favorite Laundromat anywhere. Ida always has a freshly-baked cake in her welcoming store, and keeps the Laundromat impeccably clean. And you can't beat the view. It becomes the popular gathering place for cruisers with clothes to wash and stories to unload. Jay tried the Batelco station around 11 AM, but it was locked, with hours posted as 9-12 on Tuesdays. Island time, I guess. While the laundry was drying, we headed to Lorraine's Café for burgers and fish sandwiches. I also bought two loaves of still-warm coconut bread from Lorraine's mom—the best I've had anywhere in the Bahamas. We collected some sea glass from the ocean beach on the East side of the island, spending another beautiful afternoon on a deserted strand.
April 2, Robinson Island—We returned to our own private paradise to anchor for the night, with hopes that it would be calm enough to have a bit of fireside fun. It was a perfect evening. I made a pot of chili, packed up tortilla chips, cheese, a bottle of wine, and S'mores supplies and we headed to our little beach just before sunset. There was just enough daylight left for gathering firewood and setting up dinner around the fire. This has to be our favorite part about finding deserted beaches—no signs, no rules, no one to tell you "No." After witnessing the fire on Compass, we were especially careful. We stayed until we had burned every stick we'd gathered, and the fire was nothing but gently glowing embers. We covered the fire with damp sand, and tried to erase all evidence that we had been there. We hope to keep our island in pristine condition.
April 3, Shroud Cay—A perfect breeze made for a gorgeous sail north to Shroud Cay, what is, to me at least, the crowning glory of the Exumas Land and Sea Park. With miles of mangrove trails, long, white ocean beaches, and beautiful swimming holes, it has something to offer everyone. Immediately upon setting the hook, Jay launched the kayaks (twin yellow Ocean Kayak Malibu Two's) and the kids and I geared up for an explore. While I love the deep, dark, swampy tangles that make up Florida mangroves, nothing compares to the beautiful contrast of Shroud Cay's crystal blue channels and lush green leaves topping red arched roots. We took the southern trail which connects the Western side of the island to Exuma sound. The beach sand there is so fine it squeaks when you walk on it, and the deep tidal channel is perfect for cooling off after the hard work of paddling upwind. The downwind paddle was relaxing, though we missed a turnoff and ended up paddling home through an alternate outlet and across choppy open water to the boat.
April 4, Shroud Cay—Another beautiful day, another kayak trail to explore. The other kids being tuckered out from our previous paddle, Eli and I hopped in one kayak to explore the trail across the middle of Shroud Cay while the others took the dinghy on the trail to the north. They found what they said was the perfect swimming hole, with a steeply inclining beach for big-kid swimming and a shallow sand bar where Rachel could safely play. Eli and I found a long, clear trail that got gradually shallower and shallower until we were walking alongside the kayak through sandy shallows. We pulled the kayak out onto the sandy bank at low water and tied it to a mangrove root. A hike over tidal flats and through Casuarina forest revealed (yet another) deserted white sand beach. After a long walk, a cooling swim, and a drink and a snack, we hiked back to where we had left the kayak and found it floating on an incoming tide. Though the tide was rushing in, the wind was at our backs, so the paddle back was easy and pleasant. We found a swimming hole on the way out where we could jump off the rocks into deeper water, so we cooled off there before heading out of the mangroves and back to the boat for lunch and a nap.
April 4 Highborne Cay—We returned to what has unexpectedly become our favorite anchorage in the Bahamas, the north cove of Highborne Cay. With a cold front coming, we needed a protected place to spend a couple of nights. The front brought only some gusty wind, but dumped buckets of rain, so we got a free de-salting wash-down. We awoke April 6th find a big beautiful blue day before us.
April 6, Leaf Cay—We took Take Two over to Leaf Cay for some beach fun and iguana chasing. After lunch and birthday cake (for Jay's 38th), we went ashore with beach toys and chairs and some Romaine lettuce. Jay hadn't even secured the dinghy before Eli had caught a Rock Iguana. Evidently they aren't very smart, though they are pretty quick. Sarah managed to trick one as well, though she got scratched up a bit in the attempt. By the time Aaron got into the game, the wary iguanas were coming close enough to nibble the edge of the lettuce but not close enough to get caught, much to his chagrin. Sam and Rachel seemed content to throw lettuce and then back away as several iguanas would scuffle for the offering. Jay and I sat in beach chairs and talked about what we'd like to do next. No sooner discussed than enacted—the next posts will be from the Abacos!
Iguana Hunt
by Jay on April 12, 2013 in Recipes
Our kids are incorrigible lizard hunters. Cubans, skinks, curly tails, green and brown anoles, even iguanas; a lizard seen is a lizard chased. One of the things they really wanted to do on our trip to the Exumas was go back to Leaf Cay.
Leaf Cay is known for its iguana population. Go-fast boats full of pasty tourists make a daily run from Nassau to see them and, predictably, the iguanas have gotten used to being fed. The kids were counting on this and came prepared with food — well… bait, actually.
The iguanas were unprepared for a coordinated assault from four boat kids.
Island Fire
Our kids love a beach fire and are always on the lookout for a suitable place to make one. Unfortunately, it isn't that easy to find.
First there are the physical requirements: sand and wood. Much of the shoreline in the Bahamas is a rocky marl, or "ironshore". Not a place you want to land your dinghy. The island must have trees from which to gather firewood.
It must be near a place we want to park Take Two for the night, and the way back home must be navigable by dinghy at night. Finally it can't be inside the Land & Sea Park, or on a private island, and I don't really want it visible by anyone else at all. So we're not exactly overrun with opportunities.
At one point during our trip, we were anchored south of Compass Cay and thought we had found a good location for a beach fire on a neighboring island. It had been a busy day, and we weren't planning to move the next day, so we decided to defer the fire.
That night someone was shooting fireworks from the vicinity of the marina on Compass Cay, probably from one of the big fancy yachts in there. After a long day of zooming around on jetskis, fireworks and loud music are the perfect way to unwind. The show appeared to be over, but then Sam alerted us that now they were having a bonfire!
Clearly it was no bonfire, but a fireworks-induced brushfire somewhere between us and the marina. We watched it rage for hours beyond the ridge of the island nearest to us. The breeze was strong and it was helping the fire spread nicely. We tried to determine exactly where it was in order to predict the extent of the potential damage, but in the dark it was difficult to tell. Eventually the fire burned low and we went to bed, expecting evidence of it to be readily apparent the next morning.
But it wasn't. Either by dinghy or by climbing Compass Peak, we could find no trace of the fire, though we could still occasionally get a whiff of it on the wind. In any case, it seemed that it was no longer the time or the place for beach fires.
A few nights later, near Sampson Cay, the kids finally got their beach fire.
Five Years After
The daydream went something like this: we'll pick up the hook and sail all night while the children sleep, and when they wake up in the morning and look out the window, they will see something completely new and amazing. We used to tickle ourselves with this idea, especially at the beginning, when we were so bogged down with repairs that it seemed that we would never go anywhere except to the West Marine for parts and the bank to withdraw more money. As with many things in life, what seems to take forever while you're waiting gets compressed when looking back; it's been five years this week since we bought Take Two, and although she's spent a good bit of that time at a dock getting worked on, she's also taken us to new and amazing places. The things we dreamed about with our young children have actually come to pass. This came home for me as we anchored in the dark a couple of weeks ago off the western side of Highborne Cay in the Central Bahamas. We had used the calm North-westerly breeze to make our way south and east over night from the Berry Islands to the Exumas. It was magical to wake up in the shadow of a new island surrounded by beautiful water.
Someone commented recently on how nice Take Two looked (especially for a twenty-two-year-old wooden boat), and asked me how much we had put into her. My response? "Everything." Every ounce of energy, every spare penny, every drop of love, every moment of our time. When I related this conversation to Jay, he wondered if I regretted any of it. What could I possibly trade that would be worth as much to me as the last five years? We bought the boat in April of 2008, moved aboard August of 2009, sold our house in May of 2010 and never looked back. There is nothing I would rather be doing than living aboard, boat-schooling the children, and traveling whenever we can. Very little of it has been easy—just try cramming 7 people (at least one of whom is an actual toddler) into a tiny, constantly moving space for long periods of time and see what happens. It is a crucible of the character, I can tell you, and the things that rise to the top are none too pretty. But it has been rewarding. We have made countless happy memories that far surpass any of the difficulties or unpleasantness.
I don't know what you dream of doing, or where it is you'd like to go in your life. But even if sailing away is the last thing you would think of, just know that it is possible to envision something and then make the thousand tiny choices that will turn your path slowly but inexorably toward that thing. I leave you with an excerpt from the introduction to Tom Neale's book, All in the Same Boat. I framed this many years ago and hung it at Jay's eye level in the bathroom. I like to think it helped motivate us to keep trying and never give up.
People often ask us why we gave up a comfortable home ashore, and successful careers…to move aboard and cruise. They also wonder why we did it with two babies. And then they wonder why we are still doing it, more than 17 years later, with around 5,000 miles per year passing under the keel. The answer doesn't lend itself to cocktail party quips.	We do it because it's fun. We do it because it's beautiful. We do it because we love nature and the sea and the winds and the sky. We do it because it allows us to raise a family the way a family should be raised—and to know our children. We do it because it gives us more control over the way our family lives and survives, over the education and nurturing of our children, over the air we breathe…
I frequently talk to people about our life on Chez Nous. They say,"Oh, I wish I could do that."
"But you can," I say.
"Oh, no, we don't have the money."
"But you probably do. It doesn't take much money; it takes something else. It takes wanting to do it bad enough and making sacrifices; and you have to do things yourself, not pay someone else. You can do it, but you have to work hard and give up things you don't need anyway."	Their eyes glaze, they smile wanly, and they change the subject.
But you can do it.
You can take control of your existence. You can start doing things for yourself instead of for a "system." You can be a family instead of a splintered group. You can raise your children to understand responsibility, to know self-discipline, and to appreciate real values. And you can know the children you raise. You can breathe clean air. You can see the stars through clear skies. You can fill your days with adventure, and you can walk on white sands and share beautiful sunsets. You and your family can go cruising. But you've got to work at it.


City plans 6th Annual Easthampton WinterFest to celebrate winter and our community.
Easthampton, MA - On Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 the 6th Annual Easthampton WinterFest will be held in locations throughout the city. The day long festival is coordinated by the Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee and is a fundraising event created to bring public awareness about ongoing efforts needed to keep Nashawannuck Pond healthy for generations to come. Most activities are free to attend and are family friendly. Donations are gladly accepted.
New this year, the festival's first Ice Bar at WinterFest will be hosted by the Brass Cat. Visitors can experience the ice bar for $10 which includes light appetizers. The outdoor bar feature a signature WinterFest drink served through a luge, music and ice table tops. Must be 21 to enter. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Tickets may be purchased online.
An Historical Ice Harvest on Nashawannuck Pond features historian, Dennis Picard. Participants can try their hands at using a pond saw to "harvest" blocks of ice as they learn about Easthampton's part in the area's ice industry. Other activities include wagon rides by Blue Star Equiculture, a fun scavenger hunt, nature hike at Arcadia, and a community fire with roasted marshmallows and hot cocoa.
Indoor activities include a Craft & Vendor Fair with over 90 vendors, student art show and art workshops, dance parties, kid's magic and comedy shows, pictures with Anna followed by the movie "Frozen" on the big screen, and the annual Chili Cook Off. The results of the city-wide Albert Kiesling snow sculpture contest, chili cook off and scavenger hunt winners will be live in the Easthampton Media studio beginning at 3PM. Bring the kids, grandparents, friends and out of area visitors and make it a day in Easthampton.
More information about sponsorship and volunteering are available on the pond's website: www.nashawannuckpond.org. For up to date information, join our mailing list, follow Nashawannuck Pond on Facebook and our Facebook events. All outdoor events are weather permitting and may be cancelled without notice.
"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Easthampton City Arts/Easthampton Cultural Council), a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency."
With over 13,000 attendees, the 5th Annual Cultural Chaos was a monumental success. Nashawannuck Pond is part of the Cottage Street Cultural District, and is an entry point for the district. We were thrilled to be a part of this event, the theme being "Show Us Your Culture".
Educating the public about restorative and ongoing projects to maintain the health of the pond.
Raising funds to support our efforts to keep the pond the centerpiece of Easthampton for generations to come.
We encourage you to wear your T-shirts and Sweatshirts proudly. Purchase our beautiful notecards (created by pond committee member and avid kayaker and nature lover, Beth Tiffany) and give them to family members and others who love the pond.
The Easthampton Rod & Gun Club has announced the date for the 2018 35th Annual Junior Trout Fishing Derby on Nashawannuck Pond. This year the derby will be held on Saturday, May 19th, 6AM - 2PM.
This annual tradition is well loved by families - a time when children are introduced to the outdoors, nature, wildlife and sport fishing. For more information, please follow the Easthampton Rod & Gun Club (Facebook page). More info. should be announced soon.
Easthampton, MA - On Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 the 5th Annual Easthampton WinterFest will be held in locations throughout the city. The day long festival is coordinated by the Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee and is a fundraising event created to bring public awareness about ongoing efforts needed to keep Nashawannuck Pond healthy for generations to come. All activities are free to attend. Donations are gladly accepted and sponsorship opportunities are available.
Easthampton. After WinterFest, be sure to stay for ArtWalk.
More information about sponsorship and volunteering will be available on the pond's website: www.nashawannuckpond.org. For up to date information, join our mailing list, follow Nashawannuck Pond on Facebook and our Facebook events.
"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Easthampton City Arts/Easthampton Cultural Council), a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency."
The Nashawannuck Pond Committee cordially invites you to join us at our August 30th meeting for a "meet & greet".
Learn what the pond committee does to raise public awareness regarding restoration efforts in erosion control, invasive species control and how you can make a difference.
Join our Facebook event and help spread the word!


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'It's not N95 or bust'
Va. Tech researcher finds three-layer cloth masks are 74% effective at protecting mask wearers, others
Published November 23, 2020 by Sydney Lake
Linsey Marr, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, and an expert in airborne disease transmission, stands (in front) with Charbel Harb (left) and Jin Pan (right), both Ph.D. students. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
With the protective face mask market growing to meet the demand of both the general public and first responders, it's a challenge for consumers to choose the most effective mask to purchase to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Linsey Marr, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, might be able to help with that decision. She found through research — based on testing different materials — that a three-layer mask is 74% efficient in filtering out particulate matter, including the COVID-19 virus, protecting both the wearer and those with whom they may come into contact.
Regular cloth masks made from common fabrics including cotton and acrylic are about 40% effective at filtering out virus particles, according to her research.
"Masks were originally advertised for source control to reduce the amount of viruses … but it turns out that masks … offer similar protection to the wearer," Marr says. "If it's able to filter out 80% of what's going outward from my mouth, it also filters out somewhere around 80% of what I would be breathing in from the air around me."
Expanding beyond testing used to develop standards for N95 masks that can block 0.3-micron particles, Marr's study was set up to represent conditions closer to a real-life experience of a mask wearer in the general public. The COVID-19 virus is about 0.1 microns in size, but "doesn't come out of us naked," Marr says, as it's carried in larger respiratory droplets (aerosols) that contain salts and proteins. This means an aerosol could be up to 100,000 times larger in mass than the virus itself, leading Marr's team to study particulate matter of up to 100 microns.
To test inward (protecting the wearer) and outward (protecting others) efficacy, Marr's team mounted two mannequins on opposite sides of a chamber to mimic people talking closely. A medical nebulizer generated droplets from the exhaling mannequin's mouth while a vacuum line pulled air containing emitted particles to the inhaling mannequin.
Materials tested included bandanas, thin cotton, thin acrylic, microfiber, vacuum bags; coffee filters, a MERV 14 filter and cotton.
Based on the findings from her study, Marr suggests using a three-layer mask with a structured outside layer that can fit close to the face with a wire over the nose bridge, a middle layer with filter material as well as a layer to protect the filter itself.
"It's not N95 or bust," Marr says of her findings. "Cloth masks fall somewhere in between. They do help reduce the amount of virus that's going to be in the air and reduce the amount that the wearer breathes in. And really anything we can do to reduce that is going to be helpful."
Of the tested materials, the vacuum bag performed best, with an outward protection efficiency and inward protection efficiency measured at greater than 50% and 75% respectively for particles 0.5 microns or larger.
"No one intervention is 100% effective," Marr says. "Distancing helps. Masks help. Ventilation helps. Hand washing helps. Maybe each of those things only helps 50%, but when you combine them all together you've got a greater than 90% risk reduction."
Marr's official mask-making recommendation? "Make it three layers, with a soft, flexible, tightly woven fabric layer up against the mouth; a layer made of material designed to filter particles, like a vacuum bag or MERV 14 filter; and finally, another soft and tightly woven outer layer of fabric. The face covering should fit snugly against the wearer's face with no gaps that could affect its performance."
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Barbarella / one sheet / 1977 re-release / International
Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy (alt. title)
Roger Vadim
Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea, Marcel Marceau, Claude Dauphin, David Hemmings, Ugo Tognazzi
France | Italy
Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
27 2/16" x 41 1/16"
Who can save the universe?
There's nothing quite like Barbarella! A French/Italian co-production, this kitsch sci-fi adventure is one of the downright silliest films ever committed to celluloid and was unquestionably the defining role for Jane Fonda, who plays the titular 'astronavigator'. Based on the landmark 'adult' comic by Frenchman Jean-Claude Forest, the film was helmed by Roger Vadim, the French director, screenwriter (and occasional actor), who was also Fonda's husband at the time of production. Vadim would spend most of his life dating or being married to several of the most beautiful women in film, including Brigitte Bardot, Annette Stroyberg and Catherine Deneuve.
You don't watch Barbarella for the plot, especially since there's not much of one to speak of, but the film is set in the 41st century and sees our heroine dispatched from an Earth without war and violence (only love) in search of the missing scientist Durand Durand (Milo O'Shea) who has apparently built a weapon called the Positronic Ray that threatens peace across the galaxy. After crash-landing on an icy planet, Barbarella is kidnapped by a pair of strange girls who subject her to an attack by evil dolls. She's rescued by 'The Catchman' Mark Hand (Ugo Tognazzi) who she rewards with sex before he points her in the direction of Sogo City, the realm of The Great Tyrant (Anita Pallenberg).
The story and script may be nonsense but the film is never less than gorgeous to look at, with brilliant production and costume design throughout, whilst the music by Charles Fox is also memorable. The film also features several other cult actors, including Marcel Marceau, John Phillip Law and David Hemmings (Suspiria).
This poster is for the 1977 re-release of the film which saw the film edited to achieve a PG rating and re-released with the subtitle of 'Queen of the Galaxy', which was done to capitalise on the success of Star Wars. The original 1968 one sheet had been painted by Robert McGinnis and for this release the distributors turned to Boris Vallejo, a Peruvian painter who emigrated to the US in 1964 and was acclaimed primarily as a fantasy and erotica artist. Vallejo started out painting paperback covers for the likes of Tarzan and Conan the Barbarian and this work would lead to him being commissioned by various studios to paint the posters for films including Knightriders, Q (the Winged Serpent) and two posters for the National Lampoon series.
Vallejo continues to paint alongside his wife Julie Bell, also a fantasy artist, and the pair's official website can be viewed here and features extensive galleries of work. To see the other posters I've collected by Vallejo click here.
Note that this is the international one sheet because it was printed without the PG-rating box seen on the US version.


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Carlos Alberto Ruivo Herdeiro, (Vila Nova de Gaia, 30 de Maio de 1974) é um físico-matemático português, actualmente investigador coordenador no Departamento de Matemática da Universidade de Aveiro e também investigador do Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Matemática e Aplicações (CIDMA), nas áreas de Gravitação Relativista e em particular aspetos (astro)físicos e matemáticos de buracos negros.

Foi professor (associado) do Departamento de Física do Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, de 2018-19, professor e investigador do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Aveiro entre 2010 e 2018, onde fundou o grupo de Gravitação na Universidade de Aveiro em 2010, Gr@v e professor e investigador do Departamento de Física (agora Departamento de Física e Astronomia) da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, entre 2002 e 2010.

Licenciou-se em Física/Matemática Aplicada na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto em 1996, concluiu o doutoramento na Universidade de Cambridge em 2001 e fez estudos pós-doutorais na Universidade de Stanford em 2001-02. Fez a Agregação na Universidade de Aveiro em 2012.

É autor de mais de 170 artigos de investigação. Entre os seus trabalhos destaca-se a descoberta, em conjunto com Eugen Radu, de um novo tipo de buracos negros na Teoria da Relatividade Geral, em 2014, denominados buracos negros de Kerr com "cabelo" escalar.

Recebeu, em 2004, um Prémio Gulbenkian de Estímulo à Investigação Científica e em 2014 e 2015 menções honrosas no concurso internacional de ensaios da Gravity Research Foundation.

Em 2015 publicou o livro "Mecânica Quântica: um primeiro curso".

Ligações externas

Naturais de Vila Nova de Gaia
Físicos de Portugal
Professores da Universidade de Aveiro


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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar picked for freshman leadership position
Escobar, who was elected to Congress in 2018, was picked by the freshman class to serve as Freshman Co-Representative to Leadership.
El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar picked for freshman leadership position Escobar, who was elected to Congress in 2018, was picked by the freshman class to serve as Freshman Co-Representative to Leadership. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/13/el-paso-congresswoman-veronica-escobar-picked-freshman-leadership-spot-congress/4179944002/
Eleanor Dearman, El Paso Times Published 2:00 p.m. MT Nov. 13, 2019 | Updated 3:28 p.m. MT Nov. 13, 2019
El Paso U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar is the newest addition to the U.S. House Democrats' leadership team.
Escobar, who was elected to Congress in 2018, was picked by the House Democratic Caucus' freshman class to serve alongside Rep. Joe Neguse, a Colorado Democrat, as Freshman Co-Representative to Leadership.
She was elected by secret ballot Wednesday and beat three other representatives.
More: Veronica Escobar defends DACA recipients, blasts Trump after Supreme Court arguments
Escobar on Wednesday told the El Paso Times that with the leadership role, she hopes to make sure there's a voice representing the border as decisions are made.
"All of the work that I've been doing, in terms of building relationships, bringing members of Congress ... to El Paso, bringing the House Judiciary Committee for a field hearing in El Paso and now running for freshman representative, all of that collectively is about my effort to promote our community and ensure that our community has a voice at the leadership table," she said.
Grateful to you @RepJoeNeguse and my freshman colleagues for placing your trust in me to serve as your Freshman Co-Representative.
Looking forward to working with you #ForThePeople and bringing the diverse and dynamic voices of our class to the @HouseDemocrats' leadership table. https://t.co/2xA5XEmDBi
— Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) November 13, 2019
Neguse was previously elected to the freshman class post. Escobar fills the spot left open by California Rep. Katie Hill when she resigned.
More: Veronica Escobar, state lawmakers push City Council to call for Sam Morgan's resignation
"Representative Escobar has worked passionately and diligently over this past year to shine a light on dangerous conditions at our southern border," Neguse said in a Wednesday statement. "Her voice is incredibly important to the conversations we are having today about how best to lead our country forward. I look forward to working alongside her as we continue to work for the people."
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar introduces the representatives who came to El Paso for the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship field hearing Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at the University of Texas at El Paso. (Photo: BRIANA SANCHEZ/EL PASO TIMES)
Escobar represents Texas' 16th Congressional District. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. Escobar's election to the leadership role comes amid the Democrat-led House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
"While I know the country is riveted right now by the impeachment hearings, there is a lot happening in Washington outside of that," Escobar said. "We're going to be passing important pieces of legislation that will ... help us create more jobs, that will lower the cost of prescription drugs, and that will help address the kitchen table issues that impact El Pasoans and all Americans."
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When it comes to the impeachment inquiry, Escobar said she will be "inside those meetings, where next steps are going to be decided."
"But I won't be representing just my view or just El Paso's view," she said. "We have a very diverse and dynamic ... freshman class and so I need to make sure I am adequately representing those diverse view points when I am speaking on their behalf."
Eleanor Dearman covers the Texas Capitol and politics for the USA TODAY Network Austin Bureau and the El Paso Times. She may be reached at 361-244-0047; edearman@elpasotimes.com; @EllyDearman on Twitter.
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NorthStar Academy approached us about updating their original website design someone had done in the late 90s. We gave them a fresh, professional look that more accurately represents the calibre of their school and intergrated it with a very user-friendly content management system.
In a day and age of e-mail, voice mail, snail mail and air mail and never getting to talk to a human being, working with SwansonStudios is a reminder of what REAL Customer Service should be. It is great to be able to work with a company that makes you look good and that you can rely on to make wise decisions for you. Finding a group of professionals that know the business as well as they do and still take time to communicate with their customers personally is exactly what will keep me coming back.


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		wolf::render::vulkan::w_buffer								buffer;
		std::vector<w_draw_indexed_indirect_command>				drawing_commands;

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Q: Have Pins light up after pushing a button/switch I'm trying to create a "Push Pin" map for a friend as a gift. My friend has traveled through out the world and I'd like to organize the pins by year. So a different color pin for each year he has traveled to a specific location. I'd like to take it a step further and have the different "year pins" light up. For example, I'd like to be able to push a certain button or switch and have all the 2008 pins light up, push another button and all of 2009 pins light up, push another button and all of the pins light up. Does anyone have any direction they think would be a good place to start?
Thanks!

A: You can use diodes to connect each pin (LED?) to each switch that should activate that pin.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Sorry for the not very readable circuit, I did not find a way to rearrange the components or the wires. SW1 would be for year1 (D1 and D2), SW2 for year2 (D3 and D4), SW3 for all.
NB the values are nonsense too. One day I might learn the editor.
(Nice rework, Samuel!)

A: Very late answer:
Could you use fibre optic strands? These are tiny, would require a tiny hole in the map and, maybe, could be coupled up to LEDs or bulbes mounted permanently in an enclosure behind or below the map. Now you could do all your logic by having a 2008 lamp, a 2009 lamp, etc. and run as many fibres to each as required. You could have two or more fibres go from different lamps to one point to do your "OR" logic.
You might find a cheap source of fibre-optic stuff in some of the fibre-optic christmas trees in the discount stores.


First, run the report to create the contribution statements for the family as a whole not including the member contributions. Second, run the report to create the contribution statements for those members within families who have given individually.
Finish the reports as normal and either print or email them.
Finally, run the report a second time. Select all the options you would like again, and once you get to Contribution Source, select Member. If you want only statements for members who give individually and you don't want to include every member who doesn't give, select Show Filtered Givers under Givers and put in a minimum of $0.01.
Run the report as normal.


The grandeur of the historic house, its ambience and atmosphere, the fabulous paintings and sculptures in its period rooms, provide a beautiful unique setting for your wedding.
The south wing is the earliest part of the house, and the area of the house licensed for the wedding and civil ceremonies. Two glorious reception rooms on the ground floor of the south wing, which were specifically designed for entertaining in the 1800s can be combined for your wedding reception or booked individually for smaller, more intimate weddings.
The glorious rich red and gold regency room is where you'll come together for the wedding ceremony, with room for up to 100 guests seated in rows with a red carpeted aisle, or 80 guests for a wedding breakfast, seated at tables.
The Red Room is a gallery of wonderful paintings, with a large marble fireplace, overseen by the beautiful After Canova sculpture Venus at the head of the room – a wonderfully romantic piece.


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Hungary working to modify funding for Russian-built nuclear plant
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is working to modify financing for a nuclear plant being built by Russia so it only starts repaying the loan once the two reactors begin supplying power, a Hungarian minister said, after an EU review of the plans contributed to delays in the project.
The existing 2 Gigawatt Paks plant, which accounts for half of Hungary's power capacity and meets a third of consumption, started up in the 1980s and will be decommissioned in the 2030s.
EU gives green light for Hungarian nuclear deal with Russia
Hungary said Monday that the EU's nuclear body Euratom has signed a fuel supply agreement, clearing the way for Russia to build the extension of the country's sole nuclear plant.
Under the deal -- agreed with Euratom at the end of March -- Russia will be able to supply fuel for two new reactors at the Paks plant in central Hungary over a 10-year period.
Rosatom
Euratom
Nuclear fuel
Germany says using tax money for nuclear power 'out of the question'
(Reuters) - Using taxpayers' money to fund nuclear power is "absolutely out of the question", German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, in an apparent swipe at British plans to finance new atomic generation.
Gabriel was arriving for talks in Brussels on the European Commission's proposal for an energy union, which would deepen cross-border cooperation on energy across the 28-member EU.
Previous efforts to harmonize energy policy have faltered as member states have jealously guarded their right to decide on the kind of energy they use.
Energy Union
Hungary-Russia nuclear deal faces EU obstacle
Hungary's deal to award up to €12bn in nuclear power contracts to a Russian state-owned company is facing a growing threat from EU regulators who have the power to block the project.
A veto or prohibitive fine from Brussels would be a bruising setback for Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, who has made the project the centrepiece of his strategy to forge deeper political and economic ties with Russia, despite the ostracising of Moscow by the west over Ukraine.
Austrian minister for legal action against EU over UK nuclear plant
(Reuters) - Austria's environment minister would back legal steps to annul any European Union decision to clear British plans to build a nuclear plant with French utility EDF.
The project at Hinkley Point in southwest England is crucial for Britain's plan to replace a fifth of its ageing nuclear power and coal plants over the coming decade. France sees it as a major export contract that will boost its nuclear industry.
EU regulators set to clear Britain's 19 billion euro nuclear project - sources
(Reuters) - European Union state aid regulators are set to approve Britain's 19-billion-euro (£15 billion) plan to build a nuclear plant with French utility EDF, several people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The case is important for Britain, which wants to replace a fifth of its ageing nuclear power and coal plants over the coming decade, and for France, whose nuclear sector would benefit from the major export contract.
Other EU countries such as Germany, which is phasing out nuclear energy, and pro-nuclear Lithuania and Poland are also following the case for guidance on the level of state aid allowed for such projects.
China National Nuclear Power Corporation
Joaquín Almunia
The EU's nuclear links with Russia
The EU has 18 Russian-designed nuclear power plants
Following the loss of the Malaysian airliner last week, European leaders are once again wrestling with the question of how to respond to Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.
They are reluctant to get tough, much more so than the United States.
The EU could easily end up doing itself a lot of economic harm, most obviously if Russia were to respond by turning down the gas.
TVEL
UK 'still to notify EC on back-end nuclear waste management plan': DECC
The UK's back-end nuclear waste management plans for new-build reactors have yet to be notified to the European Commission for State Aid clearance, the Department of Energy and Climate Change told Platts Wednesday.
A notification relating to the Hinkley Investment Contract, ancillary agreements and state credit guarantee was submitted by the UK to the EC on October 22, 2013. It is this notification that the EC has decided to put through an in-depth State Aid investigation.
Brussels says state aid deal for Hinkley Point is illegal
Plans by EDF Energy to build Britain's first nuclear reactor for a generation were in disarray last night after Brussels said that the controversial subsidy deal agreed with the Government could amount to illegal state aid.
In a withering initial assessment, the European Commission said that consumers would end up paying up to £17.6 billion of "super-normal" subsidies via their energy bills to EDF Energy, which is controlled by the French Government.
Its most damning objection was that the subsidies were entirely unnecessary, since nuclear power would become economic by the end of the next decade, according to the Government's own forecasts.
EU to examine aid for UK nuclear deal
AFP - The European Commission said Tuesday it would examine British government support for a massive 19-billion-euro nuclear plant to be built by French and Chinese firms.
London announced Monday plans for two reactors to be built by French energy giant EDF, backed by the world's leading nuclear power company, Areva of France, and Chinese nuclear firms CGN and CNNC.


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Eduard Schmidt (* 1806 in Berlin; † Mai 1862 ebenda) war ein deutscher Maler des Realismus.

Leben und Werk
Schmidt erhielt seine Ausbildung als Schüler von Carl Blechen. In Blechens Nachfolge malte er zunächst einige Klosterruinen, mit denen er auf den Berliner Akademie-Ausstellungen 1832, 1834 und 1836 vertreten war. Danach widmete er sich fast ausschließlich der Marinemalerei. Seine Motive fand er an den Küsten von Nord- und Ostsee: in Frankreich (Dünkirchen), in Belgien und den Niederlanden (Ostende, an der Schelde), in England (Sussex, Dover, Gravesend), in Schweden (Malmö) und auf Helgoland.

Das Allgemeine Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart verzeichnet zwei weitere Maler desselben Namens, nämlich einen seit 1839 in Bamberg ansässigen Porträtmaler und einen Maler der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts in Alsbach an der Bergstraße.

Literatur
 Schmidt, Eduard. In: Georg Kaspar Nagler: Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. Band 15, E. A. Fleischmann, München 1845, S. 297 (archive.org).
 Schmidt, Eduard. In: Friedrich von Boetticher: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte. Band II, 2. Halbband, Dresden 1901, S. 591f. ()

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 Eduard Schmidt (deutsch, 1806–1862). bei artnet

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can see that by looking at your own checkbook.
brought "some of the fruits of the soil" as an offering. God wants to be first. The following scriptures show how tithing is biblical.
return on the investment. Obviously, the church and the kingdom are blessed, and yet God's nature is to also bless the giver.
This principle is highlighted in the passage below.
For more information on tithing, pick up Pastor James' series on "The Blessed Life".


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