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68 Year Old New Zealand Passenger Plane Eyes Retirement
byAndrew Curran
New Zealand airline Air Chathams is on the brink of retiring a 68-year-old passenger plane. The Convair 580 typically wings its way between its home on the Chatham Islands and the New Zealand mainland. Lining up to replace the old dame of the skies is an ATR-72 500.
Air Chathams has operated its last Convair 580 passenger flight. Photo: Air Chathams
Air Chathams ATR72-500 lines up to replace the Convair 580
Air Chathams had a fleet of three Convair 580s, with three different configurations. Last October, the airline announced all three would be retired this year. In good times, plane fans from far and wide traveled to New Zealand to hitch a ride on one of Air Chathams Convairs.
On July 23, Air Chathams' passenger configured Convair 580 (registration ZK-CIE) made its final flight carrying fare-paying passengers. The plane got a water canon salute on its final flight from Wellington (WLG).
The New Zealand Herald reports Air Chathams CEO Craig Emeny saying the well-maintained plane remained safe and serviceable. But updating navigational systems to the New Southern Sky program New Zealand aviation was adopting would prove a costly exercise, and the decision was made to retire the plane.
Air Chathams also has an all-cargo configured Convair 580 and a passenger/cargo combi Convair 580 which reportedly remain in service. Dedicated to flying cargo, their retirement is also imminent.
Fishy Air Chathams flights
Part of New Zealand since 1842, the Chatham Islands are New Zealand's most eastern islands and are located 487 miles (783 kilometers) east of southern New Zealand. Home to just 600 people, Air Chathams is based at Chatham Islands Airport (CHT) and provides a vital cargo and passenger link to the New Zealand mainland. In addition to passengers, Air Chathams does brisk business flying fish to mainland markets.
Aside from cargo and charter flights, Air Chathams operates scheduled passenger flights from CHT to Christchurch (CHC), Wellington (WLG), and Auckland (AKL). From Auckland, flights normally operate to Norfolk Island (NLK), Kapiti Coast (PPQ), Whanganui (WAG), and Whakatane (WHK).
These days, the mainstays of Air Chathams passenger services are Saab 340s and ATR72-500s. But in addition to the Convair 580s, a colorful collection of planes parks at CHT. They include Fairchild Metroliners, Cessna 206s, and a still flying Douglas DC-3.
Chatham Islands Airport (CHT), home to Air Chathams. Photo: Muso555 via Wikimedia Commons
Last days for the Convair 580s
But it is the Convair 580s that capture people's attention. The recently retired all-passenger Convair ZK-CIB was built in 1953 for Philippine Airlines. The plane also later flew around North America and the Caribbean. In 1996, Air Chathams took the plane on. Almost 25 years to the day, the first Air Chathams flight using ZK-CIB carried 13 passengers and three tonnes of freight.
"It's a very, very difficult aircraft to replace, to be honest," Craig Emeny told The New Zealand Herald.
"I loved seeing the 580 heading east out of Christchurch and wishing I was on it. What a great aircraft. It will be missed," said one person online following Friday's final flight.
"Last ever Convair pax service worldwide, I'd say….," posted another.
Air Chathams hopes to find a museum to house their now retired Convair 580. But with a 24.6-meter fuselage, a Convair 580 offers plenty of scope for repurposing. The airline has previously sold a Convair via auction, suggesting the planes can find a second life as a coffee bar, AirBnB, or a tiny house. Living in a converted Convair – that would be cool.
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American Airlines Has Been Rated 5* By APEX For The Second Year
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Wellington prepares for E-waste ban on 1 July
Wellington Shire Council is preparing for the State Government's ban on E-waste in landfills, which comes into effect 1 July.
E-waste is defined as any item that needs a plug or a battery to work.
This means no E-waste can be put into kerbside bins.
Wellington Shire Council Mayor Alan Hall said an astonishing amount of E-waste was generated every year, which contributed 70% of toxic chemicals found in landfills.
"We all love to have the latest gadget, but most of us don't think about what happens to the item once we are finished with it," he said.
"In Australia, we generate more than 650,000 tonnes of E-waste annually, with most of it ending up in landfill.
"As a landfill operator, Council must abide by the Government's new E-waste requirements and we will be doing all we can to help educate the public about where you can dispose of E-waste."
Wellington residents can continue to drop off their E-waste at our transfer stations at Kilmany, Maffra, Stratford, Yarram, Loch Sport, Heyfield, Seaspray and Dargo during normal operating hours. The E-waste will need to be separated from general waste.
"The main message you need to know, is that E-waste is no longer allowed to be put in your household bins," Cr Hall said.
"As a consumer, you can also help this cause by thinking twice before buying something new. Can you get your electronic item repaired instead of buying a new one?
"Some retailers will also take your old product for recycling when you purchase a new one.
"Have you tried to find a new home for your item, if it is still in working condition? There are plenty of buy-swap-sell sites in Wellington to choose from.
"Every person needs to start thinking about the waste they generate and how we can all reduce its impact on the environment."
Examples of e-waste include:
Computers, & monitors, mice, keyboards, printers, faxes
Entertainment equipment – TV's, VCRs, DVD players, remote controls, camera's, game consoles
Mobile phones/telephones • Power tools such as drills, electric mowers, sewing machines, electric mixers
Other components including transformers & resistors • Electronic games including computer game consoles
Household appliances such as microwaves, toasters, irons, kettles, vacuum cleaners and hairdryers
To learn more about E-waste, visit Sustainability Victoria's website at www.ewaste.vic.gov.au

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The UFT automation object model exposes the objects shown in the diagram below.
programs that automatically configure UFT options and run tests.
Click an object in the diagram below to view information and examples for that object.
ActionParameterDefinition The definition of an individual action parameter.
ActionParameterDefinitions A collection of ActionParameterDefinition objects.
Actions A collection of Action objects.
ActiveScreenAccess Represents the Active Screen access area in the Web pane of the Test Settings dialog box, which enable you to specify the user details used to log into password-protected Active Screen pages.
ActiveScreenOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > Active Screen pane of the Options dialog box, which enables you to specify how much information is saved in the Active Screen for all tests and business components.
Addin Represents a UFT Add-in.
Addins A collection of Addin objects.
AdditionalIdentificationProperties A collection representing the list of assistive or optional filter properties from the Object Identification or Smart Identification Properties dialog box.
AutoExportReportConfigOptions Represents the Configure Automatic Export of Run Results dialog box, which enables you to configure export run results options.
AvailableProperties Represents the Add/Remove Properties dialog box, which enables you to modify the list of properties in the mandatory, assistive, base filter, or optional filter properties lists.
Represents the UFT runtime or design-time data table and its associated sheets and parameters, depending on whether the object was returned from LastRunResults.DataTable or Test.DataTable.
Represents the UFT Environment object, which enables you to set or retrieve the value of environment variables.
For more information, see Environment object:QTReservedObjects.chm:.
FlexApplication The details of a single Flex application to be opened by the FlexLauncher object.
FlexApplications A collection of FlexApplication objects, each containing details for a single application to be opened by the FlexLauncher.
FlexLauncher Represents the Flex tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which determines which Flex applications to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
FoldersOptions You use this object both for configuring the folders search list and for finding (resolving) relative paths.
JavaDeviceReplay Represents the mouse/keyboard operation options in the Java pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enable you to control whether operations are performed using device replay.
JavaEditSetMode Represents the JavaEdit.Set options in the Java pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enable you to control how operations are performed on edit fields.
JavaLauncher Represents the Java tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which determines which Java application or applet to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
JavaOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > Java pane of the Options dialog box, which enables you to configure how UFT records and runs steps on Java applets and applications.
JavaSettings Represents the Java pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enables you to configure how UFT records and runs steps on Java applets and applications.
LastRunResults Contains the data of the most recent run results.
Launchers A collection of Launcher objects, which enable you to specify which applications to open when a record or run session begins.
LocalSystemMonitorSettings Represents the Local System Monitor pane of the Test Settings dialog box, which enables you to define the system counters to be used for the test.
LogTrackingSettings Represents the Log Tracking pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enables you to configure your log tracking and collection preferences.
MainIdentificationProperties A collection representing the list of mandatory or base filter properties from the Object Identification or Smart Identification Properties dialog box.
Represents the Mobile Center connection settings pane in the Options dialog box, and determines property values for connecting to Mobile Center from UFT.
MobileApp Represents a specific mobile app defined in the Mobile tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.
MobileApps A collection representing the list of mobile apps defined in the Mobile tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.
MobileDevice Represents a device used during a record or run session.
MobileLauncher Represents the Mobile tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.
ObjectIdentification A collection that represents the Object Identification dialog box, which enables you to configure the properties that UFT learns for each test object class.
ObjectRepositories A collection that represents the Associated Repository Files tab of the Action Properties dialog box, which enables you to specify the object repository files associated with the current action.
Options Represents the GUI Testing tab of the Options dialog box and other tools that enable you to configure options that apply to all GUI tests and business components.
OracleLauncher Represents the Oracle tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which enables you to specify which Oracle session to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
Parameter A test or component parameter that is supplied and used during a run session.
ParameterDefinition The definition of an individual test or component parameter.
ParameterDefinitions A collection of ParameterDefinition objects.
Parameters A collection of Parameter objects.
Recovery Represents the Recovery pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enables you to configure which recovery scenarios to associate with a test or business component.
RecoveryScenario A Recovery Scenario, associated with the current test or business component.
Resources Represents the lower part of the Resources pane of the Test Settings dialog box, which enables you to set the external resources associated with your test.
RunOptions Represents options in the General > Run Sessions pane, the GUI Testing > Test Runs pane, and the GUI Testing > Screen Capture pane of the Options dialog box, which enable you to set Run options for all tests and business components.
RunResultsOptions A collection of properties that indicate preferences for the run results.
RunSettings Represents the Run pane of the Test Settings dialog box, which enables you to set the values of the run settings.
SAPLauncher Represents the SAP tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which enables you to specify which SAP session to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
SAPOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > SAP node > General pane of the Options dialog box, which enables you to to configure how UFT records and runs steps on SAP applications.
ScreenRecorderOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > Screen Capture pane of the Options dialog box, which enables you to configure how Screen Recorder movies are captured.
SiebelLauncher Represents the Siebel tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which enables you to specify which Siebel session to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
SRFConnectionOptions For more details about StormRunner Functional (SRF), see the SRF Help Center.
StdApplication The details of a single Windows application to be opened by the StdLauncher object.
StdApplications A collection of StdApplication objects, each containing details for a single application to be opened by the StdLauncher.
StdLauncher Represents the Windows Applications tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which enables you to specify on which applications to record and run the test, or to record and run on any Windows application.
SystemCounter A system counter definition.
SystemCounters A collection of SystemCounter objects.
TDConnection An object that enables you to manage the ALM connection and retrieve the TDOTA object, which provides full interaction with ALM.
TEOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > Terminal Emulator pane of the Options dialog box, which enables you to configure how UFT records and runs steps on terminal emulator applications.
Test The open test or business component.
TestLibraries A collection that represents the top part of the Resources pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enables you to specify the function library files associated with the current test or component.
TestObjectClassIdentification Represents the object class configuration options of the Object Identification dialog box.
TestSettings Used to configure many per-test settings, such as those in the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box.
UpdateRunOptions A collection of properties that indicate preferences for the Update Run.
WebActiveScreen Represents the GUI Testing tab > Active Screen pane > Appearance (Web) area in the Options dialog box, which enables you to configure the way Web pages are displayed in the Active Screen for all Web-based tests or business components.
WebLauncher Represents the Web tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box, which determines which Web browser and URL to open (if any) when a record or run session begins.
WebOptions Represents options in the GUI Testing tab > Web node of the Options dialog box, which enable you to to configure how UFT records and runs steps on Web-based applications.
WebSettings Represents the Web pane of the Test Settings or Business Component Settings dialog box, which enable you to control options for recording and running tests on Web sites.
WindowsAppsOptions Represents the GUI Testing tab > Windows Applications node > General pane and the GUI Testing tab > Windows Applications node > Advanced pane of the Options dialog box, which enable you to configure how UFT records and runs steps on Windows-based applications.


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Gold and Storm Show Strongly at Capital Fall Classic
Vienna Thunder Gold and Chantilly Storm both had successful weekends in Richmond at the Capital Fall Classic. Serving as a qualifier for the prestigious Jefferson Cup, both teams were striving to win the competitive top groups of the tournament to automatically gain qualification.
Vienna Thunder Gold and Chantilly Storm both had successful weekends in Richmond at the Capital Fall Classic hosted by the Richmond Strikers. Serving as a qualifier for the prestigious Jefferson Cup hosted by the same club, both teams were striving to win the competitive top groups of the tournament to automatically gain qualification.
Thunder Gold saw their weekend start against Maryland Rush's 98 NPL team and got the tournament off to a quick start with a 2-1 win. A 2-0 scoreline in their second game versus Chesterfield United put them in great position to qualify for the Championship but a good result would still be needed on Sunday morning.
Facing the host club's Richmond Strikers Elite team, Gold got the result they needed with a 2-1 win to set them up for the Championship match where they would face SYC Stampede. Unfortunately the goals that had been there all weekend weren't there in the final, with the score finishing 0-1. Despite automatic qualification not being guaranteed, the group certainly made a strong case for being accepted to the main event in March.
Chantilly Storm started the weekend quickly, racing out to a 3-0 lead versus PA Classics Premier, with the final score ending 3-2. The second game saw the team playing Herndon Zephyr, and the offense was energized again. The team put four in against their opponents while they tightened things up some on the defensive end, just conceding once. The results and the amount of goals put them in at the top of the group for their final group game, but being in the championship wasn't a guarantee.
Sunday morning pitted the Storm against BRYC Elite. Needing a positive result to avoid the standings getting bunched together again, the Storm kept a shutout for the first time on the weekend and notched a goal to win 1-0. They'd go on to the Championship to play Alliance SC, who had also won all three of their group games. They found the perfect balance of defense and attack in the final, shutting out Alliance while scoring twice to win the title and guarantee going to their first Jeff Cup in the spring.
Congratulations to both teams on wonderful weekends in Richmond!
© 2020 Total Futbol. All rights reserved.


A small, but interesting museum that charts the history of the City of London's own police force.
It shows off the history of how the police force was set up, a number of significant events in its lifetime and how policing is done today.
Expect lots of information boards, some cases of artifacts, and a long room of uniforms from the ages.


A Nice Deck At the End Of The Front Porch.
Coming From The Back To Front of Building.
Side Of the Building, Showing It Has A Lot of Space.
Another Shot Of The Front, From Across The Street.
Back of Property From The Alleyway.
Welcome To The Garden Brunch Cafe!!! An Upscale Breakfast & Lunch Cafe. A Very Profitable Business. Family Owned Nashville " Premier Brunch Venue!!! Come and Make It Your Own!!! Or Make It Your Real Estate Dream!!!


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Aurora Reyes Flores (* 9. September 1908 in Hidalgo del Parral; † 26. April 1985 in Mexiko-Stadt) war eine mexikanische Künstlerin und die erste weibliche Vertreterin des mexikanischen Muralismo.

Biografie
Reyes war die Tochter des Soldaten León Reyes und von Luisa Flores. Ihr Großvater war General Bernardo Reyes und ihr Onkel der Künstler Alfonso Reyes. Ihre Eltern suchten kurz nach Ausbruch der mexikanischen Revolution in Mexiko-Stadt in der Anonymität der Großstadt Unterschlupf vor der politischen Verfolgung. Nachdem sich die Situation im Land beruhigt hatte, besuchte sie im Alter von 13 Jahren die Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, später bis 1924 die Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes und stellte 1925 erstmals in der Galería ARS aus. Sie heiratete den Journalisten Jorge Godoy, bekam von ihm 1926 ihren ersten Sohn Héctro und kurz nach der Trennung von ihrem Mann 1931 ihren zweiten Sohn Jorge. Seit 1927 unterrichtete sie auch Kunsterziehung an Schulen. Ab 1936 war sie Mitglied der Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios und malte im gleichen Jahr am Centro Escolar Revolución ihr bekanntes erstes Wandbild "Atentado a los Maestros Rurales". Zwischen 1960 und 1972 malte sie weitere vier Murales im Auditorium des 15. Mai des Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación Nacional (SNTE). Ihr sechstes Wandbild malte sie bis 1978 im alten "Hernán-Cortés"-Haus in der Delegation Coyoacán. Reyes war Mitglied der Partido Comunista Mexicano und der Confederación Nacional Campesina.

Einzelnachweise

Maler (Mexiko)
Maler des Muralismo
Person der Arbeiterbewegung (Mexiko)
Person (Mexiko-Stadt)
Mexikaner
Geboren 1908
Gestorben 1985
Frau

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text:
Karlstorps tallskog är ett naturreservat i Vetlanda kommun i Jönköpings län.

Området är naturskyddat sedan 2019 och är 30 hektar stort.  Reservatet ligger öster om Karlstorp och består av tallskog samt mindre myrmarksområden och sumpskogar

Källor
Länsstyrelsen Karlstorps tallskog

Naturreservat i Vetlanda kommun
Naturskyddsområden bildade 2019
2019 i Sverige


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layout: post
title: A Quick Start to Vagrant
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description: Learn to launch a virtual machine using Vagrant in very simple steps.
keywords: vagrant, virtualisation, newbie, beginner, learn, install
tags: tech
disqus: y
share: y
---

**Prerequisites**

Knowledge of visualization. Experience in using KVM or Virtual Box.

**Audience**

Anybody who wants to test out Vagrant or planning to switch to Vagrant

**What is Vagrant?**

Photo Credit

If you have used VirtualBox, then you have already played around with images, installing operating systems, creating snapshots. Vagrant offers the same solution, but much more. Instead of images, you work with boxes. (Check out [vagrantbox.es](http://www.vagrantbox.es/)). You will be playing around with Vagrantfile.

**Steps**

-   Download a vagrant box. I downloaded fedora cloud image from [Cloud Download Fedora](https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/download/)

    ```
    ~/Downloads/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-22-20150521.x86_64.vagrant-libvirt.box
    ```
-   Install Vagrant in the host machine. Please note that my host machine is also fedora.

    ```
    yum install vagrant
    ```
-   Install Vagrant libvirt driver

    ```
    yum install vagrant-libvirt
    ```
-   Create directory

    ```
    mkdir /home/vagrant/fedora_22
    cd /home/vagrant/fedora_22
    ```
-   Add the box and give it a name

    ```
    vagrant box add --name v_fedora_22 ~/Downloads/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-22-20150521.x86_64.vagrant-libvirt.box
    ```
-   Check the box lists.

    ```
    vagrant box list
    ```
-   Init the box. You will find the 'Vagrantfile' in this directory.Check that out if you want.

    ```
    vagrant init v_fedora_22
    ```
-   Now the machine is ready. If you check up KVM, you can actually see a fedora machine enlisted in the manager. You can start it up and then access it using ssh.

    ```
    vagrant up
    vagarnt ssh
    ```

That's all. You have successfully launched a vagrant machine. Once you have this working, you can look into the vagrant cli and most importantly the Vagrantfile. You can provision the machine using Puppet / Chef / shell script. Hoping to write about them in the future.

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This offer is the rental of the entire house 166 (two self-contained apartments) consisting of 4 bedrooms with a total of 8 beds and 2 living areas each with dining area, 2 kitchens and 2 bathrooms.
The ground floor apartment offers modern furnishings and fresh colors. It offers on 57 square meters can accommodate up to 4 people. On request another bed (couch) can be provided for an extra person. The apartment has a double bedroom and another bedroom with two single beds. The kitchen has a ceramic hob and integrated oven, a refrigerator, a microwave and a dishwasher. Tableware is available for 6 people. The living area leaves no wish unfulfilled. In addition to the large TV with satellite channels and Internet connection, you can relax watch DVDs, play Wii or via the mini stereo just listen to the music. An exciting day can be spent in front of the house or in front of the crackling fire at the best on the sun terrace.
The 53 square meter apartment in the attic has two bedrooms each with a double bed and a fully equipped kitchenette. 4 people will find enough space for a few relaxing days. The aligned south-facing balcony invites you to a leisurely breakfast. More space, z. B. for sunbathing or barbecues, offers the patio behind the house. Evening, after a day of sightseeing, you can make yourself comfortable on the sofa in front of a log fire inside. The living area is further equipped with a large TV with satellite connection, an Xbox, a DVD player and a radio tower and stereo.
We are happy to provide a charcoal grill with charcoal, lighter and barbecue tongs for a fee.
Am Silbersee Ferienwohnpark there are also other possibilities for grilling. The crickets in these places must be reserved at the party in advance and a fee to obtain a suitable grill for barbecues.
- 2 lawn at the lake with sandy beaches. The lake is monitored during the summer and in good weather from the DLRG.
The opening times of the leisure activities are dependent on season and weather. Usage and admission fees are not included in the booking price and must be requested and paid by the respective providers.
The mentioned sports and leisure possibilities are all by car in max. 30 minutes away.
In the wider area to there are many more sports and leisure activities. Simply ask us, if you are looking for more challenges or a preferred activity is not included.
A variety of regional events lend themselves to a trip. For the selected travel period, we are happy to assist you in the search for an event.
Wir hatten diese tolle Haus über Silvester für ein 5 tägiges Familientreffen gemietet. Trotz großer Personenzahl und vielen Kindern hatten wir ausreichend Platz. Im Haus war alles vorhanden, was man benötigt. Der Vermieter war immer erreichbar, sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Es hat uns an nichts gefehlt, wir hatten einen wunderbaren Aufenthalt und kommen bestimmt mal wieder.
Ein schöner Aufenthalt, das süße kleine Häuschen ist mit allem ausgestattet was das Herz begehrt. Sehr nette Vermieter! Wir kommen gerne wieder!
Wir haben uns sehr wohl und gut aufgehoben gefühlt, schönes Haus in einem sehr schönen Ferienpark, top ausgestattet, alles für den täglichen Gebrauch vorhanden, sehr sauber, sehr nette Vermieter, großer Kinderspielplatz am See, schön zum spatzieren gehen.
Wir hatten einen super schönen Aufenthalt. Das Haus war in einem sehr guten Zustand und es war alles vorhanden was man benötigt.
Sehr gut ausgestattet und sauber. Gut sind die 4 getrennten Schafräume mit guten Betten. Balkonausstattung und Kinderspielzeug.
Die Endreinigungsgebühr in Höhe von 75,00 Euro ist vor Ort in bar zu zahlen. Bettwäsche und Handtücher sind im Mietpreis nicht inbegriffen, können aber bei Bedarf zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Einmalig fallen pro Person und Aufenthalt für Bettwäsche und für Handtücher 8,00 € an. Die Kosten werden vor Ort erhoben.


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Q: How to deal with a list of 'Maybe [values]' in Haskell? I tryied to adapt some exercises of the excelent book "Land of Lisp" of Conrad Barski in order to learn Haskell. The idea is to make a simple text game engine.
Concretely I tried :
type Clau = String
type Descripcio = String
type Valors = [String]

-- NOTE : Ideas of types http://learnyouahaskell.com/making-our-own-types-and-typeclasses
data Lloc = Lloc String String String deriving (Show)
llocSituacio :: Lloc -> String
llocSituacio (Lloc situacio _ _ ) = situacio
llocDireccio :: Lloc -> String
llocDireccio (Lloc _ direccio _) = direccio
llocPas :: Lloc -> String
llocPas ( Lloc _ _ pas) = pas

nodes :: [(Clau,Descripcio)]
nodes = [("living-room","you are in the living-room. a wizard is snoring loudly on the couch.")
           ,("garden","you are in a beautiful garden. there is a well in front of you.")
           , ("attic", "you are in the attic. there is a giant welding torch in the corner.")]

edges :: [([Char], [Lloc])]
edges = [ ("living-room", [(Lloc "garden"  "west" "door"), ( Lloc "attic" "upstairs" "ladder") ])
        , ("attic", [(Lloc "living-room"  "east"  "door")])
        , ("garden", [(Lloc "living-room" "east"  "door")])]

describePath :: Lloc -> String
describePath  e = "There is " ++ llocPas e ++ " going " ++ llocDireccio e ++ " from here."

At first, it seems that works well. For example:
*TextGame> describePath (Lloc "living-room"  "east"  "door")
"There is door going east from here."

But when I try to apply the function to the list I got this error:
situacio = "garden"
map (describePath) (lookup situacio edges)

<interactive>:2:22: error:
    • Couldn't match expected **type '[Maybe Lloc]'**
                  with actual **type 'Maybe [Lloc]'**
    • In the second argument of 'map', namely '(lookup situacio edges)'
      In the expression: map (describePath) (lookup situacio edges)
      In an equation for 'it':
          it = map (describePath) (lookup situacio edges)

The error is clear, but I do not manage to solve it. I want to parse the list of Maybe's values and print the path with the function describePath that works well:
Any ideas?  Also, if somebody wants to share alternatives or feel that this code could be more in Haskell style, please feel free to talk about it.

A: There might be some more advanced library helpers, but I think you should first learn how to handle Maybes in the most basic (and general) way: use pattern matching.
case lookup situacio edges of
   Nothing   -> [] -- not found, how do you want to handle this case?
   Just locs -> map describePath locs

Oftentimes, one wants instead to rewrap the result in another Maybe, e.g.:
case lookup situacio edges of
   Nothing   -> Nothing -- not found
   Just locs -> Just (map describePath locs)

and in such case, we can use a library helper function to shorten the code:
map describePath <$> lookup situacio edges

A: Thanks a lot chi, it works perfectly. I just made a new function:
describePaths situacio edges = case lookup situacio edges of
    Nothing -> []
    Just locs -> map describePath locs

.. and works pretty well:
*TextGame> situacio = "living-room"
*TextGame> describePaths situacio edges
["There is door going west from here.","There is ladder going upstairs from here."]

But I see that I do not fully understand the <$> operator. I follow the comments of : What does <$> mean in Haskell?
So I follow the suggestion : https://hoogle.haskell.org/?hoogle=%3C$%3E
This is call a Functor:
(<$>) :: Functor f => (a->b) -> f a -> f b

That actually is exactly the same as fmap:
fmap :: Functor f => (a -> b) -> f a -> f b

It seems that are the same:
*TextGame> (*2) <$> [1..3]
[2,4,6]
*TextGame> fmap (*2) [1..3]
[2,4,6]

But, actually they are different:
*TextGame> map describePath <$> lookup situacio edges
Just ["There is door going west from here.","There is ladder going upstairs from here."]
*TextGame> fmap (describePath) (lookup situacio edges)

<interactive>:30:22: error:
    • Couldn't match type '[Lloc]' with 'Lloc'
      Expected type: Maybe Lloc
        Actual type: Maybe [Lloc]
        ....

Could someone put a little more light on it ? I do not fully understand why 'fmap (describePath) (lookup situacio edges)' do not work?
(I am playing with Maybe's and Just's but ...)

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The Firs, 9600 No. 3 Road, Richmond, V7A 1W3 is located in Saunders of Richmond. The Firs has 0 Units and 2 Levels. This building was built in 2006. There are 2 active listings in The Firs. Building features include none.


The new 'Giant Kinder eggs' are five times the size of the regular snack at 100g.
Easter is almost here, which means you might want to start stocking up on chocolate eggs.
Well, Kinder eggs have just launched a new range, and it's sure to be a hit over the next few weeks.
The new 'Giant Kinder eggs' are five times the size of the regular snack at 100g.
Here's what you need to know about the new sweet treat.
The eggs are made to the exact same recipe, with a milky chocolate lining coated by a milk chocolate exterior.
But the giant Kinder eggs are themed. There's a choice between My Little Pony or Transformers: Robots in Disguise. The eggs cost between £5 and £10, depending where you buy them. Each comes with a sizeable toy.
Asda is your best bet, with its three for £10 offer on eggs. There's a £25 minimum spend for home delivery.
Tesco isn't bad, though. The supermarket is selling the giant Kinder eggs for £5 a pop.
On Amazon, meanwhile, the eggs are on sale for £9.86 each.


I was at GroomExpo just a few weeks ago and met many wonderful pet professionals. One of them was Connie Carter, of Gorgeous Growlers Grooming in Florida. She had attended several of my lectures and at the end of the show she stopped to thank me as we passed in the hall. We chatted a bit and as we parted ways, I reminded her that I was happy to help with any questions that she wanted to email to me. I love complex questions that can lead to blog topic ideas! Well, guess what? Connie didn't waste any time. Within a week, I got my first question from her – and it's a good one.


For some reason, I keep on having issues with the controls for this game. It takes me about 15 minutes or so before I remember how to aim and shoot. This is bizarre, since I've played the game at least three times for a non-insignificant amount of time (at least 30 mins each time). I'm not entirely sure why this is...perhaps because I'm left-handed and have a harder time controlling stuff with the right analog stick? (aiming consists of pointing in the desired direction with the rick stick and then..I think(?) pressing one of the right bumpers).
Hmm. That doesn't make any sense either because I don't really have problems with twin-stick shooters. But I guess in those you don't have to press a separate button to fire?
In any case, I've enjoyed playing the game so far (I've cleared 3 missions in the single-player) including the first mission co-op with a friend.
This is the only GameLog for Dead Nation.


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- Add validate function to Message class, default message expiration to 3s (#21)
- [PCP-480](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-480) Option to set
  max message size allowed for received messages.
- Enable websocket pings at 30s intervals (#24)
- Fix for Ruby 2.5 (#28)

## 0.4.0

- [PCP-366](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-366) New mandatory `:ssl_ca_cert`
  parameter for strict ssl validation.

## 0.3.1

- [PCP-329](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-361) Wrapped eventmachine
  interactions in `EM.next_tick` to avoid `EventMachine::ConnectionNotBound`
  exceptions.

## 0.3.0

- [PCP-361](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-361) Added
  ::PCP::Client#close method, to explicitly close the connection
- [PCP-179](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-179) Now depends on
  eventmachine 1.2 rather than eventmachine-le (1.2 absorbed the feature we
  needed from eventmachine-le).

## 0.2.0

- Added option parsing to bin/pcp-ping example
- [PCP-253](https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-253) Formalised
  the use of eventmachine a little more to reflect the necessity to run
  the reactor in its own Thread
- [PCP-300](http://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PCP-300) Added :logger
  parameter to ::PCP::Client constructor to allow a Logger instance to be
  supplied, and ::PCP::SimpleLogger added to keep log messages in memory.

## 0.1.0

Initial public release.


The BIG secret with duck is drying it out like the Chinese do. If you don't dry it you end up with that wet, tough, salty, nasty, oily greasy duck they serve you in wannabe french restaurants. The Chinese hang it up in the window for a few days, which is all very nice, but I hate to think of what the flies do on it in that time.
Despite my englishness, this is a serious case of 'n Boer maak 'n plan – you marinade it and then you hang it in a biltong drier for a couple of days. Mellerware will sell you a biltong maker for R400 that has a fan and a light and it works and it's easy – this will seriously improve your life. get one.
Peking Duck…. Gordon's bay style… I kind of made this up from loitering in kitchens and restaurants and poring over various cookbooks over the years… It works, but it's not really traditional Peking duck as it's roasted – it's better!!
Usually I get whole ducks, 1 duck is enough for 3 people as a main course or 5 to 6 people as a starter. In this case I used 6 breasts (1.5kg) for 6 people, which is actually enough for 8 as a main course. As a starter 4 breasts for 6 people would be very generous. It's very rich and high in protein, plus the condiments are a lot of food too.
Reserve the marinade – place in the fridge.
Overnight for breasts is… okay… ish. 2 days is better. For whole birds dry for 3 days if possible. The skin should have the feel of parchment when you are ready to cook them.
Spring onions: cut away the roots and top so that each onion is about 100mm (4″) long. then slice them lengthways to make slivers.
Put the hot water (250g) into the flour and mix well with a wooden spoon. Put in the cold water (85grams) and the teaspoon of sesame oil, and get your hands into it and work it until it's a ball of dough. Put a wet tea towel over it and let it rest for 15 to 30 minutes.
Take it out, halve it, and roll it into 'sausages' about 50 mm in diameter. Cut these in half and then divide each into 10 pieces – you want about 40 pieces all together. Roll each piece into a ball between your palms.
Before you start cooking them – preheat your oven to 240degrees for the duck and put the duck in the oven – see below.
so – heat a crepe pan and put the flattened dough onto it – no oil or anything, just dry – It will start to 'blow up' like a balloon, flip it over when there are a few light brown spots on the cooked side, let the other side develop a few spots and put onto a plate. Get the next one onto the crepe pan.
Now – before the one in the pan burns – you have to split the one you just finished into 2 pancakes. You will burn your fingers, but if you've done it right it's not too hard.
Continue until all the pancakes are made… yes, this is the only hard bit. Like I say.. Get someone else to do it!!!
Breasts – skin side up.
Pour in about 1/2 the reserved marinade – do not cover the skin if breast, should be about 10mm deep. Oven should be pre heated to 240C… Put it in the oven with fan and grille on and cook for 15 minutes. Turn it down to 180degreesa and turn off grille. If the liquid cooks off, add more marinade to keep it moist.
2. Salt and pepper – crush equal quantities of GOOD pepper corns and GOOD rock salt in a mortar and pestle and put in a dish – to be sprinkled with fingers.
using chopsticks (or fingers…) you take a pancake, place it on your plate, put a few slivers of spring onion and cucumber on it, add a couple of slices of duck and dress with condiment to taste… roll it up and eat!
seriously, after that lot, you have to be kidding me, get your guests to bring desert. In this case my beloved li'l girl made us Malva pudding and custard!!!
Seems an extreme oversight that I've never had duck pancakes before. Yum!
Oh cool, I got comments!!! I've been looking with avarice at your sourdough… something to test very soon! It is a very serious oversight to not have had duck pancakes!
Nice, I never had duck. I think I must convince my husband to slave over this.
never having had duck is a crime. Far to delicious to have missed out on, give the slave a good flogging and set him to work!
Looks quite tasty in the end!!!
more comments!! goodie!!! Lovely part of the world you live in!
Well, methinks this actually takes more time to read than to do! Have had the 'proper' Chinese thing in situ many a time, but haven't tried myself . . hmmm! Kind of fun if you have weekend houseguests whom you can entice with a glass of red to do 'the chores' and enjoy the results . . . with duck breasts to make matters easier . . . 🙂 !
Put 'em to work I say!!
Duck looks so juicy and delicious!
thanks for the comments, I see I'm going to have to do another post here!
Reminded me of visits to China, first time we rolled the pancakes with out fingers like any gross western tourists. By the time I had been there for a while, I could select, assemble, roll and eat the whole thing with my chopsticks.
Thanks for the comment – I've just been drooling over some of your posts!
Fabulous – what a beautiful way of recreating a Chinese classic. I have a pal who makes it quite often too and she dries the duck overnight int he fridge then hangs it up and blasts it for 20 mins with her hairdryer. Really does work!
the hairdryer is a fantastic idea! something to try out!
as is your mussels with chorizo… definitley something I'll be making, looks superb!
Hello Alex, Wow this is a superb dish! You put so much effort and prep into this dish! I will have to stop by your blog to give you a visit.
Tandy, make sure to overindulge in all the food and wine of plenty. Have some for me too.
HI BAM, Alex has been convinced to blog on my bog instead of starting his own and I hope he sticks to that as it is so nice to have a different approach here 🙂 I always over indulge when Alex is around!
Tandy doesn't need much invitation for a second helping !
I'll put some more stuff up here soon, thanks for the comment!


To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Michael Jordan winning the 1998 Slam Dunk Contest, Jordan Brand will be re-releasing the Air Jordan 3 Retro in a true-to-the-OG Air Jordan 3 Retro '88 version. For the first time since the 2001 black and cement grey Air Jordan 3 Retro, "Nike Air" is back. Coming in the same colorway MJ wore during the contest, white and cement grey. These will be a limited release available at select Jordan Brand accounts worldwide in early February of 2013. Retail is set at $200 for men's sizes and, they will come in an OG-style Jordan III box along with an orange "Nike Air" hang tag. These will also be available in GS (gradeschool) big kids sizes retailing for, $125.


Smart cities are preparing for autonomous vehicles with mobility technology. The National League of Cities research on mobility and technology reports broad shifts urban life and infrastructure. Cities are becoming a proving ground for the technology that could make major changes in the lives of city dwellers. The newly released report, The Future of Equity in Cities, cites the number of cities planning for autonomous vehicles climbing. 38% of America's largest cities are preparing for self-driving vehicles in their long-range transportation plans.
As cities embrace their technology future, leadership revisits community trends, needs, and values, to create the foundation of new plans, policies, and programs. The areas of infrastructure, public safety and economic development, are particularly identified as top issues of concern for city officials.
The report addresses these core issues and explores opportunities and challenges both in the near term and in the broad sphere.
The future of mobility, includes the 50 largest cities' long-range transportation plans and an analysis of how innovations like autonomous vehicles and policy proposals like road pricing will take shape.
Demographic shifts and the impact on economic development, including employment trends and how new technologies like blockchain will increase financial access and reshape urban economies.
A look at the use of data analytics and technology like body worn cameras in public safety agencies, as well as a graphical analysis of diversity in America's police departments.
Recently New York City announced autonomous vehicle tests by GM — the precursor to transformations in urban mobility. Meanwhile, the Bay Area is ground zero for autonomous tech, a new interactive map from Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Aspen Institute shows project locations throughout the United States and around the globe. Fifty-three cities worldwide are testing autonomous vehicles, with 35 pilot projects. United States project cities include: Austin, Boston, Chandler (AZ), Detroit, Edmonton (CA), Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Reno, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, and Washington, D.C.
Fewer young people aspire to having driver's licenses as app-driven ride-hailing becomes ubiquitous in cities and suburbs alike Increased use of public transit and bike sharing have taken hold in some areas and self-driving technology will have an effect on urban transportation systems from single cars to mass transit. The technology will reshape urban transportation. Pittsburgh has been a leader in this space. In 2016, the city established a partnership with Uber, picking up passengers in an experimental program.
The technology is not the whole story, though. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has criticized Uber for not working with the city and community groups more, as the city has developed express goals around equity and inclusion. In September, Peduto said that he's optimistic about self-driving car companies broadly embracing more civic responsibility and wanting to provide opportunities for all Pittsburghers. This assertion of community-wide goals by city leaders is critical as these technologies permeate the urban space.
Boston's Mayor Marty Walsh is leading on an initiative to roll out autonomous vehicles as well, working with the World Economic Forum to experiment in this space. A partnership in Boston between Lyft and self-driving technology company Nutonomy is developing a service that will allow select Lyft passengers access on-demand autonomous vehicle rides — with cars on the street in the near term or early next year.
And in Chandler, Arizona, Waymo is rolling out a true on-demand driverless car program with no safety driver in the front seat . This will give people both the passenger experience in the vehicles and the city reaction to truly "driverless" vehicles on their roads.
If the age of autonomy is here the design of the infrastructure and the utility of the applications must be built with a vision that is people-centered.


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Various features that work together to create a user friendly and responsive website, characterize a good web design. Web design plays a vital role in the achievement of successful conversions. The competitive nature of online businesses has resulted in users having several options to choose from.
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Whether the site aims at entertaining or informing, it is necessary to have quality content that many popular sites are famous for incorporating in their web design. If SEO forms an integral part of your online marketing campaign, quality content is indispensable.
Good content is ideally useful, relevant and provides information that addresses a particular need and audience. The content regarded as most important should feature prominently on web pages.
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What to do on a cold, wintery night in Berlin?
It's a cold, winter night in Berlin – do you just stay at home, warm and cozy, or do you brave the cold and venture out into the city? We ventured out last night and what a great evening – from relaxing to underwater music in a warm, saltwater pool to eating Moroccan food in a cave-theme inspired restaurant to dancing it up in a Soju bar, we shivered along the way but still managed to discover a whole new side to Berlin!


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Home » eBulletin » Higher Education E Bulletin-Issue 22 Feb 07
Higher Education E Bulletin-Issue 22 Feb 07
Amicus and TGWU Merger Ballot – Support the Merger
New guidance on Job evaluation and salary regrading uplifts
Job Evaluation data for workplace representatives
JNCHES Regional Seminars – Working Successfully with Trade Unions on Difficult Issues'
Valuing Public Services
Save ESOL Campaign
Greening workplace course
Work Your Proper Hours Day! Friday 23rd February 2007
Stress and Management failings in the Education sector
Irish university investment increasing – employers and academics want higher pay
Amicus Solidarity action Zimbabwe women arrested for salaries protest
Economic Partnership Agreements: a Threat to workers TUC report
European Trade Union Congress Public Services Petition
The members' ballot on the merger with the TGWU has opened this month. Amicus' NEC has overwhelmingly voted to support the merger and Amicus is therefore urging you to vote YES in the ballot. Amicus National Officer Mike Robinson said "the merger will have a clear benefit to our members in the higher education sector and can only enhance our clout as the representative of support staff in the higher education sector." The ballot will be conducted by ERS Ltd and all members who joined Amicus up to and including 31st January 2007 will be entitled to vote in the ballot.
A telephone line for members to call if they do not receive a ballot paper has been set up:
0845 850 4242 in the UK
1890 946 241 in the Republic of Ireland .
NB. Members should wait until around 16th February to receive their ballot papers before calling the helpline. The ballot will close on Wednesday 7th March and all ballot papers must be received by ERS by this time. The result of the ballot will be communicated as soon as possible after this date.
The process of job evaluation for staff working in Higher Education is now well advanced. Some colleagues will have already been regraded and others are due to follow shortly. For those staff that have been regraded above their original salary level or for staff who believe they should have been regraded above their existing salary Amicus has some important information that members should take careful note. Some staff may have the potential to bring equal pay claims. In some cases members may be able to pursue claims for back pay for up to six years. Potential claims may be ongoing whilst members remain in their existing posts.
Please read new guidance on the issue from Amicus National Officer Mike Robinson.
Amicus workplace representatives now have access to a significant amount of comparative data on job evaluation deals, draft deals and pay grades. To access this information reps will have to register on the Amicus website in the my amicus section. The information will then appear under the Job Evaluation section of the Education Sector website.
Click here for the job evaluation page on the Education Sector website:
Click here to sign into My Amicus:
UCEA are delivering a programme of fully funded, regionally delivered experiential learning seminars entitled Working Successfully with Trade Unions on Difficult Issues'. The seminars will be jointly attended by university managers and staff, and regional and local trade union representatives.
The seminars are due to take place on the following dates:
Manchester 15 March
Glasgow 26 March
London 3 April
Bristol 12 April
Nottingham 25 April
If reps want to attend the seminars but have not been advised by their local HR please let Vera Titmus know as quickly as possible and Amicus will make a separate application to UCEA.
For more information on the seminars please click here:
These seminars are part of the JNCHES partnerships project. See here for more information:
Last month Amicus moved its Valuing Public Services campaign up a gear. With probably the biggest turn out of any union during the TUC lobby of parliament and a new campaign document launched, Amicus is hammering the message home that what public services need is to be valued. Within the campaign Amicus highlights the problems facing members in the Education sector and the commercialisation of the education system. Amicus argues that all employees involved in delivering public services should be valued and treated with respect. Amicus National Officer Mike Robinson commented that the higher education sector has seen a significant growth over the last few years but if this growth is to be sustainable it has to include better investment in the staff that work there.
Read the Amicus campaign briefing Valuing Public Services.
Read more about the Lobby of parliament.
Visit the campaign page on the public services website.
Sign the European TUC petition on public services.
Amicus has signed up to the growing campaign to stop new funding restrictions on English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses.
The proposed changes include:
existing universal entitlement to free ESOL training up to level 2 removed
fee remission available only to people receiving means-tested benefits and tax credits
asylum seekers aged 19+ no longer automatically eligible for publicly funded FE provision from 2007/08.
Take-up of ESOL has risen in recent years and in many cases demand exceeds supply. The changes to ESOL funding mean that for many people with ESOL needs, the cost of paying for courses will shift from the public purse to individuals, unless employers make a contribution. The government thinks employers and migrant worker agencies should pay but there is no mechanism in place to ensure they do. Amicus National Officer Mike Robinson said the ability to read, write and speak English is an essential basic skill for all workers in the UK . Removing access to these courses is yet another blow to low paid and vulnerable migrant workers struggling to make a living.
Read the early day motion on the issue:
The Spring programme of Trade Union & Environment Courses has been announced, with free (to TU members) 3-day courses running in London (3 courses), Newcastle and Exeter between February to April – for further details, and to book a place click here.
Britons put in £23 billion of unpaid overtime a year. Employees in the UK who do unpaid overtime do an average of seven hours six minutes extra work a week, and would take home an extra £4,800 a year if they were paid the average wage for those unpaid hours, according to analysis of official statistics published by the TUC. If everyone in the UK who works unpaid overtime did all their unpaid work at the start of the year, the first day they would get paid would be Friday 23 February. That is why Amicus in conjunction with the TUC has declared 23rd February 'Work Your Proper Hours Day'. Employees should use this day to remind bosses of their extra unpaid work by taking a proper lunch break and going home on time for this one day a year. Employers should also use the day to say thank you to staff for their unpaid work, perhaps by buying them lunch or an after-work coffee or cocktail.
For more information about the campaign see:
High levels of stress are widespread amongst staff throughout further and higher education and staff widely believe that management – far from addressing the issue – are contributing to the problem. A survey of 5,000 staff in England , Wales and Northern Ireland for the University and Colleges Union (UCU) and teaching union ATL received over 1,000 responses. The main sources of work-related stress were clearly linked to targets and deadlines, long working hours, increased workloads and frequent changes of timetables or courses. Not being able to exert control over demands made and being given responsibility without the authority to take decisions also scored highly, as did feeling undervalued and lack of administrative support. A 'massive' 82 per cent of respondents reported their overall workloads had increased in the last three years. The same proportion felt this had directly or indirectly increased stress levels.
Irish university budgets have more than doubled in the past few years. Total spending in 1998/99 by the seven universities was €663m, which included €83.4m for research, but this had increased to €1,411m by the academic year 2004/2005, of which €239.38m was for research. A document arguing for increased pay for university heads reveals that over 80% of the money still comes from the State. However, universities are increasingly turning to other sources of funding, including research grants, overseas students and private donations. The submission from the Irish University Association to the Higher Renumeration Body reveals that enrolments have increased by 25%, with greater diversity in the student body. This report has led to both employers and academics to demand pay increases. Amicus National Officer Mike Robinson commented that if there is more money around it should go into pay increases for all university staff especially those at the bottom of the pay scale not just those who earn the most.
See here for university heads demands:
See here for academics demands:
22 women were arrested on 15 January 2007 in Shurugwi for protesting against the poor salaries of their husbands working at ZIMASCO Mine, in the Midlands region of Zimbabwe . Some of the women protesting had babies and some were pregnant. They spent the whole night in cells and were charged for illegally demonstrating in public. They were finally released on the 16th of January 2007 after payment of $5 000 each as fine. This information has been received from Amicus' sister unions from the ZCTU Central Regional Office and Mr. Gibson Chauke Associated Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe Branch official, Shurugwi, ZIMASCO Company. Amicus would urge you to take action by contacting the Zanu-PF Government and the Zimbabwean Ambassador to the UK , Gabriel Machinga, protesting at the appalling treatment of these women. A draft letter to the Zimbabwean Government can be found here. Either print out (if faxing) or copy and paste (if emailing) this message and send it to the details provided below. If you would like to find out more about the Dignity! Period campaign which is sending sanitary ware to the women in Zimbabwe see here:
The TUC has released a new international campaign document in conjunction with Action for Southern Action and Trade Craft. The briefing – New Deals, New Danger, EPAs: a Threat to workers – focuses on the new trade deals being negotiated between the European Union and 75 poor countries in Africa , the Caribbean and the Pacific. Most of these countries are former colonies and the group includes 39 out of 46 of the world's least developed countries. The result of the deals could be devastating leading to massive job losses, deteriorating working conditions, reduced spending on health and education as revenues slump for developing country governments. Read the report here:
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has launched a campaign to secure a million signatures across the EU supporting a Directive on public services, to follow up the successful campaign against the EU Services Directive. The practical effect of such a Directive would be to confer on Member States the power to protect their public services from general requirements to liberalise such services, which often leads to privatisation. The petition is mostly designed as an online petition with materials (including a print-version of the petition and background information on public services) available in English here.
This e-bulletin has been produced by James Lazou, Research Officer for the Higher Education sector. If you have any news items or stories you would like included in the bulletin please contact James.
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God loves us so much that He became our Redeemer and paid a ransom for our lives with His own. We are valuable not because of who we know or what we have accomplished. We are priceless because of who He is. Understanding that we are created in His image and precious in His sight will forever change our perspective on love, life, and living free from the awful burden of sin.
There are battles that take place in the arena of our mind and these battles affect our spirit. Doubt, and unbelief and fear, create uncertainty and cause a lack of confidence and often a feeling of despair. Arrogance, pride, and an unwillingness to change our closed mindedness is destructive. These negative emotions are debilitating and cause us to suffer great losses of productivity. They also rob us of joy because they keep us from the realization of how precious we are to God. Knowing how much He loves us is an empowering and liberating discovery.
Many times when we battle feelings of insecurity, intimidation, inferiority, inadequacy, we do so because our thoughts are often undisciplined and focused totally on ourselves. The same can be said of pride and arrogance. We must be centered on God's Word and on His plan and purpose for our lives. There is so much more to life than living selfishly. Our goals and the energy we expend to achieve them are very important. If our ambitions are Christ centered we will pursue God and love others. We will experience a reason for living, and we will be determined to make a difference in our world.
God wants to sanctify our lives for His glory. Jesus taught this in John 15, "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love and live on in it." When we have knowledge of God and an understanding of His word, our actions will be governed by integrity. Our sinful nature is changed by the presence of God in our lives and the work that He does in us. Our knowledge of God and our love for Him causes us to honor him with our lives. If our actions and our decisions do not honor Him, we must ask ourselves some honest questions, and be willing to examine our hearts. As believers, when our behavior is inconsistent with the teaching of Christ, there is a lack of understanding, and an absence of Godly character in us. We must remember that God knows who we are. Nothing is hidden from Him. He is fully acquainted with all of our ways and He sees and knows all things. Justifying sin and disobedience will only bring heartache and trouble. Dishonesty and misrepresentation to others, as well as lying to ourselves, this can only bring heartache and ruination. Be sure your sins will find you out.
The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy and said, "Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are His" (II Timothy 2:19). God knows if we are truly sincere. He is aware of our thoughts and our motivation. The Lord knows who you are and He loves you. Allow His truth to touch your heart. Let Him teach you His ways. (Psalm 23). His will for our lives and our willingness to receive instruction and accept His word as truth determines how we will live. A sincere and pure life before the Lord requires surrender and repentance and also obedience. We cannot say with honesty and conviction that we love God if we do not keep His commandments and follow the teaching of Jesus Christ.


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Q: Script to run multiple OpenCv programs in Windows I like to run several OpenCV programs one by one in a DO Loop. After searching the web , think for this case need to use batch file. Is that right?
I have 10 OpenCV programs. Each program detect specific features in the image with some successful rate. So, for any image(with many features to be detected) I wonna run first the program with the highest successful rate. If this failed to detect feature then run next one with second highest rate and so on. So, for example program1 is the one with the highest rate, then come program2 and so on
So I have output for each of the 10 OpenCv programs. Let we say output 1 if detect the feature (or the object) in the image and 0 if it failed. So the script should start the program 1 first and if the outcome of this program is 1 then will do something (not important at the moment what), but if the outcome is 0 then need to start the program 2. Same for program 2. If the output of program 2 is 1 then do something (also not important what), but if the output is 0 (means did not detect the object) then run the next program (means program3)
Any idea how it should look like?
I have  thinking of something like this , but not sure about the control
  @ECHO OFF
    START program1.exe
    ECHO Timeout waiting for program1.exe to start
    GOTO :EOF

      :: if the output of program1.exe is 1 then do somethig, else if the   output of program1.exe is 0 run the program2.exe (I dont know how this part should be in the script)

      :: not sure for control
    :startnext
    program2.exe
    :: or START program2.exe


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Pierre Victor Auger
(1899-05-14)14 May 1899
25 December 1993(1993-12-25) (aged 94)
University of Paris
Auger effect
Auger electron spectroscopy
Auger recombination
Scientific career
Académie des sciences (France)
Pierre Victor Auger (14 May 1899 – 25 December 1993) was a French physicist, born in Paris. He worked in the fields of atomic physics, nuclear physics, and cosmic ray physics.[1] He is famous for being one of the discoverers of the Auger effect, named after him.
3 Findings
4 Honors and achievements
Pierre's father was chemistry professor Victor Auger. Pierre Auger was a student at the École normale supérieure in Paris from 1919 to 1922, the year when he passed the agrégation of physics. He then joined the physical chemistry laboratory of the faculté des sciences of the University of Paris under the direction of Jean Perrin to work there on the photoelectric effect.
In 1926 he obtained his doctorate in physics from the University of Paris. In 1927, he was named assistant to the faculté des sciences of Paris and, at the same time, adjoint chief of service to l'Institut de biologie physico-chimique. Chief of work to faculty in 1934 and general secretary of the annual tables of the constants in 1936, he was named university lecturer in physics to the faculty on the first of November 1937. He was charged with, until 1940, the course on the experimental bases of the quantum theory within the chair of theoretical physics and astrophysics. He was also adjoint director of the laboratory of physical chemistry. He then occupied the chair of quantum physics and relativity of the faculté des sciences of Paris.
At the end of World War II, he was named director of higher education from 1945 to 1948, which permitted him to introduce the first chair of genetics at the Sorbonne, conferred upon Boris Ephrussi.
The process where Auger electrons are emitted from atoms is used in Auger electron spectroscopy to study the elements on the surface of materials.[1] This method was named after him, despite the fact that Lise Meitner discovered the process a few years before in 1922.
Findings[edit]
In his work with cosmic rays, he found that the cosmic radiation events were coincident in time meaning that they were associated with a single event, an air shower. He estimated that the energy of the incoming particle that creates large air showers must be at least 1015 electronvolts (eV) = 106 particles of 108 eV (critical energy in air) and a factor of ten for energy loss from traversing the atmosphere.[1][2]
Honors and achievements[edit]
He was European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) first Director General and one of the forefathers for the CERN foundation.[1]
He was president of the Centre international de calcul (Rome). From 1948 to 1959, he directed at UNESCO the department of mathematical and natural sciences.
He was elected a member of the Académie des sciences in 1977.
He hosted a broadcast of popularization of exacting science on Friday evenings on the public radio station France Culture from September 1969 to June 1986, entitled Les Grandes Avenues de la science moderne.
The world's largest cosmic ray detector, the Pierre Auger Observatory, is named after him.[3][4]
Auger therapy
^ a b c d Lars Persson (1996). "Pierre Auger-A Life in the Service of Science". Acta Oncologica. 35 (7): 785–787. doi:10.3109/02841869609104027.
^ P. Auger; et al. (1939). "Extensive Cosmic-Ray Showers". Rev. Mod. Phys. 11 (3–4): 288–291. Bibcode:1939RvMP...11..288A. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.11.288.
^ Watson, Alan (July 2006). "The future's bright for the Pierre Auger Observatory". CERN Courier. 46 (6): 12–14.
^ "Auger observatorycelebrates progress". CERN Courier. 46 (1): 8. February 2006.
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IDEMIA, the world leader in Augmented Identity in an increasingly digital world, sees the chairmanship of its Supervisory Board renewed with the promotion of Yann DELABRIÈRE, former Vice-Chairman of the group.
Former CEO of Faurecia and current Chairman of the Management Board of Zodiac Aerospace,Yann DELABRIERE will replace Marwan LAHOUD, who becomes Vice-Chairman of the group. These changes take effect immediately.
In May 2017, Advent International invested alongside Bpifrance to bring together the complementary strengths of Safran I&S (Morpho) and Oberthur Technologies (OT). Combining Morpho's leadership in end-to-end biometric and identity solutions with OT's leadership in embedded digital security, the new IDEMIA identity was unveiled on 28th September 2017.
It is the global leader in Augmented Identity for an increasingly digital world, with a view to provide citizens and consumers with end-to-end full-secured solutions, when they interact, pay, connect, travel and vote.
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Hi, I'm Ben Finnis, automotive expert, I've had 20 years in the industry and I am Lucy Cornes, founder of She Shopped and together we are reviewing the Holden Cascada, thanks to Hamilton Holden.
Lucy: Alright Benny, what are we driving today?
Ben: Today we are going to drive the 2015 Holden Cascada.
Lucy: It's a nice ride! It feels good!
Ben: It's a nice car, it's a great package!
Lucy: Do you know what? I am going to call this the joy ride.
Ben: The joy ride?
Lucy: Well it feels good being in it.
Ben: Yeah it does, absolutely! It's a summer car
Lucy: It is a summer car and I am summer girl so this suits me.
Ben: The Euro style, the Euro flair and for a price of just over $40,000 I think it's a fantastic package.
Lucy: It is a good entry level into that feeling of luxury; it's a convertible which is hot and sexy, which is nice. I love all these buttons, the LED lighting, heated seats, heaven! Every single car in the world should have them
Ben: I agree, I agree. It should be standard on all cars (laughs)
Lucy: (laughing) seatbelts and heated seats
Ben: Yah and wheels, very important Luce
Lucy: In terms of function though and safety and all the rest of it, you're an expert so talk to me about why this car is good.
Ben: Well as I said to you before, the combination of everything this car has, from a reasonably sized motor, it's not a huge motor, but it's a nice 4 cylinder, 1.6, nice 6 speed automatic transmission, safety features are five-star safety.
Lucy: Which is as good as it gets?
Ben: Absolutely, you can't get any better than that.
Lucy: I'm a tech girl, so I love that it is well connected.
Ben: It is a really good large screen, but I'd probably make it a touch screen, like a lot of the modern cars these days.
Lucy: That's a good point, I mean when we are thinking about, obviously it has the nav on there, the reversing camera, which is just brilliant!
Ben: Listen if that's the only thing I'm going to be picky about, wow! That's a good car.
Lucy: Can you please keep your hands on the steering wheel.
Ben: Sorry about that.
Lucy: This is a test drive!
Ben: This car has been made as a convertible. Not a sedan made into a convertible, it's made as a convertible so from a safety point of view, it's fantastic.
Lucy: The good thing is the roof comes on or off in about 17 seconds?
Ben: 17 seconds. That is a leading time in terms of on and off, 17 seconds, and you can do it while you are driving up to 50kms. Standard features, brilliant! With the leather seats, nice wheels, all the appointments this car has, dual control air-conditioning, it's a fantastic package!
Lucy: Let's stop on dual control air-conditioning and talk about how important that is! I'm a freezing person, I get cold in the middle of summer.
Ben: I'm warm!
Lucy: My husband is the polar opposite and it's a constant battle with the controls, but now we have our own.
Ben: Absolutely. Well you don't have to wind down the window. All you can do is switch over, pretty easy buttons here, switch it over, you're feeling hot, you're feeling cold, vice versa, dual control air conditioning, awesome!
Lucy: It's nice! It feels good, it looks good and they've thought about it but there is still the reliability and the trustworthiness of the Holden brand.
Ben: Absolutely.
Ben Pros: Well priced. Plenty of standard features. 5 star safety rating. Roof takes 17 seconds to open. 3 year warranty
Lucy Pros: Euro style and flair. Leather interior. Sleek shape. Hi-tech features and connectivity. Feels fun to drive – it's a joy ride!
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Zombie movie "The Girl with All the Gifts", produced by Future Leader Camille Gatin.
The producer of zombie movie "The Girl with All the Gifts" and a tech-obsessed marketing agency planning to row a bouncy castle across the Atlantic have been named some of the UK's most creative figures.
They're among the Future Leaders, a list of 10 businesses selected from Britain's creative industries and backed by funding from accelerator Creative England. The winners were chosen by judges including Emily Forbes, founder of video platform Seenit, MediaCom UK CEO Josh Krichefski and writer and director Simon Bird. Yes, Will from "The Inbetweeners".
Film producer Camille Gatin was named one to watch after producing the intriguing zombie movie "The Girl With All The Gifts", which was released in the UK last year and online for US viewers in January.
Meanwhile, Bristol-based marketing agency Strange Thoughts received recognition for embracing new and exciting technology in its advertising and branding campaigns for clients like Reebok and Heineken. The agency designed, prototyped and built a "cloud harvester" drone to draw moisture from clouds that was then brewed into "Sky.P.A" beer by Scottish brewer Innis and Gunn.
Speaking of booze, the agency also built a beer pump operated by thoughts alone. A sensor built into a baseball cap reads brainwaves and controls the pour.
"If you're good at it you can pour a perfect pint," founder Seth Jackson explained. "If you are bad at it you'll get beer and foam pouring everywhere. It measures mental focus -- people like magicians and accountants are really good at it. People that are pretty bad at it? Creatives."
Strange Thoughts is currently working out how to send a bouncy castle across the Atlantic, if a brand can be found to back the ambitious plan -- and more importantly, if some foolhardy soul can be persuaded to do the paddling. Jackson is discussing the crazy scheme with experts in tides and amphibious landing craft, an example of what he calls "radical collaboration". He spends part of his week seeking out unusual collaborators such as artists, scientists and other visionaries to come up with ever wackier ideas.
Also on the list is Antstream, which describes itself as a Spotify-style streaming service for classic video games. Among the founders is Games Workshop and "Fighting Fantasy" creator Ian Livingstone. Currently in beta, the service is set to have 1,000 games that gamers can dip in and out of, with a focus on iconic games that'll appeal to older fans. It hasn't launched yet, but we'll be keeping an eye out.
Another winner is Gateshead-based virtual reality studio Hammerhead, which this week releases its first consumer title Syren on Steam VR and Oculus. Then there's Evidential, which creates VR reconstructions of crime scenes for court cases. They're joined by 104 Films, a film production company focusing on disabled talent.
The results were announced at the CE: Live Synthesise event Wednesday, supported by Facebook and Barclays.
Creative England has invested in 35 feature films and invested over £31 million (about $38.6 million, AU$50 million) to support more than 700 businesses.


The great American civil rights leader Martin Luther King was a person with tremendous courage. He endured vilification, beatings, imprisonments, death threats, his house was firebombed, and as we all know, he eventually was assassinated.
Three nights later the menacing threat made in the phone call came true: a bomb exploded on the front verandah of the King home. Thankfully no one was hurt. But King was able to get through it: "My religious experience a few nights before had given me strength to face it." Time and again throughout his ministry Martin Luther King returned to that experience to strengthen him as he faced terrible difficulties.