One of the hottest prototyping tools – Pixate is really simple to work with.
Pixate is what you'd call an app prototyping tool and they are a dime a dozen. For the uninitiated, prototyping is how you generate mockups or prototypes of applications without the need to know programming languages such as Objective C or Java. So every other person can easily bring their ideas to life and learn more about UX at the same time. Instead of having to hire a consultant from the get go, you can work out a good amount of the mechanics and create a prototype that's just short of being truly native to a platform. What's even better is that Pixate Studio is free and the company has been acquired by Google as part of their effort to develop new design and prototyping tools. This could very well mean that you might find Pixate becoming part of Android Studio.
There are plenty of prototyping tools but there's always been a tradeoff between speed and quality. Pixate is quick and allows you to create prototypes rapidly without any tradeoff, as it will be apparent soon enough. Let's get you started on some basic actions that can be performed using this nifty tool.
If you've ever used an IDE before, you'll quickly feel at home when you run Pixate for the first time. Take a look at the image below. This is the first thing you'll see when you fire up Pixate. On the very left of the window are two tabs, of which the first tab opens up the 'layers' panel that you see here and the second tab opens up the 'assets' panel. Assets are basically images of all the UI elements in different stages. For example, if you were to drag a menu bar around and wanted the bar to go out of focus then you'd create two images, one with the menu bar looking crisp and the other with the menu bar all faded out. You'd then transition between these two assets based on a trigger event. In this case, the dragging action would be the trigger.
The 'layers' panel is where you organise all the different layers of your interface. Almost everyone has used some sort of image editing software or apps such as Photoshop, Gimp, Pixlr etc., so the concept is quite clear.
Right beneath the 'layers' panel lies the 'actions' panel from where you can pick different animations to be applied to transitions. On the top right lies the properties pane that allows you to modify layer parameters like size, position, opacity etc. And right below the 'properties' panel lies the 'animations' panel, where you can define the animations for the selected layer. The centre houses the workspace where all the magic happens.
Before you begin, you need to list out all the features you want from your app and generate assets for the device that you'll be working on. Resolution and pixel density should be kept in mind while generating these assets. Both Android and iOS have guidelines for designing apps which need to be followed to the letter. The Apple App Store is a lot more stringent when it comes to QC and it wouldn't be a surprise if your app were to be rejected for flouting guidelines.
Prototyping on Pixate happens in real time with all your changes being updated onto the app as soon as they're made, so you can reduce the time spent on prototyping your app. Simply download the app from the Play Store or the App Store and sync it with your PC / Mac.
Pixate available on Play Store as well as App Store!
Start off by importing all your assets into the assets panel. Always make an image which would be representative of how your final app looks like and use that as a base layer to figure out where to place all the individual elements of the UI.
Let's start off by dragging an image (let's call it Button.jpg) onto the screen and giving it the properties of a button. Tap sets into motion an animation. So you can simply drag the 'tap' interaction from the interaction menu and drop it onto the image within the workspace, or drop it onto the specific layer in the layer panel.
There should now appear a new property in the panel that indicates that a Tap action has been added to the layer. Now you need to drag and drop another image (let's call this one Screen.jpg) onto the workspace. Reorder the layers so that the Button.jpg layer is on top of the Screen.jpg layer. Now it's time to animate Screen.jpg when you tap on Button.jpg. Simply, drag and drop any animation onto the Screen.jpg layer. We've gone ahead with Rotate.
Now in the animation panel, you should see the very first drop down menu that says "Based On". This is where you link the animation to the Button. Select Button.jpg in the first drop down and then select the action that triggers the animation. In this case, you only have the "Tap" interaction available. Now you have multiple parameters to define how the Screen.jpg layer rotates. Select a pivot point from the nine point menu and insert appropriate values for each axis. We went with 45 degrees in all of the axes. Below, you can see how the action plays out.
Once you've gotten a hold of how animations work, you need to figure out how to switch between different screens. This is achieved by reordering and is ideally done simultaneously with an animation. When an animation on a layer has run its course, it still remains in its initial position. So all actions are still captured by the top most layer. In order for a newer layer to perform any action, the user should be able to interact with it directly and this is why you'd want to reorder the layers such that the new layer comes to the very top.
Reordering is just as simple as adding animations. Drag and drop the reorder animation onto whichever layer you wish to move and select the "Based On" parameter. Then select where the layer has to be moved to. You can choose to send it all the way to the back or bring it to the front. And if you prefer a more specific position, you can slot the layer behind/in-front-of element on the workspace.
And now for something slightly complicated. Grouping layers allows you to work out some interesting effects. Here's how you can achieve parallax scrolling using grouping. Start off by creating two different layers with one layer being slightly smaller than the other. Drag the smaller layer onto the larger layer to nest it. You now have a parent layer and a child layer. And now, like we'd done earlier, you need to add a "Drag" interaction to the parent layer and pick 'Vertical' from the properties menu for drag limiter.
For parallax scrolling, you need to have one layer moving at a slightly greater pace than the other.
In this case, the child layer will be made to move at a faster pace so that it comes into view and exits fairly quickly. So you need to add a move animation to the child layer and link its animation to that of the parent. Select the parent layer under "Based on" and for the trigger, select "Drag Position". Under animates, select "Continuously with rate". Now, the child layer will move in unison with the parent layer, so to change the pace, modify the "Rate" to 1.5 and you'll see the child layer zooming past the parent layer. If you want the child layer to not pop out of the confines of the parent layer, then simply select the parent layer and modify the "Clipping" property to 'bounds'. The child should now be visible only when within the bounds of the parent layer.
These were just some basic examples for you to get started with Pixate. You can find more of these simple tutorials over at Pixate's official tutorial page and if you're in the mood for something a little more complex then you might want to check out this video to figrure out how to build a Twitter prototype and this video to add 'Force Touch' to your Pixate project.


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Bentley will take over production of W12 engines for the Volkswagen Group from the end of this year.
The current production of W12 engines for the group in Germany will end, with Bentley becoming the new Centre of Excellence for the technology within the VW Group.
Bentley already produces some 5000 W12 engines annually, but that number is expected to grow to 9000 units by 2017-18 with additional orders from the likes of Audi and Volkswagen. Bentley will also use the engines in its Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur models.
That figure also includes engines for the firm's forthcoming SUV model, which will launch in 2016.
The move also means Bentley will start exporting engines for the first time in its history. Company boss Wolfgang Schreiber said: "This is an important step, not just for Bentley but also for the UK manufacturing sector.
"This W12 centre of excellence is recognition of the long standing engine manufacturing expertise we have that has resulted in performance improvements across the model ranges over recent years."
Half of the extra 100 personnel needed to expand engine production at the firm's Crewe headquarters have already been sourced.
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The W12 is used in every car Bentley sells? And there was me thinking that they used a couple of V8s as well, one being of their own design (or possibly Rolls Royce's.......)
Dark Isle 14 April 2014
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Yes, my mistake! The Mulsanne is so ugly from the front I'd blocked it from my mind! If it wasn't for those lights and bluff front it'd be a much more harmonious looking car. I love the rest of the range, though, especially the new Flying Spur.
As for the old Bentley V8, I can't see there's any more they can do to it to make it as competitive as the BMW-derived V12 in Rolls-Royces. I think it's time for a new flagship engine, which will inevitably be Volkswagen-based.
Norma Smellons 26 March 2014
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True - it's a marvellous technical feat. But the W12 is an answer to a very silly question. Namely, "how do we squeeze 12 cylinders in front of the front axle, given that our full-size limo has a front-drive platform?" Bentley doesn't need it any more because of the new V8. And it doesn't work in the "real" Bentley either, as that is natively rwd.
The W12 has been a white elephant. Nobody wants it, not even Bentley - that's why it's coming to the UK. The notion that they will sell 4000 extra W12s every year - via Phaetons and A8s - is pure fantasy. VW have clearly learnt nothing from the billions blown on the last Phaeton. The A8 itself barely makes any money, after 20 years of loss leading. To state that this is "an important step for UK manufacturing" is preposterous. Are we so enfeebled as a manufacturing nation that some jumped up German executive feels able to make such ridiculous pronouncements about our economy?
Dark Isle 20 March 2014
You may not like the W12 engine, but it's technically really interesting. And how do you know Bentley don't want it? They put it in every car they sell!

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The Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) is an association formed by the universities of Barcelona (UB), Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Girona (UdG), Lleida (UdL), Rovira i Virgili (URV) and Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). It was established in 1997 with the aim of representing and promoting the public universities of Catalonia. ACUP's mission is to support the work of its member universities and unite their strenghts for knowledge sharing and good practice. The Global University Network for innovation (GUNi) is an international network creating in 1999 by UNESCO and UNU after UNESCO's World Confenrece on Higher Education in 1997. The mission of GUNi is to strenghten the role of higher education in society, contributing to the renewal of the visions, missions and policies of higher education across the world under a vision of public service, relevance, sustainability and social responsibility. The network is currently composed of 227 members from 80 countries, which includes the UNESCO Chairs in Higher Education, higher education institutions, research centers and networks related to innovation and the social commitment of higher education.
Carina Garcia Mesegué
Carina works as a Communications Officer for the Catalan Association for Public Universities (ACUP) and the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi). She holds a B.A. in Journalism (UAB) and an M.A. in African Studies (SOAS, University of London). During her professional life, she has interned for several newspapers, and she has been working as a communications officer in multiple non-profit organizations, both in Spain and in Senegal. She is experienced in the dissemination of European projects (Erasmus+, H2020), the organization of events, and managing 360 communication. She is currently studying an M.A. in Corporate Communications, Protocol and Events (UOC).
Jaume Fortuny
Jaume Fortuny joined the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) and the Global Universities Network for Innovation (GUNi) as International Project Officer in January 2022. In TeRRIFICA, he is working in the pilon region of the metropolitan area of Barcelona.
Before working at ACUP-GUNi, Jaume worked coordinating projects of the University of Barcelona for capacity building in Higher Education in Africa, India and Latin America. He was also a partner in numerous projects throughout Europe (including the Balkan area and the neighbourhood of the European Union) and in the Middle East. He participated in the HAQAA (Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation) initiative between the European Union and the African Union. And was also part of the technical support team of HERE (Higher Education Reform Experts), coordinated by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in cooperation with the DG Education and Culture of the European Commission.
Jaume holds a B.Eng. in Telecommunications (UPC), as well as a M.B.A. focused on Innovation (UB-EAE) and a Postgraduate Degree in Project Management (UOC).
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Marta is currently working as Communications Officer at the Association of Catalan Public Universities (ACUP) and the Global University Network for innovation (GUNi). She is involved in the communication and dissemination of the H2020 European project TeRRIFICA and she has been working since 2015 as a comms officer with the H2020 project HEIRRI at the Global University Network for innovation (GUNi). She has hold hold different positions in the communication field since 2006, such as account executive in a design studio and press analyst.
She is also a current editor and contributor at www.indienauta.com and has volunteered at the communication department of the NGO SETEM and the community developement project Kufunda in Zimbabwe. She was also a trainee at CCCB Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre.
Marta Cayetano holds a B.A. in Audiovisual Communication (Pompeu Fabra University) and and B.A. in Translation and Languages (UVIC) and holds a Postgraduate Degree in Strategic Digital Communication (IDEC-UPF) and a Postgraduate Degree in International Development and Cooperation (Setem-UPC).
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Núria Jové (Barcelona, 1986) is Head of Projects at the Catalan Association for Public Universities (ACUP) since February 2019. Her work at ACUP focuses on coordinating the Research and Innovation area of the association and implementing the activities promoted in the framework of the Knowledge, Territory and Innovation Platform (PCTI), an strategic project aimed at strengthening the socio-economic development of Catalonia through stable cooperation between universities, public administrations, companies and civil society organizations.
During a period of more than eight years, Núria consolidated her knowledge and experience in project management in the field of higher education and research cooperation in her capacity of Project Analyst at the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS), an intergovernmental institution bringing together 43 countries to foster dialogue, cooperation and integration in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Prior to joining UfMS, Núria developped her first working experiences in press office and public affairs at the Parliament of Catalonia and at the Association of Political Scientists and Sociologists of Catalonia (COLPIS) and in media journalism at the El Punt newspaper.
Núria holds a B.A. in Political Sciences & Public Administration and a B.A. in Journalism (both by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra) as well as a Postgraduate course on State and International Protocol & Ceremonial (by the Universidad de Oviedo and the Diplomatic School of Spain).
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Josep M. Vilalta is Executive Secretary of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) and Director of the Global University Network for association (GUNi). Before he held the following positions and responsibilities: Deputy Director General for Research of the Government of Catalonia, Head of the Evaluation, Studies and University Cooperation of the Government of Catalonia, Head of the Strategic Planning Unit of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair for University Management, Deputy Director of Management of the Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima (Ocean Engineering Laboratory) (UPC) and Executive Secretary of the International Centre for Coast Resources. He has lectured in the fields of public management, public policy and university and research management in different universities and centres. He also promoted and coordinated a Master in University Management and Policy.
He holds a degree in History and Geography (Universitat de Barcelona), a Master in Public Management (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), a Master in Political and Social Theory (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and a postgraduate degree in Higher Education Management (Open University and Universiteit Twente). He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of London (Great Britain) and at the University of Twente (The Netherlands).


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Water damage " not within a system" may include the following sources. I have identified these sources as 1. and 2. The sources of loss in 1. usually pay for damages to the dwelling, other structures, and personal property. If the cause or source of loss is listed in 2. below, the carrier may deny your loss.
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2. a fish tank, water bed, above ground pool, bottle water dispensers, bucket of water, and a glass of water.
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'Californication' Is Leaving Netflix US in September 2019
Published on August 4th, 2019, 1:55 pm EST
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Showtime's Californication is set to leave Netflix on September 1st, 2019 in the United States. It comes after several regions have already lost the streaming rights to the show. Here's what you need to know.
The comedy-drama that was created by Tom Kapinos and starring David Duchovny is about a novelist who moves to California to help get rid of his writer's block.
The series got mixed reviews with critics although audiences seemed to enjoy it far more with it sitting at a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The series ran between 2007 and concluded in 2014 running for a total of 84 episodes across seven seasons. All seven seasons are due to leave Netflix at once.
The removal date is currently showing as September 1st, 2019 and only currently applies to Netflix in the United States.
This isn't much of a surprise as Netflix tends to remove older titles from their library in favor of spending the money on its own original library.
Showtime doesn't tend to release many of its newer titles on Netflix anymore and most would argue that's not a big loss for Netflix. As of late, the network's output hasn't seen any must-see title releases. Recent years, the network has produced the likes of Billions, The Loudest Voice and the biggest title in its pipeline is the Halo series.
With that said, the Showtime library on Netflix will still contain Shameless (although WB distributes it), Weeds, Dexter, Nurse Jackie, and Penny Dreadful.
The show has already seen its departure on several other streaming regions. Netflix UK lost the show back in July 2018.
Where will Californication stream next?
Hulu currently carries Californication but you can probably expect them to give up the rights at some point in the future too. Your best longterm bet will be Showtime's own application or via the Showtime add-on via Amazon.
Sadly, it's another loss for Netflix after a year which is certainly seeming to be influential on Netflix. With the loss of two big comedies The Office and Friends on the horizon plus the slow removal of Warner shows and Disney movies, Netflix either needs to increase their original output significantly or look at forking out some money to other companies to bolster their content lineup.
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For some in St. Petersburg's Black communities, Uhuru raid 'doesn't smell good' - Best of Gulfport Fl
For some in St. Petersburg's Black communities, Uhuru raid 'doesn't smell good'
ST. PETERSBURG — From his vantage on 18th Avenue S., Jabaar Edmond watched as federal agents raided the Uhuru House a week ago. That morning, someone had sent him a video of agents trying to breach the building. A spiderweb of cracks was left in the glass front door. The agents had a warrant, but to Edmond, it looked like an invasion.
As Edmond learned more about what was happening, his mind quickly turned to the period of time, from the late 1950s to the early 70s, when the FBI engaged in a campaign to spy on and discredit groups it deemed subversive. It targeted organizations ranging from the Communist Party to the Black Panthers.
"This is COINTELPRO," thought Edmond as he looked on, referring to the FBI's Civil Rights-era campaign to disrupt and criminalize the actions and players behind social movements.
Related: FBI investigating Russian interference possibly linked to St. Petersburg Uhuru Movement
Some in St. Petersburg's Black communities see a parallel between the legacy of law enforcement crackdowns on minority movements with the extraordinary raid on the Uhuru headquarters last week, local leaders said. The group's leaders have seized on that theme.
"When they attacked the Uhuru House right here, and what they did in St. Louis to our leaders there, it was an attack not just on our party but on the entire Black community and our right to struggle for our own freedom," said Akile Anai, director of agitation and propaganda for the African People's Socialist Party, of which the Uhuru Movement is a part.
Community leaders and activists note that St. Petersburg's Black population is not a monolith — some residents feel little or no kinship with the Uhurus or their political aims and tactics.
But several leaders said that the events of the past week rattled their neighbors, who mistrust the government's intentions, and who feel the weight of the FBI's fraught history with Black communities and activists.
Edmond summed up the feeling: "It doesn't smell good."
Familiar tactics
No Uhuru leaders have been charged in the federal investigation, which concerns allegations that a Russian national, Aleksandr Ionov, worked with U.S. groups to spread propaganda and interfere in local elections. Neither the Uhuru Movement nor members are named in the indictment.
Related: Who are the Uhurus, the St. Petersburg group probed by FBI for Russian ties?
But it was immediately clear that law enforcement is looking into connections between the Uhurus and the Russians. The St. Petersburg news conference where officials announced Ionov's indictment came a few hours after federal agents simultaneously raided the Uhuru House, the movement's offices in St. Louis and several homes, including that of chairperson Omali Yeshitela.
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Security camera footage shows law enforcement agents breaching the front door of the Uhuru House during a raid the morning of July 29. [ Courtesy of Burning Spear Media ]
Some tactics at play in the Uhuru ordeal are indeed "straight out of COINTELPRO," or more formally, the Counterintelligence Program, said Michael German, a former FBI agent who is now a fellow at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice.
The attention-grabbing raids, a meeting with select Black leaders before the indictment announcement, the implied involvement of the Uhurus despite the lack of arrests — all echo the FBI's old playbook.
The aim then was to discourage Black groups from activity protected by the First Amendment, German said. Some of those tactics have re-emerged as "disruption strategies" since 9/11.
"It creates actual harm, because there's no (legal) forum for these individuals to defend themselves against particular charges," German said.
A spokesperson for the FBI's Tampa field office, citing the ongoing investigation, declined to comment.
There's a sense that the federal government has shunted this case into the court of public opinion, said Brother John Muhammad, president of the Childs Park Neighborhood Association.
"We're willing to be patient and allow the (legal) process to do what it does," he said. "Until then, we're not going to be quick to react or side with the government against our own people, in light of the history we have with this government."
Security footage from both St. Petersburg and St. Louis shows rifle-wielding figures breaching the buildings. Anai said the agents that raided Yeshitela's home trained their assault rifles on him.
In St. Petersburg, she said, security cameras were taped over, and she displayed the damage to several doors. She also said that the manager of the Uhurus' in-house radio station received a phone call before the raid from someone asking to be let in, but by the time the manager arrived, agents were already forcing their way inside.
German said it "appears entirely appropriate" for the FBI to investigate suspected election interference. But the publicly available information doesn't support the need for aggressive raids, he said.
"Perhaps the FBI has some underlying reason we'll see later, but the problem is when you conduct an aggressively armed raid like this, it gives the impression in the community this is a dangerous group."
Related: Russia wants to mar U.S. elections. Why target St. Petersburg's Uhurus?
"They're still ours"
To most outside of St. Petersburg's Black communities, the Uhuru Movement is probably best known for its most visible political gestures: It regularly runs candidates for city office — sometimes leading to fiery campaign cycles — and has been at the fore of protests against police violence, though it was mostly quiet during 2020′s George Floyd protests.
But for those closer to the Uhurus' St. Petersburg home on 18th Ave. S, the movement represents a vital and wide-ranging presence. Some may know the Uhuru House because they've attended weddings or graduation celebrations there. It has a commercial kitchen, to help launch small businesses.
The FBI and St. Petersburg Police Department investigate the Uhuru House at 1245 18th Ave S. July 29. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
The Uhuru influence on St. Pete politics may be broader than many realize, too, Muhammad said.
"They have inspired several generations of activists, some who may have had their early introduction to politics through their political training, their political activism," he said.
To Edmond, the persistent presence of the Uhurus represents "a continuation of a movement from yesteryear," he said. Other organizations may be long gone — in part because of the federal government's efforts — but the Uhuru Movement is a living tether to the Civil Rights Era.
"You go to a Black community 2 miles away, 5 miles away, you don't have a facility, you don't have a newspaper, you don't have a radio station, you don't have Black candidates running," he said.
Now, though, the fact that the Uhurus are such a presence in St. Petersburg's Black community is a factor in neighbors' fears in the wake of the raid, said LaDonna Butler, a therapist who co-founded The Well for Life on 22nd Street S. The raid opens up the question of who else the federal government has been watching, she said, and people are worried: If I rented out the banquet hall, if I used the Uhuru House wifi, am I on a list somewhere?
"I think the general sense is, they're still ours," she said. "And when they are surveilled, it brings about questions around our overall safety."
Yeshitela stoked those fears during a news conference Tuesday, as he lamented the seizure of the Uhuru House's archives.
"They know you, because you made contributions, because you sent an email, because you sent a text," he said. "They've got all this information, able to construct what they want to construct out of all of that."
There's another frustration, Muhammad and Edmond said: It's a distraction. The attention on the Uhurus takes away from chronic, immediate issues in their community. If the federal government wanted to help the Black people of St. Petersburg, Muhammad said, it could intervene in the growing housing crisis, in educational inequities.
"The issues we had seconds before the pried the door open of the Uhuru House, we still have," Edmond said. "That's going nowhere, even after the indictment is gone."
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document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', UI.displayPoems);

Hello, I was making a javascript script that would create a table of poems and let the users read the poem when the "read" button is clicked. I coded the first part so the script creates the table. But I couldn't do the part where the user would click the button, created a div and displayed the text. Could I get an helping hand?

A: If the div is already created and hidden you can use code to show the div.
Example JavaScript:
//function to show div
function showDiv() {
    var div = document.getElementById("DivtoShow");
    //show div
    div.style.display = "block";
}

A: I'm going to assume you've got the button the user is to click to create the div and display the text. So all you'd need to do then is add a listener to it that calls a function that builds a div, assigns it the text of the poem, and appends it to an existing div (wherever you want it on your page). These MDN pages should help (in order):
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createElement
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/innerText
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/appendChild
Alternately, you could create the div with the text in it in the html file, and assign it the hidden tag, then assign a listener to the button that calls a function which uses .toggleAttribute to remove/add that tag from the element on button-click.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/toggleAttribute

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Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], December 9 (ANI): Bharuch District Collector Sandeep Sangle on Saturday dismissed the allegations of EVM tampering in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections, saying there was no basis to such allegations.
Speaking about a polling station, Sangle told ANI, "Few voters in polling booth 4 said their votes are going to some other candidate, but the polling officer asked them to do a test vote and told that if the complaint is found to be false, action will be taken against them. Those voters left without tests, so there's no truth behind such reports."
The District Collector also addressed the talks doing the rounds about Bluetooth and Wi-Fi being connected to EVMs.
"An EVM's make is such that it cannot be connected to a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and be tampered with. We have attended to all such complaints with the help of technical staff," he said.
As the voting for the first phase of Gujarat assembly polls took-off this morning, complaints of malfunctioning EVMs and them being connected to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi began cropping up in certain polling stations.
Acting upon such complaints, the EC even visited a polling booth in Thakkar Plot, Porbandar for inspection, and EVM engineer S Anand told media, "The name that you give to your Bluetooth device will be shown when it is paired to another device."
Addressing the issue of malfunctioning EVMs, Bhavnagar's Deputy Electoral Officer, Yogesh Thakkar told ANI that no such issues were reported.
"Some EVMs were replaced due to errors. EVMs were updated with VVPATs, which allows people to verify their vote for 7 seconds," he added.


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Harry Redknapp predicts 2022-23 UEFA Champions League winners
By Sachin Bhat
Modified 07 Aug 2022
The UEFA Champions League new season begins on September 6.
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is backing Manchester City to win the UEFA Champions League this season.
The Sky Blues have never won the competition but came agonisingly close last year, losing to Chelsea in the final. Pep Guardiola's side continue to dominate the Premier League, winning their fourth title in five years last season.
However, a European crown has eluded them so far despite their best efforts, but Redknapp believes the wait could be over next May. Speaking to The Sun, he said:
"I do think this is the year City win the Champions League — and that could actually be the deciding factor in the title race. It's the one trophy to elude Pep Guardiola at the Etihad, and if he rotates players later in the season, he won't be resting any of his big guns in Europe, that's for sure."
To boost their UEFA Champions League hopes, City have made a few marquee signings, including Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez. Both players are set to add plenty of goals to their game, but could that be enough?
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Liverpool, who beat them in the Community Shield last weekend, boast a terrific squad too. Meanwhile, Barcelona just had their best summer in terms of transfers in a long time.
With Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Jules Kounde signed, and a few more to come, the Blaugrana could spring a surprise. Then, of course, there's Real Madrid, the reigning champions.
Carlo Ancelotti's team can never be ruled out. Their incredible run last season demonstrated that the UEFA Champions League is in their DNA, and no challenge is big enough for them. PSG and Bayern Munich - without Lewandowski - are in the running too.
City d0 have a terrific squad on paper who can mount a deep run. However, going all the way would be a different ball game, as the English giants will face numerous challenges.
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The Champions League draw for the 2022-23 season is scheduled for August 25 in Istanbul, Turkey, as the 68th edition of the competition edges closer.
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The draw for the Champions League group stage will take place on August 25 at 5pm once all qualifiers have been played 🎟
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Frankfurt, Man City, AC Milan, Bayern, PSG, Porto, Ajax
Pot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barca, Juventus, Atletico, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Spurs
The draw for the Champions League group stage will take place on August 25 at 5pm once all qualifiers have been played 🎟Pot 1: Real Madrid, Frankfurt, Man City, AC Milan, Bayern, PSG, Porto, AjaxPot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barca, Juventus, Atletico, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Spurs
While all the major clubs have booked their place in the draw, there are still three spots available as the qualifiers are picking up the pace.
There could be plenty more interesting draws and possibilities of multiple group of deaths. The group stage kicks off on September 6.
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Holly on Hollywood-Risen + X-Men Warning!
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Family Movie Night, Family Movie Reviews, Holly on Hollywood
"Holly on Hollywood"
by Holly McClure
Risen + X-Men Warning!
"Risen" with Bonus Materials Include Deleted Scenes, Three Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes & Commentary!
Risen is a Biblical resurrection story told through the eyes of Clavius, a Roman Tribune assigned by Pontius Pilot to maintain law and order immediately after the crucifixion of Jesus, a man many called "King of the Jews". When Jesus body is discovered missing from the burial tomb…
Watch the "Risen" Trailer and Read the Rest of the Review Here!
Rent the "Risen" movie …
*** Editors Note: We love our readers and wanted to share with you an insightful review for the new X-Men:Apocalypse movie. Our very own Holly McClure does a wonderful job each week sharing her reviews to give you wisdom for your family on each film for you to determine if it's suitable for your viewing audience. In order to help in your discernment we will be adding an icon of a "red flag" to any movies we feel might need extra precaution before allowing your family or children to attend. We value you and your family and we believe it is our responsibility as a voice for the next generation to help make you and your family aware of potential questionable movies that might seem innocent at first glance. Please watch for our red flag icon in the future! ~Angela Rose
X-Men: Apocalypse is about the first mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) who was the most powerful mutant and worshipped as a god until he was accidentally trapped under the pyramids of ancient Egypt. When awakened thousands of years later, Apocalypse is disgusted with what he finds in the world and along with his "Four Horseman" (Simulating Pestilence, Famine, Death and War) decides to rid the world of mankind and create a new one. It's up to Professor X (James McAvoy) and his followers, to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind. Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Munn, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters, Jean Grey, Alexandra Shipp, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee and a cast of others also star.
The PG-13 rating is more for mature teens to adults and is not kid-friendly because of super hero action, brief language (1 F-bomb), skimpy clothing, suggested nudity, an intense scene dealing with a death, lots of fight scenes (including a bloody one) with mayhem and violence that all earn the title "Apocalypse". The CGI is amazing and incredibly realistic (I enjoyed seeing each character's powers and super-human abilities) and I loved the 80's soundtrack! There's dialogue about being as powerful as God, themes about prejudice, hatred, teamwork and accepting others, which are interesting topics to discuss with your young teens. There have been nine X-Men films with Director Bryan Singer delivering four in the X-Men franchise. This one gives us characters with unreal abilities at conflict in a very real universe that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride!
I hope this review helps you to choose your movies wisely!
X-Men: Apocalypse | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX
"Remember to Choose Your Movies Wisely"
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Holly McClure is a multimedia personality with a career that spans over 20 years in the entertainment industry. Her background as a film critic, film and television producer, creative director, filmographer, radio and television host, author and pundit for family values, has established her expertise and made her a recognized advocate for family-friendly entertainment.
Holly was the first family film critic syndicated in over 365 newspapers with The Orange County Register. Her "Holly on Hollywood" movie reviews have been featured on TBN, Daystar and can now be seen on Uplift TV, The Word Network, UANetwork, Parables.tv and other affiliates.
In 2002, Mel Gibson asked Holly to come to Italy and film the behind-the-scenes interviews for The Passion of the Christ. She produced a one hour special, The Making of The Passion of the Christ (TBN, ION) and has since produced numerous press features for films like; Do You Believe, Dancer and the Dame, God's Not Dead, The Frontier Boys, House, Thr3e, One Night With the King, Midnight Clear, The Visitation, Hangman's Curse and others.
Holly is a charter member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and serves on the advisory boards of The Dove Foundation and The Parents Television Council. She is a proud mother, grandmother, mentor and Christian, and passionate about supporting and creating life-changing entertainment!
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NewsGroove Uk > Fashion > Industry pays tribute to Virgil Abloh at sombre Fashion Awards ceremony
Industry pays tribute to Virgil Abloh at sombre Fashion Awards ceremony
FashionNovember 29, 2021
The 2021 Fashion Awards took place in sombre circumstances on Monday night following the news that the designer Virgil Abloh had died on Sunday aged 41.
The actor Idris Elba opened proceedings by paying tribute to Abloh, who was named one of 15 "leaders of change" at the awards, accolades that were decided weeks before the ceremony and which celebrate individuals who have "created positive change within the fashion industry in the past year", said the British Fashion Council.
Its CEO, Caroline Rush, and chair, Stephanie Phair, praised Abloh as "a creative force of change, who throughout his career focused on inclusivity and philanthropy across fashion, art, music, design and architecture, making him one of the most influential designers of his generation".
Following last year's digital-only ceremony that saw 20 individuals honoured for their contribution to creativity, their communities and the environment, this year's event marked the return of the ceremony to the Royal Albert Hall with the number of awards cut by half from 16 to eight since the last live event in December 2019 before the pandemic.
Following in the footsteps of the Brit Awards, which announced it was removing gendered categories last week, the British designer of the year menswear and British designer of the year womenswear awards have been dropped, keeping only designer of the year, which was won by Kim Jones for his work at Dior Mens and Fendi, where he designs womenswear.
Elsewhere, the model, business leader, fashion icon, accessories and emerging designer awards were absent from proceedings.
Other recipients on the night included Simone Rocha, who won the independent British brand award, and this year's LVMH prize winner, Nensi Dojaka, who was given the BFC Foundation award. British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, author Kenya Hunt and designers Harris Reed and Telfar Clemens were among the other 14 industry figures honoured in the leaders of change lineup.
The remainder of the awards had been announced in the run-up to the ceremony, which was hosted by the Emmy award-winning actor and singer Billie Porter. Former GQ editor-in-chief Dylan Jones won the special recognition award for culture commentary, editor-in-chief of Dazed magazine Ib Kamara won the Isabella Blow award for fashion creator, Tommy Hilfiger accepted the outstanding achievement award, and Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele took home the trailblazer award for reversing the fortunes of the legendary Italian label. Michele appeared as an avatar to announce cSapphire as the winner of the first ever Fashion Award for metaverse design in collaboration with Roblox.
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Transferring the Chase Ink Plus 70,000 point sign-up bonus to British Airways could get you lots of Big Travel with Small Money, but only if you know the best ways to redeem Avios points!
I'll show you how to get the most travel out of 70,000 British Airways Avios points.
On many award tickets, British Airways adds hefty fuel surcharges which can sometimes cost almost as much as a paid ticket! But on some partner airlines, you won't be charged.
You can use British Airways Avios points for award tickets on British Airways, oneworld alliance airlines, and partner airlines. Their award chart is distance-based, so the number of Avios points for an award ticket depends on the total flight distance.
If you transferred the Chase Ink Plus 70,000 point sign-up bonus, plus another 5,000 points from meeting minimum spending requirements, you'd have the 75,000 Avios points required for a round-trip, Premium Economy class award ticket from Los Angeles to London.
But don't get too excited, because you'll also pay $824 in taxes and fees!
75,000 Avios Points Will Get You From Los Angeles to London in Style, but You'll Pay $824 in Fees! Ouch!
If you paid full price for the same itinerary, it would cost ~$1,719.
So by booking an award ticket, you're really only getting a value of ~$895 (~$1,719 cost of paid ticket – $824 fees on award ticket). That's not such a good deal.
You could use 75,000 British Airways Avios points to fly 1-way in First Class from San Francisco to Manchester, UK. But you'll pay $519 in taxes and fees.
British Airways has an amazing First Class! Emily and I had the chance to experience it when we flew British Airways from London to Mumbai, India.
I checked the price of a paid First Class ticket from San Francisco to Manchester (with a connection in London) and it costs $12,663! Now that's getting great value from the Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus!
Even with the $519 in taxes and fees on an award ticket, you'll still get $12,144 worth of travel from your 75,000 points ($12,663 cost of paid ticket – $519 fees on award ticket). That's a fantastic deal for folks who want to experience First Class for about the price of a coach ticket!
British Airways has a deal on short-haul award tickets called Reward Flight Saver. They charge a flat fee of 35 pounds ($55) plus Avios points for a round-trip, coach class ticket in zones 1, 2, or 3 (based on distance).
The shortest flights (under 650 miles) only cost 9,000 Avios points for a round-trip, coach class ticket! So you could fly from London to Paris for 9,000 Avios points plus $55.
You could get 8 round-trip tickets with 72,000 British Airways Avios points. But you'd pay $440 total in fees (8 tickets x $55 in fees per ticket).
To compare, a paid ticket on the same route costs ~89 pounds, or ~$146.
But on an award ticket, you'll pay $55 in fees, so the actual value per ticket is ~$91. For 8 tickets, you'd be getting flights worth ~$728.
That's definitely not the best use of the Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus!
British Airways adds fuel surcharges to most award tickets booked on partner airlines, but there are some cases where they don't. And those tickets can be a very good deal!
One of my favorite ways to use British Airways Avios points is for short-haul coach class tickets on partner American Airlines (a member of oneworld). That's because you'll only pay 9,000 Avios points plus ~$11 for flights under 650 miles!
For example, you could fly round-trip from Charlotte to Chicago for 9,000 Avios points plus ~$11.
If you transferred 72,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points from the Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus and minimum spending, you could get 8 of these tickets!
I checked the price for a paid ticket on these exact flights. You'd pay $225 including taxes and fees.
If you booked 8 of these tickets you'd get a value of $1,712 ($1,800 cost of tickets – ~$88 fees on 8 award tickets). Getting 8 round-trip tickets from 1 credit card sign-up bonus is very good!
British Airways charges 25,000 Avios points round-trip in coach class for flights between 2,001 and 3,000 miles in length. And the distance between Boston and Dublin is just under 3,000 miles!
You can book flights on Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios points. They fly non-stop between Dublin and Boston, and the taxes and fees on Aer Lingus award tickets are much lower than on British Airways (about $100 per ticket).
With 75,000 British Airways Avios points (70,000 from the Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus and 5,000 from meeting minimum spending requirements) you could get 3 round-trip coach class tickets between Boston and Dublin. But they can't be booked online, so you have to call.
I checked the price for paid tickets on Aer Lingus and 3 round-trip, coach class tickets between Boston and Dublin cost $2,839.
Even if you paid ~$100 in fees on each award ticket, you'd still be getting over $2,500 in value from your points. This is a fantastic deal for getting 3 tickets to Europe!
It costs 70,000 British Airways Avios points for a 1-way ticket from Toronto, Canada, to Hong Kong in Business Class on Cathay Pacific.
British Airways does charge taxes and fees on Cathay Pacific award tickets, but not nearly as much as they do on their own flights. You'll pay $153 in fees.
This is still a fantastic deal, because a paid Business Class ticket on the same flight costs ~$5,223!
So even with the fees on the award ticket, you're still getting over $5,000 value from your 70,000 points transferred from the Chase Ink Plus. And Cathay Pacific Business Class has great seats, service, and food!
Did you know Cathay Pacific flies between New York and Vancouver, Canada?
Emily and I flew Cathay Pacific First Class from Hong Kong to the US last year, and it was 1 of my favorite flights ever. Their First Class is 1 of the reasons Cathay Pacific was named Best Airline of the Year at the 2014 World Airline Awards!
You could use 75,000 Avios points (70,000 points from the Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus and 5,000 points from meeting minimum spending) for a round-trip, First Class ticket between New York (JFK) and Vancouver! And the fees are only ~$101.
If you bought this exact ticket on Cathay Pacific, you'd pay ~$6,310!
This is an amazing value for 75,000 points, and a great opportunity for folks who've always wanted to fly Cathay Pacific First Class!
You can get thousands of dollars worth of travel by transferring the 70,000 point Chase Ink Plus sign-up bonus to British Airways. British Airways Avios points can be used to book flights on British Airways, oneworld airlines, and other partner airlines.
On most award tickets, British Airways adds expensive fuel surcharges, so this isn't always a good deal. But some tickets, like First Class, might be worth paying fuel surcharges for! You could get a ticket worth over $12,000!
And some partner award tickets, like domestic American Airlines flights, don't have fuel surcharges added at all!
What's your favorite way to use British Airways Avios points?
Hey MillionMileSecrets! Looking for help and any suggestions before I jump in the oh-so-long calling queue for British Airways. I booked a one way award from DUB to BOS over the St. Patty's Day holiday in economy using 12.5k BA avios. I grabbed the last seat, (according to Expert Flyer), and the BA rep was able to book and give me a reference number, avios deducted and credit card charged for taxes/fees. However, I never received an email confirmation or ticket number. I wasn't too alarmed at the time because in the past, BA award flights have taken a day or so to be ticketed. As of now, according to BA my award flight is listed as CANCELLED. What type of recourse do I have? Any suggestions on how to handle this situation?
Thanks for such a detailed post. I wonder and have not done detailed calculation as above but what is your thought on using Avios or any other miles for upgrade to business or first class? In advance appreciate your help.
Also, on side note, it will help to track any post if I can subscribe to a specific blog. Websites like fatwallet offer this feature and I feel it is very helpful in this data crazy world.
@Kedar – Using Avios to upgrade from premium economy to business does make sense. But not on most other airlines. Can you tell me more about the fat wallet feature?
I do want it called to my attention when a credit card offer comes out or offers a significantly increased bonus, and one post about uses for the points will benefit some, especially relatively new readers. But, yes, I will be relieved when this offer finally expires.
If you really care about your old readers, stop this 70k ink nonsense. it's getting really annoying now. Instead do some posts that are unique & original..
Please people stop your complaining, just don't read this story (or the ones on Chase Ink) if you're not interested! I for one appreciate the options out there for using the ultimate rewards points & MMS is just making us aware of the possibilities! Thank you MMS!!


Tired of the same old routine at the gym? Looking for a way to kick your training into high gear? Keep your workouts fresh and exciting with these 3 pieces of unconventional workout equipment that will help challenge your whole body!
According to recent studies, adding fun and variety to exercise routines is a key element to long-term fitness success. Not only does mixing things up challenge your body, helping to tone up in more places and reveal muscle you didn't even know you had, but it keeps your mind engaged, which increases motivation and discipline.
The sled, or sleigh, is that unassuming yet rather intimidating-looking metal thing sitting on the floor of the functional training/stretching area of the gym (if you're lucky enough to have one there). The concept is pretty basic: you push or pull the sled across the floor, challenging your strength, balance, endurance, and agility. It's a fun addition to any workout! Some are tiny (more like a tray with a post for the plates) while others are huge and more complex. Sleds allow for varying resistance levels with the ability to stack on plates. They have chains or straps attached for pulling.
There are several ways to use the sled, and each challenges and works different parts of your body in different ways, making the sled a mini-workout in itself.
Backward Pull: Grab onto the chains or straps and drag as you walk backwards. Be sure to protect your back: brace your legs and focus on your lower body, bending at the knees and keeping your torso upright.
Bear Crawls: Fasten the strap around your waist (or to a belt) and drag it behind as you bear crawl. Don't use momentum; slow and steady will do the trick. This move challenges your whole body head to toe.
Basic Push: For the larger varieties, you can push it across the floor. Again, be sure you bend at the knees, not forward at the waist.
Click here to watch SHREDZ athlete Nikki Leonard demonstrate a sled sprint push and a sled drag. As always, SHREDZ FitClub videos are FREE and accessible from any mobile device 24/7. Sign up for unlimited videos here.
Get all your aggression out with simple yet effective, repurposed TIRES. You can flip 'em, jump onto and inside 'em, you can use a sledgehammer to beat 'em up…regardless of how you chose to use this piece of equipment, your whole body will feel the burn.
Done right, tires will add strength, speed and agility to your workouts. Great for outdoor and track workouts, they're easy to get, yet challenging enough to work your entire body. Consider the weight you want to use; if you are looking for a more cardio-based routine, opt for a lighter tire and try getting as many tire flips as you can for time. If you are trying to increase explosive power and strength, then chose a heavier tire, making sure to focus on form.
If you're going to use a sledgehammer, bonus! Sledgehammers are great for developing core and grip strength, as well as improving metabolic capacity and explosive power. Beat up your tire with the hammer, ensuring that you use both sides of your body equally. Sledgehammers are available in a variety of sizes and weights so you can mix up your intensity and training. Check out Nikki slamming a tire with a sledgehammer!
You can use battle ropes pretty much anywhere, as long as you have enough space. Generally, it's one long rope with handles at either end, anchored to something sturdy in the middle. Make sure that the rope is securely wrapped around a tree or a piece of equipment at the gym. Wave the rope up and down, arms moving in sync or staggered. You can also move them side to side to engage more of the obliques. Be sure to bend your knees slightly and avoid bending at the waist. Battle ropes are perfect for a quick HIIT finisher, shoulder workout, or uber-effective cardio circuit.
Watch SHREDZ athlete Brittany Coutu demonstrate battle rope side slams.


Like time passes, it is extremely simple for the item to find a few damages. It is crucial to understand the damaged component and have it properly fixed immediately. After that, it will be the similar problem for the many parts known as the valve. For any kinds of the valve such as the toilet fill valve, the issue which is triggered by the leakage is quite typical to notice.
It is definitely the greatest produced, simplest to set up and configure, and also reputable fill valve on the market. I've set up it in every one of my toilets through the years. It fills in quick, pretty silently and also does not lead to pipe hammer.
I definitely needed to change one (the outdated model) since it frequently began getting problems. I would get it in the bathroom for about ten years after all! First it began working, that was very easily repaired with a lid flushing, and now water simply stopped flowing to the fill up pipe.
The block was around in the fill valve under the lid and failed to remain repaired with a purging, therefore I chose to get a new one. They just take a couple of minutes to change and charges are small. The flapper connected with toilet fill valve is high quality but I haven't utilized it.
Changed a defective valve within my bathroom. It was the similar brand name for the replacement unit but it appeared like a brand-new model. It was simple to change and enjoy a completely function valve. The directions were of good assist. Thank you so much. heads up to anybody that has not ever performed this before is find a large enough box which will capture the extra water that is still in the water tank.
The unit installation directions are very self-explanatory; you have to figure out which type of TOTO you should arranged the proper height and then place the safety locking fit in its place. I just required to slice around two inches off the provided vinyl hosepipe. The toilet fill valve package is included with all you need except for a few open wrench and scissors. The nut that connects your water pipe to the valve set up need to be tighten up by your hand. The brand-new fill valve continues to be running well.
Changed 8-year-old Kohler fill valve using this – match completely – simple set up.
Once I taken away actual fill valve in Kohler toilet unit, it stated "Fluidmaster" on the top of the dark plastic – exactly like this. Therefore, like other people have talked about, it seems like Fluidmaster creates most of these to Kohler specifications and then Kohler bundles it to be Kohler equipment.
I assume it can save you a few dollars and purchase a basic Fluidmaster toilet fill valve for much less and must match fine, however why would you get an opportunity on low-cost components, particularly when working with electricity or plumbing?


A ruptured eardrum — or tympanic membrane perforation as it's medically known — is a hole or tear in the thin tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear (eardrum).
Call your doctor if you experience any of the signs or symptoms of a ruptured eardrum or pain or discomfort in your ears. Your middle and inner ears are composed of delicate mechanisms that are sensitive to injury or disease. Prompt and appropriate treatment is important to preserve your hearing.
Barotrauma. Barotrauma is stress exerted on your eardrum when the air pressure in your middle ear and the air pressure in the environment are out of balance. If the pressure is severe, your eardrum can rupture. Barotrauma is most often caused by air pressure changes associated with air travel.
Middle ear infection (otitis media). A perforated eardrum can allow bacteria to enter your ear. If a perforated eardrum doesn't heal or isn't repaired, you may be vulnerable to ongoing (chronic) infections that can cause permanent hearing loss.
Protect your ears during flight. If possible, don't fly if you have a cold or an active allergy that causes nasal or ear congestion. During takeoffs and landings, keep your ears clear with pressure-equalizing earplugs, yawning or chewing gum. Or use the Valsalva maneuver — gently blowing, as if blowing your nose, while pinching your nostrils and keeping your mouth closed. Don't sleep during ascents and descents.


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Q: Custom jQuery plugin return val() I created a simple jquery plugin that puts 'greyed out' text into a textbox if the field is blank (watermark for textboxes). The problem is when i submit the form and i'm trying to get the value of the text box, it's returning the watermark text instead of an empty field.
The watermark text is equal to the "title" attribute, so i could do something like this, but i'd hate to do this for EVERY textbox in my form:
if ($("#textboxid").val() == $("#textboxid").attr("title")) {
  //default, return empty string
} else {
  //user entered this
}

Ideally, this would be part of my plugin and it would return an empty string when i call .val()
Any suggestions on how to do this?

A: I have something like this for my custom made watermark/placeholder plugin i've made.  I just handle it onclick (the submit button for your form) and then loop through everything.
Updated jsFiddle DEMO
(function ($, window, document, undefined) {

    $.fn.myCustomVal = function () {
        return $(this).each(function () {
            var _self      = $(this),
                _watermark = _self.attr('title');

            _self.attr('data-watermark', 'on');
            _self.val(_self.attr('title'));

            _self.on('focus', function () {
                $(this).val('');
            });
            _self.on('blur', function () {
                $(this).val(_watermark);
            });
        });
    };

    $(function () {
        // change this class here to whatever you want
        $('.btnSubmit').on('click', function () {
            $('input:text[data-watermark]').each(function () {
                if ($(this).val() == $(this).attr("title")) {
                    $(this).val('');
                }
            });

            // now validate / submit / whatnot
            alert('submitted!');
        });
    });

}(jQuery, window, document));

// ************************
// Initiate plugin
$('input:text').myCustomVal();

A: Try an approach like this: http://jsfiddle.net/aVhMh/3/
The logic is also not very general: your plugin would be not useful if the user WANTS to input the exact watermark value. I know it's a very unlikely case but it would be more elegant to account that.
$("input[type=text]").addClass("watermark");
$("input[type=text]").each(function() {
    $(this).val($(this).attr("title"));
});

$("input[type=text]").on("focus", function() {
    if ($(this).hasClass("watermark")) {
        $(this).removeClass("watermark").val("");
    }
});
$("input[type=text]").on("blur", function() {
    if ($(this).val() == "") {
        $(this).val($(this).attr("title")).addClass("watermark");
    }
});
$("form").on("submit", function() {
    $("input[type=text].watermark").val("");
    $(this).submit();
});

A: I accepted mcpDesigns answer because it got me on the right path, but wasn't quite what I was looking for.  I ended up adding the following to the plugin to create a function called "ActualVal()" that returned the correct value:
        $.fn.ActualVal = function () {
            if (this.val() == this.attr(opts.attrName)) {
                return "";
            } else {
                return this.val();
            }
        }

So when instead of getting the value using val(), i get the value by using .ActualVal().  Much cleaner and dynamic than coding around specific buttons =)
Thanks guys!


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Sounds of Summer concert series is extending this year to run all the way through the end of August! That gives you a reason to visit the waterfront every Thursday night this summer (including July 4 when we don't have a concert but we DO have tons of free family fun that night complete with fireworks).
Bring your lawn chairs and coolers, and stay until the sun sets! You'll get to jam to some of the area's top acts playing beach favorites, Motown, disco, funk, R&B, Pop & more.
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As with most Yorktown events, "Sounds of Summer" is free and suitable for all ages. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and/or lawn chairs. Food is available for purchase. Park for free at the Riverwalk Landing parking terrace (now with a free electric car charging station on the lower level), York Hall, York-Poquoson Courthouse, County Administration Building, and other designated public parking lots in Yorktown. Look for signs directing motorists to parking lots.
Thank you for concerts. What time do they start?


FROM JANUARY TO MARCH: Calçotada!!!
First stop is Montserrat, home of Our Lady of Montserrat, commonly known as La Moreneta (Black Madonna) due to the dark color of the sculpture. During the walking tour in Montserrat, your guide will tell you interesting facts about the region and why the craggy mountain and its beautiful monastery have been one of Spain's most important pilgrimage sites since the 12th century. Take the cable car and see the sanctuary from above, which has been in use for almost 1000 years by pilgrims, who have climbed this spectacular mountain. Explore the magnificent mountains of the Natural Park and enjoy the scenic views. Continue with a visit of the Royal Basilica and the Museum of Montserrat (own expense) to learn about Montserrat's spiritual and cultural importance and see art work from Picasso, Dalí and Monet.
Later on, sit down and relax with the rest of your group to enjoy a traditional lunch. A delicious 3 course meal of products grown in the surrounding region and at the farm beside us. Savor the exquisite taste of local Catalan cuisine, while sharing tales of your unforgettable walk along Montserrat and its legends.
HEY! from January to March we suggest to enjoy a Calçotada (traditional lunch of "Calçots" or Barbacued Spring onion).
"Calçotada" is the meal based on the "calçot" and the delicious and unique sauce "Romesco".
The meal includes Calçots and barbecued meat and allows you to savour the genuine flavors from the country.
The rest of the year, we will eat a traditional Catalan menu, with grilled meats, and typical products of the region.
FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER Enjoy a traditional Catalan Meal with grilled meats and typical products of the region.
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Did you read Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington's "Train your brain" article yet?
When you are training for a race, do you remember to strengthen your mental muscle? Do you have a mantra? How do you keep your head in the game during the tough workouts or the really, really long ones?
Wellington gives some really great advice in the article. She suggests getting a mantra, keeping a bank of positive mental images, visualizing beforehand, breaking up a race into smaller segments to make it more manageable, to remember training is about learning to hurt, getting support from your family and friends, and thinking about inspirational people. She also suggests racing for a cause bigger than yourself.
I, inadvertently, used one of her tips during my first 20-miler last May, which I ran alone. I broke it into two out-and-backs: five out, five back, then five out, and five back. It helped a lot. It felt a lot more manageable that way.
Right now, I'm training for a 5K. It may be a much shorter distance, but the workouts almost feel harder than marathon training. But that's because I'm training to run it fast, so some of the workouts on my Run Less Run Faster plan are brutal. In fact, I have some seriously painful-sounding track repeats to get through this week. And I have been slowly getting over a cold. So I'm going to use some of Wellington's advice.
Maybe I should just make that one my mantra, too.
How do you use your brain to overcome tough training sessions or difficult races?


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Online dating for Irish singles is a fun and exciting way to broaden your potential dating horizons.
While many of the larger sites do not focus directly on the Irish market, there are a growing number of operators whose services have now expanded to include both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Thats right, online dating in Ireland is no longer something which is stigmatised. Dating sites are a great way to increase the number of new people with whom you meet and hopefully, 'click' with.
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Q: hive timestamp not converting as expected My input timestamp is like

06/08/2017 19:02:03 EDT

and I am looking to convert that to

2017-06-08 19:02:03

I am trying to run the below query but it is not converting as expected
select
from_unixtime(unix_timestamp('06/08/2017 19:02:03 EDT', 'MM/dd/YYYY hh:mm:ss z'))

Output: 2017-01-01 18:02:03
What am I missing?

A: Try this .
select from_unixtime(unix_timestamp('06/08/2017 19:02:03 EDT', 'MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss')) ;

*

*Changed YYYY to yyyy

Edit:
If your server is in EDT timezone below query should work, otherwise output will be in server local timezone.
select from_unixtime(unix_timestamp('06/08/2017 19:02:03 EDT', 'MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss z'), 'yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss') ;


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And it could get you fired. Open up your wallet. Pull out a bill. There's cocaine on it. It's well-known in government circles that traces of cocaine mar most banknotes in circulation….


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package client;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.Scanner;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import character.Asgardiano;
import character.Hulk;
import character.Mutante;
import character.PC;
import principal.Principal;
import user.Usuario;

public class Cliente {

	private Usuario user;
	private Socket socket;
	private PC pj;
	private int PUERTO = 50000;
	private String HOST = "localhost";
	private DataInputStream entrada;
	private DataOutputStream salida;
	private Gson gson;
	private Principal mapa;

	public Cliente(String nombre, String contraseña) throws UnknownHostException, IOException {
		Scanner scan = null;
		scan = new Scanner(new File("clienteConfig.config"));
		HOST = scan.nextLine();
		PUERTO = scan.nextInt();
		socket = new Socket(HOST, PUERTO);
		user = new Usuario(nombre, contraseña);
		entrada = new DataInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
		salida = new DataOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
		gson = new Gson();
		scan.close();
	}

	public boolean logIn() {
		try {
			salida.writeUTF("logIn");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));

			if("OK".equals(entrada.readUTF())) {
				user.conectar();
				return true;
			}
			else
				return false;
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return false;
		}
	}

	public boolean logOut() {
		try {
			salida.writeUTF("logOut");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));

			if("OK".equals(entrada.readUTF())) {
				user.desconectar();
				return true;
			}
			else
				return false;
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return false;
		}
	}

	public boolean singIn() {
		try {
			entrada = new DataInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
			salida = new DataOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
			salida.writeUTF("singIn");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));

			if("OK".equals(entrada.readUTF()))
				return true;
			else
				return false;
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return false;
		}
	}

	public PC getPersonaje() {
		try {
			salida.writeUTF("getPersonaje");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));

			if("OK".equals(entrada.readUTF())) {
				String raza = entrada.readUTF();

				switch (raza) {
				case "Asgardiano":
					pj = gson.fromJson(entrada.readUTF(), Asgardiano.class);
					break;

				case "Hulk":
					pj = gson.fromJson(entrada.readUTF(), Hulk.class);
					break;

				case "Mutante":
					pj = gson.fromJson(entrada.readUTF(), Mutante.class);
					break;
				}

				return pj;
			}
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		return null;
	}

	public void crearPersonaje(PC pj) {
		try {
			salida.writeUTF("newPersonaje");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(pj.getRaza()));
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(pj));

		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	public boolean conectarPersonaje(PC personaje) {
		try {

			this.pj = personaje;
			salida.writeUTF("conectarPersonaje");
			salida.writeUTF(gson.toJson(user));
			mapa = new Principal(socket, pj);
			mapa.start();

			if(entrada.readUTF().equals("OK"))
				return true;
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		return false;
	}
}

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The table below gives values for the χ²-distribution at key credible intervals (Bayesian confidence intervals) and sigma values (σ, standard deviations). I could only find tables and calculators with p-values online. Shown are the well-used 1σ, 2σ, and 3σ values along with typical confidence intervals such as 90%, 99% and 99.9%. The parameter "k" represents the number of degrees of freedom.
When writing large/complex/multithreaded software its inevitable that bugs will happen. Valgrind is a great tool for finding memory leaks, however it's not very useful when a bug causes a malloc "explosion" and the OS responds by killing the process. It is especially difficult to find such a "malloc bomb" when it happens randomly after running the code for many hours (which would be days with valgrind's overheads).
run the compiled program inside a debugger: eg. `gdb yourprogramname`.
after watching the program run normally for many hours the bug occurs and memory usage spikes: the buggy program tries to allocate more memory from the heap than is available.
the OS starts paging memory to swap and the hard disk thrashes, the system starts to freeze and becomes unresponsive.
you cant get keyboard focus to the console to hit Ctrl+C, as a result you cant break/stop your code inside the debugger.
eventually the OS kills the program in a panic and after more disk thrashing keyboard control returns to the debugger saying "Abnormal program exit".
the program is killed with no opportunity to produce a core dump or break into the debugger.
Even if you were sitting at the gdb console waiting for this to occur, you likely wouldn't catch it before the system becomes unresponsive to the keyboard Ctrl+C. Unfortunately gdb and other debuggers don't allow breakpoints on total memory usage.
Make sure you are running only one instance of your program and it is inside the debugger. The script first finds the PID of your running program and then loops forever checking how much memory it is using. If total memory usage passes a predefined threshold (2GiB default above) the script sends SIGINT to your process. This has the same effect as hitting Ctrl+C in the debugger, however the script is 99.9% more likely to send the SIGINT before the disk thrashing and system becomes unresponsive. The repeated SIGINTs are ignored.
87 ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/poll.c: No such file or directory.
I stepped the execution out of the LCM library and back to my code (#5 in the backtrace). By setting a breakpoint there I was able to find the bug after a few loops. Let me know if this helps you out, it certainly saved me hours staring at the console waiting!
Problem: many USB cameras require the full bandwidth of a USB2.0 port without any interruptions. Unfortunately the kernel power saving features in modern linux distributions periodically switch the processor into sleep states that disrupt USB data transfer and cause frames to be dropped. As an example our uEye 25fps 1.3Mpix machine-vision cameras will often drop 50% of frames, not ideal from an expensive camera. The problem is with the operating system and not the hardware. It has been documented on the uEye cameras by IDS. The same problem happens with the Kinect RGBD sensor, with 10-50% of frames frequently being lost.
We have observed this problem with Intel processors including Core 2, Core i5 and i7, and running on Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04. It would likely occur on any Linux distribution with kernel 2.6+. The different sleep "C-states" on Intel's processors are discussed here. It might seem counter-intuitive, however a faster PC is likely to drop more video frames.
Verify: One way to verify if the C-states are causing the issue is to heavily load the CPU so it doesn't enter any low power modes. Start capturing video data and then run something CPU intensive, eg. `cat /dev/urandom | gzip > /dev/null` will load one or two CPU cores. If you have a 4 or 8 core processor you'll want to run this multiple times. If the video capture performance improves, this is your problem.
You can check what C-states your processor is entering using Intel's powertop command line tool (`sudo apt-get install powertop` and run `powertop`).
Update your Grub menu with `sudo update-grub` and reboot.
After booting confirm the C-states have been disabled by running `powertop` again. It will either indicate the processor isn't entering the states greater than zero, or not show any C-state information. Unfortunately this will increase your PC's power usage, however that's not likely a problem if you're processing live video at 35MB/sec!
Abstract: We describe a large-scale decentralised multi-robot mapping system that outputs globally optimised metric maps in real-time. The mapping system was used by team WAMbot in the finals of the Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotics International Challenge (MAGIC 2010). Research contributions include a novel large-scale multi-robot graph-based non-linear map optimisation approach, a hybrid decentralised and distributed mapping system and novel graphics processing unit (GPU) based approaches for accelerating intensive map matching and fusion operations. Our mapping system scales linearly with map size and on commodity hardware can easily map a 500m×500m urban area. We demonstrate robust, highly efficient and accurate mapping results from two different fleets of mobile robots. Videos, maps and timing results from the MAGIC 2010 challenge are presented.
Index Terms: Large-scale multi-robot mapping, simultaneous localisation & mapping (SLAM), graph-based SLAM, distributed, decentralised, GPU map fusion, GPU map correlation.
Videos: These videos present the output of the Mapbuilder system and play at 15 × real-time speed. They are best viewed full-screen and at 1920×1080 (click the full-screen icon in the lower right of the video and also select 1080p). The global occupancy maps are a top-down view showing obstacles, free-space and unknown areas in the environment. The submap spatial constraints are shown as blue lines. We note that tunable parameters in the mapping system were not changed when moving between environments.
MAGIC 2010 Challenge Phase 2: This video shows 7 UGVs exploring an agricultural show-ground, passing in and out of horse stables. Figure 5 in the conference paper shows the final map overlaid on aerial imagery. The 200m× 160m map is metrically accurate and correctly georeferenced by the intermittent and noisy GPS data. To quantify the RMS error in the final map we selected a set of evenly distributed features in the map and measured their linear error to the aerial image. The estimated mean linear error was 0.57m. The final map has 446 submaps, 419 ground-truth constraints and 1284 submap constraints. For the final map each execution cycle it took 21ms to incrementally optimise the entire pose-graph, and 87ms to build and output the global occupancy map. The initial submaps take some time to become connected due to occlusions and ambiguous geometry in the matching process, however after driving several meters each UGV correctly joins its current submap to the global graph. Slow drifts in submaps are observed as transient GPS noise is filtered into ground-truth data. If additional ground truth constraints had been supplied by the operator, spatial errors could have been reduced by an order of magnitude.
MAGIC 2010 Old Ram Shed Challenge: This video shows 5 UGVs exploring a 70m ×40m agricultural shed. Again the submaps take some time to become connected however once the UGVs begin moving the map is rapidly constrained and is metrically accurate. Note that barriers inside the shed were temporary and very few walls and angles were regular. No ground-truth was made available to evaluate the accuracy of this map. The final map has 260 submaps and 2170 submap constraints. For the complete map each execution cycle took 23ms to incrementally optimise the pose graph and 85ms to build and output the global occupancy map.
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Fracking gets go ahead in the UK
It was announced today that UK fracking has been given the go-ahead and a Lancashire council rejection has been overturned by the government. The controversial process that is fracking – the hydraulic fracturing of shale rock to release gases trapped inside it – has gained much media interest (and protest) as there are fears that fracking could be harmful. Fracking is believed to potentially cause earthquakes, water contamination, damage to the countryside and noise pollution, as well as being a backwards step towards tackling climate change.
Environmentalists have argued that efforts should be focused on cleaner sources of renewable energy, not fossil fuels, to keep in line with the Paris climate agreement to cut greenhouse gases.
This decision marks a huge step in the progress of fracking in the UK, particularly when Labour had previously stated that they would ban fracking if they came to power. Friends of the Earth have also challenged fracking with legal interventions, causing delays in additional fracking projects in North Yorkshire. Under a Conservative government however, it's a green light for the controversial process. In 2014 when in power, David Cameron said that his government was going "all out for shale".
Cuadrilla, the company behind the proposed fracking in Lancashire, state that the impact of producing a fracking site is "far less" than a windfarm, yet protests at the proposed fracking sites are expected.
We'd love to know your thoughts on fracking. Are you for or against? Tweet us @spinnakerglobal


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The 20 Best Nuggets of Wisdom from NFL Coaches
Find endless inspiration from Lombardi, Landry, and other gridiron gurus
By The Editors of Men's Health and Corbis Images
Good NFL coaches are like fathers, bosses, and babysitters all rolled into one. These are men who know a thing or two about life and leadership, and the lessons they pass on to their players don't lose their utility away from the football field. Here, we've compiled 20 of the wisest, most timeless quotes from some of the NFL's greatest coaching minds.
Head Coach, Green Bay Packers (1959-67)
Mike Ditka
Head Coach, Chicago Bears (1982–92)
New Orleans Saints (1997–99)
Tom Landry
Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys (1960-88)
Head Coach, Oakland Raiders (1969-78)
Bum Phillips
Head Coach, Houston Oilers (1975-80)
New Orleans Saints (1981-85)
Bill Parcells
Head Coach, New York Giants (1983–90)
New England Patriots (1993–96)
New York Jets (1997–99)
Dallas Cowboys (2003–06)
Herm Edwards
Head Coach, New York Jets (2001-05)
Kansas City Chiefs (2006-08)
Head Coach, San Francisco 49ers (1979-88)
Marv Levy
Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs (1978-82)
Buffalo Bills (1986-97)
Miami Dolphins (1996-99)
Head Coach, Baltimore Colts (1963–69)
Miami Dolphins (1970–95)
Bill Cowher
Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (1992-2006)
Head Coach, New England Patriots (2000-Present)
New York Jets (1999)
Cleveland Browns (1991-95)
Head Coach, Washington Redskins (1981–92, 2004-07)
Chuck Noll
Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (1969-91)
George S. Halas
Head Coach, Chicago Bears (1933-42, 1946-55, 1958-67)
Brian Billick
Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens (1999-2007)
Head Coach, Los Angeles Rams (1957, 1966-70)
Chicago Bears (1958-65)
Washington Redskins (1971-77)
Head Coach, Cleveland Browns (1950-62)
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-75)
Hank Stram
Head Coach, Dallas Texans (1960-74)
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