The next neigborhood walk is scheduled for this Saturday. I'll be sharing some recent insights about homesteading success stories in the neighborhood. If Coe Place, Artspace or some of the streets just East of Main Street have captured your attention recently come on over and spend an hour learning about this emerging neighborhood.
Here's this Fall's slide show. Or see all the pics at once - Walking around Artspace on flickr.
Here's the schedule for the rest of 2008, rain or shine. Meet-up is at the Sonice Cafe at 9am right across from Artspace. Here's the map.
While walking around the construction site at City Honors the other day, I noticed that the first of two new structures, the new natatorium, is slowly taking shape on the what was once the school's front lawn. This 40m renovation project is part of the larger one billion dollar Joint School Reconstruction Project, the largest construction project in the City's history - ever.
LPCiminelli is the lead developer for the city wide project. They're keeping track of progress at City Honors - here. I'll be adding pics to this - City Honors - flickr series on a regular basis in the weeks and months ahead.
If you're a current City Honors student or graduate I'd like to know your thoughts about this project.
Check out the City Honors archive for additional information.
Here's the latest e-newsletter - October 2008 - from George Grasser and Partners for a Livable Western New York. I've archived previous issues here.
The Buffalo 'sphere has taken shape over the past few years and reflects growing integration and non-heirarchical ways of reaching and connecting people. While Buffalo Rising and the family of blogs under the WNYmedia.net banner continue to set the pace, there a number of unexpected and welcome surprises that surface. I mentioned Buffalo Ideas last month and have just learned about Inviting Buffalo. The newest addition to the local 'sphere comes from City Hall and is maintained by the Department of Economic Development.
A recent post features a news item from Buffalo First.
Buffalo First will distribute a Local Coupon Book mid-November. The book's purpose is to root more dollars in the local economy (one dollar spent locally gets re-spent three times more than if it were spent at a chain), make local purchasing more affordable and educate the public about making more responsible purchasing decisions - read the rest.
This is about the coolest thing I've seen from City Hall. No comments yet in any of the posts. So, check it out and add it to your daily list of local sites.
I had the opportunity yesterday to talk with Elizabeth Huckabone, President of Belmont Shelter, about a number of issues impacting the immediate neighborhood around Artspace. I'd stopped in to check out the various displays that were being set up for tomorrow evening's neighborhood summit meeting - details here.
'the future of housing' to see what the evening's conversations included.
I encourage everyone who is interested in the area that's historicially known as the Hamlin Park, Cold Springs and Masten Park to attend this important and unique meeting. A number of City officials, BERC and LISC as well as Rev. Stenhouse will be addressing a number of important issues that are crucial to this neighborhood's longterm revival.
Coe Place is the most historically and urbanistically significant street in the Midtown neighborhood. At one time a brick pedestrian pathway, converted to a residential street by a quixotic nineteenth-century skating rink operator, Coe Place is a charming, very narrow street, originally no more than fifteen feet wide, lined with a collection of close-knit Queen Anne-style houses whose singular attributes are unmatched anywhere else in Buffalo.
Here a few additional pics of yesterday's planning posters. Make sure to check out the neighborhood's Cultural Assets that Chuck LaChiusa and the Landmark Society have compiled.
I received the following video this week as a local response to the Wall Street bailout and the mortage foreclosure crisis.
I'd like to know what you think and how fixBuffalo readers view the current financial crisis. How will this impact exisiting demographic trends in the future?
Video credit - Michela and Eric.
I met a few fixBuffalo readers on Saturday for another walk around the Artspace neighborhood. We stopped here on Coe Place and admired the renovation that's happening on one of the East side's most unique streets.
After examining the rapidly deteriorating St. Vincent's Orphan Home on the corner of Ellicott and Riley, we ended the hour long walk behind Artspace talking about the project's impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
I'll keep track of my Saturday morning pics - Walking around Artspace - and update this series every two weeks.


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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
© 2022 MARVEL © 2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Inc. PC version by Nixxes Software BV. Software subject to license: https://www.playstation.com/legal/op-eula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.playstation.com/legal/privacy-policy/ WARNING: IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF EPILEPSY OR SEIZURES, CONSULT A DOCTOR BEFORE USE. CERTAIN PATTERNS MAY TRIGGER SEIZURES WITH NO PRIOR HISTORY. BEFORE USING AND FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY WARNINGS https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/health-warning/
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Q: JGraphT: Stack overflow error with Liao Wong longest path algorithm? I'm trying to implement a longest path algorithm in Java with jGraphT, but i get an java.lang.StackOverflowError when i compile. The error message point to the line where i copy the graph and to the line where the method calls itself inside the algorithm. The algorithm description i use is here Liao Wong longest path at page 11.
Where and what have i done wrong?
import org.jgrapht.*;
import org.jgrapht.graph.*;
import java.util.*;

public class LongestPath {
    private DirectedWeightedMultigraph<Vertice, DefaultWeightedEdge> graph;
    private double product;
    private ArrayList<DefaultWeightedEdge> edges;

    public LongestPath(DirectedWeightedMultigraph<Vertice, DefaultWeightedEdge> theGraph) {
        this.graph = theGraph;
        this.product = 1.0;
        this.edges = new ArrayList<DefaultWeightedEdge>();
    }

    public ArrayList<DefaultWeightedEdge> liaoWongLongestPath(Vertice source) {
        DirectedWeightedMultigraph<Vertice, DefaultWeightedEdge> copyGraph =     (DirectedWeightedMultigraph<Vertice, DefaultWeightedEdge>) graph.clone();
        boolean flag;

        for (int j = 1;j <= (copyGraph.edgeSet().size() + 1);j++) {

            edges = this.liaoWongLongestPath(source);

            flag = true;

            for (DefaultWeightedEdge dwe : edges) {

                if (copyGraph.getEdgeWeight(copyGraph.getEdge(source, copyGraph.getEdgeTarget(dwe))) < (copyGraph.getEdgeWeight(copyGraph.getEdge(source, copyGraph.getEdgeSource(dwe))) + copyGraph.getEdge(copyGraph.getEdgeSource(dwe), copyGraph.getEdgeTarget(dwe)).getWeight())) {
                    //product = (copyGraph.getEdgeWeight(copyGraph.getEdge(source, copyGraph.getEdgeSource(dwe))) * copyGraph.getEdge(copyGraph.getEdgeSource(dwe), copyGraph.getEdgeTarget(dwe)).getWeight());
                    flag = false;
                    boolean status = edges.add(copyGraph.getEdge(source, copyGraph.getEdgeTarget(dwe)));
                }
            }
            if (flag) {
                System.out.println("Product: " + product + ".");
                return edges;
            }
        }

        return edges;
    }
}

A: You do a recursive call in your code and you do a copy of the whole graph in each iteration. This is very expensive and in general this will lead to a Stack overflow exception. Try to remove the recursive complexity of this program and/or reuse the graph (you might want to use the MaskSubgraph class).
Please also have a look at this: What is a StackOverflowError?

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Quick links... Coronavirus Coronavirus Map Coronavirus Vaccine Coronavirus Tracker
Louisiana zoo begins vaccinating animals against COVID, starting with gorillas and orangutans
Gerald Herbert/AP
FILE - Picture of western lowland gorillas Tumani and Okpara at the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
By: KATC Staff and Scripps National
Audubon Zoo's gorillas and orangutans are in the process of receiving their first dose of the animal COVID-19 vaccine.
According to Audubon Nature Institute's website, Audubon also plans to vaccinate cats and mustelids such as otters at Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in its next series of vaccinations.
The company Zoetis is donating more than 11,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to help protect the health and well-being of more than 100 mammalian species living in nearly 70 zoos as well as more than a dozen conservatories, sanctuaries, academic institutions, and government organizations located in 27 states.
According to CBS News, the zoo joins a list of other zoos and aquariums across the U.S. vaccinating its animals against COVID-19.
The new vaccine has been authorized for use on a case-by-case basis by the United States Department of Agriculture and the appropriate state veterinarians.
"It's very important to us to protect our animals against COVID-19 and the Delta variant," said Audubon's Senior Veterinarian Bob MacLean. "We have been evaluating the scientific literature on animal susceptibility throughout the pandemic, and we are eager to protect our animals."
Zoetis' research and development team, headquartered in Michigan, applied decades of experience developing other coronavirus vaccines for cats, dogs, poultry, and cattle.
Zoetis' COVID-19 vaccine is uniquely formulated for animal species and does not pull from the doses available to humans, the website states.
"Although there are no long-term studies since the virus emerged less than two years ago, development studies by Zoetis demonstrated the vaccine to be safe and have a reasonable expectation of efficacy in mounting an immune response in animals," said MacLean.
All the animals receiving the vaccine at the Zoo and Aquarium voluntarily participate in their health care through positive reinforcement training and are not put under anesthesia to receive their vaccination.
They have been trained to sit, stand, or present their bodies during regular health checks by the animal care and veterinary staff, according to Audubon Nature Institute.
Animal care staff working near animals most susceptible to the virus have been following strict PPE protocols since the start of the pandemic.
Giraffe feeds, otter feeds, and other close encounter guest opportunities at the Zoo have been paused as a precautionary measure for animal safety.
"This proactive measure is an additional layer of protection. The health of the animals in our care, staff, and guests is our top priority," MacLean said.
The State of Michigan's coronavirus page The CDC's coronavirus page The World Health Organization's coronavirus page
Global Coronavirus Tracker:
See map here
Data from The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.


Secure Trading/acquiring.com's payment gateway and merchant acquiring services have been called on by new online sports betting company Bet600.
LONDON, November 28th: Secure Trading Group announced today that it has added a new and ambitious online sportsbook to its growing gaming vertical. Bet600, only recently fully licensed in the UK and regulated by the Gambling Commission, sought out Secure Trading Group's essential payments experience in the sector for a consolidated payments ecosystem well-equipped for new online sportsbooks. Secure Trading will provide Bet600's payment gateway, meanwhile ST Group's acquirer, acquiring.com, will provide merchant services.
Bet600 are powered by the FSB Technology platform, whose sportsbook solutions are focused on customer relationship management and sleek user experiences. Secure Trading's payment services complement this outlook, favouring simplicity and speed when it comes to pay-ins and pay-outs, widely considered the number one concern for online gamblers when it comes to payments.
Plans to develop the relationship between Bet600 and Secure Trading are currently on the drawing board as Bet600 continues to grow and looks to open further operations outside of mainland UK.


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"The House of Representatives, in some respects, I think, is the most peculiar assemblage in the world," Speaker Joe Cannon of Illinois once observed. Behind the legislation and procedure, House Members and staff have produced their own institutional history and heritage. Our blog, Whereas: Stories from the People's House, tells their stories.
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New branding with a wordmark-based logo reflects the strong reputation that PPRI has built in Vancouver and across the country. By enhancing the public-facing persona of this non-profit, fundraising charity, PPRI is equipped to continue its urgent and highly personal fight against a devastating disease.
The Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute (PPRI) is a non-profit fundraising charity that supports ground-breaking research conducted at UBC's Pacific Parkinson Research Centre.
While the Institute has a committed base of donors and funded scientists, the organization needed a new brand to reflect its strong community reputation – which includes low administration costs and highly effective research activities. For the PPRI team, the fight against this disease is both personal and urgent; it was time to enhance their public-facing persona.
After a series of stakeholder interviews and discussions, we developed a comprehensive brand questionnaire that uncovered PPRI's core mission. We also conducted a global competitive analysis and held an interactive discovery session to learn how the PPRI team wanted to express their mandate, their fundraising work, and how they bridge cutting-edge science and community participation.
It became clear to our team that the brand should be a wordmark, instead of an image-based logo. We integrated precise fonts, colours, sizes, and spacing to balance approachability with structured, world-class innovation. The design is solid without feeling stuffy.
Instead of using stock images, we shot original photography and video footage to authentically reflect the important, day-to-day research work occurring at the Pacific Parkinson Research Centre.
Once the brand was finalized, we extended it to business cards, digital presentations, videos and a new website. The organization now has clean, consistent collateral that's appropriate for every situation.


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The Bucks' Khris Middleton Holds a Rather Awkward G-League Record
by Rick Thomas on April 10, 2020
Before the coronavirus derailed the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks put together a dominant season. Through 65 games, the team had a 53-12 record and an impressive +11.2 point differential. While Giannis Antetokounmpo got the lion's share of the credit for the' success, forward Khris Middleton also made a huge impact.
In fact, Middleton was on course to have a career year. Of course, not all of his accomplishments are brag-worthy. Let's look at Middleton's recent success, as well the somewhat awkward G-League record he set during the 2019 season.
Khris Middleton's recent success
The Detroit Pistons' selected Middleton with the 39th pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, only to trade him to Milwaukee the following year. Those first few years with the Bucks were a little uneven for Middleton, though he continued to make incremental progress. He missed a large part of the 2016-2017 season with a hamstring injury.
Things started to click during the 2017-2018 season. Middleton had the best scoring season of his career, at 20.1 points per game. The 2018-2019 season, saw his scoring average tail off slightly, although his three-point shooting went from 35.9% to 37.8%. Likewise, his rebounding and assist numbers also went up.
The 2019-2020 season has seen Middleton reach new peaks in virtual all areas of his game. He's averaging a career high 21.1 points per game, to go along with 6.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He's also shooting a blistering 41.8% from three-point range. As things stand right now, Middleton is just one shot shy of becoming a member of the elite 50/40/90 club. And he would be only the fifth member to earn that honor while scoring more than 20 points per game.
Middleton's embarassing G League record
Khris Middleton reacts after being called for a foul | Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
Middleton's recent accomplishments are more impressive when you realize he spent a brief period playing in the G League. That stint — three games, to be specific — came in his rookie season with the Pistons. In December 2012, Middleton spent a week playing with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
The small forward/shooting guard's display during those three games was fine, if not particularly spectacular. He averaged 11 points, 7.7 rebounds, and three assists per game before the Pistons called him back up to the NBA. Little did Middleton know those three games would lead to a somewhat awkward G League record.
This record didn't happen until the 2018-19 season when Middleton made his first All-Star team. That selection made Middleton the first G League alumnus to ever become an NBA All-Star. It's an exciting feat, but quite a leap from one to the other.
Middleton's career moving forward
At first glance, Middleton's record isn't the kind of thing most NBA players would be especially proud of. Yet on a personal level, it surely has a lot of meaning to Middleton, since it embodies his work ethic and relentless self-belief. In that regard, the record also functions as a huge inspiration for other G League players now playing in the NBA.
"It's pretty cool that you put it like that," Middleton said, according to Forbes, when a journalist pointed out that his record could have a huge impact on aspiring G Leaguers.
For Middleton's sake, of course, those years of struggle and perseverance are a thing of the past. It's virtually unthinkable that he would ever spend time in the G League again in his career. Instead, it's far more likely he will continue to make All-Star appearances and set records of a far less awkward nature.


In the heart of fashionable Back Bay, adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Boylston Street, one block from the Hynes Convention Center, Prudential Center and Copley Place. L'Espalier is walking distance to Symphony Hall, Berklee Performance Center and major colleges and universities.
Sophisticated and modern New England-French cuisine, with an emphasis on artisanal and New England ingredients.
The restaurant is available for private events.
We do not currently offer valet parking at L'Espalier. If you choose to valet elsewhere, or park at the Prudential or other garage, just show us your ticket and we will be pleased to deduct $18 from your dinner to subsidize your parking.


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package org.apache.flink.table.plan.nodes.physical.stream

import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.operators.KeyedProcessOperator
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.transformations.OneInputTransformation
import org.apache.flink.table.api.{StreamTableEnvironment, TableConfigOptions, TableException}
import org.apache.flink.table.dataformat.BaseRow
import org.apache.flink.table.plan.nodes.exec.{ExecNode, StreamExecNode}
import org.apache.flink.table.plan.rules.physical.stream.StreamExecRetractionRules
import org.apache.flink.table.plan.util.KeySelectorUtil
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.bundle.KeyedMapBundleOperator
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.bundle.trigger.CountBundleTrigger
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.deduplicate.{DeduplicateKeepFirstRowFunction, DeduplicateKeepLastRowFunction, MiniBatchDeduplicateKeepFirstRowFunction, MiniBatchDeduplicateKeepLastRowFunction}
import org.apache.flink.table.typeutils.BaseRowTypeInfo
import org.apache.calcite.plan.{RelOptCluster, RelTraitSet}
import org.apache.calcite.rel.`type`.RelDataType
import org.apache.calcite.rel.{RelNode, RelWriter, SingleRel}
import java.util

import org.apache.flink.api.dag.Transformation

import scala.collection.JavaConversions._

/**
  * Stream physical RelNode which deduplicate on keys and keeps only first row or last row.
  * This node is an optimization of [[StreamExecRank]] for some special cases.
  * Compared to [[StreamExecRank]], this node could use mini-batch and access less state.
  * <p>NOTES: only supports sort on proctime now, sort on rowtime will not translated into
  * StreamExecDeduplicate node.
  */
class StreamExecDeduplicate(
    cluster: RelOptCluster,
    traitSet: RelTraitSet,
    inputRel: RelNode,
    uniqueKeys: Array[Int],
    keepLastRow: Boolean)
  extends SingleRel(cluster, traitSet, inputRel)
  with StreamPhysicalRel
  with StreamExecNode[BaseRow] {

  def getUniqueKeys: Array[Int] = uniqueKeys

  override def producesUpdates: Boolean = keepLastRow

  override def needsUpdatesAsRetraction(input: RelNode): Boolean = true

  override def consumesRetractions: Boolean = true

  override def producesRetractions: Boolean = false

  override def requireWatermark: Boolean = false

  override def deriveRowType(): RelDataType = getInput.getRowType

  override def copy(traitSet: RelTraitSet, inputs: util.List[RelNode]): RelNode = {
    new StreamExecDeduplicate(
      cluster,
      traitSet,
      inputs.get(0),
      uniqueKeys,
      keepLastRow)
  }

  override def explainTerms(pw: RelWriter): RelWriter = {
    val fieldNames = getRowType.getFieldNames
    super.explainTerms(pw)
      .item("keepLastRow", keepLastRow)
      .item("key", uniqueKeys.map(fieldNames.get).mkString(", "))
      .item("order", "PROCTIME")
  }

  //~ ExecNode methods -----------------------------------------------------------

  override def getInputNodes: util.List[ExecNode[StreamTableEnvironment, _]] = {
    List(getInput.asInstanceOf[ExecNode[StreamTableEnvironment, _]])
  }

  override def replaceInputNode(
      ordinalInParent: Int,
      newInputNode: ExecNode[StreamTableEnvironment, _]): Unit = {
    replaceInput(ordinalInParent, newInputNode.asInstanceOf[RelNode])
  }

  override protected def translateToPlanInternal(
      tableEnv: StreamTableEnvironment): Transformation[BaseRow] = {

    val inputIsAccRetract = StreamExecRetractionRules.isAccRetract(getInput)

    if (inputIsAccRetract) {
      throw new TableException("Deduplicate doesn't support retraction input stream currently.")
    }

    val inputTransform = getInputNodes.get(0).translateToPlan(tableEnv)
      .asInstanceOf[Transformation[BaseRow]]

    val rowTypeInfo = inputTransform.getOutputType.asInstanceOf[BaseRowTypeInfo]
    val generateRetraction = StreamExecRetractionRules.isAccRetract(this)
    val tableConfig = tableEnv.getConfig
    val isMiniBatchEnabled = tableConfig.getConf.getLong(
      TableConfigOptions.SQL_EXEC_MINIBATCH_ALLOW_LATENCY) > 0
    val operator = if (isMiniBatchEnabled) {
      val exeConfig = tableEnv.execEnv.getConfig
      val rowSerializer = rowTypeInfo.createSerializer(exeConfig)
      val processFunction = if (keepLastRow) {
        new MiniBatchDeduplicateKeepLastRowFunction(rowTypeInfo, generateRetraction, rowSerializer)
      } else {
        new MiniBatchDeduplicateKeepFirstRowFunction(rowSerializer)
      }
      val trigger = new CountBundleTrigger[BaseRow](
        tableConfig.getConf.getLong(TableConfigOptions.SQL_EXEC_MINIBATCH_SIZE))
      new KeyedMapBundleOperator(
        processFunction,
        trigger)
    } else {
      val minRetentionTime = tableConfig.getMinIdleStateRetentionTime
      val maxRetentionTime = tableConfig.getMaxIdleStateRetentionTime
      val processFunction = if (keepLastRow) {
        new DeduplicateKeepLastRowFunction(minRetentionTime, maxRetentionTime, rowTypeInfo,
          generateRetraction)
      } else {
        new DeduplicateKeepFirstRowFunction(minRetentionTime, maxRetentionTime)
      }
      new KeyedProcessOperator[BaseRow, BaseRow, BaseRow](processFunction)
    }
    val ret = new OneInputTransformation(
      inputTransform,
      getOperatorName,
      operator,
      rowTypeInfo,
      getResource.getParallelism)

    if (getResource.getMaxParallelism > 0) {
      ret.setMaxParallelism(getResource.getMaxParallelism)
    }

    val selector = KeySelectorUtil.getBaseRowSelector(uniqueKeys, rowTypeInfo)
    ret.setStateKeySelector(selector)
    ret.setStateKeyType(selector.getProducedType)
    ret
  }

  private def getOperatorName: String = {
    val fieldNames = getRowType.getFieldNames
    val keyNames = uniqueKeys.map(fieldNames.get).mkString(", ")
    s"${if (keepLastRow) "keepLastRow" else "KeepFirstRow"}" +
      s": (key: ($keyNames), select: (${fieldNames.mkString(", ")}), order: (PROCTIME)"
  }

}

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Quests: Rune Mysteries, Druidic Ritual and Shilo Village.
Skills: Level 25 Crafting, Level 18 Herblore, Level 36 Agility, Level 30 Smithing, ability to kill a level 92 demon.
2 antique genie lamps. Rub these lamps to get 10000 experience in a skill of your choice, as long as it's above level 30. You can use them both on the same skill if you want.
A key ring, able to hold all your keys and get them into 1 inventory/bank space.
The new gnome glider route to Feldip Hills.
Ability to make Guthix Rest.
Ability to craft a pot lid.
Tea respawns near the druids. You can also buy it from the tea seller in eastern Varrock or from the Culinaromancer's Chest in Lumbridge Castle's kitchen cellar.
The antique genie lamps cannot be banked.
There is a chisel and a hammer respawn at in Wizard Cromperty's house.
The lamps work just like genie lamps, except they give 10,000 experience to the skills you choose. Note that the lamps will only work on skills that are at least Level 30 and cannot be banked!
The key ring is a very convenient item. It clears out some of your bank by allowing you to store all your important keys on it. Quest keys that are meant to be used only once cannot be added to it, but a key given as a reward for a quest can be added. Eligible keys include: Brass key, Battered key, Crystal-mine key, Dusty key, Phoenix Gang weapons store Key, Maze key, Metal key, Shiny key, and Wrought iron key.
You can use the arrows to scroll through the keys, and if you wish to remove a key to use it, simply select "Remove this key". It is also possible to just Use the keyring on the relevant door (without removing the key from it). If you lose the key ring, you can buy a new one for 500gp, but it will not include any keys.


Debt management is one of the programs that will automatically provide you with a plan to organize your payments. Theirs is called a debt management plan. This is the plan that will contain your proposed lower monthly contribution to the creditor. After analyzing your finances, you will come up with this amount so that you will not be too restricted and you will have enough money for your basic needs and also your savings. Once approved, the debt counselor working with you in debt management will show the plan to your creditor for approval. Once approved, you will send a single payment to your counselor who will distribute it toward the various payments as stated in your plan.
While that may seem like a complete process already, there is one thing missing: you budget plan. With the presence of the debt management plan, you may be wondering why there is still a need for it.
The plan that you created with the debt counselor is just one part of your budget. This only guides your debt payments. But what about the other aspects of your finances? How will you make sure that your other financial obligations are well met?
It may seem like your debt management program will not need this but that is where you are wrong. In fact, all types of debt relief program will require this. You even need it long after your debts have all been paid off.
Your budget provides a general overview of your finances. It tells you how much money is coming in every month. It also tells you which payments must be prioritized – at least, based on what you decided on as you created your budget.
What your budget does is help you pay attention to the activities of your money. Among other things, it helps you ensure that you will not miss out on your payments. In debt management, this is very important. Although creditors usually agree to the lower payment indicated in the debt management plan, it comes with a very strict rule. You should never miss a payment because if you do, the deal is off. You will go back to your usual payments and if you had a lower interest rate on your program, that will return to the high interest rate of your card or loan.
Missing out on your payments or running out of funds for it is something that your budget can prevent.
Your budget will also help develop the right habits that will keep you from incurring debt again. It will teach you how to live within your means because you know how much is really left of your income after all priority expenses are taken cared of. You can note if you can really afford to buy those designer jeans or continue drinking your latte on the way to work. These are the sacrifices that you can identify when you have your budget plan. Since your spending is under a budget, you will be compelled to make smarter choices about it so the amount you have set aside for a category will last throughout the month.


Library, Sparta (Wisconsin) Public Schools, 1969-1971; instructional media specialist, Wauwatosa (Wisconsin) Public Schools, since 1971.
JoAnne Elizabeth Peterson, American Instructional media specialist.
Peterson, JoAnne Elizabeth was born on September 24, 1947 in Colby, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Willard J. and Alice A. (Miller) Becherer.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, 1969; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975.
Registration and finance chair Wisconsin State American Association of University Women Convention, 1994, 97. Area chair Instructional Media Centers in Wauwatosa Schools. Member American Association of University Women, National Education Association, Metropolitan Library.
Association Milwaukee, Wisconsin Educational Media Association, American Legion Auxiliary (vice president), Beta Phi Museum.
Married Gary Lee Peterson, August 19, 1972. 1 child, Nicole.


Voters will decide three contests when the Sterling polls open on May 18.
With the deadline past to take out and return papers, there are contested races for Board of Selectmen, Municipal Light Board and Department of Public Works.
Donlin Murray has taken out papers for re-election to both the Board of Selectmen, and Russell Philpot has taken out papers to challenge him.
Kenneth Williams and Matthew Stelmach have both taken out papers for a three-year term on the Light Board.
Greg Aubin has taken out papers to run for re-election to his three-year seat on the Department of Public Works and Michael Forance took out papers to challenge him.
In uncontested races, Murray has also taken out papers for re-election to the Board of Assessors.
Joseph Sova has taken out papers for re-election to his three-year seat on the School Committee.
In addition, Sue Valentine and Jaap Vermeulen have taken out papers for two, three-year seats on the Board of Library Trustees; however, Vermeulen did not return his papers until Tuesday morning � after the deadline � so Town Clerk Melanie Clark said he will have to run as a write-in candidate. Robert Johnson has taken out papers for a two-year seat on the Board of Library Trustees.
Peter Monahan has taken out papers for moderator; Michael Radzicki has taken out papers for a five-year seat on the Planning Board; and Gary Menin Sr. took out papers for the Board of Health.
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The US state of Alaska has so far collected 18,000 signatures to join Russia and must collect 100,000 by April 20 to be considered officially.
The March 16 referendum held in Crimea which resulted in the Black Sea peninsula splitting from Ukraine and joining Russia has spurred on a number of pro-Russian separatist movements around the world.
Although the countries most worried about the growing trend of referendum calls are primarily located in eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia - where there are pockets of ethnic Russians - a similar trend has also silently started across the US.
According to the Moscow Times, there are currently around 120 separate petitions taking place in different parts of the US calling for annexation with Russia. These petitions are being held on the official White House website, which gives US citizens to create any petition they want. Any petition that gains more than 100,000 signatures must be considered by the US government according to US law.
So far, a petition held in the former Russian-now-US state of Alaska, which was set up just a few days ago, has attracted 18,000 signatures. The petition called "Alaska Back to Russia" has until April 20 to collect 100,000 signatures if it is to be considered.
Citing that Alaska was first settled by Siberians 16,000 years ago and then explored by Russian as early as 1732, the petition called on Alaskans to vote for independence from the US and annexation with Russia.
Alaska remained as Russian territory until the US purchased the region in 1867 for $7.2 million.


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Igor Nikolaev is now happily married to his wife Yulia Proskuryakova. Today, the artist touchingly congratulated his beloved on the anniversary of their marriage. Exactly seven years ago, they became husband and wife. In honor of this event, the composer shared a video from his own wedding. It shows excerpts from the celebration: the red carpet on which celebrities appear, the bride in a wedding dress and the groom in an elegant black suit. Also captured are the moments when Igor Krutoy performs a song for newlyweds and a wedding dance of lovers.
Then the holiday was attended by a huge number of stars: Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin, Diana Gurtskaya, Anastasia Volochkova, Andrei Malakhov and many other famous people. Fans today congratulate the couple on an important date for Igor and Yulia. They wish them happy and eternal love. Recall that the spouses have a little daughter, Veronica, who will turn two years old next month. The girl grows up as a real Russian beauty by fans.
Nikolaev also has an eldest daughter from his first marriage with Elena Kudryashova, 38-year-old Julia. She lives in Miami, where Hurricane Irma recently hit. The artist was worried about his daughter, who refused to evacuate from the danger zone. Earlier, he shared a video that Julia sent him. It could be seen that the wind did not stop blowing and with strong gusts drove the palm trees to the ground, and the water from the ocean scattered along the coast. The artist's daughter could hardly hold the camera in order to take unique shots. Igor previously admitted that he does not stop worrying about his children every day. This applies not only to Veronica, but also to the adult Julia.
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Remembering Martha
Martha's Muses
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Describing Martha
Eulogy by Chris Rigaux - first presented at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, Saturday, June 26, 2021
Martha Jane Thomas was one of the most beautiful souls I ever met. She had the incredible gift of being able to connect with all types of people on a real, substantive level. She is the only person I know who called New York City "the last small town in America." When I asked her why, she said New York City is so big and everyone is so busy, that you have to get to know your neighbors, your grocer, your dry cleaners, because you were always having to ask favors of people. Only Martha would turn New York City into a small town.
We went to New York once, when we were driving to see her family in Maine the day after her mother died, Feb. 5, 2020. She asked to take the wheel of my car as we approached the city. She scoffed at me when I say that driving a Tesla takes getting used to. She mentioned driving a 12-gear Mercedes in a cross-country road race and assured me she could handle it. Next thing I know we are going like 70 through New York City, switching lanes and crossing bridges, while she fools around with the Sirius radio looking for the Stephen Sondheim station because, you know, it's Broadway. That reminds her that she hasn't spoken to her friend David Loud in a few months, so she rang him up while driving because some how she still had her phone in her hand. David picked up and told her he had a show opening in May and Martha would have tickets waiting for her. Martha promised to be there. No one could multi-task like Martha.
We met on a dating site we called OKStupid. We were both ready to quit all the inane conversations when we bumped into each other. She sent me a one-line message: "I'll hike the Billy Goat Trail with you." That ended up being our second date. This was in December 2019, and I was going away to Bend, Oregon, for Christmas, but I had two tickets to a fundraiser in Potomac for Amy Klobuchar on Jan. 7 and would she like to come? She responded "I know Amy Klobuchar." I responded bullshit. But she did actually know Amy from her time working for the City Paper in Minneapolis. Martha knew everybody.
Left to right: Amy Klobuchar (Senator from Minnesota), Martha and Chris.
Our romance was like Martha's driving: fast and furious. In March 2020, Martha had moved to Easton, and we were concerned they were going to close the Bay Bridge because of the pandemic. So I had to choose between my mom in Rockville or Martha in Easton. Sorry, Mom. I rented an airbnb in Easton and moved with my daughter Valerie and my dog Coco and lived in Easton for three weeks. In the rental house I found an old DVD: "You've Got Mail." So I invited Martha over to watch it. In the movie, Tom Hanks plays a bookstore executive who is opening a big box bookstore just around the corner from a small independent bookstore run by Meg Ryan. The movie was filmed in the part of Manhattan that Martha had lived in. She knew every coffee shop, grocery store, street fair, and posh restaurant shown in that film. Martha didn't like romcoms in general, but she liked that one. Rich businessman falls in love with plucky independent bookstore operator: sure, that happens.
We planned to rent a house in Easton and live together for a year before getting married. But there weren't any good rentals available in Easton. So like everything else we did, we acted decisively. Martha had scouted out the historic downtown of Easton, and determined that Brookletts Avenue was the best street to live on. One Saturday, she talked me into coming to Easton to look at houses on the market ("Just to get a sense of what's out there, you know, and to see what it costs, not to buy anything"). We spent two hours visiting six houses. Two days later she called me up. "We have to buy that house on Brookletts Avenue." We had spent maybe 15 minutes walking through the house. But Martha knew what Martha wanted.
Martha loved words, but her favorite word of all was "curate." Although she was the director of the Flying Cloud, she really wanted to be the Curator of the bookstore. Martha told me that we could only live together if she could curate the interior of our house, from where the furniture went to deciding which books would be displayed in which bookshelves, and of course, where all the artwork would hang. Martha has a brilliant art collection. And she easily could have been an interior decorator if she wanted to. One memorable night, she even told me she wanted to "curate" our conversations. She didn't want us to waste our time just talking about the news of the day; no, we would have serious conversations on different topics each night. She, of course, would choose the topics.
Here are 10 Interesting Facts About Martha
10. Martha owned 124 cookbooks, including The Blue Strawberry Cookbook: Cooking (Brilliantly) Without Recipes.
9. Martha and I both agreed the greatest short story ever written was "The `Dead" by James Joyce.
8. In her freezer, Martha always had a supply of Wyman's Wild Blueberries from Maine; she claimed they were the best in the world.
7. At the age of 59, Martha began to pursue a master's degree in fiction writing. She intended to write a series of young adult fiction novels based upon her family, the Tarbells.
6. Until the pandemic stopped her, Martha intended to celebrate her 60th birthday by going to the Dolomites in Italy and skiing from one cabin to the next for a week.
5. A consumer of all media, Martha had subscriptions to three newspapers, four magazines, eight podcasts, six streaming services, and Audible books: 132 titles remain on her iPad.
4. In Martha's estimation, the New Yorker is the greatest magazine ever written. She would frequently give away gift subscriptions.
3. Martha's personal record for solving the New York Tomes crossword puzzle is 20 days in a row.
2. Martha loved Evie, but she adored Ollie.
1. Martha was so very proud of Mary.
After she got cancer, she told me she finally knew why I had come into her life. "You are my angel to guide me through this." The thing is, Martha was my angel too. She taught me that I could still be loved and loving, even after the passing of my wife of 30 years had left me bereft. She took me to Easton in the bucolic Eastern Shore, getting me out of over-crowded Montgomery County. She taught me how to live again, to laugh again, and to love again. May you all one day share a love like I had with Martha.
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Video: Martha Stewart's Daughter Alexis Makes Morning Television Even More Awkward Than It Already Is
Whateverland is a new book by Alexis Stewart, daughter of Martha, and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, who hosted a radio show with Alexis for six years. The book, according to Amazon.com, is meant to show women "it's okay not to measure up to perfectionistic standards of behavior and achievement at home, at work, and in relationships." Domesticity aside, let's take a less mundane task, like appearing on morning television — the Today show, let's say — and see what we can learn from these two women.
• Write things about your mom, the super-famous "domestic diva" Martha Stewart, leaving the door open when she peed, and act extremely annoyed when reporters ask you about it. The reporters need to know they're being completely unexpected and out of line!!!
• Admit to awkward things in the book, like having a falling out with your co-author, and behave as though you can't bah-lieve anyone would ask you about that on your press tour. Especially when the meme of the book is that "it's okay not to measure up to perfectionistic standards."
• Act like morning-television viewers who take the time to write in and ask you questions about what you wrote in the book are totally awful annoying people. How dare they take interest in someone's life when they wrote about it in detail in a memoir-style book!
• Sass the host when she mentions your mom going to jail. It's only the right thing to do since obviously no one in America is still interested in that story.
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For as long as I can remember, I've always been a fan of granola bars. Though to be fair it use to be the chewier variety, specifically the ones with itty bitty marshmallows and chocolate chips. Yum! I'm such a kid. I can't help it. S'mores in granola bar shape. It's just perfect. Then one day I came across my next granola love. It was packed with dark chocolate and cranberries. And because this is how things always seem to go… they disappeared. I couldn't find them anywhere. The best granola bar on the face of the planet (at the time) was no more. I searched high and low with zero luck. I knew the only way to have them again was to recreate them myself. I easily had this thought years ago.
I finally made them. I bought a bag of dried cranberries last week with no real plans for them. I just knew I'd want some at some point in the coming weeks. Who knew I'd use them twice in one weekend?! I love cranberries in all forms… fresh, juice, dried, jellied…whatever. They're amazing and my second favorite fruit on the planet, next to apples of course.
Maybe it's my New England roots. I don't know. But I have a deep love for all things cranberry. Not only do they give an amazingly (and perfect) sweet punch I'm looking for, but they're healthy for you. Double bonus… tasty and good?! They're a perfect compliment to chocolate, so these granola bars really have it all.
These chewy granola bars are a blend of sweet and chocolate perfection. Wrap these up and enjoy on the go, send along with your kids for school lunch or snack!
Lightly grease a 9x13 pan. Set aside.
In a large bowl mix oats, cereal and dried cranberries.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, honey and brown sugar. Stir to combine. When mixture begins to bubble, add vanilla. Reduce heat to low, allowing to cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Pour hot liquid mixture over dry ingredients. Stir well with a rubber spatula until ingredients are coated well.
Transfer to greased pan. Spread out evenly and press down firmly. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips, press down into mixture.
Allow to sit for several hours before cutting into. If mixture has not set, chill for 15-20 minutes before cutting into.
Wrap and store bars in an airtight container.
Homemade granola bars are so much better. And cranberry and chocolate are lovely together!
Granola bars are and always have been my favorite snack. Though I like mine crunchy. Cranberries are also up there in my favorites… I have always wanted to visit the bogs on the cape but have never been. Maybe this fall I will go!
I grew up on the south shore and have always wanted to do that too. Maybe I'll get to it this or next year!
The chewy granola bars were totally my biggest vice too! But chocolate and cranberry is the adult version of 'em. Good call!
Homemade granola bars are the best and we always have them around for breakfast and snacks! I love this variation!
What a fun idea! And I love that you used Rice Krispies!! Lovely! I wonder if our Kellogg's FiberPlus cereals would work too? Seems like a great way to boost the fiber content of an already delicious looking treat.
These granola bars look perfect, Rachel! Love that they have all kinds of delish fall flavors in them, too. Great recipe and photos!
Granola bars are my weakness! They look fantastic!
I love soft and chewy granola bars. The cranberries in these are a winner!
I'm addicted to granola bars too, and I've tried several times to make them. My first try was way too sweet and gooey. My next several were just bad. And the most recent came out more like an oatmeal cookie. So I'm definitely trying these out, because they look just like the store bought kind I can't live without!
Yum! I love dried cranberries (I'm not a huge raisin fan, so cranberries it is). These look so good! I can't wait to try them. Pinned!
I've been wanting to try and make my own granola bars…since I eat one everyday on my drive to work…have the dried cranberries in my pantry so perfect recipe to start with!
this sounds fabulous and perfect for fall!!!
I'm just wondering if I subsitute the cranberries for pomegranate (ocean spray now has dried fruit!) if it will still be a good combination? heck, anything with fruit and chocolate is a good combination!
Would it be possible to bake them a little to have them crunchier? Sometimes I like Chewy, but sometimes I like crunchy too… These look simple and yummy, I'm sure my toddler will love them! I like that it uses ingredients I always have on hand.
I'm not sure how well these would bake, but you could certainly try. Just don't blame me if they don't turn out! :) I know there are crunchier recipes out there and at some point I do plan on trying one and will share if it turns out.
These look amazing! If they taste anything like the cranberry chocolate granola bars I usually buy, I'll be set. And I'll have to make them even healthier since they may become breakfast on the go, every day.
I was so excited when I found this yesterday! I immediately made a batch. They were delish but did not stay together at all. We ended up eating them over vanilla icecream. Yum!!!! But, I tried again today and just can not get it right. Yours looks so pretty and like bars. Mine just fall right apart. Any thoughts I. What I am doing wrong? Thank you!!!!
Made these yesterday and they did not hold together. I did chill them, too. But once they get remotely "warm" they fall apart again. Any suggestions? More honey and brown sugar syrup? Thanks.
I followed your instructions but added crushed almonds to the dry ingredients. The outcome was – the granola bars did not set. It tastes great but I have to eat it our of a bowl.
I'm sorry to hear they didn't set up for you. They definitely are not firm/crispy granola bars, but they should still hold a shape.


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using UnityEngine;

namespace HutongGames.PlayMaker.Actions
{
	[ActionCategory(ActionCategory.Network)]
	[Tooltip("Get the last average ping time to the given player in milliseconds. \n" +
		"If the player can't be found -1 will be returned. Pings are automatically sent out every couple of seconds.")]
	public class NetworkGetPlayerPing : FsmStateAction
	{
		[ActionSection("Setup")]

		[RequiredField]
		[Tooltip("The Index of the player in the network connections list.")]
		[UIHint(UIHint.Variable)]
		public FsmInt playerIndex;

		[Tooltip("The player reference is cached, that is if the connections list changes, the player reference remains.")]
		public bool cachePlayerReference = true;

		public bool everyFrame;

		[ActionSection("Result")]

		[RequiredField]
		[Tooltip("Get the last average ping time to the given player in milliseconds.")]
		[UIHint(UIHint.Variable)]
		public FsmInt averagePing;

		[Tooltip("Event to send if the player can't be found. Average Ping is set to -1.")]
		public FsmEvent PlayerNotFoundEvent;

		[Tooltip("Event to send if the player is found (pings back).")]
		public FsmEvent PlayerFoundEvent;

		private NetworkPlayer _player;

		public override void Reset()
		{
			playerIndex = null;
			averagePing = null;
			PlayerNotFoundEvent = null;
			PlayerFoundEvent = null;
			cachePlayerReference = true;
			everyFrame = false;
		}

		public override void OnEnter()
		{
			if (cachePlayerReference)
			{
				_player = Network.connections[playerIndex.Value];
			}

			GetAveragePing();

			if(!everyFrame)
			{
				Finish();
			}
		}

		public override void OnUpdate()
		{
			GetAveragePing();
		}

		void GetAveragePing()
		{

			if (!cachePlayerReference)
			{
				_player = Network.connections[playerIndex.Value];
			}

			int _averagePing = Network.GetAveragePing(_player);
			if (!averagePing.IsNone)
			{
				averagePing.Value = _averagePing;
			}

			if (_averagePing ==-1 && PlayerNotFoundEvent != null)
			{
				Fsm.Event(PlayerNotFoundEvent);
			}

			if (_averagePing!=-1 && PlayerFoundEvent !=null)
			{
				Fsm.Event(PlayerFoundEvent);
			}

		}
	}
}

#endif


A new "international" trailer has hit for the upcoming The Girl in the Spider's Web, along with a rather different US one.
Yes, Lisbeth Salander is back, looking remarkably like Claire Foy. This is probably due to the fact that she's now being played by Claire Foy, who has a bit of time on her hands now that she's not doing The Crown.
Don't Breathe director Fede Álvarez has helmed this one, which is based on the book by David Lagercrantz (Larsson died of a heart attack back in 2004). Sverrir Gudnason (last seen playing Bjorn Borg in Borg vs McEnroe) steps into the shoes of Blomkvist.
To be honest we reckon the trailer may be even more spoilerific than usual for nowadays, so be warned.
The Girl in the Spider's Web is set to hit Australian cinemas on November 8.
The Big Bang Theory – the end is nigh!


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Samurai in the Land of the Gaucho: The Nikkei Experience and the Culture of Modernity in Argentina
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In this presentation, Newhouse Center faculty fellow Koichi Hagimoto discusses his latest research project, in which he explores the little-known history of Japanese immigration in Argentina. In so doing, he complicates the discourse of multiculturalism in the country.
Hagimoto's emphasis on the Japanese in Argentina illustrates an alternative history of Japanese diaspora in Latin America, especially in comparison to Brazil and Peru, the two nations with the largest Japanese communities in the region. By comparing Argentina to its neighboring countries, Hagimoto challenges the temptation to homogenize the Japanese diasporic narrative or to simplify their experience through historical reductionism. He seeks to shed light on the ways in which the emerging Nikkei voices have both contributed to and resisted the grand narrative of Western modernity in Argentina.
Koichi Hagimoto is an associate professor of Spanish at Wellesley College.
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7 Key Tech Stock Upgrades for Big Implied Upside
May 28, 2016 by Jon C. Ogg
This past week marked one of the stronger weeks in the stock market. Many technology stocks also participated in the gains. So much for "sell in May and go away," and so much for worrying about declining earnings and excessive valuations.
24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each morning of the week. This ends up being hundreds of analyst research reports during each week. The goal is to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some of these analyst reports cover stocks to buy, and other reports feature stocks to sell or avoid.
After reviewing these on a sector by sector basis, there were seven stocks where research stood out handily in the technology sector. There were of course other calls, but these stood above the rest.
As a reminder, analysts tend to have more Buy ratings than they do Sell or Hold ratings. Analysts also often have no more known information than any of the more sophisticated investors. And of course, sometimes analysts are just wrong.
These were the seven technology analyst upgrades and initiations seen with big upside targets made during the week ending May 27.
Goldman Sachs raised Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) to Buy from Neutral on May 26. The upgrade was based on Infosys having an advantage over peers with a talented Indian workforce and cost advantages that will shine ahead. The stock closed at $18.81 before the call, and its shares closed up at $19.48 on Friday. Its consensus analyst price target of $19.97 from before the call went up to $20.37 afterward, and Infosys has a 52-week trading range of $15.30 to $20.47.
On May 24, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen, which sees the sell-off as overdone and expects strong Office 2017 sales. Additionally, the Azure cloud platform is viewed as well. Shares closed at $50.03 before the call, and they were up at $51.35 shortly after the call. Microsoft shares were trading at $52.32 at Friday's closing bell. The stock has a consensus analyst target of $57.66 and a 52-week range of $39.72 to $56.85.
On May 25, CLSA raised Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to Outperform from Underperform. The stock closed up 2.7% at $5.36 the prior day, and the American depositary shares were up at $5.60 as Friday trading came to a close in New York. Just the prior week, Nokia was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity, along with a $7 price target. Its consensus analyst target of $6.81 rose to $6.91 after this call. Nokia has a 52-week range of $5.08 to $7.63.
As part of a positive call this week for 3D printing, Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) was given a brighter view than was offered up for its competitors. The stock was started as Outperform and assigned a price target of $29 at FBR Capital Markets on May 24. The prior close was $20.46. The consensus price target was $24.46 going into that call, and that target was up at $24.79 at the end of the week. The 52-week range is $14.48 to $39.45.
Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ: OLED) saw two calls this week. It was raised to Buy from Neutral with a $76 price target at Goldman Sachs on May 23. Then on May 25, it was reiterated as Buy at Needham, but the price target was raised to $69 from $62. The share price was $64.39 before the second call, and shares closed at $67.78 on Friday afternoon. What matters here is that Universal Display traded at $56.41 the previous Friday, with more hope of winning from Apple (something we have spoken of before).
After earnings, with guidance that was deemed conservative, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) traded up marginally. It received calls ahead of and after earnings. Jefferies maintained it as Buy on May 24, but the price target was cut to $50 from $56, versus a $40.46 prior close. Then Jefferies raised that target back up to $54 after the earnings on Friday. Cowen raised its rating to Outperform from Market Perform with a $50 price target. On May 25, the stock was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. For a call on the other side: Morgan Stanley trimmed its target to $48 in its call.
Western Digital's guidance was updated for its SanDisk acquisition. The company said:
Western Digital now expects its fourth quarter revenue in the range of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion compared to its earlier forecast of $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion. The company now expects its fourth quarter EPS on a non-GAAP basis to be between $0.65 to $0.70, compared with its earlier forecast of $1.00 to $1.10 per share. The new guidance includes total interest costs of approximately $220 million, which includes interest expense on newly issued debt of approximately $185 million and amortization of debt issuance costs of approximately $30 million. Interest expense on the newly issued debt includes approximately $50 million incurred prior to the deal closing date. Due to the impact of the interest expense, the company estimates a non-GAAP tax benefit of approximately $15 million for the quarter. Diluted share count for the quarter, including shares issued to SanDisk shareholders as of May 12, 2016, is expected to be 266 million, equivalent to 290 million shares on a full quarter basis.
Western Digital shares were trading at $44.99 on Friday's close. Its consensus analyst target is $59.26, and the 52-week range is $34.99 to $99.76.
Instructure Inc. (NYSE: INST) provides cloud-based learning management platform for academic institutions. It was reiterated as Outperform with a $27 price target (versus a $16.99 close) at Oppenheimer on May 25. Investors liked what they heard here, because the stock coincidentally rose by 6% to $18.25 shortly afterward. The stock closed at $17.45 on Friday, and its post-IPO range was $13.21 to $23.63.
Tags: Infosys Technologies Limited (... (NYSE:INFY), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS), Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC)
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Steve Jobs's Death: The World Reacts
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WATCH Steve Jobs Death: Apple Fans React
The death of Steve Jobs has spawned an outpouring of grief and gratitude from his fans across the globe. From celebrities and Silicon Valley titans to everyday Mac and iPod users, people around the world are taking to the streets and the web to show how he touched and changed them.
Since the announcement of Jobs's death from pancreatic cancer came Wednesday with a simple graceful image on the Apple Web site, people have been gathering outside Apple stores across the globe to show their gratitude and grief for one of the kings of technology.
READ: Obama, Gates, Zuckerberg, Others React to Jobs' Death
Large crowds have been showing up at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., to remember Jobs. On the company's campus -- a miniature city of sorts where every building is Apple -- a memorial has been set up, where the public has been stopping by to leave flowers and light candles.
"[Jobs is] somebody who really made a difference in the world. And we felt like we would come down here to see what was happening here," one man who said he drove an hour to be there told ABC News.
Apple has said that it doesn't know when or if there will be a public memorial service for Jobs.
Outside the Apple Store in New York a simple sign reading "I Love Steve" was displayed. One man started bawling, iPad in arms, when asked how he felt about Jobs' death. And a message was written in what looks like lipstick on the window at an Apple Store in Santa Monica, Calif.: "Thank You Steve," and a drawing of an apple.
PHOTOS: Steve Jobs Through The Years
In Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul they loved him too. At the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, employees of Apple's store reportedly held a silent moment of prayer before opening to customers. A candlelight vigil planned outside the store at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Many in Asia feel that Jobs was one of the most crucial men working in the world of technology, and compare Apple to Sony at its prime.
"His ability as a CEO was unmatched. I think he had an incredible impact on leaders of Japanese corporations," Atsushi Nemoto, a Japanese Jobs fan, said Thursday.
In China alone, more than 50 million messages have been posted on their equivalent to Twitter. It's reported that within four hours of the announcement, nearly 35 million messages were posted on Sina Weibo and 23 million messages on Tencent QQ Weibo, China's biggest microblogging sites.
And Jobs' contemporaries, the fellow kings of software, also had plenty to say of the man who challenged them again and again by making gadgets, gizmos and new technology something sought after and truly cool.
"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come," Bill Gates said.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had kind words for the man he called his mentor.
PHOTOS: Apple Products Since the Beginning
"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world," Zuckerberg said.
Celebrities from across the entertainment industry also sounded off and took to their Twitter accounts to give a nod to the man people are calling the Thomas Edison of his time.
"While others simply accepted the status quo, he saw the true potential in everything he touched," "Star Wars" creator George Lucas said.
Actress Eva Longoria tweeted "What an inspiration he was to us all and a creative visionary for the world!," while Ashton Kutcher wrote: "We have all surfed on the wake of Steve Jobs ship. Now we must learn to sail, but we will never forget our skipper."
Jobs's influence on the world of music has arguably been just as influential as it has on the world of computing and the mobile phone market. Not only did he bring the iPod into the mobile music market -- essentially allowing users to keep their entire music catalogue in their pockets -- but in January 2001 he helped to usher in the digitalization of music for the everyday user with iTunes.
"Before Steve Jobs, digital music was math class. After, it was recess," Billboard magazine wrote.
And of course the circuits on Twitter and YouTube were overflowing overnight with tributes from around the world. From students to grown men, it seems almost everyone has something to say about Jobs.
"Just thinking about it, i even used one his quotes for my senior quote last year…innovation distinguishes a follower from a leader," a young student said on YouTube.
And of course politicians and pundits are chiming in with praise and admiration for a true American innovator. President Obama released a statement shortly after news came of Jobs's death.
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators -- brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," Obama wrote.
The Republican field also took to Twitter to express their feelings on Jobs.
"Steve jobs is an inspiration to American entrepreneurs. He will be missed," tweeted Mitt Romney, while Herman Cain wrote, "this country is made great by those who personify the American Dream; Steve Jobs gave us new ways with which to dream."
But the world's emotions were perhaps best summed up in a tweet that came in the form of four simple letters: "I-Sad."
Steve Jobs: The World Reacts
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Q: XNA: Polygon Source from Texture2D I've got a problem. Using SpriteBatch, I can only draw a rectangle area from my source Texture2D.
Please, help me to find the way, how I can draw polygon or circle area from my source texture.
I'm creating 2d sprite game.
Thanks in advance,
Denis

A: You could construct this shapes with dynamic vertices, like building your own shapes [1]
But if you just want to draw any non rectangular shapes it would be much easier if you just use transparency. So you will still take a rectangular region from your texture but only the circle/polygon is visible.
This can be done easily by using png ord tga with baked in transparency. There are also a lot of qeustions dealing with this on SO:
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import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync} from '@angular/core/testing';
import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
import {ClarityModule} from '@clr/angular';
import {RouterTestingModule} from '@angular/router/testing';
import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
import {SecurityServiceMock} from '../../../tests/api/security.service.mock';
import {AboutServiceMock} from '../../../tests/api/about.service.mock';
import {NotificationServiceMock} from '../../../tests/service/notification.service.mock';
import {StreamServiceMock} from '../../../tests/api/stream.service.mock';
import {GrafanaServiceMock} from '../../../tests/service/grafana.service.mock';
import {GroupServiceMock} from '../../../tests/service/group.service.mock';
import {SearchComponent} from './search.component';
import {TaskServiceMock} from '../../../tests/api/task.service.mock';
import {AppServiceMock} from '../../../tests/api/app.service.mock';
import {of, throwError} from 'rxjs';
import {TaskPage} from '../../model/task.model';
import {StreamPage} from '../../model/stream.model';
import {AppPage} from '../../model/app.model';
import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
import {TranslateTestingModule} from 'ngx-translate-testing';
import TRANSLATIONS from '../../../../assets/i18n/en.json';

describe('shared/component/search/search.component.ts', () => {
  let component: SearchComponent;
  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SearchComponent>;

  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
      declarations: [SearchComponent],
      imports: [
        FormsModule,
        ReactiveFormsModule,
        ClarityModule,
        TranslateTestingModule.withTranslations('en', TRANSLATIONS),
        RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]),
        BrowserAnimationsModule
      ],
      providers: [
        SecurityServiceMock.provider,
        AboutServiceMock.provider,
        NotificationServiceMock.provider,
        StreamServiceMock.provider,
        TaskServiceMock.provider,
        AppServiceMock.provider,
        GrafanaServiceMock.provider,
        GroupServiceMock.provider
      ]
    }).compileComponents();
  }));

  beforeEach(() => {
    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SearchComponent);
    component = fixture.componentInstance;
    NotificationServiceMock.mock.clearAll();
  });

  it('should be created', () => {
    fixture.detectChanges();
    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
  });

  it('should run a complete search', async done => {
    const spy1 = spyOn(TaskServiceMock.mock, 'getTasks').and.callFake(() => of(new TaskPage()));
    const spy2 = spyOn(StreamServiceMock.mock, 'getStreams').and.callFake(() => of(new StreamPage()));
    const spy3 = spyOn(AppServiceMock.mock, 'getApps').and.callFake(() => of(new AppPage()));
    const spy4 = spyOn(AboutServiceMock.mock, 'isFeatureEnabled').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(true));

    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(spy1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy3).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy4).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
      expect(component.isNoResult()).toBeTruthy();
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should run a search without streams', async done => {
    const spy1 = spyOn(TaskServiceMock.mock, 'getTasks').and.callFake(() => of(new TaskPage()));
    const spy2 = spyOn(StreamServiceMock.mock, 'getStreams');
    const spy3 = spyOn(AppServiceMock.mock, 'getApps').and.callFake(() => of(new AppPage()));
    const spy4 = spyOn(AboutServiceMock.mock, 'isFeatureEnabled').and.callFake(feature =>
      Promise.resolve(feature !== 'streams')
    );

    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(spy1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
      expect(spy3).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy4).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
      expect(component.isNoResult()).toBeTruthy();
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should run a search without tasks', async done => {
    const spy1 = spyOn(TaskServiceMock.mock, 'getTasks');
    const spy2 = spyOn(StreamServiceMock.mock, 'getStreams').and.callFake(() => of(new StreamPage()));
    const spy3 = spyOn(AppServiceMock.mock, 'getApps').and.callFake(() => of(new AppPage()));
    const spy4 = spyOn(AboutServiceMock.mock, 'isFeatureEnabled').and.callFake(feature =>
      Promise.resolve(feature !== 'tasks')
    );

    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(spy1).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy3).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
      expect(spy4).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
      expect(component.isNoResult()).toBeTruthy();
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should display an error (stream)', async done => {
    spyOn(StreamServiceMock.mock, 'getStreams').and.callFake(() => throwError('error'));
    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].title).toBe('An error occurred');
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].message).toContain('error');
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should display an error (task)', async done => {
    spyOn(TaskServiceMock.mock, 'getTasks').and.callFake(() => throwError('error'));
    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].title).toBe('An error occurred');
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].message).toContain('error');
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should display an error (app)', async done => {
    spyOn(AppServiceMock.mock, 'getApps').and.callFake(() => throwError('error'));
    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].title).toBe('An error occurred');
      expect(NotificationServiceMock.mock.errorNotification[0].message).toContain('error');
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should clear the search', async done => {
    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.btn-clear')).nativeElement;
      button.click();
      fixture.detectChanges();
      expect(component.searching.apps).toBeFalsy();
      expect(component.searching.streams).toBeFalsy();
      expect(component.searching.tasks).toBeFalsy();
      expect(component.results.apps).toBeNull();
      expect(component.results.tasks).toBeNull();
      expect(component.results.streams).toBeNull();
      expect(component.search.value).toBe('');
      done();
    }, 320);
  });

  it('should remove the search on blur', async done => {
    fixture.detectChanges();
    component.search.setValue('foo');
    setTimeout(() => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      component.onInputBlur();
      setTimeout(() => {
        fixture.detectChanges();
        expect(component.searching.apps).toBeFalsy();
        expect(component.searching.streams).toBeFalsy();
        expect(component.searching.tasks).toBeFalsy();
        expect(component.results.apps).toBeNull();
        expect(component.results.tasks).toBeNull();
        expect(component.results.streams).toBeNull();
        expect(component.search.value).toBe('');
        done();
      }, 220);
    }, 320);
  });

  describe('should use key shortcut', () => {
    beforeEach(async done => {
      fixture.detectChanges();
      component.search.setValue('foo');
      component.inputQuickSearch.nativeElement.focus();
      setTimeout(() => {
        fixture.detectChanges();
        done();
      }, 320);
    });

    // it('Escape', async done => {
    //   const event = new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 27 });
    //   component.onKeyDown(event);
    //   fixture.detectChanges();
    //   setTimeout(() => {
    //     fixture.detectChanges();
    //     expect(component.searching.apps).toBeFalsy();
    //     expect(component.searching.streams).toBeFalsy();
    //     expect(component.searching.tasks).toBeFalsy();
    //     expect(component.results.apps).toBeNull();
    //     expect(component.results.tasks).toBeNull();
    //     expect(component.results.streams).toBeNull();
    //     expect(component.search.value).toBe('');
    //     done();
    //   }, 220);
    // });

    // it('Down/Up/Enter', async done => {
    //   const navigate = spyOn((<any>component).router, 'navigateByUrl');
    //   component.onKeyDown(new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 40 }));
    //   component.onKeyDown(new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 38 }));
    //   component.onKeyDown(new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 39 }));
    //   component.onKeyDown(new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 37 }));
    //   component.onKeyDown(new KeyboardEvent('keyDown', { keyCode: 13 }));
    //   fixture.detectChanges();
    //   expect(navigate.calls.mostRecent().args[0].toString()).toBe('/apps/processor/aggregator');
    //   done();
    // });
  });
});


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Toyota Announces Largest Global Vehicle Recall In 16 Years
Newsome | Melton > Newsome Law Blog > Auto Defects > Toyota Announces Largest Global Vehicle Recall In 16 Years
It took four years, but Toyota Motor Corp. managed to return to the top of the global automobile manufacturing mountain, as the company expects to sell approximately 9.7 million vehicles in 2012. Toyota fell from grace with consumers in 2008 and 2009 after the company announced a number of recalls that ended up involving more than 11 million vehicles, including the immensely popular Camry and Corolla models because of issues leading to unintended acceleration. However, after extensive public relations efforts and global advertising campaigns to erase the memories of those recalls, the company has now announced the largest global automobile recall in 16 years.
Honda Motor Corp. recently announced the recall of more than 268,000 vehicles, and while it was the company's third recall of the year, it also brought attention to the issue of defective power window buttons. In the case of Honda's recall, the power buttons posed as a fire hazard, as water could leak into the window mechanisms, causing wires to melt and fires to start.
Today Toyota is recalling 7.4 million worldwide over similar concerns about power window switches that can cause fires. Affected models include Camry, Corolla and RAV4 models that were manufactured and sold between 2005 and 2010. American consumers are affected most by this recall, as approximately 2.47 million cars were sold in the U.S.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Toyota officials view this recall as a "protective measure", as no consumers have reported any issues as of yet. Still, the list of affected models is rather significant as it includes 2007-2008 Yaris, 2007-09 RAV4, 2007-09 Tundra, 2007-09 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2008-09 xD and xA, 2008-09 Sequoia, 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2009 Corolla and 2009 Matrix models.
Toyota issued a press release that explains the problem is caused by lubrication that can melt away from the switch and possibly lead to smoke or fire. Toyota has already begun contacting owners of these vehicles – the first notice was issued in February – and will repair the switches free of charge. Toyota vehicle owners can contact the company at (800) 331-4331 for additional information.
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