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An Engineer's Perspective
Ottis Bullock, Marion County timber producer, uses Mississippi State University Extension Service education to enhance his growing operation.
Extension streamlines transition from aeronautics to timber management
Story by Nathan Greogory • Photos by Kevin Hudson
During his tenure as an engineer at Boeing, Ottis Bullock helped build machines that went into the air and to the moon, but he always had an interest in the trees that grew from the ground where he came of age.
As the lead engineer on the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle, Bullock ran the company's advanced composites division, managed the assembly of wing parts for commercial jets, and headed up a design and integration project for the International Space Station. However, when Bullock retired in 1996, his goal was to manage 900 acres of loblolly and longleaf pine trees in his hometown of Columbia.
Marion County timber producer Ottis Bullock was named Mississippi Tree Farmer of the Year in 2001.
The tree farm began as 19 acres Bullock inherited from his father. He procured adjoining parcels, including 100 acres that are still growing their first generation of pine trees, while working for Boeing.
"They wanted me to stay on, but my wife and I put this tree farm together over the 32 years I was there," Bullock recalls. "My heart was set on coming back to manage it, so that's what we did."
Bullock, one of the creators of the "Moon Buggy," the vehicle used to drive around on the moon and collect soil samples on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17, says the Mississippi State University Extension Service became a valuable resource for him when he retired and transitioned to timber management.
"I went to every seminar and field day that the Extension Service had close to home, and these courses were where I learned the basic skills and techniques tree farmers ought to know," Bullock says. "Extension courses and publications taught me how and when to thin, burn, and use chemicals to control undesired brush."
The 2001 Mississippi Forestry Association Tree Farmer of the Year has other MSU Extension connections, as well; two of these include foresters Dr. Glenn Hughes and Butch Bailey. They, along with several other Extension professors, regularly teach short courses on various aspects of the timber-management industry.
"We teach seminars about how to protect your land from disease outbreak, how to write your own timber management plan, and how to market your timber to get the best price for it," Bailey says. "One reason Mr. Bullock is one of the best tree farmers in the state is because he has done a lot of the work himself. He writes his own management plan, and, for years, he cut his own timber, hauled it to the mill, and sold it."
Hughes, who took an interest in Bullock's operation early on, says Bullock applies his professional expertise to his farm.
"Ottis brings the engineering mindset to his property," Hughes explains. "He's good at diagnosing and solving problems. His perspective and experience permeate how he manages his land and have made him very successful."
"When you live with that little tree from the day you plant it to the day you cut it, you learn a lot."
Ottis Bullock
Bullock says a key to his success is knowing when to schedule thinnings and selecting the right equipment for each thinning based on how much timber should be harvested.
"Proper thinning is more important than dollars," he says. "Another thing I've done that has paid off is to mark off the spots where trees come out of each thinning. I also do a prescribed burn on up to 400 acres a year, with some plots on a 2-year rotation and some being burned every 3 years."
Bullock has been quick to share what he has learned about timber management and marketing; he often offers advice to fellow landowners.
"I've never accepted a cent from any of them," he says. "I've got people that would rather take my advice than registered foresters. Maybe part of that is because I don't charge them anything, but I think they also know experience is a good teacher.
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Clean Cut Roofing's Owner, Sales Manager, & Production Manager Tell All
Reputation is everything for Clean Cut Roofing and Restoration, a GAF Master Elite Contractor based in White Oak, Texas.
So when owner Dos Rossouw first saw the Equipter RB4000 at the International Roofing Expo in 2013 he says he immediately recognized it would be an asset to the company and the reputation it worked so hard to build.
Learn what Dos and two of his team members say about how the innovative roofing trailer has changed the way they serve their crews and customers.
Dos Rossouw, Clean Cut Roofing Owner
After purchasing the self-propelled RB4000, Dos realized its biggest impact was on roofer morale. He says:
"There's parts of roofing that's not that attractive and that can get a man down. When you're just tearing off the old and you're picking it up, it brings you down.
"When you have a piece of equipment that helps you with the part that's not as attractive, that picks you back up. I know the RB4000 has done that for my men.
"Picking up the debris is a little easier now and lifting up the material is a little easier now. So they can focus on what they're good at and what they love to see when they're done."
Dos adds, "Owning the RB4000 helps me show my employees that I care about their day and I think that's good for our company. I know that it is."
Philip Jordan, Clean Cut Roofing Sales Manager
"With our name being Clean Cut, it is huge for us to leave the job site immaculate...In fact, our goal is to keep it cleaner than it was when we arrived," Philip says.
Before the company bought the RB4000, its crews spent hours on the ground every day cleaning up to make sure they lived up to their name.
Now, Philip says they put all of the debris, including most of the nails, into the Equipter roofing trailer, which lifts up to 12 feet high. Then a crew member simply empties the container directly into an onsite dumpster.
It helps "eliminate the risk of debris falling behind the bushes and on sidewalks for our customers to keep them safe and to keep their landscaping in great order."
The sales manager recently had his own roof replaced by crews using the RB4000. "I knew there wasn't going to be a lot of debris around my yard and that my kids, when they ran around the yard, weren't going to step on nails."
He says, "So when I hear customer feedback—really complimenting the guys, our crews, we did a great job cleaning up—I can attribute that to the RB4000 doing its job and keeping their property clean as promised."
Yauli Sosa, Clean Cut Roofing Production Manager
Yauli, who oversees Clean Cut's crews, says it didn't take long for their roofers to get enthusiastic about using the RB4000. "We used it on that first job. Then by the second job everybody [on the crews] wanted to use it," he says.
In addition to saving significant time on cleanup, he notes the crews use the RB4000 to set up jobs faster. "We load the shingles on the Equipter and we bring it up to the lower part of the roof. We can pick it up from the Equipter and start working from there."
The impact has been so significant that the company has since purchased a second RB4000 and is now considering a third.
Yauli says, "We can see a big difference in our people now. They get more energy to work and it also saves their backs."

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Before the Titanic sank in 1912, immigrants sailed to America in droves. After the much-publicized sinking, some changed their plans.
This column was originally published on Nov. 25, 2005, on page 10A of The State Journal-Register. It's being posted to the Web today to coincide with the premiere of Tara McClelland McAndrew's play "Yearning to Breathe Free," which was inspired in part by this column.
Braver souls such as former Springfieldian Mary Scott Sampson still came, but their trip was affected by the disaster.
Sampson was born in Scotland in 1892 and immigrated to Springfield in 1923. She described her trip in a 1975 interview for the University of Illinois at Springfield's Oral History Archives.
Sampson came here to marry her boyfriend, who had asked her to immigrate a year earlier. She was reluctant to leave home, but reconsidered when a friend told her that America was starting an immigrant "quota system" that might greatly delay her travel.
Many immigrants rushed to beat the quotas. As a result, Sampson's and others' trips were postponed at least once. She finally left Scotland in September 1923 as a second-class passenger.
Her voyage was better than third class (steerage), where passengers were packed like cattle in the ship's bottom, but it wasn't cushy. "You never go to first class unless you are a passenger," she said. "But second class could go down to steerage," which she did to visit friends.
Unlike steerage, second class had daily entertainment. "The ship would have its own orchestra, but they usually played for the first-class passengers. They would eventually come to second class at a certain time," she said.
The class segregation had been the same on the Titanic, but that ship's sinking had improved certain things. Sampson's ship — and all others — were required to have sufficient lifeboats and to hold safety drills.
"If you didn't show up (for the drill), they would come look for you," Sampson said.
"By 1916, it was said that a doctor could identify numerous medical conditions (ranging from anemia to goiters to varicose veins) just by glancing at an immigrant," the Web site says.
Despite her sickness, Sampson did "get off the boat" and headed straight for Springfield, where she was married the day after arriving.
Former Springfieldian Ann Montalbano and her mother weren't as lucky when they immigrated from Italy in 1921. They were joining Ann's father, whom she'd never met. She was 101/2 years old, and her father had worked here her whole life.
Her father, Leo Malone, had traveled from Springfield to meet them. He could only wave at them from the dock. Montalbano asked her mother which man was her father. "It's the man with the green felt hat," she replied.
After 14 days of quarantine, Montalbano and the other passengers were allowed to disembark. Montalbano hugged her father for the first time.


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Anybody else heard her saying breakfarts?
it's kind of heartwarmig hearing her words.
IS THIS WHY IM SO FAT?
Rie makes me feel some kinda way man, she's the sweetest person I've ever seen.
Her food looks absolute bomb!
Shrimp Tempura is so far my favorite Japanese dish.
The thumbnail scares me ..
this video made me cry. why am i like this?
What's the white sauce she squirts on the Okonomiyaki and the plain tomago?
I wanna live in Japan!!!!!!!!
I want rie to get her own show omg. I could watch her videos all day long.
I want to eat these.
Tiene buena pinta la comida japonesa. Pregunta el Ramel es japones?
Is any here an anime otaku? No? ok.
So noones going to talk about how great her mum is??
Hey there may I ask what's the name of the cake machine?
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what's my favorite Japanese dish?
Why so many dislikes? Rie is an excellent cook.
Thank you very much! I'm a vegetarian, but this help me a lot to have more ideas on how to make traditional food from Japan, I really love the culture!
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I love to make and eat curry and katsu curry but I just can't seem to get the rice cooked right... What ratio of water to rice? And how many times should I wash it?
I actually started cooking Bentos for work for me, since i often had no breakfast and didn't eat untill afternoon.
Today I made my first Tamagoyaki, it wasn't the most beautifull looking ^^' but it was soo delicious.
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Germany's constitutional court on Wednesday severely curbed parts of a wide-reaching and highly controversial data collection law that requires telecom companies to store telephone and Internet data for up to six months, dealing a setback to government efforts to fight terrorism.
The law which went into effect in January gave the federal government broad access to data including e-mail addresses, length of call and numbers dialed and in the case of mobile phones, the location calls are made from."
The Times reported last month that the UK government were considering following the French lead and introducing a '3 strikes and you're off the Net' law for suspected copyright infringement. The music industry in the form of the IFPI and the BPI are very supportive of the idea, the ISPs less so.
Lilian Edwards gave a very interesting presentation on the legal aspects of a possible 3 strikes law in the UK at the OII's Musicians, fans and online copyright event at LSE last week.
The music industry in Europe has followed their counterparts in the US in suing users of P2P networks but EU courts have been generally less willing to process such cases as efficiently as the US court system. In addition it does not seem to be very good business practice to sue your customers.
ISPs, supported by the e-commerce directive, can issue takedown notices for allegedly defamatory or copyright infringing material but this is not really scalable. Another option is the for ISPs to share of anonymised logs but music companies can do that anyway. The most useful thing that ISPs can do for the music labels is to link an IP address to an individual ISP subscriber. The Totalise v Motley Fool Internet defamation case in 2001 made it legitimate for an ISP to reveal personal information in this way despite arguably contravening section 35 of the Data Protection Act and many ISP's own privacy policies. The automatic rubber stamping of the revelation of personal data allowed under the DMCA in the US is arguably not permissible in the EU (see the Sheffield Wednesday case from 2007 where the UK High Court ruled that comments made on a fan's website, though technically defamatory, were still sufficiently trivial that they did not merit invading personal privacy to the extent that the club's directors should be allowed to access the identity of the 7 individuals making those comments.) In Canada the situation is similar to the EU where, in 2004, the Canadian federal appeal court refused to allow the music industry access to the identity of ISP customers suspected of engaging in copyright infringement.
But the disclosure of identity is just the first step in the process of going to court or issuing a cease and desist threat. This takes time and money and is not streamlined and it can lead to lots of embarrassment as we have seen in the US where 8 year olds and dead people get threatened and sued. These kinds of cases are very visible and not good public relations for the industry. So the music industry in particular would prefer a simple notice and disconnect model instead of a difficult, time consuming, costly, transparent and public process.
However, they need all the ISPs to agree or it is no use. At the moment, however, in the UK at least, they can't get everyone to agree.
And following on from a commitment made in the wake of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property in the UK, without a voluntary agreement on the part of the industries concerned, the UK government are going to consult on legislation to sort it all out. There are no details yet on what form such legislation might take and it was heartening to hear from a representative of the government earlier in the day that they had no fixed ideas in the area. One rumor, persistently doing the rounds, however, was that the UK was considering following the French with a 3 strikes law - a warning, a short suspension of services and then you're off the net for good sequence of strikes issued against people suspected of engaging in copyright infringement via the Net. There are absolutely no details available though the the hypothetical UK version of the proposal. How, for example to appeal a false accusation? What the arbitration process might be? Access to courts and visible/transparent due process when things go wrong for all parties. 4 Japanese ISP associations are apparently considering something similar to the 3 strikes approach.
Whatever form such a proposal might take it raises a number of legal objections.
If we withdraw access to the Net from a large number of people in the UK (and 6 million plus are considered to be engaged in copyright infringement via the Net in the UK alone), should such withdrawal be by a closed industry procedure? Practical considerations mean that for the scheme to be workable on the part of the ISPs it would have to be automated and internal to the ISPs. No impartial process or judge would be overseeing it (as is happening in the French case). But we have to realise that ISPs are not Net police but service providers. They are not set up for policing. In court copyright infringement would have to be increased to the standard of a criminal infringement because withdrawal of access to the Internet feels very much like a criminal sanction.
In addition there is a presumption of guilt not innocence. The person linked to the IP address identified as an alleged source of infringement is automatically assumed to be guilty and has the burden of proving their innocence. There are a large number of ways that people might be wrongly accused - there are a lot of reasons why the person linked to the IP address - i.e. the formal ISP subscriber - might not be the infringer. It could be other family members or their friends or others accessing open wireless access points (wifi piggybacking), or trojans enabling remote control of that machine.
There should be an absolute commitment to starting with a presumption of innocence rather than a presumption of guilt by an industry with an economic stake in an outcome whereby someone is held responsible.
Will legal access be available to the accused? Or does someone have to be cut off first? Article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and every substantive international human rights instrument guarantees the right to due process. Is access to the Net itself a basic human right? Article 36 of the ECHR would suggest so or at least it is very close. The French scheme is better than an unmediated scheme since it allows for the access to an independent tribunal with the oversight of a judge.
"the Court finally held that, turning to fundamental rights in the EC Charter, if the fundamental rights to property, and to privacy (which appear therein, as well as in the ECHR) appear to come into conflict when EC Directived are implemented in national laws , well, then , IP does not take precedence over privacy (or vice versa): instead, national courts must "make sure that they do not rely on an interpretation of [national laws] which which would be in conflict with these rights." (para 68) Put it plainly: IP rights do not trump DP rights, says the ECJ.
In other words also - my interpretation purely, now - although the ECJ have not said that laws requiring automatic disclosure of personal data to rights holders to protect IP rights would be illegal under the PECD, a serious warning has been issued to national legislatures not to be pushed into passing such laws, without considering first if rights of protection of personal data are being taken properly into account."
In other words, even with the legitimate aim of defending or protecting copyrights, the ECJ clearly instructed member state governments that they are not to endanger human rights or proportionality. Lilian actually thinks that this part of the decision was a clear dicta from the court aimed directly at the kind of 3 strikes notice and disconnect schemes the French have implemented and others are considering.
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RFID Special Achievement Award: The Man Who Gave RFID Flight in Aerospace
By Mark Roberti
Carlo Nizam realized his vision to use the technology to improve efficiencies within Airbus and across the airplane maker's value chain.
Jun 24, 2015In 2005, Carlo K. Nizam was head of supply-chain operations at Airbus UK, and he had a problem. Roughly half the inventory he was managing was held at the aircraft manufacturer's first-tier suppliers' premises. The lights Airbus bought for use in its wings and landing gear, for example, were being shipped directly from the light manufacturer's facilities to the companies assembling those sections of the planes. That way, Airbus did not have to receive the lights, store them and then ship them to the wing and landing gear firms.
But control and traceability of all processes was government-mandated, and it was hard to keep track of supplies that were not under Airbus' direct control. Sometimes lights that were delivered to the landing gear company would not be entered into the SAP terminal Airbus had installed at the facility, so Airbus would not know the parts had arrived. Nizam had been reading about Walmart's use of RFID to track pallets and cases and realized it could be the answer to this problem.
Carlo Nizam has been a frequent keynote speaker at RFID Journal LIVE! events, sharing best practices for deploying RFID technology.
Nizam ran an RFID pilot to track parts at a supplier's location, and while it worked beautifully, Airbus did not embrace the system. Undeterred, Nizam kept promoting RFID within the company. He eventually conducted a pilot at a manufacturing facility that led to deployment. Then, he did another pilot and another, until Airbus created its Value Chain Visibility and RFID Program.
As head of that program, Nizam oversaw a strategic effort to harmonize the full suite of processes across the Airbus value chain, to increase process visibility, measurability and operational efficiency. The effort led to the installation of an Airbus Business Radar infrastructure that consists of an active, ultrawide-band RFID system combined with a passive RFID system at assembly facilities to track aircraft parts, logistics containers, tools, jigs, subassemblies and other critical assets.
The RFID technologies are helping to enable a "smart future factory" concept that lets managers see a digitalized view of what is happening on the factory floor in real time, automatically and without manual input or paperwork. Workers, for example, can look at their computer screens or tablets and see items moving in real time on the shop floor, click on individual items to see if they are delayed, and run reports that compare what is happening with what should be happening, so any issues can be identified and promptly addressed.
At the same time, Nizam led Airbus' effort to develop airline industry standards for RFID on parts. He also helped grow a new revenue line for the company from RFID solutions consulting for external customers, which has seen double-digit growth year over year. In July 2009, Airbus became the first commercial aircraft manufacturer to use permanent RFID tags on parts for its A350 XWB aircraft. Four years later, Airbus became the first aircraft manufacturer to permanently tag traceable parts across its entire fleet.
Nizam's team also has helped Airbus Helicopter, Airbus Defense & Space and other companies in the Airbus group use RFID to boost efficiencies. The Airbus RFID effort has helped to change the entire aviation sector. Parts suppliers, maintenance, repair and overhaul companies, and airlines are now beginning to take advantage of tags put on Airbus planes and looking for new ways to use RFID within their operations.
Moreover, Airbus' approach to using RFID as a platform to deliver benefits enterprisewide has set an example for companies in other industries. Since 2007, when Nizam invited RFID Journal to Hamburg, Germany, to learn about Airbus' grand plans for RFID and see some of its RFID deployments and pilots, he has been generous with his time and willing to share what he has learned with other potential users of the technology.
In April, Nizam was named head of digitalization for the Airbus Group's ICT organization. He will work with business leaders at the various Airbus companies to develop and implement an integrated digital transformation strategy. It's a big task, covering RFID, the Internet of Things and other existing and emerging technologies, but Nizam, as always, is up for the challenge.


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28.05.2020 Text Hanna Rusila Photos Lauri Rotko
Proomukatu 1 in Lahti was originally built for use by senior citizens. Today, most of the residents are pensioners, but there are also families with children. The active Lumo team brings people together regardless of their age.
Consisting of two eight-storey buildings, Proomukatu 1 is only a stone's throw from the shores of Lake Vesijärvi in Lahti's Ankkuri district.
It's late March and the lake is almost completely free of ice after the mild winter.
The residents of this Lumo property live in close proximity to nature, but only a couple of kilometres from the city centre.
Keijo Lindroos has been the Lumo Team Leader at Proomukatu 1 for a long time.
"Come right in!" says Keijo Lindroos with a welcoming smile. He has been the Lumo Team Leader at Proomukatu 1 for a long time.
The property has 86 apartments with more than 150 residents, but the atmosphere is very quiet and peaceful.
"Sometimes it gets very lively on Saturday nights along this connecting corridor when the club room is booked for an event and the partition wall is opened," Lindroos says.
A few years ago, he celebrated his 60th birthday here.
Ideas developed and decisions made as a team
Completed in 2001, Proomukatu 1 was originally designed as an accessible building for elderly residents. The units include singles, two-room apartments and three-room apartments. With many elderly people choosing to live in small apartments these days, families with children have moved into the three-room apartments in particular.
"There's room for everyone here. Our resident activities are aimed at everyone, regardless of their age," says Lindroos, who has been the Lumo Team Leader at Proomukatu 1 for the past 12 years.
A certificate of honour posted on the wall of the club room, received from the lessor in 2012, speaks to the strong community spirit at the building. It's a nice memory for Lindroos.
The guest book features names and greetings spanning well over a decade. The comments in the guest book mention activities such as bingo, games of Mölkky and all kinds of parties.
"We've had good times and bad. Sometimes there's been a lack of active residents to organise activities. These days, the Lumo team is quite active again. We've done a lot over the years," Lindroos points out.
The team currently has eight members. They come up with ideas and make decisions together on all activities and purchases.
Spending time together keeps people feeling lively and youthful.
A strong community spirit makes people feel good
Each year of resident activities at Proomukatu 1 typically starts with a Shrove Tuesday event held in mid-winter. There are volunteer cleaning parties in the yard in spring and autumn, as well as a big barbecue party in autumn.
In the run-up to Christmas, people make baked goods and casseroles that their fellow residents can buy at a bring-and-buy sale. Of course, there's also a Christmas party. The highlight of the year is the annual summer excursion.
"Sometimes we visit one of the summer theatres in the region. Cruises on the lake are also an option. We've even visited a vineyard," Lindroos recalls.
The parties, volunteer cleaning events and excursions usually attract 20–30 participants. The Christmas party is the most popular event, with as many as 50 people joining the event to enjoy a Christmas meal together.
Christmas is also the season that Lindroos associates with his fondest memory of resident activities. Attracting new residents, especially immigrants, to shared activities can be challenging due to the language barrier and cultural differences. Sometimes, however, the Lumo team manages to overcome those challenges.
"We once had three children from an immigrant family perform at our Christmas party. A boy played the violin and two girls danced. It left everyone with a very nice feeling," Lindroos explains.
Proomukatu 1 has a special feature: a sauna on the top floor with a fireplace room and glazed balcony.
A sauna on the top floor brings a little luxury to daily life
The club room can be reserved by the residents free of charge. On Thursdays, the room is used for bingo evenings with cake and coffee. On summer Mondays, people play Mölkky outside.
"We used to have a weekly card game as well, but eventually it got discontinued due to a lack of interest.
In addition to the more traditional shared facilities, Proomukatu 1 has a special feature: a sauna on the top floor with a fireplace room and glazed balcony. The sauna also has a panoramic window with a view of Lake Vesijärvi.
"The sauna can be reserved by the residents for a small fee," Lindroos says as he points out the beautiful view.
Eighth time lucky?
The sauna with a view may have a new regular user soon once Heljä Kaartinen settles in after her move from Hämeenlinna to Lahti. As things turned out, she had to complete her move at the turn of April–May, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
This sprightly octogenarian was nevertheless able to sort things out and move into her new home as planned.
The Proomukatu building in the Ankkuri district are part of the athletes' village built for the infamous 2001 Nordic World Ski Championships held in Lahti.
"Everything's in good order. I've got the keys and I've paid my first rent," she tells me on the phone less than week before the date of her move.
Kaartinen is no stranger to moving to a new city. Before her move to Lahti, this native of Joensuu has previously moved to Helsinki, Tampere, Kuopio, Espoo and Hämeenlinna. On top of all that, she has spent nine winters in Fuengirola, Spain.
"Moving is no problem for me. I adapt easily to new surroundings," she says.
From an owner-occupied apartment to a Lumo home
Kaartinen decided to move to Lahti to be closer to her son and his family. After her partner passed away, Hämeenlinna started to feel empty for her — even after moving to a smaller apartment.
Apart from a short time spent renting a home in her youth, Kaartinen has always owned her home. She feels good about moving to a rental apartment.
"At my age, I decided not to buy another apartment. Finding a nice rental apartment is hard enough. At this Lumo building I can spend the rest of my days with people my age," she says with a smile.
"I've moved around enough. Maybe this is the last time!"
Kaartinen is delighted when she hears about the resident activities in her new building.
"That sounds wonderful! Activities are very important. I love going on excursions," she says.
This sporty senior didn't want to have a sauna in her new apartment. That was one of the criteria in her choice of where to live. She also wanted to find an apartment with a nice location and a peaceful environment. While she didn't want a sauna of her own, she is happy to hear about the shared sauna facilities on the top floor.
"I could invite my son's family to spend an evening with me there," she starts planning, surrounded by removal boxes.
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Hearts is an easy to play, easy to learn and fun card game for groups of three or more. It is also a staple evening game at our deer camp.
We developed and tested a new version of hearts – cutthroat!
Credit to Dennis S. for this fantastic variation to keep the game lively for our group of seven (small hand of just 7 cards per player with three cards in the crib).
In Hearts Cutthroat a player is eliminated when they reach or exceed 26 points (1 point is awarded per heart, 13 points for the Queen of Spades, no minus 10 for the Jack of Diamonds).
Shooting the Moon, which is collecting all of the hearts and the Queen of Spades, eliminates the entire field in a single hand.


While watching live TV press up to pop out the guide in numerical order just like it does now. Press down to pop out the guide in last viewed order.
See, you gave it 5 minutes of thought and came up with a solution. SD puts more thought into making excuses than solutions.
Each client has the option … you have to set it on each client you use.
But will I lose surround sound on TV? I certainly wouldn't want that to happen.
I see that I do. Somehow the HDHomeRun app gets around this.
If my TV supported HDMI-CEC it wouldn't be an issue, but my Samsung does not.


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description: "Wierstorf et al. - Assessing localization accuracy in sound field
synthesis"
author: "H Wierstorf, A Raake, S Spors"
title: "Assessing localization accuracy in sound field synthesis"
journal: "The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America"
journalshort: "JASA"
pages: "1111-1119"
volume: "141"
number: "2"
year: "2017"
link: "http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4976061"
paper: "wierstorf_et_al-2017-assessing_localization_accuracy_in_sound_field_synthesis.pdf"
doi: "10.1121/1.4976061"
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### Bibtex

```latex
@article{Wierstorf2017a,
   title   = {Assessing localization accuracy in sound field synthesis},
   author  = {Wierstorf, Hagen and Raake, Alexander and Spors, Sascha},
   journal = {The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America},
   year    = {2017},
   volume  = {141},
   number  = {2},
   pages   = {1111--1119},
   doi     = {10.1121/1.4795780},
   url     = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4976061}
}
```

### Abstract

Sound field synthesis methods like Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) and Near-Field
Compensated Higher Order Ambisonics synthesize a sound field in an extended area
surrounded by loudspeakers. Because of the limited number of applicable
loudspeakers the synthesized sound field includes artifacts. This paper
investigates the influence of these artifacts on the accuracy with which a
listener can localize a synthesized source. This was performed with listening
tests using dynamic binaural synthesis to simulate different sound field
synthesis methods and incorporated several listening positions. The results show
that WFS is able to provide good localization accuracy in the whole listening
area even for a low number of loudspeakers. For Near-Field Compensated Higher
Order Ambisonics the achievable localization accuracy of the listener depends
highly on the Ambisonics order and shows large localization deviations for low
orders, where splitting of the perceived sound source was sometimes reported.

### Supplementary Material

To ease the reproducibility of this study, the [stimuli for the listening
tests](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.55427), the [average and single results
from the listening tests](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.55439), and the [code
to reproduce the figures](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.166755) are all
available for download.

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Songbirds are attracted to yards where fresh water is available. Make an inviting bath for your favorite birds and watch their numbers grow day by day. To make a DIY bird bath, all you need are a few simple materials and some creativity.
Upcycling old dishes and flower pots is an easy and fun way to make a bird bath at home. Simply attach the dishes with epoxy glue and paint them however you wish. You can stand your bird bath on an old candlestick or table leg, or sit it on top of a larger overturned plant pot.
A quirky idea for a bird bath is to put an old bathroom sink in your garden. This makes a roomy bath that the birds will love. The easiest bird bath comes when you place trash can lids on stacks of stones. This provides a unique industrial look to your yard. A more difficult idea which is still attainable is making concrete bird baths at home.
When you look around your house and garden with fresh eyes, you will find items that you can upcycle into a DIY bird bath. You can also visit the thrift store or a yard sale for materials.


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The scams claim to offer users discounted or free 'V-Bucks
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A new report by ZeroFOX has revealed that from September to October 2018, there were at least 53,000 Fortnite scams – the majority of which were generated from social media. The scams claim to offer users discounted or free 'V-Bucks' – the in-game currency that allows players to buy items. V-Bucks can only be purchased through the…
Fortnite: Battle Royale'supcoming Marshmello concert
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Fortnite: Battle Royale'supcoming Marshmello concert, but where we're going, we don't need an official announcement. A slew of leaks after update v7.30 yesterday showed off an upcoming event centered around a concert from DJ Marshmello at Pleasant Park, complete with its own respawn-enabled LTM as well as its own challenges. And while there's no official…
Epic Games have announced compensation that affected players can look forward to
After hearing the outcry from the community over the miscommunication, Epic Games has issued a response on the matter and detailed exactly when players can expect compensation. In a post to the r/FortniteBR subreddit, Epic confirmed that they had identified players who have claimed the Eon bundle and will be issuing one of two different…
mad kid spends mom $1,200 on Fortnite microtransactions
The story comes from Jacksonville where a woman thought she was involved in some sort of credit card fraud. Who wouldn't be if your bill was $12,00? The situation cleared itself when the culprit got exposed as her son who was making them V-bucks rain. Fortnite is a free-to-play game that's taken the world…
legitimate way to get free V-Bucks in game
So it should be noted that there is a legitimate way to get free V-Bucks in game, however not in the game mode you're most familiar with. Fortnite: Save the World is the PvE counterpart to Battle Royale, and like many games of its type, it contains a plethora of ways to earn free premium currency, from daily…
Credit card details are being stolen and used to buy V-bucks from the official Fortnite store
Black markets online are being used to launder money through the video game's in-game currency, V-bucks, it is alleged. The online shooting game is popular with the 200 million people who play it worldwide, because it is free to play – but that has also made it an easy target for cyber-criminals, according to The Independent ….
Epic announced the launch of the Epic Games store
In early December of last year, Epic announced the launch of the Epic Games store, a digital storefront for PC games. It's a relatively simple concept, except that the company faces a strong incumbent: for more than a decade, digital game sales have been dominated by one service, Steam. Run by Valve Software, the developer…
Epic grossed a $3 billion profit for this year
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Epic grossed a $3 billion profit for this year fueled by the continued success of Fortnite, a source with knowledge of the business told TechCrunch. Epic did not respond to a request for comment. Fortnite, which is free to play but makes money selling digital items, has popularized the battle royale category — think Lord of the Flies…
Here you can find the secret star from fortnite week 7 (S8)
Epic Games announced the Fortnite World Cup qualification system last week
What is Fortnite and why has it taken over my child's mind?
A new week in Fortnite means yet another set of challenges to complete on the road to unlocking the tier 100 Luxe skin
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Bubba Watson participated in the Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am on Wednesday.
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The 2019 Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am field.
Celebrity pro-am at Travelers Championship lets fans see favorites up close
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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to Cromwell this week for this year's Travelers Championship golf tournament.
CROMWELL, CT (WFSB) - Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to Cromwell this week for this year's Travelers Championship golf tournament.
Several events were held on Wednesday, including the annual celebrity pro-am.
It may be considered one of the more relaxed days of the PGA Tour event, but organizers would argue it's no less exciting.
See more photos from the Travelers Championship here.
The field this year featured former University of Connecticut and NBA basketball star Ray Allen, ESPN personality Chris Berman, NHL player Nick Bonino, comedian George Lopez and others.
See the official pairings here.
The event teed off at 6:50 a.m. at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.
Comedian George Lopez and a few others started off at the first tee taking a photo and enjoyed some Bear's Barbecue brisket.
Also, you'd think there would be some rivalry when a former New York Yankee Mark Teixeira and former Red Sox player Tim Wakefield get together, but that wasn't the case.
"Tim and I have gotten to know each other over the past few years and played against him in my entire career which was a lot of fun. Always loved facing that knuckleball but we gotten to be good friends so it's going to be fun," Teixeira said.
A lot of former UConn players and coaches also joined in the fun on Wednesday.
"The game is alright. Some good rounds, some bad. But you practice. You get what you put into it," said Ray Allen, a former UConn and NBA basketball player.
Many say it's always a great day to meet so many fans.
"The people come and they just want to have a good time. If they're looking for great golf, it's why we have one pro with us," said Chris Berman, of ESPN.
Former Travelers Championship winner Bubba Watson also showed up, teeing off in the morning and then cheering on his wife who was part of the Pro-Am.
"This is so much more than a golf tournament for me because of my Dad. My dad passing away right after I won here, got to see me win here in 2010. So it's a blast and honor to get back here every year," Watson said.
Official tournament play gets underway on Thursday morning.
Keep tabs on everything happening at the Travelers Championship in Channel 3's special website section here.
Follow along with tournament play on the PGA website here.
VIDEO: Celebrity Pro-Am set for Wednesday
VIDEO: The Fan Zone at the Travelers Championship
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Penzance's Savoy Cinema closes for a multi-million pound refurbishment
They're promising it will be worth waiting for
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The Savoy Cinema on Causewayhead, Penzance, will temporarily close as part of a major refurbishment project. (Image: Greg Martin)
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Penzance's historic Savoy Cinema will closed its doors for two months on Monday (September 4) to undergo a major multi-million pound refurbishment.
Plans to revamp and extend the double What's On Cornwall Award winner on Causewayhead have been in the pipeline for a while, they include providing four "high quality" screens and new toilet and foyer facilities.
"Seeing a film at the cinema with family and friends is a very different experience to watching a film at home," said Geoff Greaves, director of Merlin Cinemas.
"With the latest digital projection and sound it is more memorable, more sociable and offers a sense of occasion.
"This project it complicated and has taken a long time to get started. We had not wanted to close for any period, but in the end it will be for about two months. However I am sure the end result will be worth waiting for."
Highly anticipated movie IT is out in cinemas next week - so could the killer clown craze strike again?
The first phase will see the existing large Screen One receive new seats and projection equipment and the existing Screen Two and Screen Three to be amalgamated to form a new larger Screen Two. This is expected to take around eight weeks, after which this part will be re-opened.
Meanwhile extension works to Penzance's historic cinema are underway next door, two new screens are being constructed in what was the old brewery building Champions Yard.
The second phase of the project included ten new flats and offices on the upper floors – along with new toilets and disabled facilities for the entire building. This should be completed by summer 2018, according to Merlin Cinemas.
Lastly the third phase, which will begin early next year, will see the shop to the front of Champions Yard altered in order to provide a new linked bar and restaurant to the cinemas.
"Cinema-going in the UK has experienced a huge renaissance over recent years and we believe that Penzance deserves a modern cinema," added Mr Greaves.
"We look forward to welcoming back all our regular customers who have supported the Savoy over the years.
This is when Merlin Cinemas' proposal to transform Bodmin Public Rooms into a cinema will be decided
"Soon they will once again be able to enjoy films as they are best seen; on the big screen at the local cinema."
The Savoy, which originally opened its doors for the first time in 1912, was acquired in 1990 and was to be the first cinema in what has become the Cornwall based independent cinema group Merlin Cinemas.
Mayor of Penzance, Jack Dixon, opened it in 1993 after it was converted to three screens. Since that day more than a million tickets have been sold and those at the Savoy say the industry has undergone the huge change from film to digital projection.
This exciting project will cost around £2million and follows on from the success of the renovated and remodelled Regal Cinema, Redruth. Merlin Cinemas say they changes to the Redruth cinema has seen the town enjoy a "major revival in cinema going" since the project was completed
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Quick trip out to Wiltse's in Maple Park today. I got fabulous Snap Dragons and Gladiolas – lots of them! I got bi-color corn, okra, bacon, a very heavy seedless watermelon, and 4 big, fresh pork chops… for $28.00. Yahoo!
I am going to find you a list of farms in your area!
I'm going to head out there! I LOVE the flowers! You are the BEST, Mary! What a find!
It's fab. They'll give you a pair of clippers and a bucket in the red barn. Have fun!


Psychologists and psychiatrists state surrender should not be thought of as "giving up" or "giving in".
If we believe we have to give up, then there must be a fight happening in our lives.
We all get tired of fighting.
The experts say the biggest questions to answer: How do we label the fight? What are we fighting?
Do we try to fix the problem so we stop fighting? Or do we label the fight as a learning experience in our lives? The lesson: lay down what we are not responsible for and walk through the fight.
A fight within the brain creates the "fight or flight response." This response creates disharmony within the brain. This axis runs down the center of the body.
When you are in fight or flight, you can drain the conception vessel (CV) within Chinese acupuncture. This acupuncture energy pathway helps each one of us process guilt and shame. It is directly related to the brain in kinesiology.
As a result, when we get tired from fighting it can produce unexplained guilt and shame. We then have tendencies to feel RESPONSIBLE for the fight.
As you surrender it is natural to have thoughts of guilt or shame. Feeling you didn't do enough, but just know this is the brain being fatigued. This fatigue is when we have attempted to fix something ourselves, and hinder our True Self and God from flowing.
Letting healing flow from above will ease the guilt and shame. Practice that surrender!


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Tianjin University - GT Shenzhen MS ECE program
In August 2014, Georgia Tech (GT) launched its existing M.S. degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in Shenzhen, China, housed at the Shenzhen Virtual University Park (SZVUP). GT is the 55th member institution of the SZVUP, also the first from the USA. SZVUP is an innovative model in China emphasizing university-industry partnerships, technology transfer and business incubation. SZVUP is surrounded by the Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park where GT students will have ample opportunities to pursue internships with companies located within walking distance from the GT classrooms.
Situated next to Hong Kong, Shenzhen has the fourth largest GDP in China and has the highest GDP per capita among large-sized and medium-sized cities in P. R. China. It is a clean, green city, has a young population, and is very high-tech. Shenzhen is home to well-known multinationals such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, TI, Siemens, Phillips, Kodak, PMC-Sierra, Hitachi as well as some of the largest Chinese companies including Tencent, Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE, and Mindray.
The GT-Shenzhen MS ECE program enrolls qualified students from China, the USA, and other countries around the world. The program will assist interested students with internship arrangements after they have arrived in Shenzhen. GT-Shenzhen serves as a platform for graduate study abroad for all GT students. Even non-GT students can take advantage of the GT presence in Shenzhen: US citizen students who are degree seeking students at other US institutions can apply to become transient students at GT-Shenzhen for one semester, and transfer GT credits back to their home institution. A unique program - the Global Engineering Immersion Program (GEIP) - capitalizes on GT's academic presences in Atlanta, GA, Lorraine, France, and Shenzhen, China, and encourage students to complete the GT MS degree by studying with GT on 3 different continents - North America, Europe, and Asia in as little as 12 months' time.
GT faculty teach in Shenzhen on rotational assignments. Admission and degree requirements at GT-Shenzhen are the same as those in Atlanta. Students are expected to complete the GT MS ECE degree in 12-24 months in Shenzhen depending on the specific internship arrangements. Students also have the option to spend the last semester in Atlanta or at the GT campus in Lorraine, France, further enhancing their global experiences.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500,http://www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Tianjin University – National School of Higher Studies of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture Bachelor Degree Program
With the expect to enable opportunities for research collaborations between the two institutions and for students with landscape architecture background to enjoy the world class faculty in EnsapBx, the Tianjin University – National School of Higher Studies of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Degree Program was approved in September, 2014 by Chinese Ministry of Education. The undergraduate program is hosted by Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux, France (EnsapBx) and TJU. Majored in Landscape Architecture, qualified students of this program will be awarded the bachelor degree of Tianjin University and the "Certificat international d'études de paysage et de territoire (CIEPT)" (International certificate for landscaping and land settling).
The Third Science and Technology Work Conference of TJU Held
Scientists at Tianjin University Unveil a Tool for Efficient Use of Solar Energy
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TJU Men's Basketball Team Wins Championship
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"Review about Travelers Insurance Company"
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Travelers (Hartford, CT) in May 2014.
I applied online and had a phone screen within a week. The "talent acquisition rep" and I stayed in touch via email after I took an online test/screen but it was almost 4 weeks before I was contacted for an in-person interview. I interviewed 1:1 with 6 people in succession over 2 hours. I was ultimately offered the job about a week and a half later, and started about 2 weeks after that.
I was able to negotiate but my offer was so amazing that I did not need to negotiate anything.
This is an overview of the Travelers Hartford campus or office location. This office is the major Travelers Hartford, CT area location. Find the Travelers Hartford address. Browse jobs and read about the Travelers Hartford location with content posted anonymously by Travelers employees in Hartford, CT.


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Product Stewardship (Oil) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003 (79 of 2003)
Schedule 1 Amendment of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
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(3)	For the purposes of subsection (1), if you make a claim in respect of an entitlement referred to in subsection 9(3):
(a)	after the introduction into the Parliament of the Bill for the Product Stewardship (Oil) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003; but
(b)	before you are registered;
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Q: Importing a dmp with partitioned tables into Oracle XE I've got a schema containing partitioned tables. I can use exp to create a .dmp, but when I import that into Oracle XE, I get errors because Oracle XE doesn't support partitioned tables.
How do I get the .dmp imported into Oracle XE? I think pre-creating the tables might do it, but how do I extract the DDL in some automated way to do this?
Or can I create the exp somehow without partitions?

A: If you try the import, with ROWS=N, you'll get an error reporting "ORA-00439: feature not enabled: Partitioning", but you will also get a dump of the statement(s) it failed on.
It is wrapped at 75 characters with double quotes, but that is something you should be able to handle with a text editor (I like PSPad which has a column select mode that will easily get rid of the quotes at the start and end of each line, plus a JOIN LINES function to glue it all together.
You could also use dbms_metadata.get_ddl to pull the DDL from the source.
With either of those, you'd need to edit the stamements to remove the partitioning clauses before running them in XE.
If you have lots of partitioned tables, then see if the DBA can set you up with a temporary user in the source environment with privileges to do a
CREATE TABLE abc AS SELECT * FROM realuser.abc WHERE 1=2;
You'll have a bunch of empty tables with the appropriate structure but no partitions and can do an export of them, import into XE and then do another import if you want the rows.
You may have similar problems with partitioned indexes. I'd go for DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL for them and hack the results.

A: Here is what I'm doing with expdp/impdp

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*Use impdp SQLFILE=Create_Non_Partitioned_Tables.sql EXCLUDE=STATISTICS

*Copy that file to Create_Indexes_Constraints.sql

*Edit Create_Non_Partitioned_Tables.sql to remove all references to indexes and constraints and partitions, leaving just the CREATE queries.

*Edit Create_Indexes_Constraints.sql to remove all references to partitioned tables and the CREATE queries.

*Run Create_Non_Partitioned_Tables.sql to create non-partitioned tables.

*Run impdp with the option CONTENT=DATA_ONLY

*Run Create_Indexes_Constraints.sql to create the indexes and constraints.

A: Oracle 11g onwards supports exporting tables by merging partitions in EXPDP. Please refer to the option of PARTITION_OPTIONS when exporting using the expdp utility.
More at Oracle Data Pump 10g.

A: Use the "indexfile" option to get a table and index creation file of the tables you are importing.  Modify that file to give you the table create statement without partitions.  Run the creation commands to pre-create the tables in the db you are importing into.  Then imp using "ignore=y" and it should import into the precreate table and not error out due to the create statement.

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Exhibit in the Sanctuary Gallery: Reflections: Arts for the Soul
February 4, 2022 / News /
"Assunta" by Joy Redstone
Reflections: Arts for the Soul is the current exhibit in our sanctuary gallery. It features the work of 15 different local artists working in nine different art forms. Reflections will run through April 24.
Reflections is part of Boulder Arts Week!
Friday, March 25: Gallery Open
Come enjoy Reflections between 5:00-8:00 pm. Open gallery, no admission charge.
Join us on TWO SUNDAYS,
March 27 and April 3!
SCHEDULE for SUNDAY, MARCH 27
11:30 am-12:00 pm: Gallery Open for Viewing
12:00-12:45 pm: Brown Bag Artist Talks (feel free to bring a sack lunch)
Khiri Lee, mixed media artist
Nancy Sullo, watercolor artist
Tammy Spring, photographer
Barb Olson, fiber artist
12:45-1:30 pm: Art Project for Visitors who would Like to "Play"
The project will be led by Khiri Lee, mixed media artist.
1:30-2:30 pm: Guided Tour of the Exhibit
Schedule for Sunday, April 3
Susan Brooks, fiber artist
Joy Redstone, mixed media and assemblage artist
Tatiana Jewell, pastel artist
April 1, 5:00-7:00 pm
There will be also be a First Friday open gallery and reception on Friday, April 1, from 5:00-7:00 pm. Come enjoy the exhibit, meet some of the artists, and nosh on wine and light refreshments. The dance troupe Tribal Misfits will perform at 5:30 pm. There is no admission charge, and there is free on-site parking in the underground lot below the TGTHR Apartments right next door. All are welcome!
Visit the official website of Boulder Arts Week for more information about this community-wide event. Access a full calendar of Boulder Arts Week happenings by clicking "Events Calendar" at the top of the homepage.
"All That the Light Touches" by Richard Saxon
Other Times to Enjoy Reflections
There are regular, weekly open hours to come and enjoy Reflections on Sundays from 11:30 am-2:30 pm, and on Fridays from 5:00-8:00 pm. Email Barb Olson, Exhibit Curator, to arrange a private viewing of the exhibit at another time.
Reflections can be simple images off of a surface — water, crystals, glass, mirrors, an eye. They can be sounds like echoes, or heat off of pavement, sand, or metal objects.
Reflections can also come from a deeper place below the surface — thoughts, memories, ponderings, or reviews.
Reflections can be what you see in yourself from your culture, society, historical context, family, or relationships.
When you look at these creative works of art, ask yourself: "What reflections do I have?"
Here's a quick video preview of a few of the works you'll enjoy as part of Reflections.
Thank you to the NoBo Art District for their support. CLICK HERE to visit their website.
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Gervais (2nd): faced the breeze outside leader for the entirety, hit a narrow lead at the 100m and was only gathered up in the last couple of strides. He's ready to peak now after two runs back.
Note – Riyadh left them with no excuses as he carried 60kg and came from near last on the turn and rounded up the leaders to arrive in time. Simply too good. Gervais and Electric Fusion, who loomed as a likely winner, dead heated for second.
Note – another last to first winner as Dulverton mowed down Diapason, who had no excuses at all this time, and raced away to win easily. Leader Hell Or Highwater had her chance and held on for third.
Note – Anchor Bid had a fair bit of class on her rivals and she overcame a few anxious moments early in the straight to win with a leg in the air. Think Oaks races for her next season, possibly the Autumn. Justice Faith ran on well into second just ahead of Think Diamonds.
Rebellious Lord (3rd): might have been a bit unlucky not to go close. Travelled nicely behind the lead then became held up and didn't really get going again until the 100m when the race was over. He's a coming city winner.
Note – the race looked to be Portman's on paper and he landed in the perfect spot, came with a well timed run and held off Orient Line, who is racing very well, and Rebellious Lord caught the eye.
Note – a tough all the way win from Lovani, who was there to be run down with the headwind up the straight but defied all challengers.Jaminzah had his chance but tried hard and Balcazar also closed off well late into third.
Note – upset result with Play Master arriving in time to run down Kirani, also big odds, who was always on the pace and Divine Mr Artie didn't seem to be comfortable but made a late burst to claim the minor money.
Magic Consol (5th): total forgive run, he was held up behind the lead until the 200m where the runs had already come and he was left to try to pick up and chase. Made good ground and was far from disgraced.
Note – Pacodali showed he is an improving type as he made it back to back 2000m wins at Flemington holding off his stablematesMaster Zephyr and Killarney Kid. Disappointment was Kilimanjaro but he was second-up off a two year break so be wary of him next time around.
Note – very fast run race with a couple of tearaway leaders and that suited Swampland who produced a nice dash the last 200m to mow down Moonlites Choice, who looked home after claiming the leaders, and Princess Of Queens was far from disgraced after carting the field up to the leaders. She's just about ready.
Tahi (2nd): wasn't the best out and did all the work up on the speed on the outside fence. He was let go at the 300m and was there to be run down, and when challenged he fought gamely at just his second start. Looks a promising sprinter of the future.
Note – Hay Bale came out of a Listed placing and finished strongly late to run Tahi down while I'm Yelling Ya followed the runner-up through and ran into third.


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Q: SQL Server - Giving Access to an SP to an AD user Using SQLServer 2008 R2 and converting excel macros (vba) from SQL authentication to AD authentication. I have an AD Group called Company\Excel_Commission and and harry is a member of that group.
I can't even connect to SQL server in SSMS when logged in as CompanyA\Harry and using SQL authentication.
I added a new user CompanyA\Excel_Commission under Logins.
Server Role is public
if I do "script user as create to" I get:
CREATE LOGIN [CompanyA\Excel_Commission] FROM WINDOWS WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[Commission], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english]

I also added the user to the DB where the SP is and granted execute permission. The user is also a member of the roles db_datareader and db_datawriter in this DB:
Again if I run "script user as create to", I get
CREATE USER [Excel_Commission] FOR LOGIN [CompanyA\Excel_Commission]

Further info.
Ran this
SELECT endpnt.name,
       suser_name(perms.grantee_principal_id) as grantee_principal,
       perms.permission_name, perms.state_desc
    FROM
       sys.server_permissions perms,
       sys.endpoints endpnt
    WHERE
       perms.class = 105
       AND perms.major_id = endpnt.endpoint_id

Got this
name    grantee_principal   permission_name state_desc
TSQL Local Machine  public  CONNECT GRANT
TSQL Named Pipes    public  CONNECT GRANT
TSQL Default TCP    public  CONNECT GRANT
TSQL Default VIA    public  CONNECT GRANT

Error is Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 11.
Which seems to be "Valid login but server access failure"
What am i missing?
Regards
mark

A: Connecting to SQL Server is a two step dance.
Step One is the creation of a login (which can be a Windows user/group) which users Windows passwords among other things or a SQL Server Login in which you create a user name and password (and has to be enabled). You typically assign a default database (should not be master) to the new login.
Step 2 is you use the login created in step one to create a user in one, or more, databases and grant permissions to the user to do things. Sometimes by putting the user into a SQL Server group you can grant automatic permission to that user. Try to grant as narrow permissions as possible.


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Cycloastragenol is a saponin comprising a group of oil glucosides naturally present in a number of plants. It is a potent <b>telomerase</b> activator in neuronal cells.
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Round 6 report
Alekseev vs Cheparinov saw the players clash over a Scheviningen Sicilian. The Russian embarked in an active style, and offered a queen trade with 20. Nde2, after which white enjoyed a small plus. Slowly but surely, white worked to transform his positional advantage into a material advantage with the sequence of trades starting with 29.a5. Despite Cheparinnov's best attempts to hold the difficult position, Alekseev carried out the technical phase effectively, demonstrating the rare win at the end with K+N+B vs K. A good victory for Alekseev, and a setback for the Cheparinov, as the former tournament leader has lost two in a row.
In the game Akopian against Eljanov, the two players assayed a semi-Slav variation, with the less common move e4, confirming that white had victory on his mind as he sacrificed a pawn for activity. However, it was black who played the new move, 12...Qc7, where 12...f6 had been tried in previous games. In the middlegame, white tried to create some activity, but black responded well and neutralized whites aspirations, returned the pawn and entered into an even endgame. Despite efforts for more by both players, the game ended in a well-contested draw.
The two experienced pros, Leko and Bacrot launched into a topical line of the Queen's Indian defense where white sacrifices his d pawn for open lines and activity. Prudently, black game back the pawn, and was saddled with the isolani d pawn of his own, but in fact the game assessment never deviated much from equality. After 52 moves the players agreed to a draw in a dead-even position.
Aronian rebounded from his only loss in recent tournament memory to beat Boris Gelfand on the white side of an inauspicious Semi-Slav opening. In what must be becoming a trademark style of his, Aronian allowed an early queen trade and then nursed a small positional advantage deep into the game. It did not appear that the Armenian #1 had much out of the opening, and with 20. Rc5 Aronian may have missed that the e5 pawn is untouchable because of 20...Bf8 21.Rxe5 c5 and 22...Bd6 trapping the rook. It seems that 28. Ra1 not the best as black may have tried the strong exchange sacrifice taking twice on c4 before giving check on b2 and cleaning up some pawns. However, the game continued quietly until Gelfand's time-trouble mistake cost black a pawn. White continued to press, but the rook endgame was hovering close to a draw. Some subtle mistakes by black allowed Aronian to bring home the full point, bouncing back from his previous round loss to regain a share of the tournament lead.
In the game between Inarkiev and Kasimdzhanov, black came out of the Petroff opening with a small advantage. Black steered the game gradually into the endgame, continuing to maintain his tangible plus. Trading down to an advantageous rook endgame, Kasimdzhanov won his second in a row to defeat his Russian counterpart and remain on pace as co-leader.
In an English opening, Jakovenko earned a small advantage from the start against Karjakin, but black summoned sufficient defensive resources to hold the position and lay claim to half the point.
In the strangest game of the day, the enigmatic Ivanchuk was in a sacrificial - and risky - mood against Kamsky, offering the exchange on move 11, and when that was ignored, bartering away his queen for two minor pieces and some pawns with 15. Nxd5?!. An interesting position arose, and despite likely insufficient compensation, the entertaining Ivanchuk demonstrated his boundless creativity. Kamsky appeared to be clinching the victory at several opportunities, but at each point, Ivanchuk held on. At move 114, the position was in fact completely resignable, but lo and behold, 50 moves had passed since a pawn was moved or a piece taken. As such, the arbiters were alerted and a draw was declared. Terrible luck for Kamsky, for whom it must feel like the Chess Gods stole the game.


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Q: On hover main image, width is not applying on zoom image please refer my attached image below On hover main image, the zoom image should display its properties like the specified width and height. Code is working but, the problem in zoom image on hover main image.

/* This is my script. I have used this for my code in this, marksize indicates id="mark" in my html main image and zoomImg indicates width and height for on hover the main image. */

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  $("#show").simpleZoom({
    zoomBox : "#zoom",
    markSize : \[120, 169\],
    zoomSize : \[800, 400\],
    zoomImg : \[480, 677\]
  });
});

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             $.fn.simpleZoom = function(options){
              var defs = {
                                    markSize : \[200, 100\],
               zoomSize : \[400, 400\],
               zoomImg : \[800, 800\]
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  cursor: crosshair;
  border: 1px solid #999;
  display: none;
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  position: absolute;
  left: 250px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 99;
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  display: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #eee;
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  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
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  display: block !important;
  width: 60% !important;
  height: 400px !important;
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Q: why omnet++ version 5 ned file suddenly corrupted Suddenly the ned file seems corrupted for simulations that uses [] notation to add an arbitrary number of modules. for example, in tictoc10.ned,  tic[6]: Txc10 shows tic[6] on the design tap rather than six tic modules. i re-installed omnet++ and once i open the ned file for the tictoc tutorial the ned is corrupted and this includes all other examples. see the attached figure tictoc10.ned

A: This is normal. The design view in the IDE never actually instantiates the submodules. i.e. you will never see 10 icons if you define a submodule[10]. The runtime does this of course, but not the IDE.
In other words: The IDE shows the structure of the NED file, while the runtime shows the modules that were actually created.


Case IH unveiled a number of developments to its range of precision farming technologies at SIMA 2017, including AccuTurn, a new option which automates the process of turning on the headland and entering the next chosen pass.
AccuTurn, automates the headland turn process and guides tractors accurately into the next chosen pass. Activated by pressing a button, AccuTurn controls headland steering, entering the chosen next pass cleanly and accurately.
It works with and enhances the existing AccuGuide auto-steering system by ensuring the entry to each new pass is as precise as possible and helping relieve the driver's workload. AccuTurn works with both trailed and mounted implements, and the tractor operator is able to adjust parameters such as headland width, the shape of the curve when turning or the starting point for the turn. The distance until the headland turn begins is displayed on the AFS terminal screen. AccuTurn is activated with an unlock code available at cost from the user's local dealership, and can be implemented on all previous AccuGuide systems working via AFS 700 monitors. The feature will be available to order from the beginning of Q2 2017.
Also new is the elimination of the need for the driver to count the number of tramlines when drilling, courtesy of new 3D field maps displayed on the AFS 700 terminal. Passes in which a tramline was set, or needs to be set, are colour-coded. The improved tramline management now makes it possible to make simultaneous use of swath skipping and tramline functions, and the new feature helps avoid tramline errors which can affect application accuracy and be visible until harvest.


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Myanmar Stories
12TH YANGON PHOTO FESTIVAL
Every February, "concerned" photographers from all over the region as well as from Europe and the US converge on Yangon to share their latest powerful stories with a large audience in the heart of the city. More than 200 artists works and short photo-documentaries will be shown this year, half of them from ethnic States where we recently gave training and organized local photo festivals.
Reflecting the urgency of the threats to humankind, the theme of these works is more and more related to environmental issues.
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WE HUMANS by Christophe Loviny, founder of the Yangon Photo Festival
One of the benefits of having an annual event like the YPF is the opportunity to look back at the previous year. When we read the everyday news we get the feeling that humanity is on the verge of nervous breakdown and as young activist Greta Thumberg likes to repeat: "Our House is on Fire!" But it seems that something finally has clicked during the last year, thanks to the 17 year-old Swedish girl. The impact of the "Greta effect" on tens of millions of young people and their parents is the start of a global awakening. For many years, climate change and other environmental issues were the preserve of a few scientists and activists. It is now gaining such momentum that there is finally some real hope that we will be able to tackle the issue by changing our daily habits and demanding that our leaders act decisively. We humans can save ourselves from self-destruction…
Multi award winning photographers Franck Seguin and Pascal Maître are coming to this 12th edition with strikingly beautiful images which are an ode to our planet and a plea to protect it. Lucie Awards founder Hossein Farmani has also curated an exceptional collective exhibition by some of world's most renowned "concerned" photographers, including Tom Jacobi, Steve McCurry, Paul Souders and Sebastian Copeland. A few years ago, Fausto Podavini came to the YPF to show his poignant work about Alzheimers. This time he returns with a five year long project about the construction of a megadam in the Omo valley of Ethiopia, a reflection on the deep contradictions of so-called 'development' investments. On the other hand , a collective exhibition by Kesan about the Salween Park project shows us how Karen indigenous communities manage to preserve their extraordinary biodiversity. We humans can save ourselves from destroying our forests, our rivers, our wildlife…
Fausto Podavini – OMO Change
We have also proven to be experts at killing each other in the name of ethnicity, religion or nationality, but multi YPF awardee Hkun Lat is bringing us an amazing fraternization story reminiscent of the Christmas Day truce of 1914 during World War 1. In the narrow no man's land between their positions on the frontline in Northern Kachin State, Myanmar Army and KIA soldiers have built a hut. They call it the 'Peace House'. There, they drink, exchange food and take selfies together. "We humans are brothers" said a soldier.
In the last twelve years, our organization has trained more than a thousand young men and women from all over the country to produce short documentaries about the most important issues affecting their lives, such as child labour, land grabbing or gender discrimination. One of our special projects takes place with disabled people in IDP camps. Mizumi, a lovely 14-year old girl who was born with Down Syndrome, is coming to Yangon for the first time to exhibit her photographic work at the YPF. In her laughing eyes, we humans are extraordinary, together with the pigs, the flowers, the stars, the wind in the trees, the smell of origano…
Our Facebook e-magazine Myanmar Stories reveals the life of ordinary heroes whose individual dignity, courage and grace touch our hearts. These stories are produced by young photographers from all over Myanmar during the Yangon Photo Festival and PhotoDoc Association intensive training programs. It has become one of the most popular media in the country with a record audience of more than 150.000 views as average per story. Together they form a vibrant and moving portrait of one of the most diverse and fascinating countries in the world.
MYANMAR STORIES NOW ON INSTRAGRAM
The PhotoDoc team is very excited to launch their Myanmar Stories Instagram account. Be the first to see our latest stories and follow us on @myanmarstories. We will post new content every week, and to celebrate our new account we will also repost our best stories from the past 12 years.
THE STORY BEHIND JOHN MOORE'S WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2019 "GIRL CRYING ON THE BORDER".
Our friend John Moore has won the World Press Photo of the Year 2019. We had the chance to have a large exhibition of his work about undocumented emigration to the USA at the French Institute (IFB) during the last YPF. The special correspondent for Getty Images told us the story behind the photo he took while he was following a border patrol agent in the Rio Grande Valley on June 12, 2018.
The selection of the World Press Photo of the Year 2020 will be exhibited from February 20 to March 14 at Maha Bandoola Park.
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Home › Uncategorized › Fruits, nuts, and Bacon highlight tepid early fundraising in Alameda County supervisors race
Fruits, nuts, and Bacon highlight tepid early fundraising in Alameda County supervisors race
By Steven Tavares on July 29, 2019 • ( 2 )
State Sen. Bob Wieckowski's campaign for the open seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisor has been noticeably quiet since he switched from a bid for Rep. Eric Swalwell's congressional seat on June 13. The same perceived inaction also permeates Wieckowski's first campaign finance report.
Through June 30, Wieckowski raised just $5,500 from three special interests groups that support agriculture in the state. If not for the contributions, Wieckowski may have been forced to report no funding for his campaign, whatsoever. The donations came just three days before the mid-year June 30 reporting deadline.
Wieckowski received $1,500 from the Agricultural Council of California Political Action Committee (PAC); $2,000 from the American Pistachio Growers California PAC; and $2,000 from the California Fresh Fruit Association PAC, according to finance reports.
Wieckowski reported no spending during the period, but included $741 in unpaid bills.
The paltry early fundraising numbers are certain to increase dramatically in coming months as Wieckowski begins to draw on donations from special interests PACs and some labor unions that are already well acquianted with the state senator, who also served the Fremont area in the assembly from 2010-2014.
But Wieckowski also has more than $125,000 in cash stashed away in a state senate account and another for state secretary of state.
More campaign cash will certainly be needed. Many estimate the going rate for running a credible supervisorial race in Alameda County requires total fundraising in excess of $300,000.
Fremont Councilmember Vinnie Bacon joined the supervisorial race last February with the intention of unseating long-time District 1 reperesentaive Scott Haggerty. But Haggerty announced last month that he would not seek re-election after 23 years on the board.
Bacon's campaign calling card is a pledge against accepting contributions from special interests and developers. He has thus far kept that promise, although, perhaps limiting his ability to raise large amounts of money from people not related to him.
Bacon reported raising a total of $70,725 between February and June 30. But the respectable early numbers belie the fact that a vast majority of the haul came from Bacon, himself, and two family members.
Bacon loaned his campaign $24,634 during the course of the year. Bob Bacon contributed $20,000 in late April. Art Kassan also added another $20,000 during the same period. The remaining funds include a number of small donations, mostly from Fremont residents.
Bacon's campaign spent just $6,290 through June 30. He accounts for $64,326 in cash reserves.
Although Wieckowski and Bacon are the only candidates to file fundraising reports during the mid-year period, others candidates appear set to join the March 2020 primary field.
Dublin Mayor David Haubert formally filed an intent to run for the seat on July 25, according to a filing with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
Haubert is the first candidate in the supervisorial district's Tri-Valley portion to join the race. The district is comprised of Dublin, Livermore, Sunol, and a portion of Fremont.
In addition, Haggerty's chief of staff Shawn Wilson is also considering a run for supervisor. But, one big name that is no longer eyeing a campaign for supervisor is former Tri-Valley assemblymember Catharine Baker, it was reported last week.
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Not only does Shawn Wilson not live in District One, he doesn't even live anywhere in Alameda County. Lives in either Brentwood or Discovery Bay, but I suppose the term 'lives' is all relative.
I seen Shawn and Scott over in the strip clubs in Richmond. Shawn be all like I got what girlz want and that aint no sockk in my pants. Dude think he all bad and shit.. Little pekcer got nothing to fix alameda County.
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Civilians in conflict
Wide Angle Series
Azerbaijan extends deadline for Armenian pullout from Kalbajar
Residents hugging each other in front of a burning house in Kalbajar © Reuters
Armenian residents of Kalbajar are on a mass exodus as Azerbaijan is due to officially take control of the area
The peace agreement which Armenia and Azerbaijan signed on 9 November 2020 ended six weeks of fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the agreement, Armenia should withdraw from the areas under its control in the region before November 15. Kalbajar is among the Azerbaijani districts which, together with the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, have been ruled by ethnic Armenians for decades.
After a formal request presented by Armenia, followed by mediation with the Russian Federation's President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev agreed to extend the deadline for Armenia's withdrawal from November 15 to November 25 for humanitarian reasons. Meanwhile, a mass exodus of ethnic Armenian residents of the region is ongoing.
Ethnic Armenian residents are heading to Armenia with no place to stay, leaving their home behind and sometimes even setting it on fire. Armenian forces are leaving as well, while a Russian peacekeeping contingent of 2,000 troops with a renewable five-year mission is coming to ensure full implementation of the peace agreement. A similar exodus already occurred in 1994 when Armenia won the first Nagorno-Karabakh war and occupied these areas, forcing its Azerbaijani inhabitants to leave.
To read more, please visit:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/15/armenia-cedes-disputed-land-to-azerbaijan-after-peace-deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/14/nagorno-karabakh-villagers-burn-their-homes-ahead-of-peace-deal
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/azerbaijan-extends-deadline-on-armenian-withdrawal-in-kalbajar-1.1111784
Author: Margherita Curti; Editor: Matteo Consiglio
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In just over 6 weeks Carly and I shall be departing the UK for one whole year.
Over this next year I hope to bring you some real insights into the Japanese way of life from an aliens point of view. From getting a visa, to getting a job, dealing with the language barrier to dealing with homesickness. I'll bring you my views and first-hand advice as I experience it as an expat.
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