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Jilin University Holds SAI Construction Promotion Meeting
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Jilin University held a conference to promote the construction of the School of Artificial Intelligence (SAI) on April 21 to have an in-depth understanding of SAI construction and strive to solve the problems encountered in the construction under the guideline of 'Several Opinions on the Construction of "Double First-Class" Universities to Promote the Integration of Disciplines and Accelerate the Cultivation of Postgraduates in the Field of Artificial Intelligence' which jointly formulated by the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance. President Zhang Xi, Vice President Zheng Weitao and Vice President Zhao Hongwei, experts from the Advisory Group and Working Group of Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Innovation of Jilin University and Heads from President's Office, Division of Development and Strategic Planning, Graduate School, Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of Human Resources and Social Security, Financial Department, Talents Office, Office of Global Engagement, Department of Assets & Logistic Management, the Admission Office, and the representatives from SAI were in attendance. The meeting was chaired by Zheng Weitao.
Chang Yi, Dean of SAI, reported on the progress of SAI construction since its establishment, the target orientation of undergraduate enrollment, the necessity of building artificial intelligence interdisciplinary disciplines, and the problems which are now pretty much the agenda for SAI construction. Experts discussed and exchanged views on how to accelerate the development of the school and AI disciplines, and put forward opinions and suggestions. According to the division of responsibility, the different departments put forward suggestions and solutions on how to solve relevant problems.
Zhao Hongwei said that SAI should speed up the recruitments, accurately locate the cultivation objectives, establish an independent curriculum system as soon as possible, and condense the direction of discipline construction and scientific research based on preliminary research and cooperation.
Zhang Xi said that SAI has made important achievements in faculty construction, talent cultivation system, scientific research, and system & mechanism innovation in less than two years. On behalf of Jilin University, he expressed his sincere thanks to the faculties for their efforts and the strong supports of relevant departments. He pointed out that the government attaches great importance to AI. It is required to build a training system to cultivate multi-talented professionals with strong basic theoretical and "AI + X" ability, to explore a new mode of discipline construction and talent cultivation with deep integration, and to improve the level of the cultivation of postgraduates in the field of AI. JLU should follow the guideline which is jointly formulated by the Ministry and Commission to start the preparation of AI interdisciplinary and explore the interdisciplinary and talents cultivation mode of AI.
In terms of the faculty construction, Zhang Xi said that JLU should continue to support the recruitment of outstanding young scholars under the probationary period and life tenure system, integrate the scholars engaged in AI from other colleges according to needs and strengthen the faculty construction by means of flexible personnel policies such as part-time and double-employment. Relevant colleges should start from the overall situation of discipline construction to support the SAI construction. In terms of discipline construction, Zhang Xi pointed out that SAI should combine education with talent cultivation to meet the needs of future AI development. Concerning interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary cooperation, Zhang Xi believes that the premise of cooperation is complementary expertise with the effect of simplifying problems and improving efficiency. Jilin University can support cross-disciplinary research projects to promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. The University should advocate the formation of good academic ecology, create a good cultural environment, appreciate and support each other. Zhang Xi pointed out that priority should be given to solving the problems in the development of new colleges such as SAI and to ensure the necessary space for office and laboratory. As for how to cultivate AI interdisciplinary talents, the School should be careful to verify while making bold attempts, accurately grasp the dynamics and trends of AI, and constantly improve the cultivation scheme of AI talents. Zhang Xi emphasized that the central task of the School is talent cultivation, which is necessary to provide sufficient talent support for seizing the forefront of the world's science and technology and to realize the breakthrough of leading original achievements in the field of AI.
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Many wine lovers in the DC area only think of visiting the surrounding wine country in spring, summer and fall. I, on the other hand, can't wait that long! Did you know that wineries in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties host events and wine tastings all year round?
One such event I have been frequenting and enjoying for years is Naked Mountain's lasagna lunch. This Fauquier county winery tucked in the countryside of Markham, Virginia has been serving up lasagna lunches on the weekends for years. I missed this event the past couple of years but paid Naked Mountain a visit this past weekend. I never regret leaving the city noise and frenzy behind for a day amongst the vines, even Naked ones! I was once again impressed with many of this year's releases. I sampled everything from Petit Manseng, a new offering for this winery to Vidal Blanc, blends of Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Norton. A varied and respectable line up.
Naked Mountain is known for their barrel fermented Chardonnay which contains hints of oak on the palate without clubbing you over the head with it. The wine boasts of honeydew with crisp hints of pear and citrus on the finish. The price is right at $21.00 a bottle and will pair well with seared scallops, grilled fish or light pasta dishes with seafood.
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Recent Incidents Draw Regulatory Attention To Security Guard Background Checks
March 7, 2016 by criminalchecks 1 Comment
Across the United States, more than 1 million private security guards keep a watchful eye over venues as varied as sports arenas, hospitals and retail stores. With no federal standards in place for licensing or security guard background checks, oversight authority is left to the states.
Several recent incidents involving security guards have drawn attention to screening, training and oversight procedures at the state level. Concern about training, licensing and security guard background checks also has helped fuel the recent introduction of some 90 state bills seeking tougher regulations.
Requirements for security guard background checks vary
Most security guards do not carry weapons, but those who do have raised regulatory antennae recently. In 2014, a joint investigation by CNN and the Center for Investigative Reporting uncovered a low level of accountability, along with insufficient oversight of armed guards. Nine states did not carry out criminal background checks on security guard applicants, the investigation found, and 27 did not check for applicants' inclusion in a federal database that would prohibit them from carrying a firearm.
Several recent incidents have stoked sentiment for strengthening regulation of the industry. In Iowa, a security guard is accused of fatally shooting a woman, and a Kentucky guard allegedly took bribes to ignore thieves who stole more than $100,000 worth of whiskey from a distillery. A man in his 60s also died of a head injury following a violent confrontation with a contract security guard at a Virginia hospital.
Training and potential legislative solutions
Under current regulations, 41 states and the District of Columbia require licensing of security guards, but training standards vary. South Carolina, for instance, requires four hours of training plus four additional hours for security officers who carry guns. In Alaska, security guards must undergo 48 hours of initial training and another eight hours for those who carry guns. Nine states do not license security officers, although some cities within the states do require licensing. In 22 states, no training requirements exist for unarmed guards, and 15 require no training even for guards who carry weapons.
Dozens of bills have been introduced this year at the state level to beef up licensing and training requirements. None of the bills that would've added significant teeth to regulations has been enacted so far, however.
Implementing business safeguards
Many private security guards are contracted through agencies, while others are hired on by individual businesses. With requirements for security guard background checks, training and licensing varying so significantly by state, it's wise for business owners to ask questions and implement their own systems for thoroughly screening background checks and training these key team members.
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Neutrons unravel 50-year-old physics mystery
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More than 50 years ago, researchers discovered a pronounced phase transition in strontium iron oxide at room temperature. However, what exactly happens in this process at the atomic level has been unclear ever since. Using high-resolution neutron measurements, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Center (MLZ) has now been able to solve this old mystery.
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Revolution in imaging with neutrons
An international research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new imaging technology. In the future, this technology could not only improve the resolution of neutron measurements by many times, but could also reduce the radiation dose for medical x-ray imaging.
How crumpling helmets protected Samurai warriors from bullets
Microstructural details obtained from neutron diffraction experiments indicate that a 17th century kabuto protected its wearer from firearms in a manner similar to a car crumple zone.
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Where is he hold up?
Where is he . . . San Diego, Washington? Where is his "Robber's Roost?" His "Hole in the Wall?" Has he been evicted from his El Rancho "No Gotta" in Rancho Santa Fe?
Come on you San Diego types, do a drive by . . . leave the gat, take the cannoli . . .
Re: Where is he hold up?
The guy doesn't tell me where he is. He was looking for a modest house in Carlsbad, California last summer. His personal possessions in his DC office are being shipped from D.C. to the San Diego area. In a few months, I believe he'll have free room and board courtesy of the BOP http://www.bop.gov.
I may drive by and see if there's any federal signage on the property yet.
He also gets to keeps is Naval and Congressional pensions, according to the article.
Oh, Gawd. I just heard from my dear 86-year old Mother. Like Duke she has a couple authentic Louis-Philippe commodes, the family trust gave her a new car and it put new carpets in her Townhouse. She is trying to sell my dear departed Dad's bass boat and pocket the swag from the sale.
Do I turn her in, or demand a bribe from her to keep from turning her in . . . . ?
• SPANISH COLONIAL ESTATE HOME; Five bedrooms eight baths, 7629 square foot home...sitting on 2.89 acre hilltop site overlooking Rancho Santa Fe lake and hills. Quiet cul de sac in a non-covenant sub-division. Located near the Bridges Golf Course and community. Elegant wooden gates guard the entry to this magnificent Mediterranean manor. Inside: Warm custom paint, tile floors, winding staircases, Oak and Cherrywood cabinets, balconies overlooking many vistas.
Directions To Property : El Camino Del Norte to Aliso Canyon, right on Via Del Charro.
Time for someone to come in and drop in a low ball bid of aobut $2.5 M usd and steal that puppy . . . .
This is what they call in the biz, "a distressed property." But for reasons different than usual.
Who wants to live in Rancho Santa Fe? My colleagues who live there are always talking about snooty neighbors who complain if you leave your garage door open five minutes too long.
There are people who spec in those type of places.
YOu live in UC? When I was at Miramar we lived on Radcliffe Drive . . . in UC great place to live. Very nice people.
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All About Haft-Sin: The 7 'S' of Iranian New Year
A Persian new year- or as Iranians call it, Nowruz- will not start until a Haft Sin is set up to welcome the arrival of spring.
Persian culture is one of the richest ones in the world and has profoundly influenced other cultures, too. Iran is normally referred to as the cradles of civilization and its impact on different regions and traditions is still observable. One of the most beautiful customs which has been celebrated for over 3000 years now is Nowruz. Nowruz literally means "New Day" and is the start of the Iranian new year, celebrated on the very first day of spring, around 21 March.
For honoring such a great day, Iranian people follow many different customs and traditions. Each one of them has a special meaning and refers to one important and essential aspect of Persian culture. In this article, we are going to explore Haft-Sin, one of the most beautiful traditions of Nowruz and the hidden meaning behind it.
What is Haft-Sin?
Haft-Sin or Haft-seen, is, in fact, the tradition of putting 7 symbolic objects together whose names commence with S. Other symbolic items accompany these 7 objects and together, they create a Haft-sin. In the past, people used to put all of these items on a mantel or a designed fabric similar to a tablecloth, which they call it "Sofreh". That's the reason why Haft-Sin is generally referred to as "Sofreh Haft-Sin".
A Traditional Sofreh Haft-Sin. [email protected]
Today, most people prefer to set up a table instead of putting it on the floor and using a mantel. But, other parts of this tradition have remained fairly intact and people still follow what their parents and grandparents have done for years. Before the beginning of the new year, Iranian people start to prepare the necessary items and once their Haft-Sin is set, it will remain in their houses until the last day of the new year's holidays, which lasts 13 days.
A simple, modern Haft-Sin. [email protected]
The items vary slightly in different parts of the country, but there are certain elements that define a Haft-Sin. These elements are Sabzeh (wheatgrass grown in a dish), Samanu (sweet pudding made from wheat germ), Senjed (sweet dry fruit of the lotus tree), Serkeh (Persian vinegar), Seeb (apple), Seer (garlic) and Somaq (sumac).
As well as these elements, Iranians tend to put other items such as a mirror, candle, colored eggs, a bowl of water with an orange floating in it, goldfish, coins, hyacinth, and traditional sweets and pastries like nokhodchi.
Nokhodchi sweet and orange in the bowl of water. It represents the rotation of the earth. [email protected]
Another important item is a "book of wisdom", which can be the Quran, the Avesta, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi or the divan of Hafiz. When the new year begins, older members of the family open the book and consult the book for a resolution or insight for starting the new year. Besides, this is the moment when elderlies give money to youngsters and children, which is called "Eidi". They normally put new banknotes between the pages of the book and as soon as the new year begins, they open it and give the money as a gift to the family members.
The origin of Haft-Sin
During the Kayanids dynasty era, Haft-sin was Haft-sheen (seven SH letters) and the main items included Sharab (wine). As wine is considered to be sinful in Islam, it was replaced with Serkeh (vinegar) after the Islamic conquest of Persia and subsequently, the rest of items were replaced with other elements starting with the letter S. The real significance of seven was to represent the "Seven Eternal Laws", which embodies the Teachings of Zarathushtra. It was a way of preserving and a reminder of the teachings of Zarathushtra.
Growing wheat, barley, mung bean, or lentil sprouts is an important part of the Haft-Sin tradition. [email protected]
What is the meaning behind the seven 'S'?
Each item in Haft-Sin symbolizes a concept in Persian culture. Sabzeh is a symbol of rebirth and renewal of nature. Samanu represents fertility and the sweetness of life. Senjed is for love and affection. Serkeh(vinegar) symbolizes patience and age. Seeb(apple) is a symbol of health and beauty. Seer(garlic) is for good health and Somaq (crushed spice of berries) symbolizes the sunrise and the spice of life.
Samanu and Senjed. [email protected]
The mirror symbolizes the sky and self-reflection. The goldfish and bowl of water represent movement and life. Goldfish is also the sign of the last month in Persian calendar (Esfand) and it turning around the bowl is a sign of turning and changing of the year. the candles bring light to Haft-sin and to life. For fertility, eggs are painted and for wealth and prosperity, people put some coins in their Haft- Sin.
The painted eggs and hyacinth flower are always present in Haft-Sin. [email protected]
When you think about all these items together, you can easily understand why it is an important part of the beginning of the Iranian new year. Each one of these elements symbolizes a lovely concept and bring us the newness of fresh life, just like the Earth which starts a new life by the arrival of spring.
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Annoyed or Grateful?
By Kelly Reyes
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My son graduated from high school last week. It might not seem like that big of a deal. Even I used to think it was pretty much a given that all American teenagers who grow up with loving parents, with all of the necessities of life plus lots of extras, graduate from high school. But eighteen months ago I started to realize it isn't a given. As I sat in the auditorium on Friday, waiting for the ceremony to begin, I had so many thoughts and feelings swirling around in my head and heart.
First of all, I was grateful ~ grateful he actually finished and grateful we got to be a part of celebrating his accomplishment. While we certainly had our share of ups-and-downs as he completed all the requirements for graduation, he had persevered ~ and so did we, even though most of it was from a distance.
I also felt appreciation for two staff members at my son's school ~ Mr. Smith and Ms. Marni. They didn't give up on him (even though I'm sure it would've been easy to multiple times). They kept encouraging him and holding his feet to the fire when he wanted to give up. They kept loving him, even during times when they probably just wanted to write him off as a lost cause.
But if I'm going to be completely honest, as I sat there looking at those who had supported my son, a part of me also resented the fact that I couldn't be that support to him because I was and am 100% willing and capable of loving my son, supporting him, and encouraging him. I wanted to be there for him through the thick-and-thin of it all, but I wasn't allowed. And even though I know it wasn't the staff members' choice for my son to shut me out of his life for a while, I did wonder why he could accept their support but not mine. How could nineteen years of love be so easily trumped by people he didn't even know three years ago?
As I sat there with these thoughts swirling through my mind, I decided I did not want to be annoyed during this time of celebration. I wanted to rejoice in my son's accomplishment, so I asked myself, "What are you making it mean that Mr. Smith and Ms. Marni could influence him when you couldn't?" I wanted to believe that it meant I was an awful mom, a big fat failure because even though I am capable of guiding, encouraging, and supporting my son, I wasn't able to in this instance. Even though nobody on earth loves my son more than I do, that wasn't enough in this situation. I wasn't good enough to be that for him.
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
And what I really wanted to believe (and I can honestly say I do believe this) is that it was a blessing that during the time my son shut me out of his life there were other people who could see his goodness, people who wanted him to succeed, people who kept reminding him to look into the future, just a little, and make choices that would make that future better than other choices. Mr. Smith and Ms. Marni were guideposts for my son when I couldn't be. How could I be annoyed with them? Why would I be irritated that there were people who helped my son go down the path I wanted him to go down?
I told myself years ago ~ when my first son got to the age where he seemed to hear from others the same things I had said numerous times ~ that it doesn't matter to me where he heard the truths I wanted him to know and embrace; what really matters is that he heard them. The same principle applies here. It didn't matter that Mr. Smith's and Ms. Marni's words resonated with my son when the same words coming from my mouth fell on deaf ears. It mattered that he heard them, stuck it out, and finished.
I've always known it takes a village to raise a child. Throughout most of my parenting years I've been able to choose my village. But when I couldn't choose, when I had no say in the matter, I'm grateful for the good people who stepped up to do what I couldn't do.
How do you feel about your son's village?
Kelly Reyes
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Shirley Stoner	 June 3, 2019
Very insightful!
Armehl Dodgen	 June 9, 2019
I can relate. Thank you for showing me a different perspective on this issue Kelly.
Kelly Reyes	 June 10, 2019
Sure thing, Armehl! Life rarely turns out the way we planned or the way we think it should but always in the way it does. I'm glad your son has others teaching him the lessons you want him to learn, too.
Kelly Reyes	 June 3, 2019
Thanks, Shirley ~ I hope you're able to find application in your own life!
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Great day started w golfing where me and Jay won over the old guys :) At night we went and had dinner at legends. Fun to read about all the womens hockey games. Cant wait for the season to start but first our last exhibition game tomorrow against Leksand!


Wow. I've treated myself to a little electronic keyboard. Thought I'd just go on Amazon and order the cheapest Casio they offer. It was this: the Casio SA-46 32-key cute little synthesizer. It came to the backlands of the Lot (France) within two days and I'm grateful I ordered it. And I recently found out that Gareth Malone carries this thing around too!
I can recommend this to all (choral) singers. If you can play the piano, it's great for studying parts, and also for learning to sing intervals! Take the cute little keyboard on you lap and play seconds, thirds, fourths etcetera and sing them. Then, only play the first note and tell yourself 'now sing a major second on this key' and so on.
If you can't read music, this Casio is a good start. You can fiddle around, try different sounds. But if you want to go a little further than that, why not sit your keyboard on your desk where the computer is and search Youtube asking 'how to play…' and then type 'piano' or 'keyboard' or 'how to read notes' or 'how to play' a song you would like to learn.
When you embark on a note reading course (a lot of free stuff on the net), you will soon find out that the language of music is not Chinese at all… I know I'm PR-ring here, but really. This is for the greater good, your higher self. So much feel good for so little money. Enjoy!
And this Casio keyboard was only € 43!


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Schwarzenegger Children Tweet Reaction to Dad's Fathering Kid With Former Household Staffer
Shriver calls husband's love-child admission a "heartbreaking time."
By LEEZEL TANGLAO and JESSICA HOPPER
Secret Love Child: Arnold's Double Life
The inside story of the love child Schwarzenegger kept a secret for a decade.
May 17, 2011— -- Two of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger's children took to the Internet this afternoon with reaction to their dad's admission that he fathered a child with one of their household staff members and hid the secret for 10 years, shattering their 25-year marriage.
"I love my family till death do us apart," Patrick Arnold Schwarzenegger, 17, tweeted.
He also quoted lyrics to a song by hip-hop group Fort Minor that read "some days you want to quit and just be normal for a bit."
Big sister Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger, 21, also tweeted (as KSchwarzenegger), "This is definitely not easy but I appreciate your love and support as i begin to heal and move forward in life. I will always love my family!"
They are two of the four kids that Shriver and Schwarznegger have together.
Earlier, Shriver appealed for compassion and privacy in breaking her silence on her estranged husband's admission.
"This is a painful and heartbreaking time," Shriver said in a statement. "As a mother, my concern is for the children. I ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and I try to rebuild our lives and heal. I will have no further comment."
The Los Angeles Times reported overnight that the former California governor admitted to Shriver that he'd fathered a child with the woman, who had worked for the family for 20 years.
Schwarzenegger's admission to fathering a child with a household staff member resulted in his separation from wife Shriver, 55, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"After leaving the governor's office, I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger, 63, said in a statement. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry."
The couple's son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, 17, tweeted about his family this afternoon, saying, "I love my family till death do us apart."
Patrick is one of four kids that Shriver and Schwarznegger have together.
Schwarzenegger was harboring the love-child secret when he ran for governor of California in 2003. Unaware of the affair, Shriver, part of the Kennedy political dynasty, gave a pivotal speech defending her husband against allegations that he groped a woman.
The woman with whom Schwarzenegger reportedly fathered the child worked for the family until January of this year, the Los Angeles Times reported. A source told the Times that Schwarzenegger continues to provide for the child financially.
The ex-staffer, who is not named in the Times story to protect her privacy, said she "left on good terms with them."
The mother of Schwarzenegger's love child initially denied the affair to the Times, saying her ex-husband was the father. But, when the Times contacted her after Schwarzenegger's admission, she declined to comment, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Shriver has moved out of the couple's Brentwood, Calif., home. Last week, the couple announced their split in a joint statement.
The news comes as the couple publicly announced in a joint statement last week that they were separating after 25 years of marriage.
Schwarzenegger asked for the media to "respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," according to the statement to issued to the Times. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not. "
In last week's statement, the couple said they mutually came to the decision to separate while they live apart and "decide on the future of their relationship."
"This has been a time of great personal and professional transition for each of us. After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion, and prayer, we came to this decision together," Shriver and Schwarzenegger said in the May 9 statement.


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This gay couple got engaged at the Chicago Bulls game last night, an NBA first.
Scottie Pippen was on-hand to congratulate the gay couple.
The engagement was a few days in the making. Jake Conrad took to Facebook earlier this week to begin the planning of a very special engagement he was ready to propose to his boyfriend, Michael Holtzman.
Luckily, Holtzman isn't on Facebook and didn't see the message.
A friend did know someone with the Chicago Bulls and connected Conrad. That lead to the happy gay couple being at center court during the Bulls' game against the San Antonio Spurs last night, where Conrad popped the question.
Holtzman said yes.
While marriage proposals are regular occurrences at sporting events and concerts, this is the first one we have heard about that involved a same-sex couple at an NBA game.
Bulls spokesman Ross Lipschultz sent Outsports this statement:
"At the Chicago Bulls game vs. the San Antonio Spurs on December 8, the Bulls worked with Jake Conrad to set up an in-game proposal for his partner, Michael Holtzman. Michael has been a lifelong Bulls fan and watches every game. After he once told Jake that his dream was to go to a Bulls game, Jake knew he wanted to propose to Michael at a game to show him how committed he is to making Michael's dreams come true.
"Jake bought tickets to the game and contacted the Bulls to purchase a fan experience package to propose before the game. The Bulls were touched by Jake and Michael's story and wanted to make the experience extra special, so they asked Jake if he would be open to proposing during the game. Once Jake agreed, the team worked with him to set up a proposal during a timeout involving Benny the Bull and the Luvabulls. The Chicago Bulls are honored to have been part of such a special moment for this couple."
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Same-sex marriage now legal in Northern Ireland
Stonewall names Welsh Assembly as top LGBT employer
Maryna Didenko: "People do not choose their sexual orientation, they are born like this"
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Q: Cannot install IBM Eclipse tools for Bluemix due to network issue I'm trying to install IBM Eclipse tools for Bluemix but getting this error:

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed session
  context was:(profile=epp.package.jee,
  phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=,
  action=). Unable to read repository at
  http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/websphere/wasdev/updates/wdt/kepler/plugins/com.ibm.ws.st.common.core_1.0.100.v20150220_1740.jar.
  Connection reset

I tried to use solution from this dW Answers post Downloading Bluemix plugin for Eclipse... Is it even possible??? but it didn't help.
When I went and tried to manually download file by using this link : http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/websphere/wasdev/updates/wdt/kepler/plugins/com.ibm.ws.st.common.core_1.0.100.v20150220_1740.jar I get an error:

This webpage is not available

But when I changed link to use https as following, it works:
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/websphere/wasdev/updates/wdt/kepler/plugins/com.ibm.ws.st.common.core_1.0.100.v20150220_1740.jar
So, my question is how can I redirect all "problematic" links to correct web site? In other words, is it possible to one url to another url?
Thank you.
UPDATE:
Tried to install this plugin at home and everything worked. I suspect that something wrong with a network on a work, will ask our admins to try to investigate the issue and post it back if we'll discover something interesting.
UPDATE 2
Confirmed by admins. It was a temporary network issue.

A: here is the last updated guide for Eclipse Bluemix tool plugin, which should be always used to install this plugin for the first time, in order to be sure on using the right version
https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/#manageapps/eclipsetools/eclipsetools.html#eclipsetools
At the following url a shorted version with Eclipse installation link:
https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/starters/deploy_eclipsetools.html
Your issue could be related to an obsolete reference updated with a new release version for the plugin.

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Agency overview
United States of Antarctica
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The Defenders is a fictional group of superheroes created for SHAZAM Comics. The team is mostly composed of heroes, both real and fictional, who have their own comics produced by SHAZAM, but over time has expanded to include characters created specifically for the Defenders comic to fill out the roster.
2.1 Day of the Defenders
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Day of the Defenders[edit]
When The Walrus Crime Ring unleashed a attack of super-uber-elite robots on the Polar District to get rid of Iron Walrus, the famous technological genius retreated to the Penguin Secret Agency for help. He was directed to Chris Iratus, the director of a secret program known as G.E.T. P.R.O.T.E.C.T.I.O.N.S. Iron Walrus traveled to the ends of Antarctica to find him, and finally found him at a secret facility at Emery Island.
There, Iron Walrus learned that the army was built specifically to defeat Iron Walrus, and each squadron was hooked up a Snowtendo Vii N that was controlled by a member of the Walrus Crime Ring. Iron Walrus decided he needed an army to fight his former allies, so he set out to recruit various super-powered penguins in Antarctica. He was visited by a detective named Jean Jacques who told him he had info on the Walrus crime ring, and that they should find new heroes
Iron Walrus traveled to the GET PROTECTIONS headquarter where he recruited the physicist and helminthology, Puny, who agreed to help him.
As Iron Walrus was flying to Emogom Town, the residence of Detective Focci, he flew into Thorn the Tern. Thorn asked what Iron Walrus was doing, and when he didn't respond, Thorn attacked the walrus with his sickle. After a long battle, Thorn came out victorious, and asked again. When Iron Walrus told Thorn he was forming a group of superheroes, Thorn asked if he could join. Iron Walrus refused, so Thorn bribed him with the money he had accumulated throughout his 150 years of living, and became part of the team.
At Emogom Town, Iron Walrus turned on the Bat-Light on top of the police station. When it was activated, Detective Focci came to the scene, and asked what was up. When Iron Walrus briefed Focci, the Detective accepted, only if Iron Walrus promised to help clean up Emogom City of the crime and corruption. With his team debriefed, he returned the South Pole City, in order to defend it.
The 5 man team decided to split the city up into 5 areas, and each clear them up, while Shape Shifter's telepathy acted as a comm link. Each member cleared out the squadrons, and proceeded to fight the squad leaders. They all pushed the leaders into the center of city. However, that was all part of the plan, and they merged together in a giant robot machine. The team had to work together to defeat the robot, and somehow find a way to use their unique powers together.
They eventually took down the robot, and the citizens of Antarctica praised the team as heroes, and built a statue of them in the center of South Pole City. They came to the HQ of Stank Industrial Co, the company of Iron Walrus, to get cleaned up and rest. There, Chris Iratus was waiting for them. Chris told the team that there was a biological attack somewhere in Pengolia. When asked if they could tend to the problem, Iron Walrus asked the team if they were okay with it. They all replied positive, and from then on, they were known as the Defenders.
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Iron Walrus rebuilt the former HQ of Stank Industrial Company in order to serve as an HQ for the Defenders. Each member of the team has their own individual floor, where they could decorate to their disposal.
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Telecable és una operadora de cable amb seu al Principat d'Astúries (Espanya). És la marca utilitzada per Telecable d'Astúries, S.A.U., empresa participada íntegrament per Societat Promotora de les Telecomunicacions a Astúries, S.A., que al seu torn està controlada per la Caixa d'Estalvis d'Astúries en posseir el 91,90% de les seves accions.

Història
TeleCable estava format inicialment per Telecable d'Oviedo, Telecable de Gijón i Telecable d'Avilès que es van crear el 1995. L'octubre de 1997 ja havien obtingut els permisos municipals pertinents a Gijón i van començar a donar servei de televisió per cable, telèfon i Internet en aquesta àrea. En aquest punt inicial es va partir amb:

 500 km de fibra òptica instal·lada (cables de 48 i 96 fibres)
 1.200 km de cable coaxial instal·lat
 230.000 habitatges enganxats a la xarxa

El gener de 1998, TeleCable obté llicències per als municipis d'Avilés, Castrillón i Corvera, encara que des de 1996 ja es pot veure en aquests municipis. L'octubre de 2002 aquestes tres empreses s'uneixen sota la denominació de TeleCable d'Astúries.

El desembre de 2005 la companyia rep autorització de la Comissió del Mercat de les Telecomunicacions (CMT) per prestar serveis com a operador mòbil virtual, comercialització que a la pràctica no resulta rendible per la situació d'oligopoli en la telefonia mòbil. Davant d'aquesta circumstància, la CMT va elaborar un projecte per a la seva regulació que en la seva fase final passa per l'aprovació de la Comissió Europea el 2006.

A mitjan 2006, HC Energia, l'accionista majoritari de la companyia matriu de TeleCable, es desprèn de les seves accions anant a parar aquestes al segon accionista, la Caixa d'Estalvis d'Astúries, que d'ara endavant serà el soci de referència.

L'1 de març de 2007, la companyia va firmar un acord amb Vodafone per oferir un servei de telefonia movil als seus clients usant la xarxa d'antenes d'aquesta última empresa.

La companyia també es troba interessada a assumir la xarxa de fibra òptica de la resta d'ajuntaments de les Conques Mineres que havia estat assumida anteriorment pel Govern del Principat d'Astúries i encarregada la seva construcció a Alcatel. L'obertura cap a altres municipis de la regió dependrà de l'interès i les facilitats mostrats per aquests, segons l'empresa.

Accionistes
Els accionistes de Societat Promotora de les Telecomunicacions a Astúries, S.A., empresa que té el total de les accions de TeleCable d'Astúries, S.A.U. són:
 Caixa d'Estalvis d'Astúries: 91,90%
 Prensa Ibérica (editora del diari La Nueva España): 8,10%

Serveis
TeleCable usa per donar els seus serveis una combinació de fibra òptica que forma una xarxa principal i que dona servei a la majors clients i cable coaxial que és el que realment arriba als domicilis o empreses dels seus clients. L'empresa oferta actualment els seus serveis en packs sent obligatori, almenys, la contractació de televisió per als clients particulars.

L'empresa pot oferir aquests serveis en les següents poblacions: Oviedo, Gijón, Avilès, Castrillón, Corvera, Mieres, Llangréu, Pravia, Candás, Villaviciosa i part de Siero. Abans de finals de 2008, operaran a Ribeseya, Cangues d'Onís, Les Arriondes i Llanes.

Canals de TV que s'emeten per TeleCable

 La 1  (HD)
 La 2
 Antena 3  (HD)
 Cuatro  (HD)
 Telecinco  (HD)
 laSexta  (HD)
 TPA 7
 TPA 8
 TPA 9 HD
 Canal Hollywood  (HD)
 TNT  (HD)
 FOX  (HD)
 AXN  (HD)
 AMC  (HD)
 Calle 13  (HD)
 Cosmo (HD)
 Comedy Central  (HD)
 Fox Life  (HD)
 AXN White  (HD)
 MTV  (HD)
 Syfy  (HD)
 Movistar Estrenos (HD)
 Movistar Series Xtra (HD)
 TCM (HD)
 Sundance TV (HD)
 XTRM  (HD)
 Somos
 Dark/Dorcel TV
 Paramount Channel
 FDF
 Atreseries (HD)
 Disney XD
 Nickelodeon (HD)
 Disney Junior
 Disney Channel (HD)
 Clan
 Nick Jr.
 Boing
 Baby TV
 Canal Panda
 Real Madrid TV (HD)
 Barça TV
 Teledeporte (HD)
 Eurosport 1  (HD)
 Eurosport 2  (HD)
 Garage TV (HD)
 VINX (HD)
 Gol (HD)
 BeIN Sports (HD)
 Bein LaLiga (HD)
 Movistar Partidazo (HD)
 LaLiga 1|2|3 TV (HD)
 Iberalia HD
 Canal de Historia  (HD)
 Odisea  (HD)
 National Geographic  (HD)
 Nat Geo Wild  (HD)
 Viajar  (HD)
 Discovery Channel  (HD)
 A&E
 Crimen + Investigación
 DMAX
 Decasa (HD)
 Canal Cocina  (HD)
 Divinity
 Nova
 Neox
 Mega
 Energy
 DKISS
 Ten
 Be Mad TV (HD)
 Sol Música
 Hit TV
 MTV Live HD (HD)
 Libertad Digital
 13 TV
 Intereconomía
 24h
 Euronews
 CNN International
 BBC World News
 Al-Jazeera English
 France 24
 Bloomberg
 Russia Today
 Hispan TV
 TV5 Monde
 DW
 Pro TV
 TV Record
 Cubavisión
 CGTN-E
 Vaughan TV
 Canal Sur Andalucía
 TVG Europa
 ETB Sat
 TV3CAT
 Aragón TV
 Extremadura TV
 Canal 10 TV
 EsAsturiasTV (HD)
 TeleAsturias (HD)
 Galería
 Tarotéame

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NextGen Healthcare Announces CEO Transition
Board of Directors Establishes Executive Leadership and Board Oversight Committees and Commences CEO Search
Company Affirms Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Outlook
June 21, 2021 04:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, today announced that the Company and Rusty Frantz have agreed to a mutual separation and that Mr. Frantz will no longer serve as President, Chief Executive Officer or a member of the NextGen Healthcare Board of Directors, effective immediately.
An Executive Leadership Committee has been established to lead NextGen Healthcare on an interim basis while its next CEO is identified with the assistance of executive search firm Spencer Stuart. The Executive Leadership Committee includes NextGen Healthcare Chief Financial Officer James (Jamie) Arnold, Jr., NextGen Healthcare Executive Vice President of Human Resources Donna Greene, NextGen Healthcare Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer David Metcalfe and NextGen Healthcare's recently announced Executive Vice President, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer Srinivas (Sri) Velamoor, once he joins the Company in early July. The Executive Leadership Committee will work with a newly established Board Oversight Committee, consisting of independent directors Jeff Margolis and Craig Barbarosh, non-Executive Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, respectively.
Margolis said, "On behalf of the Board, we thank Rusty for leading NextGen Healthcare through a successful operational reinvention. Today, the Company benefits from the highest-quality solution offerings in ambulatory healthcare, best-in-class customer service and satisfaction levels, and an exceptionally engaged team of executives and employees who daily live a culture that believes in better. We wish Rusty the best."
Margolis continued, "NextGen Healthcare is well positioned for an exciting future. Our confidence is founded in the Company's remarkable operational capabilities, rich history of delivering strong and innovative ambulatory health solutions, solid baseline of organic growth, new customer wins, ongoing profitability and strong balance sheet. An emphasis on investments that drive sustainable growth at an increasing rate – while maintaining our operational excellence – are go-forward priorities for the Company. Craig and I look forward to working with the Executive Leadership Committee and the broader executive management team to execute on these plans and deliver significant value for our shareholders, clients and employees."
"It has been an honor to lead NextGen Healthcare and such an outstanding team. I want to thank the NextGen Healthcare employees for the support they have shown me. I'm incredibly proud of all we have accomplished over the past six years. With the talent and dedication I have seen firsthand across the organization, I am equally confident in NextGen Healthcare's continued success," said Frantz. "I've been transparent about my personal experience with the patient/provider connection. This transition enables me to put 100% of my focus on my most important priority – my family. I am gratified to leave the Company on solid footing and in very capable hands."
Affirms Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Outlook
The Company today affirmed its outlook for fiscal year 2022:
Revenue between $574 and $584 million, and
Non-GAAP earnings per share range between $0.89 and $0.95
The Company's NextGen® Enterprise Spring '21 platform rollout, which is experiencing positive early momentum, will not be impacted by the leadership transition.
About NextGen Healthcare, Inc.
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN) is a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions. We are empowering the transformation of ambulatory care—partnering with medical, behavioral and dental providers in their journey to value-based care to make healthcare better for everyone. We go beyond EHR and PM. Our integrated solutions help increase clinical productivity, enrich the patient experience, and ensure healthy financial outcomes. We believe in better. Learn more at nextgen.com, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including but not limited to, statements regarding future events including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic, developments in the healthcare sector and regulatory framework, the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future (including, without limitation, statements concerning revenue, net income, and earnings per share). Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause the results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements and additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in Part I, Item A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to: volatility and uncertainty in the global economy, financial markets and on our customers in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential (i) slowdown or shutdown of preventive and elective medical procedures, (ii) delay in the contracting for additional products and services by our customers and (iii) delay in the sales cycle for new customers; the volume and timing of systems sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; the possibility that products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; seasonal patterns of sales and customer buying behavior; impact of incentive payments under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on sales and the ability of the Company to meet continued certification requirements; uncertainties related to the future impact of U.S. tax reform; the impact of governmental and regulatory agency investigations; the development by competitors of new or superior technologies; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; undetected errors or bugs in software; product liability; changing economic, political or regulatory influences in the health-care industry; changes in product-pricing policies; availability of third-party products and components; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; the Company's ability or inability to attract and retain qualified personnel; possible regulation of the Company's software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; changes of accounting estimates and assumptions used to prepare the prior periods' financial statements; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies, products, or technologies; the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response thereto could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations; and general economic conditions. A significant portion of the Company's quarterly sales of software product licenses and computer hardware is concluded in the last month of a fiscal quarter, generally with a concentration of such revenues earned in the final ten business days of that month. Due to these and other factors, the Company's revenues and operating results are very difficult to forecast. A major portion of the Company's costs and expenses, such as personnel and facilities, are of a fixed nature and, accordingly, a shortfall or decline in quarterly and/or annual revenues typically results in lower profitability or losses. As a result, comparison of the Company's period-to-period financial performance is not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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RICHMOND (October 19, 2017) - Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced today a $120 million settlement with General Motors Company ("General Motors") over allegations General Motors concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in General Motors vehicles.
The settlement, reached between the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia and General Motors Company, concludes a multistate investigation into the auto manufacturer's failure to timely disclose known safety defects associated with unintended key-rotation-related and/or ignition-switch-related issues in several models and model years of General Motors vehicles.
"Keeping Virginians safe is my top priority as attorney general, and this settlement should send a strong signal to automobile manufacturers and businesses of all kinds that my office will not tolerate slow responses to safety hazards in consumer products, especially when a delay presents an unacceptable risk to the public," said Attorney General Herring. "We remain vigilant and are putting companies on notice to do the right thing. As soon we discover a problem, my team and I will do what needs to be done to prevent further harm to Virginia consumers."
In 2014, General Motors issued seven vehicle recalls in response to unintended key-rotation-related and/or ignition-switch-related issues, which have affected over 9 million vehicles in the U.S. The recalls involved a defective ignition switch which, under certain conditions, could move out of the "Run" position to the "Accessory" or "Off" position. If this occurs, the driver experiences a loss of electrical systems, including power steering and power brakes. If a collision occurs while the ignition switch is in the "Accessory" or "Off" position, the vehicle's safety airbags may also fail to deploy, increasing the risk of serious injury or death in certain types of crashes in which the airbag was otherwise designed to deploy.
As the states alleged, certain employees of General Motors and General Motors Corporation (which went through bankruptcy in 2009), knew as early as 2004 that the ignition switch posed a safety defect because it could cause airbag non-deployment. However, despite this knowledge, General Motors personnel decided it wasn't a safety concern and delayed making recalls. General Motors continued to market the reliability and safety of its motor vehicles which were equipped with this defective ignition switch.
The states alleged that these actions were deceptive and that the automaker's actions violated state consumer protection laws, including the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Not represent that a motor vehicle is "safe" unless they have complied with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety standards applicable to the motor vehicle at issue.
Not represent that certified pre-owned vehicles that General Motors advertises are safe, have been repaired for safety issues, or have been subject to rigorous inspection, unless such vehicles are not subject to any open recalls relating to safety or have been repaired pursuant to such a recall.
Instruct its dealers that all applicable recall repairs must be completed before any General Motors motor vehicle sold in the U.S. and included in a recall is eligible for certification and, if there is a recall on any certified pre-owned vehicle sold in the U.S., the required repair must be completed before the vehicle is delivered to a customer.
General Motors also agreed to pay the participating attorneys general a total of $120 Million, of which Virginia's share is $2,396,147.70.
In addition to Virginia, the multistate group includes Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
This matter was handled by Attorney General Herring's Consumer Protection Section. In November, Attorney General Herring announced the completion of a reorganization of the OAG Consumer Protection Section to more efficiently and effectively enforce Virginia's consumer protection laws, provide exceptional customer service in resolving complaints and disputes, and provide robust consumer education to keep Virginians from being victimized by fraud, scams, or illegal or abusive business practices. During Attorney General Herring's administration the OAG Consumer Protection Section has recovered more than $224 million in relief for consumers and payments from violators.
If you have any consumer-related inquiries, the Office of the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline telephone counselors are available to assist you. Please call the Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-552-9963 if calling from Virginia, or 804-786-2042 if calling from the Richmond area. You can also subscribe to the Consumer Protection Quarterly Newsletter here.


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It's surprising how many big named celebrities started their Hollywood journey as child stars in the hit show Mickey Mouse Club. Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguliera, Ryan Gosling and Britney Spears were among the 90's cast and while stopping by The Ellen Show, two of the members had an impromptu reunion.
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Q: does a C++ class have default constuctor & what constructors are called in the following cases? I have confusion after reading from some places.
I'm doing example from this page
let's say there's a class(Book) which has an object(Author) as one of its member. Here's the constructor:
Book::Book(string name, Author author, double price, int qtyInStock)
      : name(name), author(author) {   **// Must use member initializer list to construct object**
   // Call setters to validate price and qtyInStock
   setPrice(price);
   setQtyInStock(qtyInStock);
}

I tried to declare the object author inside the constructor instead of initializer lisr. It gave me error. no matching function to call Author::Author() --> which is the default constuctor of Author.

After reading from these stackoverflow posts : this1 and this2
What I understand is that, summarizing from those 2:

*

*an object is considered & must be fully initialised when execution enters the body of the constructor

*An object has all of its members initialised in the initialisation list. Even if you do not explicitly initialise them there, the compiler will happily do so for you

*native types like int or double do have a default constructor
So from all of those above, what I understand is a user defined object/class DOES NOT automatically have DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR, unlike the primitive types.
That's why it gives error, if I do not use member initializer list (which calls copy constructor) , cause the compiler tries to initialize it using default consturctor which it(user defined class) does not have.
And so possible solutions are: define a default constructor for the class, or use member initializer

AND THEN I read this post on stackoverflow saying that:
"How Many default methods does a class have?" and the answer mentions that It HAS DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR
1. If it has default consturctor, Why does my first case( the book and author classes) give error?
Also I read from this page, lets say I defined a class Point before, then page wrote:
Point p1;       // **Invoke default constructor**
                // OR Point p1 = Point(); NOT Point p1();

2. So when we declare like above, does it INVOKE DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR? Why it does not give an error if so? I thought a class does not have a default constructor?
Appreciate if you can help me to clarify things here, and answer the two questons above (italic)

A: The full answer is big, and is presented here:
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/default_constructor
If you specifically make one, there is always a default constructor.  This includes constructors that MAY accept parameters but don't have to - constructors with default parameters and variadic templates can both be default constructors.
If you mark it as = delete then it will never have one.
Otherwise, if no user-provided constructors are present the compiler will try to make one for you except for in certain circumstances (fully listed in the link above in the Deleted implicitly-declared default constructor section)

*

*T has a member of reference type without a default initializer.

*T has a const member without user-defined default constructor or a default member initializer (since C++11).

*T has a member (without a default member initializer) (since C++11) which has a deleted default constructor, or its default constructor is ambiguous or inaccessible from this constructor.

*T has a direct or virtual base which has a deleted default constructor, or it is ambiguous or inaccessible from this constructor.

*T has a direct or virtual base which has a deleted destructor, or a destructor that is inaccessible from this constructor.

*T is a non-union class with a variant member M with a non-trivial default constructor, and no variant member of the anonymous union containing M has a default member initializer.
and some additional rules for union types.
tl;dr: it's complicated.

A: Implicit default constructors are not created for all objects.
The main rule is that when an object has no constructors of any kind, it gets assign an implicit default constructor.
I won't go over all the specific rules dictating when they get created, you're better off reading them from here.
As for your question 1 on the error message:

I tried to declare the object author inside the constructor instead of initializer list. It gave me error.

You don't show the code that produced the error, so I will assume it is like below - correct me if I'm wrong.
// sample A - Bad code, wont compile
class Author { };
class Book
{
public:
    Book(int x, Author y): n(1) {
        a(y);  //-this line does NOT compile.
               // initialization of a must be in the initializer list,
               // between :  and {
    }
private:
    Author a;
    int n;
};

The reason the above does not compile is because it is a language rule that nested objects declared by value must be initialized in one of these 2 ways:
- within the initializer list
- implicitly, by letting the compiler call the default constructor - which will work if the object has one.
Finally, on your question 2, yes, that sample declaration of Point does invoke the default constructor, if the class has one. Again, refer to language reference to clarify on when the default constructor exists or not.


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Israeli Occupation Authorities Confiscate 16 Dunums of Al Jalama Lands
The head of the occupation forces in the West Bank, Capt. Avi Mizrahi, issued on the 14th of March, 2010, a military order calling for the continuation of placing the military's hand on 16 dunums of agricultural lands it confiscated earlier on the 14th of March, 2003. The goal of the confiscation was to establish Al Jalama military checkpoint which separates between Jenin Governorate and the Palestinian lands occupied in 1948. The military order (No. T/34/03 Boundary Re-Alignment and Extension) will keep the land in the hands of the occupation military until the 31st of January 2011.
Photo 1 & Photo 2: The Military Order.
The new order indicated that land owners have the right to object to its content within 10 days of its issuance. Yet, the owners have received the order on the 28th of March, 2010 (i.e. after the objection period has elapsed) in violation of all international norms. It is worth noting that the confiscated land is owned by Mr. Fawzi Sadeq Abu Farha and Ahmad Sa'eed Abu Farha, both residents of the village.
Al Jalama Terminal:
Al Jalama Terminal is the only crossing point between Jenin and the Palestinian lands occupied in 1948. Palestinian works, businessmen and the relatives of Palestinian prisoners in occupation jails face continuous humiliation while crossing the Terminal. Complaints about naked searches have been reported lately.
Photo 3 & Photo 4: Traffic congestion at the Terminal due to Israeli occupation policies.
Mr. Adnan Fayez Abu Al Rub is one of the workers that use the Terminal on daily basis to reach his work station beyond the Green Line. He expressed the following to the Land Research Center (LRC)'s field researcher:
When we reach Al Jalama Terminal, hundreds of workers would be present already. Everything in the Terminal is electronic and is more complicated than the border crossings with Jordan. Rooms number 1 and 2 are a nightmare for all those intending to cross. If a soldier suspects anyone, he would order him to go into Room 1 where a naked search will be conducted. Soldiers would use cameras and speakers to order you to strip while recording the operation. It is very humiliating.
Strip searching is a terrifying experience especially for women who are trying to visit their imprisoned relatives inside the Green Line. A large number of these women refuse to be strip searched which leads them to be denied the right of visitation. The placement of cameras inside the said rooms makes strip searching out of the question. This is the case especially that female soldiers refuse to go into the rooms and hand search the women themselves. Rather, they are instructed to stay outside the rooms and view the search via cameras installed inside the two rooms.
Another facet of the agony faced by the Palestinian using the Terminal is exemplified by the insistence of Israeli soldiers to damage and destroy large quantities of personal belongings for "security reasons." Israeli soldiers purposefully mix personal belonging together while Palestinians do not dare to protest as it might lead to the withdrawing of the work permit. In relation to this daily humiliating treatment, Mr. Abu Al Rub explained:
Israeli intelligence officers are always present at the Terminal waiting for Palestinian workers to cross it as to blackmail him. Sometime they would take the worker aside to extract information from him. If he refuses to "cooperate", they threaten to invalidate his work permit. The same procedure is implemented with the parents of Palestinian prisoners and businessmen. Some of the permits were shredded even after the holder goes through the physical search. That is despite the fact that permits are only given to those who have no "security risks or records."
Mr. Riyad Kameil, Director of the Legal Department in the General Union of Palestinian Workers in Jenin, expressed the following to LRC's researcher: 'The workers start arriving at the Terminal at 1:00 AM in an attempt to book a place for themselves. The flow of workers continues until 5:00 AM to reach an average of 1200 workers on daily basis. That is in addition to 600 businessmen and 200 of families of Palestinian prisoners. All workers have to go through the Terminal as soon as they can. Otherwise, they risk losing their work. This urgency causes overcrowding, congestion and, ultimately, injuries as all these numbers have to go through only one opening in the Wall.'
The agony and suffering in Al Jalama Terminal is not felt only by the Palestinians of the West Bank as Palestinians from inside the Green Line are affected by its obstacles while travelling from and to the city of Jenin; despite the Israeli claim that occupation forces have eased access to Jenin since November 2009, yet facts on the ground indicate otherwise. Palestinians from inside the Green Line have expressed on a number of occasions that Israeli soldiers deliberately delay them for hours as they would search their belongings and prevent them buying a long list of items. They, also, search the cars thoroughly as to send a message of not coming back to Jenin, despite the declared policy of allowing their entrance to the city.
Al Jalama Terminal is considered to be a prime example of all crossings between the Wets Bank and the Palestinian lands inside the Green Line. Humiliation and agony are the trade marks of these terminals.
Al Jalama and its Suffering due to the Wall:
The village of Al Jalama and the two towns of Sandala and Al Muqbeila (occupied in 1948) used to have social and economic ties as well as family ties as they were considered to be one unit. The clans present in these three towns include Al Omari, Abu Farha, Sahori, Sha'aban, Abu Issa in addition to the clan of Radi. These communities used to have one school and one mosque until the Nakba took place in 1948 when these communities were forcefully separated.
In terms of the Racist Isolation Wall, it was established on the villages' lands at a length of 3.5 kilometers with a width of 50 meters. It destroyed 175 dunums of Al Jalam's most fertile lands while isolating the village from its natural sister villages occupied in 1948.
Photo 5: The green Houses adjacent to the Racist Isolation Wall in Al Jalama
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إخطاراً عسكرياً يقضي بتمديد فترة وضع اليد على أراضي 12 قرية في محافظة جنين
Confiscating three tractors from Khirbet Ibziq
Israeli Occupation Forces confiscate a vehicle and water pipelines in Sahel Al-Bikai'a area
Confiscating a digger and notifying a cistern in Ras Atiya village / Qalqilya governorate
"Declared as State Land"
New Israeli Military Orders Targeting Palestinian Lands in Al Jaba'a & Wadi Fukin villages Southwest Bethlehem city
مصادرة الخيام التي تبرع بها الصليب الأحمر لإيواء العائلات المتضررة من عملية الهدم في خربة الحديدية
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Israeli Occupation Forces confiscate agricultural equipments in northern Jordan Valley (Al-Ghoor)


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Inches vs Watts on speakers, what does it mean? What is the difference?
You find speakers that read... 8" 200W , 10" 200W, 12" 200W. What is the difference in these speakers, same manufacturer. Or you find Subs that read, 15" 500W, 18" 500W,15" 1400W, 18" 300W,18" 800W. I'm confused. I don't have much experience with sound/audio.
I was looking at a powered speakers catalog here, http://www.soundz.co.za/c792-1/Powered-Speakers.aspx
What do the inches mean in terms of sound? What do the watts mean in terms of sound?
speakers terminology
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Little tidbit: watts is another way of saying joules per second. – Cole Johnson Sep 17 '13 at 13:03
When you have a measurement of inches referring to a speaker it is the diameter of that speaker, so a 12" 400W speaker is physically 12" wide and is rated at a maximum of 400 Watts.
The wattage is so you know how much power you can push through the speaker without damaging it.
More Watts = more volume
The physical size is very closely related to the sound, for example to get a good bass response you need to be able to physically move a lot of air - so the only way to do this is with a large speaker. If you want a high frequency response you need a small speaker cone that can be moved very fast. These two differing requirements are the reason you have bass, midrange and treble speakers in any hifi system, and you split the frequency ranges to the appropriate speakers.
More inches = better bass response (potentially)
Suggestive Specifications
Both the inches and the Watts are suggestive specifications of the following:
Inches - The approximate diameter of the bass driver cone (if there is more than one driver, like in multi-way design). It is an approximation since some designs spell 8'' for what is really 7.8''. This spec vaguely correlates to the lowest frequency the speaker can produce.
Watts - The power rating of a speaker/amp is a measure the safety power threshold of the device. Roughly correlates to the maximum output level it can produce.
The reason these are suggestive, is that they don't really tell us the important figures - they just suggest what these may be.
The Important Figures
In the spec sheets of a speaker you may find what you are really looking for, although these specifications can be manipulated by manufacturers to their advantage. This is either by means of the system used for measurements, or by the way information is presented. The specifications are:
The frequency response shows the range of frequencies the speaker can produced. This figure is always a measure that involves some deviation from a mean within a particular window of error (whether the error is presented or not). Often we say that a speaker has "flat" frequency response within a specific range, where "flat" means a certain error is allowed (±3dB, for instance).
For example, a speaker may show a spec like this:
50Hz-24kHz, ±3dB
This means that across the quoted frequency range the level of all frequencies are never 3dB more or less a chosen level (alternatively all frequencies are within a 6dB level window).
The speaker will still produce frequencies below (and above) the quoted range, but these will gradually decrease in level and will be lower (very rarely higher) by 3dB from frequencies in the quoted range.
The way manufacturers cheat is that a speaker with:
response, is given as:
30Hz-25Hz, ±10dB
The specification is still valid, but 30Hz may be produced at a level 10 dB below, say 80Hz.
The error margin is typically:
±3dB - High end and respectable manufacturers.
±5dB - Acceptable error margin.
±10dB - The manufacturer is likely to be cheating. Beefing their spec with a higher error margin.
No error margin - The manufacturer is likely to be cheating.
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (Max SPL)
Given in dBSPL, typically at 1 meter away from the speaker, this is an indicator of how loud the speaker can get.
For studio speakers, 100-120 dBSPL is normal. PA speakers are often louder than this.
Again, manufacturers can cheat here. For instance a peak measurement will be higher than an RMS one; it is common practice to show Max SPL in peak, but RMS correlates to our loudness perception more than peak. Also, manufacturers may perform tests using a half-space setup (speaker close to one wall), which will increase the figure by approximately 3dB; so unless the full test specifications are mentioned, it's hard to tell the exact performance or to compare it.
What is crucial to mention is that all loudspeakers are essentially a calculated compromise between various factors like:
Spectral Linearity
Efficiency (how much input power translates into output power, with the rest converted into heat - either electronically or acoustically).
Accuracy - For instance, do bass frequencies at the output linger much or little longer than the bass frequencies at the input.
In simple terms, this is a measurement of how much work the speaker can perform - the more work, the more air mass it can displace and thus the louder the output will be.
But there are many other factors that will affect this. The class of the amplifier design affects the efficiency of the amplifier, thus with some designs you can get higher output levels with less input power.
Cone Size (Diameter)
To reproduce a particular frequency, all that a cone needs to do is oscillate at that frequency, regardless of its size.
Reproducing loud low frequency sounds requires large displacements of air mass. There are two principals ways to achieve this:
High Excursion - high amount of cone displacement (from its resting position).
Bigger Cone Size - bigger cones will move more air.
There are many tradeoffs between the two. A small cone with high excursion will require less power to move, but it will also exhibit high distortion level and low efficiency (due to reduced acoustic impedance) compared to a bigger cone with lower excursion.
It is important to notice that the task is to produce "Loud Low Frequencies" - so the cone size also relates to output levels. That's why iMax theatres employ momentous subs, whereas the dubbing theatres in which films are mixed employ smaller subs.
But this is an over-simplified explanation. Practically, each manufacturer tweaks these two variables together with many others, like magnet size, cone depth and the cabinet (enclosure) design itself. See this link for more.
But you can say that bigger cones allow a more efficient low-frequency reproduction.
IzhakiIzhaki
As you still seem to wonder about differences in sound between different speaker sizes:
The speaker diameter is not directly related to how much bass you can get. Most important for that is the cabinet size: without a cabinet, for any speaker most of the air will just "flow around" from front to back vice versa, if given enough time; so some distance away you basically get only high-frequency ripples. It's the cabinet's job to prevent this, which roughly speaking requires that any free-air path from from to back of the speaker is longer than the wavelength of the sound you'd like to hear. In principle, you can then achieve a fine bass response by mounting an 8" speaker in a wardrobe-sized cabinet.
The reason this isn't usually done is that it's much harder to build a small speaker with high wattage than a larger one (for similar reasons to why it is easier to build a truck engine of a given power than it is to build a race car engine with the same nominal power); the numbers you've quoted reflect this. And since music has most of its energy in the bass range, you need a lot of power there, so you'd need a lot of small speakers. A large cabinet will fit a lot of small speakers, only, these together will generally be more expensive and heavier than a single large one.
Still, this route is actually taken for some applications; for instance, most electric bass players prefer their "refrigerators" with eight 10" speakers, rather than two 18" ones of the same power. And the reason is that small speakers themselves generally have a much more precise response: a large speaker takes some time to even get moving. It's just not able to produce high-frequency vibrations, too much mass. And the larger size means the cone is more flexible to vibrate in eigenresonances (much like a drum head), which affects the overall sound.
PA and HiFi systems solve this problem, as already mentioned, by splitting the signal in different frequency ranges. In the deep bass range, an 18" will generally work fine and cheaply provide the large power you need down there. Above somehing like 100 Hz, you switch over to perhaps 12" speakers with lower power, but more even response to get a clean mid range. And above 5 kHz again you switch to piezo drivers with comparedly tiny power, but very low mass and thus response easily reaching the audible limit.
In addition, you will nowadays typically use equilisation to make up for any remaining response unevenness.
leftaroundaboutleftaroundabout
What an awesome answer,Thank You, the picture just got more clearer. If I understood correctly, in a PA system, it would be better to have a 18" Sub for the bass, a 12" for the mids and 10" or 8" for a tweeter, for the best vocal output? Please comment on my understanding, this can help me also answer my linked question. Thanks. – Stoan Sep 17 '13 at 18:16
Those would be possible sizes, yes. For a small PA 12", 8" and 2" might also do the trick. – leftaroundabout Sep 17 '13 at 19:50
2"? I haven't came across it, I guess this would be best for the highs? may you link me to any 2" you know? Thanks. – Stoan Sep 18 '13 at 4:44
@Stoan: it's just a made-up example. The point is that you can also make each component substantially smaller and still get a full, if quieter sound. — 2" is actually pretty big for a tweeter, for instance the Mackie 300z has a 12" for the midrange and 1.75" compression tweeter. Most professional boxes seem to have in fact 1" tweeters, possibly multiple of them. – leftaroundabout Sep 18 '13 at 9:27
Point taken ;-) correct if I'm wrong, between a 8",10" and 12" mids, the main difference is the cone for the bass, the tweeter on average will be be the same size? – Stoan Sep 18 '13 at 17:07
The way I look at it is that the speaker is an air pump. The larger the diaphragm, the more air that can potentially be pumped.
However, the larger the pump, the more resistant to moving the air it will be. Like trying to waft a big sheet of cardboard around, you need strong arms to waft it faster, and if someone asked you to waft the card 2x per second, the stronger your arms, the more control you have to overcome the resistance and momentum.
In terms of a speaker, that means more electro-mechanical force is needed to move the speaker, shift the air and then pull it in the opposite direction again, many times a second. And that means more watts.
Two identical model speakers of different sizes with the same wattage will result in different sound characteristics; the smaller speaker should punch more than the larger speaker and reproduce the recorded tone more accurately. However, you may want to trade tonal accuracy for sound pressure, certainly for very low bass.
Edit: A note about sensitivity. Always look at the sensitivity of a speaker if the data is available. This is a practical measure of how efficiently the speaker converts power into sound. It's not enough on its own, since it might be dire quality, but in general you want a higher number.
Luke PuplettLuke Puplett
It's all about efficiency when it comes to getting sound pressures at a given number of watts.
OK 60W JBL D130 (105dB 1W @ 1M) vs 250W ChiCom (82dB 1W@ 1M).
Guess which one can produce the highest sound pressure in optimal enclosures.
HINT,,, Don't bet against the JBL. It takes orders of power to get from 82dB to 102dB. The ChiCom speaker will require several hundred watts to run with that particular JBL,,,And will fry far before it ever gets there.
These new "500W" (which is almost always peak and not RMS values) require a 10KW diesel generator to drive them where the efficient speakers an be bone crushing at 50 watts.
da' ol' SmokeDogda' ol' SmokeDog
The dimension of inches more than likely relates to the smallest dimension of the speaker enclosure and basically if you want more power, you need something that is bigger. Here is a section from a PDF document for the XSP_A series you linked to: -
Other manufacturers may also refer to the diameter of the bass driver.
Andy akaAndy aka
I understand that inches are size of the speaker, what I want to understand, how is it connected to Watts, for example, 15" 500W Sub vs. 18" 500W sub, In terms of sound, how do these speakers differ? Will one sound louder? Will one have more bass? another example 10" 200W top vs. 12" 200W. – Stoan Sep 15 '13 at 11:30
@Stoan the power level refers to how much power you can safely put into the speaker from the amplifier and doesn't easily lend itself to understanding how much sound pressure level is being produced by the speaker. A speaker is a very inefficient device and unless you can compare SPLs you can't really tell from reading the documents. What I can say is that for any given speaker, if you double the power into it you get about 30% more perceived loudness. Ten times the power means doubling SPL. – Andy aka Sep 15 '13 at 11:50
I am by no means an expert, and have only just started "looking into" sound, having to "size" a system for my new car (previous car was bought with sound already installed)... anyway, from what i understand (having spoken with 2 friends who installs sound for a living) is that all things being equal (i.e: same brand, same RMS watts) with the only difference being cone size (10 inch vs 12 inch for example), you will find that the 12 inch is less responsive. It takes power to move the cone up and down, and the bigger the material, the more power it takes - therefore, if the power is the same, the bigger sub will be less responsive. The upside of the bigger sub is it can move a bigger volume of air at a time, which translates into more lowdown bass. Conclusion - the physically smaller sub will deliver a more "punchy" tight (think rock music) bass, while the bigger sub is more suited for low frequency (think hip-pop and house music) bass. To be honest though, i doubt that the difference would be detectable between a 10 inch and a 12 inch though - to hear an audible difference one would have to compare a 8 inch with a 15 inch for example... Thats just my 2cents. Like I said - im no expert and im sure ill be corrected. Also - i know there is allot more to be said on the subject if one delves deep into the differences, this is just an oversimplified view by a novice (me) to try and make sense of a subject that has quite a steep learning curve.
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