Caught the 5pm ferry over to Vancouver Friday night after work, made a quick stop at the pet store to buy another collar and leash (not used to packing for the puppy yet), then over to the venue for about 8pm. I did a quick slippery walk around as much of the course as I could...should have brought a light...as Regan set up the tents near the course.
All 3 of us were trading blows trying to hammer each other and break away...also knowing there were some really fast women very close behind us. Part way through the 3rd lap, Pepper started having some problems with the corners and hit the ground a couple of times. This allowed Wendy and me to open up a gap on her. We seemed to work together a little to put some distance between us and the chase. Near the end of lap 3, through the slow slick off camber section, Wendy choose to run and I managed to clean it (just), looking back I had opened up a small gap so I kept the pressure on. I ran a clean race for the final 2 laps, staying upright with Regan's smooth is fast and fun mantra. Not quite believing it I won my first ever National Champion title!!! Happy Dance, Happy Dance, Happy Dance....though I was too cold do to my happy dance at the time. Celebrated in style by ordering in pizza, grabbing a tub of Haagen Daas and popping the top to some San Pellegrino. YUP, I'm wild in my victory....supper in bed!!
Day 2 had no more rain, leaving the mud a very sticky peanut buttery consistency, and a really flipping cold wind. They changed the course a little, removing my dreaded stair (not sure my knees could have handled that one again) and all the straight aways were straight into the nasty head wind. Had a great start but smartly decided not to stick myself out in the wind right off the bat. Sunday's race stayed a lot closer together due to the wind making it a very different dynamic of racing, really neat to have a race so close. After the first lap I found myself in the group just slightly off the front with Catherine, Wendy and Pepper. Lap 2 Catherine had some serious troubles with the blowing course tape and soon it was just the 3 of us again.
No one launched attacks (when we did it was useless) because as soon as you moved out of the draft you were really hammered by the wind. My only strategy for this day was to hit the last section of muddy course in the lead. I wanted to have a clean run at the course and if I made a mistake I didn't want a gap to open up. I had a clean run and the second last corner I heard Wendy who was sitting second wheel bobble and I opened up a gap. There was a fast pavement downhill into a hairpin corner to the finishing straight from there. I hadn't realized how hard Pepper had hammered to catch back up to me, and while rounding that last hairpin I noticed her tire out of the corner of my eye. Head down full on sprint (slowly) uphill into the head wind. She played it smart, staying in my slipstream as long as she could, but made her move a little too late and I was able to just hold her off at the line, taking my second win of the weekend.
Thanks ladies for the awesome weekend of racing. Hard, muddy, cold and fun  And thanks Daryl Evans for hosting the nationals weekend. This was my first really good disc brake cross bike experience and they were great. Late breaking into hard rough muddy downhill's, no problems! My Ridley X-Fire performed flawlessly with my Stan's Iron Cross Wheels and Kenda Kwicker tires at 25 psi...loving this low pressure thingy. Very thankful for my Lazer Aeroshell, kept my noggin warm!! Huge thank you to everyone for their congratulations and big hugs!! Thank you to my great Stan's No Tubes CX team and my awesome mechanic Regan who made everything run so smoothly!!
USGPcx weekend #3, World Championships course preview....AWESOME!!! Hard, hard, hard, hard, hard, both physically, technically and mentally. Over 50 starters in the women's field makes this by far the largest cross race I've ever competed in. Have to say it wasn't one of my better performances this weekend though. Not sure what it was, but things didn't quite come together for the race the way that I planned. Felt great during the week, really strong and fresh, felt good for the pre-ride (tough a little sore from the 18 hour travel day....funny how you pay less to travel substantially farther then the expensive flights), and warm up was good. Not ideally placed for start either day, second row, far left behind Mo Bruno Roy, I ended up fairly far back in the mix going into the nasty first sand pit each day. Burnt a few matches but managed to get myself up into the chase group.
Saturday I lost contact with the chase group at about 20 mins, but I was able to keep the pressure on and not loose too much time...still finishing 11th place. Sunday I lost contact running up through the sand pit again at about 20 mins and had a lot more troubles mentally rallying myself to keep hammering. Everything felt like slow mo pain and I just held on for 14th place at the end of the race......and surprisingly not that much farther behind then Day 1.
I've noticed this year that I don't seem to have the fitness that I did last year to be able to race to full capacity after killing myself in Day 1....going to insert an excuse here lol, thinking my after work night training may be starting to catch up with me a little......feel like just sleeping...A LOT! Let's see if I can fudge my fitness for one more week into a very muddy Canadian Nationals this weekend in Vancouver. Going to be one of the most competitive Nationals CX race to date for the women and I'm excited for it to be nasty wet and muddy.
For Day 2 race I successfully ran 19 psi in the rear and 16 psi in the front with my Stan's Iron Cross wheels with Kenda Kommandos and didn't burp or roll my tires, on a course that had a high chance of doing so....these things are awesome, I say it again! However it definitely not the best choice of pressures (the old thumb test squeeze for pressure check has failed me), I did have a very cushy ride!


In 2009, the director Markus Dunstan presentedTo fans of films of horrors one of the brightest slashers of the beginning of 21st century - a tape "Collector". In 2012, he is replaced by "Collector 2" (actors: D. Stewart, E. Fitzpatrick, K. McDonald, L. Tergesen, T. Griffin, A. Royo) from the creators of the franchise "Saw", which explains a lot. Both projects have something in common: a mysterious maniac who kills highly inventive civilians in dozens. Suffering, murder, blood - so sparingly you can characterize the creation of Marcus Dunsten. But if you dig deeper into history, it will prove to be very worthy.
The actors of the film "Collector 2"screen director's idea that the inventive killer Collector (Randall Archer), who bothered Arkin (Josh Stewart) in the first film, again goes on a hunt. First he combines (literally) the mowing party for teenagers, in order to kidnap the daughter of the local oligarch - Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick). Unfortunate Arkin, barely escaped the fallen misfortune, manages to get into another unpleasant story: he is arrested by the police. Avoid the court proceedings, he promises the father of Helen, if Arkin, along with a team of special forces will go to the lair of a maniac to save the girl. He agrees only to hold mercenaries to the door, but one of the bodyguards of the oligarch, Lucello (Li Tergesen), drags him inside. Well, everything is traditional in the house: disguised clever death traps are disguised, there is a kunstkammer of alcohol victims and crazy addicts rushing from chains. So, without much spoiling, you can give a description of the plot of the movie "Collector 2", the actors and roles of which, although they were selected carefully, but deserved extremely contradictory reviews.
If in the first picture there was a great numbersadism, then in the second part there is an action, to some extent it is the merit of the performers of the main roles of the film "Collector 2". The actors showed themselves on the advantageous side, one fight at Luciolo's knives and a maniac is worth a lot. Quite a lot of claims from the audience deserved Randall Archer, who embodied the image of a genius killer. He did not keep the high bar of his own slasher hero, like "jeepers-creepers" or Freddy Kruger. In his hero remained very little scary mystery, perhaps affected by the lack of decent work experience on the big screen.
American actress Emma Fitzpatrick is relativelyexactly played the role of Elena. The girl debuted on TV in the episodic role in the CSI series (2010). The first work in the big cinema was the role in the film "Social Network", followed by the tape "Time" and "Collector 2". Actors, colleagues on the shop, predicted Emma in the future, a successful career in the film industry. The rest of the actors - Lee Tergesen, Christopher McDonald, Andre Royo, Tim Griffin - played pretty well, their heroes believe, there is not too feigned surprise or fear, but, unfortunately, there is also no special emotionality and deep drama. But maybe this is not necessary in a slasher like "Collector 2". The actors, whose photos adorn the poster, did not react to the attacks and insinuations of the film critics.
Arkin - a very controversial character, revealThis image in two parts of the picture was succeeded by Josh Stewart - an American actor. Josh became famous after participating in the television series "Dirt", where he performed the role of Holt McLaren. Serious debut in the big actor movie took place in 2008, since then he regularly starred in films (among his works are "The Ghosts of Molly Hartley", "The Collector", "Under the Dark," "The Dark Knight: The Return of the Legend," " Walking Dead: Cold Frost "," Collector 2 "). Actors who worked with Stuart, stressed his talent and professionalism. In 2014, Josh played the role of blind Paul in the movie "Excellence".
The whole storyline of the film is represented by a string(collection) of very painful, painful violent deaths. In this, according to the creators, and is the artistic value of the film. We will not talk about morality now. In its genre orientation, the picture is made quite qualitatively. But in comparison with the first film, "Collector 2" definitely loses in many respects. The first film was surprised by non-standard plans, the author's manner of shooting, more sophisticated, unprecedented ways of murder. The creators of the second film of the death of the heroes "were put on the conveyor belt", the murders acquired a mass character. The sequel was tough enough. One of the few that migrated to the sequel is self-irony, which has become a feature of the franchise. Maniac in the film - not endowed with supernatural powers of the celestial, he is an ordinary man with a sick psyche. He's wrong, you can injure him, you can run away from him. And all the non-standard from the point of view of genre policy moves - this is the highlight of the franchise, which, however, does not prevent her from acquiring subsequent numerous sequels.
A short story and invited actors: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
A short story, the creators of the picture, the actors: "Transformers: The era of extermination"
Dinosaurs and actors - "Jurassic Park 3"


Last week, Helena Bermudez Sabel, POSTDATA Researcher and member of our LINHD Lab was one of the teachers of the workshop Atelier d'initiation à l'encodage XML-TEI et à la fouille de textes en espagnol that took place in Paris, at the Sorbonne Université.
During the morning, Lauranne Bertrand (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) and Mathieu Duboc (Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance) presented a very comprehensive tutorial about mark-up, TEI and XML technologies. These sessions were complementary with practical lessons during the afternoons when Antonio Rojas and a Helena Bermudez Sabel encoded together with the participants historical texts in Spanish.
The workshop was organised by the research group CLEA (EA 4083) Civilisation et Littérature d'Espagne et d'Amérique du Moyen Âge aux Lumières (https://www.clea.paris-sorbonne.fr/). We want to thank the people at CLEA for counting with us for such a rewarding experience.


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Thousands of years ago, beyond the scope of scholarly research, the rishis (seers) of ancient India created a society and culture wherein religion, art and science thrived in harmony, without any competition or need of comparison. Music was known to be a divine art interwoven with the sciences of sound, psychology and mathematics. It was partially intended for pleasure and entertainment, but primarily intended to assist in man's quest for Self-realization.


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Q: $x * $y = $z is zero I must transform an price from RON tu EUR ang I am getting 0 in my operation.
The code I've used:
  include('./panou/simple_html_dom.php');
  function euro() {
       $dom= file_get_html("http://www.cursvalutar.ro/");;
       foreach ($dom->find('tr') as $node) {
       if (is_a($node->children(1), 'simple_html_dom_node')) {
            if ($node->children(1)->plaintext == "Euro") {
            $plain = explode(',', $node->children(2)->plaintext);
         if(!isset($plain[0])!== false) {
                      echo("Nu are");
                  }
          elseif(stripos($plain[0], $plain[0])!== false{
                      "4.30"
                  }
             }
        }
   }
   $plain[0]*=$koyos; echo "$plain[0]";}

$plain[0] = 4.3780 and $koyos = 545.66 the result of script is 0

A: Instead, use this url for real value of RON-EUR: http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=RONEUR=X&f=sl1d1t1ba&e=.csv
Parse a CSV file is easier than a HTML file.

A: Problems with code:
$koyos variable is not defined in the euro() function.
Pass it to the function.
If you want to print an element of an array you should do like this:
     echo $plain[0]
     echo "{$plain[0]}"    //  this two prints what you want

This is not good way:
     echo "$plain[0]"      // the result of this might be "Array[0]"

But better to replace your code with this:
    function getEuroRon(){
            if (!$file = fopen('http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=EURRON=X&f=sl1d1t1ba&e=.csv','r')){
                    die('resource can not be read');
            }
            $data = fgetcsv($file);
            fclose($file);
            return $data[1];
    }
    $euroron = getEuroRon();
    /*
    //... somewhere in code:
    $koyos = 545.66;

    //i dont recommend to use global variables but you might need this:
    function euro(){
          global $koyos,$euroron;
          print $euroron * $koyos;
    }
    */
    //This should be better instead the previous:
    function euro($koyos){
          global $euroron;
          print $euroron * $koyos;
    }
    euro(545.66);

And you can call euro() function where you need to print the result...
There should be mutch better way , but i dont know the other details of your code and tried to solve your problem nearly same way as you coded.
Or you can use a little bit better solution:
http://pastebin.com/HMp8SR2j

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Gov. Murphy Says Trenton is Prepared Following Threat of State Capitol Protests
By STEVEN RODAS
Credits: Joe Lamberti/Pool Coverage
NEW JERSEY — The threat of Trenton protests on Jan. 17 looms, following a massive insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Colonel Pat Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said Monday that NJ authorities are prepared and on high alert.
"We need to bat 1,000 every day. To the governor's point [we] will be prepared, and we trust that if they do show up they do it in a peaceful manner," said Callahan during an unrelated press conference on coronavirus updates. "That's our request….if people do show up to the statehouse, that they go home safely at the end of it."
Anyone who has information on a potential threat is also encouraged to reach out to the police.
The Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol led to dozens of injuries and the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer (the state currently has flags at half-staff in his memory). President Donald Trump, who stoked the violent demonstration, has since been banned from Twitter.
As the midday briefing got underway, Murphy pulled up an image of two of last Wednesday's protesters. Men with anti-Semitic sentiments on their T-shirts.
"So in addition to the broad stroke condemnation of all that happened, let us be very mindful of the fact…anti-Semitism in this world, in this country, and sadly, in this state, is alive and well and ru ns deep," Murphy said. "That is an extraordinary set of images to anyone who has not spoken out yet against this insurrection last week. This is who your silence is enabling. This is who you are standing with. This is what you are telegraphing to the world that you're okay with representing. These are images from the most violent and radical fringes of the right wing. And when you refuse to denounce what they've done, that's the same as giving them when you excuse their actions, you empower them to try again."
While the governor acknowledged that protesting is a right, he advised any of his supporters to stay home Jan. 17, as well as Jan. 20 (the day President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated).
"I've been asked if you were in the House, would you vote to impeach him? Yes, I would," Murphy said in reference to Trump. "If I were in the Senate I'd vote to convict him. And if I were in his cabinet, I would join on the 25th amendment…even with only nine days to go. I'm normally a big freedom of speech guy. But I think when you're inciting insurrection and you're the President of the United States, I think it's a bridge too far."
During the conference, an FBI bulletin shared by ABC News warned of armed protests planned for all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol.
"As of 10 January, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from 16 January through at least 20 January, and at the US Capitol from 17 January through 20 January," the bulletin read.
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Hear Tim McGraw's Spanish Skills on New Version of 'Humble and Kind'
In a world where so many people are focused on the differences between us all, leave it to Tim McGraw to find a way to show us that in essence, we are more alike than we know, especially when it comes to our values. McGraw's Spanish-language version of his mega-hit "Humble and Kind" speaks volumes.
"My Spanish may not be perfect, but if I can reach out and touch someone in a language that's not my own — that's a good enough reason enough to try," McGraw says of the song and video titled "Nunca te Olvides de Amar," which literally translates to "Never Forget to Love."
"I've said repeatedly that 'Humble and Kind' has a universal message, so singing the song in Spanish, for me, is a way to really stand up to that statement. It's one thing to say 'I'm being universal' and it's another thing for me to try to reach out across a language barrier and put in the effort to deliver that same message. To make someone understand that you're trying to love them through a song and work to make people feel it is a pretty cool thing," he says.
McGraw always seems to find a way to make an impact with his music. That was demonstrated most recently via his album alongside his wife Faith Hill entitled The Rest of Our Life, which debuted at number one upon its release late last year.
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Q: Java: Putting items from List into HashMap efficiently I have a list here:
List<QueryStrings> queryStrings

and QueryStrings is just a simple class
public class QueryStrings {
    private Integer id;
    private String rel;
    private String impl;
}

I need to put the List into a HashMap where the id will be the key, I am doing it like this right now, looping the List one item at a time:
HashMap<Integer, QueryStrings> queryMap = new HashMap<>();
for (QueryStrings element : queryStrings) {
    Integer thisId = Integer.parseInt(element.getId());
    queryMap.put(thisId, element);
}

Is there a better way to this? I do not want to loop each items, is that possible?
Edit:
Sorry I should not parse the integer, so the code should look like:
HashMap<Integer, QueryStrings> queryMap = new HashMap<>();
for (QueryStrings element : queryStrings) {
    queryMap.put(element.getId(), element);
}

A: Don't parse the int's if it's already an int!
HashMap<Integer, QueryStrings> queryMap = new HashMap<>();
for (QueryStrings element : queryStrings) {
    queryMap.put(element.getId(), element);
}

That said, if it's Java 8 you can have more concise syntax, although the performance differences are minimal.
list.stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(QueryStrings::getId, Function.identity()));


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Madagascar: Rogue mayors, gangster politics
0 Published: 13 Mar 2018
Posted in: Daewoo Korea Madagascar
The principal contenders in 2009, former president Marc Ravalomanana and arch-rival Andry Rajoelina, an ex-mayor of Antananarivo and the Island's military-backed ruler from 2009 to 2013, are set for a re-match.
East African | 13 March 2018
By Wachira Maina
In southern Africa, Madagascar, still chafing from a major broil in 2009, is set to have a presidential election in November.
It was Rajoelina who forced Ravalomanana out in protests in which more than 100 people died. Trouble began in 2008 when a youthful Rajoelina was elected mayor of Antananarivo and openly challenged president Ravalomanana's policies, among them the controversial and unpopular 99-year lease for 1,300,000 hectares (13,000 km2) - half of Madagascar's arable land - that he had signed with South Korean multinational, Daewoo.
Daewoo's plan was to use the land to produce corn and palm oil for export to South Korea on a promise to create 45,000 jobs for locals.
In the ensuing protests, Mr Ravalomanana shut down Mr Rajoelina's TV station whose supporters retaliated by burning down two state-owned TV stations and attacking a third owned by Mr Ravalomanana. A civil crisis soon morphed into a military crisis.
The army, incensed that Mr Ravalomanana had raised police salaries but not theirs, sided with Rajaoelina who then seized government as head of the High Transition Authority, HAT. Ravalomanana fled to South Africa.
In 2010, Rajoelina made a new constitution lowering from 40 to 30 years the age eligibility for president. That meant that he, then 36, could run if elections were called. The crisis deepened and would not yield to regional mediation.
In 2013, when elections fell due, SADC's diplomatic pressure and a judgment from the election court knocked out the big three, Didier Ratsiraka, Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, from the election. Newcomer Hery Rajaonarimampianina, an ally of Mr Rajoelina, won the election, defeating Jean-Louis Robinson, an ally of Mr Ravalomanana.
Since then Madagascar has enjoyed relative calm, even though it has suffered a series of natural disasters.
Mr Rajaonarimampianina wants to run again and hopes to ban both Ravalomanana and Rajoelina from the elections. He thinks he can invoke article 25(4) of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance against Rajoelina.
That article bars "perpetrators of unconstitutional change of government" from both elections and high office. Mr Ravalomanana, he believes, is easily knocked out by his in-absentia conviction for the fatal shooting of protestors by presidential guards in 2009.
The Institute for Security Studies, a South African NGO, thinks neither argument is sound. In the past, the African Union has read article 25(4) rather loosely.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Mauritania's Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are both coup-makers but the AU was mum as they recast themselves as civilians.
Rajaonarimampianina's self-serving moves are further curdling an already sour political environment. He, too, has had difficulties of his own.
Impeached by parliament two years into his term, he was lucky to be reprieved by the constitutional court.
The prospects for a peaceful election are poor. Elections are ever a time of crisis in Madagascar. The 2009 crisis reprised a 2001 crisis that pitted Ravalomanana, ironically then mayor of Antananarivo against Ratsiraka.
Ratsiraka disputed Ravalomanana's first round win and tried to force a run-off that Ravalomanana boycotted. A chaotic standoff followed and only an order of recount by the constitutional court saved the Island from breakdown. The recount gave victory to Ravalomanana and Ratsiraka fled to France.
He was then indicted and convicted in absentia for stealing from the Central Bank, setting a precedent that Rajoelina would use to convict Ravalomanana for five years when he, too, fled Madagascar after the 2009 crisis.
There is complex diplomacy at play too. SADC is playing a more visible role but member states do not always agree, which allows the protagonists to blow hot and cold.
France dislikes Mr Ravalomanana whose policies they saw as unfairly targeted at Madagascar's large French business class.
He also took Madagascar into SADC and closer to the USA, eroding French influence. Not surprisingly, the first two things that the Francophile Rajoelina did in 2009 was cancel the Daewoo contract and reverse Ravalomanana's decision on English as Madagascar's third language.
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Annual survey finds that students say digital learning supports self-directed learning and collaboration
Fifty-eight percent of high school students in a national survey said they use their own mobile devices for learning in school, and 47 percent of teachers in the survey reported that their students have regular access to mobile devices in their classrooms.
The information comes from Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up survey, which polls students, parents, administrators, and educators about their technology use in and out of school.
"We definitely have seen an increased sense of urgency around how to effectively use digital tools and content to be able to impact student learning," said Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, during a Congressional briefing to discuss the data.
"There isn't one recipe for implementing digital learning, particularly personalized learning. …As part of that, we're seeing more and more use of digital content," she said.
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Turning Technologies signs Student Privacy Pledge
Company is latest to promise to safeguard students' personal information
Turning Technologies has joined the growing list of education service providers to sign the Student Privacy Pledge.
Introduced by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software & Information Industry Association, the pledge is a commitment by school service providers to safeguard student privacy regarding the collection, maintenance and use of student personal information.
The Student Privacy Pledge holds providers accountable in the proper management of student data. Signatories commit to not sell student information, not engage in target advertising, to use data for authorized, education purposes only, not change privacy policies without notice and choice, enforce strict limits on data retention, support parental access to, and correction of errors in, their children's information, provide comprehensive security standards and accordingly be transparent about collection and use of data.
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The 3 trust questions to ask every ed tech vendor
Vendors need to answer these questions when establishing trust with administrators
The educational technology procurement market is enormous: $13 billion is spent annually. Just last year a historic $2 billion of investment capital was pumped into ed tech startups. As an educator, how do you know who to trust when it comes to meeting your district's technology needs? Do you trust the established companies fighting ever harder to keep their market share? Can you trust their overpowering marketing machines? Should you trust the new, innovative, and exciting start-ups? Do they have bandwidth and capacity to keep us "online?"
These are the questions I ask as superintendent of Howard-Winneshiek Community School District in northeastern Iowa. To help answer them, I have developed three baseline questions that have been essential in building trust with vendors we work with. They have served my district well through myriad procurement cycles, including a recently launched one-to-one Apple device initiative.
Does the vendor understand our core business?
Our core business in schools is learning. You may be thinking, "Well, that's really obvious John. And next you'll tell me, 'Iowa has corn, too!'" But it's surprising how many educators and vendors forget this. Profits, commissions, and shiny features can be placed squarely ahead of learning. Does this sound harsh? Maybe, but considering it happens more frequently than anyone wants to admit, it is essential this question is asked first and not overlooked.
Whether it is an LMS, professional development provider, hardware or software, we listen to whether vendors truly focus on learning. We establish this early on in our conversations with vendors. "How will this solution positively impact my students and the teachers that support them?" we ask. Trust is built with those that do.
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Math gets an 'Extreme Makeover'
Free math video resource aims to connect learning to 21st century careers
What are two things you need to build a house? Ty Pennington, known for hosting ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will show students in grades 4 and up that along with the proper materials, they need strong math skills.
Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, has released "Math@Work™: Math Meets Homebuilding," the third episode in an educational web series connecting mathematics directly to careers and problem-solving skills used on the job.
The 15-minute "Math@Work: Math Meets Homebuilding" webisode is available for free on the Scholastic Mathematics website at: www.scholastic.com/mathematics.
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Teaching handwriting more effectively using technology
New technology is helping teachers model handwriting in a more natural way
Teaching handwriting to an entire class of students at the same time has always been a compromise. A teacher has always had to stand at a white board to show a class how to form letters, words, and sentences. Usually a whiteboard marker is used; modern technology has sometimes replaced a whiteboard marker with a digital pen that uses an interactive white board (IWB) or, more recently, an interactive projector.
But that's far from ideal. The problems with these models include:
When standing at a board, there are usually students who cannot see what is being written. This is just the nature of a classroom with desks. Having students sit on the floor in front of the whiteboard may reduce this problem, but then there is then no room and no flat surface for a student to place a book in order to duplicate the writing skills being taught.
Teaching writing also involves teaching how to hold a pen. However, holding a pen to write on a vertical white board is different to holding a pen normally to write on paper on a desk. Thus, it is difficult for the teacher to model the correct grip.
A whiteboard marker (or pen for an IWB) is considerably larger than a traditional pen. It is sometimes a different shape and thickness. Thus, it is difficult to hold the pen the same way a child should hold the pen which makes it almost impossible to model the correct grip.
Use of an IWB may also produce other problems (unless the school provides one of the newer ultra-short throw projectors). These include:
Shadows cast by the person standing at the board affecting part of the image.
Light from the projector shining in the eyes of the person standing at the board.
The entire process is a compromise.
All of these problems can be eliminated by the use of the appropriate technology.
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Pearson launches DRA2+ app for iPad
DRA2+ app guides teachers through reading assessment
Pearson has launched the Developmental Reading Assessment, Second Edition PLUS (DRA2+) iPad App for literacy assessment.
Now available on the App Store, the new app guides teachers through the formative reading assessment as they observe, record and evaluate changes in reading performances of students in grades K-8.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2+) is intended to give educators tools to monitor changes in student reading performance.
With the ability to identify independent reading levels and provide a focus for instruction, teachers can try to meet each student's individual needs.
The DRA2+ app also includes a word analysis component to observe and assess foundational skills, as well as the progress monitoring assessment to monitor student progress and inform instruction through multiple, brief passages in both fiction and nonfiction.
"When a teacher delivers the DRA2+ using a tablet, data is captured real-time, eliminating the need to manually upload scores later," said Alistair Van Moere, Ph.D., head of Pearson's Assessment Product Solutions group.
Teachers can score student reading performance by recording them reading aloud for on-demand playback. With the app, available in both English and Spanish, they can diagnose reading proficiency and determine students' DRA2 independent reading levels, monitoring the progress of struggling readers.
Data from the assessments delivered using the App can be uploaded to the DRA Dashboard Management System, allowing teachers and administrators instant access to student-, class-, school- and district-level results to guide data-driven decisions.
Material from a press release was used in this report.
Groups provide broadband to S.C. housing project
Novatel Wireless, Kajeet launch pilot project for educational broadband access
Wireless service provider Kajeet, along with Novatel Wireless, are partnering with South Carolina's Spartanburg School District Seven and the Spartanburg Housing Authority for a pilot program to provide students in public housing with filtered internet connectivity to access online textbooks, apps, emails, documents and websites, as well as communicate with their teachers.
Seven in 10 teachers assign homework that requires high-speed internet access, and yet, on average, only 30 percent of students can access the internet at home, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
In the past two years, Spartanburg School District Seven has attempted to put technology in the hands of all its children by providing all students in grades 3 through 12 with either an Apple iPad or MacBook Air.
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What are IT leaders worried about? Assessment readiness and money
A CoSN survey reveals CTO concerns about privacy, budgets, and assessment readiness
For the past three years, CoSN—the Consortium for School Networking—has conducted the K-12 IT Leadership Survey seeking to identify major trends and challenges, and provide a picture of these leaders.
What are the key technology trends in education according to leadership in our school systems? What do the data tell us?
Assessment readiness is again the No. 1 priority for IT Leaders. The growing imperative about being assessment ready isn't likely a surprise for those living in states adopting the Common Core. However, regardless of where you live, all states are increasingly moving their high-stakes assessments online. And, they are doing it quickly.
Yet less than 30 percent report they are fully prepared for online assessments. Sixty-two percent of respondents say they are either "fully prepared" or "almost ready." But that still leaves nearly 40 percent of districts unprepared to implement online assessments.
Another growing concern is privacy. Last year, for the first time, we added privacy to the list of potential top concerns. It ranked dead last by our IT Leaders. Perhaps that didn't fully explain the situation since privacy might be a concern, but not yet a "top tier" concern.
This year we asked the question in a different way; "Is privacy and security of student data more important, less important or the same as last year?"
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Improve teacher development using a challenge-based model
Most training workshops actually fail teachers by creating a culture of dependency
"Are you serious?"
These are just a few of the comments I've heard at the beginning of one of my professional development workshops.
You see, whether teachers are learning to teach with iPads or Chromebooks or Windows Surface tablets, I typically begin an EdTechTeacher workshop with a challenge, or a set of tasks I expect them to complete within a limited amount of time.
In the case of an iPad workshop, I might have 12 tasks that I ask them to complete in, say, 20 minutes, or perhaps six tasks in less time. These tasks typically involve some basic but also some intermediary or even advanced uses of the iPad:
• Take a picture
• Take a screenshot
• Create a 20-30 second movie starring a colleague.
• Go to http://edtechteacher.org/ipads. Add to Home Screen.
• Copy the second sentence in the first paragraph. Open Notes app and paste into Note.
• Speak the sentence in Note.
For many who are new to the iPad, or new to a Chromebook or some other device, these challenges can be daunting. And even those who have intermediary or advanced knowledge of these devices often don't know how to complete all the tasks.
So, the immediate reaction is, "I can't do this," or "Why aren't you simply showing me how to do this?" But, invariably, everyone completes the challenge—and only a few have to exceed the allotted time.
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The innovative district where career prep is the only focus
A look at technology's role in 21st century career and technical education with Dr. Nivea Torres of the Connecticut Technical High School System
Dr. Nivea Torres has held a variety of roles during her 23 years as an educator, from teacher, to bi-lingual coordinator, to elementary school principal. The variety of experience likely comes in handy as she juggles the various moving parts in her current role as Superintendent of the Connecticut Technical High School System, a rather unusual district. CTHSS is actually a statewide system of 17 technical high schools, an alternative education center, and two adult schools of aviation, funded in full by the state of Connecticut.
"I was drawn to this district because I was very intrigued by this model of instruction," explained Torres. "It's a very project-based approach to learning that's very different from the traditional model of lesson delivery and instruction that students receive at comprehensive high schools." The district is career-focused, with 33 career pathways for more than 10,000 students.
eSchool News recently sat down with Torres to find out more about her experience at the helm of CTHSS, and technology's role in the technical high school setting.
eSchool News: As an educator, what is it about the career prep model that excites you?
Dr. Nivea Torres: I think as an educator, we want students to graduate with a strong academic background, and at the same time to have problem-solving team-building communication and competitive skills, and I clearly see that this model really works for kids. We have a lot of kids who are a testament to that who are very successful entrepreneurs now.
eSN: Is it common for your students to go straight into the work force or into business for themselves?
Torres: Over a third of our graduates are gainfully employed, and over 50 percent of them go into some form of higher ed. I think that's a testament to the work we do here. Our core vision is to provide that world-class career and technical education. It's very different from a career and technical education class at a local district where you explore career options. Our goal is to make sure that kids are gainfully employed. We work very closely with the department of labor. So this is an occupational program versus a non-occupational program.
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Harold the scarecrow makes his first appearance in this new preview.
We are drawing ever closer to the summer release of the upcoming Guillermo Del Toro-produced film adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's classic children's horror series, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, so it's about time we start finally getting a look at a little bit of what kind of style is in store for us when this hits theaters. Fortunately, we received just that and it does not disappoint.
Alongside the unveiling of the film's official website, which unfortunately does not feature much in the way of new material, we also got a look at the first official poster for the project. Check it out below and read on for more details about the movie.
According to the film's official synopsis, this adaptation will follow "a group of teens who must solve the mystery surrounding a wave of spectacularly horrific deaths in their small town." The cast includes Zoe Colletti (Annie), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1), Austin Abrams (Paper Towns), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight), Natalie Ganzhorn (Make It Pop), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Gil Bellows (The Shawshank Redemption), and Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, Orange is the New Black).
André Øvredal will direct the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie, which is based on a script by Guillermo Del Toro along with Daniel Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The film is slated to be released on August 9th, 2019.


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Brexit: PM wins reprieve but risks no deal with call for renegotiation
Theresa May won the support of MPs for a last-ditch mission to Brussels to demand the renegotiation of her own Brexit deal in a reprieve for the Prime Minister that risks setting the UK on the path to a no-deal exit from the EU.
Updated Wednesday, 30th January 2019, 11:25 am
After pleading for a mandate from Parliament to confront Brussels over the controversial Irish border "backstop", the UK government won over Conservative Brexiteers and secured a crucial Commons victory by 317 votes to 301.
The EU immediately ruled out any renegotiation, deepening the deadlock with two months until the UK is set to leave the EU.
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"There is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable majority in this House for leaving the EU with a deal," the Prime Minister told MPs following last night's result.
Theresa May asks for support from Parliament before the series of votes on backbench and opposition proposals for Plan B began. Picture: Getty
MPs also passed a non-binding amendment ruling out a no-deal Brexit, but Mrs May warned the Commons that "simply opposing no-deal is not enough to stop it" and called for it to back the proposed agreement.
A Labour bid to delay Brexit and seize control of parliamentary business to block a no-deal outcome was defeated, with a handful of rebel Labour MPs tipping the balance.
Nicola Sturgeon said the votes were "a woeful abdication of responsibility".
"The House of Commons could have asserted itself tonight – instead it indulged the Prime Minister's decision to chase a fairy tale," the First Minister tweeted.
Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake said Labour MPs who backed the government were the "handmaids to a Tory Brexit".
"As a result, a no-deal Brexit is a step closer," Mr Brake said. "People will be worried about what the future holds."
Just two weeks ago, Mrs May herself warned it was impossible to remove the Irish border insurance policy from the Brexit deal, shortly before suffering a crushing 230-vote defeat.
Seeking a Commons majority to reverse that humiliation, the government backed an amendment from the chairman of the Tory 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.
It called for the insurance policy to prevent a hard border in Ireland – which would impose EU regulations on the UK if no trade deal is agreed with Brussels by the end of 2020 – to be replaced with "alternative arrangements" such as automated customs technology.
The Prime Minister told MPs that reopening the withdrawal agreement was the only chance to cut through the uncertainty around Brexit.
Pleading for support from Parliament before a series of votes on backbench and opposition proposals for "Plan B", Mrs May said: "Do that and I can work to open the withdrawal agreement. Do that and I can fight for a backstop that honours our commitment to the people of Northern Ireland in a way this House can support."
Adding that "the time has come for words to be matched with deeds", she said: "If you want to leave with a deal, you have to vote for it.
"If you want Brexit, you have to vote for Brexit."
Earlier, the Prime Minister told Cabinet she was ready to reopen the withdrawal agreement to seek legally-binding changes to the backstop.
"What I'm talking about is not a further exchange of letters, but a significant and legally binding change to the withdrawal agreement," she told MPs.
"Negotiating such a change will not be easy – it will involve re-opening the withdrawal agreement – a move for which I know there is limited appetite among our European partners."
She won crucial support from DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds, who backed Mrs May's bid to seek a renegotiation that "avoids any hard border on the island of Ireland, but also avoids any borders within the UK".
But there was a warning from the independent Unionist MP for North Down, Lady Hermon, who called the Prime Minister's backstop plans "nebulous" and said she had a "duty to spell out" what the alternative arrangements are.
The amendment was also backed by opposing wings of the Conservative Party, with the chairman of the Brexiteer European Research Group of Tory MPs, Jacob Rees-Mogg, joining pro-EU former minister Nicky Morgan to support the Prime Minister.
The unlikely pair are key figures behind a proposal that emerged overnight on Monday in a bid to unify the Conservative Party. Dubbed the "Malthouse Compromise" after Kit Malthouse, the minister who brought the parties together, the plan would extend the transition period from the end of 2020 and into December 2021 as part of an attempt to remove the need for the backstop.
However, critics dismissed a suggestion the UK could take part in a "standstill transition" even after crashing out of the EU without a deal.
Mrs May committed to "engage seriously and positively with the proposals". She added: "While there are obviously details that need to be worked through, the fact that leading figures from different sides of the argument are coming together to develop proposals shows how much progress has been made over the past few weeks."
The Green MP Caroline Lucas accused the Prime Minister of chasing "heated up fantasies that have already been rejected by the EU".
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said Mrs May aims to return to the Commons "as soon as possible" with a revised deal, which will be subject to a fresh "meaningful vote" by MPs.
If this is rejected by MPs, she will table a further amendable motion for debate the next day. If no new deal has been reached with the EU by 13 February, Mrs May will make a statement to the House and table an amendable motion for debate the following day.


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To more broadly answer a question that was asked in the comments yesterday, no, the vast majority of these players have no chance to make whatever team they're in training camp with. But I think these brief summaries of their abilities and chances are valuable for a few reasons: in a few cases there are some teams with holes to fill and the right players in camp to fill them; they'll help fans of NBA teams better know the guys who are playing hard for their team, even if it's just for a few weeks; it's the D-League's offseason, what do you want from me?
So with that, let's cover a team that only signed a few players, the Charlotte Bobcats.
Stephen Graham - Otherwise known as "the lesser Graham," though that may not be entirely fair (and I don't even know if he's known that way). Unlike his brother, Stephen spent some time in the D-League a few seasons ago, though he seems to have broken through since then, at least a little bit. He's okay at several things but not really great at any one thing. He handles the ball and rebounds decently for a swingman, and while he's not a lockdown defender he has the skills to be a solid one.
Antonio Anderson - Anderson had a pretty good year for Memphis (the University of) last season as a senior, although his three-point shooting still needs work. He also doesn't handle the ball particularly well, though somewhat paradoxically he's greatly improved his ball distribution and play-making. He's probably a tough sell for the NBA, though he hustles, which Charlotte coach Larry Brown is a particular fan of.


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A three bedroomed end townhouse in a popular area having the benefit of gas central heating, double glazing and is vacant. The house now requires some modernisation and refurbishment but offers interest to a number of buyers. Blundells projected rental income once refurbished is IRO 500pcm / 6000pa. The property is of a timber frame construction and has front and rear gardens.
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Your recording studio and your home are two very different environments. To get maximum audio enjoyment you'll generally need different equipment. What's important in the studio isn't always important when you are listening to your favorite songs at home. To purchase a good pair of studio headphones and another pair to use at home can get expensive, so we've made a list of headphones that can work in both environments.
One of the biggest considerations for choosing headphones is the decision to go with a closed-back or open-back headphone. A closed-back headphone is great for recording and mixing as it isolates your ears from outside ambient noise. It also prevents leakage of sound from the headphones which can be picked up by your recording equipment.
Open-back headphones are said to provide a more natural sound, they can be used for studio and home use. They can be used for mixing as they can provide a more natural sound, however they shouldn't be used for recording as they leak a lot of sound and don't provide adequate isolation.
What's Important in the Studio?
The most important thing to consider when purchasing a pair of headphones for studio use is whether they produce "flat" sound (just like studio monitors) or have been designed to artificially boost and cut certain ranges of sound. Clarity and accuracy is more important in the studio than it is at home. You need to know which sounds are too overwhelming and how to adjust levels properly to create a high quality recording.
Enjoyment is the most important at home. Whether you like heavy bass or lots of treble, you can setup your audio equipment to give you the sound you want at home. Most of it is personal preference, and as long as you enjoy what you hear, that's all that matters. Commercial headphones are designed to boost and cut certain frequencies to make music sound better. Picking the right pair of headphones is all up to personal preference and trying out lots of different headphones. A comfortable headphone is also very important as you will most likely be using them for extended periods of time.
The Sennheiser HD series are a popular choice for DJs, audiophiles and can be used in the studio as well. There are a lot of different models, you should investigate and read reviews about certain models so you know what to expect. The Sennheiser HD 280 Pro is a cheap and reliable headphone that can be used for both home and studio.
If you can afford to buy something more pricey, the Sennheiser HD25-1 II Pro is a very popular choice for audiophiles and sound engineers. However a lot of people have noted they are rather uncomfortable to wear for extended periods of time.
If money is not an issue, the high-end Sennheiser models such as the HD 600 and HD 800 will provide you with the greatest sound quality Sennheiser has to offer. The HD 600 and HD 800 are open-back headphones that produce great sound quality across all frequencies.
Shure has been manufacturing high quality audio equipment for a long time and it is no coincidence that they are on our list of best headphones for studio and home use. The Shure SRH840 is a closed-back headphone that provides great isolation from outside noise and minimum leakage, so it is perfect for recording and mixing.
They are very comfortable and produce a "bright" sound. Featuring a prominent high-end and a nice smooth bass, the Shure SRH840 will cater to your home and studio needs.
The ATH M50 is a popular choice of headphone that comes with an affordable price tag. Very comfortable and capable of well-balanced sounds, the M50 is great for the studio and home. They also provide good isolation which is perfect for recording and editing.
Our list of the best headphones for studio and home are only a selection of the few we feel are great for the two different environments. Everything comes down to personal preference, you have to try and experience different headphones for you to truly decide which is the best headphone for your own uses.
These are great brands for headphones. Some are a little pricey but I think they're worth every penny. Audio Technica is one of my favorite brands. I have one pair of cans I use when working. It's really great.


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Typeorm-model-generator can be used in multiple workflows. Here are described few recommended ones.
## Use directly from npm
You can use typeorm-model-generator directly from npm:
```
npx typeorm-model-generator
```
Please remember that by using `npx typeorm-model-generator` you will download latest available version. To avoid it you can specify version each time `npx typeorm-model-generator@0.3.0` or install a package locally - npx will use locally installed version then.
### command line parameters
You can customize generated output by specifying multiple parameters. Full list of parameters are available through `npx typeorm-model-generator --help`
### config file
If you execute `npx typeorm-model-generator` without specifying any parameters you will enter a wizard mode which will guide you through specifying connection settings and allow to customize generated models. At the end of this process you will be able to save your settings, so the process will run automatically next time.
## clone repo and make manual changes
If you need more power over how models are generated you can fork the repo and make changes to the code which are specific to your use case.
- fork the repo
- clone forked repo locally
- create branch for your changes:
```
git checkout -b my-branch master
```
- add remote repository:
```
git remote add upstream https://github.com/Kononnable/typeorm-model-generator.git
```
You can run model generation tool by running `npm run start` after installing dependencies.

When you want to download changes made on main typeorm-model-generator repo just
- checkout `master` branch
- download changes from main repository:
```
git pull --ff upstream master
```
- checkout branch with your changes:
```
git checkout my-branch
```
- merge changes onto your branch:
```
git merge master
```

## git repo with dependency and entire pipeline
Similar to previous workflow, but this time we don't have to worry about manually merging changes from main repository.
- Init new package:
```
npm init -y
```
- Install typeorm-model-generator as a dependency:
```
npm install typeorm-model-generator
```
- Write code which loads generated entity files and change its content
- Run typeorm-model-generator, then your code which customizes it (you may add this step to `package.json` scripts section)

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This is awesome! It made me think of how we help our students push beyond what they would "normally" do and on to things they've never achieved before! Wish it had showed the do-over bit. I'd like to see how another master accomplishes that!


I have been card making for about 8 years. The card fold is a step card. Except for the sentiment, this card is completely made from die cuts.
Birch Trees (Cardinals are part of this set). I believe this is from Impression Obsession.
Deer - Impression Obsession #DIE117-C, cut from glitter paper.
Peace - Impression Obsession, cut from red or glitter paper.
Houses - Lea'bilities #45.9012, I got this set from Amazon. Cut from shimmer paper.
I used the cloud border from this set to make snow banks, which I put in front of the houses and some on the front of the card, cut from glitter paper.
Labels 25 - Spellbinders Shapeabilities #S5-077, I used this on the back of the card for the sentiment and on some for the peace die cut.
I made 3 different designs, in white and red and in black and red.
I received a lot of compliments on these cards and I have to admit they were beautiful.
I am not surprised that the compliments flowed as these cards are so pretty and would be sure to please the recipients.
This idea could be adapted to suit any occasion and they are truly a credit to you.
Your cards are lovely and so different. I LOVE all of your designs. Please keep sharing your inspirational work.
Hi Melanie, these die cut Christmas cards are beautiful! Although it's only May, it makes me want to start some Christmas cards right now. I have either exactly these dies or something very similar so I may well give them a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you so much. I received many compliments from people that I sent them to. I don't know that I will ever be able to top them, but I will have fun trying.
Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed making them.


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War of Intervention in Angola
Volume 5 - Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1987-1992
Adrien Fontanellaz, Tom Cooper, José Augusto Matos
Through late 1987, the battlefields of southern Angola moved ever further away from the border to South-West Africa (Namibia), until the show-down between the Soviet-supported government in Luanda and South African-supported insurgency of UNITA culminated in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.
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Through late 1987, the battlefields of southern Angola moved ever further away from the border to South-West Africa (Namibia), until the show-down between the Soviet-supported government in Luanda and South African-supported insurgency of UNITA culminated in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Initially reluctant to become involved, the Cubans reinforced their contingent in Angola, and then decided to force Pretoria into negotiations about mutual withdrawal. Ironically, while Cuba and South Africa eventually agreed to withdraw their troops from the Angolan War, and then did so, in 1988-1989, the government in Lunda – still supported by the Soviet Union – then reinforced its effort to crush the UNITA. The result were additional large-scale operations, the mass of which evaded attention outside Angola, because dramatic developments in Europe not only distracted attention, but also ended the decades-long stand-off between the East and the West. Ultimately, the II Angolan War ended with a cease-fire – hurriedly agreed amid a near-collapse of the government forces, and rapid advances of the UNITA.
Adrien Fontanellaz, from Switzerland, is a military history researcher and author. He developed a passion for military history at an early age and has progressively narrowed his studies to modern-day conflicts. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Pully-based Centre d'histoire et de prospective militaries (Military History and Prospectives Center), and regularly contributes for the Revue Militaire Suisse and various French military history magazines. He is co-founder and a regular contributor to the French military history website L'autre cotè de la colline.
Tom Cooper is an Austrian aerial warfare analyst and historian. Following a career in worldwide transportation business – during which he established a network of contacts in the Middle East and Africa – he moved into narrow-focus analysis and writing on small, little-known air forces and conflicts, about which he has collected extensive archives. This has resulted in specialization in such Middle Eastern air forces as of those of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, plus various African and Asian air forces. Except for authoring and co-authoring more than 30 books - including about a dozen of titles for Helion's @War series - and over 1000 articles, Cooper is a regular correspondent for multiple defense-related publications.
José Matos is an independent researcher in military history in Portugal with a primary interest in operations of the Portuguese Air Force during the colonial wars in Africa, especially in Guinea. He is a regular contributor to numerous European magazines on military aviation and naval subjects, and has collaborated in the major project 'The Air Force at the end of the Empire', published in Portugal in 2018. This is his first instalment for Helion.
War of Intervention in Angola Volume 5 Reviews
Gallipoli: The Egerton Diaries and Papers
David Raw
Air Battles over the Baltic 1941
Mikhail Timin
The Iran-Iraq War
Tom Cooper, E.R. Hooton, Farzin Nadimi
Wings over the Hindu Kush
Lukas Müller
Handbrake!
Mariano Sciaroni, Alejandro Amendolara
The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 2
Grenville Bird
With the Guards in Flanders
Captain Roger Morris
Wings of Iraq
Tom Cooper, Milos Sipos


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