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Prevalence Rate For Bipolar I Disorder
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Prevalence The lifetime prevalence rate for Bipolar I Disorder is 0.6% and the 12-month prevalence rate is 0.4% of the overall population (Merikangas et al, 2011). The United States had the highest reported lifetime prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorders with 4.4% and a 12-month prevalence of 2.8%. In addition, lifetime prevalence rates for bipolar I disorder were found to be slightly higher in males than in females. While much of the reported prevalence rates for bipolar disorder are based on adults 18 years and older, Merikangas et al. (2010) reported prevalence rates in the United States for adolescents including 3.3% for males and 2.6% for females. It was also reported that prevalence rates continue to steadily increase throughout…show more content…
In addition, episodes of depression and mania tend to be short and frequent around the time of onset and then lengthen over time with most people experiencing intermittent episodes throughout their lifetime (Angst & Sellaro, 2000). Since bipolar spectrum disorders are complex in nature, the overall treatment of this disorder tends to be difficult as nonadherence to treatment is common (Hilty, Leamon, Lim, Kelly, & Hales, 2006). There are also some gender differences experienced by those with bipolar disorder. Women tend experience bipolar disorder different from men. Nivoli et al. (2011) reported that in adult onset bipolar disorder, women generally experience an onset of depression and overall depressive predominance. In addition, they reported that women tend to experience a higher rate of psychotic features and suicidality associated with depression. However, men tend to experience higher rates of comorbid substance abuse and engage in more violent attempts of suicide. Youth with bipolar disorder tend to experience persistent disease well into their late adolescent years and adulthood (Wozniak et al, 2010). Individuals with childhood and adolescent onset as compared to adult onset, tend to be highly correlated with specific illness characteristics including more a severe course of disease, comorbid anxiety disorders, at least 10 additional lifetime mood episodes, substance use disorders, and
Bipolar Disorders : Bipolar Disorder Essay
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amount of people that were eligible for benefits. The surge in the qualified applicants is out of the ordinary. I am inclined to inquire about why the figures grew significantly. It challenges society to question the cause of this growing population. Despite the splurge of an increasing population, for the case and point of this paper, I will focus on the prevalence of bipolar disorder and the social implications associated with it. Although there were a number of theorist that studied depression
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Best music award for Le Tableau (The Painting) at Stuttgart
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Le Tableau ("The Painting") is an animated feature by the veteran French master Jean-François Laguionie.
A kingdom is divided into the three castes: the fully painted Alldunns who reside in a majestic palace; the Halfies who the Painter has left incomplete; and the untouchable Sketchies, frail charcoal outlines who are banished to the cursed forest.
The film has just received the SACEM Award for "best original music" in the Stuttgart International Festival (Festival International du Film Francophone de Tübingen-Stuttgart).
The award was given to the soundtrack composer, Pascal Le Pennec. According to the festival jury, "the charm, the poetry and the profundity of the film is inflated by the tones that Pascal Le Pennec has chosen for the story."
The Painting has been bought by GKids and will be screened in LA (14-18 November), as part of the Oscar-qualifying theater run for the upcoming Academy Awards.
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Share this Story: Embraer studies turboprop to be developed through Boeing venture
Embraer studies turboprop to be developed through Boeing venture
Tim Hepher
DUBLIN — Brazilian planemaker Embraer is in the advanced stages of studying the launch of a new turboprop aircraft to be developed through a venture it is planning with Boeing, subject to corporate approvals, a top executive said on Monday.
The aircraft would be in the same size range or even larger than the 70-seat ATR-72, a Franco-Italian aircraft that currently dominates the market, Embraer Commercial Aviation Chief Executive John Slattery told Reuters.
Embraer studies turboprop to be developed through Boeing venture Back to video
"It sits in our target market, which we have always been clear is below 150 seats, and will have natural adjacency to the E2 offering," he said, referring to the company's family of 80-120-seat regional jets. "The business case is going well."
Embraer agreed in 2018 to fold its commercial aircraft activities into a venture to be controlled by Boeing. The deal has won approval from several regulators but the European Union is continuing to evaluate the deal's impact on competition.
Slattery said Embraer would not go ahead with the project on a standalone basis because of the cost estimated at billions of dollars and other priorities. But he stressed there was no connection between the turboprop study and talks with regulators over the rest of Embraer's commercial airplane activities.
"The amount of balance sheet required for a new state-of-the-art commercial aircraft is of an order of magnitude that we simply don't have the appetite for, outside of the joint-venture environment," Slattery said, adding, "No JV, no TP."
He added he did not expect any such hurdle to arise because Embraer remains confident the Boeing deal will be approved on its merits, citing the support of several purchasing airlines.
Embraer is also in "meaningful" discussions with engine makers General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney Canada about an engine for the new plane.
Analysts say turboprops are more efficient than jetliners over short distances, especially when oil prices are high. Airlines have used them to serve isolated communities that would not otherwise have air service in countries like Indonesia.
ATR, co-owned by Airbus and Italy's Leonardo , controls about four fifths of the market, with the rest addressed by the De Havilland Canada DHC-8. China is also targeting the turboprop market with its future Xian MA700. (Reporting by Tim Hepher; editing by Mark Potter)


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COLCOA keeps 'em coming: 3 more great period dramas
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In addition to "A Woman's Life" (see earlier post), there were three other outstanding period dramas we enjoyed at COLCOA that are well worth seeing if you get the chance.
First: In writer/director Nicolas Boukhrief's "The Confession," which is based on Béatrix Beck's 1952 novel "Léon Morin, prêtre," Marine Vacth plays a fiery, fiercely free-thinking woman who develops an unconventional friendship with a charming priest (Romain Duris) in a small French town during World War II. Their intellectual debates and emotional vicissitudes as well as their growing depth of feeling and personal peril are handled with subtlety and tenderness.
The book previously came to the big screen in 1961 in a film adapted and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Emmanuelle Riva.
Second: A true story you'll never forget. "A Bag of Marbles," co-written and directed by Christian Duguay, recounts the harrowing experiences of a Jewish family desperately trying to evade the Nazis in 1941 Paris.
After their parents decide it would be safer to split up temporarily, the youngest sons, 10 and 12, head to France's "free zone" on their own and must fend for themselves along the way.
The atmosphere is pitch-perfect and the performances all around (especially the boys, as played by Dorian Le Clech and Batyste Fleurial) are authentic and fresh in addition to being uncommonly moving. Based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo and Claude Klotz.
Third: "" is a portrait of a relationship over the course of 50 years. Highly engaging, original and often delightfully acerbic, the film was made by Nicolas Bedos and Doria Tiller, who also play the leads and are themselves a couple.
City of Lights City of Angels (COLCOA) French Film Festival is in full swing in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild
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The 21st annual City of Lights City of Angels (COLCOA) French film Festival opened Monday night in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild of America with a grand party and the North American premiere of "Everyone's Life" (Chacun sa vie), directed and co-written by the great Claude Lelouch. The comedy-drama stars pop legend Johnny Hallyday, Oscar winner Jean Dujardin, Christopher Lambert, Elsa Zylberstein and many other French stars.
As we sipped champagne and noshed on fare from local French restaurants and food stores, we spotted the stunning and gracious Jacqueline Bisset and shared a hug with her. That made our night!
The festival will screen about 80 films, including classics, shorts, dramas, comedies, documentaries, NeWave 2.0 and a special slate of film noir. The fest also features a considerable offering of acclaimed TV programs and will hold a virtual reality live demo. No matter which movie you select, you will more than likely see a work that is extremely well made with top-notch acting.
Additionally, COLCOA will honor writer-director Stéphane Brizé with a special presentation of "Not Here To Be Loved" (2005) and the festival will host the West Coast premiere of Brizé's new film "A Woman's Life," (Une Vie), based on the Guy de Maupassant novel and starring Judith Chemla.
To mark the 100th anniversary of iconic filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville's birth is a special presentation of "Le Cercle Rouge," starring Alain Delon, Bourvil and Yves Montand.
"Le Cercle Rouge," will essentially kick off the film noir lineup on Friday and will be followed by "The Eavesdropper," an espionage thriller directed and co-written by Thomas Kruithof. It stars François Cluzet as a man with few career options who accepts a mysterious job transcribing tapes of intercepted phone calls.
The second film noir is "Corporate," directed and co-written by Nicolas Silhol, with Céline Sallette playing an ambitious career woman whose cut-throat "innovation" plan seriously backfires. The last film of the series is "Ares" a dark fantasy set in 2035 Paris, starring Ola Rapace and Micha Lescot. Jean-Patrick Benes directed and co-wrote "Ares."
Additionally, COLCOA will show an international premiere of "Farewell Bonaparte," a restoration of Youssef Chahine's 1985 film. "Playtime," Jacques Tati's inventive and ambitious 1967 film, will have a special presentation at the festival as will "The Lovers on the Bridge" (1991, Leos Carax).
Vive le Cherbourg! Deneuve dazzles! Go, Goldblum, go!
Mr E Man Noir Style	Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Bercot, French film, Hanif Kureishi, Jacques Demy, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Broadbent, Le Week-End, Lindsay Duncan, Marilyn Monroe, Michel Legrand, On My Way, Roger Michell, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg/1964/91 min.
A visual confection. A musical with a vibe both joyful and pensive. Catherine Deneuve's break-through role. Superb music by Michel Legrand. One of France's most famous and highly regarded films, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of its U.S. release.
Jacques Demy, a New Wave director, brings his distinctive vision to the movie musical resulting in a film that's wistful and tender, exuberant and operatic. It's a simple tale of harsh reality intruding on two gorgeous young lovers (Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo). Demy lends depth and resonance by conjuring a poetic mood and letting the story unfold at a meandering pace.
I imagine that watching Deneuve back in 1964 meant immediately recognizing her star power, perhaps like watching Marilyn Monroe (Deneuve's favorite actress) in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." For Deneuve's longtime admirers or those still discovering her, this lovely digital restoration is a must-see treat.
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" opens Friday, March 14, at Landmark's Nuart Theatre, showing through Thursday, March 20, for an exclusive one-week engagement. On March 14, at the 7:30 p.m. show, dance critic Debra Levine will talk with actor/dancer George Chakiris, who worked in collaboration with Demy, Deneuve and Legrand in 1967's "The Young Girls of Rochefort."
On My Way/2014/Cohen Media Group/113 min.
Catherine Deneuve at 70 is just as captivating to watch, maybe more so, as when she was a teenager. Her natural elegance infuses "On My Way," a road movie in which she plays Bettie, a provincial French restaurateur and long-ago beauty-pageant queen trying to recover after she is jilted by her lover.
Or as director/co-writer Emmanuelle Bercot says: "It is the story of a woman who goes out for a drive and repeatedly finds reasons not to go back home." One thing that sidetracks her is the fact that her grandson (Nemo Schiffman) happens to needs a ride to the home of his paternal grandfather (Gérard Garouste). Bettie agrees to drive him, though she is not on particularly good terms with the boy or his mother (the singer Camille).
The film feels realistic (an oafish fellow traveler calls Bettie a dog) and sometimes implausible (there are a few plot holes to be overlooked). It's also very charming (the cast includes many non-actors such as Garouste as well as a porcine farmer, who rolls a cigarette for Bettie as he tells her why he never married) and very French (a leisurely family gathering includes cooking, singing, squabbling, smoking and drinking a nice glass of wine).
With Deneueve in the driver's seat, "On My Way" is a trip you'll want to take.
"On My Way" opens Friday, March 14, in New York and Friday, March 21, in LA.
Le Week-End/2013/Music Box Films/93 min.
Jeff Goldblum provides a welcome burst of obnoxious energy in the dark(ish) "Le Week-End," a British comedy/drama set in Paris. Directed by Roger Michell and written by Hanif Kureishi, the film stars Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent as an English couple who spend a few nights in the City of Lights to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.
Celebrate, however, is not be quite the right word. The accumulated disappointments and frustrations of their three decades together have yielded a fair amount of friction between domineering Meg and Milquetoast Nick. As Meg points out, love can turn to hate like the flip of a switch. That said, a grudging but abiding affection seeps through Meg and Jim's disillusioned, resentful exteriors – thanks to graceful acting from Duncan and Broadbent, and seamless direction from Michell.
Goldblum shines as Morgan, a smarmy New Yorker (now living in Paris with a much younger second wife), who knew Nick when they were students at Cambridge. In the years since, Morgan has seemingly achieved the success that has eluded Nick. A chance meeting on the street leads to a rekindling of the friendship.
Though I felt Duncan's part was somewhat underwritten, "Le Week-End" is a sharp, unvarnished portrayal of a frayed relationship at a turning point in the world's prettiest city.
"Le Week-End" opens Friday, March 14, at Landmark Theatres in West Los Angeles and at Angelika Film Center and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New York.


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Video Review: Howard Jones "You Do Know I Love You…Don't You"
March 9, 2019 March 2, 2019 / by Pam Avoledo
A man sketches Howard Jones playing a keyboard on a page. Using colored pencils, the artists shades the keys in pastel hues. Lavender notes shoot out as Jones plays. He walks along the sheet music.
A cord plugs into an outlet and bursts into flames. Jones lies between two bars on the sheet music. He holds a giant crayon and writes the song title in shorthand on the page. A young man in green pants plays the saxophone.
Jones appears in human form for a moment. A bee flies onto a flower of made of piano keys. A human Jones lifts up his jacket. An animated heart pounds on his shirt. Multi-colored notes fly past him as he plays the keyboard. The multi-colored notes jump out of the border and circle the page. The artist crumples up the page and starts over.
The colors are lightened as Jones plays the keyboard. Only a few notes fly above him. Colors swirl around him as he plays the keyboard.
In black-and-white, he claps his hands as he exits the studio.
Back in animated form, he gets inside his convertible and turns on the radio while multi-colored swirls smudge the trunk. The artist sketches over the page in white, creating a blank page.
None of the sketches are working. The young man turns off his music and decides to take a walk. During his walk, he kneels down to examine the deep green of the leaves and multiple threads of grass. He takes a picture of a convertible. It would be a visual aide for him.
His introduction to sketching teacher advised him to give it time. She told him he had potential but needs to self-reflect. In his notebook, he has drawings of cartoon characters and his favorite musicians. However, they are standard poses without any depth.
He returns home and opens his sketchbook again. He begins with an outline of Howard Jones. Using a picture of him as a guide, he is able to shade it in to achieve some realism. Jones seems to look at least human. However, Jones seems to be a faceless human incapable of any real emotion. He slinks back in his chair and stares at the poster on his walls.
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As if the creators Kalpa (1) is a second.
Kaa vaa mukthi ritha kutho bhavathi chetha kim prarthaneeyam thada 33.
With food (15) , ornament (16) and cloths (17) that you like.
Sri Sankaracharya the Paramahamsa and Parvrijacharya.
4. Paravathi whose scented hair is followed by bees.
17. Tiger and elephant hides.
used to throw stones at him.
23. A deep meditation state when you forget yourself completely and become only him.
This service (Translated into verse) was done by Siva. P.R.Ramachander.


Immigrants are coming in without being given testing for these, as well as they and their children need to be vaccinated when they arrive.
China has done that before. They also make meth mixtures send them to Mexico. So they can make meth for USA. Plastics they sell us are horrible. Toxic. They also send led in walmart products.
Well, China has always been unchristian and even punish those who call upon the Lord Jesus Christ….if you deny the Lord Jesus Christ; you're what? What is China? A nation whom kills Christians. It seems China can represent the antichrist.
China seems relentlessly trying to ruins mankind.
I live in Australia and the Media down playing the Fish die offs. We live in End Times indeed.
Why am I not surprised???? Jesus Christ will soon return. It's not just a coincidence.
Thank you beautiful for this disturbing news, I don't think we need to worry about a war but a biological attack instead, it's quite, easily spreadable, once you get it that's it, we need to look more for that then a weapons war. God Bless You.
Real reason for the US travel warning to China?


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HomePoliticsAn Armed Man Who Was Arrested Near Brett Kavanaugh's Home Has Been...
An Armed Man Who Was Arrested Near Brett Kavanaugh's Home Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
A 26-year-old California man who was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home early Wednesday has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly told authorities he planned to kill the judge.
The man, identified in charging documents as Nicholas John Roske, was taken into custody at roughly 1:50 a.m. in Montgomery County, north of Washington, DC. He faces one count of "attempts to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder" a federal judge, according to the criminal complaint filed in US District Court on Wednesday.
"The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh," Patricia McCabe, a court spokesperson, told BuzzFeed News in a statement.
A police source told BuzzFeed News the suspect was a 26-year-old from California who has since been handed over to the FBI.
According to court documents, Roske was carrying a suitcase and a backpack with tactical gear, a knife, a pistol, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, a screwdriver, a crowbar, and duct tape, among other items.
He told police he was angry about the court's possible overturning of federal abortion rights, as well as last month's deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, according to the documents. Roske also said he had been "thinking about how to give his life a purpose" in deciding to carry out the planned assassination. He told authorities he planned to kill himself after killing Kavanaugh, the affidavit stated.
The Washington Post was the first to report the arrest.
Protesters have demonstrated outside the homes of Kavanaugh and other justices since a draft opinion leaked last month and signaled the court was on the verge of striking down the landmark reproductive rights case of Roe v. Wade.
Kavanaugh and other conservative justices appointed to the court had said in their confirmation hearings that Roe deserved to be respected as precedent.
Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered the Marshal of the Court, which provides security to the justices, to investigate who may have leaked the opinion, which he stressed was not final and could change.
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The item "Antique Wood Advertising Sign Buff & Buff Engineering Surveying Instruments OLD" is in sale since Tuesday, January 29, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Advertising\Merchandise & Memorabilia\Signs\Original\Pre-1930". The seller is "jamjosh_antiques" and is located in Grafton, Ohio.
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(AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet.
The surprise truce came just as the former allies turned antagonists were facing off in a federal court trial that was supposed to unfold over the next month in San Diego. The resolution abruptly ended that trial, which also involved Apple's key iPhone suppliers.
Neither Apple nor Qualcomm would comment beyond a brief statement announcing they had resolved their differences. Details about how much Apple and its iPhone suppliers will be paying Qualcomm could emerge in court documents or when the companies announce their latest financial results.
Apple is due to report its quarterly results on April 30 while Qualcomm is scheduled to release its numbers on May 1.


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Q: Hibernate query: find equal objects I have a Hibernate class which has a reasonably complicated implementation of equals(). Is it possible to write a query that returns all instances of this class that have at least one other equal object, where equality is defined by the implementation of equals()?
Update
Evidently this is not possible. As an alternative, is it possible to retrieve all instances of a particular class that have equal property values. For example:

Get all instances of User that have
  the same name

Thanks,
Don

A: Via query? No.
Hibernate will not use your equals() for loading at all, actually, unless your entity is part of collection.
Update (based on question edit):
Yes, that is possible for mapped properties. You'll need to use a group by / having and a subquery. Something like:
from Person p
 where name in (
  select p2.name from Person p2
   group by p2.name
   having count(p2.id) > 1
)

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Editorials:
Don't Designate Kingman Park as a Historic District
Tamara Blair, a longtime Kingman Park resident, wrote the following opinion in regards to the potential historic designation for her neighborhood. A hearing will take place on Thursday, January 25, at 9 a.m., to weigh in on the historic status. If you wish to support Kingman Park residents in opposing the historic status, fill out their survey by clicking on this link. –María Helena Carey
The DC flag. Photo by María Helena Carey, via Instagram.
The potential designation of Kingman Park as another historic district, of the dozens that exist, will likely have devastating impact on the residents. For a moment, let us not focus on vinyl framed windows, steel encased doors, nor color of paint.
What really matters is the hundreds of residents who currently occupy the homes. They are more important than the structures themselves. These are the people who make the community of today. Current Kingman Park residents were able to prevent the community garden from falling into the hands of developers. In 2018, the homes of these socially conscious residents are in jeopardy of being subjected to unwanted historic designation.
Some residents purchased decades ago intending to retire here in the District, while other residents fled to the suburbs for riding mowers, two-car garages, and shopping malls. The latter gave up on city life and moved to Maryland, but can potentially decide the fate of this neighboorhood where 90% of those surveyed in recent months oppose historic designation.
A young working couple on 21st Street moved to Kingman Park in 2009. In a few years they grew to a lively family of four, with a dog. The family grew to include twins –to everyone's surprise– presenting them with urgent need for live-in help. The homes in Kingman Park are not comparable in size to the towering brownstone types found in other neighborhoods. Their 1940s rowhouse was a household of two which suddenly needed to accommodate seven people and a dog in less than seven years.
This young family is the Coombers. They were only able to remain in Kingman Park because of the ability to enlarge their home, a solution that Bob Coomber believes certainly would be prohibited in a historic district. Kingman Park is a better place to live because of the positive contributions this family has made and they continue to exhibit a commitment far beyond the average resident. (Note: Robert Coomber is a commissioner for ANC 7D01)
Designating Kingman Park as historic would leave families like this no choice except to leave the neighborhood, as their families needs change over time. When asked about the prospect historic designation against the will of the residents, Bob Coomber said, "I have great appreciation for people who have strong sentimental feelings towards our neighborhood's past. I cannot justify supporting a historic district when I have to balance sentiment against the risk of displacing Kingman Park families that are faced with a similar issue that we were; plus, the additional costs for maintaining houses could force residents on fixed incomes –especially seniors– out of the neighborhood."
I am a recently retired resident who purchased my home in the 1980s. I decided Kingman Park was the best place to retire and did so in 2011. Re-entering the job market after retiring looms as a necessity for residents like me who never fathomed the idea of Kingman Park as a historic district. The additional expenses with regard to upkeep of the exterior of my home can have a negative impact on the retirement life I worked hard to secure.
Tags: editorial, historic designation, Kingman Park, op-ed
By Guest Author 2 Comments
2 responses to "Don't Designate Kingman Park as a Historic District"
Darroll Screen says:
Agreed! Historic designation will slow development in Kingman Park. Let us, who live there, have input on our properties and the area at-large.
Kingman Park neighbor says:
"other residents fled to the suburbs for riding mowers, two-car garages, and shopping malls." Here I thought they were fleeing skyrocketing housing costs in the District! Silly me!


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Q: Have an iOS Simulator libSystem issue to run GH-Unit at command line Thank you for seeing this question.
I wrote unit tests with GHUnit.
Now I am trying build tests on terminal to connect with Travis CI, and facing a problem.
I basically followed
http://gabriel.github.io/gh-unit/docs/appledoc_include/guide_command_line.html
and customize a command little bit.
Here is customized command
GHUNIT_CLI=1 xcodebuild ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO -target UnitTest -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator build
After that some compile started, but finally I got error below.
The iOS Simulator libSystem was initialized out of order.  This is most often caused by running host executables or inserting host dylibs.  In the future, this will cause an abort.

If you know the way to solve, please let me know that.
Thank you.

A: Had the same issue, running it like this
GHUNIT_CLI=1 xcodebuild ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO -workspace <yourworkspace> -scheme <scheme> -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator build

solved the problem


We are a church where ALL are WELCOME!
Sunday mornings provide a time to gather together for worship through preaching the Gospel, singing praise to our Savior, praying for one another, teaching and fellowship! We hope to meet you soon!
+ Do you have something for my children?
We have Kids Church at both services for children ages 3 years old to 5th grade. 9:30 Service: Children first attend the church service with their parents so that they can be a part of the worship. Children ages 3 years old to 5th grade are then asked to come to the front of the church where they receive a brief (2-4 min.) Children's Message. Immediately following the message, all children ages 3 years old - 5th grade are dismissed to children chruch, Stepping Stones.
+ Do you have a nursery?
Yes we do. Our nursery is available for both Sunday morning services and for special events during the week (as needed). The nursery is for children ages 3 months-2 years old and is staffed with loving, trained volunteers. Our nursery is located across from the church offices in the Fellowship Center which is on the north side of the courtyard (accross from the main sanctuary).
We have a wide variety of musical styles at PCC on Sunday mornings. If you come to the 9:30am service you will hear our more contemporary praise and worship style (full band and projected lyrics). At the 11:00am service you can join in a more traditional style of worship with our worship choir, orchestra, and bell ringers as you sing from a traditional hymnal. Whichever option you choose, the goal of all musical worship at PCC is to bring glory to God!
We have special parking available for first time guests to the west of the main sanstuary. One of our ushers or parking attendants will be happy to help you find these spaces. Also, you are encouraged to stay and have a pastry and coffee on the house during our 10:30 fellowship time in the Fellowship Hall.
Have any other questions? Please call or email us. We are ready to answer your questions and look forward to meeting you!


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Berkshire unit loses dispute with trading company
May 15, 2020 Reprints
Berkshire Hathaway Coverage Disputes More + Less -
A Berkshire Hathaway unit must indemnify a trading company for the injury a contractor's employee sustained while working at the firm, says a federal appeals court Friday, in affirming a lower court ruling.
Youyong Lin was injured in August 2014 when he was working on a paint job and the ladder he was on was struck by a forklift driven by an employee of Brooklyn, New York-based WW Trading or an affiliated company, according to court papers in United States Liability Insurance Co. v. WW Trading Co., Inc. et al.
Mr. Lin sued for $1.3 million in damages as a result of his fall.
U.S. Liability, a Berkshire Hathaway unit, filed suit against WW Trading in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, seeking rulings the insurance policy was rescinded, that it had no obligation to defend or indemnify WW Trading and that policy exclusions applied.
The district court ruled against the insurer and was upheld by a unanimous three-judge appeals court panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.
The district court "properly granted summary judgment to the WW Trading Appellees on USLI's rescission claim because USLI unreasonably delayed its request for rescission," said the ruling.
"USLI clearly had constructive knowledge of WW Trading's potential misrepresentations – that WW Trading did not use forklifts and did not engage in operations involving the warehousing of goods of others – no later than November 7, 2014, the day on which it sent WW Trading a nonrenewal notice accusing WW Trading of violating the exact provisions of the insurance application that form the basis for USLI's rescission claim.
"Yet it did not notify the WW Trading Appellees about the rescission claim until April 12, 2017," said the ruling. This two-and-a-half-year delay "was unreasonable as a matter of law."
The panel also held that employee and construction operations exclusions in its policy did not apply, and affirmed the district court's granting of attorneys fees to WW trading.
WW Trading attorney Tom M. Fini, a partner with Catafago Fini LLP in New York, said, "There's a very troubling trend in America where insurers sneak these vague exclusions into their policies" and then after collecting premiums "try to avoid coverage." Policyholders that pay their premiums expect coverage, he said.
The "2nd Circuit adopted our position" on this issue, he said. "It was a well-deserved victory and we're happy the 2nd Circuit did the right thing."
Berkshire Hathaway's attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
Hartford, Berkshire unit in asbestos reinsurance agreement
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. on Tuesday said it has entered a $1.5 billion aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement with a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit that will provide coverage for certain of its asbestos and environmental liability exposures.
Berkshire unit can deny settlement made without consent: Court
Berkshire unit loses $5 million award on appeal
New York fines Berkshire unit $3M over unlicensed comp policies
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Today's lesson is on a Ray Charles blues progression from the song What I'd Say. This song features a lot of really cool stuff, we've got a sweet bass line in the left hand. We got some cool kind of pulsing chord movements in the right, and then we've got an awesome little (blues piano music) lick that caps off the whole thing. So we're gonna look at each part of those. So let's start at the beginning with that bass line. The bass line's really simple. It consists of, again it's this 12-bar pattern. It's in the key of E. (piano chord) So that means we have three chords to work with. We got an E chord.
(piano note) We got an A. (piano note) And we got a B. (piano note) So that the one, four, five, and the progression of notes is this. (blues piano music) So that's the pattern, it's gonna be the same interval jumps regardless of what note you're on. So the interval jumps are, we have a one. Then we got two fives. (piano notes) And then we have a seven. (piano note) And then we have a octave. (piano note) So one, five, five, seven, octave. (blues piano music) So that same pattern takes its way up a fourth jump to the A. (blues piano music) Back to E. (blues piano music) Then to B. (blues piano music) Then to A. (blues piano music) And then jumps back down to E. (blues piano music) So here's that whole progression in the left hand from top to bottom. (blues piano music) All right so that's a super cool sounding versatile bass line.
You hear that kind of thing in a lot of piano music. It's a great way to just anchor your rhythm in the left hand. Things get a little more complicated when we get the right hand in. It's kind of this weird polyrhythmic pulse thing. So I'm gonna go really really slow with the left and the right to show what notes line up with what and what notes kind of push, push the other hands sort of in a slightly offset way. Here it is really really slow, this pattern. (slow piano music) So it's kinda this little hop, skip, jump thing. But the way that I like to think about this is what chord notes are lining up with what bass line notes? So first of all the right hand is playing basically an E triad.
(piano note) This is an E triad in second inversion, so here's your root position. (piano notes) So that's our main kind of home base shape here. But it's an E seven chord that we wanna be implying, so that means we also want to be (piano notes) working with this D note here. If you look back at this bass line it goes (slow piano music) so we play this (piano note) E in the bass all by itself. And then we play (piano note) the first of our B with the triad on top. (slow piano music) And then we kind of mimic in both our hands we mimic this (piano music) B jump, so watch this really slowly. (slow piano music) So notice how (slow piano music) I'm keeping in mind that both hands use (piano music) those two notes at the same time, 'cause that kind of gives your mind a break from that hand independence where you're having to put one hand in front of the other, because after these two notes (piano notes) this E chord is gonna hit (piano chord) before the octave baseline hits.
So listen for that. (blues piano music) So notice how I'm kinda popping this (piano note) before this hits. (blues piano music) So kind of a weird sensation to get your hands under. It's one of those things where if you take it really slow and kind of guide it the way I'm teaching it here, before long you'll just sort of get this pulse in your hands and then you'll all of a sudden, you won't even really be thinking about it. I find I make the mistakes when I'm thinking too much about what the pattern is, versus just kind of feeling it out and trusting that you've done the practice work. So that's the general pattern. That pattern lasts throughout the whole progression. So when you take the progression up to the four chord (piano chords) your shape in the right hand's gonna change a little bit to reflect that. So it's gonna go from this E seven shape (piano notes) and now it's gonna play these notes, kind of making an A nine chord.
(piano notes) So that consists of notes B, C sharp, E, and G. (piano notes) And (piano notes) so that is how that shape is reflected in the four chord. (piano music) There it is. (piano music) And then we get this five chord that uses that sweet lick. (piano music) So I'm gonna break down what that lick is, because when I learned to play this way, totally changed my life on the piano. So (piano notes) our five chord is just a C, or pardon me, a B seven chord. (piano chord) So that consists in the right hand here I'm playing D, I'm playing D sharp and I'm playing A. (piano notes) And then that riff is based on the E pentatonic scale.
So here it is really slow. (slow piano music) So again, even slower. (slow piano music) So it all kind of hinges on these (piano notes) on the A and the B note. So it sorta starts on A, (piano note) and then we do this really awesome thing that I encourage you all to really practice and listen out for. It does this sort of grace note, which is like this slide between the A and B, using this B flat. So rather than going (piano notes) rather than kind of like jumping around from the keys, you kind of slide up.
It's like almost a piano version of bending a note. (piano notes) So all I'm doing is I have my pointer finger and my middle finger here. I'm kind of landing on my pointer finger and then slipping my middle finger from this B flat to the B natural. (piano notes) So (piano music) So yeah I'm (piano note) doing that quick little lick there and then I'm moving up to play my D and E.
(piano notes) So that's D, E, and then I'm using again this little slippy technique here from the B flat to the A. (piano note) G, E, D. So from the five chord here. (piano music) Then to the one. (piano music) Right, so that sounds pretty awesome. It's a really distinctive riff. Ray Charles uses it but you can use it too. It's just using that pentatonic scale, very very common. Again, this is just a 12 bar blues. This is a great song to use to learn how to work with chord shapes in the blues progression and work with kind of this rock feel and the bass line there. So I'm gonna play this whole progression one more time and listen out for that polyrhythmic pattern in both hands and then check out that riff.
(blues piano music) All right so have fun practicing that. It's a little challenging. Just start off with that bass line. That bass line enough will get you going, feeling comfortable and confident. And then slowly, really slowly combine both your hands together. Maybe work on that riff as a separate thing to get that technique down too. That's it for this lesson. If you wanna learn anything more about the piano, check us out at pianote.com. We'll see you later. (piano music).


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As I noted in my Presidential Address, the 'Rio+20' sustainable development summit would be on my patch. Well it took place, squeezed between the Queen's Jubilee, a G20 Summit and Euro2012. Not much, of course, happened. Bloomberg tells me 'clean energy' stocks dropped by 3% out of sentiment. But having once been involved in all this I should say something in its defence. That nothing happened was the point. 'Rio+X' has become an enormous trade show for the Corporate Responsibility Industry. We can hardly complain - we will have our trade show this October. But the original 'UN Rio' wrote so many over ambitious agendas because frankly there was not much else going on at the time. International quiescence is hardly how you would describe 2012. That, in the current global chaos, world leaders did reaffirm sets of intentions that they have not all delivered is still a relief. Of course it was a big opportunity missed etc. etc. and it further deflates the currency of 'sustainable developm…
End of first month as CIBSE President!
End of first month as CIBSE President! One AGM (thanks to all of you who emailed me thanking me for the Presidential address), one Board Away Day, one Board and a lot of extra emails. But what, asked a member of YEN after the AGM at Imperial, do you Presidents actually do? The truth is that it is the President-Elect who has all the fun. When you are President-Elect you can say what you like, and you still get invited to lunch just in case you were going to do what you said. The President, weighed down by the Presidential gong, needs to focus on summing up wise Board decisions, and keeping an eye on the house keeping. So what did we decide...
As our first Board action Andy Ford has been sent off to set up a panel to look at diversity within our membership and industry. Hard on his heals was the Report of the Government's Panel on Fair Access to the Professions. To me it is not a rather superficial report, not least because it bundles quite different 'professions' together, and nev…
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The Silence of Murder
by: Dandi Daley Mackall (author)
The story of a teen's struggle to prove her brother innocent of murder.The Crime: The murder of John Johnson, beloved baseball coach. The Accused: 18-year-old Jeremy Long, who hasn't spoken a single word in 12 years.Witness for the Defense: 16-year-old Hope Long, the only person who believes her... show more
The story of a teen's struggle to prove her brother innocent of murder.The Crime: The murder of John Johnson, beloved baseball coach. The Accused: 18-year-old Jeremy Long, who hasn't spoken a single word in 12 years.Witness for the Defense: 16-year-old Hope Long, the only person who believes her brother is innocent.Other Suspects: The police have none. But Hope's list is growing.From author Dandi Daley Mackall comes a gripping murder mystery and a dark yet powerfully redemptive story of love, secrets, and silence.
Publish date: October 9th 2012
Young Adult, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller
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Everybody is aware of that fruits are good for you, and most fruits typically "work" the identical means: You eat the flesh of the fruit, and also you spit out the seeds or you possibly can keep away from consuming the core. However there's one bizarre fruit that flips this entire dynamic the other way up, and oddly sufficient, it would simply is perhaps the healthiest fruit on the earth.
Originating within the Center East and Mediterranean area, pomegranates are one of many strangest fruits available in shops. The fruit has a magenta shade and appears one thing like a cross between a beet and a tomato. They're considerably comfortable, however usually are not meant to be eaten entire. When reduce open, you possibly can see the white, spongey and inedible flesh of the fruit surrounding what we're actually after: The juicy and scrumptious seeds.
Sure, that's proper, you eat the seeds, not the "meat" of the fruit. The seeds are small and simply swallowed, and are contained inside small juicy sacs known as arils. A typical pomegranate has round 600 arils, that are separated by a fragile membrane. The juice inside these arils has a powerful and candy taste, and incorporates the entire dietary goodies that pomegranates are recognized for.
To eat a pomegranate, don't over assume it. Simply reduce them open, scoop out the arils and eat them entire. You do not want to spit out the seeds, they're tiny and pose no well being threat. Discard the remainder of the fruit.
However what's the massive take care of pomegranates? What are the well being advantages?
Everybody is aware of that nutritional vitamins are needed for a powerful immune system, and pomegranates actually ship on this division. They're a wonderful supply of nutritional vitamins C and Okay, and nicely as B nutritional vitamins like folate. Pomegranates are additionally an excellent supply of fiber. However the place pomegranates actually shine are the big ranges of antioxidants they provide.
Oxidative stress from free radical particles left over from breaking down meals for power will increase the chance of illness, and likewise contributes to the growing older course of. Meals which can be wealthy in antioxidants present our our bodies with dietary ammunition to withstand these dangerous compounds and scale back the harm they do to our cells. Pomegranates are one of many richest sources of antioxidants on the earth.
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Q: Gaussian mixture model - mode finding I'm doing some research, and I stuck at finding mode for gaussian mixture model. I have set of $3D$ points. For each pair of points, I need to calculate following:
$\pi_{ij}$ - probability that points $p_i$ and $p_j$ are located on the same circular object.
$\mathcal{N}(\theta;\mu_{ij},\sigma_{ij}^2I)$ - probability of both points lying on the boundary of the same circular object
whose center and radius are represented by $\theta(x,y,z)$. I know the values of $\pi_{ij}$, $\mu_{ij}$ and $\sigma_{ij}^2I$, and coordinates of points $p_i$ and $p_j$.
GMM is defined as:
$\sum_i\sum_j\pi_{ij}\mathcal{N}(\theta;\mu_{ij},\sigma_{ij}^2I)$.
What is the best way to find mode?

A: To find the modes of Gaussian mixture using an iterative process, you can use Meanshift:
See http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.00687 for a detailed review.


When white people learn about the horrors of slavery, we may think, "If I had been alive during that time, I would have been an abolitionist!" Well, friends, we ARE living during that time. We can be abolitionists. We can call for an end to the horrors of mass incarceration, detention centers, police brutality, etc.
Today I'll highlight two campaigns led by righteous organizations that are working to dismantle these oppressive systems.
For a second year, members and supporters of Southerners On New Ground (SONG) are taking action to bail out Black women who are entangled in the criminal legal system to get them home to their families for Mother's Day. This is part of a campaign to end money bail completely. Money bail fuels mass incarceration and disproportionately impacts Black and low income communities. In Asheville, the Black Mama's Bail Out Action will take place on Friday, May 11.
Bail is another tool to capitalize on the pain of Black communities. Black people are often accused and put in cells based on discriminatory and racially biased policies and monitoring. Cash bail often keeps Black people in cells because of their inability to pay.
When mothers languish in jail because of money bail our families and communities suffer. The costs are devastating. Women often lose their jobs, housing or even children only to be found innocent. Some women, like Sandra Bland, have lost their lives.
As mass incarceration has taken root and the bail industry's influence has grown, more and more people are being held before trial because they can't pay bail.
Shackling during childbirth. Photo by Jane Evelyn Atwood.
SisterSong recently held a presentation in Asheville about a statewide campaign to fight the practice of shackling incarcerated women while they are in the hospital to give birth. Days after I attended that presentation, I learned that the campaign was successful, and that NC Department of Public Safety has updated its policies.
"Prisons are places that cause real harm to individuals and communities. We need to reform the entire system and work to provide alternatives to incarceration; but, in the meantime, we can try to mitigate pain and suffering by pushing for changes that can help to provide more dignity and care to people who are incarcerated.
My understanding is that these new policies only apply to our state-run prisons, and so it is possible that shackling is still occurring in county jails, (as well as in other states without policies preventing it).
We must ask, if the inhumane practice of shackling has been going on for years, what other atrocities are still happening in our prisons, jails, and detention centers?
¡Otro mudo es posible! Dindria Barrow, Photo ©2017 Katya Palladina.
As abolitionists, we can advocate for alternatives to the current system such as diversion programs and restorative justice.
While I do not have any experience with the practice of restorative justice, I understand it is a model that it is grounded in community involvement and mutual support. I introduce it here to spark our imaginations as we visualize new paradigms.
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MB0052-Strategic Management and Business Policy 1. Explain the corporate strategy in different types of organization.
A Well-formulated strategy is vital for growth and development of any organization—whether it is a small business, a big private enterprise, a public sector company, a multinational corporation or a non-profit organization.
This is the reason why even large multinational companies hire consultants for achieving their goals or objectives. There are many international consultants who are in demand in different counties. There are also national consultants. Leading international consultants, in addition to McKinsey & Company, are Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Arthur D Little and Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting). Prominent Indian consulting companies are A F Ferguson, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and ABC Consultants. Consultants, sometimes have a difficult or delicate role to play. In many companies, a situation develops when the chief executive or the top management needs to bank upon the support of an external agency like a consultant to push through a strategic change in the organizational structure or management system of the company. It may be for growth and development or downsizing. In both cases, many companies face internal resistance to change. The resistance is more if it is downsizing even when it is required for turning around a company. This happens particularly in public sector companies where implementing change is always difficult. Consultants are engaged to support or substantiate the company's point of view (in the form of their recommendations).
3.	What is strategic audit? Explain its relevance to corporate strategy and corporate governance.
Identify, Analyze and Discuss Strategic Issues for Costa According to the Resource Based View (Rbv) and Its Core Competences.
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2020 Toyota LandCruiser Review
Ride, Handling & Performance
Interior Comfort & Practicality
Technology & Safety
Value & Ownership
This is it. If the rumour mill is correct, this is the last of the V8-powered LandCruisers. It's expected the next generation of the legendary Toyota will use a V6 petrol-electric hybrid powertrain.
Moving away from V8 power will be seen as blasphemous by some fans and essential by others as Toyota looks to satisfy the emissions regulations in markets outside Australia.
Whatever powers the next generation LandCruiser, publically, Toyota has said there will be no compromises when it comes to performance, off-road capability and towing capacity.
We all know electrification is coming, in the interim, fast and big rigs such as this will increasingly be frowned upon in some circles, but while the oil is still able to be poured, we can still enjoy the LandCruiser's V8 power in its dotage.
If this is to be the last V8 Cruiser, it makes sense to head to the top, and as such, our tester is the 2020 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara which costs a lofty $120,330 plus on-road costs. No matter how you crunch the numbers, this is a very expensive car, however, when shopped against European models, a value argument can be made.
Of course, locally, the Nissan Patrol is an alternative to consider, however, the considerably cheaper Patrol Ti-L is only available with a V8 petrol engine which doesn't garner much appeal with those wanting an SUV of these proportions.
Despite launching way back in 2007, Toyota has continued to add equipment to keep the 200 Series current. Standard equipment is where the LandCruiser Sahara easily trumps similarly priced offerings from the Northern Hemisphere.
As standard, the Sahara gets LED headlamps, 18-inch alloy wheels, side steps, leather seat trim, heated and ventilated front seats, four-zone climate control, satellite navigation, privacy glass, a sunroof and a pair of entertainment screens for those in the back.
All the safety gear is accounted for as well with autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, automatic high beam, active cruise control, parking sensors, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.
Much of the LandCruiser's pedigree has been built on the back of its outback-conquering capability when the road runs out. Toyota's multi-terrain select, crawl control and the Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System all come as standard, as does a Torsen limited-slip centre differential and low-range gearing.
The Cruiser's off-road prowess is well documented, so we've decided to focus this review on the car's wider skillset starting with grand touring.
Long runs are where the big Toyota shines brightest. The miles fly by easily which convincingly legitimises why it's a popular choice for those undertaking the lap.
The cabin is quiet and refined to the point it makes the related Lexus LX450d redundant. Everything just moves along in a dignified way which makes hours behind the wheel tick over a little faster.
It's hard to ignore the presence of the V8 lump, when it's given a nudge it effortlessly moves the Sahara around in a way that defies its 2740kg kerb weight. Peak torque of 650Nm is available from only 1600rpm which sets the right tone. That rush of low-down torque never gets old.
For a turbo-diesel unit of this size, it's surprisingly refined. There's no clatter, it remains smooth regardless of the amount of throttle input. The transmission holds up its end by putting all that power down in a way that balances performance and economy.
On the open road, the LandCruiser shows enough to justify its standing as the king of the road. It's perfectly at home in a country that stretches as far and as wide as this.
In town, the story isn't as rosy. As a consequence of its size, the LandCruiser will never be at home when it's fenced in. The practicality that's desirable to cart people and possessions on a cross-county run can be difficult to manage in shopping centre car parks.
There are a few other drawbacks that take some of the overall gloss off, the interior is well made, but it lacks the modern presentation and connectivity of more modern models, smartphone mirroring and a horde of extra USB ports should be expected in a family car of this price and size.
While we're on the soapbox, the wooden trim on the steering wheel needs to go, and for such a large cabin with three generously proportioned rows, there's a conspicuous absence of storage solutions for smaller items. This is especially noticeable in the front pews.
After covering a comfortable 1000km during our test week, the trip computer came to rest at a consumption figure of 11.5L/100km. It's higher than the official figure, but a strong result given the mass we are moving.
Toyota offers a five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty which gives buyers the confidence to take their time on a long trip and have enough warranty remaining to move the LandCruiser on when the trip concludes. The flexibility provided by a popular badge and strong resale only strengthen Toyota's ownership credentials.
Buyers also get a capped-price service program that caps the cost of the first six services to only $300 each. The flip side of the calculation is the Cruiser's service intervals are set at six months or 10,000km whatever comes first. By today's standards, those intervals are very short.
In the range-topping Sahara grade, the price is a big ask when you consider the GXL variant with the same powertrain and most of the features is over $30,000 cheaper making it far more palatable.
If this is to be the last V8 LandCruiser, it'll go down as a legend. Its character, capability and comfort level are hard to top. If a hybrid powertrain can deliver the same, buyers are likely to warm to it, if not, the 200 Series will be highly sought after on the used car market.
2020 Toyota LandCruiser Sahara Specifications
Price from $120,330 plus on-road costs Engine 4.5-litre V8 turbo-diesel Power 200kW @ 3600rpm Torque 650Nm @ 1600rpm Transmission six-speed automatic Combined Fuel Consumption 9.5L/100km Tank Capacity 93L main tank + 45L auxiliary tank Length 4990mm Width 1980mm Height 1945mm Wheelbase 2850mm Kerb Weight 2740kg Ground Clearance 230mm Turning Circle 11.8m Wading Depth 700mm Service Intervals six-month/10,000km Warranty five-year/unlimited kilometre
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The OBGYN.net: The Obstetrics & Gynecology Network is a web site on the Internet that serves as a comprehensive international resource center for professionals in obstetrics and gynecology, the medical industry, and the women they serve. The site, which is designed by obstetricians and gynecologists, is divided into different sections for its three major audiences: women, medical professionals, and the medical industry. Each section offers current reference information on obstetrics, gynecology, and general women's health issues; electronic journals; regular columns and features on topics of interest; and information on new research projects and developments. Additional features include highlights on helpful, informative web sites; dynamic links and information concerning medical and women's health associations and support groups; news and press releases; a regular calendar of events; the ability to access Medline abstracts from the National Library of Medicine; and discussion forums and live chats that enable women and medical professionals in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology to interact online. Online visitors may also join the site's update service to receive regular e-mail updates concerning current features in OBGYN.net.


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Q: TapGesture added to UIView+SomeCategory. How can I use this UIView that is added to my UIViewController? I have a customized UIView. I've added a tapGestureRecognizer into this UIView. Not through UIViewController, but within the UIView+Category class. I'm trying to use presentViewController() when this UIView is tapped. This is a UIView class, it doesn't allow presentViewController(). I'm aware that only UIViewController allows this function to be called. So have I mistakenly architectured my project? Is it better if I just add tapGestureRecognizer to this UIView not using category but just straight off from UIViewController? This UIView is going to be used elsewhere as well so it would save me a lot of code if I can make this happen. Thanks in advance.

A: You are approaching the problem from the wrong angle. It is important to follow good standards when implementing the MVC, or Model-View-Controller pattern in your code. Think of UIViews as dumb objects that should only manage view layout code (and occasionally it's own custom animations). They should not manage ViewController logic as ViewController logic is outside of their scope. They are dumb and have no knowledge of anything that is not view related.
A better way to do what you want is to create a UIViewController subclass that manages your tap gestures for your view (you can add the tap gesture recogniser under viewDidLoad). Then subclass this ViewController from other view controllers when needed.
Hope this helps.

A: To presentViewController(), you must need UIViewController object. i would like to suggest you, you can declare UIView as UITableView that is provided by Apple. Means you can create one UIView class and add UITapGesture, Delegate in that class. and type cast this class where ever you need like as UITableView(It may be from storyboard or programmatically).
Now declare one Delegate method in that created class. And Define this method to current UIViewController when ever needed. so now what happen, when you tapped on UIView it will called UITapGesture selector method.  in that selector method, with help of delegate method response transfer to current UIViewController class.
Now you can presentUIViewController() from current class.
So in this whole scenario, you need to just define Delegate method in current class without writing number of times same code in different class. this is same flow as Apple provided for UITableView.
uiview-tutorial-for-ios-how-to-make-a-custom-uiview-in-ios-5-a-5-star-rating-view
This tutorial will help you to create custom UIView.
Hope this help you.

A: There is two straight ways to do that 1) Notification(provided example is written in ObjC) 2) Delegation(provided example is written in Swift)
1) Use NSNotificationCenter to inform the UIViewController that the view belongs to
In your UIView+Category where the gesture recognized handler is defined there, post notification and in your UIViewController add an Observer
In UIViewController
// Define it at the top of your view controller
#define kViewDidClick @"ViewDidClick"

 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     ...

     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
             addObserver: self
                selector: @selector(presentVC:)
                    name: kViewDidClick
                  object: nil];
}

- (void)presentVC: (NSNotification *)notification {
    [self.presentViewController: vc animated: false completion: nil];
}

In your UIView+Category where you handle the gesture(for now I assume it's called handleGesture)
-(void) handleGesture: (UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer {
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName: kViewDidClick object: nil];
}

2) you need to define a class that handle gesture and a protocol. This way you can handle all your gesture easily no need to define some methods in your UIView or UIViewController to handle gestures every time you want to handle gestures
GestureHandlerHelper.swift
import UIKit

/**
Handle gesture recognized by a UIView instance
*/

class GestureHandlerHelper {
var delegate: SelectionDelegate?

// MARK: Initializer
init(delegate: SelectionDelegate) {
    self.delegate = delegate
}

// MARK: Gesture Handler

/**
Handle gesture recognized by a UIView instance
*/
@objc func handleGesture(gestureRecongnizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
    println(self)
    println(__FUNCTION__)
    println(gestureRecongnizer)

    if .Ended == gestureRecongnizer.state {
        if nil != delegate? {
            delegate?.didClick(gestureRecongnizer)
        }
    }
  }
}

SelectionDelegate.swift
/**
 Define a general rule for classes that handle gesture on views
 */
protocol SelectionDelegate {
    func didClick(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer)
}

In your UIViewController
class ViewController : UIViewController {
  ...
  override func loadView() {
        self.view = View(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds,
          gestureHandlerHelper: GestureHandlerHelper(delegate: self))
  }
  ...
}

extension ViewController : SelectionDelegate {

    func didClick(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
        self.presentViewController(SomeViewController(), animated: false, completion: nil)
     }
}

In your UIView
init(frame: CGRect, gestureHandlerHelper: GestureHandlerHelper) {
      ...
    var tapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: gestureHandlerHelper, action: "handleGesture:")
      ...
}

A: If you want it that way then may be this can help you..
make a appdelegate object in your views class
#import "AppDelegate.h"
AppDelegate *delegateObject = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];

then
[delegateObject.window.rootViewController presentViewController:destinationControllerObject animated:YES completion:nil];

dirty way but will work.


Every Child should wear a clean Uniform daily.
Stripe Shirt (Coffee/White), Coffee Pant (For Boys), Coffee Tunic (For Girls), Coffee Socks & Black Shoes.; On Wednesday: White Shirt, White Pant (For Boys), White Tunic (For Girls), White Socks & White Canvas Shoes.
Hair Should be neatly plaited or tied. Ribbon should be Black, Loose Hair should not be loose.
Nails & Hair must be cut short.
No Gold, Silver or any kind of trinket to be worn in School.
Apart from Play School, Admission to all classes will be based on the performance in the Admission Test.
Parents & Guardians are requested to co-operate with the School Authorities and see that their wards are diligent with their Homework and Lessons.
Parents should not interview the teachers within the School premises without the Director/ Principal's permission.
English being the medium of instruction, Students will be expected to speak in English.
Regular & Punctual attendance is insisted upon for every students, parents / Guardians are expected to write a brief leave-note in the Note pages.
Parents should note that Dry foods is to be given to the children, avoiding Fast-Food.
Final decision regarding any issues will be taken by the Principal / Director of the School.
School Authority will not be responsible for the Child staying beyond the school hours. Parents should be penalized ₹50.00 if the child stays more than 30 min. beyond school hours.
Since English is the medium of the institution, so children must practice and even make it a habit to speak English always.
Parents are requested to encourage their children to speak in English at home, outside and in the school.
Everyone must make it a habit to be punctual.
Children must protect School Property.
Any damage made will have to be replaced by the student concerned.
Before coming to school children must have a bath, wear clean uniform and polished shoes. Children must avoid using fancy hairbands, earrings, bangles etc. or any fancy pens or other costly articles are not allowed.
Expensive Jewellery should not be worn.
Damaging school property as well as class mates belongings will be brought to the notice of the parents for their co-operation & Reimbursement failing which the school authorities will take necessary disciplinary action which will be final.
Adequate time should be kept for studies at home. Study hours must be observed seriously, Students should strive to build a healthy and studious environment at home and in the school. Regular Study and love for study must be developed.
A healthy relationship should be build between Students & Teachers.
Check the Home work & Class work regularly.
Try to rectify your weak points.
Do not pretend to be serious with studies.
Don't keep any work pending.
Students should feel free to discuss their problems with the Principal, & Teachers.
A sense of healthy competition should be developed among the students. Every student should believe that "I can".
Behavior in a co-operative and friendly manner.
Silence should be maintained during class hours.
For any clarification you should see your Class Teacher through Teacher-in-Charge.
You are responsible for the safety of your belongings. Your name should be clearly written on each article.
Please see that your child attends school regularly and on time.
See that your child does the class work and Home work regularly.
It is important that you spend some time with your child daily (Mother & Father both are equally responsible for the growth of their child.
Keep in contact with school office regarding your child's progress.
Pay attention to the comments written by the teacher in the class work & Home work books/ Copies.
Unless it is important or urgent, don't allow your child to stay away from school.
Fix your family programs (Tour, Marriage etc.) according to school calender.
Clear Your child's fee regularly & on time by 10th of each month. Failing which a fine of ₹50.00 will be charged for each month.
Bring suggestions for the betterment of your child & School.
Parents are allowed to meet the teachers during the school hours.
Parents are requested to co-operate with the school authorities.
To judge the progress and development of the student Unit Tests are conducted.
Please note unit test marks will be added to each Terminal Examination regularly.
There will be three terminal Examinations for the entire academic year.


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Local Government Act Review Update
In 2017 the McGowan Government announced a review of the Local Government Act 1995, the legislation that sets the framework for local government in this State. The objective is for local governments to be empowered to better deliver for the community through being agile, smart and inclusive.
The Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 came into effect at the end of June this year.
It has introduced a number of significant reforms including:
• All candidates for local government are now required to complete an online induction package to provide them with a better understanding of the role and their obligations during the election campaign;
• All councillors are required to study five foundational units within twelve months of being elected to give them the basic skills to be effective in their role;
• A new gifts framework has been introduced focusing on conflicts of interest and transparency;
• Local governments are required to publish information on their website that was previously only available by going to the office during office hours;
• A new code of conduct for council members which is currently available for comment; and
• Best practice standards for CEO recruitment, performance review and early termination which is also out for comment until 6 December 2019.
The public submission period for the second phase of the review closed on 31 March 2019 with more than 3,000 responses received.
Shelter WA has made its submission which can be read in full here.
In a summary of recommendations the organisation recommended:
In principle support for the creation of beneficial enterprises only once competitive issues and concerns are addressed, with a particular focus on the impact on the viability and sustainability of the community sector.
Ensure that the Western Australian Policy Statement on Competitive Neutrality 1996 is applied to any WA beneficial enterprises.
No change to rate exemptions for charitable enterprises.
That local laws are prevented from being punitive and unfair to those most vulnerable in our community. This includes people who experience homelessness.
Look at ways in which co-design and the voices of local citizens, in particular marginalised people, can be used to engage with local government and contribute to the design, development and the strategies and priorities of Council.
The Department has received submissions on other topics which covered community engagement, complaints, financial management and rates. These are being analysed and will be considered by a newly established Expert Panel which will provide recommendations to the Minister for Local Government on the new Local Government Act.
More information can be obtained here.