Where Did Kitten Kollege Get My Cat?
I've always been a cat person, right from being young we always had one or two pet cats showing us who was boss, doing crazy cat races from room to room at 2am with their kitten food everywhere - the house never seemed like a home without one.
Things didn't change as I got older either, I mean yes, I may have moved out of home to buy a place of my own, but that Cat Lady within just wouldn't let them go.
And so, a whole lot of years ago now, we welcomed a crazy little brother and sister duo into our home.
Her chosen career at Kitten Kollege would most certainly have been a sophisticated Lady Of The Manor, ruling over everyone, stating her claim as the lady in charge.
And Mario - my huge, big softie of a fluff ball - what kind of a career could I see him having?
And so because of this I think the only thing he could be suited for in the world of work would to be someone who helps people, someone who makes others feel better by offering up lots of hugs and cuddles and love when it is needed the most.
Such beautiful kitties! I was so sad to hear about poor Peaches.
I've a kitty (or two) myself but despite always having them when I was younger I seem to have developed a terrible cat allergy!


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Mata has been offered Man Utd deal but has other options, says father
Manchester United v Barcelona
The Spain international, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona this summer, is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the season
Manchester United have offered Juan Mata a new contract but the attacking midfielder has other options, according to his father.
Mata's contract at Old Trafford is set to expire at the end of the season, with the former Spain international having been at the club since 2014.
The 30-year-old has won the Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup with the Red Devils but has only started 13 Premier League games this term.
Mata's father, though, says a new deal is on the table for his son, who played for Chelsea before joining United.
"Manchester United have offered to renew us, we are very happy," he told Cadena SER .
"But there are proposals from Champions League teams.
"Spain, maybe, but today is not the day to talk, it is not yet decided."
Pep Guardiola confirmed last week he made an attempt to sign Mata from Valencia when he was in charge of Barcelona.
But the player's father confirmed Mata would not join Guardiola at United's rivals Manchester City, nor would he sign for Liverpool.
"City? It would not be the ideal option," Mata senior added.
"There are two options that do not [appeal]: Liverpool and City.
"We have to respect the Manchester United fans, he is held very dear here."
Mata himself, who has been linked with moving to Barca on a free transfer, has opted not to give any update on the status of contract talks with United.
"I don't think right now is a good moment to speak about it," he told the Manchester Evening News this week ahead of facing Barcelona in the Champions League.
"Because I prefer to put the team before myself and what we are going to face now is important enough to be focused only on that.
"There have been some rumours about myself and other team-mates over the last week, so I'm not the one who is going to put more questions or raise more comments with what I say.
"So, I prefer to put the team before me and focus on the important task that we have ahead, which is Barcelona. And that's it. I'm sure the fans prefer that because we all want to beat Barcelona, we want to have our heads focused on Barcelona.
"And, again, I don't want to raise any more noise [as], to be fair, in the last weeks there has been quite a lot."
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How to build quality into .NET code
Published: March 27th, 2013
- David Rubinstein
Software developers are paid to create functionality and solve problems. With time-to-market demands putting more of a squeeze on them to produce working code, the quality of the code they write could become a lower priority as they race to get deliverables out the door, and then later try to fix any problems that might be encountered by users.
Add to this the unique challenges presented by developing software for Microsoft's .NET platform, and quality could become compromised even further.
"What makes .NET unique among Windows platforms is that it's garbage collected and that it runs both on the client and on the server," explained Chris Sells, vice president of the developer tools division at Telerik. "What this means is that apps need to be tuned differently for load times and responsiveness on the client versus overall throughput on the server. Further, apps need to be profiled for memory leaks so that they're not swamping a user's computer or taking down a server. These things are especially difficult for .NET programmers, because the garbage collector makes it very easy to make code that works and very difficult to write code that performs well and uses memory efficiently, because the garbage collector hides flaws from you."
Many development organizations have adopted some form of agile and continuous build and delivery to ship products more quickly, yet some argue this forces organizations to put less of an emphasis on quality. Or, to maintain the desired level of quality, they are losing some of the advantages of agile development.
Karthik Ravindran, senior director of ALM at Microsoft, said that organizations need to strike a balance between agility, quality and scale. "There's a lot of talk about agile and agility, but without quality, it doesn't add business value," he said. "You have to be fast with quality built in. Quality without agility doesn't add value either.
"Today, in an effort to capitalize on the modern business opportunities enabled by software, decision-makers and practitioners are striving hard to strike the tough balance—and this is where the challenge exists—between agility and quality without compromising either."
There are two ways to look at the issue of code quality: development best practices, and the use of tools to ensure quality. But how does an organization define quality?
Nail down your measurements
"Code quality is a squishy thing," said Chris Sells, vice president of the developer tools division at Telerik. "There are all kinds of ways to measure it, from things like complexity and how many functions you've got, and how many lines of code you've got in a particular function, or how well you've named the variables or the function names or the comments, to how well-formed, how secure it is, how robust it is. Code quality is such a huge topic."
A good practice for developers is refactoring. "The idea is you look at a mess of code that works sort of right, but you want to refactor it to be more efficient, more readable, more maintainable," Sells said.
THE TELERIK SOLUTION
JustCode: This Visual Studio extension for code-quality analysis and refactoring supports a greater range of refactorings as well as a number of open-source unit test frameworks for low-level unit testing. A built-in rule engine reads your code as you write it and gives comments on things that aren't done according to that set of best practices. "In .NET, it's easy to make code work, but you're not sure you've done it the right way," said Sells. With JustCode, developers "get an education as they write, and it makes you a better coder as you code," he said.
JustTrace: A standalone tool that profiles an application to detect such things as memory leaks or performance issues before they become big problems. The tool takes a snapshot of the problem area and isolates it for faster remediation.
JustMock: This low-level developer tool gives users the ability to create a fake environment in which to write code so it doesn't run against the production environment.
SELLS RECOMMENDS: "Entire books have been written about [quality]. I recommend '.NET Coding Style Guidelines.' Take a look at that book, use the tools and use that profiler. Check for memory leaks, check for performance problems. Those are my top three." He added that .NET programmers "need to be proactive about performance and memory usage tuning for .NET apps."
Use small methods
Mark Miller, chief architect of IDE tools at DevExpress, said one of the best things developers can do to create quality code is to use small methods. "There are a number of benefits here for higher code quality," he said. "New developers can get up to speed faster, it takes less time for humans to understand it, and a small method serves a single purpose."
Source code, Miller said, is a company asset, and it makes sense for the company to invest in the quality of that asset. He is a believer in test-driven development. "Test cases allow you to set expectations as to how the code is to perform. The problem is, they're time-consuming to create. For every method you write, you'll have multiple test cases. That's another reason to write small methods," he said.
One of the tenets of test-driven development is "consume first," where you spell out what you want the application's consumers to do before you create the code. "If the application is hard to use, you're not thinking of the consumer first," Miller said.
He elaborated: "As an example, I might have an engine, then inside the engine it might have a method called print, and I might pass it a document… That's an example of a simple method that would be consumed by developers. Well, it turns out that it's easier to write code that is easier to consume by developers if you write it in what's called a consume-first manner, where you write the call-in code first. You say, 'Here's what I want my consumers to do.' And here's why that's important: If you don't do that, if you don't think about the consumer developer working with the library, then you'll typically create a method, and there are no constraints on ease of use for that method.
"If you need to add parameters, you'll have as many parameters as that requires. If it's hard to use, you have no idea because you're not thinking about it from a consume-first point of view. So consume-first code creation is also something that's very useful when you're creating libraries, or you're working in a large team and you're creating code that will be consumed by other developers. If you don't think about it carefully from the consumption standpoint, you're likely to create code that's harder to use, harder to consume."
Other practices for code quality Miller espoused include pair-programming, making sure variable names are meaningful and consistent, and to consolidate duplicate code.
THE DEVEXPRESS SOLUTION
CodeRush: This Visual Studio add-in enables "coding at the speed of thought," said Miller. The software highlights code structure for deeper understanding, and visualizes the things that are happening with complex code so debugging is made easier. Further, developers can use CodeRush to prototype software, and take advantage of code providers that he described as "kind of like autocomplete or Microsoft's code snippets on steroids." Code templates offered in CodeRush help team members adhere to an organization's coding standards, and thus "the quality of everyone's code is bumped up a little bit," he said.
CodeRush also enables better refactoring by detecting duplicate code and offering solutions to consolidate that code so it can more readily be understood and maintained. The tool extracts the interface so that all refactoring takes place in the code, letting developers "think about design rather than operating the tool," Miller said.
Finally, CodeRush provides code analysis that can locate and turn a spotlight on issues with the code "on the fly," and makes remediation one-click simple.
MILLER RECOMMENDS: "Refactor like crazy. When you see a problem, you fix it."
Code review a 'cornerstone' of quality
Sergei Sokolov, vice president of product management, testing and performance at SmartBear Software, said he believes quality begins with coding practices and code review, which he called "a cornerstone of quality."
He said code review and static analysis are the best tools that serve the two-sided quality issue of satisfying end users and fellow developers. "There are of course different parameters that you can apply to set up a process with them, because with both, you can quickly get to a state where the effort to sustain these practices outweighs the benefits," he said.
"One can argue that finding one critical bug is worth a great many hours of effort spent on sustaining the process. But if you set it up productively, in that you don't check for too many things, then you will observe a positive impact to both code maintainability and the overall code quality for the end user.
"With .NET or anything else, based on what I've read over the years and what I see in our development teams, really good practices haven't changed," Sokolov continued. "The technology has changed, the level at which the application is described sometimes changes, some of the implementations change, but the basic practices as they have been established probably around almost 20 years ago are still there."
For .NET development, he said C# is a simpler language than C and C++, and has evolved to address some of the typical problems of those languages relative to memory and other issues. "Threading is a problem. Memory management, even though the simplistic forms of that have been addressed with the runtime, is still a problem, because you can paint yourself into a corner if you're not watching what you're doing," he said.
"Security is always a problem, because it goes beyond a language; it's a paradigm, and therefore, there may be practices that may be language-specific, but there may be far more practices that are implication-specific. So then you kind of go beyond the .NET paradigm and you talk about the general principles of addressing databases and building queries and validating inputs, etc., which are universal."
THE SMARTBEAR SOLUTION
CodeCollaborator: A peer-review tool that integrates with Visual Studio 2012 and supports Microsoft's Team Foundation Server source control, creating a workflow that provides more traceability to the code-review process.
AQtime Profiler: A performance runtime, memory and exception profiler, and code coverage tool that is a straight plug-in to and a superset of these capabilities in Visual Studio.
SoapUI: This standalone tool offers automated testing of Web services that Sokolov said is "perhaps the most widely used test tool on the planet," though he acknowledged it does not support Windows Communication Foundation at this point.
Test Complete: SmartBear's functional test automation tool has supported Windows technologies throughout its life, supporting Visual Studio from 2002 through 2012, plus Silverlight and .NET. It's a very capable record/replay/script data-drive test framework that works with all Microsoft technologies, Sokolov said. Tests created in this tool can be checked into TFS and then made visual in Visual Studio, he explained.
SOKOLOV RECOMMENDS: "I'm a big fan of code review and a big fan of static analysis."
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Q: How to align text over an Image in a responsive webpage This is not a duplicate as I am talking about responsive websites
This is the header I want and I would like it to be responsive.
What I want
However Instead of using it as an Image I would like to have the image and text separate. here is the original image file
original image file
The Header image currently scales correctly for a responsive page however I would like the text positioned over the image like in my first image and have it scale according to the device the user uses.
I would like to accomplish this using html and css only.
HTML

Mark Osullivan

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CSS
#header img {
 width: 100%;
 max-width: 1024px;
}

#header h1 {
 color: #FFFFFF;
 text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
 font-size: 50px;
}

#header h2 {
 color: #FFFFFF;
 text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
 font-size: 35px;
}

A: is this output r u expecting
check the output in jsbin

#header img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1024px;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
}
#header h1 {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
  font-size: 50px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
   text-align:center;

}
#header h2 {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
  font-size: 35px;
   text-align:center;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
  <title>JS Bin</title>

Mark Osullivan

Wedding Photograpgy

A: Id go with the one above too. Use your image as a background and put the text in the div on the top
Oh and to scale your text just make the font size in vw or em.
However in my exp ive gotten away with just using pixels to specify font size and just have the size change in media queries as you go down.
Hope that helps

A: You can set the image as the background of the header and align your text in the center

#header  {
 width: 100%;
 max-width: 1024px;
 background-image:url("https://i.stack.imgur.com/JGpzd.jpg");
  background-size: 100% 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

#header h1 {
 color: #FFFFFF;
 text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
 font-size: 50px;
}

#header h2 {
 color: #FFFFFF;
 text-shadow: 3px 3px #000000;
 font-size: 35px;
}
#header h1, #header h2{
  text-align:center;
}

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Two or three teams from Japan, one or two from Korea, one each from Hong Kong, Fiji and WA would be how I'd like to see it start off.
Possible two from Korea to create a derby, something based around the existing "Yonsei–Korea/Korea-Yonsei" rivalry to see who finishes higher than each other during the season.
Japan, I'd go for the old Kanto vs Kansai / Giants vs Tigers rivalry for sure and maybe a combined "Kyushu Gangsters" team. If I had to leave a team out from Japan, I'd actually consider dropping Kanto (Tokyo), as the other two have more of a provincial parochialism about them than Tokyo does.
No Kiwis, keep the support base for Perth united behind the Force. Try to go for good home attendances all through the season, rather than just the odd Kiwi visit. Give Perth youngsters the Force as their only option for future support as their local team in their "local" competition. Also, keep a direct comparison of any playing standards between WSR and SANZAAR out of the picture. Any other Australian involvement? Possibly Adelaide, or a disaffected union like Newcastle-Hunter. But I think Western Australia should go it alone.
Still not sure about Singapore at all. But I would look at trading off the old Singapore Lions soccer franchise name and branding; marketing them as the "Lions rugby division" with a Lions chant along with it. Not sure about Malaysia either. Is Taiwan an option instead? Hasn't Thailand actually got a stronger rugby pedigree?
Fiji would be the Drua or something similar. Not sure if Tonga or Samoa can support a side, but maybe jumping the shark and going to Hawaii could be an option. Would love to see Tonga and Samoa in there though, maybe some home games in Apia and Nuku'alofa?
If we have to use World Rugby funds, then maybe Sri Lanka would be a better use of them, they would bring in huge crowds and look great on TV. Problems: the time difference issue with the Pacific; the side could be bolstered if standard is too low; the rivalry between Kandy and Colombo is more of a crowd-puller than the national team is.
Make sure every team in the league has a defined geographic moniker in their name, I can't stress this enough. Tweak the Force brand to include "Western Australia" in the name, or the very least, "Perth, Western Australia" in the official logo. We have a great geographical descriptor in our State's actual name, it would be a waste not to use it.
Fully integrated league with TV presenters from all countries involved in the broadcast. Play up the "one premiership season" aspect of the competition. Every away game on television live and an abridged replay at friendly hours. No home games on live TV. Play up the home stadia and culture of the teams involved, including WA's, to give the international aspect the gravitas it deserves. Try to show as many, if not all of the other matches of the week on FTA. Always have an extended highlights round-up every Monday in prime-time or thereabouts showcasing each match and the players. On-screen graphics are the same for every match/broadcast no matter what country. Digital advertisements on grounds to be localised for each feed, if this is possible to be done.
Alongside the internal Korean and Japanese rivalries, also play up the Japan vs Korea/Hong Kong rivalry. Market the Drua as the "Flying Fijians" the flamboyant skill-merchants from the sunny islands; in a similar vein to the way the West Indies used to be the "Calypso Kings." That may be worth it in the Asian markets. List the local junior clubs and high schools on-screen in the player's stats/info, this'll be great for the Force and Sri Lanka teams especially.
Have "Challenge Trophies" between each of the teams. The team who wins both fixtures between them in a home-and-away season, keeps the Trophy in their cabinet. Teams can make a goal of owning the "Full House" at any point in the season, based on the Trophies won, or retained from the last year. The achievement of winning any of these Challenge Trophies could be used to market matches between teams out of finals' contention. The name and design of each Challenge Trophies would be unique to the two teams involved.
At the same time, I would institute a WSR rip-off of the Ranfurly Shield, a Lord Forrest Plate, if you will; which will operate the same way as the New Zealand original. A premiership shield will be awarded to the table-topper, a championship cup to the grand final winner. The mythical combination of the "Full House," plus Lord Forrest Plate, plus premiership shield, plus grand final champions cup, could be some sort of fabled objective the teams can aim for as having the "ultimate season"
Try to keep the playing field relatively level, focusing on local players first, (that means WA-origin, Japan-first, Korea-first, Pacific Islander heritage if possible) from there, if teams need ring-ins or concessions, look into boosting the league with big names, rather than filling the teams up with foreigners. Bring in players from nations outside of the SANZAAR/Six Nations block, to emphasise the cosmopolitan nature of the competition, while keeping the local aspect the majority. Stick a small flag of the player's nation, similar to the English premiership, on the front of the player's jersey if need be. There is no need to go crazy with having the best players in the world on overblown contracts, if we can get the entertainment value of games right. Schools rugby and women's rugby are great examples of entertaining football without having the best athletes on earth playing it.
-encourage more players to head into rucks and mauls, by rewarding the team going forward regardless of whether it's either.
-get rid of the running mark, forcing more backs to cover the attacking kick, taking them out of the defensive line.
-hockey-style green card warnings, very short spells in the bin for deliberate professional fouls.
-proper scrum must be straight, steady and still before a straight-fed put-in. Clock stops until scrum is viable.
-clock stops when ball out of play, time-wasting by team in front added to stoppage time.
-award a super try for a long-range movement which never goes to ground in a ruck, encouraging players to stay on their feet and start a drive before re-releasing to the backs; discouraging rugby league style hit-up play and getting back to keeping the ball alive. I would consider a competition-wide directive given to franchises to encourage an off-loading game to keep the ball alive also. Let's play rugby again! Not rugby league. As a matter of fact, "RUGBY'S BACK!" could be part of the marketing.
Last edited by chibi; 03-08-18 at 00:11.
Interesting points there Chibi-especially regarding keeping level playing fields. I don't think 1 or 2 strong teams dominating the comp is conducive to retaining the interest of the general public/rugby fans that the WSR needs to attract as a larger audience. We've seen what's happened with NZ teams. People just lose interest when 'their' team keeps being beaten- how the Sunwolves have stayed popular for so long is a surprise-I guess its to do with Asian culture & loyalty perhaps? I'd rather see a team grow & improve as WSR develops over the years, not an instant star studded team with no solid base, as we've seen with SR.
Prior to the sin bin being introduced there was a Football style yellow card for a warning. Players didn't care and carried on being cynical. No one got two yellows in a match to see if it turned in to a red card.
The green card in hockey sends the player to the bin for a couple of minutes. Seeing as a rugby game is longer, maybe a five minute spell would be a better punishment? Just enough for a defensive team to be at a disadvantage for a few attacks?
They had a five minute sin bin in league players weren't bothered about getting a short spell unless they were playing the Raiders or Broncos.
I was thinking along the lines of how sevens uses cards more liberally to prevent intentional spoilng. Two greens can result in a yellow, or persistent infringement after a green could be a straight red, the idea being that the ref has already issued a warning.
I recall at some stage the WSR was being talked about as not just a single 15 vs 15 game, but a carnival of rugby each weekend, with men's and women's teams, and possibly men's and women's 7s.
The less rugby-prominent countries (eg, Malaysia, China) could get up to speed in the 7s more quickly, plus there's a ready-made international competition for them to aim for; and although some Muslim-dominated countries might shy away from female sides, the Chinese tend to fund them well.
I would like to see the Western Force players have on their Shorts their WA Home club.
And for all match statistics to start with their local (WA) Club.
This is a way for our local Club Rugby to get their names out and for the young kids to indentify with their Rugby SuperStars.
"he plays for the same Club I play for"
What I wish to propose is a way of establishing a desire to purchase Western Force Membership in the future as well as a way of supporting Junior Rugby now. A small investment now that can see returns in the near future.
By sectioning off Part of the Southern Stand – S117 to S122 - and making all of these tickets available to Rugby playing kids you will establish a small area of the stadium that is full of loud enthusiastic supporters that will want to continue coming to watch Force games for many years to come. This can be called the Puddle – the small sea of Blue.
Tickets: these tickets should be made available to registered junior Rugby players. This way Western Force can show that they are supporting their juniors – perhaps rewarding the teams that won their match the weekend before. I would suggest the age range of junior players be from 12 – 17. That way minimal, if any, adult supervision is required.
Show Bag Each Puddle member should receive a show bag (each week) – a drink, snack, plus posters and stickers, Supporters flag or Thunder Sticks could be an option, and a discount voucher to the Force SuperStore.
Playing group: Where possible the Western Force Team should try and acknowledge the Puddle at every opportunity.
Pre-Match warm up should always be in front of the Puddle.
Reserves warm up during the match: always in front of the Puddle. Waving, Hi-5ing Puddle members at every opportunity.
Post Match: Playing group with Sharpie Pens go to the Puddle for Autograph session.
Wider (non-playing) players group not required on the bench – could sit amongst the Puddle.
Small things make all the difference in the world. by establishing a Facebook page for the Puddle – you can create a mailing list to get the Force news out, create a new membership category for 2020 as a percentage of first year Puddle members are going to want Force membership for Christmas/Birthday gifts.
Jeez those are some good ideas Exile. Get some schools in, on an excursion. They can wear school uniforms on the night and sit in one prominent block and have the ground announcer acknowledge them. Maybe they can be part of the guard of honour when the players run out?
Sheikh, you're right, I remember that. At the very least, maybe each WSR game is two matches, reserves and first team? Always two games for the price of one. Always thought the sevens/fifteens combo was a worthwhile one. Could you have the sevens match at half-time?
Last edited by chibi; 03-08-18 at 00:20.
Sheikh, you're right, I remember that. At the very, maybe each WSR game is two matches, reserves and first team? Always two games for the price of one. Always thought the sevens/fifteens combo was a worthwhile one. Could you have the sevens match at half-time?
That's how it used to be done at test matches. When you purchased test tickets through your school you sit in a section in your uniform.
Irish provinces like Munster do this with clubs. Clubs arrange an allocation for their team. Kids get in free, parents and coaches purchase a heavily discounted ticket.
Now head of elite performance at the Western Force Matt Hodgson with Andrew Forrest when the ARU upheld the decision to cut the Western Force from the Super Rugby competition.
That was a really good read. So 7 teams now pretty much confirmed which now makes it an 8 team competition over 14 weeks. This is quite amazing since they were talking of add 5 teams to a 6 team tournament only last year and people were casting doubt on that statement.
3 weeks of finals for a top 4? I assume if this isn't a typo then it means week1: SEMI FINAL 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, week 2: LOSER FINAL 3rd place play off, Week 3 winners FINAL .. or something like that. That way they can give out a bronze medal to 3rd place?
And according to the last paragraph its official the new tournament is called WORLD SERIES RUGBY which is the evolutuon to the 6 team Indo Pacific Rugby Championship. So we can officially stop refering to the IPRC from here on in. I really like the name WORLD SERIES RUGBY. Sounds great!
Is this in the West today or just online?


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The lights were wonderful to share with our host family who has no electricity. Our host mother was able to see while cooking and we were able to see each other during dinner. It's winter in Malawi, so completely dark by 6:45pm, and the lanterns are life changing for our family. The children will be able to study after completing their chores and after it's dark." - Katherine Swan Stoner, buildOn volunteer
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Jumia Uganda has announced the latest edition of the Jumia Black Friday campaign dubbed "Every day is Black Friday".
The campaign which commences on November 5th to 30th is the biggest sale of the year in partnership with brands like Coca-Cola, Pernod Ricard, Nokia, Nile Breweries, Britania, and a host of others.
This year's Black Friday will provide shoppers in all parts of Uganda with over 20,000 amazing deals and massive free delivery offers which will help consumers to save money. This campaign is expected to help close the revenue gap created by the COVID-19 lockdown and the Facebook ban for most businesses in the country.
Ron Kawamara, the Jumia CEO says that the Black Friday Sale has been a success every year, and it is the reason the company is hosting it for the 8th time in Uganda.
"As it has always been, this year's campaign will focus on providing support for MSMEs, seeing that it's been a tough year for a lot of businesses."
"This will be a great opportunity to recoup sales that may have run low due to the lockdown brought on by the global pandemic and the impact of the Facebook ban on small business owners in Uganda. It is also an avenue to give back to consumers by offering them cost-saving deals," said Kawamara.
Jumia in partnership with thousands of sellers and brands on its platform will offer consumers a wide assortment of products ranging from groceries, phones, TVs, appliances, fashion, home items, accessories, all electronics; and special deals such as flash sales and treasure hunts.
Iliana Bjorling, the Jumia Uganda Chief Marketing Officer assures customers that there will be a significant increase in inventory across all product categories, flash sales on top SKUs, and gamification like Treasure Hunts, Spot the difference, and Flip and win.
"The website and app will feature official brand stores and will also allow buyers to see offers pre-filtered by prices, free shipping offers, brand, and express shipping. Our sellers are also not left out of this exciting opportunity, as we expect to see a daily increase in the volume of sales throughout the month of November; in short, Christmas is coming early for everyone."
Consumers can download the Jumia app to get access to Black Friday offers and more than 5 million products on the Jumia platform, delivered to their doorstep anywhere in Uganda, and pay cash on delivery.
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Twiga raises $50m Series C round to expand across Africa


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Countries of Bucharest nine confirmed support of Ukraine
Foreign Ministers of a group of countries in central and eastern Europe condemned Russian aggression and called on Moscow to liberate the occupied territories of Ukraine
WARSAW (QHA) -
Monday, October 9, Warsaw hosted a meeting of Bucharest Nine which focused on "coordination among the Nine of activities in NATO, the EU, and the OSCE to address current security challenges and identify areas for further cooperation". In a joint statement on the results of the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of the Bucharest Nine countries declared their support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and urged the Russian Federation to stop the aggression.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries of the Bucharest Nine (including Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary) made a joint statement in which they confirmed the support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, called on Russia to stop the aggressive actions and withdraw troops from Ukraine, the Ukrainian embassy in Poland reports.
"We reiterate our firm and principled position on Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine and that we will not recognize the illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea. We express our strong support to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. We express our concern with the security situation in eastern Ukraine and believe that tangible progress in the conflict settlement can be achieved only by full cease-fire, withdrawal of heavy equipment from the line of contact, and withdrawal of Russia's weapons, equipment and personnel from Ukraine," reads the text of the statement by the ministers.
Furthermore, the Foreign Ministers of the countries of the Bucharest Nine strongly urge all parties that signed the Minsk agreements to fully fulfill their obligations.
"We urge all signatories to the Minsk Agreements to fully comply with the commitments they signed up to. We continue to be concerned with the intimidation and attacks against OSCE Special Monitoring Mission's monitors and recall that the SMM must have full, safe and unhindered access throughout Ukraine. We underline that the resolution of the conflict in and around Ukraine must be based on its territorial integrity and international law," the statement says.
Commenting on the latest statements of the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman about compensation for Crimea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that the country will never trade its territory and freedom.
Source: Interfax-Ukrain
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Czech President proposed to legalize annexation of Crimea
RF protested against peacekeepers throughout Donbas
Erdogan and Dzhemilev discussed situation in Crimea
Poroshenko and Erdogan discussed coordinating actions on Crimea


Former NFL player, coach and commentator Mike Ditka is recovering from a heart attack suffered earlier this week, according to his agent.
Ditka, 79, remained in a Florida hospital, where his recovery was being monitored.
Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 seasons, including the 1985 Super Bowl champion led by Walter Payton, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary and William "The Refrigerator" Perry. Ditka's Bears made the playoffs seven times with three appearances in the NFC championship game.
Prior to his coaching career, Ditka was a standout tight end for the Bears and for Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys, with whom he won a Super Bowl. Ditka was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1988.
While Ditka returned to coaching with the New Orleans Saints after bring fired by the Bears, that gig was short-lived.
Ditka was also a studio analyst for ESPN's NFL programming, including "Sunday Countdown" until 2016.
He is a popular pitchman in the Chicago area with a restaurant and his own line of products ranging from salsa to wine.


Ethics and Value Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance Management, Policy and Research, symposium in Gothenburg, November 15-16, 2017.
(How) can ethical discourse on drug resistance inform health policy?
Should drug resistance interventions be expedited?


The State Duma has accepted in the second, decisive reading, a package of bills of introduction as an experiment of special tax regime for self-employed citizens of the Russian Federation.
In the first reading the bill has been adopted on October 25. Then to him amendments which have been approved by the State Duma Budget and Taxes Committee to acceptance have arrived.
According to the bill, from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2028 in Moscow, the Moscow and Kaluga regions and also in the Republic of Tatarstan the tax on professional income will be imposed. The rate is established of 4% of income gained at realization of goods to natural persons and 6% concerning income gained from realization to individual entrepreneurs and legal entities. Threshold value of income at which it is possible to use this mode, no more than 2,4 million rubles a year.
will be able to use the New mode natural persons and SP who gain income from activity in case they have no employer and don't involve hired workers according to employment contracts.
Within the offered special tax regime the state offers self-employed citizens a simple and convenient opportunity to work in the legal framework. According to the offered rules, registration as the person gaining professional income, and all communication with tax will happen through specially developed mobile application.
"Those who won't want to use it will remain in the same situation in which they are today, and concerning them the law doesn't assume any actions. And here concerning those who will want to use the law those who really consider that they in this mode of 4% of a tax from which 1,5% go on your health care are enlisted in Fund of obligatory medical insurance, and this package of bills is prepared", - the head of special-purpose committee of the State Duma of the budget and taxes Andrey Makarov has reported.
also belongs To professional income income from use of property. Also makes a reservation that will be able to switch over SP to the new mode, but only in case their activity doesn't demand obligatory registration as the individual entrepreneur. Receivers, mediators, the appraisers, notaries who are engaged in private practice lawyers won't be able to pass to an experiment on introduction of a tax on professional income.
the Citizens who have switched over to the experimental mode of the taxation are exempted from payment of an income tax (personal income tax) concerning income gained from professional activity. Also they don't pay the VAT, except for a situation when importing goods to the territory of the Russian Federation.


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Using MLB.TV During the Offseason: 10 Best Miami Marlins Games
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 23: Trevor Richards #63 of the Miami Marlins throws a pitch during the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Marlins Park on September 23, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
MIAMI, FL – JULY 11: Miami Marlins players congratulate Starlin Castro #13 after he hit a walk off single in the twelfth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Marlins Park on July 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
On July 11th, again at Marlins Park, Starlin Castro brought home Brian Anderson with a walkoff win in the 12th inning.
Winners of so many things last season, including the Christian Yelich sweepstakes, it was nice to take two-of-three from Milwaukee at our house.
Dan Straily pitched six serviceable innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a pair of walks. He also struck out seven. In the meantime, Marlins hitters touched Freddy Peralta for a three spot before the end of the fourth inning.
Jesus Aguilar opened the scoring in the top of the first on an RBI-double, then in the third, Yelich added an RBI-single for a 2-0 lead. In the fourth, Castro brought home Anderson with a sacrifice fly, Justin Bour hit a solo home run for his 15th of the season, and Straily drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Fish a 3-2 lead.
That held until the sixth, when the Marlins added a run on a Bryan Holaday RBI-single.
The Crew came back in the bottom of the eighth against Drew Steckenrider on an Aguilar two-RBI-double, and neither team scored in the ninth.
Brad Ziegler tossed a scoreless seetnh, Barraclough walked three and also struck out the side in the ninth, then Adam Conley worked a hitless 10th, whiffing two.
Elieser Hernandez then worked a pair of scoreless innings, striking out three batters. In the bottom half of the 12th, Brewers reliever Jorge Lopez was greeted by a Garrett Cooper single. Cooper moved to second on a JT Riddle groundout, then Lopez intentionally walked Brian Anderson. That's when magic-man Castro smoked a single into left field, bringing Cooper home.
"They can hit. They have an amazing bullpen, probably the best that we've seen after the Yankees. We battled. We put together a lot of good at-bats. We're fighting. – Castro to Joe Frisaro at MLB.COM"


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The Voice: Shakira Steals Talented Singers in First Night of the Battle Rounds
The pop star picks up talent from Team Blake and Team Usher
By Andrea Billups
Credit: Adam Taylor/NBC
It may be a man's world (as the song goes) but the talented women of The Voice brought the heat on the show's first night of battle rounds.
"It was certainly a woman's world tonight," host Carson Daly said after power vocalists Karina Iglesias and Judith Hill threw down on the James Brown classic, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World."
Soaring, impassioned and fierce, the divas-in-training matched up perfectly, putting on a clinic of sorts in a performance that had judge Blake Shelton "freaking out."
"You guys were connected from the moment you first came out," said a grinning Usher.
But it was new mom Shakira who summed up the epic battle perfectly: "It was almost deliciously contradictory to witness so much female power and to hear them say, 'This is a man's world.' "
In the end, Adam Levine, who had coaching help from Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott on this week's show, settled on Hill, a former back-up singer for the late Michael Jackson whose polish and star wattage is undeniable.
But not all was lost for the spunky Iglesias. Shakira quickly hit the "steal" button to snap her up, thrilling the audience and Iglesias, who now remains a top contender on Team Shakira.
RELATED: Shakira's Son Visits The Voice
Shelton paired quirky bar singer Christian Porter against country duo The Swon Brothers on Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." While Porter practiced hard and hit initially difficult high notes, in the end Shelton, who had judging help from Sheryl Crow, chose the brothers, saying they were from Oklahoma, like he was, and their connection was strong.
Shelton also had a tough time with two other team members: Holly Tucker and Michelle Raitzin.
"You both pushed each other and you both challenged each other," Usher said after the girls battled over Carrie Underwood's hit "Blown Away."
In the end, Shelton went with Tucker. "I have to go with what I'm good at and that's country artists," he said.
Usher, who enlisted the help of Pharrell Williams this week, challenged Jess Kellner and Taylor Beckham to captivate the crowd with Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good." He ultimately picked Kellner – but added a warning.
"I can't say that you both came out here and 100 percent lit it on fire the way I know that you can," Usher told them. "I want to make you understand – the work is only going to get harder from here."
RELATED: The Voice Coaches Finalize Their Teams – Who Will Win?
Garrett Gardner, 17, of New Jersey, bested 27-year-old J-Sun of Brooklyn, N.Y., in Shakira's battle round.
"I almost felt like you guys were having a sermon up there," said Usher of their tight duet.
Meanwhile, Amber Carrington beat out her Team Adam competitor Sasha Allen as they faced off on the Pink hit "Try." Levine said Carrington "really exceeded my expectations." But Allen, a back-up singer for John Legend and Alicia Keys, was quickly stolen by Shakira.


On Monday the Kind office woke up early and packed their camping gear for a team trip to beautiful North Wales.
After a long drive and an on-route full english breakfast, we set up our tents at the awesome Snowdon Base Camp on the shore of Llyn Cwellyn, before gearing up and setting off to climb Snowdon in the glorious sunshine.
It was tough work, but we made it to the top in a little over 3 hours, grabbed some flapjack, took some photos of the amazing views and began our descent, followed by an RAF Chinook and two Apache Helicopters!
Tuesday, we started with a refreshing dip in the lake before driving over to Anglesey to meet the local Surfers Against Sewage rep and owner of Psyched Paddleboarding, Sian.
Sian guided us through a clean of Newborough Beach where, despite being one of the Wales' 41 Blue Flag beaches, we found quite a bit of marine litter. Cotton bud sticks, a golf ball, 8 empty cans of Fosters, a wine bottle, a discarded pair of socks, fish hooks and plenty of discarded (but full) dog poo bags!
8 million pieces of marine litter enter the sea every day.
38.5 million single-use plastic bottles are consumed in the UK every day.
A plastic bottle may persist in the marine environment for more than 450 years if left on a beach.
Over 100,000 marine mammals and over 1 million seabirds die every year from ingestion of and entanglement in marine litter.
On average there are 46,000 pieces of plastic floating in every square mile of ocean.
Alarmingly, over the past 15 years the amount of marine litter washing up on UK beaches has almost doubled.
And yesterday we read that the US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made at 8.3 billion tonnes.
After the beach clean we donned some not-so-flattering wetsuits and went paddleboarding.
Some of us managed to stand up, most of us fell in, but it was an amazing experience in such a beautiful place and on such a clear and sunny day.
We paddled over to Ynys Llanddwyn, where we had tea and cake on the beach before paddling back over to Newborough Beach for an excellent BBQ. All plastic free of course!
Today, we're tired, covered in bites and our legs ache more than you'd expect from people our age, but we're now determined to avoid single use plastic forever. We're looking for places where we can get milk, fruit and bread for the studio in reusable packaging and we'll bore all our family and friends until they do the same!


Canine atopic dermatitis, also known as AD, is a chronic skin disease that causes inflammation or hypersensitivity due to an allergy. Affected dogs scratch and rub constantly to try to ease their discomfort.
It mainly affects young dogs but can also occur in adults. Its origin is unknown but it is thought that there may be predisposing genetic factors.
In this AnimalWised article we will explain the typical symptoms of atopic dermatitis in dogs and provide some advice on appropriate treatment. There are also some natural remedies that may help to treat this troublesome disease.
However, it is thought that some breeds are more susceptible to developing atopic dermatitis, such as West Highland White Terriers, Boxers, Labrador Retrievers, Dalmatians, Shar-peis, German Shepherds or French bulldogs.
If you notice any of these signs, go to the vet for a diagnosis and to make sure that your dog is suffering from this disease. Here we'll explain the diagnostic tests for canine AD.
Diagnosis can be difficult because atopic dermatitis presents symptoms similar to many other skin conditions. However, based on the history of the dog, the veterinarian may request an allergy test.
This is sometimes done using a small blood sample, but these tests are not very effective. The most appropriate test is an intradermal analysis, in which small amounts of different allergens are injected under the dog's skin. Allergens that cause disease produce an immediate response.
There is no cure for atopic dermatitis, but proper treatment can mean a good quality of life for you furry friend. Treatment depends on the severity of the disease, specific causes, any possible secondary infections and other particular factors related to each case.
However, in general, treatment involves eliminating or reducing the presence of allergens that cause the dermatitis. If you cannot identify these allergens (something that is fairly common), controlling this condition involves removing environmental factors that have the potential to trigger it. Therefore, you will have to change the dog's environment, sometimes even changing their bed or their diet.
In more complicated cases, your dog may be prescribed corticoids. These drugs help reduce the problems related to atopic dermatitis, but produce side effects when they are used for a long time. Therefore, the veterinarian should decide how they should be used, as the dog will be medicated for life.
Avoid walking your dog first thing in the morning and evening, when there is more pollen in the environment. Mid-morning or evening are the best times.
Check the composition of your dog's food and ask your veterinarian whether it is better to opt for a higher quality food or a more natural option. Feed made up of rice and fish are often the most recommended for dogs suffering from allergies. Homemade diets are also an excellent choice.
Groom your dog on a daily basis to prevent the occurrence of dandruff , accumulated dirt and pollen.
Avoid mountainous areas during the autumn when fungal spores are most prevalent. Keep your dog away from these.
Sweep the floor daily to remove dust mites, dead skin, dust and dirt.
Clean your home with natural products that cannot cause allergies in dogs. An example is to clean your house using lemon, bicarbonate of soda or vinegar.
Do not use chemicals in your garden.
Use cotton or natural fabrics for your dog's bedding, clothes, etc. Avoid wool and feathers.
These are some simple tricks that can ease symptoms for your dog. However, remember to seek the advice of a vet, who will offer treatment according to your pet's particular case.
If you want to read similar articles to Atopic Dermatitis in Dogs, we recommend you visit our Other health problems category.
We can tell you that your pit-bull is definitely a mix of breeds. Can you send us a clearer picture of your dog so we can do some more research on the exact breed mix? Unfortunately we can't tell a a lot from that picture.


They served Sundanese foods ( west java traditional foods ) in old traditional home style, there is short, long and wide table in the middle of the room / saung ( sundanese ) and we have to sit down on the floor to eat, I have lunch with my high school friends and enjoyed all the foods we order, I love the tropical atmosphere in this place, The location is about 2 miles from my mom home.
I use to live in Bandung the third large city in Indonesia,which is about 19 miles from my parents home,so I can go anytime to catch public transportation and meet my friends and catch up before I go back to the US.
The last thing to do I went to Jakarta The capital city of Indonesia to meet my friends,dine and shop at Grand Indonesia stayed for two night, So I would like to thank you to all my friend for the times,pick up, ride around the city and I had such a good times with you all.
To my friend Oengke Thanks for the ride from Jakarta-Bandung you make my travel more easier I appreciated.
Hope to see you guys again in the next trip !
Glad that you had a great time at home!
I love seeing these pictures of your home! Its such a beautiful place.
And you look very happy.
You sure had a great time. Lovey pics Man. I got to see and meet your family in the visual world. Trying to make a trip to Bandung and hopefully it can happen.
Beautiful photos of your capital city, and your hometown. So nice that you got to spend time with your family, and friends. Thanks for sharing!


The Byrnes Health Education Center is an organization created through the efforts of thousands of community volunteers. From our humble beginnings in 1988 to our recent accomplishment of reaching over 7 million people around the globe, we continue to rely on the time and talent of volunteers to help us achieve our mission.
There may be some seasonal volunteer opportunities with the Center, and you don't have to know about health to get involved! Contact us to learn how you can make a difference and help educate and inspire people to make healthy choices!
Contact us today to find out about current volunteer openings with the Byrnes Health Education Center.


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The C Programming Language (sometimes termed K&R, after its authors' initials) is a computer programming book written by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the latter of whom originally designed and implemented the language, as well as co-designed the Unix operating system with which development of the language was closely intertwined.  The book was central to the development and popularization of the C programming language and is still widely read and used today.  Because the book was co-authored by the original language designer, and because the first edition of the book served for many years as the de facto standard for the language, the book was regarded by many to be the authoritative reference on C.

History
C was created by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in the early 1970s as an augmented version of Ken Thompson's B.
Another Bell Labs employee, Brian Kernighan, had written the first C tutorial,
and he persuaded Ritchie to coauthor a book on the language.
Kernighan would write most of the book's "expository" material, and Ritchie's reference manual became its appendices.

The first edition, published February 22, 1978, was the first widely available book on the C programming language. Its version of C is sometimes termed K&R C (after the book's authors), often to distinguish this early version from the later version of C standardized as ANSI C.

In April 1988, the second edition of the book was published, updated to cover the changes to the language resulting from the then-new ANSI C standard, particularly with the inclusion of reference material on standard libraries. The second edition of the book (and as of 2022, the most recent) has since been translated into over 20 languages. In 2012, an eBook version of the second edition was published in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats.

ANSI C, first standardized in 1989 (as ANSI X3.159-1989), has since undergone several revisions, the most recent of which is ISO/IEC 9899:2018 (also termed C17 or C18), adopted as an ANSI standard in June 2018.  However, no new edition of The C Programming Language has been issued to cover the more recent standards.

Reception
Byte magazine stated in August 1983, "[The C Programming Language] is the definitive work on the C language. Don't read any further until you have this book!" Jerry Pournelle wrote in the magazine that year that the book "is still the standard ... a bit terse". He continued, "You can learn the C language without getting Kernighan and Ritchie, but that's doing it the hard way. You're also working too hard if you make it the only book on C that you buy."

Influence
The C Programming Language has often been cited as a model for technical writing, with reviewers describing it as having clear presentation and concise treatment.  Examples generally consist of complete programs of the type one is likely to encounter in daily use of the language, with an emphasis on system programming.  Its authors said

The book introduced the "Hello, World!" program, which prints only the text "hello, world", as an illustration of a minimal working C program.  Since then, many texts have followed that convention for introducing a programming language.

Before the advent of ANSI C, the first edition of the text served as the de facto standard of the language for writers of C compilers.  With the standardization of ANSI C, the authors more consciously wrote the second edition for programmers rather than compiler writers, saying

The influence of The C Programming Language on programmers, a generation of whom first worked with C in universities and industry, has led many to accept the authors' programming style and conventions as recommended practice, if not normative practice.  For example, the coding and formatting style of the programs presented in both editions of the book is often referred to as "K&R style" or the "One True Brace Style" and became the coding style used by convention in the source code for the Unix and Linux kernels.

See also
 The C++ Programming Language
 The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer

References

External links
 The C Programming Language, first edition available at the Internet Archive
 . Another archived page:
 Answers to The C Programming Language Exercises

C Programming Language, The
C Programming Language, The
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Collaborative non-fiction books
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Home DVD BluRay Review: 'The Final Destination' – A Slasher Movie to Die For!
Review: 'The Final Destination' – A Slasher Movie to Die For!
OMG, I just finished watching "The Final Destination" — on DVD and Blu-ray Jan. 5, 2010. It took all of about 2 minutes before I was hiding my eyes, biting my nails, and emitting tiny yelps at the slasher-iffic stunts. Heads were severed, bodies sliced in two, and crowds of people smashed by mammoth cement blocks.
In short, if you like slasher movies, this is a good one. This is actually the fourth installment of the "Final Destination" franchise, where over-the-top deaths, mass mayhem, and Rube Goldberg-type setups reign supreme.
The story opens at a race track, where teenager Nick (Bobby Campo) and three of his friends are watching a car race. But Bobby has a premonition of crashing cars, explosions, and the race track toppling down on people in the bleachers.
He hustles girlfriend Lori (Shantal VanSanten) and their friends out of the grandstands before the real chaos begins, but it doesn't take long to figure out that their time is coming soon. They're supposed to be dead! Seriously, they would have known this if they'd watched the first three 'Final Destination' movies.
Anyway, the killings come fast and furious, utilizing a beauty parlor, a tow truck, a movie theater, and a swimming pool, to name a few. The stunts and kill scenes are spectacular (if you, uh, like that sort of thing), but the characters and dialogue are somewhat lame. But the death scenes must have been a blast for all the actors involved!
'The Final Destination' is directed by David R. Ellis and rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality (truly, people are having sex).
Special Features include additional scenes. In case you didn't see enough death and destruction in the movie itself.
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Another example of an Aitken Dott label, this one has a large blank area (image cropped) above the printed text, for details about the painting, artist, and owner etc.
This Scottish framing company, based in Edinburgh, was established in 1842 and traded under a number of names and from numerous addresses. The business was under this name from 1880 to 1984, and from this address between 1874 to 1982. Detailed information on the company history can be found on the National Portrait Gallery, British picture framemakers 1630-1950 resource.
Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd.


Pictured are the A.J. Schmidt Elementary students honored for their projects.
The students, both from A.J. Schmidt Elementary, are fourth-grader Braidyn Alves who took first place in the Grade 3 to 5 category for his art work titled, "Sound the Alarm!," and fifth-grader James Mecca, who took Honorable Mention for his poem about the challenges facing youth today. Both received commendation for their outstanding contributions.
Artists, poets, families, and dignitaries gathered in December to attend a festive award reception at the state police building on the Hamburg Fairgrounds. Beth Anzalone, and Kate Chudoba, executive director and marketing communications manager of WNY United Against Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, Inc., respectively were on hand present the artists and poets with awards.
Principal Clark also extended her thanks to Mrs. Lori Wunder, fifth grade teacher at A.J. Schmidt, and Julie Kilmer, a school liaison and Prevention Specialist for WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Inc.
"Both of their hard work helped make this a wonderful success, and we thank them for their effort," said Clark.


This is my first trance track/music video Trance Nation XR. This track was done exclusively with my Korg Kronos 88 and Reaper DAW. The performance was done by yours truly enjoy!
I would like to thank various people at Cyberlink Director-zone for the use of their royalty free animated backgrounds to which I dance to.
Music Video: Trance Nation XR Right Click > Zoom > Full Screen (for full screen) Escape to exit. Video and Music by Darmin De'flern.
Music Video: Trance Nation XR. Right Click > Zoom > Full Screen (for full screen) Escape to exit. Video and Music by Darmin De'flern.


I just wanted to say a tremendous thank you to the team that catered for the TGH Jones lecture last night. We very unexpectedly had an extra hundred (!) attendees show up and the St Leo's staff absolutely saved the evening. They were able to rearrange the set up at the last minute to cater for so many more people, as well as obtain more beverages and stagger the food in a way that lasted the whole evening despite only having prepared for 75 people.
We couldn't be happier with the service, please pass on our thanks to the team for such a great job.


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Blackwater: Chart set up for a midday hit of (QP)2460.
Try 5947 and 5789 too.
Let's go 4558, I need whisky and cigars.
The longest out midday split pair finally popped: 3xx0 last seen 5/14/17 on the midday side.
Almost caught a str8 on the 39x0 rundown; same vtrac but they mirrored the 9.
Thanks for the charts Tiger. Thinking I'm going with 2351 and 5354 tonight.
2 QP tonight 4293 and 7132.
Based on the Eve chart I suggest 1274,1278 or 1272.
The rundown will give you 2690.
One number off again (1278).
Tiger's chart is a great tool to narrow your selection down. Tonight no zero was in the chart, but the basic idea was there to get your numbers.


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Q: Elm calculation using fold I just started playing around with Elm and functional programming. I really like the language but I do have trouble implementing very simply calculations.
My below code takes as input wacc : Float and cfs : List Float and should calculate a net preset value (i.e. for each element of cfs calculate cfs_i / (1 + wacc)^i and then calculate the sum of the values).
The code works but is very verbose and potentially not idiomatic.
My main question besides hints how to make it more concise / idiomatic is how do I change my code to be able to accept wacc and cfs of types Maybe.
Helpful for any hint / info. Thanks!
-- helper functions
zip : List a -> List b -> List (a,b)
zip list1 list2 =
    List.map2 Tuple.pair list1 list2

calcDF : Float -> Int -> List Float
calcDF wacc n =
    let
        waccs = List.repeat n wacc
        time = List.range 0 n |> List.map toFloat
        waccs_time = zip waccs time
    in
        List.map (\x -> 1/ (1 + Tuple.first x)^(Tuple.second x)) waccs_time

-- my npv function
calcNPV : List Float -> Float -> Html text
calcNPV cfs wacc =
    let
        n = List.length cfs
        df = calcDF wacc n
        cfs_df = zip cfs df
    in
        List.map (\x -> (Tuple.first x) * (Tuple.second x)) cfs_df
        |> List.foldl (+) 0

Example:
calcNPV [100,100,100] 0.1

-- returns 273.553719

A: I'm not sure why you want to use Maybes.
But as you suspected, you have made the current code more complex than needed. Here's a reworking of the first function. You want n discount values, so we start by creating something with n items to loop over and then just do the calculation in the map function
calcDF : Float -> Int -> List Float
calcDF wacc n =
    List.range 0 n
        |> List.map (calcDF_ wacc)
calcDF_ : Float -> Int -> Float
calcDF_ wacc idx =
    1 / (1 + toFloat idx) ^ wacc

If you use https://package.elm-lang.org/packages/elm-community/list-extra/latest/List-Extra#indexedFoldl you could simplify the main function just to call calcDF_ while looping folding over cfs and skip calcDF altogether

A: With the help from Elm discourse forum (see here) I came up with the following solutions.
NPV calculation without type Maybe
calcNPV : List Float -> Float -> Float
calcNPV cashflows wacc =
    let
        time = List.length cashflows |> List.range 0 |> List.map toFloat
        waccs = List.repeat (List.length cashflows)  wacc

        calcPV : Float -> Float -> Float -> Float
        calcPV cf i t = cf / (1+i)^t
    in
        List.map3 calcPV cashflows waccs time |> List.foldl (+) 0

NPV calculation with type Maybe
calcMaybeNPV : List (Maybe Float) -> Maybe Float -> Maybe Float
calcMaybeNPV maybecashflows maybewacc =
    let
        time = List.length maybecashflows |> List.range 0 |> List.map (\x -> Just (toFloat x))
        waccs = List.repeat (List.length maybecashflows)  maybewacc

        calcPV : Maybe Float -> Maybe Float -> Maybe Float -> Maybe Float
        calcPV cf i t =
            Maybe.map3 (\a b c -> a / (1+b)^c) cf i t
    in
        List.map3 calcPV maybecashflows waccs time |> List.foldl (Maybe.map2 (+)) (Just 0)


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Lê Quang Quý Trang Đài, also known by the stage name Lynda Trang Đài (born October 9, 1968 in Đà Nẵng), is a Vietnamese American singer. She has appeared in many of the Paris By Night shows of Thuy Nga Productions, for example Paris By Night 36, 59, 66, 93, 94 and 100. She is noted as one of the first more provocative Vietnamese-American performers. Her racy costumes and stage antics have earned her the title "the Vietnamese Madonna," "well established but very controversial" (1999) "notoriously bold veteran" (2005). and so on.

Performance on stages
Lynda has performed on the stage of Thuy Nga and other famous music brands

References

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1968 births
Living people
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Tone is everything, No wait, word choice is everything. No, it's timing. Timing is everything.
There are so many components of "good" communication that its hard to remember what do to (or say). This means it's our subconscious that is usually guiding the conversation.
Subconscious? Yes. The part of our brain that is shaped by life - how we were raised, how we've been treated by others, the types of work experiences we've had.
Interrupting (without thinking "is now the right time to share my idea?") because of the excitement to share or the fear that it is going to be impossible to get a word in edge wise.
Yelling (without thinking "if I put myself in her shoes, how would she feel if I yelled?") at an employee when a deadline is missed because of pressure from the boss or numbness to the effect of yelling in the workplace.
Firing off a rude email (without thinking "should I call him or walk over to his desk instead?") because a colleague messed up on a project and wanting him to feel bad about it because that's what's been done to you in the past.
You get the picture. It's speaking without thinking. Everyone does it, but frequency is the difference. If 90% of the time you are thinking before speaking, then very rarely do you say something rude, embarrass an employee, or come across as inflexible (or worse, arrogant). Because that means you're checking your intention at the door.
Am I saying this to purposely be rude?
Could how I'm saying this be taken the wrong way?
How is this person feeling right now?
When we pay attention to our intention, then tone, timing and word choice become irrelevant. If we intend to be mean, our actions reflect it, but if we intend to be kind, which is what I wholeheartedly believe all people intend, then our actions reflect kindness. And how much better does it feel when we work with people who 90% of the time purposely intend to be kind, and when they mess up the other 10%, realize what they've done and apologize for it?
Next time you walk into a meeting, pause at the door and ask yourself "What are my intentions for this meeting?" It will change the conversation.


EVERETT – Everett Police are investigating an early morning crash that killed one person.
Police say a car driving on State Route 526 near Airport Road lost control, crashed through a fence, and ended up on Boeing property, where it caught fire.
The road was closed for several hours while police investigated the crash.
They have not released any information about the victim or the cause of the crash at this time.


UFO Sighting in Margate, Florida on 2018-11-11 00:00:00 - Light beam that cuts through day light sky. only happens on mornings when whatever it is has a clear visibility of the sun. reporters cast it off as a reflection of a water tower. i think it's coming from the gulf of mexico.
There's a light beam that cuts through the daylit sky. its only on mornings when its in clear visibility of the sun then its clearly visible to the naked eye or on camera. i'm a born and raised south floridian and these weren't always here. over the past 7-8 years i've been trying to figure it out. what can harness enough light to reflect it back out into space visibly in a daylight sky? i've got plenty of pictures and still see it often on my way to work. news reporters pass it off as a reflection from a water tower. there aren't any water towers visible as far as eyes can see.


For job creation, is government a help or hindrance?
With economic growth so slow that forecasters see a significant risk of tipping back into recession, US presidential candidates have been busy rolling out job-creation plans.
Are these two goals – jobs and fiscal responsibility – at odds? The question points to a broader debate that has flared up about what role government should play in the economy.
Will the economy spring to life by – to borrow a phrase from Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) – getting government "out of the way"? Or are government actions a vital source of economic fuel at a time when the private sector shows little momentum?
President Obama provided his answer to those questions while rolling out his new jobs plan on Sept. 8.
Republican critics rushed to label his plans as more government "stimulus," arguing that such ideas have been failing to work since Mr. Obama took office in 2009.
Both sides say the economy is in trouble. The Labor Department's latest monthly employment tally, for August, showed zero new jobs. Federal policy isn't the only reason, but it appears to be playing a role. Consumer confidence took a sharp midsummer dive just as high-stakes bargaining over the nation's self-imposed debt ceiling came to a head.
It wasn't that Americans were losing faith in one party or the other. Approval ratings plunged for both Obama and Congress. In part, the debt-limit wrangling revealed a dysfunctional capital, but it also served as a wake-up call – with recent parallels in Europe and Japan – that government doesn't have an infinite capacity to spend.
Gary Shilling, who heads an economic research firm in Springfield, N.J., says in a recent report that the world faces a crisis of confidence resulting "from the realization that governments, through their monetary and fiscal policies, have no magic bullets they can fire" to revive growth rates seen in the 1980s or '90s.
In his speech to the nation, Obama made the case for renewed fiscal stimulus – without using that now-tarnished word. He proposed a $447 billion American Jobs Act, including tax cuts (more than half the plan's cost), spending on infrastructure, and help for the unemployed.
The proposal would extend a temporary payroll-tax cut for a year, to keep an extra $1,500 flowing to a typical household. Another payroll-tax cut would go to businesses, in a way designed to reward new hiring. Obama also urged other steps, from spending on schools and roads to maintaining extra weeks of unemployment insurance and launching a "returning heroes" tax credit for firms that hire veterans.
All this would come even as a congressional "super committee" is tasked with finding $1.5 trillion in budget savings during this decade. Obama said his new proposals should be paid for by having that panel find additional spending cuts or tax hikes in future years.
Obama's plan contrasts sharply with ideas from GOP rivals for the White House. Just days earlier, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney released his own 59-point jobs plan. Where both men say their goal is to help job creation immediately, the Obama stimulus emphasizes temporary jolts while Mr. Romney pledged permanent changes to taxes and regulation.
Here's a look at the arguments for these contrasting visions.
Governor Perry, who has emerged as a leading GOP presidential contender, summed up his strategy in those words, as an unshackling of private enterprise. "Free them up from overregulation" and overtaxation, he said in August. Romney hits the same theme, aiming to cut taxes on business and middle-class households, open new doors for foreign trade, and unleash new investment in domestic energy production. So do other Republicans.
A leading employer group, the National Federation of Independent Business, criticized Obama for largely ignoring this strategy.
In those words, Obama reaffirmed his view that temporary spending and tax cuts are an important way government can help when private-sector demand for goods and services is weak.
Many economists agree and say Obama's initial rounds of stimulus helped the economy start growing in 2009 and 2010. That the growth has cooled this year, with the stimulus programs starting to fade out, may simply confirm their usefulness.
"Instead of the government being a tail wind at the back of the economy … it became a head wind," says Gary Burtless, an economist at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
For all the flak that "stimulus" catches, Mr. Burtless says recessions are generally shorter and shallower as governments have learned to use fiscal and monetary policy to soften business cycles. He says now is an excellent time to borrow at low interest rates to fund investments in things such as schools and bridges.
The conservatives' rebuttal: Yes, the nation has infrastructure needs, but more deficit spending will just dig the country deeper into debt without guaranteeing a stronger job market.
Liberals offer their own rebuttal to that critique: Beware of big moves to reduce federal deficits – as some Republicans urge – when the economy is on such shaky footing. Economists generally say the immediate impact of such a move would be some slowing in the economy. Analysts at Goldman Sachs, for example, say fiscal policy is now poised to subtract about one percentage point from growth of gross domestic product next year, and that Obama's plan would turn the fiscal effect positive, adding 0.4 percent to GDP.
Amid this great debate about jobs and government policy, policy experts see room for middle ground.
Obama gave at least a nod to the idea of reducing regulation and permanently streamlining the business tax code to attract more job creation in the United States. Some Republicans have voiced openness to the temporary payroll-tax cuts and to a degree of infrastructure spending. And both sides applauded during the president's speech when he said the economy needs help now, not after an election 14 months away.
Passing a jobs bill won't be easy heading into an election year, especially with Obama suggesting that his proposals be paid for with some future tax hikes. But those signs suggest it's not impossible, either.


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Q: Jailkit freezing I'm trying to jail ssh users on my Ubuntu 14.04 server. So after installing Jailkit version 2.17 (with the help of this tutorial) I'm now trying to follow this AskUbuntu answer to use Jailkit. After running the first Jailkit command however, it shows a couple lines of output and then seems to stop doing anything:
$ sudo jk_init -v jail basicshell
Source file(s) /lib/libnsl.so.1 do not exist
Source file(s) /lib64/libnsl.so.1 do not exist
Source file(s) /lib/libnss*.so.2 do not exist
Source file(s) /lib64/libnss*.so.2 do not exist
Source file(s) /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnsl.so.1 do not exist
Source file(s) /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss*.so.2 do not exist
Create directory jail/lib
Create directory jail/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu

I first thought it simply takes a while, but was hanging for more than half an hour. I Ctrl+C it, and tried again, but with the same result.
Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong? All tips are welcome!

A: Have you tried using the full path for the jail directory?
sudo jk_init -v -j /home/jail basicshell


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Gosnells participant Adam Baker recently achieved one of his goals by completing the 2015 Park Run at Canning River, with the help of his Skills Trainer.
From the 205 entrants, Adam finished in 76th place and completed five kilometre run in 27.45 minutes, knocking four minutes off the average running time for this event.
To prepare for the event, Adam and Marcel (Skills Trainer) undertook a three-month training schedule as part of Adam's Lifeskills Plus program. By bushwalking, swimming and building up to running a five kilometre distance over three months, Adam was well prepared for the Park Run and completed it with ease.
Marcel acknowledged that Adam seemed to enjoy running because it helped him to burn off extra energy and relieve stress, and was a great way to feel part of the community. He also said that Adam would continue to train for longer running events as part of his program, and set more goals for his training.
PHOTO: Adam, with his Skills Trainer Marcel, as they competed in the 2015 Park Run.


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(Image courtesy of Bosch).
Microsoft Offers a Decade of Updates for Embedded Operating System
James Morra | Jun 09, 2018
Microsoft is giving companies using its Internet of Things version of Windows the ability to pay for a decade of security patches and other updates, easing the chore of managing and manually patching hundreds, thousands or even millions of devices installed in everything from traffic lights in cities to industrial sensors embedded in an oil processing plant.
Microsoft's new service lowers the bar for keeping Internet of Things devices with increasingly long lifetimes protected from malware and other digital threats. As long as customers use Microsoft's Windows IoT Core operating system, and are willing to pay a little more, the company guarantees it will send security and other critical updates every two or three years for a decade.
"With these features, you can commercialize a device built on Windows 10 IoT Core and know that you have the enterprise-grade support and security that is synonymous with Windows," said Rushmi Malaviarachchi, a partner group program manager for Microsoft, which said that the new service would be generally available before the end of the year.
First released in 2015, the Windows IoT Core operating system is currently employed by companies like Johnson Controls and Misty Robotics. Microsoft's service also evaluates the trustworthiness of embedded devices at boot and lets companies create, customize and control updates sent to embedded devices using IoT Core. And the updates can be distributed to test devices before deployment.
Microsoft intends to invest $5 billion in the Internet of Things over the next four years to position its operating system and cloud, called Azure, against services from rival cloud computing firms like Amazon and Google, which recently made available new software for connecting and managing millions of Internet of Things devices, such as tracking systems installed in city buses or sensors buried in parking spaces.
Microsoft has also developed chipsets with new levels of embedded. In April, the company introduced a line of custom microcontrollers designed to run its security-focused Azure Sphere operating system. The company also announced an Azure Sphere service that can broker trust for device-to-device and device-to-cloud communication by using authentication and the ability for constant wireless updates.
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