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El Parque Posadas es un extendido complejo habitacional ubicado en el barrio Aires Puros de la ciudad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Se comenzó a construir en 1969 y sus primeros apartamentos fueron entregados a partir del 25 de agosto de 1973, aunque el Complejo no se inauguró oficialmente hasta dos años más tarde, el 25 de agosto de 1975.

Características

El Parque cuenta con un salón comunal, una biblioteca, un centro comercial donde se pueden hallar supermercados, gimnasios, papelerías, tiendas de artesanías, restaurantes, relojerías, cibercafés, etc. y una escuela. En sus alrededores también se encuentra ubicado un liceo y un importante supermercado de la cadena Tienda Inglesa. El complejo está formado por 10 bloques de edificios, cada uno de los cuales se encuentra compuesto por 6 o 7 torres de 13, 14 o 15 pisos y está rodeado de antiguas residencias y casas quintas.

Más de 9000 personas viven en los 2051 apartamentos de las 61 torres que ocupan el Parque, que ocupa un área de 11 hectáreas. El 60% de ellos son propietarios, y la morosidad en los gastos comunes se encuentra por debajo del 20%. La biblioteca del Parque Posadas cuenta con 35 mil volúmenes, lo que la convierte en una de las bibliotecas privadas más grandes de Uruguay.

Gobierno
El Parque Posadas posee una Asamblea Central de Gobierno, constituida por un representante de cada torre, más el presidente, el vicepresidente y el secretario. Cada torre tiene, a su vez, un gobierno autónomo, constituido por tres integrantes. El administrador de cada torre es el delegado de la asamblea, que delega, a su vez, a un contador para ocuparse de la administración general.

Historia
La idea original de construir un complejo habitacional en esta zona del departamento surgió de la elaboración de un programa destinado a darle vivienda a 400 adultos mayores, con toda clase de servicios, como médico, cine, gimnasio, bibliotecas, lugares de esparcimiento y compras. Sin embargo, para 1969, cuando fue aprobado el Plan Nacional de Vivienda, ya no era posible utilizar ese enorme predio de 11 hectáreas para albergar a tan pocas personas, por lo que comenzó la idea de utilizar ese predio como un lugar ideal para la construcción de viviendas, debido a su ubicación céntrica, la existencia de muchos servicios en el área, su forestación, etc. De esta manera se diseñó un plan piloto que previó la construcción de 2.051 apartamentos con una capacidad habitacional para 10 000 personas.

Lleva el nombre de la familia Posadas, propietaria original del predio.

El Centro Habitacional Parque Posadas fue ideado y construido considerando varios elementos, especialmente la preocupación por preservar un excelente soleamiento y bordear el terreno con el objetivo de generar un microclima que protegiera los árboles más añosos.

En los comienzos del Parque, hubo muchísimas propuestas, y los vecinos tuvieron mucha iniciativa en lo que tenía que ver con la implementación de espacios comunes como cancha de fútbol, de básquetbol y la creación de un parque infantil, y también en la creación de una biblioteca y un periódico llamado "La Voz del Parque", que informaba de todas las actividades organizativas de la Comisión y de la Mesa Central, actividades deportivas, actividades culturales, etc.
Paralelamente, tenían cabida una multiplicidad de actividades, principalmente relativas a festejos: Día del Parquense, Día de la primavera, cumpleaños de las torres, reunión a fin de año entre las torres, etc. que tenían como objetivo el de la integración de todos los habitantes del complejo.

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web del Parque Posadas

Urbanismo de Uruguay
Aires Puros (Montevideo)
Edificios residenciales de Montevideo

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Home » TV » 'Sesame Street' Introduced 1st Asian American Muppet After 52 Years
'Sesame Street' Introduced 1st Asian American Muppet After 52 Years
For 52 years, the PBS show Sesame Street has provided rapid-fire entertainment to kids while addressing social issues such as HIV, the opioid crisis, racism, and death. Co-produced in countries including Israel, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, and Turkey, the beloved children's series has boasted a culturally diverse cast of human characters but never featured an Asian puppet. That is until now.
'Sesame Street' is keeping up with the times
George Floyd's murder and numerous anti-Asian hate crimes nationwide led Sesame Street to establish two task forces to examine content and diversity. To "meet the moment," the TV series introduced a singing and skateboarding 7-year-old Korean-American muppet, Ji-Young, on Thanksgiving Day in See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special.
Usually, it takes a couple of years for Sesame Street puppet makers to create a new character. But they put Ji-Young together in a matter of months. According to puppeteer Kathleen Kim, show producers were careful not to make a generically Asian character, as children of Asian descent often experience. Instead, Ji-Young celebrates her Korean heritage while showing young viewers how to speak out about injustices and stand up for what's right, according to the Associated Press.
50-plus years of diverse programming
Documentary filmmaker/TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney created Sesame Street to prepare low-income kids for kindergarten. Set in a fictional New York borough, the series borrows heavily from quick-paced entertainment shows such as Laugh-In. More than one critic has slammed Sesame Street for shortening kids' attention spans, but on the whole, the show has helped children worldwide understand complex topics, History explains.
Inclusion has always featured prominently in the series. In 1972, Sesame Street introduced viewers to a deaf librarian, Linda. Played by Linda Bove, who is deaf in real life, the friendly Sesame Street character revealed the day-to-day challenges faced by people who are hard of hearing. In 1991, viewers met a bilingual Muppet monster named Rosita La Monstrua de las Cueva, who spoke Spanish and English. Rosita was not the first Spanish-speaking Muppet on Sesame Street, but she was the first Latina puppet to join the show full-time.
In 1993, Sesame Street's first human character in a wheelchair, Tarah Schaeffer, appeared on the show. For eight years, Tarah taught kids about accessibility and even performed ballet in her chair. Ten years after introducing Tarah, Sesame Street brought the first HIV-positive puppet aboard a South African production of the show. Named Kami, meaning "acceptance" in Swahili, the character became an unofficial spokes-puppet for AIDS awareness, appearing alongside Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Whoopi Goldberg, and Bill Clinton.
Sesame Street continues to add diverse puppets to the still-popular show. In 2016, the Israeli version of the series introduced the bilingual Mahboub, who spoke Hebrew and Arabic and helped Middle Eastern children understand that kids with cultural and language differences can still be friends. In 2011, the show introduced the Afghan character Zari to provide a role model for girls living in the war-torn country. A few years later, Julia, a Muppet with autism, joined the cast of diverse characters.
'Sesame Street' characters that are still going strong
Jim Henson began making his unique Muppets in 1958 and brought a few established characters with him when Sesame Street hired him to make puppets for the show. Among the vintage Muppets that came along for the ride were Kermit the Frog, Cookie Monster, and Grover. Although Henson died in 1990, these and other Muppets are still popular characters on Sesame Street.
Big Bird has been around since day one and continues to be the show's main protagonist. The irascible, trashcan-dwelling Oscar the Grouch is still giving kids permission to be grumpy, and the furry blue Cookie Monster hasn't stopped devouring his favorite treats. Bert and Ernie still live together in relative harmony, and the falsetto-voiced Elmo still gets tickled.
The original human cast of Sesame Street comprised four characters. Gordon Robinson was the first to be introduced, along with his wife, Susan. Grocer Mr. Hooper and music teacher Bob rounded out the human foursome. The Robinsons and Bob still stop by the neighborhood occasionally. When Will Lee, who played Mr. Hooper, died in 1982, producers took the opportunity to teach young viewers about death and grief instead of writing another actor into the part.
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The talented photographer and videographer Simon Koda has started a new video series on eco-villages called Rooted in Reason. The series is an intimate portrayal of life in eco-villages and on sustainable farms across Europe. Simon brings out the personal side of quaint villages and farmsteads by immersing himself in these inspiring places and plunging into the depths of their stories on a level that is not often seen. Each episode forces the viewer to explore their own impact on the environment and their place in the world.
Check out the first episode to see an interesting take on local food in Sweden.
Thanks! I found it quite inspiring and delightful as well!


I have been acting for over forty years and have appeared in twenty venues including; Salisbury Cathedral, Guildford Castle, the grounds of Loseley Park as well as various halls and churches. I prefer comedy but have performed Shakespeare, pantomime, drama, whodunnits, etc.
Some of my favourite roles include; Peter Quince in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Inspector Goole in ['An Inspector Calls', Sylvester the Swinherd in 'Hans the Witch and the Goblin' and Dermot Ignatius Eamon McMorragh Flaherty the Chimnety sweep in 'Brush with a Body'.
I once had a critique in a local newspaper which read, "It was almost a relief when Brian Kerry as Rudge Harvey died at the end of Act 1, he was so evil!" I have been a member of the Entertainers for a few years now after first appearing in 'Comfort & Joy'.


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39th President of the United States: 1977 ‐ 1981
Council on Wage and Price Stability Appointment of Eight Members and Four Adviser-Members and Designation of Chairman.
The President has appointed the following persons to be members and adviser-members of the Council on Wage and Price Stability:
CYRUS VANCE, Secretary of State
W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, Secretary of the Treasury
JUANITA M. KREPS, Secretary of Commerce RAY MARSHALL, Secretary of Labor
PATRICIA R. HARRIS, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
THOMAS BERTRAM LANCE, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
CHARLES SCHULTZE, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
STUART EIZENSTAT, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy
Adviser-members:
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Attorney General
CECIL D. ANDRUS, Secretary of the Interior
JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
ROBERT S. STRAUSS, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations
In addition, the President designated W. Michael Blumenthal as Chairman of the Council on Wage and Price Stability.
Jimmy Carter, Council on Wage and Price Stability Appointment of Eight Members and Four Adviser-Members and Designation of Chairman. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243584
Miscellaneous Press Secretary
Announcements - regarding Appointments


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Softball ends break strongly
Story by Nick Gourdoux
When spring break started, the UW-Eau Claire softball team looked to end the winless streak it found itself in after a slow finish to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic.
The Blugolds brought a four-game losing streak to Pella, Iowa March 27, when they played a doubleheader against Central College (Iowa). The Blugolds lost both games, in large part due to early deficits that the team found themselves in. After the second inning of both games, Eau Claire trailed 4-0. A comeback attempt fell short in the first game, as Eau Claire fell 5-3, while the Blugolds failed to cross home plate in the second game, eventually losing 5-0.
The Blugolds traveled to Indianola, Iowa the next day for a doubleheader against Simpson College (Iowa) but once again found themselves on the wrong side of a sweep. Again, it was early-inning runs that did Eau Claire in.
In the first game of the doubleheader, the Blugolds gave up one run in the bottom of the first. The run was the only one of the game for either team. The 1-0 loss increased the Blugolds' scoreless streak to 14 consecutive innings.
"We still had a chance – even though we gave up a couple runs, we were still in the ball game," senior Tamara Zeman said. "We have a chance to take those big hits and defensive plays, so we aren't stuck in that hole the whole game."
The streak eventually ended after 16 scoreless innings, when senior Katie Stalker scored on senior Ainsley Klar's single to center field in the top of the third inning. Unfortunately, early-inning troubles once again plagued Eau Claire, as Simpson College boasted a 5-0 lead entering the third inning. The Blugolds were unable to overcome the early deficit, eventually falling 5-3.
On Tuesday, the Blugolds found themselves in Bloomington, Ill., playing a doubleheader against Illinois Wesleyan University. Eau Claire surrendered a two-out, RBI double down the left-field line in the bottom of the sixth and was unable to answer in the top of the seventh to fall 2-1 in the opener. A four-run fifth inning did in the Blugolds in the second game, as they eventually lost 7-1.
Ranked No. 21 nationally, the University of Chicago was the Blugolds' next doubleheader opponent on Thursday. Trailing 5-4 in the top of the seventh, Eau Claire scored two runs – on an RBI single by sophomore Aleisha Harper and on an RBI double by Klar – to take the 6-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Sophomore pitcher Ashley Meinen surrendered a hit in the inning but recorded three outs without giving up the lead, putting an end to the 10-game losing streak the Blugolds were on.
Early-inning issues returned for Eau Claire in the second game. The Blugolds surrendered eight runs in the first inning and two more in the third inning. Eau Claire did have a three-run fourth inning but could not overcome the early deficit, losing 10-4.
"We get runners on, so it's just a matter of timely hitting instead of hitting," Zeman said.
In Forest Park, Ill., the Blugolds did end the week on a high note with a pair of victories over Dominican College (Ill.). In the first game, Eau Claire nearly blew a 5-1 lead by giving up three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning but was able to pull out the 5-4 victory. In the second game, the Blugolds scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to put the game out of reach at 5-1.
Following the spring break trip, the Blugolds didn't have much down time before returning to the field.
"We haven't had an opportunity to practice," Zeman said. "We've had one practice, and it rained (Tuesday)."
On Wednesday the Blugolds played a doubleheader against St. Mary's and won both times. The team won the first matchup 5-3 and then claimed a 9-1 victory in the five-inning second game. Wednesday's games were the first games of the season played at Gelein field – the site of this year's NCAA Division III Softball championships.
"It's . nice knowing we have the last half of the inning – we haven't been the home team since our first game of the season," Zeman said. "It's . nice to play in front of our community, our fans and our friends."
Eau Claire plays its first conference opponents Thursday against UW-River Falls, in River Falls.
Blugold women's hockey has a shutout against Northland
Blugolds hosted Parent Day and defeated UW-La Crosse


Donohue's Susan Wojtkiewicz, PE recently presented "Alliance for Water Stewardship: Stewardship in Wisconsin and Around the Globe" at the Wisconsin Section AWWA Annual Meeting. The presentation covered the key elements of the Alliance for Water Stewardship system and provided an overview of the AWS organization including its global context. Susan shared her experience in completing the AWS standard training and how the AWS standard and principles have guided her approach to water development and management in Wisconsin and other Midwestern states.
Susan Wojtkiewicz, PE is the newest member of Donohue's team. She joins Donohue as a senior water engineer and project manager with 22 years of experience in providing environmental and civil engineering, project management, and funding assistance to municipal, county, and industrial clients throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. Her expertise includes the planning, design, and construction of water treatment, wells, and distribution systems; groundwater sampling, modeling, and remediation; wellhead protection plans; aquifer testing; user rate studies; regulatory permits; and funding applications.
The Indiana Water Environment Association's Annual Conference is taking place August 22-24, 2017 in Indianapolis and features presentations from Donohue professionals. We will also be in exhibitor booth #99 on August 22 & 23. Learn more here.
Moving up four spots from last year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) has ranked Donohue & Associates No. 19 in the wastewater treatment plant category as part of its annual compilation of top U.S. engineering firms. This ranking puts Donohue alongside some of the largest engineering firms in the country.
Co-authors Autumn Fisher (City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), Jeremy Cramer (Donohue & Associates), and Eric Lynne (Donohue & Associates) received the Gus H. Radebaugh Award during the recent Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) Annual Meeting. The award recognizes their efforts on the technical paper "SNRP 101: Fond du Lac WWTP Lab Experiences." This prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding paper from those that were presented at the previous year's annual meeting.
The City of Wyoming, Michigan is benefiting from the installation of energy-efficient materials at its wastewater treatment plant. Improvements to the plant's aeration system are saving the city over 2.1 million kilowatt hours of energy a year, enough electricity annually to power more than 270 typical Michigan homes.


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New Trailer for 4K Restoration of Dennis Hopper's 'Out of the Blue'
November 1, 2021 by Emma
by Alex Billington
"It's MY life, I can do what I want with it!" Discovery Productions has unveiled an official trailer for the 4K restoration of Dennis Hopper's "controversial" 1980 film Out of the Blue, which is being re-released this fall. It initially premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, but "went unreleased because it was considered too bleak for US audiences." This new update & re-release was prepared for a Venice Film Festival premiere, and is being presented by Chloë Sevigny & Natasha Lyonne (in memory of the late Dennis Hopper, who passed away back in 2010). A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene. Starring Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, Raymond Burr, Eric Allen, Fiona Brody, and Dennis Hopper, who also directs. The restoration comes from only two 35mm prints of the movie in existence. The new 4K version will screen theatrically at Metrograph. Jack Nicholson says it's a masterpiece! Take a look.
Here's the new 4K restoration trailer (+ poster) for Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue, from YouTube:
Don Barnes (Dennis Hopper) is a truck driver in prison for drunkenly smashing his rig into a school bus. Linda Manz (from Days of Heaven) plays Cebe, his daughter, a teen rebel obsessed with Elvis and The Sex Pistols. Her mother (Sharon Farrell) waitresses, shoots up drugs and takes refuge in the arms of other men. Cebe runs away to Vancouver's punk scene and ends up on probation under the care of psychiatrist Raymond Burr. After Don's release, the family struggles to re-connect before the revelation of dark secrets leads to a harrowing conclusion. Out of the Blue is directed by the late Oscar-nominated American actor / filmmaker Dennis Hopper, directing his third film at the time after Easy Rider and The Last Movie previously. The screenplay is by Leonard Yakir and Brenda Nielson. This first premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, but didn't open in theaters in the US until 1982 on an art house tour organized by a film critic. Discovery Productions, Inc. finished the digital restoration of Out of the Blue to premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film will be re-released in 4K showing at the Metrograph in NYC on November 17th, 2021.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Modelo;
using Servico;
using Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms;
using System.IO;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace ClienteWeb.Reports.OS
{
    public class OrdemReportController : Controller
    {
        private Contexto db = new Contexto();

        // GET: OrdemReport
        public ActionResult ImprimirOS(int OrdemId)
        {
            var localReport = new LocalReport
            {
                ReportPath = Server.MapPath("~/Reports/OS/OrdemReport.rdlc")
            };

            var ordem = db.Ordens.Find(OrdemId);
            var itens = ordem.Itens;

            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Titulo", "Ordem de Serviço (OS)"));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("OS", ordem.Id.ToString()));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Nome", ordem.Cliente.Nome));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Descricao", ordem.Descricao));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Abertura", ordem.Abertura.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Fechamento", ordem.Fechamento?.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Equipamento", ordem.Equipamento?.Modelo));
            localReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter("Total", itens.Sum(n=>n.Valor * n.Quantidade).ToString()));

            var lista = itens.Select(n => new OrdemItemModelReport
            {
                OrdemItemId = n.Id,
                Quantidade = n.Quantidade,
                Valor = n.Valor*(n.Quantidade),

                ServicoId = n.ServicoId,
                Descricao = n.ServicoP.Descricao,
                ValorUnitario = n.Valor
            });

            localReport.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("DataSet1", lista));
            localReport.Refresh();

            string reportType = "PDF";
            string mimeType;
            string encoding;
            string fileNameExtension;
            Warning[] warnings;
            string[] streams;
            byte[] bytes;

            string deviceInfo = null;

            //Renderiza o relatório em bytes
            bytes = localReport.Render(
            reportType,
            deviceInfo,
            out mimeType,
            out encoding,
            out fileNameExtension,
            out streams,
            out warnings);

            //salvando o arquivo no servidor
            string nomeArquivo = "OS_" + DateTime.Now.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy_HH-mm-ss") + "." + reportType;
            string filePathLog = Server.MapPath("~/Log/" + nomeArquivo);
            using (var fs = new FileStream(filePathLog, FileMode.Create))
            {
                fs.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
            }

            //Descomente a linha abaixo para realizar o download do arquivo automaticamente
            //Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=" + nomeArquivo);

            return File(bytes, mimeType);

            //return View();
        }
    }
}

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As a freelance book doctor for more than a decade before starting Per Aspera with Karawynn Long, Jak critiqued, edited, and/or ghostwrote over a hundred novels. Jak oversees publishing and editorial efforts at Per Aspera, from reading submissions through the full process of guiding each individual book to its fullest potential. Some of his Per Aspera titles include Bill DeSmedt's Dualism and Singularity, Lindsey S. Johnson's A Ragged Magic, and Our Lady of the Islands by Shannon Page and Jay Lake. Jak also takes the reins on book production, contracts, marketing, and whatever else that needs doing. His tireless optimism and penchant for thinking outside of the box have resulted in the unofficial titles of "Morale Officer" and "Idea Rat".
Jak has also written seven sf and fantasy novels, including the Locus number one bestsellers Stranger Souls and Beyond the Pale. Visit Jak's author website.
A childhood without television gave Shannon a great love of books and the worlds she found in them. Shannon has published several dozen short stories, and her first novel—Eel River—appeared in 2013.
As an editor for Per Aspera Press, Shannon looks for unusual fantasy stories with complex and interesting characters. Among her recent acquisitions are Chaz Brenchley's Being Small and the forthcoming Waking up Naked in Strange Places by Julie McGalliard. Visit Shannon's website.
Karawynn entered the sf scene at twenty-two as the youngest writer ever to win the Writers of the Future Grand Prize. Subsequently she published short fiction and poetry in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Full Spectrum 4, Asimov's SF, and Silver Birch, Blood Moon, before turning her focus to a slightly more lucrative career as a graphic designer.
For Per Aspera, Karawynn currently oversees book and web design, consults on author contracts and copyediting, and collaborates on marketing and publicity.
Mark has been privileged to do freelance illustration for such clients as Lucasfilm Games and Lucas Arts, ILM, EA, Chaosium Games, Amaze Entertainment, TOR, ACE, NAL, and Doubleday Sci-Fi Book club, among many others. Mark is also a writer: his first novel, The Book of Joby (Tor, August 2007), made Booklist's 'Top Ten' in science fiction and fantasy for 2008, and was a finalist for the Endeavor Award.
Mark crafts cover and interior illustrations and consults on all art projects for Per Aspera. Check out Mark's website.


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namespace installer {

namespace {

// Initializes |commands| from the "Commands" subkey of |version_key|. Returns
// false if there is no "Commands" subkey or on error.
bool InitializeCommands(const base::win::RegKey& clients_key,
                        AppCommands* commands) {
  static const DWORD kAccess =
      KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS | KEY_QUERY_VALUE | KEY_WOW64_32KEY;
  base::win::RegKey commands_key;

  if (commands_key.Open(clients_key.Handle(), google_update::kRegCommandsKey,
                        kAccess) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
    return commands->Initialize(commands_key, KEY_WOW64_32KEY);
  }
  return false;
}

}  // namespace

ProductState::ProductState()
    : uninstall_command_(base::CommandLine::NO_PROGRAM),
      eula_accepted_(0),
      usagestats_(0),
      msi_(false),
      has_eula_accepted_(false),
      has_oem_install_(false),
      has_usagestats_(false) {}

ProductState::~ProductState() {}

bool ProductState::Initialize(bool system_install) {
  static const DWORD kAccess = KEY_QUERY_VALUE | KEY_WOW64_32KEY;
  const std::wstring clients_key(install_static::GetClientsKeyPath());
  const std::wstring state_key(install_static::GetClientStateKeyPath());
  const HKEY root_key = system_install ? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE : HKEY_CURRENT_USER;
  base::win::RegKey key;

  // Clear the runway.
  Clear();

  // Read from the Clients key.
  if (key.Open(root_key, clients_key.c_str(), kAccess) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
    std::wstring version_str;
    if (key.ReadValue(google_update::kRegVersionField, &version_str) ==
        ERROR_SUCCESS) {
      version_ =
          std::make_unique<base::Version>(base::WideToASCII(version_str));
      if (!version_->IsValid())
        version_.reset();
    }

    // Attempt to read the other values even if the "pv" version value was
    // absent. Note that ProductState instances containing these values will
    // only be accessible via InstallationState::GetNonVersionedProductState.
    if (key.ReadValue(google_update::kRegOldVersionField, &version_str) ==
        ERROR_SUCCESS) {
      old_version_ =
          std::make_unique<base::Version>(base::WideToASCII(version_str));
      if (!old_version_->IsValid())
        old_version_.reset();
    }

    key.ReadValue(google_update::kRegRenameCmdField, &rename_cmd_);
    if (!InitializeCommands(key, &commands_))
      commands_.Clear();
  }

  // Read from the ClientState key.
  if (key.Open(root_key, state_key.c_str(), kAccess) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
    std::wstring setup_path;
    std::wstring uninstall_arguments;

    // Read in the brand code, it may be absent
    key.ReadValue(google_update::kRegBrandField, &brand_);

    key.ReadValue(kUninstallStringField, &setup_path);
    key.ReadValue(kUninstallArgumentsField, &uninstall_arguments);
    InstallUtil::ComposeCommandLine(setup_path, uninstall_arguments,
                                    &uninstall_command_);

    // "usagestats" may be absent, 0 (false), or 1 (true).  On the chance that
    // different values are permitted in the future, we'll simply hold whatever
    // we find.
    has_usagestats_ = (key.ReadValueDW(google_update::kRegUsageStatsField,
                                       &usagestats_) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
    // "oeminstall" may be present with any value or absent.
    has_oem_install_ = (key.ReadValue(google_update::kRegOemInstallField,
                                      &oem_install_) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
    // "eulaaccepted" may be absent, 0 or 1.
    has_eula_accepted_ = (key.ReadValueDW(google_update::kRegEulaAceptedField,
                                          &eula_accepted_) == ERROR_SUCCESS);
    // "msi" may be absent, 0 or 1
    DWORD dw_value = 0;
    msi_ = (key.ReadValueDW(google_update::kRegMSIField, &dw_value) ==
            ERROR_SUCCESS) &&
           (dw_value != 0);
  }

  // Read from the ClientStateMedium key.  Values here override those in
  // ClientState.
  if (system_install &&
      key.Open(root_key, install_static::GetClientStateMediumKeyPath().c_str(),
               kAccess) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
    DWORD dword_value = 0;

    if (key.ReadValueDW(google_update::kRegUsageStatsField, &dword_value) ==
        ERROR_SUCCESS) {
      has_usagestats_ = true;
      usagestats_ = dword_value;
    }

    if (key.ReadValueDW(google_update::kRegEulaAceptedField, &dword_value) ==
        ERROR_SUCCESS) {
      has_eula_accepted_ = true;
      eula_accepted_ = dword_value;
    }
  }

  return version_.get() != nullptr;
}

base::FilePath ProductState::GetSetupPath() const {
  return uninstall_command_.GetProgram();
}

const base::Version& ProductState::version() const {
  DCHECK(version_);
  return *version_;
}

ProductState& ProductState::CopyFrom(const ProductState& other) {
  version_.reset(other.version_.get() ? new base::Version(*other.version_)
                                      : nullptr);
  old_version_.reset(other.old_version_.get()
                         ? new base::Version(*other.old_version_)
                         : nullptr);
  brand_ = other.brand_;
  rename_cmd_ = other.rename_cmd_;
  uninstall_command_ = other.uninstall_command_;
  oem_install_ = other.oem_install_;
  commands_.CopyFrom(other.commands_);
  eula_accepted_ = other.eula_accepted_;
  usagestats_ = other.usagestats_;
  msi_ = other.msi_;
  has_eula_accepted_ = other.has_eula_accepted_;
  has_oem_install_ = other.has_oem_install_;
  has_usagestats_ = other.has_usagestats_;

  return *this;
}

void ProductState::Clear() {
  version_.reset();
  old_version_.reset();
  brand_.clear();
  rename_cmd_.clear();
  oem_install_.clear();
  uninstall_command_ = base::CommandLine(base::CommandLine::NO_PROGRAM);
  commands_.Clear();
  eula_accepted_ = 0;
  usagestats_ = 0;
  msi_ = false;
  has_eula_accepted_ = false;
  has_oem_install_ = false;
  has_usagestats_ = false;
}

bool ProductState::GetEulaAccepted(DWORD* eula_accepted) const {
  DCHECK(eula_accepted);
  if (!has_eula_accepted_)
    return false;
  *eula_accepted = eula_accepted_;
  return true;
}

bool ProductState::GetOemInstall(std::wstring* oem_install) const {
  DCHECK(oem_install);
  if (!has_oem_install_)
    return false;
  *oem_install = oem_install_;
  return true;
}

bool ProductState::GetUsageStats(DWORD* usagestats) const {
  DCHECK(usagestats);
  if (!has_usagestats_)
    return false;
  *usagestats = usagestats_;
  return true;
}

InstallationState::InstallationState() {}

void InstallationState::Initialize() {
  user_chrome_.Initialize(false);
  system_chrome_.Initialize(true);
}

const ProductState* InstallationState::GetProductState(
    bool system_install) const {
  const ProductState* product_state =
      GetNonVersionedProductState(system_install);
  return product_state->version_.get() ? product_state : nullptr;
}

const ProductState* InstallationState::GetNonVersionedProductState(
    bool system_install) const {
  return system_install ? &system_chrome_ : &user_chrome_;
}

}  // namespace installer


One of DMUK's important campaigns is encouraging Local Authorities to make sure that the Blue Badge Scheme is properly administered and enforced. The Blue Badge Statistics for 2017/18 released on 29 November 2018 reveal, yet again, that the majority of local authorities in England are not taking abuse of the scheme seriously.
There are now 2.35 million Blue Badges held in England. This figure has decreased each year since the reforms of the Blue Badge application process in 2011/12. DMUK took part in these reforms and is pleased that the decrease in the number of badges being issued suggests that they are now only being granted to the people that meet the criteria. However, this trend could change when the changes to the eligibility criteria to include people with hidden disabilities comes into affect.
Included in the Blue Badge is the number of prosecutions for misuse of the Blue Badge scheme. The statistics look at Local Authorities in England in the period year ending 31st March 2018. The number of prosecutions for misuse during this period was 1251, compared with 1131 prosecutions which took place the previous year. 99% of cases were against non-disabled people using another person's Blue Badge.
Is there more Blue Badge misuse?
This figure would seem to suggest that there is more Blue Badge misuse than the previous year. DMUK believes this is not the case and it is just that more local authorities are starting to take the matter seriously and are enforcing the scheme properly. The number of local authorities that have a 'yes' prosecution policy in the latest survey is 59%, compared to the previous year which was 56%. This suggests that local authorities are moving in the right direction when it comes to using proper enforcement.
What is disappointing, however, is that out of the 59% of councils that have a 'yes' policy, when it came to prosecution only 65% of this group actually prosecuted one or more person. So only two thirds of the councils that say they have a 'yes' to prosecution policy actually use this policy to enforce the scheme. What is the point in having a policy if it isn't going to be used? Furthermore when you look at the total number of authorities surveyed only 38% undertook prosecutions, meaning that 62% of local authorities in England are not using enforcement.


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With the Airbnb IPO coming sometime in 2019, retail investors should not buy Airbnb stock after the IPO.
Airbnb is a home-sharing company that operates in over 191 countries. It boasts 4 million unique rental listings. And recently, Airbnb stays in Birmingham, England, and Mexico City all soared 70% to 79% higher - all while Beijing skyrocketed a whopping 90% in 2018.
Unlike recent tech "unicorns" operating on negative income like Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) or Uber, Airbnb is actually a very profitable company.
Airbnb certainly has a lot going for it. Techcrunch even reported Airbnb's revenue was over $1 billion in Q3 of 2018. It also showed a positive EBITDA for the second year in a row by year-end 2018.
It's crazy impressive, but there's a little bit more to Airbnb than meets the eye. Before we get to that, though, here's a little bit of history...
Airbnb History and Prospects
Airbnb's inception was a little accidental. In 2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were two roommates struggling to pay their rent. But when they noticed a conference had left San Francisco hotel rooms full, they came up with an idea. They advertised their own apartment living room with an air mattress and breakfast for guests to stay in.
Eventually, it became so popular that in 2008, they started "Airbed & Breakfast," which eventually became the Airbnb most of us know and love to use today.
The two roommates who could barely afford rent are now the CEO and CPO of a company with an estimated value of $31 billion.
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Airbnb's platform connects hosts with travelers. The latter can look at rentals, communicate with the hosts, make bookings, review them, and more from their mobile devices.
Whenever a traveler stays at a host's home, the host is charged a 3% to 5% fee. And guests are charged commissions anywhere from 6% to 12%.
Now, Airbnb is private. So, financial reporting isn't public. But what we do know is that revenue jumped 113% between 2014 and 2015. In 2017, the company's estimated revenue was $2.6 billion - with a profit of $100 million.
Some Wall Street analysts are forecasting Airbnb's revenue to reach $8.5 billion by 2021. That would be a gigantic 123% leap from its $3.8 billion in 2018.
This is especially impressive if you were to compare it to the latest tech startup "unicorn" to go public: Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS). Pinterest's revenue in 2018 was $756 million. And while that sounds great, it was operating at a loss of $63 million.
But Airbnb isn't perfect, and there are certainly challenges ahead for the company...
Challenges for Airbnb Stock
Airbnb is definitely successful, but there are a few key concerns the company needs to address...
The first concern is regulation and the growing unrest among local governments over Airbnb. As travelers and home-sharers, the service seems wonderful, but the platform has reportedly increased the prices of rent, increased homelessness, and even turned once-calm neighborhoods into bustling tourist attractions. Not to mention, hotels are upset Airbnb has avoided paying tourism taxes and can operate in areas not zoned for hotels.
For example, cities like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas have already begun to heavily regulate home-sharing - even limiting the number of days that Airbnb hosts can rent out rooms.
In Barcelona, Spain, the city is limiting the number of rentals due to the sheer level of tourists flooding in. Other cities, like Paris, feel like the number of tourists is adversely affecting neighborhood cultures.
Beyond that, places like Santa Monica and Berlin have cracked down on Airbnb. Santa Monica has effectively eliminated 80% of its Airbnb listings since 2015 by implementing tough regulations on short-term rentals. Anyone who wishes to rent out their home on Airbnb in Santa Monica must also live on the property during renters' stays, have a registered business license, and collect a 14% occupancy tax from travelers to pay to the city.
While in Berlin, the city initially had a law effectively banning Airbnb due to rising rent and housing costs. However, in 2018, the city made it so homeowners could rent out their spaces under very strict conditions for a maximum of 90 days each year.
And once Airbnb goes public, these issues will be at the forefront of considerations when looking at its stock value. More regulations like these could put a damper on Airbnb's profitability and are a major risk for investors.
But those aren't the only challenges. Airbnb also faces some fierce competition from much more established companies.
Airbnb's Fierce Competition
Airbnb was once a scrappy competitor for existing hotels. Now, it has more than 6 million listings worldwide and more potential room to offer than the top five international hotels.
But the company isn't home free in the travel space. Many large companies already focus on travel rentals and bookings. Expedia Group Inc. (HomeAway) (NASDAQ: EXPE), VRBO, Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), Trivago NV (NASDAQ: TRVG), and Tripping are all now in the same market.
As a result, Airbnb is up against companies that have been around the block much longer than it has. And Airbnb's success is encouraging even more players to enter the arena.
Both Booking Holdings and Expedia work with a variety of hotels, but they've also moved into the home-sharing business that Airbnb pioneered.
Plus, leading hotels like Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) are shifting their services to combat Airbnb by providing "homier" feeling hotel rooms as well as offering home rentals of their own to travelers. So, while Airbnb is trying to get into boutique hotels on top of its home-sharing services, established hotels are already ahead of the game.
Why Retail Investors Should Avoid the Airbnb IPO
The biggest factor impacting Airbnb stock is the early volatility of new IPOs.
Institutional investors like big banks and hedge funds will always have access to IPOs at the initial offer prices. These pre-IPO prices aren't available to the retail public.
So institutional investors typically stand to make profits or at least lose very little with IPOs. They could purchase shares at $20, but by the time it's available to the public, it could be $30. If you were to buy it at $30, the share could easily drop down to $25 - putting you at a pretty significant loss, while the hedge funds still profit.
Just look at Lyft's debut. Private investors said shares were worth between $62 and $68 pre-IPO. But institutional investors paid $72 at the IPO. Once shares were available on the exchange to retail investors, they were $88 a pop.
Right now, Lyft shares are trading for $60.25.
So, any investor that got in at $88 is looking at a 31.53% loss.
And this is very common with tech "unicorns" during their IPOs. That's why Money Morning recommends staying away from the Airbnb IPO for now.
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The Hoa Binh hydropower plant ( vietn.: Nha May Thuy Hòa Bình điện ) is located in Vietnam on the Black River ( Sông Da ) in the Province Hòa Bình near the eponymous town and about 60 to 70 km southwest of Hanoi. This largest hydroelectric power plant in Southeast Asia is operated by Electricity of Vietnam.
The Da, the most important tributary of the Red River, is here dammed by a 128 m high and 670 m long rockfill dam the biggest dam in Vietnam the Sông - Da reservoir. The dam was constructed from November 1979 to 1988; The power plant was completed in 1994. It has eight turbines of the Francis type, the 8 × 240 = 1920 MW afford. The turbines and generators are in an underground power house.


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Leonard T. Weaver III, (23 de setembro de 1982, Melbourne, Flórida) é um ex-jogador de futebol americano que jogava na posição de fullback na National Football League . Foi contratado como agente livre pelo Seattle Seahawks em 2005 e jogou pelo Philadelphia Eagles em 2009 e 2010. Jogou futebol americano universitário pela Carson–Newman College.

Carreira na NFL

Seattle Seahawks
Weaver assinou com o Seattle Seahawks como undrafted free agent em 2005 e assumiu a posição de fullback.

Na pré-temporada de 2006, ele contundiu o joelho, forçando o Seahawks a coloca-lo no injured reserve.

Depois que o fullback titular Mack Strong sofreu uma contusão no pescoço, o que o forçou a se aposentar, Weaver foi nomado como fullback titular do Seahawks. Seu primeiro jogo como titular foi contra o New Orleans Saints, onde Weaver carregou a bola 3 vezes para 40 jardas e fez 3 recepções para 53 jardas. Ele marcou seu primeiro touchdown contra o St. Louis Rams em 25 de novembro de 2007 numa corrida de 5 jardas.

Weaver renovou então com o time em 2008 por 1 ano valendo US$1.417 milhões.

Philadelphia Eagles
Weaver, que virou unrestricted free agent ao termino da temporada de 2009, assinou por um ano com o Philadelphia Eagles por US$1.75 milhões de dolares em 20 de março de 2009, e os incentivos poderiam fazer que seu contrato valesse na verdade US$2.5 milhões. Ele marcou seu primeiro touchdown pelo Philadelphia Eagle em 1 de novembro de 2009 contra o New York Giants numa corrida de 41 jardas.

Weaver foi selecionado para o Pro Bowl de 2010 como fullback titular.

Ao termino da temporada de 2009, Weaver se tornou restricted free agent e então assinou um contrato de 3 anos valendo US$11 milhões. Esse acordo faz dele o fullback mais bem pago na história da NFL.

Em 2010, depois de uma cirurgia complicada, Weaver foi dispensado pelos Eagles.

Nascidos em 1982
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He called them weapons, so as to emphasise just how much of a disadvantage you have going up against them unarmed.
If they are that powerful, do you even want to know them?
When you come against one of these in the wild, an absent minded yes is almost inevitable. Those using a combo of two, three, or more weapons can be virtually indestructible.
2. Protect yourself from them when they are used against you.
This course came about, because I was having too many conversations with PTs who couldn't fill their appointment books.
A large part of it is marketing. If you already have the potential client's attention, and they're at least fairly sure(or better) that they're going to hire a trainer, it should always be you they hire.
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Time spent developing your skills and improving the way you relate with your clients isn't important to you.
You're not serious about being your own boss, supporting yourself and your family, and building your name as a top Personal Trainer in your area.
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If you want to be able to defend yourself against others using these strategies against you, read on.
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Wouldn't it be great if our pets could speak? That way, when they weren't feeling well or had been injured, they'd be able to explain exactly what was bothering them and where it hurt. Imagine how much easier it would be to ensure that they stayed healthy and happy. Unfortunately, our animal companions can't talk to tell us what's wrong, which is why veterinary diagnostics are so important. These invaluable tools allow our experienced vets to get a look at what's happening inside your pet's body so we can diagnose and treat the problem in a timely manner. Early detection and treatment can vastly improve the outcome for your companion.
Highland Animal Hospital utilizes a wide range of diagnostic services, both routine and advanced, to manage the ongoing health of our patients. We have convenient, on-site radiology (x-ray) equipment available to examine the bones and other internal organs as well as ECG machines for cardiology evaluations. Our in-house laboratory provides for the fast and accurate retrieval of a wide variety of diagnostic test results including: serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. For those situations where an expert opinion or further testing is recommended, we also utilize commercial veterinary laboratories for specialized diagnostics and can arrange for consultations with board certified veterinary specialists.
Because your pet cannot speak to let you know what's wrong, it's our job to speak for them. Our diagnostic services provide us with the opportunity to identify, diagnose and treat whatever may be bothering your animal family member so we can get them back on the road to good health again as quickly as possible.


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Engineering Innovation
Building A Manufacturing Sector For Tomorrow's Economy
Richard Brown, URI, Dean Plowman, NEIT, Gilbert Brunnhoeffer & Linda Riley, Roger Williams May 6, 2014 May 22, 2017
This article was produced as part of The Rhode Island College & University Research Collaborative, an innovative project to bring academic research and expertise to state policymakers.
In our increasingly technologically advanced and globalized economy, success requires adaptation to constant change. While "knowledge economy" sectors like tech and finance seem to have agility built into their DNA, older industries like manufacturing struggle to keep up.
How can manufacturing firms better adapt to the shifting landscape of today's economy? Can trends like 3D printing and workforce automation offer greater agility? What will it take to cultivate a manufacturing sector that fits into the high-tech knowledge economy?
As educators engaged in the preparation of tomorrow's workforce, we were interested in better understanding the future of the manufacturing sector and the role colleges and universities will play in it. We consulted a previously untapped source of expertise with a major stake in the conversation: the technical professional advisory boards associated with our home state of Rhode Island's higher education institutions.(a) We surveyed 35 business leaders from these boards to gather their perspectives on the state's economic outlook with respect to technology, innovation, and manufacturing.
The Rise and Fall of Manufacturing
Rhode Island was once a major industrial hub and played a significant role in the American Industrial Revolution.(b) During the 18th century, for example, Nehemiah Dodge became the first "manufacturing jeweler" by producing a new form of plated gold and selling it to other goldsmiths. The jewelry industry thrived in Providence and became emblematic of the state's economy. Since the industry's decline, however, universities have expanded into now-abandoned factory buildings and Providence's Jewelry District has transformed into the Knowledge District.
The evolution of Providence's Jewelry District embodies larger changes within Rhode Island and the U.S.1 Although manufacturing productivity has increased, jobs have disappeared. Manufacturing now accounts for 7.7% of the state's GDP, down from almost a third of GDP half a century ago.2 From 2000 to 2013, Rhode Island experienced the most dramatic manufacturing employment decline in the country, losing 44% of manufacturing jobs.
Workers Employed in the Rhode Island Manufacturing Sector
From 1990 to 2013, manufacturing employment in Rhode Island declined by nearly 60% (Endnote 3).
Much of the manufacturing sector's decline is related to a fundamental shift in the U.S. from an industrial to an information and services economy.(c) The promise for manufacturing's future may therefore lie in a sector more grounded in high-tech services and expertise.
Expert Perspectives on Manufacturing's Future
To better understand these changes and where manufacturing could head in the future, we surveyed 35 business leaders from four college and university technical professional advisory boards.5 These leaders represent some of Rhode Island's most prominent companies in manufacturing and related industries such as construction, engineering, and pharmaceuticals. We asked them a series of open-ended questions about the future of their companies and industries and the role of higher education institutions and of design and innovation in this future.
Our detailed analysis of the survey responses revealed four key themes regarding the needs of today's manufacturing sector.6 These themes hint at ways that Rhode Island can revive manufacturing, promote innovation, and better prepare its workforce for the new economy.
1. Organizations should develop the flexibility to respond to changing market conditions.
Organizational flexibility and adaptability is critical for responding to today's rapidly evolving technological and economic conditions. Companies need the capability, either in-house or through outsourcing, to engage in quick-turnaround activities to address new market trends or tailor products to consumer needs. Innovations such as rapid prototyping and 3D printing can offer companies the flexibility they need to address changing external conditions.
The business leaders we surveyed suggested that higher education institutions must also be agile. They have a responsibility to adapt training and educational opportunities to changing business environments and offer training in the technical skills currently in demand.
2. Innovation should be a core part of company culture.
In addition to being able to adapt to new developments coming from the market, companies also need to innovate from within. Most respondents report that innovation is a daily operating norm in their companies, with systems and practices in place to encourage and facilitate creative thinking. When seeking to foster innovation, the majority of companies look in-house first in order to protect the intellectual property of any resulting products. As major industry leaders, these businesses view their success as partly dependent on a corporate culture of continuous innovation and evolution that is embedded in the philosophy of everyday operations.
3. Workers should cultivate a broad range of skills.
As technology becomes more integrated and engineering systems and challenges more complex, students need a multidisciplinary education that builds a wide range of skills.(d) Many survey respondents emphasized the competitive advantage associated with educating globally and culturally aware "generalists" who are comfortable with a shifting technological and business landscape. Even technical workers need not only proficiency in areas like engineering or software coding, but also expertise relevant to international business – such as knowledge of a second or third language – and soft skills like communication, writing, and listening.
4. Leaders should develop alliances among education, industry, and government to build cohesive resource networks.
The business leaders we surveyed reported that Rhode Island has a rich inventory of resources for business development, training, and education, but said these resources are fragmented across a variety of locations and among many different sponsors and providers. Some respondents felt that the majority of resources are directed to the needs of startup companies and small businesses rather than large organizations working on cutting-edge engineering and technology challenges.
Enriching and integrating the resources available to businesses will require strengthening partnerships between higher education, industry, and government. This may entail the creation of new alliances or the expansion of existing collaborations such as internships and mentoring programs.
Building a Stronger Manufacturing Sector
How can Rhode Island and other states cultivate the four strengths identified by business leaders as essential for organizations, workers, and the manufacturing sector as a whole? One promising proposal would be to concentrate the many resources and capabilities in the state into a single entity. This alliance between higher education and industry would have the goal of improving and expanding Rhode Island's manufacturing, engineering, and engineering services sectors.
A centrally located headquarters for the alliance could provide a place to assemble the many disparate services currently spread across institutions of higher education, state-supported agencies, and private organizations. Resources provided by the alliance might include a technology transfer office to transmit ideas from academia to industry, a business development office to connect investors and innovators seeking funding, an incubator space to help bring promising ideas to market, and a training space for cultivating worker skills.
As educators, we are acutely aware of the changing nature of our state's economy and our duty to ensure our students are highly competitive and have access to promising employment opportunities. Our survey of business leaders produced valuable insight into how Rhode Island can strengthen its workforce and manufacturing sector to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy.
With targeted initiatives addressing the needs of our state's manufacturing firms, increased partnerships between academia, government, and the private sector, and ongoing guidance from Rhode Island's current generation of business leaders, the state may be able to cultivate a generation of workers with the agility, adaptability, and worldliness to revive the manufacturing sector.
The Benefits Of Buying Local
Manufacturing, Innovation, & Economic Growth: Challenges For Rhode Island And The Country
How Companies Map Their Path To Clean Electricity
Edinaldo Tebaldi (2014) "Manufacturing, Innovation, And Economic Growth: Challenges For Rhode Island And The Country," Footnote, Feb. 7.
National Association of Manufacturers (2012) "Rhode Island Manufacturing Facts," Washington, DC: National Association of Manufacturers.
This chart is based on historical data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Statistics survey.
These figures are based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
We sent electronic surveys to all 51 individuals who serve on the Engineering and Construction Management Advisory Boards of Roger Williams University, the Chemical Engineering Advisory Board of the University of Rhode Island, and the Engineering Advisory Board of the New England Institute of Technology. We received responses from 35 individuals, a response rate of 69%.
Our method for analyzing the extensive qualitative data collected through the surveys is outlined in detail in our full research report.
(a) Technical professional advisory boards provide input on the strategic direction of academic programs and serve as liaisons between higher education and the workplace. Many advisory board members are drawn from the executive-level management at some of the state's largest employers.
(b) Rhode Island's industrial success was rooted not necessarily in inventing new technologies, but in adapting them rapidly.For example, Samuel Slater was the first in the country to adopt mill technology from England, building his famous Slater Mill in 1793 and launching the Industrial Revolution in New England.
(c) While the manufacturing jobs remaining in the state are sometimes touted as well paying, Rhode Island ranks 39th in the country among states for weekly manufacturing wages, at $965. Our neighbors Connecticut and Massachusetts rank first and third respectively.4
(d) According to the business leaders we surveyed, technical skills that are in high demand include: lean construction techniques, electro-mechanical expertise, and automation and process control.
Dean Plowman
Department Chair/Asst. Professor, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technology Departments
New England Institute of Technology
Mr. Plowman's experience encompasses the technical, business, academic, and military worlds. He has taught at Bryant University in the Department of Business Management and at the Community College of Rhode Island in the Engineering Department. He retired as a Full Colonel in the Rhode Island Air National Guard as the Commander of the 281st Combat Communications Group. He has received the Rhode Island Star, Air Force Meritorious Service, and Air Force achievement medals for management and engineering excellence. Mr. Plowman has an Associate in Science degree in Electronics Technology from the Community College of Rhode Island and has taken numerous courses in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Roger Williams College. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UMass Dartmouth and a Master of Business Administration from Providence College.
Gilbert Brunnhoeffer
Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Computing & Construction Management
Jim Brunnhoeffer joined the faculty of Roger Williams University in 2005 after completing a 20+ year career as a U.S. Army officer in the Corps of Engineers with assignments in SouthEast Asia, Europe and the U.S. While at RWU, his main research activities have been investigation of the combined sewer system of Newport, RI, personal body armor for the individual, dismounted soldier, the economics of instituting a grass watering system from well feeds, and computer alogorithms to support instruction administration.
Linda Riley
Engineering Program Coordinator and Professor, Engineering
Linda Ann Riley, Ph.D., is the Engineering Program Coordinator and Professor of Engineering for the School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management at Roger Williams University (RWU). Previously, she held the position of Associate Department Head for the Department of Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University (NMSU). In addition, she served as the founder and Director of the Advanced Modeling and Simulation Laboratory at NMSU and Director of a university-wide economic development research center funded by the Department of Commerce.
Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
Richard Brown is the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. His research area is degradation of materials in the marine environment and he currently directs the URI's Corrosion and Surfaces Laboratory, which investigates degradation of materials and methods to mitigate degradation of materials, such as coatings.
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Bowl of Flowers (foaled 1958 in Virginia) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.

Background
Bowl of Flowers was the product of two horses owned by Isabel Dodge Sloane. Bred at Ms Sloane's Brookmeade Stud in Upperville, Virginia, her sire was Sailor, winner of the 1955 Pimlico Special, and her dam was Flower Bowl, for whom the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park is named.  Bowl of Flowers was a half-sister to the successful racehorses and sires Graustark and His Majesty (both by Ribot).

Racing under the banner of Ms Sloane's Brookmeade Stable, Bowl of Flowers was trained by Elliott Burch.

Racing career
At age two, in her eight starts the filly won six races and finished second twice. Her performances earned her 1960 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors. At age three, she continued her winning ways, capturing two of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Races and finishing second in the third. Once again, Bowl of Flowers' performances earned her the U.S. Champion three-year-old filly title.

Retirement
While training at Hialeah Park Race Track in Florida for the 1962 racing season, Bowl of Flowers fractured a sesamoid bone and was retired. As a broodmare, she produced seven foals including the colt Spruce Bouquet (by Big Spruce), who won the 1981 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, and the sire Whiskey Road (by Nijinsky), whose progeny included the 1981 Melbourne Cup winner Just A Dash and the international champion Strawberry Road.

Honors
In 2004, Bowl of Flowers was inducted in the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

References

1958 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Virginia
Racehorses trained in the United States
United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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Technology: Heat probe charts rise and fall of breast pain
Technology 18 September 1992
By Elisabeth Geake
A stethoscope that probes the surface of the skin for microwaves may
have found the cause of breast pain. David Land of the physics and astronomy
department at the University of Glasgow says breast pain, which afflicts
20 per cent of women every month but has no obvious cause, could be linked
to changes in blood circulation. In trials with his microwave stethoscope,
he found that in some women who suffer breast pain, the flow of blood varies
by up to 400 per cent over their monthly cycle.
The stethoscope detects the heat given off by the body. Heat radiation
is mostly in the infrared, but some is in the neighbouring microwave part
of the spectrum. Infrared is absorbed by less than a millimetre of tissue
but microwaves penetrate about five centimetres, indicating the temperature
of most of the body's interior.
The stethoscope is a rod about the size of a finger which is passed
over the skin and acts as an antenna for a microwave receiver. The signals
are stored and analysed by a computer. Most of the body's heat comes from
the arteries, so the stethoscope is most effective at identifying blood
concentration. It can detect variations in temperature of 0.1 °C. Blood
vessels, tumours, blood-rich organs like the liver and inflammations tend
to be the hottest.
Land has also looked at hot spots in the abdomen and found that appendicitis
produces a picture distinctive from other inflammations.
Some parts of the body, such as the brain, kidneys and liver, cannot
be investigated with the stethoscope. They have a good blood supply and
very even temperatures. There would be no difference in temperature, for
example, between the liver and a tumour growing behind it.
'Breasts are the most difficult because of their variety,' Land says.
'It's not just their size and shape. The blood supply is very different
(between women), and in some women it changes markedly.' These women also
suffer breast pain. The cause of the pain might be physical and linked to
the blood supply, or it may be stress related.
Andrew Baildam, a lecturer in surgery at the University Hospital of
South Manchester, says it is not known what causes the changes. He does
not think blood flow has been looked at before. Women are treated with hormones
or diuretics, but doctors are uncertain why the treatment works.
After 10 years of preliminary work Land has just won £172 000
from the private Robertson Trust. He will be looking at how different types
of body tissue have different transparencies to microwaves. Muscle is fairly
opaque, absorbing the waves after 1 to 2 centimetres, while fat lets the
waves travel twice as far. This means that the signal cannot be converted
into a picture of the heat in the body directly.
Land's team is developing maps of the body's structure which the computer
uses to correct the raw data. Clinical trials have already begun in several
hospitals, and one veterinary school has tried the technique on racehorses.
Magazine issue 1839 , published 19 September 1992
Technology: Successful sperm have a one-track mind
Technology: Microwaved emissions make power stations more palatable


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It was my birthday yesterday and my sweet hostess, Amy, made me dinner and enfolded me into her extended family and I got cheesecake cupcakes cake!
Thanksgiving was spent with Betsy and Paul (and daughter Mason) in Falmouth. We had GOOSE! Delicious and all dark meat, the only good meat on any bird in my opinion.
I made a thin lobster/orange broth to start (and not end) the meal.
There were carmelized white onions, too.


Before the turn of the 18th century what was happening in the checkers world scene? Here is a summary of events that led to the ushering of world checkers to the 19th century.
The year 1847 was special to checkers world history. It was the time when the very first checkers world championship was held and where Andrew Anderson of Scotland won that very first international bout. He bested another Scotland native that time, the daring and tough James Wyllie, after a series of 4 games. Thus, Anderson ended up the world's first checkers champion, claiming superiority in the game for Scotland.
After Anderson retired undefeated, the title was automatically passed on to Wyllie. Then, 12 long years after the first world championship a certain Robert Martins of Great Britain appeared on the scene and dramatically defeated the reigning champion Wyllie in 1859.
However, just 5 years after, Wyllie made a great comeback. He fiercely fought for the title and won it back in 1864. Moreover, as if to crown his revenge he defeated Martins again in 1872 to prove his reign in world checkers.
But Wyllie would not be contented with just a title regained and a proof beyond doubt of his superiority over Martins. In 1873, a year after demolishing Martins' checkers career, he won a match against America's W.R. Barker. And in the following year he again lambasted Barker through another checkers bout.
However, the title was grabbed by a young American, Robert Yates, in 1876. But Wyllie rebounded and took back the title sometime before his defeat to another Scottish player.
Meanwhile, the youthful Yates, who won the title in 1876, met an untimely death at age 24 while travelling at sea. That was the time Wyllie won the title again. However, after a string of wins he lost the title to James Ferrie of Scotland in the year 1894. In a series of events, Ferrie lost to Richard Jordan and in 18979 Jordan lost to Robert Stewart�all of Scottish descent.
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In 1900, American Charles F. Barker and Scotland's Richard Jordan had a tie. Jordan later won a match against Harry Freedman of Scotland. Then, Jordan resigned and later met death. The world checkers championship title rested on James Ferrie of Scotland.


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Called after double click to grid. row or col can be null for double click outside the cells.
Called after right click to grid. row or col can be null for double click outside the cells.
Called on click with time between mouse/touch down and up longer than LongClick (default 500ms).
Called on right click with time between mouse/touch down and up longer than LongClick (default 500ms).
Time between mouse / touch down and up to be the click taken as long click.
For long click there are called special long click events and next standard click events.
When the context menu is displayed on Mac computers on right click.
0 - Mac way, displayed on mouse down. It can collide with dragging by right mouse button.
1 - Windows way, displayed on mouse up. It always suppresses default browser context menu. Useful for dragging by right mouse button.
By default it is 1 on grids with Gantt chart and 0 in other grids.
Called after mouse down in grid. row or col can be null for double click outside the cells.
Called after mouse up in grid. row or col can be null for double click outside the cells.
Called whenever mouse moves above grid. row or col can be null for double click outside the cells.
Use only very short code here to not slow down the grid.
Called after whenever mouse enters to another cell or outside any cell or row.
row or col is new cell, the orow, ocol is old cell. All parameters except grid can be null.
It is set inside mouse events when the event is processing touch event on touch screen.
It is set to count of actually held fingers on touch screen.
Pointer to active grid under the mouse cursor. It processes mouse wheel events.