A lot of you guys keep asking me details about my Linux configuration, so here it is!
My terminal emulator of choice is Tilix, it's an advanced terminal emulator written in GTK, and it offers some advanced features like split view.
The shell I use is zsh with oh-my-zsh and the powerlevel9k theme on top of it.
My terminal editor of choice is vim, although I am not really a vim power user, but I enjoy using some of its less advanced features.
The most important configuration files I use are hosted on GitHub, you can find them in this repository.
The distribution I use on all of my PCs is Arch Linux, with the GNOME-Shell desktop environment on top.
You can find all of them in the GNOME-Shell extensions webpage.
My GTK and shell theme is usually Adapta or some fork of it.
That's about it guys, hope you will find this post useful! If you have any request of anything else you want to know, or if you just want to say hi, hit me up on Twitter @GabMus207.


Aberdeen is still a hub of activity in preservation, the arts, entertainment, education, and technology for the northeast quarter of the state. The city has also been recognized nationally for a superior park system. Aberdeen also hosts the Oz Festival, an annual celebration of the Dakota Heritage.
Aberdeen is home to the Dacotah Prairie Museum, which has occupied the same 1898 building for almost 40 years. The city of Aberdeen, along with the entire community, has supported substantial fundraising efforts to restore the building and the museum.
Special exhibits and programs, revolving art galleries, and the building itself all draw visitors to the museum. The Dacotah Prairie Museum hosts "Afternoons in the Past" for school children, who come by the busload from city and county schools. In 1999, staff and volunteers welcomed about 59,000 people, including visitors from 14 foreign countries and 46 states.
The Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission has been active in preserving the area's heritage since 1978. The commission was recognized in 1993 and 2005 with state awards. Its major activities include conducting educational programs, applying for grants, promoting National Preservation Month and Week, and assisting with renovating structures. It has established three historic districts in Aberdeen and authored educational material that has been distributed to schools, libraries, and museums.


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Аднкронос е информационна агенция в Италия. Тя е създадена през 1963 г. чрез сливане на две агенции, "Кронос" (основана през 1951 г.) и "Адженция ди Нотицие" (основана през 1959 г.). Централата й се намира в град Рим.

"Аднкронос" е собственост на "Джузепе Мара Къмюникейшънс". Негов главен редактор е Джузепе Мара.

Агенцията се разширява и включва "Аднкронос Салуте", която е здравна агенция. През 2003 г. агенцията създава свой международен офис Adnkronos International, който предоставя новини и репортажи на арабски и английски език, главно от арабския свят.

През юли 2014 г. Аднкронос Интернешънъл подписва споразумение с официалната информационна агенция на Иран – Информационна агенция "Ислямска република" (ИАИР), за насърчаване на двустранното новинарско сътрудничество.

Италианското издание на Световния алманах "Il libro dei fatti" се издава от агенцията.

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Информационни агенции в Италия
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Nuts have been a part of healthy diet recommendations for a long time. But there are some new sources of nutrients that are getting more attention these days. They are the counterpart to nuts... seeds!
There are several types of seeds you can add to your diet, which can significantly improve your health. Seeds have multiple health benefits including protein, fiber, essential fatty acids... as well as being very versatile, making them an easy addition to your diet.
A few of the common seeds include sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. They are rich in iron, protein, magnesium, iron and zinc. These seeds can be added to salads, stir-fries, or eaten as a snack (more the pumpkin seeds than the sesame seeds). Sesame seeds when pureed are called tahini, which is a main ingredient in most hummus recipes. You can find roasted pumpkin seeds in many grocery stores these day, and of course, they're in abundance in the fall.
Two of the newer seeds on the block, which have gotten a lot of attention lately, are flax seeds and chia seeds. These two seeds are incredibly versatile and are packed with nutrients. Let's look at each of these a little closer.
Mix chia seeds, almond milk and vanilla together well.
Serve and enjoy with toppings of your choosing!
Flax seeds are another very beneficial seed to add to your diet. You can get them ground or whole, but they need to be ground in order to get any benefits from them. Be sure to keep them refrigerated whichever way you buy them to preserve their nutrients. Flax seeds have more flavor than chia seeds, so they can't be disguised as easily, but they can still be added to many of the same things as chia seeds. An ounce of flax seed has 8 grams of fiber and 151 calories. They are also a great source of magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids. They can be added to yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies and any baked goods. Flax seed can also be used as an egg or oil substitute since it becomes gelatinous when ground and mixed with water.
- Take 1 tablespoon of ground flax or chia seeds and mix with 3 tablespoons of room temperature water or other liquid (as long as it's room temperature).
- Allow the mixture to sit for 5-10 minutes until it turns into a thick gel.
- Determine how much fat is called for in the recipe. If you are replacing all the fat, multiply that amount by 3. If a recipe calls for 1/3 cup of butter, for instance, use 1 cup of flax seed gel or chia seed gel.
- If you are replacing half the fat, divide the amount of fat in the recipe by 2. If, for instance, the recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, use ½ cup butter and ½ cup flax or chia seed gel.


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CalArts offers a variety of unique programs at the undergraduate and graduate level within its six world-renowned Schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music and Theater.
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Explore is your first stop if you are considering applying to CalArts. Here you can find information about your program(s) of interest, events the Institute is hosting or attending, a virtual campus map, and much more. Your journey to CalArts starts here.
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Amber is a graphic designer, concept artist, scenic designer, and educator with over 14 years of experience in the design and entertainment industry. She has worked in many facets of the entertainment and design industry – from themed entertainment, film, publication, and branding. Originally hailing from Ohio, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati: Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Program. While attending the University of Cincinnati, she participated in the Co-op program that afforded her professional experience at branding and environmental graphic design firms such as Landor Associates and Jack Rouse Associates. In 2014 Amber received her Master of Art Degree in Scenic Design from California Institute of the Arts. Shortly after graduation, she began working at Walt Disney Imagineering. While at Imagineering, she worked on various Blue Sky conceptual pitches and various themed entertainment attractions. She developed large scale UV ink printed production art for attractions such as Shanghai Disneyland's Peter Pan's Flight, Animal Kingdom's Avatar Na'vi River Journey, Disneyland California Adventure's Pixar Pier Game Kiosks, and Disney World Hollywood Studios' Mickey's Runaway Railway. She created large scale production art and painted themed attraction models for an upcoming Tokyo Disneyland Frozen attraction. While at Disney, Amber facilitated the Walt Disney Imagineering CalArts Educational Initiative under Michael Jung, the program's creator.
In addition to her time at Walt Disney Imagineering, Amber has worked at various other entertainment and publication companies such as Amazon, Paramount Pictures, and LA magazine. She is also experienced in freelancing as a concept artist, production designer, photographer, and graphic artist for various independent films, theater productions, and immersive experiences. She recently was production designing an innovative Augmented Reality experience with the team of fellow CalArts alums at Nightlight Labs, which has been postponed indefinitely pending the pandemic. Currently, Amber is working at the nonprofit Motion Picture Television Fund as a marketing designer, developing campaigns to help support the wellness needs of the entertainment community. By the end of 2021, she will be launching a paper-costume and play company with fellow CalArts alum Stephanie Petagno and DAAP alum Sean Duffy.
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All businesses have letterhead, envelopes, business cards and other printed literature. You want to teach the market about your company so take every chance to talk to them. Tell them what you can do for them. Include this following information on your company handouts, business cards, brochures, plain and windowless envelopes, mailing packets and shipping boxes.
Forget the aesthetics that you worried about in the past. One should be able to pick up a piece of mail from your company and know what you do within a couple of seconds. If your mail goes to the wrong place, given this data is on your package, it is should be easy to get it delivered back to your facility. If necessary, they can also call you about your mail since you gave them an 800 number.
Your test is whether a stranger can pick up your company's envelope from the mail and tell what you sell before opening it. If a stranger cannot, you have failed and wasted a lot of money on worthless envelopes and packaging.


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Kidnapped she finds herself in a underground dungeon wondering what will happen to her and why they chose her.
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Q: Fix all "Unit of measure is redundant" occurrences Using Resharper 8.0.1 I have scanned a large legacy solution for redundant units of measurement (e.g. 0px) by using the "Find all issues of this type in scope..." option.
This is finding over 12000 instances, however I can't see a way to fix them all en-mass.
The "Code Cleanup" option doesn't seem to include this warning in its "Remove Code Redundancies" option.
Is there any way to do this?

A: Now in the year 2020, there certainly is an easy way to do this.  And since this seems to be the main result that comes up when Googling for this answer, here is a solution:

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*Install NodeJS

https://nodejs.org/en/download/

*Install StyleLint:
npm install --save-dev stylelint stylelint-config-standard
Then on the command line interface... for example, to fix all css files in the current directory:
stylelint "*.css" --fix

You can easily customize StyleLint to only look for and fix certain style issues, per your preference. Detailed instructions are available here:
https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint/blob/master/docs/user-guide/get-started.md
https://stylelint.io/user-guide/usage/options#fix

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Q: Numpy 3D array max and min value I have Numpy 3d array that is just a list of gray images:
images = np.zeros((xlen, height, width), dtype=int)
for i in range (5):
   images[i] = cv2.imread(filename[i], cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)

All the images are pretty the same but they all have some random noise pixels.
My idea is that noise pixel are max or min values compared to the same pixels in other images.
So i need to:

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*Find the min and max values for each pixel

*Calculate the average value for each pixel between all the images without that max and min values

*Replace all min and max values with calculated average

I implemented that in a naive way using standard python functions but that is tooo slow:
   #remove highest and lowest values for each pixel
   for el in range (height):
      for em in range (width):
         mylist = []
         for j in range (0, xlen):
            mylist.append(images[j][el][em])
         indmin = mylist.index(min(mylist))
         indmax = mylist.index(max(mylist))
         temp_counterx=0
         temp_sum = 0
         for j in range (0, xlen):
            if (j!=indmin) and (j!=indmax):
               temp_counterx +=1
               temp_sum += mylist[j]
         temp_val = int(temp_sum/temp_counterx)
         images[indmin][el][em]=temp_val
         images[indmax][el][em]=temp_val

Is it possible to speed that up using Numpy?
UPD:
Accepted solution proposed by flawr with some minor changes:
   mins = np.min(images, axis=0)
   maxs = np.max(images, axis=0)
   sums = np.sum(images, axis=0)
   # compute the mean without the extremes
   mean_without_extremes = (sums - mins - maxs) / (xlen - 2)
   mean_without_extremes = mean_without_extremes.astype(int)

   # replace maxima with the mean
   images = np.where((mins==images), images, mean_without_extremes)
   images = np.where((maxs==images), images, mean_without_extremes)

...and got 30-fold speed increase!
It seems that numpy provides really fast and powerful computing engine, just usage could be tricky sometimes due to the complex data structure it's dealing.

A: First of, to compute things like a mean you probably want to use floating point numbers instead of integers to start width. So in the following I assume you use those instead.
By using python-loops you're giving away all the advantages of numpy, because they are inherently slow, at least compared to the underlying compiled code that is executed when calling numpy functions. If you want your code to be reasonably fast you should make use of vectorization. Consider following code that does what you ask for but without any loops in python:
# compute minima, maxima and sum
mins = np.min(images, axis=0)
maxs = np.max(images, axis=0)
sums = np.sum(images, axis=0)
# compute the mean without the extremes
mean_without_extremes = (sums - mins - maxs) / (xlen - 2)
# replace maxima with the mean
images[images == mins] = mean_without_extremes.reshape(-1)
images[images == maxs] = mean_without_extremes.reshape(-1)

As you're probably not familiar with that, I recommend reading the introdcutions in the documentation about indexing and broadcasting in order to use numpy efficiently:

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*https://numpy.org/doc/stable/user/basics.indexing.html#basics-indexing

*https://numpy.org/doc/stable/user/theory.broadcasting.html#array-broadcasting-in-numpy

EDIT: As pointed out in the comments, the solution above only works for xlen > 2 and if the extrema are only attained once per pixel location. this could be fixed by replacing these lines with
images = np.where(images == mins, images, mean_without_extremes)
images[np.isnan(images)] = 0  # set "empty mean" to zero
# using "np.where" as suggested by OP
# we can actually reduce that to one "np.where" call which might be slightly faster
images = np.where(np.logical_or(images == mins, images == maxs), images, mean_without_extremes)

A: Make sure that everything you use is a numpy array and NOT Python list and make sure that all of the members have the same data type. In your case this is true.
Now you can make use of a library called numba. It uses JIT.
A video demonstrating it can be seen here.
The documentation for numba can be seen here


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CHART to Honor Perkins & Marie Callender's CEO Jeff Warne with its 2017 Commitment to People Award
Good People Doing Good Work is the Hallmark of Perkins & Marie Callender's United Culture Westfield, NJ (RestaurantNews.com) The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) (www.chart.org) today announced that Jeff Warne, President and CEO of Perkins & Marie Callender's…
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery to Introduce New Menu
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Perkins Names Larry Walker 2016 Franchisee Of The Year
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Perkins Restaurant & Bakery To Honor Military With Free Meal On November 11, 2016
Memphis, TN (RestaurantNews.com) In honor of all those who have served our Country, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery* will offer a free Magnificent Seven® meal to U.S. Military both past and present on Veterans Day, November 11, 2016. Glenn Drasher, Senior…
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New Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Winter Springs, Florida Opens for Business
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Perkins Drafts Bill Cowher for "Gridiron Greats" Promo
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Der Internationale Feuerwerkswettbewerb in Hannover ist ein seit 1991 ausgetragener internationaler Wettbewerb von Pyrotechnikern.

Rahmenprogramm
Die Veranstaltungen werden von einem Rahmenprogramm begleitet. Bevor die Feuerwerkteams dem Publikum ihre Interpretation des Pflichtstücks und die anschließende Kür präsentieren, verkürzen thematisch auf das Teilnehmerland abgestimmte Live-Musik, Kleinkunstshows, Walkacts und Theater den Gästen die Wartezeit. Viele Besucher nutzen die Zeit vor dem Feuerwerk, welches bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit startet, um in den barocken Gärten zu picknicken und zu flanieren.

Ablauf und Regeln
Der Einlass in die Herrenhäuser Gärten (für den Wettbewerb) beginnt um 18 Uhr. Wer den Wettbewerb gewinnt, entscheidet eine Jury. Entscheidungsgrundlage sind die Wettbewerbsbedingungen des Internationalen Feuerwerkswettbewerbs. Das Feuerwerk dauert insgesamt rund 25 Minuten und beinhaltet einen etwa vierminütigen Pflichtteil. Darin präsentieren die Teams eine Feuerwerksshow zu einem in jedem Jahr neu vom Veranstalter ausgewählten, klassischen Musikstück.

Bei ihrer Inszenierung sollen sich die Pyrotechniker an dem barocken Garten orientieren. Die Mindestanzahl der Bodenelemente ist festgelegt; ansonsten sind der Kreativität, der Musikauswahl der Kür und der Bildsprache kaum Grenzen gesetzt. Die Jury bewertet unter anderem die handwerkliche Realisierung, die Fehlerfreiheit, die Qualität, die Vielfalt der Elemente und die Synchronität des Feuerwerks mit der Musik.

Der Gewinner der fünf teilnehmenden Nationen wird am letzten Veranstaltungsabend ermittelt. Bei der anschließenden Siegerehrung werden die ersten drei Gewinnerteams ausgezeichnet.

Geschichte
Ende der 1980er Jahre hatte Ralph Jarrett, damaliger Verkehrsdirektor der Stadt Hannover und Geschäftsführer von Hannover Tourismus, die Idee, einen Feuerwerkswettbewerb in den Herrenhäuser Gärten zu veranstalten. Vorbild war ein Feuerwerkswettbewerb in Monte Carlo. Im Jahr 1991 wurde die Veranstaltung erstmals durchgeführt – es war der erste Feuerwerkswettbewerb in Deutschland überhaupt. Der Feuerwerkswettbewerb war der Nachfolger der "Lichterfeste" mit Feuerwerk, die seit 1954 stattfanden. 2010 feierte der Wettbewerb sein 20. Jubiläum, bei dem fünf Sieger aus den vergangenen Jahren gegeneinander antraten. Ausrichter des Wettbewerbs ist seit 2011 die Hannover Veranstaltungs GmbH (HVG).

2020 und 2021 wurde der Wettbewerb wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie abgesagt.

Liste der Sieger:
 2022: Europa, Polen, SUREX
 2019: Tschechien, MAKALU Fireworks
 2018: Norwegen, North Star Fireworks
 2017: Polen, SUREX
 2016: Belgien, HC Pyrotechnics
 2015: Schweden, Göteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik
 2014: Schweiz, Sugyp SA
 2013: Tschechien, Flash Barrandov
 2012: Portugal, Grupo Luso Pirotecnia
 2011: Mexiko, Pirotecnia Reyes
 2010: Schweden, Göteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik
 2009: China, Vulcan Pyrotechnics
 2008: Frankreich, Intermède
 2007: Portugal, Macedo's Pirotecnia
 2006: Russland, Pyrotechnika St. Petersburg
 2005: Argentinien, Jupiter
 2004: Schweden, Göteborgs Fyrverkeri
 2003: Schweden, Göteborgs Fyrverkeri
 2002: Schweden, Göteborgs Fyrverkeri
 2001: Argentinien, Jupiter
 2000: Deutschland, WECO
 1999: Spanien, Brunchu
 1998: Australien, Foti's
 1997: Australien, Foti's
 1996: Schweiz, Bugano
 1995: Italien, IPON Benito Pagano
 1994: Frankreich, Ruggieri
 1993: Österreich, Pyrotechnik Peter Schickl und Schweiz, Bugano
 1992: Deutschland, Ernst Rohr
 1991: Italien, IPON Benito Pagano zusammen mit Deutschland, Ernst Rohr

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Herrenhausen
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Three Southwood elders – Ron Clegg, Ray Sheppard, and I – had the privilege of participating in this year's PCA General Assembly, the annual meeting of our denomination. While lengthy church meetings may not sound enjoyable, it is a great opportunity to see how God is at work not only at Southwood but also throughout the country and the world as our Church serves to advance God's kingdom on college campuses, in impoverished areas, and with unreached people groups. I want to highlight a couple of areas where issues being addressed at a national level directly relate to ways God is working here locally.
In the past few years, the PCA has been focusing much effort on engaging well with our minority brothers and sisters and learning from them how we can bring the gospel to bear in ethnically diverse communities across our country. A big part of this involves engaging African-American, Asian, and Hispanic leaders in visible and influential roles in our denomination, and this dynamic is growing steadily. This year the General Assembly elected our first non-white moderator, an Asian-American ruling elder from California. We worshipped with songs in multiple languages and from different cultural backgrounds. The preachers in the three worship services were from three different ethnic groups.
Yet we still have a long way to go. We are still working on listening and understanding each other better, confessing and repenting of past sins that have damaged relationships across racial lines, and seeking to see the unity of the gospel bring transformation in diverse cities and congregations. These discussions are helping us here at Southwood, where we too are talking about what it looks like for a predominantly white congregation to love our neighbors well regardless of the color of their skin. We know that begins with developing genuine relationships, and one of our Sunday School classes this fall is designed to assist us in navigating challenging dynamics in these relationships.
A committee of men and women who spent the last year preparing a report on the best and most biblical ways to engage women in the ministry of the church offered really helpful suggestions to the denomination. The full (lengthy) report is available at http://www.pcaac.org/ad-interim-committee-women-in-ministry/ and is well worth reading. While the committee affirmed our understanding of the biblical teaching of ordained church officers being male-only, much of their work is focused on helping churches utilize the significant gifts of our women in the life of the church.
Once again, this connects in well at Southwood, where we are starting a Women's Ministry this fall with the heart to care for our women and to engage them more fully in the mission of the church. We are actively seeking the best ways to have our women serve alongside our deacons and our elders in fulfilling their callings as leaders of Christ's church.
One final encouragement is something you may overlook or take for granted. Unfortunately, it is increasingly rare in our country these days to find denominations committed to the authority of God's Word, who actually have meaningful conversations like the ones above where even those who disagree are appealing to the Scriptures and seeking to follow biblical teaching. Praise God that that remains the commitment of the PCA and the nature of her General Assembly from beginning to end!
That same commitment is one we hold passionately here at Southwood as we desire all of our decisions and practices to be directed by God's Word for the glory of Jesus Christ. Pray that God would keep this particular local church as well as our international denomination firmly grounded in the mission of his Church given to us in the pages of his Word.


Dave Christensen and the Cowboys landed their first two verbal commitments for the 2011 season. According to Rivals.com and Scout.com Texas products DB Chad Reese (Tyler, TX) and LB Kevin Palin (Aldine, TX) have initially pledged their services to the brown and gold. These are non-binding commitments of course and these players can't officially become Pokes until next February. Overall, I'm surprised it has taken this long to land a commitment coming off the bowl win but I would expect the Pokes to have a total of 5-6 players committed after a summer of high school football camps.
According to the recruiting services, no other schools were noted as recruiting Reese and Palin was being recruited by Tulsa as well as I-AA (FCS) member SE Louisiana. So neither of these players have "star" quality but they fit the rigorous evaluation system coach Christensen has set in place. I hope these young men honor their commitments and are in Laramie in 2011.


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Q: How to add HOG features into matrix (matlab) After extracting HOG features of folder of images, I want to add all this results in one matrix. How I can do this? this is my code in matlab:
training_female = 'E:\Training Set\Female Images';

% read all images with specified extention, its jpg in our case
filenames = dir(fullfile(training_female, '*.jpg'));

% count total number of photos present in that folder
total_images = numel(filenames);

for n = 1:total_images

% Specify images names with full path and extension
full_name= fullfile(training_female, filenames(n).name);

% Read images
training_images = imread(full_name);
[featureVector, hogVisualization] = extractHOGFeatures(training_images);
figure (n)

    % Show all images
    imshow(training_images); hold on;
    plot(hogVisualization);
end

A: By looking at the documentation, calling extractHOGFeatures computes a 1 x N vector given an input image.  Because it can be a bit cumbersome to calculate what the output size of this may be, which also depends on what parameters you set up for the HOG detector, it's best to first create an empty matrix and dynamically concatenate the features at each iteration.  Usually for performance you pre-allocate a matrix if you want to populate the elements on an iterative basis.  Not doing it this way gives a slight ding in performance, but it's the most adaptable given your situation.  You may want to adjust the HOG parameters and if we do it the dynamic way, that removes the headache of determining what the total size of the matrix should be.
So do something like this.  I've placed %//New tags where I've modified your code:
training_female = 'E:\Training Set\Female Images';

% read all images with specified extention, its jpg in our case
filenames = dir(fullfile(training_female, '*.jpg'));

% count total number of photos present in that folder
total_images = numel(filenames);

featureMatrix = []; %// New - Declare feature matrix

for n = 1:total_images

    % Specify images names with full path and extension
    full_name= fullfile(training_female, filenames(n).name);

    % Read images
    training_images = imread(full_name);
    [featureVector, hogVisualization] = extractHOGFeatures(training_images);

    %// New - Add feature vector to matrix
    featureMatrix = [featureMatrix; featureVector];
    figure(n);

    % Show all images
    imshow(training_images); hold on;
    plot(hogVisualization);
end

featureMatrix will contain your HOG features where each row is for each image.  Therefore, for a particular image i, you can determine the HOG features by:
feature = featureMatrix(i,:);

Caveat
I need to mention that the above code assumes that all images in your directory are the same size.  If they're not, then the output vector size for each HOG call is going to be different.  If that's the case, you'll want to have a cell array to adapt for the different sizes.
Therefore, do something like this:
training_female = 'E:\Training Set\Female Images';

% read all images with specified extention, its jpg in our case
filenames = dir(fullfile(training_female, '*.jpg'));

% count total number of photos present in that folder
total_images = numel(filenames);

featureMatrix = cell(1,total_images); %// New - Declare feature matrix

for n = 1:total_images

    % Specify images names with full path and extension
    full_name= fullfile(training_female, filenames(n).name);

    % Read images
    training_images = imread(full_name);
    [featureVector, hogVisualization] = extractHOGFeatures(training_images);

    %// New - Add feature vector to matrix
    featureMatrix{n} = featureVector;
    figure(n);

    % Show all images
    imshow(training_images); hold on;
    plot(hogVisualization);
end

To access a particular image's features, or image i, do:
feature = featureMatrix{i};


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Three die in pawnshop fire in Binh Duong
By Nhu Phu
Police officers are present at the scene of the fire. A fire broke out in the Huong Huy Hoang Pawnshop in Binh Duong Province's Di An City, claiming three lives this morning, July 8 – PHOTO: LDO
HCMC – A fire broke out in the Huong Huy Hoang Pawnshop located at the Chieu Lieu T-section linking Nguyen Thi Khap and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets in Binh Duong Province's Di An City, killing three people this morning, July 8.
The victims were identified as Nguyen Xuan Hoan, 31; Do Thi Uyen, 30, and Do Viet Anh, 6.
The fire occurred at 9.00 a.m. and smoke began spreading quickly, frightening locals, while the pawnshop remained closed. Some residents sprayed water to prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring houses.
After being notified of the incident, many firefighters, soldiers and fire trucks were dispatched to the scene to put out the blaze.
The fire was brought under control at 10.30 a.m., but the competent agencies found three people dead inside. Apart from this, all devices, many motorcycles and the furniture in the 300-square-meter shop were gutted.
An investigation has begun to determine the cause of the blaze, VietnamPlus news site reported.
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Q: Why the output of *(pa-1) is the last element of `a`? What I got from the output of below code is *(pa-1)=5: why so?
#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(){

    int a[5]={1,2,3,4,5};
    int *pa=(int *)(&a+1);

    cout<<"*(pa-1)="<<*(pa-1)<<endl;

}

A: &a is the address of the array, and it has type "pointer-to-int[5]". Thus &a + 1 advances by an entire array-of-five and points just past the array.
pa is a type-punned pointer* that now treats the same address as an address inside an array of integers (not arrays!). It is thus identical to the one-past-the-end pointer a + 5. Decrementing by one gives a pointer to the last element in the array, which is 5.
*) This sort of type punning is acceptable and does what you expect as long as the underlying type of the array is standard-layout, which int is.

A: What else would you expect?  &a has type int (*)[5], so &a + 1 points
to the next int[5] after a; it is the classical "end" iterator for
iterating over int[5] elements.  You then reinterpret_cast it to an
int*, and access that.  Formally, I think your code has undefined
behavior, since about the only thing you can legally do with the results
of a reinterpret_cast are to cast it back to the original type.
(There are exceptions where pointers to character types are involved.)
In practice, various requirements spread out throughout the standard
mean that you will get the address of the last int in a.


In this video you will learn how to use Exception Handling in ZAPTEST. In my first example I will define Exception Handling rule to stop test execution on any ZAPTEST error. In my script the first step imports DataTable values from the external file. And if the file is opened in another program, ZAPTEST will throw run-time error and pause the test run I can change this behavior by defining a rule for the exception handler. On the Exception Handling dialog I press Add button From Triggers list I select All ZAPTEST Errors; I keep it applied to All Scripts; And for the action I choose Stop Execution. Now I will save the rule and run same test again. Test stops without displaying run-time error. And the test result includes step for the triggered Exception Handling Rule with status "Failed". In my second example I will define exception rule than will be triggered by specific error generated by ZAPTEST. In my test script I added reference to an object which does not exist in the Object Repository. During the test run ZAPTEST throws a run-time error and pauses script execution. I will add exception handling rule to ignore this kind of error. In the new rule configuration dialog I select "Specific ZAPTEST Error"; Enter partial text of the error; And for Action I choose Ignore and Continue. Now I will save the rule and run same test again. Test run completes without interruptions. And the test result includes step for the triggered Exception Handling Rule with status 'Warning". In my next example I will define Exception Handling rule to stop test execution if a test object is not found by ZAPTEST. I modified my test script by adding validation step for non-existent object During the test run ZAPTEST will report object not found error for the step, and continue test execution. If I want to stop my test when it fails to find any object, I need to define an Exception Handling rule. For Trigger I select "Object is not Found"; I leave empty object's name, so the rule applies to all objects; And choose Stop Execution for the Action. Now I will run same test again, and review results. The result includes step for the triggered Exception Handling Rule with status 'Failed". It also includes name of the object that was not found. In my next example I will demonstrate how to dismiss random pop-up dialogs. I created a test script to save content of my Notepad to a new file, When a file with the same name already exists, Save As displays confirmation dialog. I created a separate script to dismiss that dialog by clicking Yes button. In my main test script I also need to add Application Object for the pop-up dialog. In the new Exception Rule definition I select "Application Found" trigger type; Specify name of the pop-up application object; Choose Call Test for the Action; and use browse to include path to my second script. Now I will run my test and review results. The test result includes step for the triggered Exception Handling Rule with status "Warning", And steps of the second test that was called by the rule's action.


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December 12, 2012 Bruce Allen Celtics
Bird's Rookie Year — Game 29 vs. the Nets
Celtics (21-7) vs. Nets (11-17)
Boston Garden
A fully-rested Celtics team built off the win in Milwaukee and improved to 13-1 at the Garden with a 116-102 win over the New Jersey Nets. After splitting six games, the Celtics won their second in a row and looked to poised to kick off another lengthy winning streak. This game already marked the third time Boston faced New Jersey, and the Celtics were feasting on the inferior competition. For two vastly different teams in terms of talent level, it is mind-boggling to think that New Jersey had eight more wins than the Celtics the previous season. That, of course, was life before Larry Bird, who acted as a one man gang against the Nets, torching the troubled franchise for 21 points, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Before becoming a mildly successful coach in the Continental Basketball League (bringing the Alany Patroons their first title) and Puerto Rico's National Superior Basketball, Phil Jackson rode the pine for the Nets. He only played in 16 games before retiring in 1980, and the once-important piece to the Knickerbockers' two championships was now a shell of himself. Jackson was connected to Celtics coach Bill Fitch. In another phenomenal article, Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum explains:
An ambitious young basketball coach named Bill Fitch first visited with Jackson on a bitter spring afternoon in Williston, where, in Fitch's car with the heater running, the coach persuaded Jackson to come to the University of North Dakota. Williston's cold, windy weather—"You can fly a kite there forever," says Fitch—made the people tough and competitive, and the loose-limbed Holy Roller was as tough and competitive as anyone. Jackson's fastball drew the attention of baseball recruiters, but Fitch wanted him only for basketball. "It was the right choice," said Fitch, who went on to coach in the NBA with Cleveland, Boston, Houston and, now, New Jersey. "He couldn't find home plate with a Geiger counter."
The Evolution of Phil Jackson does a wonderful job recapping Jackson's many looks.
Unlike Jackson, who couldn't stay on the court, Dave Cowens still had a place on the court. Cowens paced the Celtics with 24 points and 10 boards, again showing how dangerous the Celts could be with strong play in the post. Cedric Maxwell added 7 boards and 13 points off a tidy 6-for-8 from the field, Chris Ford drilled three more 3-pointers in an 18-point night, and Tiny Archibald kept humming with seven more assists. Sixth man Gerald Henderson, playing only 13 minutes, dropped in 12 points. The game did not sell out.
Although they allowed over 100 points, the Celtics played lock-down defense, forcing the Nets to shoot under 40 percent from the field. New Jersey's Cliff Robinson (not the headband-wearing Clifford Robinson, who played 18 seasons in the NBA and made the playoffs all 18 years, who didn't enter the league until 1989) was the only Net to reach 20 points. The Celts won the rebound and assist battle (though both teams scored 18 points off turnovers), and high scoring first and third quarters put NJ in a whole from which they could not recover.
Philadelphia defeated Milwaukee to improve to 22-7, the same record as the C's. The two teams were set to square off at the Garden on Wednesday, December 19. In the meantime, the Celtics returned to action for a rematch (and the start of another three consecutive games) with the Bucks at home on Friday night.
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Patriots Peak Too Soon, Blow Chance At Super Bowl Title
Q&A with NESN's Dale Arnold
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Do you have a bare pergola or fence that is in need of some greenery? You could grow your own grapes.
Kids love them (especially the seedless varieties) and frozen grapes during hot weather are divine. Grapes are usually picked from mid to late summer through to late autumn, so can provide a delicious autumn harvest from your garden.
The best climate for growing grapes has a warm dry summer, which helps reduce disease levels as the grapes mature.
Grapes are long-lived vines that require some sort of strong support to grow up and along. They can be trained up an existing fence, grown over a pergola or a new trellis can be constructed.
Grapes are available for planting during winter while they are dormant. Before planting, mix some fertiliser into the hole, which improves soil quality and provides the vine with gentle slow release organic nutrients as it establishes. Ensure the vine is well watered during spring and summer and feed every fortnight with fruit soluble fertiliser to encourage healthy leaf growth and lots of grapes.


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The U.S. women's national soccer team defeated the Netherlands, 2-0, on Sunday to claim its second consecutive World Cup.
A burglar stole the key, cash and Long's wedding ring from her room Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Los Angeles.
Long was in L.A. for the ESPY Awards just hours after receiving the key to New York City from the city's Mayor Bill de Blasio. Each member of the team received keys to New York City.
While at the show - in which the USWNT won the "Best Team" award - Long tweeted that her hotel room had been broken into. Do you make copies @NYCMayor?
More news: 313K join group pledging to storm Area 51 to search for aliens
The Los Angeles Police Department told CBS Los Angeles and ABC Los Angeles that they are reviewing video from the hotel. She's referring to the symbolic key that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio gave the players following a ticker-tape parade on Tuesday. "So sorry to hear it, Allie", he tweeted. Like any good New Yorker, we keep a spare for our neighbors! While the LAPD did not name the victims of the burglary, the department's investigation confirmed that a woman and her husband had left the door to their hotel room unlocked to visit another room on Wednesday, July 10 at around 9:00 p.m.
Not too many things you can actually do with a "key" to a city, especially trying to get money for it, since everybody in the area would know what its for and who it was given to.
Long later posted a photo on Instagram of herself with her gold medal and husband Jose Batista, along with the caption, "Take my ring but not my mans (or medal Thank God)".
The 1985 Cy Young award victor has a lengthy history of drug addiction which has unfortunately overshadowed his baseball exploits. Gooden also found himself in trouble for showing up high on cocaine to a meeting with his probation officer in 2006.
A number of flights were canceled on July 11 and rescheduled for Friday, which will cause slowdowns at the security checkpoint. The County of Maui's Facebook page is providing updates on road closures and evacuations.
Amazon delays Vesta, its household surveillance robot
The robot, previously reported by Bloomberg , has wheels and can be controlled by Alexa voice commands, the people said. However, Apple's HomePod is not selling as expected, and that is probably why the company recently lowered its price.
The disruption apparently affected both web and mobile app users and began before noon PT. According to Downdetector .com, the outage didn't just affect people in the United States.
Farmer Boy's is celebrating National French Fry Day by offering $1 fries with any purchase between noon and close on July 13. Every Friday in July, when you use Apple Pay in the McDonald's app to place an order , you get get a free side of fries.
The door of an armored vehicle that was traveling along the interstate came loose and opened, sending piles of money into the air. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on the westbound lanes of I-285 near the Ashford Dunwoody Road interchange in DeKalb County.
Senate opposition leader Randolfe Rodrigues tweeted: "It's absurd that he's even being considered". Mr Bolsonaro uses several of his family members as official advisers.
He pledged to help farmers largely impacted by the China-U.S. trade war and those whose crops were destroyed due to flooding. On Thursday (July 11), Trump accused China of "letting us down" by not promptly buying more U.S. farm products.
Futures in NY were little changed after settling above US$60 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since May. Chevron said Tuesday it began closing five of its platforms and will start moving out all associated personnel.
Trump's Miami ICE Raids Will Reportedly Begin Sunday, July 14
Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids start Sunday, and the order is to remove people who are in the United States illegally. Administration officials told The Associated Press that the operation remains in flux and it's possible it could begin later.
The New Starbucks Tie-Dye Frappuccino Is Perfect for Your Instagram
The coffee giant's Tie-Dye Frappuccino is a fun blend of all the colors in the rainbow created with a slew of tasty ingredients. The cost for a grande Tie-Dye Frappuccino at a Central Massachusetts Starbucks location Wednesday cost $5.45.


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Biografia
Era figlia di Tobia Rangoni, podestà di Reggio e di Caracosa di Ugolino Lupi di Soragna. Il matrimonio fu reso possibile allorché lo zio Lanfranco Rangoni, di parte guelfa nel 1288 venne inviato con altri due ambasciatori Guido Guidoni e il vescovo Filippo Boschetti a Ferrara a chiedere ad Obizzo II d'Este, signore della città, di accettare la signoria di Modena, lacerata dalle lotte tra guelfi e ghibellini. Il matrimonio tra il secondogenito di Obizzo Aldobrandino II d'Este si celebrò per dispensa di papa Niccolò IV, che vide nel matrimonio un segno di riappacificazione tra i contendenti. La pace durò sino al 1293, anno in cui Obizzo morì.

Discendenza
Sposò nel 1289 Aldobrandino II d'Este, dal 1308 signore di Ferrara dal quale ebbe quattro figli:

 Alisa, nel 1325 sposò Rinaldo Bonacolsi, signore di Mantova
 Nicolò (?-1344), sposò Beatrice Gonzaga (?-1335), figlia di Guido Gonzaga, signore di Mantova
 Obizzo (1294-1352), suo successore e Signore di Ferrara
 Rinaldo (?-1335), condottiero

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Certainly one of by far the most common electrical wiring inquiries is regarding how to wire a switch. Although applying switches at your house is very uncomplicated, wiring a single might not be that straightforward for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. There are actually different kinds of switches, but for this instance, let's say you will be setting up a single-pole toggle switch, a very widespread swap (and also the most basic).
You will discover a few colours of wires in a very usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and eco-friendly. Splice the black wire in two and hook up them within the terminal screws - just one on leading and also the other within the bottom screw from the change. The white wire serves as a source of uninterrupted electrical power and is particularly typically related to some light colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the eco-friendly wire to your ground screw of your respective swap.
These techniques would frequently be ample for making a typical swap operate and not using a trouble. However, for those who are not assured that you can complete the process adequately and securely you superior allow the pros get it done instead. Just after all, you can find a explanation why this job is among the most common electrical wiring issues requested by many people.
For many rationale, tips on how to wire a ceiling fan can also be among one of the most typical electrical wiring issues. To simplify this process, you should use just one change for any single ceiling fan. To wire the admirer, it truly is just a subject of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan for the black wire from the change. If there is a light, the blue wire needs to be connected into the black wire of your change in addition.
You can find good reasons why these are definitely probably the most typically questioned electrical wiring questions. A person, several consider it truly is simple to perform, and two, these are typically the widespread electrical duties in the home. But then you really shouldn't place your security at risk in the intention to economize. The stakes could even be a lot higher when you make an effort to spend less and do an electrical wiring career without having enough knowledge or expertise.


As our region grows, our needs grow. We are proud to meet the needs of our members and community, and will continue to grow in a way that is inclusive for all. Our members have the "Join One – Join All" ability at three locations, the Bedell Family Y, the Healthy Living Program Center (Spirit Lake) and the Healthy Living Program Center (Milford).
The Y strengthens the foundations of a community by focusing on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. We believe that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health, and our neighbors.


The Byzantine-Latino Quarter Foundation (BLQF) was founded in 2001 as a natural progression from the Pico Union West community's first neighborhood advocacy efforts in 1995. A coalition of churches, schools, residents, neighborhood leaders and merchants met in response to increasing growth in crime, neglect, disinvestment and gang activity following the Los Angeles civil unrest. Now, nine years later, this organization is responsible for major reinvestment projects. Its newest venture is the creation of the BLQF Community Center a 20,736 square foot building that will contain a myriad of unique services for youth.
The project area is located on 2755 W. 15th St in Los Angeles, CA. This area is located within a Los Angeles Federal Empowerment Zone with a minority percentage rate of 96.51% and a 19% poverty rate.
Eager to have the community center provide resources and receive a remainder of a promised grant, BLQF was in need of minor construction in order to open its doors. This included installing fire doors, adding walls, and the construction of a kitchen and bathroom.
The LDC furnished a line of credit designed to get the building ready and open in its pre-development stage so that it will be eligible for the remaining balance of its grant.
This loan will provide a desired community center that will provide services such as gang prevention counseling, an internet cafe, a child care facility and an art studio. The LDC is committed to continuing transactions with organizations in underserved communities.


Our initial ESRC funding has come to an end. With all of the data in, we are working on analyses and papers at the moment. We have also been working closely with teachers and policy makers to draw out the implications of our findings for education.
Though this part of the project is finished, the project will not stop here. This year, Lianne Farrer will be taking the lead on continuing to work with schools and pupils on a number of interesting projects – watch this space!
Longitudinal data collection is complete!
Two children in every classroom with language impairments!


As we raced through the final stretch of the race yesterday and today, we were inspired by the following fallen Green Berets and their families. Please take the time to learn more about each of these individuals. Ohio MSG Joseph J. Andres Jr. SFC Nathan Ross Chapman SFC Daniel B….


This handsome grouse surprised us. I thought it was a chicken at first, pecking around on the ground, then flapping up onto the crabapple tree and sitting there for several minutes. Plenty of time to get the camera and change the batteries, which always fail at crucial moments. Normally they hang out in the hills, not in people's gardens. I have had some recipe suggestions but he/she is far too distinguished to be eaten. Lucky there weren't any hunters around because they would have had an extremely easy shot.


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CPP response to the government's Good Work Plan: a first step towards redressing the balance between employers and employees
The launch of the government's Good Work Plan today is a welcome response to The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, which set out to make good work a national priority. The response sets the path to affirming and strengthening the rights of workers in an evolving economy - but there remain key areas which will need further and ongoing attention. Here we pick out critical themes.
Quality work is rightly front and centre of this response - we are pleased to see that the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, has taken on the responsibility of quality work - a key driver of inclusive growth. It is encouraging to see that government has acknowledged that job satisfaction, fair pay, participation and progression, wellbeing, safety and security and voice and autonomy are key to quality work – whilst also playing an important role in boosting UK productivity. Investing in vocational skills will be critical to achieving participation and progression, as our recent report on skills set out. Spending Review 2019 will need to be consistent with these aims.
Some local areas are already addressing the question of good work. Good jobs pledges are in development in Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester and North of Tyne amongst others and we would encourage BEIS to draw from these examples as well as considering how local areas can be supported to deliver on this agenda locally.
Transparency and enforcement of workers' rights have also been placed high up the agenda. A statement of a worker's rights on appointment alongside legislation to give workers the right to request a more stable contract are positive steps, but success will be all about implementation. Will workers in precarious work feel able to exercise these rights? And do we think they would challenge their employer if refused? If not, the initial contracts will need to be reconsidered. The Low Pay Commission's open letter highlights the issue of implementation and proposes a further step of a right to 'switch to a contract which reflects your normal hours', which again would need to be enforced through use of Employment Tribunals.
Defining employment status is also critical, as demonstrated by recent high-profile court cases. The response states that 'we will legislate to improve the clarity of the employment status tests, reflecting the reality of modern working relationships'. The big question then is what those rights should be in an evolving modern economy where working practices do not necessarily fit into existing definitions.
We look forward to working with others to help determine the rights of those in new forms of work and in measuring and monitoring good work. The prize is substantial - lifting working people out of poverty and driving inclusive growth in the UK.
Skills for inclusive growth
An effective skills system must be a critical part of helping to tackle inequality and deprivation, attract inward investment and drive productivity.
The data deficit
Launching a new report into how a lack of information undermines the UK skills system
Adults are still being trapped in low-paid work
The recent technical reforms still do little to help young people stuck in low levels of education or adults trapped in low-paid work


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Volume 20, Number 2 - 2 February 2015 /
Object, Me, Symbiote, Other: A social typology of player-avatar relationships
Jaime Banks West Virginia University
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i2.5433
Avatars, Agents, Online games, MMO, MMORPG, Identification, Emotion, Agency, Motivation
Despite how humans and non-human objects relate in very social ways, the relations between players and their online game avatars are most often examined through conspicuously parasocial lenses. That is, the player-avatar relationship (PAR) is generally seen as one-way and non-dialectical as players think, feel, and acts toward the avatar without consideration for the avatar's role in that relationship. The present study examines the potential for PARs to be fully social, in which player and avatar both materially contribute to the relationship. Through interpretive thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with diverse World of Warcraft players, analysis revealed that PARs sometimes feature the fully social characteristics of self-differentiation, emotional intimacy, and shared agency. It is argued that these differences in sociality may be best understood according to a four-point PAR typology, ranging from non-social to fully social.
Jaime Banks, West Virginia University
Jaime Banks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at West Virginia University.
Banks, J. (2015). Object, Me, Symbiote, Other: A social typology of player-avatar relationships. First Monday, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i2.5433
Volume 20, Number 2 - 2 February 2015


* Based on a game by Black Rainbow and C:Drive.
his is the Forbidden Licence! The bearer of this licence is able to create a field within which any manner of indecent or immoral acts seem normal. It is the ultimate permit for licentiousness.


Huge Boutique (HBQ) is a digital, branding and content agency for smaller clients with big dreams and nimble mindsets. The agency focuses on an agile project set that encompasses a range of disciplines; from digital experiences to retail and physical design. The HBQ identity was created with a refined sensibility and a series of elements that can be employed across platforms. Our goal was to create a refined, sensible brand. We fused a strong typographic aesthetic with a soft color palette for a tasteful combination.


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Kim Kardashian Had The Best Answer When North Asked Why She's Famous
posted by Emily Lee - Apr 2, 2019
Now that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's oldest daughter, North West, is almost 6-years-old, she's starting to get curious about why her family is so famous. In the latest episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, North asked her mom why people are always following them and taking their photo and Kim had a hilarious response.
"To get very technical—my name is Kim Kardashian. And Daddy is Kanye West. And Daddy is a singer, performer, artiste. Mommy has so many talents I can't even begin to name them," she told North. Everything was captured on camera, of course, so we can watch this mother-daughter moment go down. Maybe one day North will look back and understand Kim's reference to the frequently used criticism that the Kardashians have no talent.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian, Kim explained that she wasn't being totally serious with North in the clip. "I was obviously a little bit joking." She added, "As they get older, we'll continue to have that conversation and just explain to them." Kim and Kourtney even revealed they've started talking with their older kids about just how famous the family really is.
Like any 5-year-old, North likes to pull pranks on her parents. Now that she's starting to understand who her parents are, she uses that knowledge to joke around with them. "The other day I took North to a wedding and she was rolling down the window and going, 'Kim Kardashian's in here!' like, screaming to all the drivers, saying: 'Hi! I'm North West! Kanye West is my dad!'" Kim recalled on Kimmel. "And I was just like, 'Oh my gosh,' rolling up the window and putting on the child lock."
LOL! Well, it sure looks like Kim and Kanye have their hands full, especially with their fourth baby on the way. Don't worry, though, all the craziness will definitely be documented on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.


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Tag Archives: Cory Marks
By Jeff Kunze | December 12, 2022 - 11:43 am | December 12, 2022 Tour Reviews
Comments Off on FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BRANTLEY GILBERT & CORY MARKS Bring The Party To MINNESOTA [Review & Photo Gallery]
One of the odder tour packages hit the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota last week. Metal veterans Five Finger Death headlined the bill that also featured two country acts, Brantley Gilbert and Cory Marks. I was interested to see how this would play out and how the fans would react to each act. I honestly had never heard of the two country acts and couldn't name a song they would play but the performances of all three were memorable and made for a great evening.
Cory Marks would be tasked to open the show and get people going. From the opening song, and after consulting setlist.fm, that song was "Devil's Grin," it was clear that this was not your average country artist. Despite the southern drawl to his voice and some country trappings in the music, he had a harder edge laced within his songs that really played well to the crowd. The band he has assembled around him were fantastic and the energy Marks summoned up as he worked the crowd won fans over during his short set. One song that really stood out to me was the third song in the set called "In Me I Trust" which comes off his latest release 'I rise.' The riff in that song is just dirty in the verses and instantly grabbed my attention. He also did a fun cover of Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner."
Clearly, I was in the minority by not having any idea who or what Brantley Gilbert was. Fans went nuts as the lights dropped as he and his band took to the stage. He kicked into a song called "Kick it in the Sticks" and from that moment on he held the Target Center captive through his entire set. Although I could definitely hear the country elements, I had expected to be present, like Cory Marks, there was harder element to his music and the vibe that came off that stage played very well to fans that may have been there for just the headliner. The stage along with constant fire pyro sucked even the purest metalheads into the show and won even the cynics like myself over. Even Gilbert himself said he was confused on how he ended up supporting Five Finger Death Punch but he took advantage of every minute of it as he played to his fans and people hearing him for the first time. I nice touch came when they played a piece of an Eagles song and then pieces of Pantera. It showed the wide variety of musical influences he comes from and all those elements are found within his catalog of music. I began to wonder how much of this crowd is actually here for Brantley Gilbert and if there would a mass exit after he was done. Maybe this was more a country crowd than a metal crowd but the answer quickly showed itself as nobody left and people were getting ready for a death punch. This venue was full of music fans and it was great to see different genres playing to the same crowd and having success.
As soon as the curtain dropped and the pyro and explosion went off, I knew we had entered the metal part of the evening. "Lift Me Up" opened the set for Five Finger Death Punch and the band would flex their muscles through an onslaught of power riffs and precision shredding with a venomous vocal attack. The band has been kicking around since 2005 and even though the faces have changed over the years, the band has never lost its identity and focus of crafting metal anthems that have endeared them to the metal community. Vocalist Ivan Moody has always set the table and this show was no different. He played to the crowd and challenged them to meet his intensity and the musical force coming at them from the stage. Zoltan Bathory and Andy James carried the six-strings while Chris Kael took care of the bass. Minnesota's own Charlie Engen handled the drums and got a lot of cheers from the crowd. The band dropped a brand-new record in 2022 called 'Afterlife' and hit on a couple tracks from it that included "IOU" and "Welcome to the Circus." The highlights from the set for me were "Wash It All Way," Sham Pain," and "Under and Over it." The most aggressive part of the night was brutal "Burn MF" as the energy in the crowd amped into a frenzy. I also really enjoyed Moody singing A cappella. Just him and the crowd interacting and singing together, it was as if the Target Center was shrunk into a small club at that moment and it felt more intimate. There is no question Five Finger Death Punch has built up a tremendous loyal fanbase and you could see it, feel it and hear it throughout the night. The closing number was the classic "The Bleeding" which was released back on July 10, 2007 and introduced the world to the band and more than a decade later the fans are still filling the venues and throwing down with Five Finger Death Punch.
CORY MARKS
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