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Q: How to fill missing values from other variable? My data set is composed as below.
x    y
0
0    0
2    2
     2
     4
2
7    7

I want to merge x and y variable like this
x
0
0
2
2
4
2
7

That is, I want to fill x variable values with y variable values if x are missing. If there is no missing in both x and y variables two values are always same.

A: Just copy the y values for for the missing x values
x <- c(0,0,2,NA,NA,2,7)
y <- c(NA,0,2,2,4,NA,7)

x[is.na(x)] <- y[is.na(x)]

A: Another variant
x = ifelse(is.na(x), y,x)

A: As your data is already in a data.frame it seems:
df <- data.frame(x = c(0,0,2,NA,NA,2,7), y = c(NA,0,2,2,4,NA,7))

Then simply get the larger value from the columns:
> apply(df, 1, max, na.rm = TRUE)
[1] 0 0 2 2 4 2 7

A: If like you say that both of x and y are the same when there are no missing values, you can easily vectorize with rowMeans or use pmax (or pmin) combined with do.call
Your data
df <- data.frame(x = c(0,0,2,NA,NA,2,7), y = c(NA,0,2,2,4,NA,7))

Solution #1
rowMeans(df, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 0 0 2 2 4 2 7

Solution #2
do.call(pmax, c(df, na.rm = TRUE)) # or do.call(pmin, c(df, na.rm = TRUE))
## [1] 0 0 2 2 4 2 7

For comparison, this will lose only to @MrFlicks approach on a relatively big data
n <- 1e5
dftest <- data.frame(x = as.vector(replicate(n, df$x)),
                     y = as.vector(replicate(n, df$y)))

library(microbenchmark)
microbenchmark(ifelse(is.na(dftest$x), dftest$y, dftest$x),
               dftest$x[is.na(dftest$x)] <- dftest$y[is.na(dftest$x)],
               apply(dftest, 1, max, na.rm = TRUE),
               rowMeans(dftest, na.rm = TRUE),
               do.call(pmax, c(dftest, na.rm = TRUE)))

# Unit: milliseconds
#                                                   expr        min         lq       mean     median         uq       max neval
#            ifelse(is.na(dftest$x), dftest$y, dftest$x)  121.16554  132.17962  188.81260  162.88925  242.37786  452.3506   100
# dftest$x[is.na(dftest$x)] <- dftest$y[is.na(dftest$x)]   32.46432   34.13887   45.88664   36.78413   42.72560  138.9821   100
#                    apply(dftest, 1, max, na.rm = TRUE) 2284.13414 2428.15899 2554.03813 2501.33842 2605.78132 3567.5111   100
#                         rowMeans(dftest, na.rm = TRUE)   40.04718   44.39996   61.89289   48.16691   54.88427  189.2017   100
#                 do.call(pmax, c(dftest, na.rm = TRUE))   44.68004   45.66772   52.64246   46.43867   50.02424  149.1624   100

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The Popular Fate Anime Series – Fan Favorite Characters and Stories!
In a certain city in Japan called Fuyuki City, every few decades, a treasure known as the 'Holy Grail' appears that can grant the wish of the one who acquires it. Seven magicians sign a contract with seven spirits known as 'Servants'. It is said that those who get the Holy Grail can realize any wish. In order to pursue the power of the Holy Grail, these seven magicians and the seven Servants that they summon fight in a battle known as the 'Holy Grail War' in order to defeat the other teams and become the one to acquire the Holy Grail.
Only one team can get the Holy Grail. Each of these 7 groups kills each other in order to try to be the last one standing. However, this battle and the magic involved are almost completely hidden from the public. Shirou Emiya, the protagonist of the original visual novel that started the Fates series, also entered one of the Holy Grail Wars.
1 Reasons for the High Popularity of the Fate Series
2 List of Entries in the Fate Series
3 The Characters of The Fate Series
4 Saber
5 Sakura Matou
6 Shirou Emiya
7 Lancer
8 Rin Tohsaka
9 Gilgamesh
10 EMIYA (Archer)
11 Kirei Kotomine
12 Ilyasviel von Einzbern
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Reasons for the High Popularity of the Fate Series
Fate is written to truly immerse fans in the fantastical yet deep history and setting. For example, at first, the protagonist may originally start off as a completely unqualified person to join a Holy Grail War, but the Heroic Spirits who they fight together with after summoning them as a Servant were originally the souls of heroes who surpassed normal human existence after death. The more time we spend with these Heroic Spirits, we can view the world and its values in a more idealistic way. This can give fans a kind of ideological evolution, thinking about our world and how heroes are created from a different perspective.
List of Entries in the Fate Series
In addition to the original visual novels and games, there are also multiple anime series released as part of the overall Fate franchise. The anime featured in this article accomplished a lot in bringing the fascinating story of the Fate series to audiences who did not have any experience with the games. If you don't want to spend a lot of your time and energy in play the long games, you can take a look at the following list of anime series compiled below to understand the world of Fate through anime.
2006 Fate/stay night 24 Episodes
2010 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Movie Ver.
2014~2015 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 26 Episodes
2017~ Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Movie Ver.
2011~2012 Fate/Zero (2 seasons) 25 Episodes
The Characters of The Fate Series
Both the ordinary characters and heroes featured in the Fate franchise have their own engrossing background stories and personalities. Let's take a brief look at what kinds of people make up this unique world!
The original story's sword-wielding knight heroine who first made contract with the protagonist Shirou Emiya, is a beautiful girl with a bright blonde hair and dark green eyes, who is known as the best of all Servants. Loyal, honest, and serious, her true identity is the hero of the British legend, King Arthur, who in this universe is a woman whose real name is Artoria Pendragon, wielding King Arthur's famous sword Excalibur.
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Sakura Matou
Her real name is Sakura Tohsaka, and she is Rin Tohsaka's younger sister, who possesses a powerful magic circuit comparable to Rin Tohsaka, along with other rare abilities. Sakura is one grade lower than the protagonist Shirou Emiya in school, and is a famous beauty among her peers, as well as a member of the archery club. Born into a magician family, she has had a very different life from ordinary people.
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Shirou Emiya
The main male protagonist. An apprentice magician who was one of the few survivors from the fire in Fuyuki City 10 years ago. Rescued and adopted by the magician Kiritsugu Emiya, he is a fan of heroes, and has vowed to become a 'ally of justice' when he grows up. In the beginning of the story, he only had magic ability equal to about half that of an entry level magician.
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A Lancer-class Servant. Uninhibited and self-centered at the same time, but attaches great importance to promises rather than life. Not interested in the Holy Grail, Lancer just wishes to find a strong enemy to fight. His true identity is the half-human and half-god hero Cu Chulainn from Irish Celtic mythology, and is also known as the 'Child of Light'. He can attack at a speed that is so fast that it is difficult to see clearly. The Servant Archer said that Lancer was fast enough to rank among the world's top three masters of agility.
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Rin Tohsaka
A beautiful female magician who attends the same school as the protagonist Shirou Emiya. She is the heir of the Tohsaka family, a famous magician family with a long history, which have been the guardians of the land of Fuyuki City for generations. Initially much more powerful than Shirou Emiya.
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This Heroic Spirit who has appeared in multiple Holy Grail Wars is the oldest hero king of mankind. Served as Archer in Fate/stay night, Fate/Zero and Fate/strange Fake. Was a classless Servant in Fate/EXTRA. Served as Archer and Caster in Fate/Grand Order.
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EMIYA (Archer)
The Archer class Heroic Spirit who made a contract with Rin Tohsaka. He was summoned because he was carrying the gem necklace that Tokiomi Tohsaka left for Rin. A realist who often mock others, but also has a strong bond with Rin. A powerful Command Seal spell cast by Rin, caused Archer, who initially disobeyed her, to submit to her will. Archer, surprised at Rin's strength, then agreed to have her as his master. He claimed to have forgotten his true identity due to an accident during the summoning process.
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Kirei Kotomine
Participated in the last (Fourth) Holy Grail War. Rin Tohsaka's guardian. At the same time, he was the priest who supervised the Holy Grail War, and a subordinate of the Holy Church, with a complex thought process that normal people could not hope to understand.
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Ilyasviel von Einzbern
The eldest girl of the Einzbern family, nicknamed Ilya, she is one of the seven masters in the Holy Grail War and the master of the Berserker-class Servant. She is also a homunculus raised by the Einzbern family for the Holy Grail War, who are some of the strongest masters around. She has long snow-white hair and red eyes. Due to always being regarded as just a tool by her family, her personality is a bit distorted. She is usually a frank and innocent girl, but she also has a cold and merciless side. A girl who is reminiscent of snow.
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In the Fate series, in addition to the characters listed above, there are many other important names to learn and remember. Just by giving any series related to Fate franchise one look, you will be able to understand the important relationships between the different groups and personalities involved. If you are interested, we recommend that you give this world a try!
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Through art projects—including visual arts, dance, writing, and music—along with spiritual practices and guided imagery, Healing With the Arts gives you the tools to heal what you need to heal in your life: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
This week will give you an overview of the course, an introduction to your guides, a get-started kit, and space to do art.
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In your mind's eye, imagine yourself as an artist.
Beautiful, now imagine yourself as a healer.
Imagine these two aspects of yourself standing face to face.
You are an artist, you are a healer.
Invite these two parts of yourself to step into one another.
you also see out of the eyes of the healer.
you are also seeing out of the eyes of the artist.
This is a powerful integration of your creative life and your capacity to heal.
you call forth your inner resources.
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It's not something you even have to try to do.
to move into this sacred and creative process.
express both positive and negative feelings or experiences.
Hold yourself in a sacred way, honoring your process and your own life.
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a healer, the artist and healer are one, so be it.


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Q: Deserialize json by class name How i can deserialize my object from json string, if i have only string name of my class, by canonical name invoke, and json string representation of object?
In other words, i need method like this:
public <T> T deserialize(String json, String className) {
 // some code
}

We have class name and json string - and we need to deserialize json to java object.
I know how to deserialize json to object if i know the class of object, for example, we can use Jackson:
String json = "{ \"color\" : \"Black\", \"type\" : \"BMW\" }";
Car car = objectMapper.readValue(json, Car.class);

But in my task there is a different classes - it may be Cat.class, Dog.class, Car.class and etc. And every class with different state. And i need universal method for deserializing.
I write something like:
public final class Utils implements Serializable {
    private Utils () {
        throw new AssertionError();
    }

    private static ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();

    public static String toJson(Object obj) {
        String objectToJson;
        try {
            objectToJson = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(obj);
        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
            throw new UncheckedIOException(String.format("Can't serialize object %s to JSON string", obj), e);
        }

        return objectToJson;
    }

    public static <T> T fromJson(String json, String className) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
        Class<?> clz = Class.forName(className);
        return (T) objectMapper.readValue(json, clz);
    }
}

And it works with example of car above, but with a warning cast exception.
But maybe there is a better way?
Oh, and not all objects will be so simple. Some of them would encapsulate collections and other objects.

A: The problem stems from the compiler wanting to (virtually) make a different instance of this method for every type T that it is used on.  However, there is nothing in the arguments to hang its hat on.
If the caller doesn't know what class to expect, other than a String representation of that class (which I'm assuming has been saved in the JSON as well?), what is he going to do with the result of this call?  Since he doesn't know, he must be using it as simply Object, in which case the method might as well simply return Object.
If the caller does know the class, then he can pass in a Class as the argument, and you won't have any issues.
It occurred to me as writing this that ObectMapper must have a similar problem for some of its readValue methods, such as the one that accepts ResolvedType instead of Class.  I notice that, in that class' source code, it includes /unchecked/ before the class.  I"m not sure if that is to get around this issue or not, but it makes sense.


Yep. I'm waiting for spring with much eagerness. Last year was the most dismal storm year I can ever remember so I'm hoping for better luck this year. Not too long to go til the season kicks off.
Last year was pretty decent here considering the usual non-events we get, especially that plume destabilization that gave an amazing light show nonstop for about an hour, which was followed by another storm the following morning. Then around a week later came the best direct hit I've ever experienced: frequent lightning, loud thunder, torrential rain and extremely strong winds (convinced there was a rotation around due to the major swings in wind direction at one point, although I'm open to explanation if I'm wrong). THEN, around November time came a smallish storm that wasn't anything special, but it delivered the closest lightning strike I remember, must've been within 20/30 metres of me at the window . All of this happened at night so you can imagine how excited I was!
Really hoping for more days like those this year, because my Dad always says storms nowadays are nothing like they used to be in the 70s/80s and I really want him to say "aye that was just like back in the day when me and my mates used to hang oot the windy during the storms like dafties"
Still over 2 days away but I am keeping my eyes on Monday as a day where there could be a few "spring style" thundery hail showers around.... in winter.
Will be turning quite chilly in the west too on Monday, with low heights and dew points dropping to 0C and below in the brisk Pm westerly flow - could be some wintriness in the showers too with snow over hills in the west.
Maybe a chance that someone will see thundersnow. If I do, it will be a first as not experienced it before.
An upper vortex will slide E-wards across the British Isles on Monday, its associated cold mid/upper-levels atop SSTs and diurnally-heated land producing steep lapse rates and generating widespread convection. A frontal wave will be clearing SE England first thing in the morning, followed by a showery trough/quasi-cold front moving east across Midlands/CS England into E Anglia/SE England late morning/early afternoon.
As this secondary feature engages with the departing forcing aloft, at least for a time, there is the potential for better organisation into a broke line of convective clusters capable of producing some notably gusty winds - more especially close to the south coast. Lightning potential in this line is considered relatively low, and much more likely in the post-frontal airmass which will be present across the rest of the British Isles at this time, eventually extending into E Anglia / SE England through the afternoon.
In this airmass, numerous showers and a few weakly-electrified thunderstorms are expected, giving snow to quite low levels, especially where heavy showers occur locally, with numerous hail showers also likely. The risk of lightning is generally greatest across England and Wales, especially considering better DLS towards the east, but still falls short of upgrading to SLGT at this early stage in the season.


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It'd be nice to be able to reward a player who makes a quick kill.
If defeating a wizard king gives 50 points, you could set an option whereby that point score drops by 2 for each turn with the battle.
This would, I think, give players a stronger incentive to go back a beat their previous realm scores.
This could be an optional setting that the realm designer applies if they wished to.
I was thinking about this along with all of the other variables that could be factored into realm score. Having different variables that factor into the overall realm score in both the realm and battle layer could add alot of tension, and making every click in every realm you play matter. Whether your choosing to go off the path to pick up a merc, or whether your deciding in battle whether to risk a move to go in for the kill faster, maybe sacrificing a merc in the process.
Could be neat to explore.


Do you want to participate and work in a multicultural team of students on the future of smart cities?
In 2017, the Netherlands Embassy in South Africa organised CoCreateMYCITY Durban, with 10 South African and 10 Dutch students working together on local challenges in the city of Durban. At the end of June there will be a follow-up: CoCreateMYCITY Delft . This time, 5 MSc-students from South Africa and 5 MSc-students from TU Delft will work tackling local challenges of the city of Delft.
In collaboration with the city of Delft the aim is to find tangible, innovative solutions to urban challenges in the city in the Transport & Logistics sector. This is a key sector to the smart cities concept, which impacts urbanisation patterns of the future.
The objective is to form multidisciplinary and multicultural teams of students from South Africa and the Netherlands. Student teams will work together on challenges identified by the city of Delft and, under the guidance of TU Delft experts from the Rotterdam-based company 'Noorderwind CO', come up with concept solutions to these challenges. These challenges will mainly concern biking issues, like the challenge for the city to deal with the many bikes.
During the week you will do field visits to analyse the challenges and test your ideas and solutions. You will also join the Smart Cities Event The Hague and meet the South African ambassador in the Netherlands. On the final day, the teams will pitch their solutions to the city of Delft and other stakeholders.
Send an email to delftglobal@tudelft.nl (with reference: #CCMC Delft) stating your name, study programme, CV and motivation (why do you want to participate?- max. 1A4).
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Q: launching procdump from a 64-bit service doesn't work when running as Local Service or Local System Also posted at:
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We can potentially run multiple services with the same executable at a customer site.  We have added a setting to our program "Enable procdump" and instruct customers to download procdump and put it in our bin directory.
If the setting is on, we launch procdump when our service starts up (specifying the process id).
The problem is:
When running as "Local Service" or "Local System" procdump doesn't work for our 64-bit server.  It works fine when running as a domain user with admin privileges.  It also works fine if we launch it manually from a command prompt.  It looks like when we run it manually I see two procdump processes created in the task manager:
procdump *32 and procdump64
When our 64-bit service is running as "Local Service" or "Local System" and launches procdump, only procdump*32 shows up.  I'm assuming the way it is supposed to launch procdump64 is failing.  It also fails to create dumps, and fails to terminate if I taskkill the service (normally it exits).
Any ideas as to why this is, or if there is anything I can do about it?  Is there some permission that is required for an account running procdump?


Charleston Girl: I'm an Aunt!
Named Josephine Virginia after both maternal grandparents - Josephine was my grandmother. They are going to call her Josie for short.
Josephine is gorgeous! You will make an awesome aunt! peace&love!
you look mighty comfy!! :) congrats! I'm a 5-time aunt and its no biggie! lol.
how precious! i'm an only child, but my cousin's babies are like my neices so i LOVE being an "aunt" to them.
and josie is such a sweet name.
Congrats on being an Aunt! What a PRECIOUS, sweet girl!
Congratulations! Look at all of that hair!


We put the payment down on our cabinets with Oxford Lumber just last week so things are rolling along nicely now. We're now at the point in planning our kitchen remodel that we need to order up some tile flooring.
We're leaning heavily towards porcelain but slate is in the running too. We got a few slate samples in the mail from builddirect.com but we weren't wild about any of them.
When we updated our bathroom we picked up porcelain from Tile America and we still love them. We will probably stop in there again next week with our granite sample that we plan to use so we can find something that coordinates nicely.
Here's a couple options that we will be looking at when we get there but I suspect that we will end up picking out something totally different once we get the tiles in our hands.
The top one, with the basket, is called Georgetown. I like that marble look in the beige color while Jessica likes the lower one which is supposed to look like stained concrete. I'm not a fan as it just doesn't have the depth I'm looking for.
I'll post to the Nest Eagle Rock blog again once we have one chosen. Hopefully that happens by the end of the week.


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Willow Smith announces new pop-punk album, 'Lately I Feel Everything'
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Following her collaboration with Blink-182's Travis Barker, Willow Smith is continuing to explore her punk rock sound.
The daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith has announced Lately I Feel Everything, a new, pop-punk-inspired album due out July 16. The record includes her song with Barker, "Transparent Soul," as well as a brand-new track called "Lipstick," available now for digital download.
"In the guitar world, it's heavily dominated by white men," Willow tells Billboard. "I just wanted to come in and f*** it up. I hope to see more women of color rocking out and playing guitar and bass, and I want to be their cheerleader. I want to be in their service."
"I wanted to let other people of color know that we should be able to do whatever we want; we should be able to scream and growl and shred," Smith adds of the upcoming record. "And with the history of what we've had to endure in this country, I think that rock is a pretty perfect place to do that."


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KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) shares traded lower over the last trading session, losing -2.19% on 06/21/21. The shares fell to a low of $47.79 before closing at $48.65. Intraday shares traded counted 3.5 million, which was 38.03% higher than its 30-day average trading volume of 5.65M. BEKE's previous close was $49.74 while the outstanding shares total 1.17B. The stock's Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 48.14, with weekly volatility at 4.09% and ATR at 2.31. The BEKE stock's 52-week price range has touched low of $31.79 and a $79.40 high.
Investors have identified the Real Estate Services company KE Holdings Inc. as an interesting stock but before investments are made there, an in-depth look at its trading activities will have to be conducted. The share is trading with a market value of around $58.53 billion, the company now has both obstacles and catalysts that affect them and they came from their mode of operations. With the company affected by events currently, it is a perfect time to analyze the numbers behind the firm in order to come up with a rather realistic picture of what this stock is.
Potential earnings growth for KE Holdings Inc. (BEKE)
What matters though is how it ends. When the core data for the company is broken down, then the stock sounds interesting. The company spent 3.0 billion trying to sell their products during the last quarter, with the result yielding a gross income of 154.65 million. This allows shareholders to hold on to 1.17B with the recently reported earning now reading 0.14 cents per share. This is a figure that compared to analyst's prediction for their 09/01/2021 (0.13 cents a share).
Having a look at the company's valuation, the company is expected to record 1.14 total earnings per share during the next fiscal year. It is very important though to remember that the importance of trend far outweighs that of outlook. This analysis has been great and getting further updates on BEKE sounds very interesting.
Is the stock of BEKE attractive?
In the last 6 months, insiders have changed their ownership in shares of company stock by 0.90%.
12 out of 15 analysts covering the stock have rated it a Buy, while 3 have maintained a Hold recommendation on KE Holdings Inc.. 0 analysts has assigned a Sell rating on the BEKE stock. The 12-month mean consensus price target for the company's shares has been set at $75.64.


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Quartz Warranty Registration
For those who love the look of granite or marble but are concerned about its maintenance, quartz may be the stone of choice.
Quartz is the most common mineral on earth and is present in nearly every geological environment and is a component of nearly every rock type and exists in an impressive range of varieties and colors. Quartz ranks 7.0 on Moh's Hardness Scale, which is used to measure the scratch resistance of a material. Only the diamond (at 10), topaz and sapphire (at 9) are harder than quartz.
Engineered stone surfaces combine the hardness and durability of quartz with the exceptional low maintenance qualities of man-made materials. Quartz slabs are formed by a vibro-compacting process which combines 93% quartz crystal with 7% resin and pigments. Slabs are free of fissures and cracks and are impervious to hazards such stains from cooking oils and grease, or etching from acids in common household products such as hairspray and other toiletries. Quartz does not have to be sealed and cleaning it is simple. Most quartz slabs are uniform in pattern and color and are available in the thickness 2cm or 3cm, though we recommend the latter. The fabrication process of engineered stone is identical to that of natural stone.
Most manufacturers of quartz offer a 10 or 15 year residential and commercial warranty.
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It is the most common rock and is millions of years old. It is formed by volcanic activity and the extremely high temperatures yield a very hard, resistant stone made of crystalized minerals.
Granite and marble is quarried all over the world – Brazil, India, Italy, Norway, Egypt and Africa, to name a few, but this information has no effect on the price or quality of the stone.
Granite boasts hardness second only to diamonds, therefore it is extremely scratch, stain, and heat resistant. It is virtually scratch proof – utensils, keys, even cutting directly on the countertop won't scratch the granite. It is also fire proof and will not burn. Inclusions and fissures are normal and will not affect the function of the granite. Since it is a natural material it is subject to variation in color and pattern. No two granite pieces are alike, making each piece one of a kind.
Most granite used for countertops is polished to a high gloss finish but a honed (matte-like), leathered, brushed, and flamed finish is also available. Finger prints, metal marks, and other signs of daily living are more apparent on honed material, especially the darker colors. Granite is also suitable for use on fireplace surrounds and outdoor applications.
Granite is available in hundreds of colors and patterns from simple whites and greys to wild multi-color mixtures. Its beauty cannot be duplicated.
Read our natural stone care tips for information about granite care
Marble (limestone, travertine, onyx) is a much softer and more porous rock than granite. It begins as sediment, which solidifies into stone over millions of years. It has less resistance to stains and scratches, and because its main component is calcium, it is highly reactive to acids, which will etch the stone and leave dull markings.
Marble is a softer stone than granite but not as soft as soapstone. It is a favorite for bath vanities and because of the cool-to-the-touch, nonstick surface marble also makes a great preparation area for baking centers in the kitchen. Marble may also be used as a kitchen countertop but it requires special maintenance and care.
The most common surface finishes for marble are a polished or honed (matte-like) finish. A polished surface will protect the surface by sealing open pores and making it less porous than a honed finish. A honed finish, however, will not show etching as much as a polished surface.
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by Jane Kenney
Wolfgang Van Halen has been working on his solo album for many years and now it's finally coming to light, shortly after his father Eddie Van Halen passed away. He's releasing the first single from his album, a song called "Distance," which he is dedicating to his late father.
"Distance is a song that was initially written for the debut album, but was going to be held for a later time," Wolfgang says of the song according to Guitar World. "As my pop continued to struggle with various health issues, I was imagining what my life would be like without him and how terribly I'd miss him. While this song is incredibly personal, I think anyone can relate to the idea of having a profound loss in their own life."
Wolfgang Van Halen on his new song, dedicating it to his late father
Eddie Van Halen and his son Wolfgang Van Halen / iHeartRadio
He continues, "I never anticipated 'Distance' would be the first song of mine that people would hear, but I also thought my father would be here to celebrate its release along with me. This is for him."
RELATED: Eddie Van Halen's Son Wolfgang Shares Never-Before-Seen Family Photos
Prior to his passing, Eddie described his son's debut solo album as "AC/DC meets Van Halen meets aggressive pop. The riffs are catchy. It's a little of everything and sounds like a freight train coming at you. I've never heard anything quite like it. It's so powerful that I'm jealous." The song will be released on November 16th. Check back for more updates!


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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Scanner;

import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.standard.StandardAnalyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Field;
import org.apache.lucene.document.StringField;
import org.apache.lucene.document.TextField;
import org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriterConfig;
import org.apache.lucene.queryparser.classic.ParseException;
import org.apache.lucene.queryparser.classic.QueryParser;
import org.apache.lucene.search.IndexSearcher;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
import org.apache.lucene.search.ScoreDoc;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TopScoreDocCollector;
import org.apache.lucene.store.Directory;
import org.apache.lucene.store.RAMDirectory;

public class SE6301Assignment2
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		try
		{
			////////////////////////////////////////
			// 1. Make index for the corpus
			////////////////////////////////////////
			//	Specify the analyzer for tokenizing text.
		    //	The same analyzer should be used for indexing and searching
			StandardAnalyzer analyzer = new StandardAnalyzer();

			//	Code to create the index
			Directory index = new RAMDirectory();

			IndexWriterConfig config = new IndexWriterConfig(analyzer);
			IndexWriter indexWriter = new IndexWriter(index, config);

			// Apache Lucene
			// String baseFolder = "/Users/sungsooahn/Downloads/lucene-solr-branch_5_4";

			// Eclipse.jdt.core
			String baseFolder = "/Users/sungsooahn/Downloads/eclipse.jdt.core-R4_5";

			File dir = new File(baseFolder);

			String[] extension = { "corpus" };
			Collection<File> found = FileUtils.listFiles(dir, extension, true);

			System.out.println("found size: " + found.size());

			// System.in.read();

			long inum = 1;
			for (File f : found) {
				System.out.println(inum + ", Adding a file: " + f.getName());

				String contents = readFile(f);
				// System.out.println("contents: " + contents);
				addDoc(indexWriter, contents, f.getAbsolutePath());
				inum++;

			}
			indexWriter.close();

			////////////////////////////////////////
			// 2. Get Docs for the query using the index
			////////////////////////////////////////
			// Apache Lucene
			// String goldSetFilename = "/Users/sungsooahn/Documents/goldset-lucene.xml";

			// Eclipse.jdt.core
			String goldSetFilename = "/Users/sungsooahn/Documents/goldset-eclipse.xml";

			GoldSet goldSet = new GoldSet(goldSetFilename);

			List<String> titles = goldSet.getTitles();
			List<String> descs = goldSet.getDescriptions();
			List<String> titleDescs = goldSet.getTitleDescriptions();

			String searchResultsFile = "/Users/sungsooahn/Documents/searchResults";
			File file = new File(searchResultsFile);
			FileWriter writer = null;
			try {
				// creates the file
				file.createNewFile();
				// creates a FileWriter Object
				writer = new FileWriter(file);

				// writer.write(preprocessedElements);
				// writer.flush();
				// writer.close();

			} catch (IOException e) {
				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
				e.printStackTrace();
			}

			while (true) {
				System.out.print("Enter your query or to quit 'the-end' : ");
				Scanner userInput = new Scanner( System.in );
				String querystr = userInput.next( );

				//	Text to search
				// String querystr = args.length > 0 ? args[0] : "default";
				if (querystr.equals("the-end")) {
					userInput.close();
					System.out.println("\nDone. Good Job !!");
					break;
				}

				// Title Part
				writer.write("\n\n\nTITLE : ************************************\n");
				for (String mq : titles) {

					System.out.println("\ntitle: " + mq);
					writer.write("\n\n\ntitle: " + mq + "\n");

					Preprocessor pre = new Preprocessor();
					querystr = pre.doPreprocess(mq);
					System.out.println("\nquerystr: " + querystr);
					writer.write("\nquerystr: " + querystr + "\n");

					//	The "contents" arg specifies the default field to use when no field is explicitly specified in the query
					Query q = new QueryParser("contents", analyzer).parse(querystr);

					// Searching code
					int hitsPerPage = 20;

				    IndexReader reader = DirectoryReader.open(index);
				    IndexSearcher searcher = new IndexSearcher(reader);
				    TopScoreDocCollector collector = TopScoreDocCollector.create(hitsPerPage);
				    searcher.search(q, collector);
				    ScoreDoc[] hits = collector.topDocs().scoreDocs;

				    //	Code to display the results of search
				    System.out.println("Found " + hits.length + " hits.");
				    writer.write("Found " + hits.length + " hits\n");
				    for(int i=0;i<hits.length;++i)
				    {
				      int docId = hits[i].doc;
				      Document d = searcher.doc(docId);
				      // System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + d.get("contents") + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      writer.write((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename") + "\n");

				    }

				    // reader can only be closed when there is no need to access the documents any more
				    reader.close();
				}

				// Description part
				writer.write("\n\n\nDESCRIPTION : ************************************\n");
				for (String mq : descs) {

					// System.out.println("\ntitle: " + mq);
					System.out.println("\ndescription: " + mq);
					// System.out.println("\ntitle+description: " + mq);
					writer.write("\n\n\ndescription: " + mq + "\n");

					Preprocessor pre = new Preprocessor();
					querystr = pre.doPreprocess(mq);
					System.out.println("\nquerystr: " + querystr);
					writer.write("\nquerystr: " + querystr + "\n");

					//	The "contents" arg specifies the default field to use when no field is explicitly specified in the query
					Query q = new QueryParser("contents", analyzer).parse(querystr);

					// Searching code
					int hitsPerPage = 20;

				    IndexReader reader = DirectoryReader.open(index);
				    IndexSearcher searcher = new IndexSearcher(reader);
				    TopScoreDocCollector collector = TopScoreDocCollector.create(hitsPerPage);
				    searcher.search(q, collector);
				    ScoreDoc[] hits = collector.topDocs().scoreDocs;

				    //	Code to display the results of search
				    System.out.println("Found " + hits.length + " hits.");
				    writer.write("Found " + hits.length + " hits\n");
				    for(int i=0;i<hits.length;++i)
				    {
				      int docId = hits[i].doc;
				      Document d = searcher.doc(docId);
				      // System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + d.get("contents") + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      writer.write((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename") + "\n");

				    }

				    // reader can only be closed when there is no need to access the documents any more
				    reader.close();
				}

				// Title + Description Part
				writer.write("\n\n\nTITLE + DESCRIPTION : ************************************\n");
				for (String mq : titleDescs) {

					// System.out.println("\ntitle: " + mq);
					// System.out.println("\ndescription: " + mq);
					System.out.println("\ntitle+description: " + mq);
					writer.write("\n\n\ntitle+description: " + mq +"\n");

					Preprocessor pre = new Preprocessor();
					querystr = pre.doPreprocess(mq);
					System.out.println("\nquerystr: " + querystr);
					writer.write("\nquerystr: " + querystr + "\n");

					//	The "contents" arg specifies the default field to use when no field is explicitly specified in the query
					Query q = new QueryParser("contents", analyzer).parse(querystr);

					// Searching code
					int hitsPerPage = 20;

				    IndexReader reader = DirectoryReader.open(index);
				    IndexSearcher searcher = new IndexSearcher(reader);
				    TopScoreDocCollector collector = TopScoreDocCollector.create(hitsPerPage);
				    searcher.search(q, collector);
				    ScoreDoc[] hits = collector.topDocs().scoreDocs;

				    //	Code to display the results of search
				    System.out.println("Found " + hits.length + " hits.");
				    writer.write("Found " + hits.length + " hits\n");
				    for(int i=0;i<hits.length;++i)
				    {
				      int docId = hits[i].doc;
				      Document d = searcher.doc(docId);
				      // System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + d.get("contents") + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename"));
				      writer.write((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename") + "\n");
				    }

				    // reader can only be closed when there is no need to access the documents any more
				    reader.close();
				} // for

				writer.flush();
				writer.close();

			} // while

		}
		catch(Exception e)
		{
			System.out.println(e.getMessage());
		}
	}

/*
	// later;; refactoring
	//
	public static void getDocsForQuery(StandardAnalyzer analyzer, Directory index, List<String> queries) {
		try {
			// Searching code
			int hitsPerPage = 20;

		    IndexReader reader = DirectoryReader.open(index);
		    IndexSearcher searcher = new IndexSearcher(reader);
		    TopScoreDocCollector collector = TopScoreDocCollector.create(hitsPerPage);

			for (String mq : queries) {
				System.out.println("\nmy query: " + mq);

				Preprocessor pre = new Preprocessor();
				String querystr = pre.doPreprocess(mq);
				System.out.println("\nquerystr: " + querystr);

				//	The "contents" arg specifies the default field to use when no field is explicitly specified in the query
				Query q = new QueryParser("contents", analyzer).parse(querystr);

			    searcher.search(q, collector);
			    ScoreDoc[] hits = collector.topDocs().scoreDocs;

			    //	Code to display the results of search
			    System.out.println("Found " + hits.length + " hits.");
			    for(int i=0; i<hits.length; ++i) {
			      int docId = hits[i].doc;
			      Document d = searcher.doc(docId);
			      System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + "\t" + d.get("filename"));

			    }
			}

		    // reader can only be closed when there is no need to access the documents any more
		    reader.close();
		}
		catch(Exception e)
		{
			System.out.println(e.getMessage());
		}
	}
*/

	private static void addDoc(IndexWriter w, String contents, String filename) throws IOException
	{
		  Document doc = new Document();
		  // A text field will be tokenized
		  doc.add(new TextField("contents", contents, Field.Store.YES));
		  // We use a string field for filename because we don't want it tokenized
		  doc.add(new StringField("filename", filename, Field.Store.YES));
		  w.addDocument(doc);
	}

	public static String readFile(File file) {

		String contents = "";

		Charset charset = Charset.forName("ISO-8859-1");

		try (BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(file.toPath(), charset)) {

			// System.out.println(".");
			// System.out.println("file: " + file.getName());

		    String line = null;

		    while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
		        // System.out.println(line);
		        contents += line;

		    }

		    reader.close();
		} catch (IOException x) {
		    System.err.format("IOException: %s%n", x);
		}

		return contents;

	}

}

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No Ordinary Angel: celestial spirits and Christian claims about Jesus by Susan R Garrett (New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2009) (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)
https://www.worldcat.org/title/no-ordinary-angel-celestial-spirits-and-christian-claims-about-jesus/oclc/260205766
A New Testament scholar compares ancient and modern stories about angels, and examines their relationship to Christology In this provocative, intelligent, and highly original addition to the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library, Susan R. Garrett argues that angel talk has never been merely about angels. Rather, from ancient times until the present, talk about angels has served as a vehicle for reflection on other fundamental life questions, including the nature of God's presence and intervention in the world, the existence and meaning of evil, and the fate of humans after death. In No Ordinary Angel, Garrett examines how biblical and other ancient authors addressed such questions through their portrayals of angels. She compares the ancient angel talk to popular depictions of angels today and considers how the ancient and modern portraits of angels relate to Christian claims about Jesus. No Ordinary Angel offers important insights into the development of angelology, the origins of Christology, and popular Western spirituality ranging from fundamentalist to New Age. In doing so, it provokes stimulating theological reflection on key existential questions.
Acknowledgments, ix
Abbreviations, xiii
Hebrew and Greek Transliteration, xv
Introduction, 1
1 Agents of Healing, Messengers of Truth, 17
2 Angels at the Throne: entering into god's Presence, 40
3 Falling Angels: Desiring Divinity, Wanting the World, 77
4 Satan and the Powers, 1035 guardian Angels, 139
6 Angels and Death, 186
Conclusion, 237
Notes, 243
Bibliography, 305
General index, 321
Index of Modern Authors, 325
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings, 328
Gold medal winner of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award in the category of Religion.
Christian Century [paywall]
Publisher's Weekly [open content]
Other Review quotes:
". . . [T]akes a subject that scholars generally consider to be on the fluffy end of popular piety and integrates it into ecclesial and academic reflection. . . . exceptionally well structured . . . and very engagingly written . . ."-Sam Wells, Christian Century.
"A wonderful new book about the enduring popularity of angels in American culture-and how these angel images in movies, TV shows and novels relate to the faith of the majority of Americans, which is Christianity. . . . Susan is exploring the blossoming of popular angel images in American media-and trying to connect the cultural dots for most Americans who look to Christianity as their faith."-David Crumm, Read the Spirit
"Susan R. Garrett combines impeccable biblical scholarship with creative, profound theological reflection. No Ordinary Angel is far more than a book about angels. In the course of investigating ancient and modern angelologies, Garrett delves into such central matters as the nature and work of Christ and the presence and action of God in the world. Her prose is fluid, her forays into popular culture ring true, and her theology is nothing less than brilliant. This is an important book for scholars and lay persons alike. Exquisite theology born of rigorous bible-study-it doesn't get any better than this!"-Serene Jones, President, Union Theological Seminary
"This marvelously readable and informative book is an authoritative contribution to the scholarly literature on angelology. Those who minister to folks who have been-or desperately want to be-"touched by an angel" will benefit greatly from Garrett's insights. I am immensely grateful to my own guardian angel for leading me to this book!"-Richard J. Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary
"Susan Garrett has written no ordinary book about angels. A supposedly esoteric or other-worldly topic turns out to be a life and death matter when Garrett illumines it with the light of her learning."-Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary
"At once magisterial and accessible, Garrett's book moves with grace between ancient and modern depictions of angels-never dismissive of popular beliefs, yet showing their indebtedness to modern ideologies."-Dale B. Martin, author of Pedagogy of the Bible
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Pterodactyl Problems release their cover of Adele's HELLO
Toronto rockers Pterodactyl Problems are excited to release a cover of Adele's "Hello" on Spotify.
From its haunting opening notes, the interpretation defies gender, convention, and expectations in an equally powerful homage.
But anyone who's familiar with Pterodactyl Problems' debut album "Esoteric Hobbies" won't be surprised at the intensity the band brings forth in "Hello."
With a varied range of influences including Weezer, Van Halen, Primus, The Killers, and Queen, this outfit makes an impact.
Two Metal Guys Reviews said of Esoteric Hobbies, "Decidedly weird and diverse but never losing sight of the core sound, this is indie rock meets metal at its finest."
"Hello" can be saved here: show.co/pS57a7I


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The colours of this 'Breaking Wave' kiln fused glass art comes from the reflection of the sky and seeing the sand and rocks through the water.
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'Where I want to be' — With help from Lincoln, Niobrara cafe owner rebuilds
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Niobrara River floodwaters buried the Country Café in mid-March.
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Water and ice from the Niobrara River nearly buried the Country Café.
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She didn't see her café until the day after it flooded, because she couldn't get out of Verdigre.
Laura Sucha knew the Spencer Dam had failed upriver, and that a wall of water and ice had swept away much of the low-lying west edge of Niobrara, where she's spent 25 years either working at, leasing or owning the Country Café.
She'd filled it with her antiques, catered to locals and tourists, staked her reputation on homemade food and replaced most of the kitchen with new appliances. Only the grill was old, and she'd planned to replace it this summer.
The busy season was approaching, but she was stranded at home, surrounded for the first time by floodwaters from Verdigris Creek.
But on March 15, she spent nearly an hour navigating back roads to Niobrara, normally a 10-minute drive down Nebraska 14. Her son-in-law had to use an excavator to pick a final path through the ice so she could get close to the Country Café.
"It was unbelievable; it was heart-wrenching," she said. "The ice crushed everything — it came in through the walls."
The flooding Niobrara River had punched through her walls and dislodged her roof, filling the Café with water and ice. Her kitchen was destroyed, her dining room swamped, the ice chunks so massive they would need heavy equipment to drag it all out.
"There wasn't a whole lot left. Everything was sitting in 7 feet of water."
Sucha took stock. The ice-filled water had moved the roof, but it could be moved back. It had breached a quarter of the walls, but three-quarters remained intact. Some of the tables and chairs appeared salvageable.
What looked like a total loss at first was starting to look like it could be rebuilt.
"I was kind of thinking this wouldn't work," she said. "But this is just where I want to be."
She had help. A few volunteers showed up to assist the family with patching the walls, repositioning the roof and wrapping the building in new siding.
But the dining room and kitchen were still gutted, stripped to the studs.
Nearly 200 miles away, a Lincoln construction company was looking for ways to help flood victims. Brester Construction encourages its 73 employees to donate their time and talent, said owner Chris Brester.
"This is something we believe is very important," he said. "It certainly blesses us as a company."
His company had launched a program that pays its employees to volunteer, and it challenges them to match the contribution with their own time.
After the historic mid-March flooding, its executive team gathered, looking for ways to help. It had the personnel, machines and materials to help build, or rebuild. They asked employees if they had relatives affected and heard from just one, whose family's farm field was covered in debris. But the field was so muddy it might have taken months before they could help.
Then Brester talked to his mother, whose family is from Verdigre. He learned one of his own relatives had suffered.
"Mom was talking to her cousins and found out Laura's Café had been basically wiped out," he said. "It was still standing, but it was a huge mess."
Brester Construction offered its employees a list of flood-related volunteer opportunities, including the Country Café in Niobrara.
The employees picked the Café. And after talking to Sucha for nearly a month to determine her needs, the company sent a team of five employees in three trucks and trailers north from Lincoln last week.
They cleaned up and regraded her parking lot, which had been scarred by water and ice. They hung fresh plywood in the dining room, and then covered all of the walls with barn roof tin on the bottom half — like wainscoting — and reclaimed barnwood above.
They prepared the kitchen for its restocking. And they restored Sucha's hope she'll soon be back in business.
She still needs to install kitchen equipment. She needs to furnish the dining room. And she needs to wait until the town repairs its sewer lift, so the bathrooms work.
But she's eager to put her part-time employees back to work, and to begin serving her community again.
"The Brester boys, they've got everything looking good," she said. "I was hoping it would all come together, and it is."
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Fantasy Injury Updates: Rob Gronkowski, Leonard Fournette, more affecting Week 5 waiver wire pickups
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With just one NFL game remaining before Week 5 unofficially begins, the NFL injury reports are starting to grow longer. As the season continues, more and more players will get banged up. It's just the nature of the game. After last week's contests, we have some familiar faces on the injury report, including Rob Gronkowski, Leonard Fournette, and Tyler Eifert. It's going to be important to keep tabs on all these major injuries this week and understand exactly how they will impact Week 5 waiver pickups and fantasy football rankings -- and particularly the ultra-thin TE rankings.
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Rob Gronkowski injury update
Gronkowski suffered an ankle injury in the Patriots 38-7 victory over the Dolphins on Sunday afternoon. Gronk was forced out with the Patriots already firmly in control of the outcome, and he never returned after getting treatment for the apparent injury on the sideline.
This injury is notable for a multitude of reasons. The first is that Gronkowski was already listed as questionable for the Dolphins game with an ankle injury. If he suffered a setback in his banged-up ankle, that could be a problem for him. The second major problem is that the Patriots are on a short week for Week 5, as they will take on the Colts on Thursday night. Gronk could be hard-pressed to make a full recovery by that time and at the very least, he will carry the questionable designation right up to the release of the actives/inactives list for the squad.
If Gronk does miss time, Dwayne Allen would become the temporary TE1 in New England, but he doesn't figure to be much of a fantasy factor. The bigger boost would come to Patriots receivers Josh Gordon, Chris Hogan, and Julian Edelman, who just returned from suspension. For now, the outlook on Gronkowski isn't exactly clear, but he's someone who needs to be monitored right up until game-time on Thursday because his potential absence could have a domino effect on fantasy players everywhere.
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Leonard Fournette injury news
Fournette returned to action for the first time since Week 1 against the Jets, and he touched the ball 12 times in the first half. However, he suffered a minor setback as his hamstring tightened up just before halftime. Per ESPN's Michael DiRocco, he didn't return partially because the Jaguars were already up big and the team wouldn't want to risk him suffering an injury that would keep him out of multiple games.
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Given the cautious approach that the Jaguars have taken with Fournette in the past few weeks, it's hard to tell exactly what their plan will be for him in Week 5 against the Chiefs. For now, we're not including him in our RB rankings and instead have his top handcuff, T.J. Yeldon, among the top 20. If Fournette's outlook changes, he will be a top-10 play against a weaker Chiefs defense, but his performance during Thursday and Friday practices will be critical in helping to determine his availability.
O.J. Howard injury update
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Howard is on bye in Week 5 along with the rest of the Bucs, so even if he is hurt, his playing status won't be impacted until Week 6. Barring an unforeseen development, it seems that he should have ample time to recover by that point. Of course, teams and players can often be overly optimistic about injuries after they occur, so this injury still should be watched. But by Monday afternoon, we should have a better idea of when Howard will be able to return.
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With Eifert out, Tyler Kroft will now step into the TE1 role in Cincinnati, and he could actually be a solid fantasy option. He has had success with Eifert out in the past, and he saw a season-high seven targets against the Falcons. He's one of our top waiver adds for Week 5 and if you need a streamer at the position, he could be worth the investment.


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Goatacre is a village in the English county of Wiltshire, about  north of Calne and  south of Lyneham on the A3102 road. It is in the parish of Hilmarton and the closest major town is Swindon, some  to the northeast. The hamlet of New Zealand is nearby, to the northwest.

History
The first recorded reference to "Godacre" occurs in 1242. The name occurs in 1348 as Gatacre and in 1408 as Gotagre, and is derived from the Old English word gat-aecre meaning, literally, goat-acre.

The land was generally part of the Hilmarton estate, and was acquired by the Poynder family, owners at Hilmarton, in the mid 19th century. The Poynders built or rebuilt several buildings, including the farmhouse (in the centre of the village) and Corton House (to the west).

The village has no Church of England presence, the nearest church being St Laurence at Hilmarton, one mile to the south. Quakers were active from the 17th century, and had a burial ground to the east of the village from 1678. A small Primitive Methodist chapel was erected on the site of the burial ground in 1876, and replaced in 1909 by a larger red brick building by the main road, at the turning for New Zealand; this remained in use until 1994 and is now a private house. An independent, later Congregational, chapel was built in the village c. 1824 and closed in 1917.

Amenities
Goatacre has a cricket club, founded in 1928; their team won the Cricketer National Village Knockout competition in 1988 and 1990, and in 2017 won promotion to the Premier One division of the West of England Premier League, the region's top tier of recreational cricket.

The village hall was extended in 2013 and is home to Goatacre Cricket Club and Goatacre Sports and Social Club. There are also facilities for playing football, including a pitch and changing facilities shared with the cricket club.

References

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Villages in Wiltshire


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A recent release of this composition by Urlicht has taken a rather unique approach to capturing that sense of journey. Violinist Miranda Cuckson and "projectionist" Christopher Burns made a recording after having given a performance in New York. This was a multi-track recording for playback on a 5.1 Surround Sound system, and it was released as a Blu-ray audio disc. For those who lacked the necessary technology, that disc was packaged with a more conventional stereophonic CD. As one who lacks that "necessary technology," my own listening experience involved playing the CD with full knowledge of my previous spatial experience.


This year we came with Clowns to put on a little show for the kids and the kids at heart.
Worshipful Master-Elect Robert Sing posing with the petitioners.
The Children and their parents enjoying the show.
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One more wacky pic for the road.


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Wolfgang Grulke Dominic Lawson writing in today's Sunday Times: "whatever one thinks of Assange's motives and methods, however, he has a valuable insight into the almost painfully transparent nature of 21st century society".
Robert Benjamin Che Guavara accurately defined the preset conditions for social revolutions - because the West failed to stabilize the global economy, the world is ready now. Hand pick the "ripe" countries; Ireland, Spain, Greece, Iceland, and the list is growing. Why Tunisia? Why Egypt? Why now? Could Saudi Arabia be next?
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John Ainsworth (por volta de 1523 - 1558 ou 1559), de Pershore e Worcester, foi um político inglês.

Biografia
Educado em Cambridge em 1522, obteve o diploma de BA em 1526/1527. Ocupou os cargos de Membro dos Vinte e Quatro, Worcester em 1544, auditor em 1547–1548, 1553–1554, e camareiro em 1548–1549. Ainsworth pode ter promovido a lei que pôs de lado um estágio de sete anos para fabricantes de roupas em Worcester e outras cidades.

Ainsworth foi membro do Parlamento de Inglaterra por Worcester em abril de 1554.

Mortos em 1559
Mortos em 1558
Membros do Parlamento de Inglaterra


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Auf dieser Seite sind nach Staaten geordnet die Stätten in dem Kontinent Australien und Ozeanien aufgelistet, die von der UNESCO im Rahmen des Programms Man and the Biosphere (MAB, Der Mensch und die Biosphäre) als Biosphärenreservat anerkannt wurden.

Die Zahl am Anfang jeder Zeile bezeichnet das Jahr der Anerkennung der Stätte als UNESCO-Biosphärenreservat.

1977 – Croajingolong
 1977 – Kosciuszko
 1977 – Mamungari Conservation Park
 1977 – Riverland (errichtet als Danggali Conservation Park, erweitert 1995 als Bookmark, 2004 erneut umbenannt)
 1977 – Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga)
 1978 – Fitzgerald River
 2002 – Mornington Peninsula and Western Port
 2007 – Noosa
 2009 – Great Sandy
ehemalige Biosphärenreservate in Australien:
 Southwest (1977–2002)
 Prince Regent (1977–2018)
 Yathong (1977–2018)
 Hattah-Kulkyne & Murray-Kulkyne (1981–2018)
 Wilson's Promontory (1981–2018)
 Barkindji (2005–2018)

(Französisch-Polynesien)
 1977 – Commune de Fakarava (errichtet als Atoll de Taiaro, erweitert und umbenannt 2006)

2005 – Utwe
 2007 – And Atoll

2005 – Ngaremeduu

1980 – Hawaii-Inseln

Weblinks
 Directory of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) auf der Website der UNESCO (englisch)
 Die Liste der UNESCO-Biosphärenreservate auf der Website der Deutschen UNESCO-Kommission

!Australien


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After much delay, worry, wrangling, planning and re-planning, Mix Nashville is happening once again.
Mix Nashville will be held Monday & Tuesday, September 13-14, 2010, at Soundcheck Nashville.
My panel on Advanced Plug-In Techniques will be on day 2 at 11:00am. Hope to see you there!
Click the link on the left for programming information or check out last year's event by clicking the link on the right.
I've been contributing time to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital's Music Therapy Program.
It is a program supported by the Julian T. Fouce Fund to help patients express themselves through song.
The kids collaborate with a music therapist to write songs. Some of the songs are being recorded by popular artists to be released on CD.
Watch the video below and see us in the studio with Vince Gill recording "That's Who I Am".
Twenty years after "Heart In Motion", Michael Omartian and I were back in the studio with Amy Grant to add another song to the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital's Music Therapy Program CD.
Pictured is Children's Hospital patient and songwriter Gigi Pasley with (L - R) engineer Terry Christian, music therapist / executive producer Jenny Plume, Gigi's mom Jessica Pasley, producer Michael Omartian, Amy Grant, executive producer Tom Fouce.
Bryn Marcon
It was great to spend time mixing with my buddy, Joshua Payne. Josh is an accomplished artist in his own right, but this time around he was acting as producer, guiding a new act that call themselves Bryn Marcon. Together, they've got a unique approach to music and instrumentation and I was proud to be asked to mix.
Mix Magazine columnist, Kevin Becka included me in his article this month. You can read it here.
Thanks Kevin!
Mix Technical Editor Kevin Becka TechTalk Column About Trusting Ears and Gear In June 2011 Issue
Following the success of his 2010 JUNO award winning CD "Where's Our Revolution", I'm back in the studio with Matt Brouwer.
Pictured L-R Terry Christian, Michael Omartian, David Hooper (host), Dan Buckley (engineer) and Gary Kraen (producer)
Lightning 100 Music Business Radio
Tune in to Nashville's Lightning 100 on Sunday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m, when Michael Omartian and I chat with David Hooper about our perspective on the music business. There will be a rebroadcast on Monday, December 5 at 11:00 p.m.
These times are in the central time zone.
Mix Nashville Is Back!
Come out to Nashville's Soundcheck Rehearsal Studio for Mix Nashville 2012!
I will be on the panel "What's In Your Rack? Essential Gear Used By Top Engineers" moderated by Kevin Becka. I will be joined by engineer/mixers Reid Shippen & Vance Powell.
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Last Ounce Of Courage
Theatrical release to 1,400 screens across the U.S.
Recorded and Mixed Music
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Produced by Michael Omartian and Jack Jezzro
Executive Producer for Green Hill Music - Greg Howard
In the studio with fun.
Grammy Nominee Concert
Recorded and Mixed
At Paragon Studios with the crew from Music Business Radio for a taping of "Artist Confidential with Matt Brouwer"
At the House Of Blues Recording Studio with Alison Krauss
The CD project for the Music Therapy Program at The Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has picked up some momentum. I've recorded and mixed an incredible track with Alison Krauss and have also recorded Phil Vassar and the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The finished project is due out in May. I hope it can be a big help to a very worthy program.
Pictured L-R Chris Wilkinson, Alison Krauss, Terry Christian, Tom Michael, Brett Vargason, Todd Shay (back), Tom Fouce, Jenny Plume & Michael Omartian.
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Summer, 2015
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Sierra Black Sessions
Sound Emporium Studio
Michael Omartian - Piano
Greg Morrow - Drums
Mark Hill - Bass
Tom Hemby - Guitar
Paul Franklin - Steel
Every Boy Needs A Hero
Pan Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Soundtrack
L to R is me, Steve Gibson, Producer Peter Collins and Brian Setzer
Brian's 1963 D'Angelico Excel Archtop
Cherish Lee Sessions
Producer, Michael Omartian with Cherish Lee at House Of Blues Studios, Nashville, TN


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Connecticut Health Investigative Team (http://c-hit.org/tag/lm-memorial-hospital/)
L+M Memorial Hospital
Hospitals Cited For Fatal Errors, Child Abduction And Sexual Assault
By Cara Rosner | August 5, 2019
A mother's death a day after childbirth, a patient's brain injury and death following thyroid gland surgery, a child's abduction, and a sexual assault involving two patients were among the incidents cited in the latest round of hospital inspection reports conducted by the state Department of Public Health (DPH). The 36 new reports, which can be found in C-HIT's Data Mine section, cover state inspections that took place at hospitals between 2017 and earlier this year. There were several instances when objects were left in patients following surgery. At Manchester Memorial Hospital, a series of staff errors contributed to a woman's death one day after giving birth to a stillborn baby, the DPH inspection report said. The patient delivered the baby Jan.


Lueneburg, Germany, 19 December 2012 - The pharmaceutical company Rottapharm | Madaus has won the 2012 Strategic Manufacturing Award in the category "Outstanding Achievement in Continuous Improvement" and the cross-competition "SMA e-F@ctory Hall of Fame" award for its Irish production plant in Dublin. The prizes pay tribute to the Continuous Improvement Program of Rottapharm | Madaus, in which the PAS-X Manufacturing IT Business Platform of Werum plays an important role.
Werum had rolled out PAS-X step by step at the Dublin plant since 2009. It began with the warehouse implementation, followed by the manufacturing and packaging areas. PAS-X integrates Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and several Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
"Our goal is to achieve a paperless factory. For this purpose, we automated the processes in the warehouse, in our manufacturing and packaging areas and reduced the number of manual entries," said Áine Tobin, Project Manager, Rottapharm | Madaus Ltd. "With PAS-X we were able to eliminate over 720,000 wet signatures and to release batches in less than half the original time. On the other hand, the inventory accuracy has now increased to 99 percent."
Werum's PAS-X is a major building block within Rottapharm's Continuous Improvement Program with which the pharmaceutical manufacturer continually reduces non-value-added activities and lastingly expands its competitiveness.


Blackpool-based Create Construction is set to celebrate the topping out of one of its major student housing projects.
The Whitehills firm together with Crosslane Student Developments, part of the Crosslane Group has completed the vertical build for the purpose-built student accommodation development called Coppergate on the Kingsway, in Swansea.
Construction began in March 2018 and the Coppergate development is set to open on time and on budget for the start of the 2019/20 academic year.
The 310 bed development comprises of 24 self-contained studio apartments and 286 en-suite cluster flats of between five and 10 bedrooms.
Adrian Tottey, managing director of Create Construction said: "It is fantastic that we have reached the topping out stage on this project. The project has not been without its constraints due to the tight footprint and the building's size within its city centre location.


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Home Food & Culture How Much Do We Eat In One Week?
How Much Do We Eat In One Week?
Rita dos Santos Silva
In Chad, $1.23 is enough to feed a family for one week. In the US, a family from North Caroline will spend almost 300 times more to feed the same amount of people.
Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio travelled to 24 countries, photographing typical family meals. The result can be seen in the book 'The Hungry Planet: What the World Eats'
See the rest of the photo gallery here.
Time – Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Faith D'Aluisio; Hungry Planet: What the World Eats; Ten Speed Press, 2007
hungry planet
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