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Q: Encountering error in scanning a character in stacks #include <stdio.h>
#define MAXLEN 100

typedef struct
    {
     char element[MAXLEN];
     int top;
    } stack;

stack init(stack s)
{
     s.top=-1;
     return s;
}

int isEmpty(stack s){
     return(s.top==-1);
}

int isFull(stack s){
    return (s.top==MAXLEN-1);
}

stack push(stack s,char ch){

  if(s.top==MAXLEN-1){
     printf("\n the stack is full\n");
     return s;
  }
  else{
     ++s.top;
     s.element[s.top]=ch;
     return s;
  }
}

stack pop(stack s){
    if(s.top==-1){
       printf("\n the stack is empty");
       return s;
    }
    else{
       --s.top;
       return s;
    }
}

void top(stack s){
    if(s.top==-1){
        printf("\n empty stack");
    }
    else
        printf("%c",s.element[s.top]);
    }

void print(stack s){
    int i;
    printf(" serial no         character   ");
    for(i=0;i<s.top;++i){
       printf("   %d                %c \n",i,s.element[i]);
    }
}

int main(){

       stack s;
       s.top=-1;
       init(s);

       char e;
       int n,j=1,k;
       while(j==1){

           printf("\n enter your choice 1.push 2.pop 3.top 4.print 5.exit:");
           scanf("%d",&n);

      switch(n)
        {
        case 1:
            printf("\n enter the element to be pushed:  ");
            scanf("%ch",&e);
            s=push(s,e);
            break;
        case 2:
            s=pop(s);
            break;
        case 3:
           top(s);
           break;
        case 4:
          print(s);
          break;
        case 5:
          j=0;
          break;
        default:
          printf("\n wrong choice entered enter correct one ");
          break;
         }
    }
}

The error occurs after I compiled and run it and have scanned a character; it goes out of the switch and is not scanning the value of n for consecutive time and is just going into switch with the pre-assigned value  and it comes out of switch and asks for n to enter t. In this way I am encountering space as character automatically in the stack elements and the top is getting doubled. Please help  me with this. You can once compile it and check for yourself.

A: Change
 scanf("%ch",&e); /* %ch ? */

To
 scanf(" %c",&e); // notice a whitespace in the format string

As scanf("%c",&e); leaves a newline, which is consumed again.
which tells scanf to ignore whitespaces.
OR
if (scanf(" %c",&e) != 1)
        //Print error

A: It doesn't take a lot to make the code work sanely.  In the fixed code below, I pre-declare the functions because of the compiler options I use.  An alternative is to define the functions as static.
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXLEN 100

typedef struct
{
    char element[MAXLEN];
    int top;
} stack;

int isEmpty(stack s);
int isFull(stack s);
stack init(stack s);
stack pop(stack s);
stack push(stack s, char ch);
void print(stack s);
void top(stack s);

stack init(stack s)
{
    s.top = -1;
    return s;
}

int isEmpty(stack s)
{
    return(s.top == -1);
}

int isFull(stack s)
{
    return(s.top == MAXLEN - 1);
}

stack push(stack s, char ch)
{
    if (s.top == MAXLEN - 1)
    {
        printf("the stack is full\n");
    }
    else
    {
        ++s.top;
        s.element[s.top] = ch;
    }
    return s;
}

stack pop(stack s)
{
    if (s.top == -1)
    {
        printf("the stack is empty\n");
    }
    else
    {
        --s.top;
    }
    return s;
}

void top(stack s)
{
    if (s.top == -1)
        printf("empty stack\n");
    else
        printf("TOS: %c\n", s.element[s.top]);
}

void print(stack s)
{
    int i;
    printf("serial no   character\n");
    for (i = 0; i <= s.top; ++i)
    {
        printf("  %3d       %c\n", i, s.element[i]);
    }
}

int main(void)
{
    stack s;
    s.top = -1;
    init(s);

    char e;
    int n, j = 1;
    while (j == 1)
    {
        printf("\nenter your choice 1.push 2.pop 3.top 4.print 5.exit: ");
        if (scanf("%d", &n) != 1)
        {
            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read a number.\n");
            return 1;
        }

        switch (n)
        {
        case 1:
            printf("\nenter the element to be pushed: ");
            if (scanf(" %c", &e) != 1)
            {
                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read a character.\n");
                return 1;
            }
            s = push(s, e);
            break;
        case 2:
            s = pop(s);
            break;
        case 3:
            top(s);
            break;
        case 4:
            print(s);
            break;
        case 5:
            j = 0;
            break;
        default:
            printf("incorrect choice (%d not in range 1-5); enter correct one\n", n);
            break;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

Apart from making the indentation consistent (I use uncrustify, but there are other tools that can do the job too), I added error checking to the scanf() statements, fixed the "%ch" format string (the h is superfluous, though mostly harmless), removed trailing spaces from printing, used a newline at the end of non-prompting printf() statements.
Your printing code wasn't printing enough; because of the way you're running your stack pointer, you need to print for (i = 0; i <= s.top; i++) with <= instead of <.  A more orthodox way of using top has it showing the next space to use (so the number starts at zero and goes up to MAXLEN).  There'd be a number of consequential changes to make.
However, there are some major curiosities left.  You keep on passing stacks by value and returning them by value, rather than passing them by pointer.  You're therefore passing 104 bytes to and from functions, which is quite a lot.  In this code, efficiency isn't a big issue, but the style is unorthodox, shall we say.  Your initialization stanza in main() is problematic, too:
stack s;
s.top = -1;
init(s);

The first line is fine.  The second line sets top, and is OK in terms of "it works", but violates encapsulation.  The next line has multiple problems.  It takes a copy of the already initialized stack, sets top to -1, and returns the modified value.  Your calling code, however, ignores the returned value.
If you passed pointers to your functions, you'd use:
void init(stack *s)
{
    s->top = -1;
}

and then:
stack s;
init(&s);

If you pass values, you could use:
stack s;
s = init(s);

though that's a bit pointless and you could use:
stack init(void)
{
    stack s;
    s.top = -1;
    return s;
}

and then call:
stack s = init();

Of these, passing by pointer is the normal mechanism for largish structures (where, if asked to specify 'largish', I'd say "16 bytes or more").  You can make exceptions on an informed basis, but be careful of the hidden costs of passing large structures by value.  Also, changes made to the structures passed by value are not reflected in the calling function.  You circumvent that by returning the modified value, but be cautious.


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Despite concerns, security follows policy
In schools throughout the nation, security guards are a staple of the high school experience. Between yelling, "get to class," breaking up a fight, or building rapport with students, it is hard for any student to go through high school without having an interaction with school security.
North's halls are patrolled by three Omaha Public Schools (OPS) trained security guards, with a fourth in training, two security guards, who serve as support, that are contracted out, as well as two school resource officers, who are Omaha Police Officers.
According to an OPS job posting for a security guard, the first responsibility listed is "… to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff and the security of the facility."
However, many teachers and students feel that the security is not fulfilling that responsibility.
Amanda Gutierrez, English teacher and student ambassadors sponsor at North recalls a time a parent of a touring student voiced her concerns of how safe North High's halls are after their student's tour.
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Laura Geiger, English teacher at North recounts a time she was forced to break up a fight.
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This does not go unnoticed by students.
Jeriona Taylor, 12, remembers the same fight saying, "[Security] really doesn't care about us. You can tell."
Security is encouraged to follow the "path of least resistance" when breaking up fights according to Kathy Lee, assistant principal at North. In short, this means first verbally try to break it up, then step between the fighters, and finally, if all else fails, restrain them.
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Teachers and administrators, however, are not trained in restraint tactics.
"Not everyone is trained," Jamerson said, "This can cause issues if a teacher were to get hit or something. For the most part, if there is a fight, all the security guards will make their way there."
Lee explained that teachers should handle escalations in their classrooms when they arise, making an "in the moment judgement call." However, Lee emphasized, if situations cannot be deescalated, teachers should call for help.
"Our priority responsibility is always the safety of the student," Lee went on to say, "We are not just going to let [students] fight and hurt each other."
*A previous version of this article inaccurately claimed that Gutierrez said, "Our halls are an embarrassment, they are not safe." and did not specify that the security guard in Geiger's anecdote was from Lionsgate, not OPS. *


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Eduard Michael, geboren als Eduard Michalski, (* 13. Mai 1902; † 1987) war ein deutscher Jurist, Kriminalbeamter und SS-Hauptsturmführer, der im Nationalsozialismus beim Kriegsbeginn 1939 der SS-Einsatzgruppe 5/II angehörte und 1942 als Dienststellenleiter der Sicherheitspolizei in Tschenstochau an der Deportation von etwa 40.000 Juden in das Vernichtungslager Treblinka beteiligt war. In der Nachkriegszeit wirkte er zwischen 1952 und 1959 als Verwaltungs- und Personalchef des Bundeskriminalamtes (BKA).

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Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
Eduard Michael absolvierte ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften. Im August 1934 wurde er beim Polizeipräsidium Gleiwitz zum Kriminalkommissar ernannt. Nach der Machtübergabe an die Nationalsozialisten trat er im Juni 1933 der SA bei und Anfang Mai 1937 der NSDAP (Mitgliedsnummer 4.727.901). Zu einem unbekannten Zeitpunkt ließ er seinen Geburtsnamen Michalski in Michael eindeutschen.

Nach dem Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1939 gehörte er dem von SS-Obersturmbannführer Robert Schefe geleiteten SS-Einsatzkommando 5/II an, das in Polen NS-Verbrechen verübte, indem es Angehörige der polnischen Intelligenz liquidierte.

Zwischen Ende 1941 und Januar 1945 wurde er beim Kommandeur der Sicherheitspolizei (KdS) in Radom und Krakau, zeitweise auch der Außenstelle Tschenstochau eingesetzt. Nach eigener Aussage arbeitete Michael 1942 als Leiter der kriminaltechnischen Abteilung am Institut für gerichtliche Medizin und Kriminalstatistik Krakau.

Als Leiter der Außendienststelle Tschenstochau des KdS Radom hatte Michael Ende April in einer sogenannten "Kommunistenaktion" zunächst des Bolschewismus verdächtige Juden festnehmen und in das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz einliefern lassen, ehe er an der Deportation von 40.000 Juden im September und Oktober 1942 aus dem dortigen jüdischen Ghetto mitwirkte, die ins Vernichtungslager Treblinka geschafft und dort ermordet wurden. Die Aktion wurde in mehreren dienstlichen Besprechungen vorbereitet, die von dem SS- und Polizeiführer Herbert Böttcher "in Beisein des Dienststellenleiters Michael" geleitet wurden und bei denen der genaue "Ablauf und alle Einzelheiten der Liquidierung des 'Großen Ghettos'" geplant wurden.

Nachkriegszeit
In der Nachkriegszeit avancierte Michael 1952 zum Verwaltungs- und Personalchef des Bundeskriminalamtes (BKA). Die Umstände seiner Bestellung zum Personalchef, "die über das Bundesinnenministerium erfolgt sein muss", lassen sich über die vorliegenden Akten nicht klären. Er wurde bis zum Regierungskriminaloberrat befördert. Michael erhielt im BKA den Spitznamen Pistolenede, da er neben seiner Dienstwaffe ständig auch eine private Pistole trug. Schenk charakterisiert ihn als starr korrektern, verschlossenen und humorlosen Kollegen. Während seiner bis 1959 andauernden Amtszeit, bei der er für die Einstellung des Personals beim BKA zuständig war, wurden schwer belastete ehemalige SS-Angehörige in das BKA aufgenommen. So unterstützte er zum Beispiel die Einstellung und Verbeamtung des ehemaligen SS-Hauptsturmführers Gerhard Freitag, der als Adjutant des Führers des SS-Einsatzkommandos 2 der Einsatzgruppe A, Rudolf Batz, nach dem Überfall der Wehrmacht auf die Sowjetunion am 22. Juni 1941 in schwerste Massenverbrechen, wie die Erschießung von Tausenden jüdischer Kinder, Frauen und Männern, verwickelt war, indem er bei dessen Einstellungsprocedere erst gar nicht nach Freitags Zugehörigkeit zu einer SS-Einsatzgruppe fragte. Als Pensionär rechtfertigte sich Michael 1969 mit der Einlassung, es sei nicht erforderlich gewesen, geeignete Kandidaten nach früheren Tätigkeiten wegen ihrer eventuellen Zugehörigkeit zu "sicherheitspolizeilichen Kommandos" zu befragen, weil es "keine entsprechende Frage im Formblatt gab". Die vom BKA zur Aufarbeitung ihrer Geschichte eingesetzte Historikergruppe unter Leitung Patrick Wagners urteilt:

In den 1970er Jahren wurden gegen Michael nach Vorermittlungen der Zentralen Stelle Ludwigsburg von der Staatsanwaltschaft Wiesbaden Ermittlungen wegen "Beteiligung an NS-Verbrechen der Sipo-Außenstelle Tschenstochau" durchgeführt. Ihm wurde zum einen die Mitwirkung an den Vorbereitungen der Deportation von 40.000 Juden nach Treblinka vorgeworfen. Michael gab an, er habe von deren bevorstehender Vernichtung nichts gewusst, sondern nur gehört, "die Juden würden nach Ostpolen kommen". Zum anderen wurde ihm vorgehalten, er habe einen Befehl des SS- und Polizeiführers Böttcher an Untergebene seiner Dienststelle weitergegeben, der die Erschießung von gehunfähigen Juden in ihren Wohnungen forderte. Sowohl für die Weitergabe des Befehls als auch dessen Durchführung gab es Zeugen, doch die Staatsanwaltschaft schätzte Michael als "Gehilfe" Böttchers ein, dem selbst keine niedrigen Beweggründe nachgewiesen werden könnten. Die Ermittlungen wurden am 29. Januar 1979 eingestellt.

Literatur
 Imanuel Baumann/Herbert Reinke/Andrej Stephan/Patrick Wagner: Schatten der Vergangenheit. Das BKA und seine Gründungsgeneration in der frühen Bundesrepublik. Hrsg. vom Bundeskriminalamt, Kriminalistisches Institut. Luchterhand, Köln 2011, ISBN 978-3-472-08067-1 (Polizei + Forschung, Sonderband). (Download als PDF-Datei)
 Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-10-039309-0.
 Dieter Schenk: Auf dem rechten Auge blind. Die braunen Wurzeln des BKA. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2001, ISBN 3-462-03034-5.

Anmerkungen

Jurist (Nationalsozialismus)
Jurist in der Polizeiverwaltung
Person (Reichssicherheitshauptamt)
Person (Bundeskriminalamt, Deutschland)
Kriminalpolizist (Deutsches Reich)
SS-Mitglied
SA-Mitglied
NSDAP-Mitglied
Täter des Holocaust
Person der Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD
Person (deutsche Besetzung Polens 1939–1945)
Deutscher
Geboren 1902
Gestorben 1987
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Art can be a powerful tool for the mind. Here's how to harness it.
May 21, 2014, 9:23 a.m.
There are so many amazing art exhibits to see across the United States, but some people might wonder: Why bother? Wouldn't your entry fee be better spent on something else? I'd argue that looking at art isn't just good for your cocktail-party conversation, or even increasing your personal knowledge about a subject. Checking out an art exhibit is also good for your brain, and even better, your brain likes it; our brains feel more rewarded looking at paintings vs. other similar subject matter. If that doesn't convince you, a randomized, controlled trial has shown that looking at art actually makes you smarter.
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Really look: Take a good long look at the piece you've chosen to spend time on. What does it make you feel? Take deep, slow breaths and push everything else out of your mind while you're looking at the artwork. What do you think it's communicating? Think about one or two main questions for a minute or two, then read the information on the wall or info sheet. With this new information, look again. Get up close, and back away. Break it into pieces in your mind, and put it back together again. Notice anything more? It's incredible what you can see when you really take some time to look at something that has drawn you in. Oftentimes new shapes or forms will come to light only once you've already looked at a piece of art for some time. I've spent 30 minutes looking at a Kandinsky painting in the Guggenheim, and I ended up crying. Anyone can have that kind of connection to a painting or piece of art, but it takes time and focus. Breathe, clear your mind, and look.
Time yourself: You can only look at art in a focused, attentive way for a brief period of time. My maximum is a little over an hour, after that my brain is overwhelmed. If you can, take a break and get a coffee or a snack, and then come back, but realize that you can only handle so much input, and that's OK.
Don't expect to remember everything: I have great memories of many exhibits, but what stands out are the pieces that I connected with and took the time to really look at. Everything else fades into a blur of color or shape. However, you can always get a postcard of a piece you loved. I like to put mine up in my workspace so that at random times I can take a look and bring myself back to that quiet, meditative state when I first looked at the piece.


Founded in 1970, Maxweld and Braze is the wholesale division of the Weldamax Group. It began as a wholesale supplier of safety wear for the welding industry. But gradually expanded to include a full range of welding equipment and consumables backed by warranties, a local service centre and customer training.
High production costs in the USA and Europe meant new suppliers had to be found in the East. However this brought further challenges in managing procurement, stock and production, whilst ensuring optimum customer service.
"Epicor is the perfect fit for our business and provides for future growth. It facilitates transparency and establishes proven processes to streamline our business."
All areas of Maxweld and Braze operations needed to be managed and coordinated to ensure there is continuity from start to finish. Transparency across the organization for good corporate governance and accurate strategic planning are essential to give Maxweld and Braze a competitive edge and precipitate expansion.
The fluctuating Rand v. US Dollar exchange rate means that accurate forecasting and procurement is crucial to ensure profitability. Anticipating customer needs, calculating stock requirements and pricing must be precise in order to meet customer demands on time and at the right price.
The company's impending expansion into Africa and the potential growth of Weldamax's retail division needed to be supported by their new capacity for growth, underpinned by Epicor.
There was much complexity within the business, aided by systems that did not integrate or offer the flexibility or depth needed to meet business and growth objectives. This made continuity, accountability and transparency impossible.
It was also recognized that a warehouse management system was a prerequisite to establish the smooth flow of management data and efficiency, using accurate information.
"We realized that we needed a fully integrated system for a complete and accurate overview of our business," says Sue Kaplan, IT manager for Weldamax Group. "Our existing relationship with New Era Solutions meant that their suggestion to go with Epicor was taken without hesitation. Epicor is the perfect fit for our business and provides for future growth. It facilitates transparency and establishes proven processes to streamline our business."
New ERA Solutions specialize in integrated and customisable IT solutions in partnership with global specialists in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and mobility.
"The New Era Solutions team implemented the new system and worked determinedly throughout the process until the system was working optimally and in line with our requirements and operations," continues Kaplan.
"Their advice and guidance assisted us in planning and organising our processes in the most optimal way so that we get the best out of our business. They came to our offices every day of the week to fix any issues that arose and saw us through the hard parts."
Maxweld and Braze are growing into the Epicor suite and have yet to use it to its full potential. The next areas of focus are the warehouse management system and field service.
Maxweld and Braze now has a single system that consolidates all areas of its business. "Continuity, transparency and accurate data are some of the key benefits that Maxweld and Braze now enjoy as a direct result of Epicor," continues Kaplan. "This forms the cornerstone of strategic planning and our growth plans for Africa."
One system with absolute accountability and traceability has helped Maxweld and Braze to formulate a handbook of solutions for everyday problems. Added to this is the streamlining of operations and establishment of processes based on the optimal running of the organization achieved through the availability of crucial data on the day-to-day running of Maxweld & Braze.


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Apple signs deal with TSMC to produce A series chipsets
By Ammar Malik
Apple and Samsung aren't exactly on the best of terms. The two companies have been fighting various different battles in court over the past year or so. Naturally the relationship between the two is quite sour to say the least. But despite these differences Apple and Samsung rely on each other for parts manufacturer and receiver. Samsung manufactures the chipsets that go into all Apple iDevices. But with differences being created between the two Apple is now looking for a new supplier. That new supplier is TSMC.
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) has been on Apple's cards as the next supplier for the A series chipsets for quite a while now. But with such tremendous demand of iPhones and iPads there were technical difficulties in keeping up with Apple's standards. The deal was delayed for a months because of this but now it has been finalised. TSMC will start making chipsets for Apple starting in 2014.
Apple's reliance on Samsung won't be over however. Samsung will still remain Apple's primary supplier throughout 2014. Not to mention they still provide Apple with memory chipsets for all their products, including MacBooks. Even some of the screens in the iPad and Macs are produced by Samsung, although Apple is trying to lessen their dependence.
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Internet / online marketing helps small businesses attract new customers, although some companies are still relying on traditional methods with little return on investment. Online advertising is one of the most effective ways to spread the word about products and services because small businesses can target an audience rather than send out a mass communication.
Many small businesses do not have any kind of Internet presence, and a website is a good place to start. For companies that do have a website, pages tend to fall short on delivering relevant information to consumers or are out of date. Poor Web design or an inadequate user experience can drive potential customers away. If people can't find a business online, they may end up seeking out a competitor instead. However, if a small firm has an insufficient website, it can have the same effect. If people can't find simple information, such as hours of operation and a phone number, they may quickly exit the site.
Once a small business has a website, the priority is to get it to the top of search rankings. However, this is not always the practical way to run an SEO campaign. Since local companies often have a smaller target market, it can be worthwhile to target a certain geographical area to attract more relevant prospects.
Some small-business owners think if they build a website, the page will take care of the rest, but this is not usually the case without SEO. If people search for the company's name, there's a high chance of the website coming up as the first result. However, this is not an effective way to attract new customers who have never heard of the brand. The majority of Google users click on a page within the first page of results.
If a person is searching for a specific product or service, it's rare that he or she won't find a relevant website in the first page of results. Many small-business owners think high local SEO rankings require advanced programming knowledge, but it is more about selecting the right keywords, having an SEO-friendly website and regularly updating content, Inc. said.
Social media outlets can significantly boost word-of-mouth referrals and increase small companies' lead generation techniques, Fox Business stated. Some social networks have great targeting tools, so small businesses can reach an interested audience. Many people take product recommendations from their friends, and social sites are a common way to exchange this information.
Social media helps small companies engage with their audience and gives them a channel to interact with potential customers. In fact, social media can generate a higher number of leads compared to trade shows and telemarketing, Inc. stated. Once a business has a modern website and an SEO strategy, social media can complement these by driving more traffic to the site.
Local companies operate on tighter profit margins than national brands, and they rely on marketing to gain new clients. However, print and radio advertising may not have the same effect on business growth because it is not as easy to target an audience. A company website, SEO and a social media strategy can help small businesses expand their reach and grow revenue.


Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas gathers jointly for the 1st time in English translation the 1st 3 performs through Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of many maximum poets of the 20 th century. the 3 performs that represent the trilogy - A Puppet express, The King at the sq. and The Unknown lady - are pivotal records within the improvement of modernist drama. In his productions of A Puppet convey; and The Unknown girl, Meyerhold first started to paintings the fundamental tenets of his method of gruesome and constructivist theatre. in addition, A Puppet exhibit supplied the foundation and masses of the root for Meyerhold's theoretical writings. for that reason, those performs are quintessential to any scholar of Meyerhold or modernist theatre. The performs are awarded within the context of the poetry from which they issued with the intention to recommend how Blok built the subjects and motifs of the performs in different genres.
This quantity is one in a continuous sequence of books ready via the Federal study department of the Library of Congress below the rustic Studies/Area guide application subsidized through the dept of the Army.
Describes the hunt of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for self-determination, their fight to reestablish self reliant statehood, and their makes an attempt to deal with the political, monetary, and social difficulties confronting them within the Nineteen Nineties.
In horror the mystics lean back against the backs of their chairs. The leg of one of them dangles helplessly. Another makes strange movements with his hand. A third stares wide-eyed. Having come to after some time, they whisper loudly. – She's arrived! – How white her clothes are! – The emptiness in her eyes! – Her features are pale as marble! – Behind her shoulder – a scythe. – This is Death! Pierrot has heard. Having arisen slowly, he approaches the girl, takes her by the hand and leads her to the middle of the stage.
You've lost your mind. FIRST. So be it. You are powerless without me. Believe me, her father's creative intoxication and the rage of the last several generations are in her. SECOND. What can we do? FIRST. Wait this day out. This evening she'll be talking with the people and the king. SECOND. Another whole day? Empty and light? It would be better to die. FIRST. I swear: We will all die toward nightfall. VOICE OF THE THIRD. ) We will die. (It is broad daylight. The city wakes up – the music of morning noises is all the more audible.
They disperse. The Third emerges from behind the stone. In the dry features of his face and his bony body he is, more than anything, like a bird. On the square in front of the palace, people start walking by. Several dandies pass to and fro. ) FIRST WORKER. Work has begun. Come along quickly. SECOND WORKER. Yesterday one of them came to talk with us. He forbade us to build. He said the storm would shatter everything. (They pass by in a hurry. The wind chases little streams of dust. A pale woman is selling roses.


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Hong Kong food waste reduction counts on children, creativity
Lorie Halliday February 18, 2015 August 17, 2020 Food, Lifestyle
By Lorie Ann Cascaro
HONG KONG — The city is counting on the younger generations in solving the problem on food waste, while being creative in promoting sustainable habits.
The Environment Bureau launched last December the pre-primary environmental education kit to raise children's awareness of protecting resources and reducing food waste. It points out that childhood is "an important part of environmental education."
The bureau also prompted the education sector to cultivate among children the culture of "use less, waste less," which is the theme of the government's food waste plan launched in February 2014.
Supported by different sectors, the Environmental Campaign Committee set up last June an internet platform called "Waste Less School" for kindergarten, primary and secondary students. It aims to promote "zero food waste" among children, extend awareness through school events and encourage the public "to change their behavior."
In its plan, the government aims to cut the disposal rate to landfill of municipal solid waste on a per capita basis by two-fifth in 2022. It says the critical part is to reduce food waste production.
Food waste here reached 3,600 tons every day in 2011. Households produced two-thirds of it. The rest came from food-related commercial and industrial establishments.
The amount of food waste from households had increased from 786,200 tons in 2008 to 925,200 tons in 2012, according to the Environmental Protection Department.
"Apparently, it is still more effective to start the environmental education at home," said Wise Wong, who used to teach at the York International Kindergarten. Children learn the value of conserving food from their parents first, she added.
Sandy Zeng from Hung Hom district said she occasionally takes her 4-year-old daughter to a farm to show where their food came from. The child can see the tedious processes of planting and harvesting vegetables in the farm, and learn to give importance to the food and its sources, Zeng said.
Since the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign began in May 2013, schools have done various activities and platforms for their students to participate in reducing food waste.
Meanwhile, Wong said it is effective to use animation characters to instill the values among children, especially if the ones being used are their favorite cartoons. "It's like having a role model in a creative and fun way," she added.
Cartoon character "Big Waster" that symbolizes food wastage in the FWHK Campaign "is gradually gaining popularity," according to its press release. It also went online to interact with the public, especially the young generation, through its Facebook page.
"Big Waster" of Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign poses in a poster retrieved from its Facebook page.
However, it is yet to be surveyed how Hong Kong people respond to animation characters and mascots of environmental and other campaigns, said Ms. Wong of the industry support section of Create Hong Kong that has the mandate to boost creative industries.
CreateHK held in 2013 the first mascot design competition here for "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign. Its four themes each with a mascot were "Hip Hong Kong," "Vibrant Hong Kong," "Caring Hong Kong," and "Fresh Hong Kong."
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U.S. Department of Education investigates UMBC handling of sex assault
Victim alleged rape, files civil rights complaint
I-Team Reporter
The University of Maryland-Baltimore County is among five Maryland colleges under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials are looking into how UMBC handled a sexual assault complaint and whether it constitutes a civil rights violation.The complaint, which was filed in June, alleges the victim's civil rights are being violated.Attorney Wendy Murphy is representing a UMBC student who she said was drugged, raped and beaten by a fellow student on campus last year.Murphy filed a complaint alleging the campus violated Title IX gender equality laws that require colleges to treat sexual assault claims as a form of discrimination.A law going into effect this year requires Maryland colleges to overhaul their sexual misconduct polices.According to the victim's attorney, UMBC told the victim she had to choose between letting campus police investigate or an outside police agency. They told her the campus police have a lower burden of proof.The victim's attorney claims UMBC did not conduct a criminal investigation. The attorney claims the campus hired a law firm that was sympathetic to the school to investigate.UMBC determined the accused assailant was not at fault. When the victim contacted Baltimore County police, the attorney said, they declined to investigate based on UMBC's finding and the fact the victim reported the incident long after it had happened.County police said they can't confirm the account without knowing the date and time the request was made.Turn Around, a victims' advocate organization, said colleges are obligated to tell victims their options are both a campus conduct inquiry and an outside police criminal investigation."That investigation that the university is conducting is really a conduct investigation. So, what happened? Was there a student who violated their Code of Conduct?" said Gail Reid, with Turn Around.The new state law also requires colleges to enter into a memorandum of understanding with outside law enforcement to conduct criminal investigations with the assistance of rape crisis centers."There are a lot of resources going into this issue -- a lot of guidelines, a lot of practices. So it is somewhat difficult to understand why places continue to not get it right," Reid said.UMBC declined to discuss the allegation or the investigation. Officials issued a statement that said, in part, "We are committed to both preventing sexual assault and responding effectively to allegations of misconduct. We will be working closely with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and we welcome this opportunity to take an even closer look at our current processes."Get the WBAL-TV News App
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The University of Maryland-Baltimore County is among five Maryland colleges under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials are looking into how UMBC handled a sexual assault complaint and whether it constitutes a civil rights violation.
The complaint, which was filed in June, alleges the victim's civil rights are being violated.
UMBC under federal investigation for mishandling alleged sexual assault
Attorney Wendy Murphy is representing a UMBC student who she said was drugged, raped and beaten by a fellow student on campus last year.
Murphy filed a complaint alleging the campus violated Title IX gender equality laws that require colleges to treat sexual assault claims as a form of discrimination.
A law going into effect this year requires Maryland colleges to overhaul their sexual misconduct polices.
According to the victim's attorney, UMBC told the victim she had to choose between letting campus police investigate or an outside police agency. They told her the campus police have a lower burden of proof.
The victim's attorney claims UMBC did not conduct a criminal investigation. The attorney claims the campus hired a law firm that was sympathetic to the school to investigate.
UMBC determined the accused assailant was not at fault. When the victim contacted Baltimore County police, the attorney said, they declined to investigate based on UMBC's finding and the fact the victim reported the incident long after it had happened.
County police said they can't confirm the account without knowing the date and time the request was made.
Turn Around, a victims' advocate organization, said colleges are obligated to tell victims their options are both a campus conduct inquiry and an outside police criminal investigation.
"That investigation that the university is conducting is really a conduct investigation. So, what happened? Was there a student who violated their Code of Conduct?" said Gail Reid, with Turn Around.
The new state law also requires colleges to enter into a memorandum of understanding with outside law enforcement to conduct criminal investigations with the assistance of rape crisis centers.
"There are a lot of resources going into this issue -- a lot of guidelines, a lot of practices. So it is somewhat difficult to understand why places continue to not get it right," Reid said.
UMBC declined to discuss the allegation or the investigation. Officials issued a statement that said, in part, "We are committed to both preventing sexual assault and responding effectively to allegations of misconduct. We will be working closely with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and we welcome this opportunity to take an even closer look at our current processes."


Learning communities are a popular strategy at community colleges for improving student success. Small cohorts of students are placed together in two or more thematically linked courses, usually for a single semester, with added support, such as extra advising or tutoring. MDRC and the National Center for Postsecondary Education have conducted the most rigorous research to date on this model.


Mondeor High School welcomes all our past learners to our site, and requests that you contact the school with any new news.
Adrian Maytham (2002) has been involved in Latin American dancing for many years. This year has been a successful year for Adrian. He has been placed in first position in six competitions being of international standard. We wish him well with his future dancing career.
Aikaterini Flack-Davison (2002) is awaiting her graduation for her BA Education degree. She is currently doing her Masters and is a member of the staff at MHS.
Algy Flack-Davison B.Sc. Was awarded a gold medal by Wits University at the Mathematical Sciences Awards ceremony. He was awarded the Computer Science Alumni prize.
Ayumi Congnard (nee Aoki) Matriculated 1992, Sales Director of a Hotel and Casino resort in Cap'd Agne in Southern France where she lives with her husband and her 2 children.
Barbara Hadebe (2002) graduated with a B Sc degree.
Brandon Botha First Aid--South African national Red Cross. (2002) is an ambulance emergency assistant in the employ of Netcare 911. He has his BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor.
Catherine Constantinides competed in the South African Championships of Performing Arts. She won 2 Gold medals and a Bronze, as well as the National Overall Trophy. She was also chosen to represented S.A at the World Championships in August. She also attended the World Championships for modeling in Hollywood, Los Angeles and won two overall world champion trophies as well as medals. (2001) She also recently came back from the Ukraine where she represented S.A. in the Top Model International Modeling Contest. She won her category and was placed runner up in the World. She has won Miss International Competition for 2001. She will be representing South Africa in the Miss World International .(2002) featured on the "The Rude Awakening" on 92.7 and was interviewed by Jeremy Mansfield. She also organized the Miss Africa Renaissance Competition.
Donovon Thorne (1995) Self-employed photographer and videographer.
Gavin Bolton owns his own printing and publishing company: Purpleberry Communications. A great paella cook!
Irene Mazibuko has been acknowledged by the Wits School of Economics and Business Sciences as one of their top students for 2001. She has been praised for her high standards and excellent results.
Karen Deavall nee Blignaut (matric 1977) B Proc law, BA in Communication., currently studying for a degree in Neuro linguistic communication. Two sons, one who obtained 6 distinctions in matric is currently (2003) studying BSc actuarial science at Wits.
Lawrence Ndlovu SA representative at African Rowing Championships. (2002) He won a silver medal at the U/23 World Rowing Regatta in Italy. He was featured in the Sunday Times where he highlighted the role Mondeor High played in his success.
Leeann Tracy Reaney (2002) Passed with distinction on completion of her Masters of Science degree.
Lee Heine (2004) Matriculated 1998. B.Tech in BioMedical Technology at Wits Tec. Doing Masters in medical microbiology currently, and manages the lab of Water and Health Research Unit.
Melanie Shearn (2004) Matriculated 1990. BA (Hons) at Wits, MSc European Politics (London), MA Gender Studies Research (Leeds) and is currently doing PhD at Leeds Univ. Freelance copywriter with a lovely daughter.
Patricia Lewis Entertainer. (2002) Patricia has been recognized as the best selling record artist in South Africa. Record Companies have sold in excess of 500 000 of Patricia's CD's.
Ryan Carneson S.A. Champion--Latin American Dance.


The 2017 NAHB International Builders' Show® will showcase two homes as part of The New American Home® series: a custom-built home and a remodeled home. The homes will be completed and open for touring during the Builders' Show, January 10-12, 2017 in Orlando, Florida.
This year's New American Home is the 34th in a series. It is one of NAHB's most successful and visible programs, and is produced and presented by the NAHB Leading Suppliers Council (LSC) and cosponsored with Professional Builder magazine.
Phil Kean Design Group, an award-winning builder located in Winter Park, Florida, is designing and building the 8,753-sq.-ft. one-level contemporary home. Located in the Lake Nona community, it is a multi-generational home that takes full advantage of Florida's year-round climate. The home is designed with a lot of glass and openness, and styled as "pod living" to allow for rooms to be closed off when they are not in use.
The home will incorporate the latest green and sustainable building materials, products and construction methods in order to reduce its impact on the environment and provide the highest quality of life for the occupants. In addition, the home was also designed to the standard of Sustainable Furniture Council member, Wellness Within Your Walls (WWYW). The WWYW® program addresses the "Tight Box Syndrome" in providing guidelines and their role in reducing harmful toxins in interior environments and how to off-gas toxic chemicals from products responsibly, resulting in a healthier home. The builder will be going for "off the grid" status and for the highest marks in energy efficiency.
New to The New American Home series is a remodeled home. This year's renovation, also designed and built by Phil Kean Design Group, is located in the Lake Nora community, as well.
Originally built in 1987, our remodeled house featured many of the typical designs found in late '80s construction: a tiled roof, stucco quoins, mauve-colored carpet and a kitchen that is separate from the rest of the home. But its 10-foot ceilings and concrete block foundation provided an inviting canvas for remodeling.
The home's footprint will stay the same, but that's about the only thing, as it will be gutted down to the studs. From there, the floorplan will be reconfigured, most notably with a kitchen that is more open and centrally located.
When completed, the 2017 New American Remodeled Home will showcase how an existing home – even a high-end one that's less than 30 years old – can be significantly improved in design, livability and energy efficiency when using today's building techniques, products and standards.
Both homes are intended to be a collection of ideas for the industry – created to demonstrate construction technology, design concepts, sustainable materials, energy efficiency and "housing performance" that can be replicated, in whole or in part, in housing built any place and in any price range.
Complimentary tours of both homes will be available to registered attendees of IBS 2017 during the show. Registration opens August 1. Sign up to be notified!
A website dedicated to The New American Home projects is currently in development.
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Food is the most popular industry for start-up entrepreneurs
Over 1.3 million Britons dream of starting a business, with 18% keen to start a food business. Lack of finance is the main start-up barrier...
Updated: Nov 26, 2018 Published: Jul 15, 2016
Food and drink would appear to be the hottest start-up sector in the UK right now with almost a fifth of budding entrepreneurs looking to launch a food-related start-up over the next 12 months, Direct Line for Business reported today.
Surveying 2,000 people in the days before and after the Brexit result (June 21 to June 24), Direct Line found that 2.25% of Britons surveyed want to start a business – a figure which equates to 1.3 million Brits when based on the entire UK population.
Of those respondents that said they wanted to start a business, 18% said it was their dream to launch a food venture such as a bakery, cake shop, sandwich shop or cafe, while 16% said they wanted to start a retail company, and 7% cited a manufacturing business as their start-up dream.
Despite the surge in business ambitions, the vast majority of those that wanted to start a business said concerns over finance was their main start-up barrier (51%), while 25% were concerned about the lack of job security that comes with becoming self-employed.
Nick Breton, head of Direct Line for Business, commented:
"It's clear Brits are looking to turn their passions into professions, as cooking and crafting are deemed more popular than businesses that focus on technology for example. Funding is key to starting a business, but good advice and support is just as crucial to help new start-ups launch their business and build for the future."
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More Money Problems at the University of California
by Daniel Luzer
The University of California is supposed to investigate each case involving potentially controversial stocks it holds as part of its endowment. This is designed to ensure that the state university's financial investments are in line with its ethical commitments.
Except it turns out it the university system generally doesn't bother. According to an article by Tess Townsend published in the Bay Citizen:
Under U.C.'s proxy voting guidelines, the university is required to review case by case all shareholder resolutions that are "controversial or relate to social issues." But thousands of documents obtained from sources and under a California Public Records Act request by The Bay Citizen show that, over the past two years, Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy voting service, voted on behalf of U.C. against hundreds of resolutions that appeared to fall within the university's guidelines.
Basically the university employs a voting service, designed to make decisions on the university's investments based on the views and commitments the university has expressed in other realms. Through the voting service, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., however:
…The university voted against nonbinding resolutions that would have encouraged companies to set goals for lower emissions of greenhouse gases, carry out policies prohibiting discrimination against individuals based on sex or sexual identity, report political contributions, form human rights committees and improve treatment of animals. The university voted against 188 such resolutions in 2008, and at least 50 in 2009.
According to the article, Melvin Stanton, the university's associate chief investment officer, explained that "Our focus is doing what is best to improve the financial wherewithal of a particular company. We're not really focusing on social issues."
The "financial wherewithal" of the University of California is actually terrible, however.
The system routinely cries poverty and last year faced an $813 million budget gap. In March several members of the university's board of regents went to Sacramento to protest state funding cuts, which they said would destroy the university's quality.
So wait, if your current practices both violate your stated policies and don't make enough money, what exactly is your justification? [Image via]
Daniel Luzer
Daniel Luzer is the news editor at Governing Magazine and former web editor of the Washington Monthly. Find him on Twitter: @Daniel_Luzer


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If you're like most independent business owners, you may feel that marketing is getting increasingly complex, and that you don't have enough budget to do it all (no one EVER has enough budget!).
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Successful projects start with skillfully designed blueprints derived from detailed analysis and aligned with proven sound principles. And of course it helps to have it rooted in valuable lessons learned from hard-won experience.
While your plans may expand and evolve as you build them out, a good blueprint serves as a stable foundation and reference point against which you can align all your activities to stay focused on the things that truly matter for ultimate success.
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Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature [Paperback]
Part Number:ISBN 9781573447171 8600
Emma Donoghue (Author)
Emma Donoghue examines how desire between women in English literature has been portrayed, from schoolgirls and vampires to runaway wives, from cross-dressing knights to contemporary murder stories. She looks at the work of those writers who have addressed the "unspeakable subject," examining whether same-sex desire is freakish or omnipresent, holy or evil, as she excavates a long-obscured tradition of (inseparable) friendship between women, one that is surprisingly central to our cultural history. Donoghue explores the writing of Sade, Balzac, Hardy, Wilkie, Sayers, Highsmith and more to reveal the half-dozen contrasting girl-girl plots that have been told and retold over the centuries; the paranormal identities assigned to women who desire other women; the ubiquity of same-sex attraction in crime fiction; and the contemporary narratives of coming out privately and publicly. Inseparable is a revelation of a centuries-old literary tradition — brilliant, amusing, and until now, deliberately overlooked.
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