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Scott Joplin, King of Ragtime
I cried when I heard the life story of Scott Joplin, and you will cry also. He was an African-American composer and pianist whose 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas paved the way for other black artists to develop ragtime music which would evolve into jazz. However, prejudice against blacks in late nineteenth-century United States ran so deep that Joplin died penniless in a mental institution, even though sales of his "Maple Leaf Rag" made him the first musician to sell a million copies of a popular song's sheet music. Sixty years after his death in 1917, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his magnificent music. Other recognition he received long after his death includes:
• induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame by the National Academy of Popular Music in 1970, 53 years after he died
• several of his compositions used in the score of the Academy Award-winning film, The Sting (with Paul Newman and Robert Redford), in 1973
• a biographical movie, Scott Joplin, starring Billy Dee Williams, in 1977
• the United States Postal Service stamp of him issued as part of its Black Heritage commemorative series, in 1983
• a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame, in 1989
• a collection of Joplin's own performances recorded on piano rolls in the 1900s included by the National Recording Preservation Board in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2002, 85 years after his death.
Early Life Steeped in Music
He was born in 1868 into extreme poverty in Texarkana, Arkansas, before that area was even established as a town, to a father who was an ex-slave from North Carolina and a mother who was a born-free African-American woman from Kentucky. His father was a laborer for the railroads who played the violin and his mother was a cleaning lady who sang and played the banjo. By age seven, Joplin was allowed to play the piano in places where his mother was cleaning. In his early teens, Joplin's father left his mother, driving the family into deeper poverty supported only by his mother's house cleaning.
He was able to learn music through the support of one of his mother's employers. Julius Weiss, a Jewish music professor, had immigrated to the U.S. from Germany about the same time Joplin was born, and took a job as a music teacher for the children of a wealthy family. Mr. Weiss knew racial prejudice first-hand from his experience as a young Jew growing up in Germany, where he had been threatened with death. Mr. Weiss took a special interest in Joplin and taught him music at no charge from age 11 to 16, and even bought the Joplins a used piano. The echoes of polka rhythm in Joplin's ragtime music came through the European roots of his caring and loving mentor.
Musical Career and Marriages
Joplin played the piano, guitar and mandolin. At age 20, he quit his full-time job as a railroad laborer and tried to earn enough money to feed himself by playing music, but because of the prevalent prejudices at that time, the only places he could find work were in brothels and churches. He played at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, and in 1894, at age 25, he moved to Sedalia, Missouri to work as a piano teacher. Among his students were future composers Arthur Marshall, Scott Hayden and Brun Campbell. Ragtime music had become a national craze after the World's Fair and Joplin toured with his own band. In 1899, his "Maple Leaf Rag" was published and may have sold more than a million copies. That year he married Belle Hayden, the sister-in-law of one of his students, but she had no interest in his music and they eventually divorced. Joplin moved to St. Louis, where he was able to live relatively comfortably by composing, teaching and performing his ragtime music. He also formed an opera company and toured with a production of his first opera, A Guest of Honor., but receipts from the production were stolen and the score of the opera was lost when all of the company's belongings were seized for failure to pay rent.
In 1904, at age 36, he married Freddie Alexander of Little Rock, Arkansas, but she died ten weeks later of "complications from a cold." She is said to have been the inspiration for Joplin's second opera, Treemonisha. In 1907, at age 39, he moved to New York City to try to get someone to produce his opera. There he met Lottie Stokes, and they married in 1909. Times were tight, sales of his music had dropped and no one was interested in his opera, so they had trouble paying their bills. They struggled to put together a preview of the opera in Harlem, but a biographer noted that "Treemonisha went unnoticed and unreviewed, largely because Joplin had abandoned commercial music in favor of art music, a field closed to African Americans." Treemonisha was never given a complete production during Joplin's lifetime.
His Final Days
At age 48, tertiary syphilis deprived him of his rational mind. He had no money and was forced to be hospitalized in a mental institution, where he died a few months later, on April 1, 1917.
After His Death
Joplin's music remained essentially undiscovered until almost sixty years after his death when Joshua Rifkin sold a million copies of his album of songs written by Scott Joplin, and the score of the Academy-award-winning film The Sting featured Marvin Hamlisch playing Joplin's "The Entertainer" and other pieces. The world premiere of Treemonisha took place on January 27, 1972, produced by the music department of Morehouse College and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In 1976, Joplin was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Treemonisha.
The Story of Treemonisha
Treemonisha is an 18-year-old woman who had been found in the forest and was brought up from infancy by former slaves in an isolated community near Joplin's hometown, Texarkana, in 1884. Since there were no schools in this impoverished community, she would not have learned to read or write, but her foster parents asked a kind white woman to teach her. Treemonisha tells the people in her community who are former slaves not to believe the superstitions of the people who are abusing them. As a result, she is abducted by these cruel people and is thrown into a wasp nest, but is rescued by her friend Remus (like the story of Br'er Rabbit and the briar patch). When the townspeople find out what the abusers have done to Treemonisha, they want to punish them severely. However, Treemonisha tells them to let the abusers go so the former slaves will not be evil like their oppressors. She becomes their community leader by teaching her fellow former slaves not to believe evil people who prey on the downtrodden with hate stories founded on ignorance and superstition. The message is loud and clear. Treemonisha teaches us that education brings the community together in fighting racial prejudice.
The irony of this libretto is that the only reason Treemonisha was never performed in its entirety while Joplin was alive is the horrendous prejudice against an African-American being able to write such a brilliant and entertaining opera.
Syphilis is a venereal disease that was widespread and incurable in Joplin's time, but became curable with the introduction of penicillin. Even though treatment is readily available, there has recently been a marked increase in the number of cases of syphilis in North America (Microb Cell, Sep 5, 2016;3(9):363–370).
Syphilis starts with no symptoms at all or as a painless sore on your mouth, rectum or genitals that usually goes away without treatment in two or three weeks. A few weeks later, a non-itchy rash usually develops on the trunk that can spread to cover the entire body. Very few rashes of other causes involve the palms and soles, so if you develop a rash that covers your palms and soles, you should get a blood test for syphilis. The rash can be accompanied by wart-like bumps in your mouth or genitals. You can lose hair and have sore muscles, a fever, sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. If you do nothing, these symptoms can go away or recur for as long as a year. However, if you do not receive treatment with an antibiotic, you can be in big trouble. You can think you are perfectly normal for up to the next 10 to 30 years. Then you lose your mind and die as a crazy person. You can also suffer from damage to any part of your body: your heart, brain, liver, kidneys and so forth. If you are a woman who becomes pregnant, you can give birth to a terribly-deformed child.
A message for everyone: If you have ever been sexually active with a person who may have had sex with someone else, you should get a blood test for syphilis. It is a simple, routine blood test. With appropriate use of antibiotics, it is almost always a curable disease. The problem is that once a part of your body is destroyed by syphilis, it can never be brought back even with treatment. If syphilis affects your brain, you are demented until you die; if syphilis causes heart failure, your heart will never recover completely; and so forth.
November 24, 1868 – April 1, 1917


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This is a 3.75 mile driving or biking route that visits 6 different stops. Driving on this route is acceptable. It begins at Double Shot Coffee (1730 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119) at 12:30pm, sharp!
Other stops include Foolish Things Coffee Company, Mod's Coffee & Crepes, Cirque Coffee, Hodges Bend, and concludes at Chimera Cafe. This route ends at 4:00pm. You provide your own transportation shop-to-shop.


Julia Cartwright is a research psychologist and director of Flex Business Consulting Ltd. She has an expert knowledge in patient information and health communications and has worked as a strategic advisor to HealthQWest Scotland. She has also held research posts at The Picker Institute, The University of Oxford's Health Service Research Unit and Oxford Brookes University. She is a member of The Community Partnership Forum, The Better Healthcare Programme for Banbury & Surrounding Areas.
Sally Crowe is a Director of Crowe Associates Ltd. She has extensive experience in providing consultancy, training and project management for patient and public involvement in health and social care research. She is a project consultant to the PRIME (Partnership for ME Research) Project, and the UK Prostate Link project. She is currently managing the development of a service user and carer component to the social care themed Log on to Care site and chairs the monitoring and implementation group of the James Lind Alliance, a national initiative that aims to tackle treatment uncertainties in health care.
Why have a PPI toolkit?
Chapter 2 What is patient and public involvement?
Why is PPI growing in health and social care?
How does PPI help organizations and services and care change?
Developing an organizational strategy for PPI.
Defi ne structures within your organization.
Defi ne structures outside your organization.
Four ways to develop PPI.
Chapter 3 How to conduct effective PPI.
Searching for literature about involvement.
Searching the grey literature for PPI publications.
Searching and citing issues in PPI.
Designing a questionnaire for a survey.
Running a focus or discussion group.
Support and training for participants and professionals.
Interpersonal skills: running effective meetings and workshops.
Role of chairperson or facilitator.
Dealing with diffi cult situations and managing conflict.
Chapter 5 Evaluation of PPI.
Evaluating PPI methods and process.
Evaluating the impact of PPI on a service or project.
Evaluating the impact of PPI on the people who took part.
Chapter 6 The future of PPI.
Allocation of resources and better use of resources.
Health professionals working with patients and the public.
Developing trust and credibility between the public and health organizations.
Improving quality of care and reducing harm.


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Monkey Mind – 'Monkey Mind' (EP)
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Monkey Mind has released their divine self titled EP and we have been lucky enough to review it. The 4 track EP takes the listener on a journey through personal and heartfelt accounts of everyday trials set to a backdrop of Melodic Rock.
'Monkey Mind' opens with the song, 'Hear the Silence'. It is an atmospheric song which is moving from beginning to end. First, we hear the sound of howling winds which sets the scene beautifully. We hear mysterious and dissonant guitars in places, Big choruses which hit hard and masterfully layered instrumentation. We were impressed with the guitar solo which showcases an incredibly melodic and accomplished musician.
'Own Tomorrow' opens with a solo electric guitar, followed by a solo which is reminiscent of Santana in style. The vocals shine on this piece and the listener is able to hear emotion and tone in abundance. The final verse hears the vocals with a telephone effect on them. This is well executed and adds texture to the piece.
'Feel like Movin' On' feels like an introspective and personal piece. There is wonderful space in the mix with the vocals and lead guitar playing off of one another. From the first listen, it is a singalong track which will be stuck in your head all day – in the best way!
The final song, 'The Call' features Monkey Mind's trademark sound and with a big and emotional chorus as the centre piece. It is a piece filled with complexity and depth with a stunning vocal performance to enhance it further.
The band is comprised of Christodoulos Pavlides – Vocals/ Electric guitar, Andreas Georgiou – Lead Guitar, Chris T. – Bass and Doros Foks – Drums. All of these musicians are at the top of their respective games. They play wonderfully alone but when they come together as a unit something very special occurs.
'Monkey Mind' has been produced by Sofianos Charalambides (Studio 35) and Co-produced/Arranged by Andreas Georgiou, Monkey Mind. The recording, mixing and, mastering has been provided by Sofianos Charalambides. The engineers have made an EP which is rich and warm in tone and lets each of the instrumentation shine in their own right. Top class.
It is easy to see why this EP has been self-titled, it is a true representation of the band and what they are about: the music. So kick off 2019 in style and check out 'Monkey Mind' by Monkey Mind today!
Reviewed by FVReviews January 2019
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Josip Drmić (ur. 8 sierpnia 1992 w Lachen) – szwajcarski piłkarz chorwackiego pochodzenia występujący na pozycji napastnika w chorwackim klubie Dinamo Zagrzeb oraz w reprezentacji Szwajcarii.

Kariera klubowa
Swoją karierę piłkarską Drmić rozpoczął w klubie FC Zürich. W trakcie sezonu 2009/2010 awansował do kadry pierwszej drużyny z Zurychu. Zadebiutował w niej 6 lutego 2010 w zremisowanym 0:0 domowym meczu z Neuchâtel Xamax. Z kolei 4 lutego 2012 w wyjazdowym spotkaniu z FC Luzern (1:1) strzelił swojego pierwszego gola w lidze szwajcarskiej. Od początku sezonu 2012/2013 jest podstawowym zawodnikiem FC Zürich.

12 maja 2014 roku podpisał pięcioletni kontrakt z Bayerem 04 Leverkusen.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W swojej karierze Drmić grał w reprezentacji Szwajcarii U-19 i U-21. Zagrał również z kadrą olimpijską na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Londynie. Z kolei w dorosłej reprezentacji Szwajcarii zadebiutował 11 września 2012 roku w wygranym 2:0 meczu eliminacji do MŚ 2014 z Albanią, gdy w 91. minucie zmienił Granita Xhakę.

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Reprezentanci Szwajcarii w piłce nożnej
Szwajcarscy olimpijczycy
Szwajcarzy pochodzenia chorwackiego
Piłkarze FC Zürich
Piłkarze 1. FC Nürnberg
Piłkarze Bayeru 04 Leverkusen
Piłkarze Borussii Mönchengladbach
Piłkarze Hamburger SV
Piłkarze Norwich City F.C.
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2012
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 2014
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 2018
Urodzeni w 1992


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Алекс Плант (; род. 9 мая 1989, Брандон, Канада) — канадский и южнокорейский профессиональный хоккеист. Защитник клуба азиатской хоккейной лиги «Анян Халла» и сборной Южной Кореи по хоккею с шайбой.

Биография
Родился в городе Брандон, в канадской провинции Манитоба. В 2004 году выступал за городскую команду на юношеском турнире. С 2005 по 2009 год выступал в Западной хоккейной лиге за команду «Калгари Хитмен». В её составе в регулярном сезоне сыграл 224 матча, забросил 18 шайб и отдал 71 голевую передачу. В серии плей-офф в 70 встречах отметился 11 заброшенными шайбами и 19 отданными голевыми передачами. В 2006 году выступал за команду Западной Канады на Мировом кубке вызова.

В 2007 году на драфте НХЛ игрок был выбран в первом раунде командой «Эдмонтон Ойлерз». С 2009 по 2013 год являлся игроком команды. Всего в НХЛ сыграл 10 матчей и отдал 2 голевые передачи. Также выступал в Американской хоккейной лиге за команды «Спрингфилд Фэлконс» и «Оклахома-Сити Баронс».

По окончании сезона 2012/13 в качестве свободного агента перешёл в австрийский хоккейный клуб «Дорнбирн», где выступал в течение следующего сезона. В сезоне 2014/15 выступал в Норвежкой хоккейной лиге за «Лёренскуг». В 2015 году перешёл в клуб Азиатской хоккейной лиги «Анян Халла». В его составе стал двукратным чемпионом лиги.

В 2017 году получил гражданство Южной Кореи и дебютировал в первом дивизионе чемпионата мира по хоккею с шайбой за национальную сборную страны. В 2018 году выступал за корейскую команду на Олимпийских играх в Пхёнчхане.

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Хоккеисты Республики Корея
Игроки «Калгари Хитмен»
Игроки «Спрингфилд Фэлконс»
Игроки «Эдмонтон Ойлерз»
Игроки «Оклахома-Сити Баронс»
Игроки ХК «Дорнбирн»
Игроки ХК «Лёренскуг»
Игроки ХК «Анян Халла»
Хоккеисты на зимних Олимпийских играх 2018 года
Задрафтованные ХК «Эдмонтон Ойлерз»


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Bruce Blackwood – Past President
Bruce B. Blackwood
Hi, my name is Bruce B. Blackwood. Born in 1958, I have spent most of my life in Maryland. My love for trains started very early. My father, Norman Blackwood, was master model railroad number fifty-one. Sometime in the late '70s, I went to a MMRA convention with my Dad where I bought an Alco models caboose in O scale brass. From then on, the O Scale 2 rail model-railroading hook was severely set.
Somewhere around here is a picture of yours truly, running my father's HO layout at the very early age of three or four. Over the years, I have helped work on my dad's model railroad until his passing.
I graduated from Northwestern Senior high school a year early in 1975. Later, I attended Ricks college in Rexburg, Idaho, leaving with an Associates degree in Automotive Business Management. I served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama mission area from 1979 to 1981. Afterwards, I studied electrical engineering at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, for one year.
My girlfriend at the time had too much persuasion on me, and I went home to Maryland thirty-four years ago, and married her. Together, we have raised four children of which my only failure was being unable to convince any of them that they needed to be model railroaders. However, one daughter does want my pickle car collection when I get to that big model train set-up.
I have always loved the swap meet / train show part of this hobby, and I have attended hundreds of train shows as a vendor. Around 1985, I borrowed $1000 to start a model train business, buying and selling mostly large-scale trains, through mail-order and swap meets (the internet as we know it today did not exist). I had a stent with outdoor garden railroading, as our first house had a very small basement. I installed about 500 feet of track outside, including a tressel over a 6 foot Koi pond.
My goal was always to open a retail brick-and-mortar model train store. It took a few years of work, but we were finally able to achieve my goal and open BURRETT HOBBIES. My wife and I worked the store two nights during the week and on Saturdays for a couple of years until we could build things up and go full-time. Our store largely sponsored and ran a G-scale gathering, which was a lot like today's mini conventions. Sometime in the late '80s, we bought a larger house and I started work on my first two rail O scale layout. As the months went by, I quit my day job and together, my wife and I ran our store for twenty some years as our sole source of income. With the onslaught of the internet, and health insurance costs skyrocketing (my wife and I were not getting younger); the old saying of "the best way to make a small fortune in the retail model hobby industry was to start with a large one" was becoming clearer and clearer.
My working career had consisted of automotive jobs from lot boy up to service manager, in both independent small repair shops to midsize dealerships. I also spent a few years as the warranty administrator for a large Ford re-manufacturer. When other opportunities began presenting themselves, we closed the store and I took work as a lead carpenter for a company building glass houses .... ere ... Sun Rooms. From there I hired on with the DC subway system and became an AA electrician before health issues required me to retire.
I've had a long stent of personal restoration projects; including a '28 Buick, '49 Roadmaster, '65 Riviera GS, '66 Riviera GS, '68 Corvette tri power, '67 Camaro RS/SS and a variety of Mustangs. I have had over two hundred cars in my life so far. I've also served in many leadership positions for my church, including roles in the youth leadership, many positions in the Boy Scouts ( I am an Eagle scout ) including committee chair and Scoutmaster, counselor in bishoprics, and most recently the high priest leader.
In my previous house, I had accomplished about half the track laying of a John Armstrong design when our family grew and a larger house became available. The first layout was then taken up, and most of the bench work transferred.I am working on this layout presently and I model whatever I like. The pretense of my layout is that a wealthy entrepreneur bought a steam engine and then found that there was nobody that could restore it for him. So being the entrepreneur that he was, went out and hired some of the best retired experts he could find, and bought a roundhouse for them to restore his locomotive properly. It didn't take long for word to get out about what he was doing. When the locomotive was restored and put into operation, the entrepreneur found that there was money to be made, and so opened a restoration roundhouse. This gives me plausible reason to have, say, a SP daylight sitting next to a B&O EM1 and maybe a Pennsy K4 sitting in the same area. The entrepreneur also found that the many people who were willing to pay to have work done also had passenger and freight cars, which gives me reason to have all sorts of passenger and freight cars around the layout.
In addition to my lifelong passion of model railroading, my service on the executive committee of the very successful 2018 SONC also helps qualify me to lead the O Scale Kings
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CRA: Best Practices on Using the Cloud for Computing Research
Nov. 3, 2021 — In July 2021, the Computing Research Association's (CRA) newly formed Industry Committee (CRA-I) launched a series of 75-minute virtual roundtables to initiate discussion on the various areas of interest of CRA-I's computing research industry partners. The mission of CRA-I is to convene industry partners on computing research topics of mutual interest and connect those partners with CRA's academic and government constituents for mutual benefit and improved societal outcomes.
In September 2021, CRA-I held its second roundtable focused on Best Practices on using the Cloud for Computing Research. The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss best practices and the resulting synergistic opportunities across industry, academia, and government. See a video of the roundtable here. The session was moderated by two members of the CRA-I steering committee: Fatma Ozcan (Google) and CRA-I Co-Chair Vivek Sarkar (Georgia Institute of Technology). The panelists were David Culler (Google), Ed Lazowska (University of Washington), Margaret Martonosi (National Science Foundation), Giovanni Pacifici (IBM Research), and Raghu Ramakrishnan (Microsoft).
Overwhelmingly, the panelists agreed that using the commercial cloud for computing research makes you, as Pacifici put it, "more productive, gives you access to the latest technology, and provides agility." Lazowska remarked that "nothing that we can build ourselves will have the scalability, shareability, and the rich software and hardware infrastructure that the commercial cloud offers." Using the commercial cloud for research across academia and government presents a unique opportunity for collaboration and change.
While there are no downsides to using the cloud for computing research, there are some key barriers to overcome. The panel went on to agree that the commercial cloud needs to be more accessible so that it is more available for a wide spectrum of users – as Ramakrishnan said, "all the way from Computer Science (CS) 101 to researchers rethinking telecommunications." It is becoming more open, but this needs to continue to allow for better portability and better consistency than what we have today. This problem is particularly apparent in CS education. Lazowska remarked that "other fields are much more active at using the cloud than CS…we are not just a backwater compared to industry, we are a backwater compared to other disciplines, which is causing [CS] to be out of step in the 21st century." Culler agreed that we need to "raise in some sense the technical IQ of our own students throughout and that begins with the faculty actually waking up to the state of the art that we have today." Martonosi commented that "everyone needs nimble access to scalable resources and our education of our students should align with what they are going to actually experience in the outside world…there is a lot more here than our community makes vibrant use of."
This nimble access is, in part, being addressed by the National Science Foundation funded CloudBank, a cloud access entity that helps the computer science community access and use public clouds for research and education by delivering a set of managed services designed to simplify access to public clouds. The San Diego Supercomputer Center and Information Technology Services Division at the University of California, San Diego, the eScience Institute at the University of Washington, and the University of California, Berkeley's Division of Data Science have developed and now operate CloudBank. "CloudBank is an intermediary that helps researchers budget for and access commercial cloud resources. There are no indirect costs on those resources. You can budget it into your CISE core proposals," explained Martonosi. There was also discussion of the fact that campus supercomputer centers will continue to play an essential role with their expertise in using computing resources for research.
It is clear that the future of computing research is in the cloud, but getting there and sharing its potential with students and the computing research community broadly is challenging. The CRA-I steering committee is eager to continue the momentum from this roundtable and is planning a hybrid workshop to be held March 21-22, 2022 with both remote attendees and an in-person hub in Washington, DC at CRA's headquarters (1828 L Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-4632). If you are interested in attending either virtually or in-person in DC, please save the date and let us know here, and feel free to forward the information to interested parties. We will be reaching out to those who express interest in the next few months with more details, including a formal registration form.
For more information, visit the CRA blog.
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Dell XPS 13 2016 Review
Thursday, 25th August, 2016
I finally got a new laptop, and it's the Dell XPS 13 2016 edition!
You'll have seen the Dell XPS 13 laptop on my blog before, and if you follow me you'll know how much I like this laptop, and how highly I rate it. I have actually had this for a couple of months now, but just got round to writing about it, I've been too busy using it!
8 or so years ago I got my first (and possibly last) Apple computer, the MacBook Pro. It was the first of the unibody MacBook's, and it was great. I really wanted to dip my toe into the Apple world when it came to computers, I like my iPhone and wanted a laptop, so decided to get the MacBook Pro. My requirements were a lot of power, light, and a good design, which this had, and I could use OSX and install Windows too, having the best of both worlds. There wasn't much in terms of competition, most of the Windows based machines were nothing to write home about, only the Sony Vaio was a decent enough competitor at the time, and as mentioned, I wanted something different.
Fast forward to 2016, around 8 years later, and the whole landscape of laptops has changed. There's pretty much a choice of three or four classes; Budget, traditional laptop, ultrabook and gaming. The gaming heads the top for graphic power with dedicated graphics, the ultrabook wins with lots of power but toned down to maximise battery and portability, then the other two are more budget friendly. These days there's so much choice, and good choice when it comes to picking out a machine, with great ones such as the Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Book, Samsung, VAIO, ASUS Zenbook, HP Spectre 13, Lenovo Yoga and of course the Dell XPS series.
I had been looking at the Dell XPS 13 for a long time, so decided to buy it for a couple of reasons. First of all the screen. The bezel is tiny, it almost has no bezel which means the 13″ screen fits into an 11″ body. So that's like an 11″ MacBook Air, but it's 13″! Already on to a winner there. This sets the Dell apart from the rest straight away. As for power it has a lot. There's various specs, but I went for the i7 CPU with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD Drive, which is almost the top spec, the top spec model has the 1TB SSD drive. This also comes with a touchscreen and what Dell call Infinity Display, which is a huge 3200×1800 resolution, better than the Retina MacBook's which Apple always push.
What's It Like To Use
I have always liked Windows, I like it over Apple OSX. This is just a personal thing, I understand others who may like the opposite, that's fine, if you don't like Windows and only like OSX then it doesn't matter which machine you use, you'll always favour a MacBook. One of, if not the best thing about a MacBook is the trackpad. It's the biggest downfall of all Windows laptops. the XPS has a glass trackpad like the Apple which is really good to use, but it's just shy of the MacBook. To be honest, the trackpad is never going to be as good, but it's very good, and useable.
Boot times are very fast as you'd expect from Windows 10 and an SSD, and it's a really nice machine to use. Once I have set up a couple of personalisations, and turned off some annoying Windows 10 things it's good to go.
Battery life seems quite average. The indicator goes up and down like crazy when it's being used, so it's hard to tell, but I think getting 7 hours for general use is achievable. This is the Infinity Display model, with the higher resolution and touchscreen using up a lot of the battery. If you love the XPS and need better battery, the FHD 1080p model is quoted at 18 hours battery, and even if you don't get that, you'll get more than you do with this higher spec model.
What can I say, it's a really nice design. I've already commented on the ultra thin bezel, currently no other ultrabook has this. It's also very minimal and inoffensive, razor thin and light enough to carry everywhere you'd care to take it. The carbon fibre and aluminium body looks and feels premium, it's a joy to own. As for ports, there's 2 USB 3.0 ports (1 with Power share) and the new USB 3.1 Type-C port, with DisplayPort 1.2 output and a card reader too.
There is a webcam which is positioned at the bottom on the side of the front of the screen rather than the usual placement at the top in the middle. This is because the bezel is so small, and every other review I've read has criticised this. For my use, I never use a webcam, so it's really a non-issue for me.
What I Don't Like
There's only one thing I don't like, that's Windows Gestures. This comes with a precision trackpad, which is a Microsoft Windows idea, so that all machines which use trackpads can share the same drivers, and the same gestures too. Most are fine, however there is no next/previous page gesture. If you're used to using three fingers on the trackpad to go back and forward for webpages like I was, you can't. This is a Windows issue rather than Dell, so it's hard to criticise the XPS for this issue. Hopefully Microsoft will sort this out sometime in the future.
I really love this machine, and can recommend it if you're in the market for a new PC. Whether you're looking at the lower-end but very respectable i5 model which comes in at £879, If you want to spend nearer the £1000 mark you can get the i5 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD which is a very good machine for £949. You can check out all the different Dell configurations and models over on their site here.
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Covid-19: Bulgaria's Tourism Minister proposes European Travel Compensation Fund
Written by The Sofia Globe staff on April 28, 2020 in Bulgaria - Comments Off on Covid-19: Bulgaria's Tourism Minister proposes European Travel Compensation Fund
European Union tourism ministers expect the summer holiday season to start on July 1, Bulgaria's Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said on April 28.
Speaking a day after taking part in a video conference meeting of EU tourism ministers, she said that her counterparts had supported the proposed creation of a European Travel Compensation Fund, to guarantee the liquidity of tour operators and consumers' rights.
"I proposed, and my colleagues from other countries supported me, to create a so-called European Travel Compensation Fund, which can support tour operators' liquidity and guarantee consumer protection. In this way, we will avoid this closed circle of inability to recover funds, which would lead to massive bankruptcies," Angelkova said.
With pan-European rules, the chaos in tourism was sure to be less, she said.
She said it was especially important for the government, local authorities and business to join forces.
Angelkova said that a proposal for zones where umbrellas and sunbeds would be free of charge would be discussed with the Association of Concessionaires.
She said that a crisis programme for tourism advertising had been developed.
Angelkova said that it was unlikely that scheduled passenger flights would be restored quickly that Bulgaria would be able to rely on tourists from other countries.
She called on Bulgarians to choose their own country as their holiday destination. The country would rely, in second place, on tourists from neighbouring countries and in third, on the rest of the European market.
"We are in constant dialogue with the major tour operators we have worked with so far," Angelkova said.
Another major measure is the promotion of organized tourism and the promotion of charters. But this would depend on the gradual opening of borders and on the possibilities in the budget.
Angelkova said that she had already submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate tourist visas for citizens of Russia and Turkey.
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slowthai recruits James Blake and Mount Kimbie for "feel away"
The heartfelt track was released in honor of his late brother.
This year has seen slowthai releasing a slew of dope singles, giving fans hope that a new album is set to arrive sooner than later. Following the cuts "ENEMY," "MAGIC," and "BB (BODYBAG)," the Northampton-hailing emcee returns with "feel away," which features assistance from James Blake and Mount Kimbie. The song was released in honor of his late baby brother, and takes on a more heartfelt approach than other releases with lyrics about love and relationships:
"We don't go on dates, we went our separate ways, and we don't conversate, she said I'm playin' games, she said she feels trapped, stuck up in this f***in' maze, how you been? I been better than yesterday/
And it was just a day, you know I don't complain, atandin' in the rain, soakin' wet tryna demonstrate, that I don't feel a way, I never hesitate, what's on your mind? Can you say what you're thinkin', babe?/"
While the accompanying visual does contain some of that warmth, things quickly turn trippy — slowthai is first seen in a maternity ward with his pregnant girl before they switch places, and a now-pregnant slowthai heads to the operating room. During all of this, his girl quickly begins an affair with the doctor and get married right in front of him, before he gives birth and — in a presumed nod to the horrifying meme that's recently taken over social media — is revealed to have been a cake, providing plenty of nourishment for her girl's apparent wedding guests. Things then turn back to normal, with the couple sleeping in their hospital room before someone comes in and begins eating their cake-filled baby. Add in the fact that all of the men were enjoying cake at the beginning of the video, it's clear that fans will never see a clip from slowthai without a nice helping of twisted humor.
Press play on "feel away" below.
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Learning these valuable lessons will greatly enhance our life experience and help us move closer discovering the lion within.
People have said that lions are a symbol of courage and being able to sustain relentless challenges. Furthermore, while facing adversity, we all can step up to challenges in life like lions do. With that being said, our life we has different backgrounds with how we're raised. There are circumstances we have no control of in the past. However, we shouldn't at all think of the past experiences to determine our future as we can take the time to change right now if we focus on what's needed to get us through challenges to eventually accomplish our goals. Most of all, the lion within us is stronger than whatever you could imagined.
In life, we must have the courage to step up to challenges and overcome them. How do we do so? Well, we must learn to have the traits of the lion and develop a relentless attitude to overcome our obstacles. Hence why changing our attitude in becoming a determined, strong-willed attitude will help not only give us more determination to over difficult challenges, we'll grow and develop into the traits of a lion.
No man can stop the lion within each of us.
Growing is not easy and it takes a self-motivated individual to accomplish the inner desires of their heart. In addition, you and only you can accomplish your goals that you've designed and worked on throughout your life. Therefore, develop yourself into stepping up to challenges and becoming the lion that's embedded in your heart. Everyone has the courage, determination, and potential to accomplish all of what they want to do and you are no different in that regard. Lastly, we all can develop ourselves to step up to anything that life throws at us and overcome life's most difficult challenges in the process.
We are a lion within.
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Cameron in pledge to black entrepreneurs
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Speaking at an event in Peckham, in South London, Cameron laid out the Conservatives' plan for getting black people into business.
"Enterprise is a powerful catalyst for social mobility," he said. "But too many black people in Britain today are being denied the opportunity to start their own business and get on with life."
Cameron's main proposal is to fund a national mentoring programme for black people who want to start a business. "It will provide would-be black entrepreneurs with the targeted support, advice – and, crucially – role models they need to access finance and work for themselves," he explained.
Cameron also highlighted some of the challenges faced by black business people:
Black entrepreneurs are four times more likely to be denied a bank loan outright than white entrepreneurs;
Nearly half (44 per cent) of entrepreneurs from black African backgrounds and more than a third (39 per cent) of those from black carribean backgrounds report that fear or rejection deterred them from a loan application. The figure for white entrepreneurs is one per cent; and
At the same time, more black people want to start a business than from any other ethnic group. Almost a third of black people in England want to start their own business, compared with just nine per cent of the white population. But only four per cent of black people do manage to launch a startup – a level lower than any other ethnic group.
"Too many people are denied the chance to escape poverty and build a better life for themselves and their family," he wrote in the Guardian. "Sadly, this is especially true for people in Britain's black community. I want to take down the barriers that prevent so many black people realising their potential."
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Unified Communications and the future of intelligent workplaces
14 October 2019 AIArtificial IntelligenceIntelligent workplaceUCUnified CommunicationsVirtual RealityVR Martin Cheyne
Employee needs and expectations are always evolving, especially regarding the way they connect with their colleagues. Communications technology which was 'up and coming' a decade ago now seems archaic in a modern workplace owing to the speed of its evolution. It is important that businesses not only embrace the ever-evolving technological trends to better support communication in the workplace, but somewhat preempt them. In order to stay ahead of the curve, companies need to have a finger placed firmly on the pulse of emerging developments in Unified Communications (UC) technology.
A number of industries are embracing new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) and using these to improve working practices. UC is also realizing the potential of these technologies for helping workplaces to become even more intelligent, by further bridging the gaps between virtual and physical communications. But what does the future really look like?
The global AI market is expected to grow to $89.8 billion by 2025, with the technology set to become increasingly more ingrained in many day-to-day activities within the workplace. Looking specifically at the future of modern workforces, AI is paving the way for automated meeting call analytics, virtual assistants and real-time speech translation – assisting in people doing their jobs more efficiently and further mitigating human error with intuitive technology.
By analyzing data rapidly and with high precision, AI has the ability to save time, bring great ideas to life quicker and drive collaboration in the workplace through an increase in sophisticated communication methods. As we look to the future and the next generation of UC technology, it will continue to become deeply embedded in the modern workplace with AI assisting to enable real time communications and collaboration across the workplace.
However, with AI developing at a breakneck speed, it also comes with a number of challenges. In order for businesses to keep up with the change and employees to work smarter than ever, decision makers need to assess exactly where the true value of these groundbreaking technologies lies within their organization, and introduce the right tools and training infrastructure to ensure they are leveraging advanced technologies with maximum impact.
Over the years, VR has also developed significantly and slowly businesses have started to adopt the technology in conjunction with Unified Communications, using it in a number of business applications. Research reinforces this uptake, stating almost 80% of top technology companies having started to invest in VR – a number which looks only to be on the rise. In the workplace, VR can be used as a vehicle for better, more engaging communication between staff. It could also mean that we no longer have to be physically at the meeting location in order to attend – a powerful image which could even change the very nature of how we define 'on-premise' today.
Carrying out meetings virtually can unify a global workforce and enhance interactions which could lead to an increase in valuable ideas being generated – all whilst employees view information in a more visually stimulating and interesting way. What's more, it also has the power to break down physical barriers, allowing people from all over the world to join the same meeting and collaborate despite the distance.
It is also predicted that VR will be used for training purposes. Although this will be an expensive initial cost, it has the ability to reduce costs in the long term by cutting out the need for physical, on-site training materials, ultimately revolutionizing the workplace training environment and leading to a well-trained and effective workforce.
When new communications technology arises, it is inevitable that those that don't keep up will be left behind. We're already moving to embrace more flexible ways of working and this is a trend that is only set to grow. As the idea of an intelligent workplace becomes synonymous with a flexible workplace, outdated hardware which doesn't allow for portability such as PCs and desk phones are likely to see a decline.
Mobile working is now highly accessible thanks to the evolution of intelligent Unified Communications. It also has the ability to support a more productive, agile and efficient business. Research suggests that half of the workforce in the UK alone will be working remotely by 2020, which could lead to the complete transformation of traditional communication hardware. Innovative technologies which further enhance the remote working experience are very much the driving force behind this. They have even raised the question of whether holograms could end up filling the gaps left in the office as a result – an exciting prospect which, if executed correctly, could completely redefine mobile working and transform how businesses and executives interact with each other in the future.
As with any other revolutionary technology making its way into the world of the enterprise, companies will inevitably experience roadblocks when utilizing the likes of AI and VR across their workplace. For example, an organization's existing communications infrastructure may require extensive transformations to put these tools into place, with employees having to get to grips with any new functionality in order to operate effectively.
That said, businesses now have a real opportunity to shape the future of the intelligent workplace with the continuous evolution of Unified Communications and other emerging complementary technologies. With a clear roadmap in place, modern businesses can unlock the next-generation of UC solutions and reap the full benefits of such pivotal technologies as the lines between the physical and digital communication becomes ever more fine.
Martin Cheyne
Martin Cheyne is VP, Global and EMEA Marketing at the Cloud Communications division of NTT Ltd., working with the leadership team to develop and implement targeted marketing strategies and campaigns. His role includes leveraging sales and market data, and identifying and segmenting key customer/prospect bases, to help the business achieve its critical business objectives. Martin founded the Marketing Operations department in 2010, and has since launched many successful strategic projects covering market segmentation strategy, 360° customer view, and global demand generation. Prior to joining, he worked for 11 years at SAP where he held several marketing and consulting roles, finishing his tenure as EMEA Data Infrastructure Manager.


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Guests have their own separate entrance porch, cloakroom, staircase, kitchen, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom. Guests have full use of the garden (with seating and barbecue) and are free to take farm walks using our app with detailed directions, perhaps to the Neolithic Henge at the far end of the farm. There is also a walking and riding route on the other side of our road directly onto the Pentland Hills.
Every room (including the bathroom) has wonderful views over the garden and the valley to the hills beyond. One bedroom has a kingsize bed, the other has twin beds that can be made up as superking on request. The beds have wonderfully comfortable with pocket sprung mattresses, feather and down duvets (synthetic available on request), pure cotton or linen bedding, choice of pillows and electric blankets. Rooms have hairdryers. An extra bed can be provided in the twin room on request.
The sitting room with tapestry sofas, wood burning stove, TV with streaming channels and DVDs is a great place to relax. There is a double sofa bed sleeping two.
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We can accommodate up to four horses in a separate stable block. Each stable has its own attached outdoor pen. Each stable has lights and automatic water troughs and there is a tack storage room, wash facilities and outside WC. We can also offer grazing and use of our 60 x 24 sand and fibre arena.
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PostgreSQL 9.4 will support CHECK OPTION (but with different behave than MySQL, and with compliant with standard (we hope), DB2, Oracle and others).
A returned value of CURRENT_TIMESTAMP inside transaction is interesting query - probably without exact resume. There is a request, so transaction should be atomic - that means zero time - all statements inside transaction should to start in same time. But there are other timestamp functions: clock_timestamp and statement_timestamp.
I got message: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x00. Probably this message is not fully right, but behave is safe (although can be more tolerant) - is nonsense use a zero limiter for char types.
For me, the most valuable ANSI SQL feature of MySQL now is partial SQL/PSM implementation - it is great, and can be better (in next releases).
What about SQL/MED in PostgeSQL vs. storage engines in MySQL?
I suppose we could think of something about them that's comparable, but don't suppose that we'd find examples showing MySQL is more standards-compliant in that regard.


I was a positive thinker, but I could barely pay my bills.
I was a positive thinker, but I had dead-end jobs.
I was a positive thinker, but no one took me seriously.
I struggled, but I kept watching over my thoughts and the words coming out of my mouth. I believed for something more, but I COULD NOT SEE HOW things would ever change.
For a season, I worked as a busboy and had a wife and two small children. No matter how positive I was, HOW were things going to change? How would I ever stop living hand to mouth? Have you ever heard of a busboy earning six figures?
I eventually got bumped up to being a waiter, and although that brought in a little more money, I was still barely making it.
For me, THAT was frustration. To be doing all that I could to think positive to endure my circumstances but see no clear path to anything better. I never gave up, but I was frustrated as hell!
Maybe you're in a similar situation. Maybe you're trying your best to be optimistic to keep yourself going, but you just don't understand why nothing is developing for you. I know how it is. I've been there and then some.
BUT…I eventually broke free of it, and I'd like to help you do that as well with a just a few tips to take your mindset from just positive thinking to something more powerful: POSSIBILITY thinking!
I know a lot of positive thinkers, but I don't meet many possibility thinkers. Many people don't understand the difference, and for most of them, they're striving to be positive thinkers, but they still struggle with reaching their goals, and they don't understand why.
One of the main reasons why people who strive to be more positive still struggle—and don't reach their goals—is because they aren't possibility thinkers. I'll briefly explain.
Possibility means "unspecified qualities of a promising nature." In other words, it's the potential of something.
What's possible in the world.
Possibility thinking is where people often miss it. They're just trying to be positive. They're just trying to survive another day. They're just trying to keep their head above water. All of that is good and foundational, but it won't create the changes they want.
Things will change when you start meditating upon your resident potential as well as the resident potential of this world, and THIS is where people struggle.
They don't believe that they are capable of more.
They don't believe the world has much to offer.
For example, I know positive thinkers who are critical about the potential in the world. They believe there's scarcity, not abundance. They doubt people will help them when they will. They think the world is going to hell in a handbasket when the truth is that things have never been better when it comes to resources, technology, and more.
Can you see how this is different than just trying to be happy today? Can you see the difference between meditating upon what's possible for you in this world and just trying to survive another bad day?
Your mind is so powerful that you can use it to create things you've never dreamed of before, but because you spend so much time dwelling on your circumstances, that mental power remains untapped.
Things will change when you switch from positive thinking to possibility thinking because that's when you'll start to release creative ideas for solutions, opportunities, or paths that you've not considered before.
At the time, I wanted to be a speaker, so I didn't want another "job" even if it paid more. Yes, I loved art when I was younger—and I often took first place in school art contests—but I felt strongly about being an inspirational speaker.
One day, I thought to myself, "If no one pays me to do what I want as a speaker, then I'll pay myself." And the only way to do that—and the best way to do that—was to make something of my resident abilities, so I took my mother's advice and enrolled at The Art Institute of Dallas.
It was the best decision of my life because so much of my success today came from getting my degree in visual communications. That's how I've been self-employed for the past 25 years.
Meditate on the fact that you're capable of ten times more.
Meditate on the fact that the universe is full of abundance.
Meditate on creative options to get out of where you are.
Start taking action on at least one of those options.
That last step is vital because that's when things begin to open up for you. I may have gone to school for commercial art, but today, clients pay me for my mind, and things like design, marketing, and social media support are just ways to implement the ideas I provide them.
BUT it all began with taking action on an option my mother gave to me back in 1990.
When we take action, doors begin to open, but we won't take action until we transform our minds into possibility thinking. That in itself is a process, but you can do it. I did it. You should get started today.
So, are you ready to release the power of your mind? Are you ready to control your negativity and start using your mind to unleash your creative power? If so, then I think you're going to LOVE my "Mastering Your Mind" audio series. I created it just for you.
It contains over 8 hours of motivational teaching specifically on the mind dealing with topics like controlling negative thoughts, strengthening your mind, the power of visualization, mental mastery, a winning mindset, releasing creative power, and more.
A series this long and in-depth will sell for no less than $500.00 by most "motivational gurus," but you know I don't do that. I first offered it at $97.00, but you can get it now for only $47.00. AND there's a 30-day money back guarantee. If you don't like it, I'll refund the full price, no questions asked.
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For my layout, I used the 4×6 "awesome" card and the 4×3 "summer" card as embellishments with my photo in between. Both cards are from the Summer themed stack, and are just two of the sizes included. There are also 3×2 and 4×4 cards in each stack, perfect for not only layouts and pocket scrapbooking, but cards and crafty projects too!
I embellished the awesome card by adding the arrow and recorded stickers, and then added a bit of foam tape under the memory sticker to give it a bit of dimension.
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Stunning layout, Mary Ann! Love that polka dot paper for the background!!


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I am using mvvm light, wpf

A: Try...
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Facebook released an update today for its Page Manager iOS app. The company says that it has been rebuilt to help make managing Page content much faster and easier to use.
Facebook's Page Manager was released last year simply to help make it easy to manage Pages on the social network. It works for those users who manage a Page for work, school, or for other organizations that have a Facebook presence — this way it prevents any accidental personal posts to Pages and avoids the dreaded social media faux pas.
Page admins who download the app will find that it now comes with several new enhancements. Particularly of note is that scrolling through the Page timeline has been improved so it has a much faster experience. Photos can also be opened quickly and closed using a single downward swipe.
Since picture is worth a thousand words, Facebook is cognizant that Page admins want to share photos pertinent to their fans, so now the photo experience has gotten better.
With this update, Facebook is bringing in the photo capabilities that came with its own Camera app (released right after the social networking company purchased Instagram). Not much has been heard about that photo app since, but it appears the technology has been incorporated into Facebook's bespoke apps.
Previously, Page admins were only able to either take a photo or import one from their camera roll and immediately publish it to the Page. In this manner, any touch ups or application of filters would have been done through Instagram, Hipstamatic, Camera+, Kitcam or any third-party app. A very lengthy workaround.
Another update is the ability to apply stickers and emojis to messages sent through the app. Stickers only seemed logical seeing that Facebook brought them to not only its main mobile app, but also to its standalone Messenger app. Now the cycle is complete and all of the social network's apps can go sticker crazy.
These updates are only for the iOS version of Page Manager. The Android version has not yet been updated.
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Just wondering if anyone has made this quilt in the Oct 2012 American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine? If so, I'd love to see pics.
I just started on it using the same fabric line by Robyn Pandolph - St Remy de Provence. Love the fabrics andthis will be my first time doing applique. I loce this pattern. So pretty!!!!
Now you have me curious - I'm going to have to go through my magazines in the morning to see what quilt you are talking about!
here's a link to the quilt [scroll down]. it's very pretty.
Do you know how to order back issues. A member of my quilt guild lost her pattern/instructions and I'm trying to help her.
Small picture but not too mach applique. Pretty rose fabric.


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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: UN leader condemns 'suicidal' shelling round nuclear plant
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described contemporary artillery and rocket fireplace across the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in central Ukraine as "suicidal," additional including to fears of an coincidence on the plant, which is the most important of its type in Europe.
"Any assault on nuclear energy vegetation is a suicidal factor," Guterres advised journalists Monday in Tokyo. "I am hoping that those assaults will finish," he stated, and referred to as at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be given get right of entry to to the plant.
The Zaporizhzhia plant occupies an in depth website online at the Dnipro river. It has endured working at diminished capability since Russian forces captured it early in March, with Ukrainian technicians final at paintings.
On Sunday, Ukraine's state power corporate Energoatom stated that one employee were injured through Russian shelling across the facility on Saturday.
Energoatom claimed that 3 radiation tracking sensors had been additionally broken, pronouncing "well timed detection and reaction in case of aggravation of the radiation state of affairs or leakage of radiation from spent nuclear gas casks are recently not possible."
"This time a nuclear disaster used to be miraculously have shyed away from, however miracles can't remaining endlessly," the corporate added.
Speaking on Ukrainian tv, Energoatom's chairman Petro Kotin stated one strike Sunday used to be as much as 20 meters clear of the processed gas garage space.
"If that they had hit the bins with the processed gas, it might be a radiation coincidence," he stated.
Kotin instructed that if one container used to be hit "it is going to be a neighborhood coincidence at the territory of the plant and within reach territory. If it's two (or) 3 bins – the affected space will build up."
Kotin additionally stated that all the way through the shelling, verbal exchange traces between the nuclear plant, the hydroelectric energy plant and the Ukrainian power gadget were ruptured.
"As of now Zaporizhzhia NPP (nuclear energy plant) is simplest hooked up to the Ukrainian power gadget with only one verbal exchange line. If the entire traces are broken, the plant will switch to the so-called 'black-out' mode, which means develop into totally de-energized. And this case can be very bad for maintaining gas in nuclear reactors in a secure situation," he stated.
It used to be the second one time in as many days that the plant used to be hit. Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for each assaults.
The Russian-backed government within the nearest town – Enerhodar – claimed {that a} Ukrainian missile landed inside of 400 meters of probably the most plant's reactors. The town used to be seized through Russian forces concurrently the facility plant.
On Monday, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of "taking Europe hostage" through shelling the nuclear plant, in line with Russian state information company TASS.
Zakharova additionally claimed Ukrainian military had been making the location across the website online extra bad through the day.
CNN can't test claims made through each side. The Russians had been shelling the Ukrainian-held the city of Nikopol from positions across the plant.
Fears in regards to the safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant had been rising since Russian forces seized the website online, however reached an inflection level on Friday when shelling broken a high-voltage energy line and compelled probably the most plant's reactors to prevent working – regardless of no radioactive leak being detected.
After the assault, Energoatom stated that Russian shellfire had broken a nitrogen-oxygen station and the mixed auxiliary construction, and that there have been "nonetheless dangers of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive ingredients, and the fireplace danger may be excessive."
On Saturday, the director basic of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, stated he used to be extraordinarily involved through the shelling "which underlines the very actual possibility of a nuclear crisis that might threaten public well being and the surroundings in Ukraine and past."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has accused Russia of the use of Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant to wreak terror in Europe, stated Sunday that he spoke with European Council President Charles Michel in regards to the state of affairs on the advanced.
"Russian nuclear terror calls for a more potent reaction from the world group – sanctions at the Russian nuclear business and nuclear gas," Zelensky tweeted.
The IAEA has been seeking to coordinate a project of safeguarding mavens to talk over with the plant because it used to be seized through Russian forces. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Ukraine's ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, warned of catastrophic penalties if anything else had been to occur to the plant all the way through a Monday press convention, pronouncing it might no longer be "related even to Chernobyl or to Fukushima."
Tsymbaliuk stated Ukraine wish to see a delegation of mavens from the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations talk over with the station to watch its standing however that Russia's army movements in Ukraine are making this type of go back and forth "not possible."
Russia later stated it used to be able to lend a hand the IAEA with a talk over with to the facility plant, RIA Novosti reported.
Russian consultant Mikhail Ulyanov stated Monday {that a} diplomatic notice to coordinate a go back and forth to the website online were despatched out remaining week, the state information company reported.
As Russia and Ukraine blame each and every different for contemporary rocket and missile assaults just about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant, Energoatom's chairman Kotin stated that Russian forces will have to be expelled from the plant and a demilitarized zone will have to be created at the territory of the plant.
He additionally repeated Ukrainian claims that Russia had moved guns into the plant's energy gadgets.
"There are 14 gadgets of heavy army apparatus within the first energy unit. There are 6 automobiles in the second one engine room and we don't know what's inside of the ones automobiles. There's heavy weaponry as neatly," he stated.
He additionally claimed that Russian troops had occupied the entire shelters on the energy plant, and staff had nowhere to move when shelling passed off.
Several Western and Ukrainian officers imagine that Russia is now the use of the large nuclear facility as a stronghold to defend their troops and mount assaults, as a result of they suppose Kyiv won't go back fireplace and possibility a disaster.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Moscow of the use of the plant to defend its forces, whilst Britain's ministry of protection stated in a up to date safety evaluate that Russia's movements on the advanced sabotage the protection of its operations.
The Ukrainian mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, stated in past due July that Russian forces were seen the use of heavy weaponry close to the plant as a result of "they know really well that the Ukrainian Armed Forces won't reply to those assaults, as they may be able to injury the nuclear energy plant."
Ukraine's international ministry warned on Friday that additional assaults at the plant may well be disastrous.
"The imaginable penalties of hitting an working reactor are identical to using an atomic bomb," the ministry stated on Twitter.
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Cool Clubs Australia : What is the best club?
This is a question we get asked often. "What is the best driver on the market" or a variation of that with iron, fairway wood, hybrid, putter inserted for driver. The short answer is there is no "Best" club.
There are clubs which work well for one swing and not for another. Often people come in with a club that worked well for a friend but does not operate well for the owner. This situation is widespread.
Even if your swing is a similar speed to someone else that does not mean you should use the same club/shaft combination. Speed is only one determining factor. You also need to consider tempo, shaft loading profile, head launch and spin characteristics, shaft launch characteristics and many more factors.
The only real way to determine if a particular club will work for you is to have a fitting. Using the right technology and experience the best head and shaft combination for the individual can be determined every time.


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2 dead, child burned in Christmas blaze in Avon
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AVON — Two men, a father and son, died in a Christmas night fire in a single-family home, officials said.
Fire Chief Robert Spurr confirmed the deaths on Wednesday morning, saying one man who had been pulled from the house later died at the hospital.
A second man, who was younger, was found dead inside the home, Spurr said.
The men were later identified as 70-year-old Louis Orelus and 28-year-old Vladmir Orelus.
"The door was locked. It was hard to get in the door," Spurr said Tuesday night during a press conference at the scene. "When they got it open, there was heavy fire that came out at them."
Louis Orelus, who was removed from the home by firefighters, was found unconscious in a bedroom and initially revived, Spurr said. He was then placed on a stretcher and firefighters performed CPR on him. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died, the chief said.
Vladmir Orelus was found dead inside the home.
A young boy, who wasn't identified, was also hospitalized as a result of minor burns to his feet, Spurr said.
The second-alarm fire began about 9 p.m. in the single-family home at 52 Freeman St.
Freeman Street is a residential side street off Page Street near Route 24 and north of Harrison Boulevard.
The home became engulfed by flames as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
Several local fire departments provided mutual-aid assistance, including Brockton and Stoughton.
The state fire marshal's office and state police detectives assigned to the Norfolk County district attorney's office are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.
"The cause of the fire remains under investigation but the focus is on an accidental cause," Spurr said Wednesday morning in a written statement.
This blaze marks the third house fire in the area in three days, following two that left families displaced before the holiday. One occurred Sunday in Lakeville, while another struck Whitman on Christmas Eve.


How to Check Software Compatibility on Win Vista?
So, you got new computer with Windows Vista and now all set to install your favorite software and required drivers. Have you checked software compatibility of these programs with Windows Vista?
1. Compatible label indicates that a product is supported by the manufacturer or publisher for use on computers running Windows Vista.
2. Action Recommended label indicates that you may need to install additional software or upgrade to a newer version to ensure that a product will work properly with Windows Vista.
3. Status Unknown label indicates that we have not been able to find information on the manufacturer's or publisher's website about whether the product is supported for use on Windows Vista.
You can find the downloads and external links to downloads you need to get a new PC up and running quickly. To get started you can use use site search box or browse to find hardware or software products.
Thanks, this is a handy list.


Echoes of Silence juxtaposes the innocence of childhood against the backdrop of bigotry and prejudice prevalent during World War II. It provides a unique perspective into the lives of three families who endured those years and who were shaped by the events of this period in U.S. history. This novel also illustrates the complex choices we all make without considering the effect on future generations. The choices, made years earlier by the adult characters of this story, create echoes that reverberate forward into the lives of their children, which change and shape all of them in unexpected ways.
When an American-born Japanese family and a native-born German family become friends, prejudice surrounds them both. The indignities of forced detention and the horrors of war are hard to escape. This is the basis for a thought-provoking exploration of a small Oregon farming community in the 1940s. Well-researched, this novel will touch your heart.
Echoes of Silence is an insightful novel of courage, compassion, but above all, it is about the complex choices we all make without realizing the effect on future generations. Nadene R. Carter writes with specific honesty and appealing tenderness about a time, a place, and the family, yet also about a larger subject that we, as a Nation, cannot afford to forget.
Set during World War II, Echoes of Silence by Nadene R. Carter is an impressively written historical novel that follows several people, all of whom are a kind of 'prisoner of war' in one manner or another. One is enslaved by his own past; a teenaged Japanese girl is interned along with thousands of other Japanese-Americans who have committed no crime; and yet another is held fast by his own hatred. A profound and sweeping tale of human strengths and failings, offering unique perspectives into their individual plights when Japanese-Americans were held captive by their own nation—throughout the years both during and after the war.


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One memorable quarter enough for Baskonia
Mar 09, 2019 by Euroleague.net Print
KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz continued pushing its way towards the playoffs thanks to one of the finest offensive performances within one quarter in the history of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Baskonia topped visiting Khimki Moscow Region 104-86 on Friday night, having scored 38 points in the third quarter – a club record for points scoring in one quarter.
"The third quarter was key", Baskonia head coach Velimir Perasovic said after the victory which improves his team to 13-12 record. "We played more tough, with more speed, totally different than what we did in the first two quarters."
Baskonia scored 40 points before half-time, committing 9 turnovers while making just 2 three-point shots. The home side also failed to convert the opening possession of the third quarter, but after that the floodgates opened and Baskonia showed all the offensive potential it possesses. Johannes Voigtmann and Shavon Shields started the show with a quick 8-0 run, and the rest of the squad, led by playmakers Luca Vildoza and Marcelinho Huertas, as well as center Vincent Poirier, were happy to join in.
Baskonia, which also set a new record with 31 assists in this game, had 11 of those in the third quarter. Coach Perasovic's men made 10 of 12 two-pointers and shot 5-for-9 from long range, and of those 6 missed field goals still grabbed 4 offensive rebounds. To its 11 assists, Baskonia had just 1 turnover, and held Khimki to just 2 rebounds (both defensive) while forcing 4 turnovers in the third quarter. Nothing short of total domination.
"We attacked the third quarter really great", said Poirier, who finished with 18 points plus 11 rebounds. "We made the difference. In [a span of] three minutes, we shot great, defended great, and that was the key."
Those special three minutes Poirier was talking about were the final 3 minutes of the third, when Baskonia scored 16 unanswered points, a run which included four consecutive three-pointers – two from Vildoza and one apiece from Matt Janning and Ilimane Diop – and increased the margin from 62-55 to 78-55 points in a span of 160 seconds.
It did not matter that Khimki had won the second and fourth quarters by a combined 9 points, because one 10-minute span which Baskonia won 38-16 was plenty enough for what turned into a comfortable and confidence-boosting victory.
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Baskonia 'figures it out' for new coach Spahija
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Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz named Neven Spahija as its head coach on Monday. He replaces Dusko Ivanovic, who was dismissed earlier in the day.


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Q: CDC and replica using AWS DMS from oracle PeopleSoft to RDS postgreSQL Can I do full load and CDC from oracle PeopleSoft to Amazon RDS postgreSQL using AWS DMS ?

A: No, PeopleSoft database is not supported by AWS DMS.

A: According to this document, PeopleSoft is not a database but an abstraction layer on top of another DB product.
So the question is: what underlying DB are you using for PeopleSoft?
After determining your source DB, look at this document to see if it's supported by DMS.
Are you planning on using the target PostgreSQL for PeopleSoft? Make sure that t's a supported combination.


The objective of this paper is to introduce an intuitive method for the modelling of free-form architecture with planar facets. The method, called Marionette by the authors, takes inspiration from descriptive geometry and allows to design complex shapes with one projection and the control of elevation curves. The proposed framework only deals with linear equations and therefore achieves exact planarity, for quadrilateral, Kagome and dual Kagome meshes in real-time. Remarks on how this framework relates to continuous shape parameterisation and on possible applications to engineering problems are made.


Are there people who SHOULDN'T start a business?
I think the type of people who shouldn't start a business are those who need stability and predictability, and who aren't comfortable wearing many hats. There's nothing wrong with being someone who isn't business-oriented, it doesn't mean they aren't hardworking. However, individuals who are highly specialised in one certain area might find it challenging to adapt to the uncertain terrain of entrepreneurship. That being said, anyone can try to start a business by learning the skills needed and being able to delegate tasks. It's not really off-limits for anyone, but your success really depends if you're the type of person who thrives when working for yourself.
Absolutely - If you aren't prepared to do what it takes to make it a success.. If you don't have the confidence that you can really make it... There are lots of people and lots of reasons.


Delivery is prompt but im disappointed because the seed beads i orderderd are too small. Im trying to do a native American bracelets on a loom. I would really appreciate it if a small sample of seed beeds was sent to me giving the sizes.
Also you only seem to sell very large ammounts for £4.50 or... Read More. Delivery is prompt but im disappointed because the seed beads i orderderd are too small. Im trying to do a native American bracelets on a loom. I would really appreciate it if a small sample of seed beeds was sent to me giving the sizes.
Product : To be used to make a necklace.
First time buyer and it was excellent service. Definitely use them again.
My order was wrong twice, but they did sort it out quicky. But I think I'd rather visit the shop than order on line again!


Discussion in 'Standup Technique' started by sm95, Dec 26, 2012.
So I train in muay thai and boxing and have been sparring regularly, and i've really been working on a lot of head movement. The problem that I seem to be having is that I'm always too far out of range after slipping punches to be able to counter, especially with hooks e.g a left hook counter after slipping a right straight kind of thing. So is there any suggestion on how I can get in closer with slipping punches to be able to counter them effectively, I tried to apply pressure and move forward constantly and other techniques but quite often I'm just out of range.
Sometimes people can't get a move because it just isn't the right move. Maybe you are finding it easier to slip straight punches and are just too far away for what you want to do, so throw a longer technique?


Current levels and forecast of the main allergenic pollen and spores in Catalonia ( PDF).
Graphs of mean weekly concentration dynamics, along the year.
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Current levels and forecast of the main allergenic pollen and spores in Catalonia. Comparison.
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Design Your Own Signal
Learn about communicating at a safe distance with code flags and private signals, and design your own to send a message to others while staying far away.
In the days before radios or cellphones, people would hoist flags on ships to communicate with anyone out of reach of shouting, whether on other ships or ashore. This included national flags to indicate where a ship was from, and signal or code flags to send messages. There are 26 alphabetical code signal flags (one for each letter) and 10 numerical flags. When flown in groups, they can be used to spell out words. When flown alone, each of the alphabet signal flags also has its own meaning – for example, our Lima signal means "stop! I have something important to say!" when flown at sea, or "this ship is quarantined" when flown by a vessel in harbor or at anchor. The meanings of code flags have changed over time, and can mean different things when you are underway versus at anchor or in port:
A (Alfa) – "I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed." OR "I am undergoing a speed trial"
B (Bravo) – "I am taking in or discharging or carrying dangerous goods." (used to mean explosives!)
C (Charlie) – "affirmative," or "yes!"
D (Delta) – "having trouble maneuvering, keep clear"
E (Echo) – "I am altering my course to starboard"
F (Foxtrot) – "I am disabled; communicate with me"
G (Golf) – "I require a pilot"
H (Hotel) – "I have a pilot on board"
I (India) – "I am altering my course to port"
J (Juliet) – "I am on fire and have dangerous cargo onboard," or, "I am leaking dangerous cargo!" or, "I am going to send a message by semaphore"
K (Kilo) – "I wish to communicate with you" or "you should stop your vessel instantly"
L (Lima) – in harbor: "this ship is quarantined" at sea: "stop your vessel instantly, I have something important to communicate"
M (Mike) – "My vessel is stopped" or "I have a doctor onboard"
N (November) – "negative," or "no"
O (Oscar) – "man overboard"
P (Papa) – in harbor: "we're about to leave! all crew report to the vessel!" at sea: "my nets are caught on an obstruction" or, "your lights are out or burning badly"
Q (Quebec) – "everyone on my vessel is healthy and we request inspection / permission to enter the port"
R (Romeo) – no meaning by itself; used to mean "the way is off my ship; you may make your way past me"
S (Sierra) – "my engines are going full speed astern"
T (Tango) – "keep clear" (in fishing boats, "keep clear, engaged in trawling") or "do not pass ahead of me"
U (Uniform) – "you are running into danger"
V (Victor) – "I require assistance"
W (Whiskey) – "I require medical assistance"
X (X-ray) – "stop and watch for my signals"
Y (Yankee) – "I am dragging my anchor" or "I am carrying mail"
Z (Zulu) – "I require a tug" or, to address or call shore stations
Semaphores are another system for sending messages, traditionally with flags. With the semaphore system, you only really need two arms to get the message across (flags, hands, lights or ping pong paddles optional) image courtesy the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
But at HMM, our favorite type of signal flag is probably the private signal: a flag that belongs only to you! The custom of using personal ("private") flags to indicate when a specific (usually important) person was onboard a ship dates at least as far back as the Roman times. The history of private signals can also be traced to the history of adorning boats with carved statues to show who a vessel belonged to (sharing some origins with figureheads, which evolved symbolically into something a bit different – we'll get to that in a later post!). On land, it can also be connected to the use of symbolic heraldry and family crests from the Middle Ages, and a time when people used banners with colors, symbols, animals and patterns to indicate the presence of a specific person in a castle or on a battlefield. Later on yachts, flying a private signal typically meant the owner was onboard. Various Herreshoff family members had their own private signals. Captain Nat's consisted of two maltese crosses (one yellow and one red) on a blue swallowtail field. Today at the Herreshoff Museum we have added an "H" to the middle of N.G.H.'s crosses to make our own custom signal for the museum.
The Herreshoff Museum signal, based on the historic signal belonging to Captain Nat, and later, his son A. Sidney Herreshoff.
Can you spot N.G.H.'s personal signal from this 1920s copy of Lloyd's Yacht Register?
While you are spending more time at home than usual, maybe you want a private signal to hang outside your office or room to tell your family you're there (you get to decide if it means "I'm here, come on in!" or "I'm here, leave me alone!"). Your signal can be rectangular, swallow-tail shaped or triangular – though the swallowtail is the most traditional for private signals. You can print our templates and color them in on paper, or if you're feeling a bit more adventurous you can try sewing yourself a signal. Make sure you come up with a design that looks good large or small, because you can use them to mark all sorts of things as yours. Check out the gallery of photos below for some inspiration, and think about whether you want to include your favorite colors, animals, symbols that represent your name, or your initials before you start. And, as always, please don't forget to tag and share us @Herreshoff on instagram or over on our Facebook page! We'd love to see what you come up with.
Click Here to download signal templates