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Q: Highstock xAxis categories not aligned I am using highstock  One can change chart_type to spline or line. The problem I am facing is the x axis categories is not aligned with the data, which is not case in general.
This is the jsfiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/nishants/sg7ykLpe/1/
$(function () {
    $('#container').highcharts("StockChart", {
        chart: {
            type: 'column',//One can change chart_type to spline or line.
            inverted:0
         },
        title: {
            text: 'Title of the chart',
            style: {
                fontFamily: "lato"
            }
        },
        subtitle: {
            text: '',
            style: {
                fontFamily: "lato"
            }
        },

        yAxis:
        {
            gridLineWidth: 0,

            title: {
                text: '',
            },
            labels:{
                enabled:0,
                formatter: function() {
                    return  this.value; ;
                }
            },
            stackLabels:{
                enabled:0
            },

            //min:1,// Avoided generally so in if clause, to handle  specific cases.

        },
        tooltip: {
            enabled: 1,
            formatter: function() {
                return new Date(this.x).toDateString(); ;
            }
        },
        legend:{
            enabled:1
        },
        plotOptions: {
            column: {
                dataLabels: {

                    color: 'white',

                    enabled: 1,
                    style: {
                        //textShadow: '0 0 3px white, 0 0 3px white'
                    },

                    formatter:function(){
                        if (this.y) return this.y;
                    },
                    y:0
                    //color: (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.dataLabelsColor) || '#wihte',

                },
                enableMouseTracking: true
            },
            series: {

                    stacking: 'normal', //null , normal , percent

             }
        },
        series: [{'color': '#009add', 'data': [[1385625600000, 0], [1408003200000, 0], [1408348800000, 0], [1408521600000, 3], [1408608000000, 0]], 'name': 'TYPE1'}, {'color': '#f15d22', 'data': [[1385625600000, 0], [1408003200000, 1], [1408348800000, 0], [1408521600000, 0], [1408608000000, 0]], 'name': 'TYPE2'}, {'color': '#7182a6', 'data': [[1385625600000, 1], [1408003200000, 0], [1408348800000, 0], [1408521600000, 0], [1408608000000, 0]], 'name': 'TYPE3'}, {'color': '#62a60a', 'data': [[1385625600000, 0], [1408003200000, 0], [1408348800000, 2], [1408521600000, 1], [1408608000000, 2]], 'name': 'TYPE4'}]

        ,legend: {
            enabled: true,
            align: 'right',
            //backgroundColor: '#FCFFC5',
            //borderColor: 'black',
            //borderWidth: 2,
            layout: 'vertical',
            verticalAlign: 'top',
            y: 100,
            shadow: true
        },

    });
});

A: use tickPositions then by formatter convert your label values
in your case
xAxis: {
    // in tick position set all x axis values by this tick will come on this position
    tickPositions: [1385625600000, 1408003200000, 1408348800000, 1408521600000, 1408608000000],
    labels: {
       /** then by formattor function change our tick value in desired result
         * here we convert date string in date format like dd/mm/yy
        **/
       formatter: function () {
            return new Date(this.value).getDate()+"/"+(new Date(this.value).getMonth()+1)+"/"+new Date(this.value).getYear() ;
        }
    }

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L'orientation cristalline est l'orientation d'un cristallite par rapport à l'objet dont il fait partie.

En général, les objets manufacturés ont des directions caractéristiques : arêtes (bords de l'objet), dissymétries, sens de travail… Ces directions caractéristiques permettent de définir un repère. Dans le cas d'un produit laminé, les axes du repère sont par convention :
 x : direction de laminage (DL) ;
 y : direction transverse (DT) ;
 z : direction normale (DN).

Le cristallite dispose également d'un repère lié aux directions principales de son réseau cristallin. Pour définir l'orientation d'un cristallite dans l'objet, il suffit donc de définir les rotations permettant de passer du repère de l'objet au repère du cristallite : les angles d'Euler.

Ces angles de rotation sont en général notés (φ1, Φ, φ2).

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using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Web.Hosting;
using System.Web;
using Serenity.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Serenity.IO;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
#if ASPNETCORE
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities;
#endif

namespace Serenity.Web
{
    /// <summary>
    ///   Static class which contains javascript helper functions</summary>
    public static class ContentHashCache
    {
        private static Hashtable hashByContentPath;
        private static bool cdnEnabled;
        private static string cdnHttp;
        private static string cdnHttps;
        private static GlobFilter cdnFilter;

        [SettingKey("CDNSettings"), SettingScope("Application")]
        private class CDNSettings
        {
            public bool? Enabled { get; set; }
            public string Url { get; set; }
            public string HttpsUrl { get; set; }
            public List<string> Include { get; set; }
            public List<string> Exclude { get; set; }
        }

        static ContentHashCache()
        {
            hashByContentPath = new Hashtable(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
            var cdn = Config.Get<CDNSettings>();
            cdnEnabled = cdn.Enabled == true && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(cdn.Url);
            cdnHttp = cdn.Url;
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cdn.HttpsUrl))
                cdnHttps = (cdnHttp ?? "").Replace("http://", "https://");
            else
                cdnHttps = cdn.HttpsUrl;

            cdnFilter = new GlobFilter(cdn.Include, cdn.Exclude);
        }

        public static void ScriptsChanged()
        {
            hashByContentPath = new Hashtable(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
        }

        private static string GetFileSHA1(string filePath)
        {
            using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, 120000))
            {
#if ASPNETCORE
                var md5 = MD5.Create();
                byte[] hash = md5.ComputeHash(fs);
                return WebEncoders.Base64UrlEncode(hash);
#else
                using (MD5CryptoServiceProvider md5 = new MD5CryptoServiceProvider())
                {
                    byte[] hash = md5.ComputeHash(fs);
                    return HttpServerUtility.UrlTokenEncode(hash);
                }
#endif
            }
        }

        public static string ResolvePath(string contentPath)
        {
            if (contentPath.IsNullOrEmpty())
                throw new ArgumentNullException("contentPath");

            if (contentPath[0] != '/' &&
                (contentPath[0] != '~' || contentPath.Length < 2 || contentPath[1] != '/'))
                return contentPath;

            contentPath = VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(contentPath);
            if (!cdnEnabled)
                return contentPath;

#if ASPNETCORE
            var contextAccessor = Dependency.TryResolve<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.IHttpContextAccessor>();
            bool isSecureConnection = contextAccessor != null && contextAccessor.HttpContext != null &&
                contextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.IsHttps;
#else
            bool isSecureConnection = HttpContext.Current != null &&
                HttpContext.Current.Request.IsSecureConnection;
#endif

            string cdnRoot = isSecureConnection ? cdnHttps : cdnHttp;
            return UriHelper.Combine(cdnRoot, contentPath);
        }

        public static string ResolveWithHash(string contentUrl)
        {
            if (contentUrl.IsNullOrEmpty())
                throw new ArgumentNullException("contentUrl");

            if (contentUrl[0] != '/' &&
                (contentUrl[0] != '~' || contentUrl.Length < 2 || contentUrl[1] != '/'))
                return contentUrl;

            string cdnMatch = contentUrl;

            if (contentUrl.IndexOf(".axd/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0)
            {
                if (!cdnEnabled)
                    return contentUrl;

                cdnMatch = contentUrl.Split('?')[0];
            }
            else
            {
                var path = contentUrl;
                path = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(path);

                object hash;
                hash = hashByContentPath[path];
                if (hash == null)
                {
                    if (File.Exists(path))
                        hash = GetFileSHA1(path);
                    else
                        hash = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyymmddhh");

                    Hashtable.Synchronized(hashByContentPath)[path] = hash;
                }

                contentUrl = VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(contentUrl) + "?v=" + (string)hash;
                if (!cdnEnabled)
                    return contentUrl;
            }

            if (cdnMatch[0] == '/')
            {
                var root = VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/");
                if (cdnMatch.StartsWith(root, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                    cdnMatch = cdnMatch.Substring(root.Length);
            }
            else
                cdnMatch = cdnMatch.Substring(2);

            if (!cdnFilter.IsMatch(cdnMatch.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)))
                return contentUrl;

#if ASPNETCORE
            var contextAccessor = Dependency.TryResolve<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.IHttpContextAccessor>();
            bool isSecureConnection = contextAccessor != null && contextAccessor.HttpContext != null &&
                contextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.IsHttps;
#else
            bool isSecureConnection = HttpContext.Current != null &&
                HttpContext.Current.Request.IsSecureConnection;
#endif
            string cdnRoot = isSecureConnection ? cdnHttps : cdnHttp;
            contentUrl = VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(contentUrl);
            return UriHelper.Combine(cdnRoot, contentUrl);
        }
    }
}

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Биография
Кенза Фурати родилась 13 мая 1987 года в Лилле. Отец — Али Фурати. Когда ей было 2 месяца, семья Кензы переехала в Тунис. Будущая модель учась там во французской средней школа, а затем переехала в Париж, где окончила Парижский университет со степенью в области литературы и изящных искусств. Посещала курсы актёрского мастерства в Лондоне.

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Q: Calculate elapsed time (DATEDIFF) while subtracting time for break and lunch periods I have a table that looks like:
job | start_time               | end_time
----------------------------------------------------------
1   | 2020-08-31 09:46:00.000  |  2020-08-31 12:37:00.000
2   | 2020-08-31 09:54:00.000  |  2020-08-31 10:24:00.000
3   | 2020-08-31 05:52:00.000  |  2020-08-31 06:32:00.000
4   | 2020-08-31 05:02:00.000  |  2020-08-31 13:24:00.000

I need to calculate the elapsed_time in minutes between the start_time and end_time but subtracts 15 minutes if the elapsed_time spans  8:45am and 9:00am and/or 30 minutes if elapsed_time spans 11:30am and 12:00pm.
Output should look like this:
job | start_time               | end_time                 | elapsed_time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   | 2020-08-31 09:46:00.000  |  2020-08-31 12:37:00.000 | 141
2   | 2020-08-31 09:54:00.000  |  2020-08-31 10:24:00.000 | 30
3   | 2020-08-31 05:52:00.000  |  2020-08-31 06:32:00.000 | 40
4   | 2020-08-31 05:02:00.000  |  2020-08-31 13:24:00.000 | 457

Thank you for any assistance!
EDIT:
I currently calculate minutes with:
SELECT DATEDIFF(minute, start_time, end_time) FROM jobtran

then export the dataset to excel and manually calculate from there.

A: The following returns the desired results for the presented sample data. However it assumes a time period is always within a single day. And it assumes that no time period starts or finished within the break time (I'll leave that for you as an exercise).
The trick is to use a case expression to detect when an overlap occurs and adjust for it.
Note also the use of the sub-query/derived table to avoid having to repeat the same converts and static values throughout the query.
declare @Test table (job int, start_time datetime, end_time datetime);

insert into @Test (job, start_time, end_time)
values
(1, '2020-08-31 09:46:00.000',  '2020-08-31 12:37:00.000'),
(2, '2020-08-31 09:54:00.000',  '2020-08-31 10:24:00.000'),
(3, '2020-08-31 05:52:00.000',  '2020-08-31 06:32:00.000'),
(4, '2020-08-31 05:02:00.000',  '2020-08-31 13:24:00.000');

select job, start_time, end_time
  , datediff(minute, start_time, end_time) [Total Mins]
  , datediff(minute, start_time, end_time)
  - case when start_time < end_break and end_time > start_break then 15 else 0 end
  - case when start_time < end_lunch and end_time > start_lunch then 30 else 0 end [Adjusted Mins]
from (
  select job
    , convert(time, start_time) start_time
    , convert(time, end_time) end_time
    , convert(time, '08:45am') start_break
    , convert(time, '09:00am') end_break
    , convert(time, '11:30am') start_lunch
    , convert(time, '12:00pm') end_lunch
  from @Test
) X;

Results
job | start_time                | end_time                  | Total Mins    | Adjusted Mins
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   | 2020-08-31 09:46:00.000   | 2020-08-31 12:37:00.000   | 171           | 141
2   | 2020-08-31 09:54:00.000   | 2020-08-31 10:24:00.000   | 30            | 30
3   | 2020-08-31 05:52:00.000   | 2020-08-31 06:32:00.000   | 40            | 40
4   | 2020-08-31 05:02:00.000   | 2020-08-31 13:24:00.000   | 502           | 457

Things to consider if/when taking into account a time period which starts or ends in the break/lunch:

*

*If a time period begins and ends within a period then the total minutes should be zero - this is a special case, and once handled you can ignore in the rest of the logic.

*If the start partway through a break period then the amount of time to subtract is the difference between the period start time and the break end time.

*If you end partway through a break period then the amount of time to subtract is the different between the break start time and the period end time.

Note: If you setup your sample data like this in future you will get assistance much faster.

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We've seen some fairly unusual cameras over the years, but the Ricoh Theta has to rank amongst the most unusual of the bunch. Ricoh has proven to be very good at finding market niches that have gone unfulfilled, and then creating products which meet that unanswered need, and that's just what it's done with the Theta cameras -- including the brand-new Ricoh Theta S.
The Theta-series cameras all include twin lenses that allow them to capture a full 360-by-360 degree panoramic image in a single action. The two images are stitched together in-camera, saving you the tedious work of stitching and blending multiple images together to create a spherical panorama. And since the images are captured at the same time, there's no chance of a moving subject -- or worse still, part of a moving subject -- appearing in multiple places in the same spherical panorama.
Announced in 2013, the original Theta was followed up by the Theta m15, which added video capture support. Now the Ricoh Theta S arrives as a much more significant overhaul of the design. Although the form factor is similar, the Theta S is en entirely more capable camera. Ricoh never really talked about the sensor or lenses of the original, focusing instead on its capabilities. It turns out, though, that resolution was just five megapixels per lens with an f/3.5 aperture for each optic. The Theta S upgrades this to 12-megapixel sensors behind bright f/2.0 lenses. And where sensor size was never mentioned before, the Pentax Q is said to have larger sensors, opting for the same 1/2.3"-type sensor size used in many fixed-lens compacts.
That's not all, either: The Ricoh Theta S now sports more useful video capture capabilities, with a much more generous clip length of 25 minutes and a frame rate of 30 fps. By contrast, the Theta m15 was limited to just three minutes of 15 fps video. And to cope with the larger file sizes you can expect for stills and movies alike, the Theta S now has twice as much storage (8GB) and its Wi-Fi connection is four times faster than before (8Mbsp). As if all of that wasn't enough, Ricoh has added an HDMI port and the Theta S is now capable of streaming video either via HDMI or the existing USB port, alowing it to be used to capture and share events in real time.
The Ricoh Theta S shoots full 360-by-360 degree spherical videos which you can pan and (in some apps) zoom with the tap of a finger or the click of a mouse. (NOTE: Many browsers don't support the 360-degree panning ability; the latest version of Google's own Chrome browser is a safe bet, though.)
Accompanying all of these changes is a slight increase in body size and weight, but the Theta S certainly hasn't grown unduly bulky when one considers that it basically contains two complete cameras. Its weight is similar to that of an iPhone 6, and it sits about halfway between the iPhone 5 and 6 in terms of height. It's about a third less wide than the iPhone 6, but around three times thicker -- certainly small enough to be called pants pocket-friendly. And what it can do, few if any other cameras can manage -- especially in this form factor and at this price point.
And it's not just the camera itself that's been upgraded. Alongside its launch, Google has announced a new version of its Maps application that makes it quick and easy for Android and iOS users to add their own Street View content to the map using devices including the Theta. Ever wanted to add Street View shots of your own business to Google Maps without hiring a photographer to handle it all? Now you can!
This is a 360-degree panoramic image shot in New York with the brand-new #Ricoh Theta S for our upcoming hands-on preview. #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
As well as videos, the Ricoh Theta S can shoot spherical panoramic stills, and now at much higher resolution than in past models.
Content providers won't find their imagery being censored as Google does with its own Street View images -- faces, license plates and so on will be shown unedited -- but not surprisingly they will have to meet Google's standards for their imagery to appear on Maps. A two-step vetting process will be used, with software algorithms making sure that images are appropriate, and humans lending a hand when the algorithms can't make a clear call. And photographers who've uploaded a reasonable amount of content from their Theta without issue will find that, at a given point, their content is approved more quickly.
The Ricoh Theta S is set to be available in November 2015 with a retail price of around $350. Want to know more? We've been hands-on with the new model at a press event in New York, and have just posted our hands-on preview, complete with sample photos and videos. Read our Ricoh Theta S preview now for the full story!


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Musician Maya Folick performs at record studio-turned-concert venue Mississippi Studios in North Portland.
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Part of Portland's annual Fertile Ground festival, Sexology: The Musical cracks open the tyranny of societal expectations when it comes to love, sex, and relationship. A powerful and funny story about the journey from monogamy to polyamory (complete with show tunes), Melanie Moseley's solo show explores new pathways to intimacy. Through courageous and authentic storytelling,…
Ho'ike
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"Geghis Barbie, the premiere "post-post-feminist all-female horn experience," is a quartet of orchestral horn players known for sporting stage names such as "Attilla the Horn" and "Alpine Barbie," along with for playing vivid, creatively faithful reimaginings of popular songs by the likes of David Bowie and the Eurythmics. Local music organization Third Angle brings the…
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From its stately opening to its majestic finale, Mussorgsky's depiction of a stroll through an art exhibit is a perennial symphonic favorite, thanks to Ravel's splendid orchestration. Augustin Hadelich, Musical America's 2018 Instrumentalist of the Year, brings his astonishing technical wizardry to Paganini's dazzlingly virtuosic First Violin Concerto. "Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an…
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Trousers & Tiaras: Gender Roles in Handel Operas
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For centuries, opera has manipulated gender: men playing women, women singing "trouser roles" as men. In this production, contralto Vicki St. Pierre sings roles written for several of the Baroque era's famed castrati. Monica Huggett leads the orchestra in a new twist of gender in Handel opera, including the captivating "mad scene" from Orlando. "Portland…
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Celebrate Portland's annual Brazilian Carnaval Ball. The theme for 2020 is Infinite Light, and this year is the first time that the event will be celebrated at the Crystal Ballroom and as an all-ages event. Kids welcome! Presenting: Bloco Alegria – Authentic Rio Drums Carnaval BandMandela Dance – Presenting and teaching Funk Carioca & AxéMaracatu…
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Concertmaster Sarah Kwak takes center stage in opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti's sensuous and expressive Violin Concerto. Dmitri Shostakovich's cinematic Eleventh Symphony depicts the struggle and drama of the Russian Revolution of 1905 in vivid detail. "These concerts feature a pair of mid-century compositions: an American violin concerto and a Russian symphony. Oregon Symphony concertmaster…
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Relive the 1920s in all its decadence. The Oregon Symphony will take you through the dark cabarets and speakeasies of New York, Paris, Berlin, London and Atlantic City, featuring the top hits of the decade, from Rudy Vallée to Josephine Baker and from Kurt Weill to King Oliver. This concert will feature vintage imagery and…
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Samsung Engineering wins deal from Aramco to build Jafura gas treatment facility SEOUL -- Samsung Engineering, a construction and project management company in South Korea, has clinched a deal from Saudi Aramco to build a gas treatment facility in the package one development of the Jafura unconventional gas field in the Middle East country. Financial and other terms were not given. Samsung Engineering said in a regulatory filing on November 23 that the company has signed a contract on Jafura's gas processing package one project. The deal covers engineerin 2021-11-23
KT partners with state gas company to develop carbon-free cooling system for data centers SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom company KT has partnered with a state gas company to develop a carbon-free cooling system that uses the cold energy from liquefied natural gas to cool internet data centers. The solution will help reduce operational costs as well as carbon emissions. An internet data center (IDC) filled with server computers needs a huge cooling system, with its room temperature kept at about 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit) using air conditioners. 2021-11-22
Construction of S. Korea's largest cold chain logistics center to begin in Songdo in 2022 SEOUL -- Construction of South Korea's largest cryogenic cold chain logistics center will begin in the first half of 2022 in Songdo, an international business district built on reclaimed land in the western port city of Incheon. Investors aim to nurture the center as an Asian cold chain hub targeting China and Southeast Asia. A consortium led by EMP Belstar, an operator of cold chain logistics based in New York, would invest some 521.8 billion won ($440 million) by 2024 to bu 2021-11-22
7-Eleven starts autonomous robot delivery service in Seoul SEOUL -- The South Korean operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores has started the test operation of an autonomous delivery robot in southern Seoul. The robot uses cameras instead of a GPS system to navigate in urban environments even in hard weather conditions such as rain and snow. Various autonomous robots are being tested in South Korea with a food and grocery delivery market estimated to stand at 23 trillion won ($19.3 billion) to reduce labor costs. Some robots are able to com 2021-11-22
Dutch firm ASML concludes deal to create lithography cluster in S. Korea SEOUL -- As a supplier of crucial equipment for the production of high-performance microchips, ASML Holding, a Dutch manufacturer of chip-making equipment, signed a deal to create a lithography cluster in South Korea by investing 240 billion won ($202 million) by 2024. ASML has provided extreme ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet lithography systems to South Korean semiconductor companies. Silicon-based round disks called "wafers" are coated with a light-sensitive substance 2021-11-19
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Lotte Department Store to create metaverse commerce platform SEOUL -- The department store wing of South Korea's retail giant Lotte Group has partnered with a domestic artificial intelligence and digital twin technology developer to create the metaverse version of the department store's online commerce platform. Using the virtual world platform, customers can shop and try on different products as they would do in the real world. The metaverse allows users to engage in various activities without physical restrictions by offering virtu 2021-11-18
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Norway's Equinor partners with S. Korean company to cooperate for offshore wind power projects SEOUL -- Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company, tied up with Korea East-West Power, a public power generation company, to cooperate for 3.0 gigawatts of offshore wind power projects in South Korea. The partnership underlines Equinor's strategy to take a leading role in developing a pipeline of offshore wind projects in a country that is actively pushing for a green energy campaign to expand the use of renewable energy. Under a memorandum of understand 2021-11-17
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Solus Advanced Materials acquires land for battery foil plant in Canada SEOUL -- In an effort to establish a bridgehead targeting the North American secondary battery component market, South Korea's electric component maker Solus Advanced Materials has acquired land in Canada to build a 60,000 ton-capacity battery foil factory. The plant will start the mass production of foils as early as 2024. Battery foils made of aluminum and copper are used as anodes and cathodes for secondary batteries. Foils work as the bridge between external components an 2021-11-15
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Michelle A. Benson is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo. Her recent work focuses on the effects of the United Nations on civil war (including sexual violence and conflict outcomes). Her earlier work focused on state to state ties and international conflict, trade and international conflict, intergovernmental organizations and international conflict, and the role of social capital in domestic conflict processes. Her work has been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Peace Research, International Interactions, Social Science Quarterly, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, and the Journal of Political Science.
"Advancing the Frontier of Peacekeeping Research." (with Ismene Gizelis), forthcoming. Journal of Conflict Resolution.
"Cut Short? United Nations Peacekeeping and Civil War Duration to Negotiated Settlements" (with Jacob Kathman), forthcoming. Journal of Conflict Resolution.
"UN Bias and Force Commitments" (with Jacob Kathman), 2014. Journal of Politics. 76(2): 350-363.
"Status Quo Preferences and Disputes Short of War." 2007. International Interactions. 33(3): 271-288.
"The Relevance of Politically Relevant Dyads in the Study of Interdependence and Dyadic Disputes." 2005. Conflict Management and Peace Science 22(2): 113-133.
"Dyadic Hostility and the Ties that Bind: State-to-State versus State-to-System Security and Economic Relationships." 2004. Journal of Peace Research 41(6): 659-676.
"Power Parity, Democracy, and the Severity of Internal Violence" (with Jacek Kugler). 1998. Journal of Conflict Resolution 42(2): 196-209.


The track officially opened in 1974 and it hosted several national and European championships until the early 90's. Famous drivers like Michael Schumacher, Jarno Trulli and many more raced here at the beginning of their racing careers.
I've been working at Karting Mondercange since 2014 and the track was working with SMS-Timing already. They had a long-standing trust in the system, so I did not doubt it once.
In case of trouble we just make a phone call or send an email. They have support available 24/7, what more can we ask for?
Our experience with SMS-Timing has been very good, the system is perfect for our everyday operations. I think that without a timing program it would be impossible for us to satisfy the customers. So I'd dare say SMS-Timing is essential to our business every day. Our most important goal is to be able to satisfy the customer at best. Up until now everyone is very happy so that worked out. I feel privileged being an SMS-Timing customer.
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Q: Remove "Updates" link from Wordpress Admin Dashboard Does anyone knows how to remove the menu link named "Updates", found under the "Dashboard" section of the Wordpress Administration Menu?
I added the following actions & filters, which stop the core, theme & plugins updates, but the menu link is still there, although there is nothing to update:
# Disable WP>3.0 core updates
add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_core', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

# Disable WP>3.0 plugin updates
remove_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_plugins' );
add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_plugins', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

# Disable WP>3.0 theme updates
remove_action( 'load-update-core.php', 'wp_update_themes' );
add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_themes', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

# disable edit plugin and theme files:
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT',true);

# disable core updates:
add_filter( 'pre_site_transient_update_core', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );

Thank you,
Ciprian

A: @wunderdojo wasn't "wrong", but WordPress has a bit of a better built in mechanism to handle this.
What you want (or anyone else viewing this these days) is a function called remove_submenu_page
Codex link: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_submenu_page
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'control_menu_items_shown' );
function control_menu_items_shown() {
    remove_submenu_page( 'index.php', 'update-core.php' );
}

index.php is the name for the "Dashboard" menu item and update-core.php is the name for the "Updates" menu sub item.
Please note the naming mechanisms of these change quite a bit depending on the plugin, theme, etc.
Example from the Mandrill plugin:
remove_submenu_page( 'options-general.php', 'wpmandrill' );
They may not end in .php
It's also worth noting a similiar function remove_menu_page
Codex link: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/remove_menu_page
Hope someone finds this useful in the future.

A: The update options comes in two places in back-end. One as the message on top and second in the 'AT a glance' window in dashboard. Place the below code in your functions.php. This code will hide the update options from these two areas.
add_action('admin_menu','wphidenag');
function wphidenag() {
remove_action( 'admin_notices', 'update_nag', 3 );
}
function admin_style() { ?>
  <style>
  #wp-version-message a.button{
  display:none;
  }
  </style>
  <?php
}
add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', 'admin_style');

A: This should do it:
function edit_admin_menus() {
global $submenu;
unset($submenu['index.php'][10]);
return $submenu;
}
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'edit_admin_menus' );

Put that in your theme's functions.php file or in your plugin code.


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By Surfer | Thoughts
We don't always possess the right criteria to identify those who are proud and those who are humble. People who are obedient and submissive are seen as humble and are appreciated: they don't disturb others or stand up to them.
But is this really a virtue? No, because often, this humility is not inspired by wisdom and real understanding, but rather by fear, weakness and ignorance.
People without money, social rank, the virtues or the abilities enabling them to assert themselves cannot achieve much.
But if they were given such capacities, would they still be humble? Nothing is less certain.
We cannot judge people before we come to know them and observe them.
When you are in sync with who-you-really-are, your emotions range from satisfaction to passion and enthusiasm for life. You feel clarity and certainty and interest in life. You feel fun. Your timing is good. You feel vitality. And then,…
When you light a fire, a flame leaps forth and gives light. Fire and light are sometimes mistaken for one another. But when we speak of fire, we are referring to the cause, and light is a consequence – there is no light without fire. But…
The goal of life is, quite simply, to live; and we can live with all the creatures who inhabit the universe: not only with the spirits of nature, but with the angels, the archangels, and all the divinities everything. All of these are…


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Nation/World News in Brief
Jul 13, 2012 at 12:06 AM Jul 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM
CHAMONIX, France — A climber trying to scale Mont Blanc may accidentally have caused a slab of ice to snap off Thursday high in the French Alps, sparking an avalanche that swept nine European climbers to their deaths, authorities said. A dozen climbers were injured and two were still missing by nightfall.
As a sheet of snow and ice thundered down the steep slope, several other climbers managed to turn away from the slide in time, regional authorities in Haute-Savoie said.
Two climbers were rescued as emergency crews using dogs and helicopters scoured the churned-up, high-altitude area in a frantic search for the missing. Their quest, hampered by the possibility of further avalanches, was called off by nighttime.
Three Britons, three Germans, two Spaniards and one Swiss climber were known to have died, the prefecture of the Haute-Savoie region said.
Among the dozen injured was an American, the only known non-European.
Early summer storms apparently left behind heavy snow that combined with high winds to form dangerous overhanging conditions on some of the popular climbing routes around Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe. Regional authorities had warned climbers earlier this summer to be careful because of an unusually snowy spring.
WASHINGTON — More than 485,000 Chico Polly high chairs are being recalled after a design flaw led to children getting cuts and bruises.
Importer Artsana USA Inc. knows of 21 children getting injured from falling against pegs on the back legs of the chairs, which are meant to store the tray. Four children got cuts serious enough to require stitches, and one had a scratched cornea.
There are 26 chair models involved. They were sold from January 2005 through this month online and at major chains including Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby and Toys R Us.
Model details are on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website at www.cpsc.gov, or at www.chiccousa.com/pollykit.
The company will provide free kits to cover the pegs. Requests may be made online or by calling (800) 807-8817.
ABUJA, Nigeria — Investigators have released a preliminary report into the cause of a commercial airline crash last month in Nigeria, which suggests that the aircraft experienced a mechanical problem before it crashed in the country's largest city, killing more than 150 onboard and others on the ground.
The report released Thursday by Nigeria's Accident Investigation Board said the pilots of the doomed Dana Air flight became increasingly concerned about engine indicators as the flight from Nigeria's capital, Abuja, neared Lagos. The report said cockpit recordings showed the pilot just before the crash said: "We just lost everything."
The report said fuel for the aircraft appeared to be OK.
The Dana Air flight crashed June 3. Dana has been grounded since the crash.
WACO, Texas — An AWOL soldier convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood soldiers will represent himself when he's sentenced next month.
Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo told U.S. District Judge Walter Smith during a Thursday hearing in Waco, Texas, that he and his lawyers weren't communicating effectively. Smith granted Abdo's request to represent himself at his Aug. 10 sentencing.
Abdo faces up to life in prison. He was convicted in May on six federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Abdo was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., when he was arrested last summer at a Fort Hood-area motel with bomb-making materials.
As during his trial, Abdo was forced to wear a mask Thursday to prevent him from spitting on marshals.
BALTIMORE — A Georgia woman with no license to practice medicine has been sentenced for injecting customers' buttocks with commercial silicone in hotel rooms and using glue and cotton balls to prevent the substance from leaking out.
Kimberly Smedley, 47, of Atlanta was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday in federal court in Baltimore. She was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and more than $8,000 in restitution.
According to her plea agreement, Smedley administered the injections in hotel rooms in several cities, using silicone intended to be used for metal or plastic lubrication, as an additive for paint and coatings, and as furniture or automotive polish. The customers, who wanted their buttocks enlarged, paid between $500 and $1,600 in cash for each session.
From Associated Press reports.


Scaffold is the result of the painstaking removal of erroneous markup from the theme view files, to give you the developer leaner html and more css hooks to style the forum to how you want it.
Finding the view file you're after is much faster than digging through the default themes as unique IDs have been assigned to key wrapper elements. A quick search will get you the file you're looking for.
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This is great but it would be invaluable if it could make the forum responsive. There is a huge need for this for the EE forum and it seems as if EllisLab has dropped the ball on this one. I can't think of anyone better suited to doing this than iain.
The only thing that could make this theme any better is if the template pieces, out of the box, were commented (e.g. "<!—begin header—>") so it would be easier to tell by looking at the page source which of the highly modularized Discussion Forum "pieces" do what.
In response to @simoncox: the 1.0 commercial version is different from the open version I had on GitHub previously. All the remaining view files have indeed been rewritten in this commercial version.
I've made the best looking EE forum ever thanks to this. Still took a little time, but the starting point is just soooooo much better. Totally worth the $.
This is a must have if you need to use EE forums. It's a great starting point and I really appreciate the work thats gone into this but version 1.0 does leave you sorting out a few final bits of erroneous mark up. Having said that I will never build a forum again without Scaffold! Brilliant!
Bravo IaIn! Modern, flexible theme starter.
Next we need a SINGLE EE and Discussion Forum membership sign-in interface.
Will you have an EE3 version available soon?


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The Occupation Review
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The Occupation is an investigative thriller developed by White Paper Games and released by Humble Bundle on the 5th of March. The game takes place in 1987's North West England and it's quite of a ride. Watch the trailer below and read along to know more about our thoughts on The Occupation.
We got curious about this game because of its fixed-time feature. It's a challenging concept that we don't find everywhere. Having decided to give it a go, we were quite well impressed!
The Journalist Investigator's Mission
The main character is a journalist whose mission is to find the truth by any means necessary. The game is a first-person investigative where you need to question suspects, break and sneak in to gather evidence about a terrorist attack: an explosion that caused several deaths. You need to explore, collect evidence, solve puzzles and interrogate people to find out what happened on that tragic night.
This game is also quite heavy on politics. It takes place in England's 80s, a time of political turmoil. As the government recently released something called the Union Act (based on the Patriot Act of 2001, after the 9/11 attacks), you need to find out what this Act is really about and where do you stand: will you support it or fight against it? The game will test your conduct and values through the choices it imposes.
The Occupation is also quite of a treat for narrative lovers. The story is engaging and has a remarkable social component. You unfold it as you further advance in the game and according to your own choices. Because of this, it's quite tempting to play the game again.
A Brain Fight Against Time
This is the main reason that drove us to try The Occupation. Fixed time means that the time is real – events happen in real-time and one hour in the game is the same as an hour in real life. Your character is running against the clock, with a wristwatch timing your every move. You can even program the watch with alarms for better organization. This gives you a good feeling that you can't be everywhere at the same time. We had to choose our priorities because we realized that we can't follow every lead – and the game has a smart way of dealing with this reasoning.
Every minute matters when every second is real. You need to make decisions on the moment, betting on some hunches and sacrificing others. The game lets you do this quite freely and without it impacting the gameplay – you are free to choose your investigation's path in The Occupation.
The whole game accommodates to your choices through a systems-driven world. Your actions affect the world and people around you. As an example, the guards can change paths depending on influencing factors – if you fire an alarm for instance, and they will question you even if you managed not to get caught breaking into somewhere stealing evidence.
Watch the official gameplay trailer below for a more vivid sneak peek of The Occupation's dynamics.
Our Final Thoughts on The Occupation
However a cool piece of detective gaming, some things didn't quite convince us about The Occupation. The voice acting could be improved, the gameplay is a bit flawed and the story can be a bit confusing with some incoherencies (no spoilers on this review though).
We are not big fans of the fact that you can't replay each chapter at will – we needed to restart the game in order for our investigation to go on a different path – or that you can't simply stop mid-chapter, which is truly impractical. It's not bad to play it all over again since we discovered more details and understood more connections, but it is a bit of a buzz kill. There are also several bugs yet to be fixed, which is not abnormal given the game is still so recent, but it may be wise to wait a bit before purchasing it.
Despite this, the game is quite enjoyable and we had fun with the puzzle solving and unravelling of the story. The design is gorgeous, the story is engaging and the stealth mechanics are quite good. In conclusion, we think The Occupation has great potential and it may be totally worth it after a few fixes.
Did we make you curious? The clock is ticking! If suspense, story building and politics sounds like your sort of game, don't hesitate to give The Occupation a chance.
And in case you were looking for something else, why not check out Gaming Sultan's other reviews or our article about The Game Awards 2018? Have fun playing!
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One of Southern Africa's biggest advocates for women gamers, RS 3 Gold Computer Girl, has registered with forces with games host Mettlestate and also Evetech to bring a few much-needed attention to the main growing interest about women's teams for local esports. The exact Valkyrie Challenge, introduced earlier this morning, sees two of South Africa's women's teams get head-to-head in a best-of-five showmatch for R50 000, winner calls for all. Energy Esports and Amaryllis Video games will be the chosen representatives set for a massive on August 5th.
The Valkyrie Difficult task comes after a successful affair hosted by Technology Girl back in June which invited all of women gamers towards Nexus in Johannesburg where they appreciated a day of video games and activities bordering. Most opted a number of the competitive section, which we can only believe led to the creation of the Valkyrie Test, and much more which will comply with.
The Challenge is the initially its kind around South Africa, a crucial first step in the direction of equality with South African aggressive gaming. The idea is that many more competitions to the growing interest of females gamers will spark similar competitions which Old School RuneScape Gold have long been foreshadowed just by male dominant competitive events, often rising towards large prize swimming pools. The competition host, Mettlestate, are no strangers so that you can creating opportunities for any less represented teams in South Africa. Their latest competition, which is certainly an amateur mug, is just another sort of why the attaching of the two must have been a "no-brainer" as stated simply by Barry Louzada (Anthrax), owner and commentator for Mettlestate.
Using nothing away from that competition, it's imperative that you note that both these squads have been competing within the respective leagues and also competitions available in Newcastle, south africa. This is, in my opinion as a minimum, the best way to properly rid the gaming communities of inequality as integration is healthy and may provide a much stronger levels of competition for all teams get they all-women, men, or mixed. The Energy Esports team, known as Finesse, are currently actively playing in the VS Video gaming CS: GO League and the Kinguins "The KIP Cup, " as per their OR Gaming Profile Page.


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The adverse visual impact of 500+ foot wind turbines and associated transmission required for interconnection and other supportive facilities on the world class scenic beauty of Somerset County, the Moosehead Lake Region and its surrounding communities.
The permanent destruction of ridgelines along with the adjacent development areas caused by the construction of over two hundred turbine pads, hundreds of miles of access roads, bridle path transmission corridors, plus utility substations and facility control centers.
The adverse impact on dark/night sky by turbine aviation navigation lighting. The Moosehead Region is renowned for its dark/night sky and has already been effected by the aviation lighting from the Bingham Wind facility 26 miles to the southwest.
The adverse economic and visual impact of the currently proposed industrial wind facilities in the Moosehead Lake Region and surrounding towns and townships. The proposed projects are: NRG's Somerset Wind, EverPower's Northwest Wind,Next Era's Alder and Moose Wind and EDF's Timberline Wind. Together they could install 231 turbines covering hundreds of thousands of acres.
The potential to permanently alter ridgeline aquafers due to excessive blasting to create 60 foot eraters for turbine pads. Many of these aquafers supply sensitive ecosystems. The Moosehead Lake Region is home to exceptional trout ponds and streams and highly diverse wildlife populations including Canadian Lyn*, Bald Eagles and the endangered Bicknell's Thrush. Disruption to these habitats could permanently alter the region's wildlife populations.
The danger turbines present regarding the many gallons of flammable liquids contained in each turbine and the very real possibility of a fire being ignited in these rernote areas. These areas do not have the resources or the manpower to fight a large fire should one occur in one of these remote locations.
The devastating economic impact on local tourism economies throughout the region and surrounding communities. The Moosehead Lake Region is the largest conkibutor of tourism revenue for Somerset County and a large contributor to Maine's economy. Tourism is one of the largest employers and revenue generators in Somerset County.
Widespread concern from residents of Somerset County and specifically the Moosehead Lake Region, both full-time and seasonal, for their way of life, their businesses, and their property values.
The results of a recent (May 2017) tourism study underwritten by the John Muir Trust sighting travelers are unwilling to visit areas heavily impacted by wind farms and utility transmission lines. The study states that 55o/o of respondents would not visit an area subjected to large scale wind farms and their associated utility transmission.
Therefore, the Somerset County Commissioners hereby request that no further industrial wind facilities be permitted or approved in Somerset County and the Moosehead Lake Region. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
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Tickets on sale for 4th annual Greenville Heritage Rodeo
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Harris' late basket ends Arkansas' six-game losing streak
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No. 1 Gonzaga wins 19th straight with victory over Pacific
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STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Clarke had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, and No. 1 Gonzaga extended the nation's longest winning streak to 19 games, thumping Pacific 86-66 on Thursday night.
Rui Hachimura added 27 points and Zach Norvell Jr. scored 12 for the Bulldogs (28-2, 15-0 West Coast Conference).
No. 5 Kentucky routs South Carolina 76-48
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Kentucky's PJ Washington, right, shoots under pressure from South Carolina's Chris Silva during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Kentucky won 76-48. (AP Photo/James Crisp)


Looking for Brooklyn Nets vs. Utah Jazz free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Nets taking on the Jazz on Friday, March 3 at Vivint Smart House Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions.
Friday night NBA sees two contrasting styles face off in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Utah Jazz, the team with one of the league's grittiest defenses and the NBA's slowest pace, host the Brooklyn Nets — a team that runs the NBA's fastest pace and is just 27th in Defensive Efficiency.
*All statistics, standings, records, rankings and trends are current as of this writing at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 2.
Brooklyn enters this contest scoring 105.4 points per contest. That number is good enough to put them in the upper half of the league in that category at 14th.
The catch is that it has everything to do with how fast they run their offense. This team looks for cheap buckets, which is necessary considering it lacks talent all across the rotation.
Defensively, Brooklyn is allowing 114.2 points per night, which is worst in the league.
Unfortunately for the Nets, you can't blame that pace in this situation, as the Defensive Efficiency is among the worst that the Association has to offer.
Against Utah, the key will be to play their style. If they get baited into slowing down the offense, they're never going find success against such a stingy defense.
Look for Brooklyn to push the pace from the opening tip to the final buzzer.
The Utah Jazz don't score a lot of points. They average 100.2 per contest, which is only good enough to place them in 28th in the NBA.
But when you look at this team's offensive efficiency, you see that it sits in sixth leaguewide, which is why you can expect them to take advantage of Brooklyn in this one, even if the Nets control the pace throughout.
Where this team has really made a name for itself is defense.
On the year, the Jazz are giving up just 96 points per night. That number puts them atop all 30 teams across the Association.
And as you'd expect, this group is in the top three in defensive efficiency as well.
Nets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Nets are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.
Jazz are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games following a straight up loss.
Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
Jazz are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
The Utah Jazz should end up walking away with a relatively easy win in this one.
Despite their horrible loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night, there's little reason to believe that a team out West fighting for home-court advantage in the upcoming playoffs will drop a contest straight up to an Eastern Conference's squad that will almost certainly end the regular season with the NBA's worst record.
Here's the catch: Utah's going to have such control of this game, that Brooklyn will win ATS.
If the Jazz let the Nets get in control of this one, they'll push the pace and get easy buckets. Brooklyn still won't win, but it could realistically keep this one within 10 points considering Utah's propensity to slow it down.
But if Utah is in control of the pace and it forces the Nets to score in half-court situations, Brooklyn is going to have far less success…but the Jazz are also going to be in no hurry to put up points themselves.
Give this one to Utah straight up, but don't be shocked if the Nets appear closer than they actually are, simply because the Jazz are in no rush to score.
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