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Go Behind the Scenes of Karlie Kloss's 3-D Printing Fashion Shoot
The model speaks out about the technology that could someday make her obsolete. (Or, you know, her life much easier.)
By Liana Satenstein
Photographed by Lili Holzer-Glier | Styled by Karen Kaiser
Karlie Kloss in Sportmax and Prada boots
To be scanned for the final product, Kloss was made to stand in a 20-foot circular structure embedded with close to 100 cameras to capture her movements in 360 degrees. The technology also replaced the traditional idea of a fashion photographer, leaving Kloss to think of poses on her own. "On a normal photo shoot you're interacting with everyone and the photographer is giving you direction," says Kloss. "On this shoot, it was just like '3, 2, 1, go!' and I'm in a circular dome by myself making it up as I go. I have no idea if I'm doing the right or wrong thing." The precise nature of the technology also meant that there was little room for error. "It also changed for the stylist Karen Kaiser. She couldn't put pins or clamps into the clothing because whatever it looked like in person is what it looked like in the 3-D prints. If a shoe was too small and my toe was coming out over the edge, you could see that. There is no Photoshop in 3-D printing," she says. "You really had to be perfected: the hair, makeup, and clothes—everything had to be exact. It was pretty cool because it forces you to be more precise at your job, and it was a new challenge that everyone was trying to adjust to."
As for the future of 3-D printing in fashion? Kloss predicts it will become more commonly used in the modeling world. "As the technology becomes more precise and more powerful, maybe my job will be entirely replaced. Maybe I'll have a 3-D print of myself that a company will use for their advertising campaigns and I will never have to show up to work, which sounds like a good deal," she says, laughing. "I should probably patent my 3-D print before this technology gets further advanced!"
Below, a look at Karlie Kloss's epic 3-D fashion adventure around the world.
Photo: Courtesy of Darren Seamark
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England | @darrenseamark _Karlie Kloss in Sportmax Fashion Editor: Karen Kaiser_
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No Man's Sky Patch Incoming, Hello Games Hires Large QA Team
No Man's Sky has captured the minds and gaming time of a huge swath of the gaming public. It isn't a bug-free experience though, with crashes and strange incident occurring for many players.
In order to get things fixed up, Hello Games has hired a new QA team that is larger than the entirety of the current studio staff. Additionally, the developer is moving to a ticketed support system, with a dedicated manager starting on Monday, August 15.
Hello Games has also offered workarounds for some of the bigger issues facing players on PS4 right now. For those that find themselves at the bottom of a chasm, the studio says that you can use infinite jetpack when pushed against a surface. You can also revert to one of two previous saves if you find yourself in a bind.
There has also been chatter about a bug related to the pre-order bonus ship. That vessel comes with a hyperdrive installed (something other players need to discover and craft).
However, if you purchase a new ship, the craft likely won't have one, and you've not been directed to complete the steps required to secure the blueprint and build one. Provided you don't buy a new ship too early in the game, you'll be directed to an NPC that will provide you with what you need to get one.
According to Hello Games, of the 135 emails it has received about this, 107 people (79.3 percent) were able to continue on. If you find yourself in that situation, try to reboot your console and re-enter the game, as that might trigger the NPC alert.
This will be fixed in a patch so that all players who have the pre-order ship can continue on. The update will also include repairs for the frequent crashes.
"The number of people players, and length of average play session, has been far more than our small team could have anticipated," writes company founder Sean Murray. "That said, we're working quickly to adapt. We sincerely apologise to anyone affected in the meantime."
Timing for the patch has not been announced. Murray says it should be along in the "near future."
[Source: Hello Games]
While it's great that Hello Games has brought on a new, large QA team, I have to wonder why that didn't happen before launch. Especially as the studio is trying to the PC version out today, having a separate team to make sure that everything is working as intended seems like it would have been a good idea before August 9.
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Throughout this tour to Crete we stay in locally owned accommodation in which you experience hospitatily and food, most of which is sourced locally, as well as some great wine! This not only provides direct employment within the hotel, but also has the effect of percolating money beyond to small businesses that supply the hotel and in this way money is spread throughout the region we visit.
Our Tour Leaders are trained by us in the importance of responsible tourism with guidance given on how they can make a difference. Minimising our impact by exploring on foot means that this tour operates in a very eco-friendly way. Donations given on optional sightseeing visits to the monasteries around Zaros means that we are helping maintain these local churches. Taking the optional sea-kayaking at Loutro supports this community situated in a very much out-of-the-way location, the residents of which depend upon tourism.
Our group stayed in hotels owned by local people in Crete.
A Cretan guide would have been good, but we had a (very able, pleasant ) Ukeranian guide.
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Yadier Molina, Puerto Rico's heart and soul in the World Baseball Classic
USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale gives a preview of the semifinal game, which takes place Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Molina has caught every inning of the tournament for Puerto Rico.(Photo: Kelvin Kuo, USA TODAY Sports)
LOS ANGELES — Catcher Yadier Molina, the last player to walk out of the Puerto Rico clubhouse, slowly walked down the corridor, turned right, walked down another hallway, and finally reached the elevator.
Thank God, he joked, because he was almost too weary to go further, with the clock now approaching midnight after playing one of the most dramatic games of his life.
Here is a man who has won two World Series rings, eight Gold Glove awards and is a seven-time All-Star, who may very well be enshrined in Cooperstown one day.
He's 34 years old, with a body that has been battered and beaten up over the years. Yet, instead of taking it easy in hopes of staying healthy for the final year of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, he's spending his spring playing for Puerto Rico, virtually willing his body for his country.
Molina now has Puerto Rico on the brink of the World Baseball Classic championship, winning 4-3 in 11 innings Monday against the Netherlands. They play the winner of Tuesday night's USA-Japan game for the WBC championship at Dodger Stadium.
It may be a tournament that has America yawning – with few paying attention outside of hardcore baseball fans – but if you watch Molina, he's showing more emotion than at any time he's worn a Cardinals uniform. The man pouring his soul into winning the championship.
"It means everything to me," Molina told USA TODAY Sports. "I'm here to win the tournament. I want to win the tournament so bad. Winning this would mean everything to me.
It's one thing to win World Series titles with the Cardinals but for Puerto Rico to be crowned champion, knocking off the most powerful countries in the world, he can't begin to describe the emotions.
"It would mean just as much, if not more," Molina said of his World Series titles. "This is for our country. You get emotional when you play for your country."
This is why Molina was standing in front of the Puerto Rico dugout after the 4 hour, 19-minute game, throwing his arms up in the air, rubbing his blonde dyed hair, waving the Puerto Rican flag, and exalting their legion of proud fans among the crowd of 24,865.
He had just caught 11 innings, received 182 pitches, threw out two baserunners in one inning, settled down six pitchers, stoppined a potential brawl, and put down the sacrifice bunt that led to Eddie Rosario's game-winning sacrifice fly. Yet, he still felt like a 12-year-old winning a Little League game with a Popsicle treat waiting.
"Of course you are emotional," Molina says. "It was a big win for us. So it an emotional time. It's an emotional tournament."
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Their uniforms may say Puerto Rico, but make no mistakes about it, this is Molina's team. He's the one who started sending potential player candidates to manager Edwin Rodriguez as far back as two years ago. He created a WhatsApp chat room in December for all of the players to get to know one another. And he was the one who sat down and studied scouting reports all winter, learning all of the tendencies of his pitching staff, their strengths and weaknesses.
"What he's doing now, not only with the pitch-calling, but also the bat," says infielder Enrique Hernandez, "you can't ask for anymore from your team leader. He's the best leader I've ever been around in my career, making us a team.
"He was the one who took time out of his personal life to create a chat where every single member of the team was in it. We were basically talking to each other every single day, 24/7, from the moment we wake up until the moment we went to sleep.
"When we got to Arizona, we were so happy to see each other, we felt we had known each other for our entire lives. Yadi did that for us."
Now, Molina has Puerto Rico just 27 outs away from the WBC title, virtually taking over the semifinal victory with his arm.
No one has ever seen quite anything like it.
It started when the Netherlands' first three batters reached base. Yet, because of the wizardry of Molina, there were two outs.
Andrelton Simmons opened the game with a single, and Xander Bogaerts was hit by a pitch. Jurickson Profar faked a bunt, and Simmons wandered off the bag. Molina popped up and threw to second base, nailing Simmons while trying to scramble back.
Profar followed with a single to right, and when Bogaerts stopped at third, Profar started celebrating.
He was wildly clapping his hands, gesturing towards the dugout, looking towards the stands. He was a foot off the bag when Molina fired to first. First baseman T.J. Rivera slapped the tag on Profar's thigh, and Profar lowered his head in embarrassment, walking back to the dugout.
It turned out to be huge because Wladimir Balentien followed with a home run into the left-field bleachers. Instead of it being a grand slam, it was just a two-run shot, and the Netherlands was never truly able to recover.
"For me, that was the game," Puerto Rico manager Edwin Rodriguez said. "That Yadi Molina did what he did, for me, that was the game. Yadier Molina came to play."
Molina caught more games than any catcher in baseball last season, and he has still volunteered to catch every single inning in this tournament.
"I think this is one of the greatest times he's having right now," 22-year-old Puerto Rico infielder Carlos Correa said, "being able to be one of the older guys teaching the younger guys, but at the same time, having fun like a little kid. I mean, he's having a blast.
"The other day when we beat the Dominican, he came into the clubhouse and said it was the best game he's ever played and been part of."
If Molina isn't throwing out runners, he's getting huge base hits. When he's not hitting, he's calming down his pitchers. It's like having another manager on the field, Rodriguez says.
"I can't say I ever pitched to a catcher that locked in," says Seth Lugo, who will start Wednesday for Puerto Rico, "and in every pitch of every play in every game."
Says veteran reliever J.C. Romero: "It's like having a scouting report right behind home plate."
On this night, it was as if they had a fifth umpire on the field, too. When Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Diaz threw a 99-mph fastball up-and-in to Balentien, backing him off the plate, Balentien angrily gestured and yelled to Diaz. Both benches emptied, with everyone staring at each other. Molina told home-plate umpire Lance Barksdale to relax, he'd handle it.
When Diaz struck out Balentien on the next pitch, Molina jumped up in front of the plate, making sure that Balentien wasn't going to charge the mound. Diaz ended the inning by striking out Jonathan Schoop, and screaming in excitement. Molina again jumped out in front of the plate, walking Diaz back to the dugout before any extracurricular activity could take place.
"That's what makes him so great," Carlos Beltran says. "He studies the game so well, and most of the guys in our bullpen are so very young, so they depend a lot on him. He can just impact the game is so many ways, making pitchers more aggressive, and then calming them at the same time.
"There's only one Yadier Molina."
Why, even in the 11th inning, playing with the international rules that require inning to open with runners on first and second, Rodriguez called upon Molina to bunt. He hasn't laid down more than one sacrifice bunt in a season in five years, and popped up a bunt attempt in the eighth inning.
When Molina saw the sign again, he didn't hesitate. He laid down the bunt perfectly, moving the runners into scoring position. Javier Baez was intentionally walked, loading the bases, and Rosario came through with a fly ball to center field. Profar's throw was short and off-line, allowing Correa to dance across home plate, and the party was underway.
"It means a lot for us, it means a lot for Puerto Rico, and of course it means a lot to Yadi," Rodriguez said. "You cannot shut him down and try to make him something different. He is what he is.
"Yadi Molina plays every game, every inning, and every pitch with passion. To do that as a catcher, that's amazing."
It's the only style, Molina says, that he knows, one that's being appreciated now more than ever.
"Yadi and I talked about the joy we're giving our country right now," Beltran said. We're going through tough times. So what we're doing right now is unbelievable. I think everybody's rooting for us.
"And what Yadi is doing, man, what can you say?
"We go as he goes. We wouldn't be here without him."
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Cell unroofing is any of various methods to isolate and expose the cell membrane of cells. Differently from the more common membrane extraction protocols performed with multiple steps of centrifugation (which goal is to separate the membrane fraction from a cell lysate), in cell unroofing the aim is to tear and preserve patches of the plasma membrane in order to perform in situ experiments using (microscopy and biomedical spectroscopy).

History
The first observation the bi-layer cell membrane was made in 1959  on a section of a cell using the electron microscope.
But the first micrograph of the internal side of a cell dates back to 1977 by M.V. Nermut. Professor John Heuser made substantial contributions in the field, imaging the detailed internal structure of the membrane and the cytoskeleton bound to it with extensive use of the electron microscope.

It was only after the development of the atomic force microscope operated in liquid that it was possible to image the cell membranes in almost-physiological conditions and to test its mechanical properties.

Methods

 Freeze-fracturing of monolayers
Quick-freeze deep-etch electron microscopy and cryofixation
 Sonication for atomic force microscopy
 Single-cell unroofing

See also
 Sonoporation
Lysis

References

Cell biology
Scientific techniques

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John Martin Skoglund, "Doverstorparen", (2 September 1892  in Risinge, Östergötland- 6 December 1976 in Norrköping) was a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party.

Skoglund was the son of Karl Jonas Skoglund  and his wife Stina Lisa Olofsdotter. Between 1911 and 1912, he studied at a folkhögskola and lantmannaskola and at an early age got to work and lived at a farm in Doverstorp. In 1917, he married the farmers daughter Elsa Andersson with whom she got two children.

In 1919, Skoglund was elected into the Risinge municipal council and was soon one of the leading men of the council. In 1923 to 1928, he was the chairman of the fattigvårdsstyrelsen. In 1928, he was a candidate for the second chamber election and was elected thanks to Moderate Partys  Arvid Lindmans victorious election in late 1928.

In Riksdagen Skoglund profiled himself as a right socialpolitician expert and was hired as responsible for socialpolitics decisions. Other questions that interested him was farming, defence and taxes.

He retired in 1960 from the Riksdagen.

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The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show that pits three comic generations against each other, presented by Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo hosts a comedic battle between three teams to find out which is the funniest generation. Will the Up and Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard be crowned as the Golden Age of Comedy?
In these eighteen episodes, the contestants share their favourite jokes, trade comedic banter and go up against each other in quickfire rounds including 'Generation Why', in which they use stand-up to point out the shortcomings of their generation, 'Against the Clock', where two comedians compete against each other to get their laughs in the shortest time and 'Dear Simon', which sees the panellists turn agony aunt (or uncle) to try and solve a listener's problem.
Team captains include Jon Richardson, Holly Walsh, Lucy Porter, Rufus Hound, Roy Walker, Adrian Walsh, Johnnie Casson, Tom O'Connor and Ted Robbins, while among the guest panellists are Barry Cryer, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones, Josie Long, Ed Byrnes, Russell Kane, Jack Whitehall, Cannon and Ball and Norman Lovett.
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Programme consultants: Jed Parsons, Stephen Carlin, John-Luke Roberts, Lee Stuart Evans, Lucy Clarke, Will Ing
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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1972. The original and much-loved chairman was Hymphrey Lyttelton, who continued in the role until his death in 2008.The original regular members of the panel were Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and (until his death in 1996) Willie Rushton. Following Humph's death, the programme returned in 2009 with a rosta of chairmen, current of whom is the now regular Jack Dee.
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Leading rental company upgrades 115 EVS production server fleet to latest XFile3 software with 10GbE connectivity.
In the largest upgrade of its kind Gearhouse Broadcast is upgrading its entire fleet of 115 EVS machines across its worldwide locations. This upgrade makes Gearhouse Broadcast one of the single largest users of the latest in EVS equipment and workflows in the world.
The upgrade includes migrating all of Gearhouse's EVS kit to the latest 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and means all of its 8-channel XT3 production servers will have onboard low res proxy recording. All EVS equipment will also have the latest XFile3 software enabling them to manually or automatically archive content from EVS servers to transportable hard drives, and means they can restore content from hard drives to EVS servers. XFile3 also presents a simpler way of handling file formats and codecs thanks to its built-in transcoding possibilities and allows monitoring for all transfers through one single interface.
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The upgrade also brings additional tools to Gearhouse's EVS equipment that includes the C-Cast Xplore live content web-browsing application which improves live, near-live and post-production collaboration and efficiency across multiple, integrated workflows.
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Q: all prefab is destroyed when the original prefab is deleted for example, if an original prefab is destroyed , the others are destroyed too.    there are no more cloned prefabs...
  i have to destroy the original prefab... because it is enemy...
  is there any way to make cloned prdfab forever even if the original is deleted?
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        br = Instantiate(a ,new Vector3 (-4,-6,0), Quaternion.identity ) as          GameObject;
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void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
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        if (other.gameObject.tag == "a")
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if the original prefab meets OnTriggerEnter2D , it destroyed...and then cloned prefab stop to be created. i need to make cloned prefab not to be destroyed even though the original one is destroyed.

A: It is very hard to debug with the code you provided but I can think of 1 scenario. Make sure you are not in it.
You may have destroyed the original prefab, not the clone, I mean the actual prefab in Project tab in the Editor.
[SerializeField] GameObject originalPrefab; // You dragged & dropped your prefab here
var clone1 = Instantiate(originalPrefab);
var clone2 = Instantiate(originalPrefab);
var clone3 = Instantiate(originalPrefab);
var clone4 = Instantiate(originalPrefab);
Destroy(originalPrefab); // If you do this you destroy everything.

Instead, try this:
[SerializeField] GameObject originalPrefab;
var baseClone = Instantiate(originalPrefab);
var clone1 = Instantiate(baseClone);
var clone2 = Instantiate(baseClone);
var clone3 = Instantiate(baseClone);
Destroy(baseClone); // Only destroy baseClone

If you want to destroy all the clones you can save them in an array then loop through the array calling Destroy() on each.

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The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Vibration addresses ergonomic risks associated with operating power tools. The resource includes a 'real-life' case example, steps to prevent a related injury or illness, and questions for discussion. It includes an image (page 2) that illustrates the hazard, which can be posted in a central location as a reminder of steps to work safely. Click on the following links to access in English and español.
Kevin has been a construction site carpenter for 10 years. He went to the doctor recently because he was experiencing tingling throughout his hand, a loss of feeling and numbness. His doctor diagnosed Raynaud disease and expressed concern because it affects the blood circulation and nerves. Kevin is now thinking about other job options.
What protection could Kevin have used to prevent this long-term health problem?
Have you experienced any of the symptoms Kevin experienced?
Did you go to the doctor? How were you treated?
Use padding on grips and handles to decrease the impact of the vibration.
Use anti-vibration gloves while operating pavement breakers, tampers, torque wrenches, needle guns and pad sanders.
Perform regular maintenance on tools.
Reduce vibration in heavy equipment with dampening on seating, on engines and flooring.
Use cutting or power head dampening devices.
What will we do here at the worksite today to prevent injuries from excess vibration?


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Anger over SNP's silence on West Dunbartonshire Council budget
Opposing politicians fear substantial cuts in store.
Tara Fitzpatrick
Councillor David McBride says he is totally in the dark over administration's budget plans
Councillors say they have been "left in the dark" over next year's budget, with the ruling SNP administration yet to reveal their plans.
Opposition politicians say they are growing increasingly concerned about the SNP's silence on the annual budget - which is anticipated to include a range of new cost-cutting measures.
However, council leader Jonathan McColl told the Lennox Herald it would be inappropriate to release information at this stage.
Last year, councillors produced plans to cut over £1million from council spending in a package of proposals which were sent out for public consultation.
Now councillors fear more cuts may be on the table for the 2019/20 period as, according to a report, the council is estimated to be over £6m in the red for the next annual year.
A report issued to a West Dunbartonshire Council meeting in March 2018 stated that the projected budget gap for 2019/20 was £6.093m.
This projection is an estimate and will depend on funding allocated from the Scottish Government's annual budget which is yet to be announced.
Labour councillor David McBride said: "We are totally in the dark.
"This is the time of year where we would expect to receive something and would have thought something would have been available by now.
"Labour in the past have set an indicative budget even though it would not be officially set until February.
"We do need to wait to discover what the grant will be from the Scottish Government. for any full idea of what to expect."
The concerns were backed by Cllr Jim Bollan, of West Dunbartonshire Community Party, who said: "One of the worrying things is that around about this time last year we had a broad drafted budget on the table.
"We would expect a first draft to be available by now but we have had absolutely nothing.
"My worry is that they will spring a budget on us at the council meeting at the end of November - leaving only a month before council is due to break up for Christmas - leaving very little time for people to respond.
"It will be interesting to see what is proposed as the key thing is that there was no requirement for cuts last year.
"The council were in surplus when they set the budget and even the SNP Government say there have enough resources.
"One of the other worrying things is that there has been no indication from the Scottish Government on what the grant from this year is going to be.
"It is concerning for democracy and accountability that we are left in the dark.
"The Community Party will be arguing for a needs based budget as opposed to a cuts budget."
However, council leader Jonathan McColl insisted releasing information at this stage would be inappropriate and that a draft will be available for public consultation in December.
He said: "It would not be appropriate for me to release any information about the administration's spending priorities at this time. The administration will publish a draft budget for public consultation in December and, as we did last year, we will set our final budget in the new year based on public responses to that consultation.
"More information about the projected budget gap will come to November's council meeting.
"I am told the Scottish Government hope to provide councils with figures earlier than normal, and this clarity will better help us plan for future years' spending."
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The Department of Media Arts offers numerous scholarships that are available to YOU, the student. Read through the list of scholarships below carefully to see which you qualify for. To apply, please go to the MTSU Undergraduate Scholarships page.
Note: Not all scholarships are awarded every year.
Applications open: October 1st
Applications deadline: February 15th
For questions regarding Media Arts scholarships, please contact Kevin McNulty, Media Arts Scholarship Committee Chair
Country Radio Scholarship
Application Criteria:
Must be pursuing a degree in the College of Media & Entertainment,
Juniors or Senior with a "B" average or better are preferred, however sophomores may also apply.
Must plan to devote a minimum of 10 hours a week in junior or senior year to working or interning at a commercial radio station.
Must submit a typed formal statement of his or her career goal in 1500 to 2000 words, plus 2 formal letters of recommendation.
David O. and Mary Elizabeth Thomas Endowed Scholarship
Must be a major within the College of Media and Entertainment annually.
Must be enrolled as a full-time student and be classified as at least a junior majoring in Media Arts.
Must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0
Must have exhibited great promise for a career in the field of Media Arts.
Preference shall be given to students that have financial need.
Donna Brake Memorial Scholarship
Must have declared a major in the Media Arts Department
Completed at least 30 hours of academic credit.
Preference will be given to students with an overall minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale at the time of the application, and first-generation college students.
Need, in its broadest sense, may be considered as part of the selection.
Heather Uffelman Memorial Scholarship
Must have scholastic achievement of 3.0 GPA or better.
Must have financial need.
Emphasis given to students majoring in English or Radio/Television.
Student must also be a first-time freshman.
Candidates must complete an essay.
Jeremy Rolfs Memorial Scholarship
Must be junior or senior status with a 2.8 GPA or higher.
Must have experience on or off campus in Radio, TV, or Photography and be active in the previously mentioned activities.
Les Jameson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Must be enrolled in the College of Media & Entertainment majoring in radio/television and have a special interest in radio.
Media Arts Scholarship
Must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours with a 2.8 GPA overall or better.
Must be majoring in Media Arts.
Must be a citizen of the United States.
Must have previous radio, television, or media photography experience on or off campus. Must be actively involved in one of the three.
Preference to a Tennessee resident can be considered.
Michael J. Kettenring Scholarship
Rising junior or first semester senior majoring in Media Arts.
Active participation in campus media.
At least a 3.0 overall GPA.
RentACamera.com Scholarship
Must be enrolled in the Media Arts department in the College of Media and Entertainment.
Must have financial need (student must file FAFSA).
Preference will be given to students who have earned 60 hours with an overall minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale at the time of application.
It is the Donor's wish that one $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student in the Photography program, and one $500 scholarship will be awarded to a student in the Video and Film Production program.
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Scholarship
Junior or senior standing.
Must meet published candidacy requirements for Media Arts.
Stated career interest in a broadcasting or broadcast related career.
Current active involvement in a radio or television related area.
Tom Berg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Must be a junior or senior Media Arts major.
Must have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
The recipient should be active or participate in at least one departmental activity or organization.
Preference shall be shown to candidates that have studied abroad or have definite intentions of studying abroad.


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Q: Windows authetication issues"The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication." My domains actually trust each other because I have access from both sides and can log in with Sql authentication. But when I try to access it with windows authentication it gives the "Login failed. The login is from a Un- trusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication.
(Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18452)" error. Plus the sql server accepts sql and windows auth.
Thanks

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Q: A design pattern for switching, or cycling, between statuses Is there a design pattern (like visitor, strategy, state, etc.), or some other design principle, for helping to design a good solution for simulating a flow in states for an entity, for example a Task entity.
A Task starts in New status, then progresses to BeingHandled status, then WaitingForApproval and then it can either be moved to Finished or NotApproved, which is essentially back to  BeingHandled with additional info, saying that it is back from WaitingForApproval.
So in general we have some general flow, and then we can have some inner flow within it.
Thanks,
ashilon

A: It's not a pattern but a concept: finite-state machine.
In summary, it's a state machine which can only have an active state in a moment in time.
Check what Wikipedia article says on its first paragraph:

A finite-state machine (FSM) or finite-state automaton (plural:
  automata), or simply a state machine, is a mathematical model of
  computation used to design both computer programs and sequential logic
  circuits. It is conceived as an abstract machine that can be in one of
  a finite number of states. The machine is in only one state at a time;
  the state it is in at any given time is called the current state. It
  can change from one state to another when initiated by a triggering
  event or condition; this is called a transition. A particular FSM is
  defined by a list of its states, and the triggering condition for each
  transition.

A: There is a pattern for managing statuses known as State Design Pattern - State Pattern on Wikipedia.
It basically represents the various ovals/states in a finite state machines as subclasses of a base State Class/Interface. In your case the states would be BeingHandled, WaitingForApproval, Finished, NotApproved etc.
There will be a state-handler class which will hold the current state(currentState instance variable) of the system, which will be a reference to base State Class/Interface but will hold one of the sub-states depending on the current state the system is in.
All the events which can happen on all states together will form a superset of methods in the State Base class. Those states which 'can' handle those events will write the necessary logic on invocation of those events. The rest of the events will be IllegalOperations for that state. These events basically change the currentState from one to another state in the state-handler class.
Also, note that you need to have instances of different states available for assigning to the state-handler's currentState attribute. You can make a factory for these states.
I hope I was able to explain it to you...its much easier on a whiteboard though...do let me know if anything is not clear.
To add to the above explanation, I have added a detailed article explaining state design pattern on my blog - http://www.javabrahman.com/design-patterns/state-design-pattern-in-java/

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A Task starts in New status, then progresses to BeingHandled status, then WaitingForApproval and then it can either be moved to Finished or NotApproved which is essentially back to BeingHandled with additional info, saying that it is back from WaitingForApproval.

As others have mentioned, the Finite State Machine (FSM) approach is a way to model the behavior you desire. The states are basically the statuses you mentioned, but you also need to define the transitions that get the Task from one state to the next.
Before you start coding, I suggest you sketch the FSM and show it to your colleagues (or customers) to confirm that the states and transitions are consistent with how things work in the problem you're trying to solve. It's easier to change the diagram on a whiteboard than to change the code. I use PlantUML with PlantText.com to produce diagrams quickly, but a whiteboard is even quicker.
I took the liberty of starting something (I added somewhat arbitrary transitions) but it should make some sense. You might be able to remove some states, e.g., New and BeingHandled might be the same state if you can't really think of a transition that get the system from one to the other. Similarly, BeingHandled and WaitingForApproval could also be the same state if all you're doing is approving/rejecting tasks. Try to keep it as simple as possible.

Finally, when you're going to code this up, you don't have to use the State Pattern (as some have suggested). It adds complexity to your solution since every state is a separate class (sometimes that can be useful, but if you have a lot of states or transitions, it gets hard to maintain). FSMs have been around a long time, and can easily be coded using a two-dimensional array. Check the question at How to implement a FSM - Finite State Machine in Java or ask Google.


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Greenpeace lawsuit over Nord Stream 2 project dismissed
Greenpeace suit against gas pipeline construction in nature reserve dismissed
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Tags: Environment, Oil & Gas, Greenpeace, St. Petersburg, Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, December 10 (RAPSI, Mikhail Telekhov) – The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an office of the international NGO Greenpeace Council against Nord Stream 2 AG, the United press service of St. Petersburg courts has told RAPSI.
The plaintiff has demanded to prohibit the construction of a gas pipeline on the territory of the Kurgalsky Nature Reserve in Leningrad Region.
According to Greenpeace, the gas pipeline construction on the nature reserve's territory will result in particular in deforestation and destruction of the plant cover on the surface of the soil. The organization also claims that the construction will thus lead to red-listed animals and plants' habitat dislocation and violation of people's rights to favorable environment.
In 2017, the Leningrad Regional Court in St.Petersburg granted the construction of the gas pipeline on the territory of the Kurgalsky Nature Reserve, Greenpeace Russia reported on its website.
In July 2017, the regional authorities authorized pipeline construction in the nature-sanctuary. The environmental organization and residents of the Kurgalsky Peninsula challenged this decision in the court. However, their lawsuit was dismissed.
Over 38,000 Russian citizens spoke in defense of Kurgalsky Nature Reserve asking the Ministry for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources and Nord Stream 2 AG to abandon idea of the pipeline route's construction through the conservation area, according to the Greenpeace statement.
12:54 10/12/2018 The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an office of the international NGO Greenpeace Council against Nord Stream 2 AG.


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CrossTimbers is on mission
By Hillary Glaze
MCALESTER—When campers arrive at CrossTimbers Mission Adventure Camp, they know they are in for an exciting week. This year, campers were greeted by camp staffers dressed as "mad scientists" cheering for them, giving high fives and even climbing on top of the campers' vehicles to show enthusiasm.
The campers then are immediately introduced to their small group leader—their Tribe Leader—and escorted to lunch.
Each day, campers are taught how Oklahoma Baptists are on mission locally and across the globe. The mission lessons included Oklahoma Oil Patch chaplaincy; the Oklahoma partnership with Guerrero, Mexico; Oklahoma disaster relief efforts in Haiti and missionary endeavors in East Asia.
Week 11 campers got to hear from disaster relief volunteer Dennis Ingram, who shared about his experience being one of the eight volunteers on the first disaster relief team to travel to Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake. Ingram reminded the campers that God brings beauty out of ashes, and one form of that beauty is that more than 85,000 Haitians have accepted Christ since the earthquake.
A slide show of photos demonstrated the devastation by comparing pre-earthquake conditions with images of the destruction. After campers learned about the water wells the relief teams built, they had a chance to use the same tools that the relief teams used. The Haitian wells are drilled about 50 feet into the ground and with the rocky soil at CrossTimbers, the campers did not reach any water, but they had a great time digging.
Ingram also shared that relief teams are still building houses in Haiti. The blocks are delivered to the site and locals are paid to lay the blocks prior to the arrival of disaster relief volunteers. The disaster relief teams make the tin roofs and two windows per home. In most cases, the teams are able to build a complete 10-foot-by-20-foot house in one day. The campers also had the opportunity to lay bricks on a concrete slab to experience how the disaster relief homes are built in Haiti.
At the conclusion of Camp Week 10, Mark Jones, childhood ministry specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and program director of CrossTimbers announced that the Camp Weeks 1-10 raised $2,220.75 for Haiti, which was enough to build a house. The missions offering going toward Sunday School materials for the Convention's partnership in Mexico to-date is $2,017.71 with the total offering of Camp Weeks 1-11 totaling $4,427.71. The gifts of children are making an impact around the globe.
During the mission lesson on East Asia, campers heard from Raley*, an international student who now lives in Oklahoma. Raley became a Christian while pursuing undergraduate studies and quickly began sharing with others about her new life in Christ and began a house church. Then she moved to Oklahoma for graduate studies, but did not leave her mission behind in her homeland.
Raley taught the students characters in her written language and they got to practice writing them on chalk boards, watch clips from a worship service in a house church, taste tea and eat rice with chop sticks.
Campers aren't the only ones who are encouraged during the weeks at camp. Before each new set of campers arrive, Jones leads a devotional, training his staffers with the Word and ending the time in prayer for each other and the new campers. Before Week 11 began, Jones led the staff through Luke 14:27 highlighting that to take up your cross, you must deny yourself.
"Once you are carrying your cross and following Him, you will hunger and thirst after Him," Jones explained.
Although the primary goal of CrossTimbers is to educate, equip and engage children in a missions lifestyle through the camping experience, the students have opportunities to relax and just act like kids. Each night they experience "Tribal Chaos," which can include a game called "Organized Chaos," water games or any other crazy game the staff can come up with. Campers have the opportunity to enjoy archery, shooting BB guns, swimming, high and low ropes courses and recreational games like human foosball.
Campers who attend CrossTimbers are taught about who Jesus is and how to share Him in their city, state, nation and to the ends of the Earth. For more information about CrossTimbers Mission Adventure camp, visit www.bgco.org/ministries/crosstimbers or call 405/942-3000, ext. 4662.
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Author: Hillary Glaze
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Individuals served by YMOW now receive meals planned and prepared by healthcare professionals from Michigan Medicine.
Michigan Medicine has been preparing meals for clients of Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels since 1976. Alison Foreman, executive director of YMOW, said she is excited that Ypsilanti clients will now receive the same delicious, high-quality meals as their neighbors to the west.
"We are thrilled to partner with Michigan Medicine to provide the homebound residents of Ypsilanti high-quality, tasty and nutritious meals," Foreman said. "Our clients in Ypsilanti will now enjoy the same meals that clients of Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels have enjoyed for decades."
Foreman said many clients will also enjoy the added option of a vegetarian meal. Along with a daily hot meal and a chilled meal for the evening, clients of YMOW also can look forward to special holiday meals on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
"By providing meals for YMOW clients, Michigan Medicine's Patient Food and Nutrition Services (PFANS) department will improve access to good tasting, attractive, nutritious meals that improve their health and well-being," said Kit Werner, director of Patient Food and Nutrition Services at Michigan Medicine.
"Through this incredible partnership, we are able to increase our community services footprint when it comes to food insecurity. Meal deliveries also provide social contact to a vulnerable population. Through YMOW's delivery of our nutritious and delicious meals, we minimize the effects of isolation, which may reduce the risk of depression in older adults," Werner said.
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Angel Time is a unique story of redemption. Toby O�Dare, a cold-blooded killer, is solicited by an angel of Heaven to put his skills to holy use.�After we are introduced to Toby�s present life from his first-person perspective, his tragic past is explained from the perspective of his guardian angel Malchiah.�Malchiah�s affinity for Toby challenges the human assumption that angels are merely unfeeling operatives performing their duty.�Once it is revealed how Toby has turned from a brilliant and compassionate young boy to an assassin, the narrative takes up where it left off � just after Malchiah has startled Toby with his presence and an�extension of God�s mercy.
The depth of Toby�s characterization drew me to him immediately.�The struggle with his past, present, and potential identity made his every action and decision a moment of suspense.
In this odd but pleasing mix of the paranormal and the historical, we are also acquainted with 13th Century England where oppressive laws and virulent lies threaten the Jews� existence.�Mrs. Rice clearly possesses an important understanding and appreciation of the�Jews and their�remarkable contributions�to the very societies that have persecuted them.�As with her other novels, her careful scholarship ensures historical accuracy even while she weaves an arresting plot with realistic and engaging characters.
This novel is, most importantly, a spiritual one.�I was moved by its illustration of God�s grace and the supernatural activity of His kingdom.�I�eagerly await the next novel in the Toby O'Dare series!


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If you owned a GameCube at any time during your life, then it's safe to say there were probably a few party games in your collection. Everyone loves an exciting mini-game to compete in against friends, which is what party franchises like Mario Party have brought to the table for years. With so many great options to choose from, there was never a shortage of games to play for fans of the genre. Since some games were much better than others, we've decided to rank the best GameCube party games of all time.
This list will feature the most popular and best selling party games that were released for GameCube. While many of these games were console exclusive, we're allowing non-exclusives to be a part of the list as well. Games on this poll include Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 4.


According to him, his wish is that when he dies a united front of entertainers will attend his funeral in order to make him rest in peace.
Daddy Lumba made this known in a video sighted by MyNewsGh.com on Adom Fm Facebook page.
Daddy Lumba who has been credited for several hit songs in the country mentioned that he is aware the current generation has several good musicians but what is needed at the moment is unity because without it they can never excel at what they do.
Daddy Lumba called for new artistes who are making waves to humble themselves and learn more in order for them to stay relevant in the music industry for long.
He thanked Ghanaians for their support throughout his stay in the music industry.


Riptide ukuleles are fairly new on the scene. They are made by Boulder Creek Guitars (in China).
Their most obvious feature is the oddly placed soundholes – one in the top corner of the soundboard and one on the side. The one on the soundboard is presumably to make way for some fancy bracing on the inside (they boast about the suspended bracing system on their guitars but their ukes don't seem to feature this). The one on the side lets the player hear more clearly what the sound coming out of the ukulele actually is. What you hear when you're playing can be quite different from what the audience hears – to get a better idea, stand right in front of a wall and play.
musicguymic checks out the Boulder Creek Riptide tenor ukulele.
Played one in a guitar shop today and fell in love. I ended up playing it for about an hour, getting funny, yet impressed looks from the guys that worked there. My next uke purchase: RipTide UC-5NS.
just bought a tenor riptide uke. I love it! it is solid wood (sprouse on top, rosewood on the back) and has beautiful inlay. The sound is incredible. I usually go for the soprano or concert size, but i love the tone of this ukulele!!!
just bought Riptide UC-2N Solid spruce top. The sound so clear and I love it!!!.
One of the best deals in a solid spruce top. It has much better tone and sustain the other ukes I've played or tested in this price range. I don't have much experience on ukulele yet, but I've played piano for over 40 years, and my ears are not completely shot yet. I will say that the RipTides seem to sound better to the player than to the audience, due to the weird sound port proportions. Strings were high; needed a setup.
The EUC-2N Riptide Tenor is one of the best acoustic sounding Ukulele I have a played.
Plug the electrical connection to my digital wireless system and I got 7-9 metres of freedom without any cables from the ukulele.
I've been playing rosewood Martin guitars with spruce tops for fifty years. When it came time to look for a ukelele, one that could project and blossom, I went for that familiar classical formula. This EUC-2N Riptide tenor was the loudest and best sustained uke out of fifty others, including Lanakais, Cordobas, and twelve other makers. It was superior to a huge Lanakai baritone! I bought it at Sam Ash in Palatine, Illinois and paid $40 more for it than I could have on ebay because I have to play a musical instrument before I even consider buying it, and because I want to keep American retail alive, even when they're selling Chinese goods. Unplugged, this little uke sounded better than all the rest. I scooped it up without a case. I love the darned thing.
This is my first uke. My family gave me the money to get the one I wanted for my birthday. I chose a Riptide eut5ns. I actually spoke to Mike Shellhammer, the designer of these instruments and he told me he likes the laminate instruments better because he can make the tops thinner, and therefore more resonant and stable. I love it! It sounds rich and full. I'm tempted to get a second one, with low G tuning. Yes, the action could most certainly be lower, but it's not horible, and the uke will be awesome when I have an adjustment done.
I bought a beautiful riptide concert ukulele in November and am a member of a 200 strong uke club that meets fortnightly to play. Mine looks and sounds one of the best there. The shell inlay is so beautiful around the edges and sound holes and the word riptide is set in shell too. The sound is amazing. I would highly recommend this uke to anyone.
I have to admit I love it so much that I have on occasion played late into the night and kissed it before going to bed. I've never loved a musical instrument like this one.
I am a realtor and the sound is so good I take it to open home inspections and play until buyers walk in to view the property then I stop playing and get many comments that the people thought it was a cd playing – you don't get that sort of robust sound from many other ukes. Buy this and you will never be disappointed.
I bought a RipTide soprano as my first uke a few months ago and I think its fantastic….really good value for money. Now that its been played a while the sound has really mellowed and it stays in tune really well. I like the fact that the sound comes up to the player so that I can hear all my mistakes! I'm now absolutely hooked on ukes!
One thing that I think should be mentioned about the Riptide is this… The soundhole on the side of the instrument can be an issue for a female player. My dad and I both tried this uke (I actually did buy it) and I noticed that when he was playing it, it was much louder than when I was. Why? Because if you're a woman, your chest is very likely to block that side soundhole!! So for the last couple of days (since I bought it), I've been trying to find a position where that doesn't happen. Not so easy. Be aware ladies.
I bought mine for Christmas. I liked the UC11NS the first time I saw it (probably because it was different). I went to the store probably 4-5 times before buying it. I really like the wood grain and the sound. There is a slight issue with the glue joint down the center where they booked the wood. Near the bottom it appears they were light on the glue and about one inch did not get glued. There is no vibration yet, if the wood wasn't so unique on this particular one I would have exchanged it already. Great looks, great sound and seems easy to play!
Went into Guitar Center to buy a strap, can out with a UC-11NS Acacia Concert Ukulele. Played guitar for a while, this is my first uke. Looks and sounds stunning, I got one that has a blonde streak where it was quartersawn, so I have a beautiful 1 1/4″ streak down the center of the uke. Needs a slight set up, but even as is plays nice, and sounds wonderful! Couldn't be happier!
After trying a bunch of different ukuleles I settled on a Rip Tide as being the best sounding. I got a UC11NS. It is also the best looking. Win!!!
They had a beautiful, dark wood one with pickup, but it had a string buzz from the pickup on one string. Watch out for that.
I wish Rip Tide would add their suspended bracing and a strengthening rod to the ukuleles. I'd like to be able to have pins added for a guitar type strap.
Anyway, this is a beautiful looking and sounding uke and I'm really happy with it.
I recently bought the Riptide Concert Solid Top with the gloss finish and I'm absolutely in love with it. It plays, sounds, and looks amazing. There was no need to adjust anything for it was perfectly set up. Great price for a great ukulele. I recommend it to anyone who's a serious ukulele player.
Liked my first Riptide so much I wound up buying a second! Purchased the Riptide UC-11NS Acacia Concert Ukulele, abalone inlays, a streak of blond heartwood down the middle making it look even more dramatic, went back in for a book, the EUT-5NS Tenor Acoustic-Electric Ukulele, with satin mahogany finish, happened to be on sale. Great tone, fit and finish are good, great ukes for the price! My only quibble is that one of the nuts holding the tuners down was loose, so it rattled; tightened it down, it's been perfect ever since. Very happy with both!
I recently bought a Riptide EUB-5NS baritone as my first uke. I'm a former bass player who has switched over because of arthritis and nerve issues reducing my hand strength.
I like this instrument a lot – it projects well at all-acoustic gigs, and plays quite well in tune for having a non-compensated bridge.
I have had a couple of minor issues related to the pickup system. First-the cable from the piezo under-saddle pickup seems to also be made of the same piezo coax. When I first started using the uke, this was touching the top slightly and this made a buzzing sound. I wrapped a small piece of foam around the cable and that fixed it.
The other issue is that the first string isn't getting picked up through the system very much. I've written to the manufacturer for advice on this.
Overall, I'm pleased with it, and I feel it is well worth its (modest) price.
Have had my riptide for just over year now and its by far the best uke I have ever played.the sound quality is great and the deign is new nd unique the 18 fret fret board is wide spaced and perfect for tabs even though the uke is a concert.
Last year my 23 year-old daughter finally decided to actually take up an instrument, and decided on the uke. She was moving 1000 miles away soon, so we went to Sam Asch to get her one. She chose a Riptide, mostly because it was unique looking. I checked it out for her and it sounded quite fine. One year, and 3 continents later she is back in Philadelphia, having made friends the world over by playing with strangers. The tone complements her voice, projects well outdoors, and the instrument stays in tune despite travel conditions. She played at my recent wedding, partly because the soundhole enabled her to hearher playing better and she was able to adjust her singing. I played it last night and the tone seems to have improved with age. Highly recommended, especially for newer ukeists and travel.
After using the EUT-2N tenor ukulele electric pickup for less than 2 years, I discover to my dismay the pickup does not work anymore, after replacing 2 packs of the button batteries. I have to go back to the shop that I purchase from… that means I have to leave my ukulele there for a while. I am also not sure how much that gonna cost me. If it is too exp, I will dunk my ukulele and replaced with other more reliable uke.
Sorry riptide for this negative comments.
I bought my Tenor uke at the Hawi Gallery in Hawaii about 3 years ago. I play accoustically and also drop a small mic in the sound hole and play with an amp sometimes. I love this little uke and so does everyone who picks it up and plays it. It has a full bodied, warm sound. I play mostly blues with full bands, so I am now looking for an electric tenor so I can get more volume. I have traveled a lot with this uke and it keeps tuned, even after airplane hell. I really like the simple unadorned finish because it is getting prettier as it ages. I play almost every day, it being my favorite instrument.
I bought a Riptide Tenor from Guitar Center in Tulsa OK and really loved it. However, I went to visit my niece and nephew up in Nebraska and after hearing and playing the Ukulele i ended up giving it to them. Now I have to buy another one.


Migos member Offset was arrested after a traffic stop in Jonesboro at approximately 3 p.m. Friday.
The rapper was pulled over in a 2014 Porche 911 Carerra after performing what Clayton County Police deemed an improper lane change at Upper Riverdale Road and Tara Boulevard.
The mug shot of Migos' Offset, legally known as Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
Offset, legally known as Kiari Kendrell Cephus, 26,was traveling with his bodyguard, Senay Gezahgn.
Offset has been charged with an improper lane change, possession of marijuana (less than an ounce), possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. He's out on bond, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office confirmed.


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Een droogbos is een bebost ecosysteem dat voorkomt in tropische gebieden waar sprake is van een duidelijk droog en nat seizoen. Dit bostype komt onder meer voor langs de Pacifische kust van Midden-Amerika, het noorden van Zuid-Amerika, India en oostelijke delen van Indonesië.

De droogbossen verschillen naast de hoeveelheid neerslag ook in opbouw van de regenwouden. In het regenwoud staan de bomen dicht op elkaar met een grotendeels gesloten bladerdak als gevolg, terwijl in het droogbos minder bomen staan waardoor zonlicht kan doordringen tussen de bomen met een dichtere begroeiing met struiken, kruidachtige planten en grassen als gevolg. Droogbossen vormen de overgang tussen de regenwouden en de savannes.

Tijdens de droge periode verliezen veel van de bomen en struiken in het droogbos hun bladeren. Afhankelijk van het seizoen zijn de bossen droog, dor en kaal, in volle bloei met gele, witte of roze bloesem of juist uitbundig groen. De bomen worden gemiddeld niet hoger dan vijftien meter. De planten zijn aangepast aan lange perioden van droogte en warmte. Om verdamping te beperken bezitten tal van planten aangepaste bladeren met een uiterst klein oppervlak.

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Moessonwoud

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