For quite awhile now my wife and I have been searching for a new home. Unfortunately, the search is not over yet, but it became imperative that I dig up and pot all of the trees that I have been growing in the ground for a good ten years now. This movement from ground to pot actually started several years ago with a Styrax and a few Crabapples. Now that the process has been accelerated by the impending move, the experience has been quite enlightening. I thought that it would be a great time to share some of the triumphs and travails while they are fresh in my mind. I have had a few requests to talk about growing trees in the ground, so, here ya go.
First of all, growing bonsai from scratch is a privilege. Living in this great country where you can own a piece of land, however small, and a great state like Oregon where trees grow like weeds is awesome. My bonsai hobby (if you can still call it that) started out on an apartment balcony in Lake Grove. A pretty small space, but I had it good. I was on a second story slab of concrete where bugs and birds were a minor concern and security was impeccable - ever try scaling T-111 siding?
But within a few years I had outgrown the space and bonsai was the main reason to leave the ease of an apartment and actually buy a home. The point that I am trying to make is that growing in the ground is not a possibility for everyone. Even at my first house, which had a third of an acre, I didn't grow any bonsai in the ground. Wasted time and space.
Then, shortly after I moved into the current home, I did the darndest thing and went to study bonsai with Boon Manakitivipart. Through Boon I learned to appreciate deciduous bonsai much more. So much that I began to increase my collection of those wonderful trees. That's about the time that importation of trees from Japan began to be curtailed and sources for great material were drying up. I realized that the only way that I was going to have any good deciduous trees would be to grow them myself. Now I want to stop and state right here that NOTHING beats the quality of growing trees in pots. The control that you have on shape, health, roots, trunks, branches, etc… is superior. But you can also do a fantastic job scrubbing your bathroom floor with a toothbrush. It is all a matter of time and perspective. I wanted to halve my time and was willing to sacrifice some of that control, especially since I was after larger trees.
It was about this same time that I discovered Oregon Bonsai and Randy Knight. Randy had been growing trees on a very large scale and I was permitted to purchase and dig a few from his field. He had started out growing his trees on ceramic tiles, which worked very well at creating a flat root pad. This was my first experience dealing with field grown trees. But as most of you know, I like bigger trees, so after my acquisitions were dug, cleaned, top pruned and root pruned, they went straight back into the ground. There were several crabapples and some quince.
I built some raised growing beds into the gentle slope of my back yard and away we went.
Over the years, I added to that initial planting from several sources. I planted trees that had been developed in pots for several years with nice spreading root bases, and I also purchased regular landscape material in one to five gallon pots. Some were collected from other yards and there were even volunteers that I just started training into bonsai. I added many different species, including: several magnolias, crepe myrtles, beeches, stewartias, Japanese maples, beautyberries, cherries, sweetgums, alders, native crabapples, Indian plum, etc…. As you can see by the list, most of these would really be hard to come by. I didn't grow any conifers. It is way too easy, albeit, expensive, to obtain hundred-year old specimens than to try and grow them myself.
From the start I knew that the goal was to grow trunks and I didn't really care about branching in particular. I was after volume. And I knew that to do that I must really let things grow. By the way, this runs true, whether you are growing shohin or huge behemoths.
Every year I identified a leader for that year's growth – the direction that I wanted the trunk to grow. Sometimes I would even wire up a branch into position, or just raise it with a rebar stake and a piece of wire. Using the later method, it didn't matter if the wire cut in, because I was tying up high, into the part of the tree would never be used in the final product. Applying wire while the tree is in the ground is difficult, and invariably it will start cutting into the tree because it is growing so fast. But it was necessary to get new leaders in some cases.
The trees that I had the most success with were ones that already had some shape going into the ground that I could build on. Material with nicely compact and sinuous curves and gentle movement. But you have to be sure to scale your movement to the final size of the tree. Side to side movement of a few inches that seems drastic when the tree is a half-inch in diameter is almost totally gone when the tree reaches 4 inches in diameter. There are no bonsai that look good with a 6 inch straight section. This is really common with trees purchased from landscaping stock. We need curves. Better to bite the bullet and make whatever cut is necessary and let it regrow. This is much easier and palatable in the ground. Most of my pruning occurred in late winter and early spring where I could really evaluate what was going on.
Secondary pruning, especially when I needed back budding took place at various times in the growing season. May would always be my best bet for cutting back.
The trees put on incredible growth. Some species could add 6-8 feet a year to their height. At most, I let them grow two years without cutting them back. The first year of free growth they would really put on height, but that second year, they really thickened up, with many side branches. Many simply grew too fast and I had to whack them every year – that would be the alders. Boy, can they grow fast. In contrast, the stewartias and styrax grew fairly slowly, both in height and girth.
Every time that I pruned the trunk I used cut paste on the wounds. I found that it always has worked the best for my cuts. I also found that some trees heal over very easily and some do not, even in the ground. So I came up with my general rule that any sacrifice branch can grow to a maximum of half an inch diameter before I need to cut it off. I was after quality and anything bigger than that left too big of a scar to heal. The crabapples growing in the ground simply would not heal large wounds for me, but the slow growing stewartias and crepe myrtles healed over magically. So you always have to know your species.
The great advantage to growing in the ground is that there doesn't have to be a dormant season during the summer. I made sure that the ground stayed moist even during hot spells andfound that trees could power right through the heat. I tossed my old fertilizer from the pots onto the growing beds and added other fertilizer as supplements and got some astounding growth.
The trees went into the ground at various times of the year, in different years, and in different sizes, so not much consistency there. At first, I think, I dug up some of the trees after a year or two, then root pruned and replanted them, using 12 inch ceramic tiles under each, or sometimes plywood. As I mentioned earlier, I had already started to dig some of my treasure and put them into pots several years ago, and even sold a few. Knowing of my impending move, I went through all of them last year and used a shovel to cut a ring around them in the ground, to prune the roots and get them ready for this year's Herculean task. I even had to take an axe to the alders, since the roots were well over an inch in diameter. I also dug up several trees and moved them to make room for others. Plus, I dug the two crepe myrtles, which I had planted in the front yard to enjoy, and moved them to the growing beds. But they too, were always destined for bonsai glory, so they had been planted in the front yard WITH the requisite tiles under them. It worked well, because they had not grown much due to too much shade.
So the Forsythia that I had moved last year and dug first this spring came up with a massive base and a very nice root pad. Sweet success. But then I began to dig the trees that had been in the ground longer. The ones that I had supposedly root pruned several times with a shovel over the years. With the trees growing on tiles, I got some surprises. The tile always did its job and developed flat root systems. But sometimes the roots would grow over the edge of the tile, then down (That's a good reason to use a big tile) or they were just planted overall too deep and I got more roots than I thought that I would. But at this point, I still highly recommend it. But I found that more often than not, I hadn't actually gotten a tile under the tree. More than that, the shovel had either failed to prune the roots, because my ringing diameter was too large – not really likely, or the roots simply headed for China. The result were root pads that sometimes resembled giant squid with long root tentacles hanging down. That means that I had to cut all of those off to get them into a pot. Mostly it meant a lot of hard work. So remember when I said it was my intention to dig them up every two years to root prune them? It obviously did not happen. I sometimes ended up with roots almost two inches in diameter and totally useless for bonsai. The one really great thing is that they were all very strong and vigorous. After all the hacking, digging, and cutting back, they all seem to be making it. You will be able to see some of the results on native trees at this month's program.
So here are some observations and sort of a checklist of lessons learned.
2. Growing in the ground is for developing trunks only. You might be able to use some of the branches later, but don't count on it if you are going for size.
3. You can grow too fast. You must create movement in the trunk, either through successive pruning, or wiring, or starting with a pre-developed shape. And this movement must have the final size in mind.
4. You must know your species, just as if you were growing in a pot. Know how it will react to pruning, how it will back bud, and how it will heal scars.
5. You must prune the roots at least every two-three years. Otherwise, you are creating bulk that will just be a problem and you are not making the shallow root pad you would like. You really need to keep encouraging the division of roots in to many fine ones instead of thick and heavy ones.
6. Watering is still critical. Planting on tiles means that the roots must go sideways to find water and more resources. It also means that the tree is less stable until it dives over the edge of the tile.
7. Letting trees grow wild means that they need more room. Mine got really crowded and started to shade each other with their 6 foot tops. That meant that interior branches started to fade, so I had to prune trees earlier than planned.
8. Prune hard early in May so that trees can re-grow before the heat of July and August, or branches and trunks may burn.


This is the wonderful winter wedding of Jemma & Lee. Who would have thought it was February looking at the photos, except the empty beach!
From the first pre-wedding meeting at the venue with Khalile & Tamsyn we knew they would be 100% dedicated to our wedding day. They did not prove us wrong. Not only were they highly professional, they were a huge support on the day too. Our photos are superb, and the album is incredible - we can't put it down! All of our guests commented on how fabulous they were, and despite living 250 miles away from us, we will be using them for other lifestyle family photos. As a nervous bride and groom they kept us totally relaxed all day, with a fun photoshoot for the groomsmen in the morning, and a private beach photoshoot for us after the ceremony. They went out of their way to ensure we had the most amazing pictures that reflected our personalities and taste. I would recommend them to EVERYBODY!


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Everything you need to know about writing for DIVA
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Having attended a one-day workshop on community data-driven advocacy facilitated by Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) on the 7th of June 218, we noted that our country laws are very limited in terms of enforcing public transparency and accountability of funds generated from our local mineral resources in Gwanda district.
We have noted that we are getting more information on activities at Blanket gold mine through reports generated by its major shareholder Caledonia Limited under Canadian laws-Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA).
We noted that as an example, Blanket Mine paid over $466 322 in 2016 and $138, 762 as rural electrification levies and local taxes respectively.
Under section13 (4) of the Constitution, the government is obliged to make sure that a significant amount of our resources is spent within our district.
As community-based organisations, it becomes imperative for us to initiate advocacy measures to ensure that our people have access to the information in order to demand accountability on how minerals are exploited for the benefit of all citizens.
We need to urgently approach the authorities to get as much data as possible and disseminate the information to our people to quickly make informed decisions on their mineral resources should be managed.
Whilst we applaud the Caledonia's ESTMA reports for bringing transparency to information-starved but resource-rich Zimbabweans, it is discouraging to note that the 2017 annual report has less information compared to the 2016 report. For instance, fees paid to rural electrification agency are missing.
Gwanda RDC received 168,888 from Blanket mine in 2016 and income per head amounts to $1.47 given that Gwanda rural has a population of 115,000. Blanket mine generated $69 762 000 in 2017, which means that the local authority got 0.24% as a share of total revenue generated by Blanket Mine. Clearly, revenue sharing mechanism between the national fiscus and subnational fiscus concerning mineral tax revenue hurts local development opportunities.
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ALWAYS follow Hamlet's Dad's advice. A bloody dagger never steered anyone wrong.
Adam, are you subtly calling your ex a weak willed minion with no will of her own?
"Just a friend"? Cue Biz Markie!
At first, I thought they were armwrestling in that last frame. Are they?
I have a lot of friends who are women, and if they're in relationships, the guys don't give me much thought. Don't know if I should be happy or insulted.
It might just mean that their boyfriends trust them to be faithful.
Favorite detail: rather than Bug spying through a peephole in a picture or other cliche hidey-holes or using tech stuff for that purpose, Bug is under the kitchen sink! Perfect. Its the subtle details every time!
Also, my condolences to Bug on his rough week.
I've never been that into nitro burning funny cars. Now I'm having an identity crisis. Thanks.


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Q: A link inside a link? I am making a rails app, and I have a class that is a link (its inside a  tag). I want <%= User.find_by_id(p.user_id).username %> to be a link to the user, so my questions are:
1) How do I make it a link to the user?
2) When I click on a link that I make, that is inside another link, it activates the outer link. How can I make the click respond the the inner link instead? (in the code under).

    <a class="fg" href="#<%= p.id %>" data-toggle="modal">

                            <%= image_tag(p.thumbnail, class: "hoi") %>

                                <%= p.title %>

                                by <%= User.find_by_id(p.user_id).username %> <%= time_ago_in_words(p.created_at) %> ago

A: You can create a link using this syntax:
<% user = User.find_by_id(p.user_id) %>
<%= link_to user.username, user %>

Which is equivalent to:
<%= link_to p.user.username, user_path(p.user) %>

By the way, why do you load the user manually? If your associations are set up correctly, you can just write:
<%= link_to p.user.username, p.user %>

I'm not sure I understood your second question. If you can explain it a bit more clearly I'll edit my answer.

A: You cant nest hyperlinks.
You could either use some JavaScript to simulate the effect of nested hyper links, or a better solution is to reorganize your markup so that it is valid markup. i.e. your first  tag shouldnt contain divs etc.

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RBS Says Switch to Cash to Avoid 'Nasty' Selloff
Published 6:09 AM ET Wed, 18 June 2008 Updated 12:58 PM ET Thu, 5 Aug 2010 CNBC.com
The Royal Bank of Scotland issued a stark warning to investors Wednesday, stating global stock and credit markets could be on the verge of a steep market sell-off as central banks have their hands tied by soaring inflation, the Telegraph reported.
RBS Warns of Tougher Times Ahead: Report 4:00 AM ET Wed, 18 June 2008
"A very nasty period is soon to be upon us - be prepared," Bob Janjuah, credit strategist at RBS, told the UK daily paper.
The S&P 500 index is likely to slump by more than 300 points by September, according to a report from the bank's research team, as "all the chickens come home to roost" from over-easy lending practices and other excesses of the global boom period, the report quoted by the Telegraph said.
"I do not think I can be much blunter. If you have to be in credit, focus on quality, short durations, non-cyclical defensive names. Cash is the key safe haven. This is about not losing your money, and not losing your job," Janjuah told the paper.
RBS expects US stocks to continue to gain until early July before the effects of the oil spike start to drag on momentum, the Telegraph said.
Bob Janjuah was not immediately available for comment.


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Q: Error: "Parameter Element is Required" in Google Earth Engine? In the below code I want to put elevation average values in to the list but returns error:

code link: https://code.earthengine.google.com/6337849ec707ae2e229ba4bdb02e5fff
var startDate = '2000-01-01';
var endDate = '2020-01-01';

var maxBound = ee.Image("JRC/GSW1_2/GlobalSurfaceWater")
.select('max_extent').clip(geometry)
.gt(0);

var dem = ee.ImageCollection("JAXA/ALOS/AW3D30/V3_2")
.median()
.clip(geometry)
.select('DSM')
.rename('DEM');

var NDWI = function(img){
  var bands = img.select('sur_refl_b04','sur_refl_b02').multiply(0.0001).clip(geometry);
  var index = bands.normalizedDifference(['sur_refl_b04','sur_refl_b02']).rename('NDWI')
  return index.addBands(dem)
  .copyProperties(img,['system:time_start','system:time_end']);
};

var modisNDWI = ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/006/MOD09A1")
.filterDate(startDate,endDate)
.filterBounds(geometry)
.map(NDWI);

print(modisNDWI)

var calcArea = function(img,list){
  var thr = img.select('NDWI').gt(0.5).and(maxBound.eq(1));
  var mask = thr.updateMask(thr);
  var area = mask.multiply(ee.Image.pixelArea());
  var totalarea = area.reduceRegion(ee.Reducer.sum(), geometry);

  var boundary = mask.reduceToVectors({
    geometry: geometry,
    scale: 250,
    geometryType: 'polygon',
    eightConnected: false,
    bestEffort: true
  });

  var demClip = img.select('DEM').clip(boundary);
  var eleAve = demClip.reduceRegion({
    reducer: ee.Reducer.mean(),
    geometry: boundary,
    scale: 250
  })

  return ee.List(list).add(eleAve.get('DEM'));};

var first = ee.List([]);
var AREA = ee.List(modisNDWI.iterate(calcArea, first));
print('elevation average:',AREA);

A: It's probably a better idea to map the function, rather than using iterate. The former runs parallel and is much faster. Also, as your 'geometry' is a geometry object, there's no need to use .reduceToVectors, which can be computationally expensive.
To calculate the elevation of each image in the collection:
var calcMeanElev = function(img){
  var eleAve = img.select("DEM").reduceRegion({
    reducer: ee.Reducer.mean(),
    geometry: geometry,
    scale: 250
  })

  return img.set('mean_elev', eleAve.get('DEM'))};

var area = modisNDWI.map(calcMeanElev)

In the same function, you can add additional statistics to the image using .set().
In case you want to calculate the elevation of just unmasked pixels (in your script you're not, but maybe you want to?), you can use:
var calcMeanElev = function(img){
  var eleAve = img.updateMask(thr).select("DEM").reduceRegion({
    reducer: ee.Reducer.mean(),
    geometry: geometry,
    scale: 250
  })

  return img.set('mean_elev', eleAve.get('DEM'))};

var area = modisNDWI.map(calcMeanElev)

To return a list of all calculated mean elevation values use .aggregate_array():
var listOfElevationMeans = area.aggregate_array('mean_elev')


The stats of your heroes can be increased by equipping the gears (equipment), this includes armour, helmet, and the accessory. Obtaining gears can be done by playing Time Rift mode and the Chapters in story mode, Achievement, gifts, and chests. Although you can get gears via summoning it is recommended that you do not spend Trinity vouchers for this purpose as you can easily obtain high-quality gears from the ways mentioned.
Making the gears you get stronger can be done three ways. The first is to increase its level by using strengthening material which can be obtained through Time Rift mode or from the Chapters in story mode. This is done using the 'Forge' option to fuse the gears with duplicates, or with special items to enhance the item level. The second is to increase the level cap of the gears using rune and the same name gear (runes can be obtained from Time Rift mode). And finally using the Enchant scrolls where enchanting will grant random stats to that gear.


HONOLULU, HAWAII – Hawaii artist Thomas Deir, resident of Kailua, Hawaii, has donated signed artwork to the 10th annual fundraising event of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine's Hawaii H.O.M.E. (Homeless Outreach and Medical Education) Project. H.O.M.E. is a non-profit organization that provides free healthcare to Hawaii's homeless population. This year, the annual fundraiser, Ho'ola Me Ke Kahiau, "Healing with compassion through selfless giving," will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at the Waikiki Aquarium. Proceeds from this event will benefit six medical student-run free medical clinics at homeless shelters and to the unsheltered homeless in Hawaii.
WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to give back to the community through the Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project. This non-profit is all about collaboration and working with the community. The organizers and volunteers are creatively helping our community in many ways. H.O.M.E saves unnecessarily expensive trips to already busy and overworked hospitals in Hawaii. HOME is a long-term solution that can help the homeless population find much-needed care during a crisis event – and provide care to prevent a crisis event. My hope is the artwork I have donated will resonate with the supporters who will be attending the event," said Deir.
"This fundraiser will occur during the Holiday Season, and I thought it would be helpful to offer Matted Gift Prints in addition to canvas Giclee prints and Hawaii abstract paintings. I hope my donation will contribute to the continuation of the good work by the Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project. They work they do is very important for our community," said Deir.
For more information about the Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project, visit www.hawaiihomeproject.org.
Hawaii artist Thomas Deir has nearly 25 years of experience in providing high quality artwork, original paintings on canvas, Giclee prints, custom tile murals and mosaics to customers in and around Honolulu, Hawaii, and other U.S. states and other countries.
Deir, founder of Thomas Deir Studios has an attitude of gratefulness and deep appreciation for the beauty of Hawaii. This is the center of the values at Thomas Deir Studios.


In the second part of our focus on our shortlisted Which? Trusted Traders, we look at Justin Bucknell Electrical Ltd and Proclene Ltd.
The Which? Trader of the Year award will be awarded at a ceremony in London on 17 May, alongside the other Which? awards.
Our winner will share the stage with some giants of the corporate world, as large and small businesses vie for recognition of their commitment to customer service.
Last week, we reviewed Finesse Windows Ltd and Homeglaze Home Improvements Ltd, two double-glazing specialists. This time it's the turn of an electrical contractor and a cleaning specialist.
Justin Bucknell Electrical Ltd is a rapidly growing electrical contractor based in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Justin started his own business after finishing his apprenticeship and he has been trading in the electrical industry for over eleven years. Justin heads a team of six, who focus on residential and domestic work throughout Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, alongside their long-term commercial and industrial clients in the area.
Starting a business at a young age meant a sharp learning curve for Justin, but he's happy to have the processes in place to ensure that the customer experience is a cut above, from first contact with the business, all the way to the end of the job and beyond.
Justin Bucknell Electrical joined Which? Trusted Traders at the start of 2016. 'Which? is such a trusted brand that association with it gives your customers peace of mind,' said Justin. The business was already successful with plenty of work on its books, but having the accreditation really set it apart from the rest and helped build its reputation.
The business has a large volume of positive reviews on its profile page and the team takes the time to respond to many of them. As Justin said: 'The job isn't over when the customer has paid their bill you still have to give them great customer service.
More about Justin Bucknell Electrical.
Proclene Ltd is an environmentally friendly upholstery and carpet-cleaning service based in Gloucester. Proclene operate across Gloucestershire and the south-west of England. Owned by Craig Haycock, it's been trading as a limited company since 2012. Craig has been working in the carpet and upholstery cleaning business most of his life – starting when he was just 12 years old, helping with his dad's carpet-cleaning business.
Craig and his team of technicians pride themselves on offering a professional service, with the emphasis on providing quality workmanship and customer care, rather than on low budget prices. Proclene Ltd has achieved the quality management - ISO 9001 certification. Craig attributes Proclene's success to its staff. 'We are very lucky to have them – Proclene would be nothing without them,' he said.
The Proclene Ltd team is definitely a family affair. The staff of eight includes Craig's fiancée, her sister and her sister's fiancé, although none of Craig's five children are working for him – yet.
Proclene Ltd joined Which? Trusted Traders two years ago. Craig says: 'I jumped at the chance to become a Which? Trusted trader – it's a great way to recognise traders of the right calibre who prove they do a good job and provide excellent customer service.' It has received some excellent consumer feedback.
This level of engagement was part of the reason behind Proclene Ltd's Which? Trusted trader of the month win in November 2016. At that time Craig said: 'Our goal for 2017 is to win Which? Trusted trader of the year'. He was thrilled that Proclene Ltd was shortlisted, describing it as 'fantastic'.
Make sure you don't miss our profile of the other two shortlisted Which? Trusted traders, Finesse Windows Ltd and Homeglaze Home Improvements Ltd.


Birchwood, a spacious detached house available for short-term holiday letting, in a peaceful location on the edge of Kincardine O'Neil. Secluded south-facing garden and fine views towards the Deeside hills. Sleeps up to 6. It makes a great place to relax in at any time of year and an ideal base from which to explore scenic Royal Deeside.
Birchwood is rented out year round.
Change over day is Saturday (or Sunday by special arrangement).
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Marriage equality inching closer to reality in New Jersey with judge's ruling
Looks like in spite of objections from Gov. Chris Christie, marriage equality may be coming to New Jersey . . . at least for the time being.
From The Huffington Post:
A New Jersey judge has denied a request from Gov. Chris Christie's administration to delay the start of gay marriage in the state until after a legal appeal is final.
The ruling Thursday from Judge Mary Jacobson moves the state a step closer to start recognizing same-sex nuptials on Oct. 21. That's the day Jacobson had said in a previous ruling that the marriages had to be allowed.
But Christie's administration is expected to appeal the denial to a higher court.
The administration has already asked the state Supreme Court to reverse Jacobson's earlier ruling that the state has to allow gay couples to get married.
'Researcher complains that NOM distorted his research to attack gay families' and other Thursday midday news briefs
Researcher Slams NOM Bigot Douglas Allen - So a researcher whose work the National Organization for Marriage distorted is crying foul. Honey, when it comes to complaints about religious right distortions of legitimate research, you need to get in line. It's a long line.
Font of unfiltered animus say it's 'hatred' to track dangerous rhetoric like his - So let me get this straight, Bryan Fischer. It's perfectly normal for you to call lgbts everything but "children of God" but it's hatred to point out the fact that you call lgbts everything but "children of God."
STUDY: Stigma Limits Self-Disclosure Of Gay Identities And Anti-Gay Attitudes - In other words, comments like those from Bryan Fischer and other members of the religious right create a stigma against the lgbt community. And this stigma hinders those in the closet from coming out. And quite frankly, can you blame them?
Staver: DOMA Decision Is 'Contrary To The Natural Created Order Of God Almighty' - Then you should have been able to defend DOMA much better in court, don't you think?
The Family Leader, Right Wing Christian Organization, Slams LGBT Victories - Poor babies
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Joyous Greetings from Books & Beyond.
Today, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are excited that Books&Beyond continues to grow steadily, serving you through our network of 40 bookstores across 11 cities, an online store to serve both print and digital books and a continually changing merchandise to meet our Nation's aspiring needs.
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i created a new plugin based on the existing sfminifyplugin. it's almost the same, except that the files produced have unique names based on the modification timestamps of the combined files. this allows you to set far-future expiry dates on the combined files.
the plugin is call sfMinifyTSPlugin - TS is for time stamp.
I've tried your plugin and I like it a lot, but I do have some observations I would like to share with you.
2. Would it be possible to add an option to use YUI Compressor instead of JSMin? Apparently, the minify library already supports this.
Thanks for an excellent plugin, and I hope you will address these small issues.
I like the idea with the cash folder and all the new minify:clear-cache.
1) I have some external .js in my view.yml (like jquery on google code) and it doesn't exclude it for compression. The plugin gives an error mistaking combining all script as one (external.js, intern1.js, intern2.js like one source).
2) For me the plugin worked only when I activated the "compressed: on" in settings.yml.
I will truly grateful If you can answer my questions.


First, Susan shares her digital marketing tip for the week: Remember that everything that we are doing in our digital marketing is designed to elicit a RESPONSE from the consumer. You want them to take action – to call you, to order from you, to set up an appointment, to donate, to get on your email list. Keep that in mind as you continue to work strategically to save time, energy and money while you attract more clients.
Then, Devon Grilly, gives us tips for identifying the things- big and little- that are draining you and accelerating the burnout cycle. Devon tell us how to create a boundary that will sustain us in the long term.
~ Awareness – we can't change anything until we are aware of what's going on. Collect data – start to keep notes on the areas that are causing you some unease.
~ We are able to be our personal and professional best when we prioritize our own needs before others'.
Devon offers a free "Blaze Your Own Path" Workbook on her website: www.devongrilly.com.


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Update: Notice of changes to the AIM musculoskeletal program
Oct 1, 2020 • State & Federal / Medicare
As you know, AIM Specialty Health® (AIM)* administers the musculoskeletal program for Medicare Advantage members, which includes the medical necessity review of certain surgeries of the spine, joints and interventional pain treatment. For certain surgeries, the review also includes a consideration of the level of care.
Effective December 1, 2020, two joint codes (29871 and 29892) will be incorporated into the AIM Level of Care Guideline for Musculoskeletal Surgery and Procedures. According to the clinical criteria for level of care, which is based on clinical evidence as outlined in the AIM guideline, it is generally appropriate to perform these two procedures in a hospital outpatient setting. To avoid additional clinical review for these surgeries, providers requesting prior authorization should either choose hospital observation admission as the site of service or
Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD).
We will review requests for inpatient admission and will require the provider to substantiate the medical necessity of the inpatient setting with proper medical documentation that demonstrates one of the following:
Current postoperative care requirements are of such an intensity and/or duration that they cannot be met in an observation or outpatient surgical setting.
Anticipated postoperative care requirements cannot be met, even initially, in an observational surgical setting due to the complexity, duration, or extent of the planned procedure and/or substantial preoperative patient risk.
On January 1, 2020, CMS removed total hip arthroplasty as well as six spine codes from the inpatient only (IPO) list making these procedures eligible for payment by Medicare in the hospital outpatient setting in addition to the hospital inpatient setting. The two-midnight rule should guide providers on the expected reimbursement. The codes that were removed from the inpatient only list and are also in the AIM Musculoskeletal program are 27130, 22633, 22634, 63265 and 63267. CMS has established a two year grace period (ending December 31, 2021) for site of service reviews of these codes in order to facilitate provider transition to compliance with the two-midnight rule. To this end, it is recommended that providers choose hospital observation or Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) during the prior authorization process when clinically appropriate to the respective patient. Choosing hospital observation still allows for the surgery to be performed and recovered in the main hospital, so long as discharge is planned for less than two midnights. Alternatively, the provider may choose to perform the procedure in the Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD). However, the inpatient setting will still be approved should the provider decide it is the optimal setting for the member.
Providers should continue to submit prior authorization requests to AIM using one of the following ways:
Access AIM ProviderPortalSM directly at http://providerportal.com. Online access is available 24/7 to process orders in real-time, and is the fastest and most convenient way to request authorization.
Access AIM via the Availity Portal* at http://www.availity.com.
Call the AIM toll-free number at 1-800-714-0400, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
If you have questions, please contact the provider number on the back of the member's ID card.
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October 2020 Anthem Provider News and Important Updates -- Colorado
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of: In Colorado Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc. In Connecticut: Anthem Health Plans, Inc. In Georgia: Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. In Indiana: Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. In Kentucky: Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. In Maine: Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. In Nevada: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc. dba HMO Nevada. In New Hampshire: Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. HMO plans are administered by Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. and underwritten by Matthew Thornton Health Plan, Inc. In Ohio: Community Insurance Company. In Virginia: Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, and its service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. In Wisconsin: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWI), which underwrites or administers the PPO and indemnity policies and underwrites the out of network benefits in POS policies offered by Compcare or WCIC; Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (Compcare) underwrites or administers the HMO policies and Wisconsin Collaborative Insurance Company (WCIC) underwrites or administers Well Priority HMO or POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Use of the Anthem websites constitutes your agreement with our Terms of Use.


and you have an interest in animation, then you should consider video game design. This is an industry that is booming at an incredible rate and shows no signs of slowing down. In the past twenty years, there have been incredible advances in the video game design industry and you could be a part of it.
In only a few decades, there have been barriers broken that could never have been dreamed of in the past. Video games are so realistic now that you feel as though you are actually in the game. You can play a racing game and feel as though you are in the Indy 500 or play a war game and get a good glimpse into what World War Two was really like. The possibilities are endless but people are needed to come up with these ideas and innovations.
in video game design. First of all, you need to have an interest in video games. You will be able to use all of the knowledge you have gained from years of gaming to your advantage. It is quite difficult to find a video game that is one hundred percent original. Most games borrow tricks and tips from other games and incorporate them into their own.
Therefore, if you have an extensive knowledge of video games, you will be able to use these tricks in your favor. Another important factor is an interest in computers, specifically animation. Video games are all produced on computers, so you will need to have a firm understanding of programming and animation. So if you have an interest in video games and a basic knowledge of animation, then you are set to begin the path of becoming a video game designer.
The next step would be to capitalize on your pre-existent skills. This can be accomplished by enrolling in a course that deals with video game design. These courses will be able to take the skills that you currently have and turn them into talents. Talents that prospective employers will be pleased to see.
You will be able to learn about every aspect of video game design. This includes all of the animation, development and concept of video games. You will not only be given the skills to create a video game but also how to plan it out and make it interesting to the gamer. Since this market is so gigantic, you need to have a good idea if you want your game to sell. With a course in video game design, you will have the ability to create a game that will fly off the shelves.
A lot of people think that making a video game is strictly done on computers. However, this is only part true. A large portion of the development of the game is done in the mind. You need to have the ability to visualize the finished product in your head before even beginning to program it. These types of courses will be able to train your mind to work ahead of your body to achieve the best results.
in this exciting field, you may literally not only be creating an entertainment product, but you may be changing someone's life.
A video game design degree is also very exciting to pursue. As part of your degree, you will learn to create characters, build story lines, make entire virtual worlds, and much more. You will learn how to design games that gamers will adore and you will learn how to animate entire worlds of characters so that they look as realistic as possible. With today's technology, there has never been a more exciting time to enter this field. The graphics are so advanced that only your own imagination is the limit for what you can create.
As you pursue your video game design degree, you will also learn about artistic design, project management, 3D modeling, and game content development. You will learn how to create digital content for your games. If you attend a quality school while pursuing your degree you will also get plenty of hands-on experience and help in developing your portfolio. That way, by the time you graduate you will not only have the skills and industry knowledge you need to land a great job, but you will have a portfolio to show prospective employers.
in your field. Thanks to hot video game design jobs, you don't have to be a starving artist. You can pursue your passion for art while landing excellent jobs. With systems such as PlayStation 2, Wii and Xbox generating plenty of media attention as well as many loyal customers, companies are on the lookout for hot new games for their systems. This means that there is a real need for talented and creative designers right now.
. Pursue a degree with hands-on experience and portfolio building, and you will leave school prepared to attract employers to your skill.
Video gaming in the United States is very popular for a recreational activity, but it is also starting to become a great way to make quite a bit of money. World Championships in certain games are bringing six figures as grand prizes, which makes them very popular to world class gamers. The reason these gaming competitions can bring in such large prize pools is that many different advertisers see the opportunity to target their audience at these events. Most of the time the winners of these competitions are in their twenties and the audience ranges from the teens to the early thirties. This particular target audience is one of the largest spending groups for entertainment in the world.
These video gaming competitions are growing very large in the United States, but they have exploded in Japan and some European areas. In Japan the best video gamers are treated like rock stars, or superstar athletes. They must be protected by bodyguards when they go out on the street, because their fans go crazy when they see them. These gamers are also making a tremendous amount of money playing at these competitions. Their winnings can total almost one million dollars in prize money, but they can also bring home another five to ten million dollars every year from the endorsement deals they receive. I believe if this trend continues many kids will be looking to hone their skills at video gaming, not just for the fun of it, but for the very viable option of making a huge fortune playing games the rest of their life. Perhaps video gamers will even replace basketball stars on the cereal boxes!


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Foreign Experts meet with President Prof. Dr. Chunmei WU
Hefei University
One January 10, 2020, foreign experts of Hefei University [合肥学院] met with our new president, Prof. Dr. Chunmei WU [吴春梅]. Our group of foreign experts taking part in the meeting included Prof. Falk Höhn of the Chinese-German Institute of Applied Sciences, Hefei University [合肥学院中德应用科学学院] and Professor of Industrial Design, Prof. Minyong Da [闵泳大], Professor of Korean Language and Literature, Mr. Olaf Rack, Lecturer of Industrial Design, Mrs. Jutta Lahmann and Mr. Adrian Lempert, German language lecturers, and Prof. Thomas Weise [汤卫思], Director of the Institute of Applied Optimization [应用优化研究所]. The keen interest of Prof. WU in our work and in supporting our work was very encouraging and emphasized by the fact that meeting and discussing with us was one of the first actions she took after just recently accepting the position as president of Hefei University. The meeting was very pleasant and featured an open and very constructive environment in which our future plans for further improving the internationalization and teaching at our university were discussed. It should be noted that every single expert expressed great satisfaction with the working and living environment provided by our university as well as gratitude for support that we received during all the years working here.
Read more: Foreign Experts meet with President Prof. Dr. Chunmei WU
Research Talk: Human Action Recognition using Zero Shot Learning by Mr. Kaiqiang HUANG [2020-01-06]
Action Recognition
Support Vector Machines
On January 6th, 2020, Mr. Kaiqiang HUANG [黄凯强] of TU Dublin, Dublin, Ireland gave his research talk Human Action Recognition using Zero Shot Learning [零次学习运用于人体动作识别] at 14:30 in our meeting room 920 in our office building 53 [合肥学院53 栋920]. Mr. Huang received his Bachelor from our university [合肥学院] and TU Dublin in 2016 before doing his Master's at TU Dublin, where he now has become a fully-funded PhD student. His talk, introducing a method to combine semantic side information with learned human actions was highly exciting for the audience. In the over 15 minutes of discussion that followed, we delved into the depths of this interesting topic, which is directly relevant to the work of several of our team mates. I think our school can be proud of Mr. Huang, who has grown very much and has become an excellent researcher in such a short time.
Read more: Research Talk: Human Action Recognition using Zero Shot Learning by Mr. Kaiqiang HUANG [2020-01-06]
Research Talk: Multidimensional Modulation Formats for High Speed Optical Communications by Dr. Bin CHEN [2020-01-06]
Hefei University of Technology
On January 6th, 2020, Dr. Bin CHEN [陈斌] of Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and Hefei University of Technology [合肥工业大学] gave hold research talk Multidimensional Modulation Formats for High Speed Optical Communications [面向高速光通信的多维度调制技术] at 15:30 in our meeting room 920 in our office building 53 [合肥学院53 栋920]. Today, the internet is a vital part of the infrastructure and subject to an ever-rising demand for bandwidth, much of which is routed through optical-fiber based connections. In his highly interesting talk, Dr. Chen discussed the limits of this technology and how we can push them further. If our national and international network connectivity can keep growing and improving in the future, one of the reasons may well be the work of Dr. Chen, which won two best paper awards. Thanks for this great talk!
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Open Optimization Competition 2020
R (programming language)
Our friends from the Nevergrad and the IOHprofiler are organizing the Open Optimization Competition 2020 and welcome contributions.
Nevergrad is an open source platform for derivative-free optimization developed by Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research, Paris, France. It contains a wide range of optimization algorithm implementations, test cases, supports multi-objective optimization, and handles constraints. It automatically updates results of all experiments merged in the code base, hence users do not need computational power for participating and getting results. IOHprofiler is a tool for benchmarking iterative optimization heuristics such as local search variants, evolutionary algorithms, model-based algorithms, and other sequential optimization techniques. It has two components: the IOHexperimenter for running empirical evaluations and the IOHanalyzer for the statistical analysis and visualization of the experiment data. It is mainly developed by teams at Leiden University in the Netherlands, the Sorbonne University and CNRS in Paris, France, and the Tel Hai College in Israel.
This competition is part of the wider aim to build open-source, user-friendly, and community-driven platforms for comparing different optimization techniques. The key principles are reproducibility, open source, and ease of access. While some first steps towards such platforms have been done, the tools can greatly benefit from the contributions of the various communities for whom they are built. Hence, the goal of this competition is to solicit contributions towards these goals from the community.
Read more: Open Optimization Competition 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Xinlu Li for his Promotion to Associate Educator
Li Xinlu
Our team warmly congratulates Dr. Xinlu Li to his promotion to Associate Educator! This promotion is very well deserved and the result of seven years of continuous hard work and high performance as senior lecturer. Additionally, this year in February, Xinlu completed his PhD Degree at TU Dublin in Ireland and published a great article in an SCI/EI-indexed 2区 journal in August. Congratulations Xinlu!


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import shutil
import sys
import logging
import tempfile
import unittest
import os
import anima

from anima.ui import IS_PYSIDE, IS_PYQT4, SET_PYSIDE
from anima.ui.testing import PatchedMessageBox

SET_PYSIDE()

if IS_PYSIDE():
    from PySide import QtCore, QtGui
    from PySide.QtTest import QTest
    from PySide.QtCore import Qt
elif IS_PYQT4():
    import sip
    sip.setapi('QString', 2)
    sip.setapi('QVariant', 2)
    from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
    from PyQt4.QtTest import QTest
    from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt

from anima.ui import edl_importer

logger = logging.getLogger('anima.ui.version_updater')
logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

class EDLImporterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    """Tests the EDLImporter UI
    """

    def show_dialog(self, dialog):
        """show the given dialog
        """
        dialog.show()
        self.app.exec_()
        self.app.connect(
            self.app,
            QtCore.SIGNAL("lastWindowClosed()"),
            self.app,
            QtCore.SLOT("quit()")
        )

    def setUp(self):
        """setup the tests
        """
        # patch anima.local_cache_folder
        self.original_cache_folder = anima.local_cache_folder
        anima.local_cache_folder = tempfile.gettempdir()

        if not QtGui.QApplication.instance():
            logger.debug('creating a new QApplication')
            self.app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
        else:
            logger.debug('using the present QApplication: %s' % QtGui.qApp)
            # self.app = QtGui.qApp
            self.app = QtGui.QApplication.instance()

        self.dialog = edl_importer.MainDialog()

        self.remove_files = []

    def tearDown(self):
        """clean up test
        """
        PatchedMessageBox.tear_down()

        # restore anima.local_cache_folder
        anima.local_cache_folder = self.original_cache_folder

        # remove self.remove_files
        for f in self.remove_files:
            if os.path.isfile(f):
                os.remove(f)
            elif os.path.isdir(f):
                shutil.rmtree(f)

    def test_edl_path_lineEdit_change_will_update_edl_preview_textEdit(self):
        """testing if changing edl_path_lineEdit will update the
        edl_preview_textEdit with the given file content
        """
        # create an edl file content
        # and then write it to a temp file
        # set the temp file path to path_lineEdit
        # expect the content to be in edl_preview_textEdit
        edl_path = os.path.abspath('../previs/test_data/test_v001.edl')
        self.dialog.edl_path_lineEdit.setText(edl_path)

        with open(edl_path) as f:
            edl_content = f.read()

        self.assertEqual(
            self.dialog.edl_preview_plainTextEdit.toPlainText(),
            edl_content
        )

    def test_edl_path_lineEdit_will_clear_edl_preview_textEdit_if_path_invalid(self):
        """testing if changing edl_path_lineEdit will clear the
        edl_preview_textEdit if edl_path_lineEdit is invalid
        """
        self.dialog.edl_preview_plainTextEdit.setPlainText('Some text')

        self.assertEqual(
            self.dialog.edl_preview_plainTextEdit.toPlainText(),
            'Some text'
        )

        self.dialog.edl_path_lineEdit.setText('Some text')

        self.assertEqual(
            self.dialog.edl_preview_plainTextEdit.toPlainText(),
            ''
        )

    def test_send_pushButton_will_warn_the_user_to_set_the_media_files_path_if_it_is_not_set_before(self):
        """testing if send_pushButton will warn the user to set the media files
        path in preferences if it is not set before
        """
        # set a proper EDL file
        edl_path = os.path.abspath('../previs/test_data/test_v001.edl')
        self.dialog.edl_path_lineEdit.setText(edl_path)

        # patch QMessageBox.critical method
        original = QtGui.QMessageBox.critical
        QtGui.QMessageBox = PatchedMessageBox

        self.assertEqual(PatchedMessageBox.called_function, '')
        self.assertEqual(PatchedMessageBox.title, '')
        self.assertEqual(PatchedMessageBox.message, '')

        # now hit it
        QTest.mouseClick(self.dialog.send_pushButton, Qt.LeftButton)

        # restore QMessageBox.critical
        QtGui.QMessageBox.critical = original

        self.assertEqual(PatchedMessageBox.called_function, 'critical')
        self.assertEqual(PatchedMessageBox.title, 'Error')

        self.assertEqual(
            "Media path doesn't exists",
            PatchedMessageBox.message
        )

    def test_send_pushButton_will_copy_mxf_files_to_media_files_folder(self):
        """testing if send_pushButton will copy the mxf files to media files
        folder
        """
        # create a proper edl file with proper files in a temp location
        # there should be MXF files
        tempdir = tempfile.gettempdir()

        media_files_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'avid_media_file_path')
        try:
            os.mkdir(media_files_path)
        except OSError:
            pass
        self.remove_files.append(media_files_path)

        mxf_file_names = [
            'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0010_v001.mxf',
            'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0020_v001.mxf',
            'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0030_v001.mxf'
        ]

        edl_path = os.path.abspath('../previs/test_data/test_v001.edl')

        for mxf_file_name in mxf_file_names:
            media_file_full_path = os.path.join(tempdir, mxf_file_name)
            with open(media_file_full_path, 'w') as f:
                f.write('')
            self.remove_files.append(media_file_full_path)

        # set the avid media files folder path
        self.dialog.media_files_path_lineEdit.setText(media_files_path)

        # set the edl path
        self.dialog.edl_path_lineEdit.setText(edl_path)

        # now check before the files are not there
        self.assertFalse(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[0]))
        )
        self.assertFalse(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[1]))
        )
        self.assertFalse(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[2]))
        )

        # self.show_dialog(self.dialog)

        # now hit it
        QTest.mouseClick(self.dialog.send_pushButton, Qt.LeftButton)

        # now check if the files are there
        self.assertTrue(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[0]))
        )
        self.assertTrue(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[1]))
        )
        self.assertTrue(
            os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[2]))
        )

    # def test_send_pushButton_will_show_progress_dialog(self):
    #     """testing if send_pushButton will show progress dialog
    #     """
    #     # create a proper edl file with proper files in a temp location
    #     # there should be MXF files
    #     tempdir = tempfile.gettempdir()
    #
    #     media_files_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'avid_media_file_path')
    #     try:
    #         os.mkdir(media_files_path)
    #     except OSError:
    #         pass
    #     self.remove_files.append(media_files_path)
    #
    #     mxf_file_names = [
    #         'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0010_v001.mxf',
    #         'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0020_v001.mxf',
    #         'SEQ001_HSNI_003_0030_v001.mxf'
    #     ]
    #
    #     edl_path = os.path.abspath('../previs/test_data/test_v001.edl')
    #
    #     for mxf_file_name in mxf_file_names:
    #         media_file_full_path = os.path.join(tempdir, mxf_file_name)
    #         with open(media_file_full_path, 'w') as f:
    #             f.write('')
    #         self.remove_files.append(media_file_full_path)
    #
    #     # set the avid media files folder path
    #     self.dialog.media_files_path_lineEdit.setText(media_files_path)
    #
    #     # set the edl path
    #     self.dialog.edl_path_lineEdit.setText(edl_path)
    #
    #     # now check before the files are not there
    #     self.assertFalse(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[0]))
    #     )
    #     self.assertFalse(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[1]))
    #     )
    #     self.assertFalse(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[2]))
    #     )
    #
    #     # now hit it
    #     QTest.mouseClick(self.dialog.send_pushButton, Qt.LeftButton)
    #
    #     # now check if the files are there
    #     self.assertTrue(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[0]))
    #     )
    #     self.assertTrue(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[1]))
    #     )
    #     self.assertTrue(
    #         os.path.exists(os.path.join(media_files_path, mxf_file_names[2]))
    #     )

    def test_send_pushButton_will_open_the_edl_with_avid_edl_manager(self):
        """testing if the send_pushButton will open the edl with AVID EDL
        Manager
        """
        # Test Setup Idea
        #
        # create a EDL_manager file in /tmp
        # let it be a Python executable
        # make it set a file content
        self.fail('we can not test this one, it is a windows only executable')

    def test_media_files_path_lineEdit_content_will_be_stored(self):
        """testing if the media_files_path_lineEdit content will be stored in
        local_cache_folder/avid_media_file_path_storage file
        """
        # patch anima.local_cache_folder
        original_value = anima.local_cache_folder
        anima.local_cache_folder = tempfile.gettempdir()

        media_file_path_storage_full_path = os.path.join(
            anima.local_cache_folder,
            anima.avid_media_file_path_storage
        )
        self.remove_files.append(media_file_path_storage_full_path)

        test_value = 'some path'
        self.dialog.media_files_path_lineEdit.setText(test_value)

        # restore anima.local_cache_folder before asserting
        anima.local_cache_folder = original_value

        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(media_file_path_storage_full_path))

        with open(media_file_path_storage_full_path) as f:
            content = f.read()

        self.assertEqual(content, test_value)

    def test_media_files_path_lineEdit_content_will_be_restored(self):
        """testing if the media_files_path_lineEdit content will be stored in
        local_cache_folder/avid_media_file_path_storage file
        """
        media_file_path_storage_full_path = os.path.join(
            anima.local_cache_folder,
            anima.avid_media_file_path_storage
        )
        self.remove_files.append(media_file_path_storage_full_path)

        test_value = 'some path'
        self.dialog.media_files_path_lineEdit.setText(test_value)

        # close the dialog and re open another instance
        self.dialog.close()

        self.dialog = edl_importer.MainDialog()

        # get the lineEdit value
        test_value2 = self.dialog.media_files_path_lineEdit.text()

        self.assertEqual(test_value2, test_value)


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OLPH students make religious mosaic out of M&Ms
Images of Our Lady of Perpetual Help have been rendered in oil paint, watercolor and wooden carvings, but none has looked as sweet as the one just finished by 25 fifth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City.
Made of 2,169 brightly colored M&M candies, the vibrant mosaic of the famous Marian icon is the culmination of hours of patient artistry. Working from a photo of an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the youngsters enlarged the image and pasted it on a poster board. They then carefully selected matching colored candies, gluing each M&M to the poster board – sort of like a sugary paint-by-number approach.
Ryan McGuire, a 10-year-old fifth-grader, came up with the idea after reading about the world's largest M&M mosaic in the Guinness Book of World Records. The students had hoped to smash the record – an image made of 5,040 M&Ms – but that proved too ambitious. Their first attempt was just a warm-up for a much bigger mosaic they hope will put them in the record book in the future.
The hardest part of the project was refraining from munching on the hard-shelled chocolate candies, according to Ryan.
"It was also hard getting them to stick," he explained. Not only did the students have to pick the right colors, he said, they had to place each candy at the proper angle so they would fit properly.
The students used green, yellow, red, blue, white and brown M&M. They were fortunate to snag some bags of special pink Valentine's Day M&Ms that could be used for the faces of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus.
"Otherwise we would have had to use orange," said Rhonda Cynkar, the art teacher who helped the students with the project during art class. Students put the mosaic together over the course of four weekly art classes.
While working on the mosaic, students studied the history of the much-loved image in religion class, said Ms. Cynkar. According to legend, St. Luke crafted the original icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help while Mary was living in Jerusalem. The image shows the Child Jesus fleeing into the arms of his mother as he contemplates his future passion and death.
"Working on the mosaic was a way to show our love for our school and our parish," said Ms. Cynkar, noting that students have seen religious mosaics during field trips to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Sydney Hunter, a 10-year-old fifth grader, said working on the project gave her a new appreciation for the difficulty of producing a mosaic like the ones at the national shrine.
"It must have taken a really, really long time," she marveled.
Ms. Cynkar said she intends to apply a special spray to the 30-inch tall, 20-inch-wide student mosaic to preserve it. The image will then permanently hang in a school hallway, she said.
Glancing at the local masterpiece, Ryan smiled and offered a warning.
"Keep it away from the heater," he said with a laugh.


And a special thanks to Olivia, the effing cutest tot to ever hit the silver screen.
Why can't real life be like The Cosby Show? The sweaters were wild (read: avant garde), the pants were pleated, and the outfits were EVERYTHING. It's only natural that since the resurgence of old school style has invaded our computers and our closets, that we'd have to take a special nostalgia-induced look back at everyone's favorite television family: The Huxtables.
The most fabulous family that the '80s and early '90s has ever seen.
Three words: Olivia runs the world. Okay that was four. But she does.
Do you own a feathered brooch that could double as a quill? We didn't think so.
Snapbacks. Round glasses. A three piece suit? Total and complete perfection.
Denise was always a style star, just look at those pants! And her expert skill in mixing prints!
The couple who wears loungewear together, stays together.
Probably the least popular of the Cosbys (you know it's true), but still, she's making it rain.
The footware, people. The footware.
When skinny ties were the norm and decades before engagement photos took a turn for the worse.
Girl knows how to pop off with the Je ne sais quoi.
This sweater. Those suspenders. LIFE.


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by Brandon Hill — Thursday, April 04, 2019, 03:30 PM EDT
Microsoft Announces Windows 10 May 2019 Update And Gives Users Control Over Updates
Microsoft has announced that official name of the next major release of Windows 10. And unlike previous reporting which suggested an April launch, it will actually be called the Windows 10 May 2019 Update.
The latest update to Windows 10 will bring new sandbox functionality and will decouple the Cortana digital assistant from Windows Search. However, perhaps one of the biggest changes to Windows 10 will come in how much granular control that users will have over the update process. This latest move is no doubt a side effect of the immense negative backlash that was unleashed on the Windows 10 October 2018 Update after a laundry list of epic fails.
Under previous Windows 10 versions, Microsoft would automatically push a major update to systems when its telemetry data "gave us confidence that device would have a great update experience." However, instead of continuing to force updates on its users, Microsoft says that it will instead provide a popup notification to let users know that a new major update is available and if the install is recommended based on your current system configuration.
The actual option to install the update will be left completely up to the user – in most cases. Microsoft will still force an install of a major feature update for Windows 10 if your current version will soon be reaching end-of-support status. While users will be able to hold off on installing major updates, Microsoft will still automatically push monthly security updates to ensure that systems are protected against fresh threats.
Microsoft will also enable users to pause all updates for up to 35 days (a week at a time, up to five times). This will apply to all versions of Windows 10.
In addition, Microsoft is taking big steps to ensure that the quality of its Windows 10 releases is improved over previous releases (**cough** October 2018 Update **cough**).
"The final May 2019 Update build will spend increased time in the Release Preview Ring of the Windows Insider Program, allowing us to gather more feedback and insights on compatibility and performance at scale before making the update more broadly available," Microsoft writes. "With a more robust and longer Release Preview and further investments in machine learning for both high-severity issue detection and our next generation of intelligent rollout, our goal is to provide the best, transparent Windows update experience."
According to Microsoft, the Windows 10 May 2019 Update will be made available on the Release Preview ring starting next week, and will be available to the general public next month.
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