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Ann M. Veneman at launch of the joint UNICEF-WHO World Malaria Report
NEW YORK, 3 May 2005 - Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning. It is a pleasure to welcome you to UNICEF for the launch of the first World Malaria Report. A special welcome to our guest Dr. Nafo Traore from the World Health Organization. I'd like to also welcome Dr. Keith Carter from PAHO. Thank you for travelling to New York for this important event.
This is just my second day at UNICEF, but it makes sense that my first public statement helps make the case for fighting a largely preventable and utterly treatable disease. It is a disease that that kills one child in sub-Saharan Africa every 30 seconds. The numbers are astounding, and unacceptable. Globally, more than 1 million people die due to malaria every year, the vast majority of them young children under the age of five. Hundreds of millions more suffer from bouts of sickness.
Indeed, children who do survive can be left anaemic or with permanent learning disabilities, both of which have major impact on their healthy growth and development. We can help to change these numbers, and the lives behind them. As my colleagues will make clear, actions by governments and by the partners over the last few years have put the world in position to make major strides against malaria.
Far more of the most effective drugs (known as ACTs) are coming to market next year, and the production and distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets is surging. We have some examples of them hanging in the lobby so you can see what they look like. And with more money being committed to the effort, including last week's new pledge by the World Bank, we have created an opportunity to greatly improve coverage of prevention and treatment.
It is worth noting that in the 1960s and 1970s considerable progress had been made against malaria. But over the past 20 years or so we have seen malaria make a comeback. This time we must not only subdue malaria, but remain vigilant and persistent in keeping it under control.
I agree with the Millennium Project led by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs that we have the opportunity to make major strides in reducing the number of cases of malaria, and the number of deaths. Certainly we must do so if we are to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Investing in malaria control makes good sense. We will work to ensure that UNICEF continues to do its part to combat a disease that kills children and undermines development.
We are working with the World Health Organization and all the Roll Back Malaria partners toward that objective.
Now please allow me to introduce UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam, who along with Dr. Nafo Traore ,will present to you the key findings of the report.
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Maestro ist ein belgisches Filmdrama von Gérard Corbiau aus dem Jahr 1988.

Handlung
Um 1900: Opernsänger Joachim Dallayrac gibt nach einem Konzertabend in London überraschend seinen Rückzug von der Bühne bekannt. An dem Abend triumphiert sein großer Widersacher Prinz Scotti im Publikum; er war einst selbst Sänger, scheiterte im Gesangsduell gegen Joachim vor 20 Jahren jedoch und ruinierte dabei seine Singstimme. Seither sind beide Männer Feinde fürs Leben. Wenig später hat sich Joachim auf sein Landhaus zurückgezogen, wo er mit der 40-jährigen Estelle zusammenlebt, die ihn am Klavier begleitet. Kurze Zeit später kommt die 18-jährige Sophie Maurier auf dem Anwesen an. Es ist die Nichte von Joachims gutem Freund François, die Joachim in London vorsingen durfte. Ihre Stimme, die nahe an der Perfektion ist, brachte ihn dazu, sich fortan dem Unterrichten widmen zu wollen. Während die Welt rätselt, was ihn zum Rückzug von der Bühne bewogen haben könnte, beginnt Joachim, Sophie zu unterrichten. Estelle weiß, dass sich beide früher oder später ineinander verlieben werden, und es schmerzt sie, da sie selbst Joachim seit langem tief verehrt, die Vertrautheit zwischen beiden jedoch nie Liebe wurde.

Bei einem Treffen mit seinem Agenten Laumont sieht Joachim auf einem Markt den Rumtreiber Jean, der sich die Zeit mit Singen und Kleindiebstählen vertreibt. Joachim nimmt ihn spontan mit auf sein Anwesen, da er von seinem Talent überzeugt ist und weiß, dass aus Jean mit viel Üben ein erstklassiger Tenor werden wird. Die Zeit vergeht und aus Sophie und Jean werden sehr gute Sänger, wobei Jeans Fortschritte exemplarisch an Gustav Mahlers Von der Jugend ("Mitten in dem kleinen Teiche / Steht ein Pavillon aus grünem / Und aus weißem Porzellan" …) sichtbar werden. Sophie jedoch ist unglücklich, da sie sich in Joachim verliebt hat, er jedoch nur für seine Musik lebt. Zwar kommen sich beide während eines Regenschauers näher, doch zieht sich Joachim sofort zurück, da er weiß, dass entweder sie oder er in Kürze nicht mehr da sein werden.

Zu Joachims Geburtstag erscheint François auf dem Anwesen und bringt eine Einladung des Prinzen Scotti für Sophie und Jean mit. Beide sollen mit ihrem Lehrer an einem zweitägigen Gesangswettstreit auf Scottis Schloss teilnehmen. Weil Scotti einflussreich ist und sich für seine Schützlinge eine echte Chance ergibt, sagt Joachim zu, bringt Sophie und Jean jedoch nur zum Wettbewerb, um sofort allein wieder abzureisen. Sophie und Jean finden beieinander Trost und verbringen die Nacht zusammen. Scotti hat unterdessen erkannt, dass Jean eine identische Stimme wie sein langjähriger Protegé Arcas hat. Er lässt Arcas vor dem Wettbewerb vor Sophie und Jean singen und stürzt Jean so in Selbstzweifel. Auch Sophie beginnt angesichts der Konkurrenz, an ihrem Können zu zweifeln, auch wenn sie weiß, dass Scotti ihnen nur eine Falle stellen will. Auf seinem Anwesen stirbt Joachim unterdessen überraschend.

Sophie und Jean bereiten sich auf ihren Auftritt vor, da Sophie den Wettbewerb allein eröffnen soll, glaubt Scotti doch, dass Jean aufgegeben hat. Sie meistert ihren Auftritt mit Bravour, wobei sie den neben der Bühne stehenden Jean mit in ihrem Gesang einbezieht. Scotti erkennt, dass der Wettbewerb bereits zu Gunsten von Sophie entschieden ist, und fordert nun Jean und Arcas auf, in ein direktes Duell miteinander zu treten, da beide identische Stimmen haben. Um einen fairen Wettbewerb zu garantieren, verbergen sich beide Sänger unter Kostümen, die sie vollständig verdecken. Es ist Arcas, der einen hohen Ton mehrfach nicht erreicht, sodass Jean das Duell gewinnt. Scotti bietet ihm und auch Sophie die Zusammenarbeit an. In dem Moment erscheint François und teilt beiden den Tod von Joachim mit. Sie fahren zu seinem Anwesen und schauen zu, wie Joachims Leichnam über den See davongefahren wird. Estelle gibt zu, dass sie hofft, dass die kommende Zeit nun schnell vergeht.

Produktion

Maestro war das Langfilmregiedebüt von Gérard Corbiau, der zuvor nur bei einem Dokumentarfilm als Regisseur gearbeitet hatte. Die Dreharbeiten fanden vor allem in und um das Château de La Hulpe in La Hulpe statt, das im Film das Anwesen Joachims darstellt. Das Anwesen von Prinz Scotti fand man im Château de Chimay in Chimay. Die Kostüme schuf Catherine Frognier, die Filmbauten stammten von Zouc Lanc.

Maestro wurde im Mai 1988 im Rahmen der Internationalen Filmfestspiele von Cannes uraufgeführt. In Deutschland kam der Film am 22. November 1990 in die Kinos und erschien 1994 unter dem Titel Maestro – Das Duell auch auf VHS.

Musik
Im Film sind zahlreiche klassische Stücke zu hören, wobei Anne Roussels (Sophie) Gesang von Dinah Bryant sowie Philippe Volters (Jean) und Marc Schreibers (Arcas) Gesang von Jerome Pruett synchronisiert wurde. Opernsänger José van Dam sang seine Lieder selbst ein. Es spielt das Nouvel Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF unter Ronald Zollman.

Zu hören sind:

 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Alcandro, lo confesso … Non sò d'onde viene, K294
 Gustav Mahler – 4. Sinfonie, 1. Satz: Bedächtig. Nicht eilen; Von der Jugend (aus Das Lied von der Erde); Um Mitternacht (aus Rückert-Lieder, Nr. 4)
 Robert Schumann – Widmung (aus Myrthen, Nr. 1); Stille Tränen (aus 12 Gedichte, Nr. 8)
 Vincenzo Bellini – Sorgio, o padre; A tanto duol (beide aus Bianca e Fernando)
 Jacques Offenbach – Legende de Kleinzach (aus Hoffmanns Erzählungen)
 Giacomo Puccini – Tosca
 Franz Schubert – An die Musik
 Hugo Wolf – Wohl denk' ich oft (aus 3 Gedichte von Michelangelo Nr. 1)
 Giuseppe Verdi – Follie! … Sempre libera (aus La Traviata)

Zudem ist David Millers Stück Waltz zu hören.

Kritik
Für den film-dienst war Maestro ein "[ü]berwiegend fiktives Musik- und Künstlerdrama mit reizvollen Andeutungen und vergleichenden Bezügen zu Leben und Werk Mozarts und berühmten Kompositionen anderer Lieddichter." "Optisch und musikalisch eine Pracht", befand Cinema. "Der Film erzählt die Geschichte in schwelgerischen Molltönen und ist […] selbst ein Musikstück geworden: ein musikalisches Leinwand-Opus für Stimmen-Liebhaber", schrieben die Nürnberger Nachrichten. Die Frankfurter Rundschau lobte Maestro als "verschwenderisch ausgestatteten, phantastisch ins Bild gesetzten Musikfilm".

Auszeichnungen
Maestro wurde als belgischer Beitrag 1989 für einen Oscar in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film nominiert. Im Jahr 1990 erhielt der Film eine Nominierung für einen Cóndor de Plata der Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina als Bester ausländischer Film.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 1988
Belgischer Film
Filmdrama
Musikfilm

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Q: iOS: specific Landscape mode My app has Portrait mode only, as follow image:
Device Orientation
But it needs to support Landscape mode in customized UIViewController. I have override follow functions:
    - (BOOL)shouldAutorotate
    {
        return NO;
    }

    - (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)supportedInterfaceOrientations
    {
        return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscape;
    }

    - (UIInterfaceOrientation)preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation
    {
        return UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight;
    }

    - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
    {
        return UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(interfaceOrientation);
    }

It worked in most cases, but somehow it would acted like follow image:
problem picture
There seems to have a conflict between the device orientation and MyViewController orientation.
PS: My device is iPhone 6s Plus, system is iOS 10.0, this problem also exist in iPhone 6s.

A: If you are wondering for ViewController specific orientation then please refer below answer
https://stackoverflow.com/a/27010196/6325474

A: Try this .
AppDelegate.h
@property () BOOL restrictRotation;

AppDelegate.m
-(NSUInteger)application:(UIApplication *)application supportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow:(UIWindow *)window
{
if(self.restrictRotation)
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait;
else
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll; // you can change orientation for specific type . for ex landscape left
}

ViewController
-(void) restrictRotation:(BOOL) restriction
{
    AppDelegate* appDelegate = (AppDelegate*)[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate;
    appDelegate.restrictRotation = restriction;
}

viewDidLoad
[self restrictRotation:YES]; or NO

you need to write this line in every viewcontroller where you need to modify
for more : https://stackoverflow.com/a/25952571/3901620

A: You can use following code in AppDelegate .This is only possible solution which will work
Swift code
 func application(_ application: UIApplication,
supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) ->
UIInterfaceOrientationMask  {

        let vc = self.window?.currentViewController()
        if vc?.isKind(of: YourDesiredVCToChangeOrientation.self) == true {
            return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.landscape;
        } else {
            return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.all ;
        }

    }

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Combined Lune A and B runs 28th November – Freeze!
The 25 riders who left Lancaster's Dalton Square on the Lune 'B' Run were in for a treat. The early November weather was excellent and the planned ride towards the Howgill Fells took the cyclists to a quiet but spectacular part of the North West.


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UPET SA Târgoviște este o companie din România producătoare de instalații mobile de foraj si utilaj petrolier. Compania a fost fondată la 1872 ca fonderie de tunuri, care a devenit mai târziu Arsenalul din Târgoviște. În 1949 uzina a fost reprofilată și devine Fabrica de Utilaj Petrolier din Târgoviște, an de la care începe istoria UPET ca producător de utilaj petrolier și instalații de foraj. În martie 2001, UPET Târgoviște a fost cumpărată de cea mai importantă corporație din domeniul construcțiilor de mașini din Rusia - OMZ Uralmash Izhora Group detinută la acel moment de omul de afaceri Kakha Bendukidze. În anul 2011 pachetul majoritar al UPET a fost cumparat de grupul Generatia din Rusia. Din 2019 UPET este detinută de Machine Building Concept SRL Romania . Acțiunile UPET sunt tranzacționate la Bursa de Valori Bucuresti sub simbolul UPET.

Număr de angajați în 2009: 1.189

Cifra de afaceri:
 2008: 211,7 milioane lei (57,5 milioane euro)
 2007: 70,2 milioane lei (21 milioane euro)
 2006: 35,3 milioane lei

Venit net în 2008: 57,9 milioane lei (15,7 milioane euro)

Note

Legături externe
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Companii producătoare de utilaje din România
Companii din Târgoviște


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Apple Preparing 75 Million 5G iPhones Alongside New Watches and iPad
01 September, 2020 • News In English
Apple Inc. has asked suppliers to build at least 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year, roughly in line with last year's launch, in a sign that demand for the company's most important product is holding up in the midst of the global pandemic and recession.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant anticipates shipments of these next-generation iPhones may reach as high as 80 million units in 2020, according to people familiar with the situation. Apple plans to launch four new models in October with fifth-generation wireless speeds, a different design and a wider choice of screen sizes, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced products.
Among a comprehensive product refresh in the fall, Apple is also preparing a new iPad Air with an edge-to-edge iPad Pro-like screen, two new Apple Watch versions and its first over-ear headphones outside the Beats brand. A smaller HomePod speaker is in the works, too. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.
Suppliers to the Silicon Valley giant rose on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and LG Display Co. closed 2% up, lens supplier Largan Precision Co. climbed 4.1% and headphones assembler Goertek Inc. gained 2.1%.
Apple and its manufacturing partners always ramp up production ahead of the rollout of new iPhones each fall. In the summer of 2019, suppliers were preparing to make components for as many as 75 million handsets. The target in 2018 was similar, so this year's goal of 75 million to 80 million units is a bullish sign. Key iPhone assembly partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, has put up several notices on WeChat over the past month recruiting workers for its main iPhone campus in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
While the Covid-19 outbreak has hammered the global economy and disrupted supply chains, Apple is seeing strong demand for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers from people working and studying remotely. Revenue from iPhones crushed Wall Street expectations in the most recent quarter. The device still generates almost half of Apple's sales, and that often tops 60% in the holiday season. Apple shares have soared 76% this year, making it the first U.S. company to surpass $2 trillion in market value.
The four new phones will be split into two basic and two high-end models for the first time, and all will feature OLED displays with improved color and clarity. The two regular iPhones will come in a new 5.4-inch size and a 6.1-inch option, while the Pro devices will offer a choice of a 6.1-inch or an enlarged 6.7-inch display, which will be the largest Apple's ever put in an iPhone.
All of the new smartphones will have updated designs with squared edges similar to the iPad Pro, and the high-end phones will continue to use stainless steel edges versus aluminum sides on the cheaper variants. The company is also planning a dark blue color option on the Pro models to replace the Midnight Green of 2019's iPhone 11 Pro line.
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Manyokole pleads bankruptcy
Former DCEO boss, Mahlomola Manyokole
…asks govt for M1, 6 million to pay his legal bills
SUSPENDED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, says he has no money to fund his appearance before a tribunal that was established to probe his fitness to remain in office.
Advocate Manyokole therefore requested the tribunal to help him secure state funding to pay his fees amounting to M1, 6 million.
He said this when he appeared before the tribunal this week in Maseru. The tribunal was set up last December by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to probe him for alleged incompetence. It is headed by retired Judge Teboho Moiloa, who is assisted by High Court Judge Polo Banyane and retired judge, Semapo Peete.
Adv Manyokole is represented by Adv Tekane Maqakachane while the government is represented by Attorney Mohaneng Rasekoai.
However, Adv Manyokole appeared before the tribunal without his lawyer on Monday. He told the tribunal that Adv Maqakachane was recuperating after testing positive to Covid-19.
He then proceeded to detail his financial woes, adding that he had requested the Office of the Prime Minister to foot his legal bill.
"I made a special request to be assisted with the payment on legal fees," Adv Manyokole said.
"Though we had agreed with Adv Maqakachane to appear today (Monday), it would have still been a challenge because I would not be able to pay him because I have no money. I have many cases in the courts of law. So far, I have two criminal cases and they have consumed a lot of my resources and as a result I am unable to pay him (Maqakachane)."
He said his request was not an unusual one since the state had set a precedent by paying Court of Appeal president, Kananelo Mosito's legal fees in 2016. This after he had been hauled before a tribunal by the then Pakalitha Mosisili-led government to probe his fitness to remain in office.
Adv Manyokole argued that his situation was similar to that of Justice Mosito and failing to assist him would be discriminatory on the part of the government.
"I therefore request the tribunal to assist me in that regard. I made a request through a letter to the office of the Prime Minister… I have not received any assistance," Adv Manyokole said.
Mr Rasekoai said he had represented Justice Mosito in 2016 and his fees were paid by the state. He also promised to engage the office of the Attorney General, Rapelang Motsieloa, to facilitate a similar arrangement for Adv Manyokole.
He suggested that Adv Manyokole had failed in his attempts to get state assistance because he not addressed his request to the Office of the Attorney General.
"But that is now water under the bridge and I undertake to engage with the Office of the Attorney General to consider this issue (Manyokole's request) in good faith and for the sake of fairness," Mr Rasekoai said.
He also said one had to follow the correct procedures to seek state assistance.
"State-sponsored fees are not demanded as a kind of fait accompli (something which must accomplished as a matter of fact).
"In his letter, Mr Maqakachane demands M1, 6 million. That is not how we went about it (in the Mosito case). There has to be a memorandum of agreement on the tariffs and the rates which have to be paid…I will duly advise Mr Maqakachane on the proper approach," Attorney Rasekoai said.
Adv Manyokole also asked the tribunal to assist him to obtain some documents from the DCEO to help him prepare his defence. He also asked for the tribunal's help in engaging some staffers who wants to be his witnesses.
He said he could not engage the DCEO on his own because that would in breach of his bail conditions for his money laundering and corruption case which is before the High Court.
"I need to speak to some DCEO staffers to come and testify before this tribunal. Such officers are even scared of greeting me when they see me on the streets, citing that they will be charged if they are seen talking to me. I need to see my colleagues for them to assist this tribunal to reach a fair and just ruling. I need documents from the office of the DCEO director general including my own letters so that I can assist this tribunal to reach a fair ruling.
"For these reasons, I therefore request that the tribunal proceedings be postponed and that I be assisted with the requests I have made. It is important that I be favoured with a response for my legal fees as well access to documents and potential witnesses," Adv Manyokole said.
Justice Moiloa then adjourned proceedings for about 30 minutes to enable Adv Manyokole to engage the prosecution over his demands.
Before that, he had stressed the need to expeditiously conclude the hearing in the interests of justice.
"For your sake and for everybody's sake, we want to know what the outcome will be so that you enjoy your life without this thing hanging over your head. So, we need to expediate these matters and all of us need to cooperate with each other.
"Whatever problems you have in dealing with this matter, it is critical that you come to us for help where necessary. That will help to expediate this matter," Justice Moiloa told Adv Manyokole.
He also assured Adv Manyokole that the tribunal did not have any problems with him accessing files from the DCEO and interacting with potential witnesses from the anti-corruption agency.
When they returned from their discussions, Mr Rasekoai informed the tribunal that they had discussed Adv Manyokole's concerns. He then requested the hearing to be postponed to give them time to address all the issues raised by the DCEO boss.
"We can confirm that we engaged with each other and we also engaged his (Manyokole's) lawyer Ntate Maqakachane to discuss the modalities. We agreed that as soon proceedings are adjourned, we would engage Ntate Maqakachane to advise him on the modalities of facilitating the payment of his fees by the state. We will appear before the tribunal on 6 September 2021 to advise it of the progress thereof.
"We also engaged on the discovery of documents and the proposed witnesses who shall testify on behalf of Ntate Manyokole. He (Manyokole) will inform us of the ducments being sought and the names of individuals who shall be engaged. With the permission of the tribunal, we shall then sketch the proposed way forward regarding the filing of the respondent's response and the complaint's reply," Mr Rasekoai said. Adv Manyokole concurred.
Justice Moiloa then adjourned proceedings to Monday.
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Plettkea cryptantha är en nejlikväxtart som beskrevs av Johannes Mattfeld. Plettkea cryptantha ingår i släktet Plettkea och familjen nejlikväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Campo La Cruz is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. It had 136 residents at the 2001 census.

References

Populated places in Salta Province


I hadn't even heard of Death Becomes Her or You (the former is the exhibition, the latter the event) until I was emailed an invitation to come in period clothing. Since Julie moved far away there haven't really been any events close enough for me to go, and I was so excited! But I have nothing suitable for mourning in the period covered by Death Becomes Her - technically, my white cotton 1780 gown, if worn with a white petticoat, would count as second mourning in its period, though - so I had to take action quickly: I had to make the best use of my time as I'm a slow sewer.
In the end, I went with the early 1910s. My sewing speed was really an issue, especially as I'm working a part time job and cataloguing at a local historical society twice a week! I couldn't spend a lot of time scaling up a complicated pattern, or making a bunch of petticoats to fluff out skirts, or hand-sewing everything (because even for an event happening soon I'm not going to compromise on that). And I have always liked the 1911-1914 silhouette.
After some dithering, I went with Butterick B6093, which looks like a reprint of an historical Butterick pattern. The long-sleeved version is hideous, but the other view looks very much like many dresses in my April 1914 issue of McCall's.
My original assumption was that the pattern was an original with updated, modernized instructions, but soon after I ordered the pattern on Etsy I found out that this is not so. They want you to make it all up and put in a zipper in the side! I was almost prepared to scale up and hand-sew an 1840s dress, do you think I would stand for that? No, no. But I have handled so many dresses of this period that it was a cinch to figure out how to make it in a plausible manner while completely ignoring the instructions given.
First I cut out the lining in unbleached muslin, shaping it so the edges met at center front instead of overlapping, and fitted it in front and back with darts. Edwardian, post-Edwardian, and early 1920s dresses were mostly made with overlapping layers attached to a fitted lining. In some ways, this makes construction easier: if you know the lining fits, you can gather and tack down and apply anywhere to get the dress to look any way you want it to.
I sewed the shoulder seams separately in each layer, but sewed the side seams together through all the layers to anchor the bodice. Resting the bodice on my dress form (which still doesn't match my body, by the way), I gathered up the back by hand to fit, and attached the back of the skirt. After making the whole skirt up, just to be clear.
Due to my only having 2.5 yards of 60" wool because of reasons, I had to make some changes to the pattern: no floaty overskirt panels. Instead, I would use the plain underskirt, and fasten it with a dog-leg closure as the crossover front can't extend all the way to the side seam (as I found to my frustration). The left side of the bodice is free: I gathered it slightly and sewed it to a white twill tape, putting a snap at the end to fasten it.
I made up the collar and then sewed it to the wool layer (this is why the shoulder seams have to be done separately in each layer), slipstitching the lining inside. The cuffs were done in reverse, having one side of the cuff sewn to the sleeve, then the other folded down and slipstitched to the inside.
I had some problems with the sleeves - the pattern pieces are cut to make quite a puff at the top, which doesn't show in the pattern drawing. My wool is kind of a winter suit-weight, and I didn't want a big puff anyway, so I tried to cut them down, with some success. The crossover had to be pinned in place with a cameo brooch, as it wanted to puff too much.
Me with Julie and Dan before leaving for the Met.
Hair is tricky for me, as mine is currently just below my shoulders. For this period and the 1920s, I twist side pieces of my hair to fluff out, and usually make a very low bun - due to the length, I had to just roll up the back and try to fasten it, but I ended up redoing it constantly. I bought a trio of black plumes to try to use as ornaments, but in the end I knew I wouldn't be able to manage that. (Look out for black feathers on my Etsy store. Just tell me if you're interested!) So nothing interesting in my hair.
My hair never stays up.
Overall, I think this is a very good, accurate pattern, provided that you ignore the instructions. It really is basic enough to be altered into some of the variations I gave above. I would love to use it again to make the green-striped dress with the buttons down the crossover and on the skirt.
I don't have the number of reenacting shoes I would like. Generally I make do with my Fugawee Annas (for the 18th century and some of the 19th), modern brown flats (for all evening and Regency occasions), and Gibsons (20th century). But I am gearing up for an Early Bustle wedding, and it seems appropriate to have proper shoes for a wedding, so I got involved with the Renoir preorder. But I needed them to be black, and of course they inherently require alteration with the buttons, so I let them sit around until very recently, when I realized that they would work for this outfit and I should finish them.
The dye was more watery than I was expected, and at first I was dribbling it around. It's on the sole! Another thing to beware is that if you dye the area with the original holes for the buttons lying flat, the dye will seep into the lining. Don't let it happen, it will annoy you. Also, polishing requires a lot more buffing than you might expect - I'm still getting some on my fingers. But I feel that the dyed and polished black makes for a deeper, fuller color than a factory dye.
I wore these to my volunteer position on the Wednesday before Halloween in order to break them in, and they were very comfortable. Bear in mind, I have flat feet and normally wear insoles and no heels - here, short heels and no insoles. So I decided to wear them down to New York in order to save on packing.
The story of my travels within New York is long and stupid; let it suffice to say that I did a lot of extra, unnecessary walking. I'm pretty sure that if I hadn't done all that extra walking at a city speed, I wouldn't have rubbed a tiny spot on my ankle raw - it didn't happen until about 8pm. These are so comfortable! I'm sure that at any event where you aren't constantly forgetting things and having to rush back to get them, these would not cause any problems. The Renoir boots get my wholehearted approval! I can't wait to wear them to another event.
Love the Edwardian creation! I fully advocate taking decent patterns and ditching crappy instructions--I do it all the time to aim for better authenticity (even with patterns purportedly created for reenactors!). The whole effect is very nice--even your hair :) which I think looks very period-plausible.
I am definitely thinking more about using some commercial patterns as bases and altering them to match the ones I've taken, because that first step of getting to the basic right size is so important and so difficult for me. I've been hesitant but it really does seem like the sensible thing to do!
Oh, Swype keyboard and your autocorrect.
You look awesome! I thought I spied button boots under your skirt, and I LOVE the way the Renoirs came out in black. They look amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! The boots are really amazing, I'm so happy with them, and can't wait to make an outfit that they will be technically accurate under.
A big part of me wanted to make them red, but that will not work for the wedding, so I put that on hold until I get another style of shoe.
Oh hum... I guess I shouldn't be afraid to do this on my own. I'm sure I still have your email tilling me how to do this.
I should have mentioned I was referring to dying the boots black.
Don't be afraid! It's a bit daunting at first, but as long as you go slow and have a paintbrush to do the edges, it should come out fine.


Dr. Roman McQueen leads a busy life between his work at the hospital and his time spent at his family's Montana ranch. And yet, he finds himself sitting night after night at Anna's bedside reading her a mystery and hoping that somehow she knows that, even though she has no family, she is not alone. When Anna wakes and begins the long process of recovery, Roman finds himself by her side. He tells himself he's being a friend even as he tries not to notice how her kindness, quiet wit and subtle beauty makes him dream that someday they can have more.
How do you combat a lifetime of bad parenting? You just can't. All you can do is lead through experience. This one took a couple of friends, a town, and oh yeah, a horrible near-death accident.
You see Anna Kenner a librarian was on the highway at night when her car goes over the edge of the road. It rolls several times landing on its roof. She hits her head so hard on the driver's side window she ends up in a coma for a little over a week.
She then wakes to find an old high school classmate just can't remember his name yet. Slowly her memory is returning with startling results of how fast things can change. The high school friend is Dr. Roman McQueen. From a wealthy ranching family who also owns a resort in town also. She can't understand why he's there because he's there, other than to help translate doctor talk to her, because really in school they just said hello here and there.
After another week she is transferred to a rehab facility. Where he goes to visit her there too. Now mind you, she finds out from her BFF that while she was in the coma he read to her from a book series that she loves a travel mystery.
After all, her hard work and a month she is ready to go home. He was her ride. Feelings were on high alert for the both of them. But with his past history of childhood cancer and his busy schedule, could he really have a normal life?
See how they go from friends to more. I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.


There's more data than ever, and more tools to store and analyze it. Some of these tools are becoming so sophisticated, in fact, that it's tempting for any business owner to let data outputs guide strategy. However, a new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, funded by SAS, suggests that companies take a step back and put a strategy in place before plunging into the data-thickets.
The Economist Intelligence Unit gathered responses some 752 senior executives from various sectors; at the same time, it interviewed 17 executives, consultants and specialists who were notable in the field of data collection and analysis.
The survey found that a correlation existed between effective use of "Big Data" and companies' financial performance. That's not a huge surprise. Nor is the revelation that most of the data flooding organizations' IT infrastructure is coming from "customer-facing areas" such as Web data and user-generated content on social networks. And nor is the survey report's assertion that increased knowledge of data analytics across an organization can help improve analysis.
Moreover, they added, that strategy should be based on "key business priorities," with the data component only developed in the service of those priorities. Around 46 percent of those surveyed said a well-defined data strategy allowed them to triumph financially over rivals.
That advice is especially pressing at a time when many IT vendors are pushing "real time" analytics capable of providing rapid deep insight into various aspects of a business. Those tools could help solve pressing business issues, but there are evidently risks to using them without an overarching plan in place.


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Attorney Friedman Unsurprised by Tamir Rice Grand Jury Decision
By Ian N. Friedman
On December 28, 2015, a Cleveland grand jury ruled that there were not sufficient grounds to indict the officers involved in the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice. The decision has furthered the discussion of police shootings, policing tactics, and law enforcement accountability that has swept the U.S. since the 2013 Florida shooting of Trayvon Martin. Cleveland Jewish News reached out to Attorney Ian Friedman for his take on the decision last week.
"The decision, based upon all of the evidence, when you're able to take away the emotion—as hard as that may be to do," Attorney Friedman said in a phone interview, "leads to only one conclusion and that was that there is insufficient grounds for an indictment."
According to Friedman, the grand jury ruling was correct based on careful consideration of what patrolmen Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback knew as they approached the 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he sat alone at Cudell Recreation Center holding a toy gun. "If you pare the entire case down, it comes down to what the officer knew in less than two seconds," Friedman added. "This officer did not have all of the information and rode up on someone who he believed was pulling a real firearm from his waistband. He had no other choice but to respond the way he did."
Not the end of the issue?
While Attorney Friedman believes that there was little grounds to pursue criminal convictions of the officers involved, he does believe that the Rice family may have better prospects in pursuing justice in Civil Court. "Now, there may have been breakdowns in communication from the dispatcher, there may have been policy violations," he told Cleveland Jewish Times, "but that will all be rightfully heard in a civil court, not made for the criminal court."
The next steps in the Tamir Rice case are not yet known, but it continues to inspire protests and concerns among the community. In a Dec 28 statement, the Rice family criticized Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty, who they accused of "abusing and manipulating" the grand jury process.
If you are facing a criminal accusation and want knowledgeable and accomplished counsel on your side, we invite you to contact Ian N. Friedman today. Attorney Friedman is one of the most respected and sought-after criminal defense attorneys in Cleveland and has consistently secured favorable outcomes both in and outside the courtroom for his clients.
Get proven representation by your side during this difficult time. Call us at 888.694.4645 today.
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How muscle fatigue originates in the head
The extent to which we are able to activate our muscles voluntarily depends on motivation and will power or the physical condition and level of fatigue of the muscles, for instance. The latter particularly leads to noticeable and measurable performance impairments. For a long time, the research on muscle fatigue was largely confined to changes in the muscle itself. Now, a joint research project between the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich has shifted the focus to brain research. Headed by neuro-psychologist Kai Lutz from the University of Zurich in collaboration with Urs Boutellier from the Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport at ETH Zurich, the researchers discovered neuronal processes for the first time that are responsible for reducing muscle activity during muscle-fatiguing exercise. The third and final part of this series of experiments, which was conducted by Lea Hilty as part of her doctoral thesis, has now been published in the European Journal of Neuroscience.
Muscle's nerve impulses inhibit motoric area in the brain
In the initial study, the researchers showed that nerve impulses from the muscle - much like pain information - inhibit the primary motoric area during a tiring, energy-demanding exercise. They were able to prove this using measurements in which study participants repeated thigh contractions until they could no longer attain the force required. If the same exercise was conducted under narcotization of the spinal chord (spinal anesthesia), thus interrupting the response from the muscle to the primary motoric area, the corresponding fatigue-related inhibition processes became significantly weaker than when the muscle information was intact.
In a second step, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers were able to localize the brain regions that exhibit an increase in activity shortly before the interruption of a tiring, energy-demanding activity and are thus involved in signalizing the interruption: the thalamus and the insular cortex - both areas which analyze information that indicates a threat to the organism, such as pain or hunger.
Neuronal system has regulating effect on muscle performance
The third study has now shown that the inhibitory influences on motoric activity are actually mediated via the insular cortex: In tests using a bicycle ergometer, the researchers determined that the communication between the insular cortex and the primary motoric area became more intensive as the fatigue progressed. "This can be regarded as evidence that the neuronal system found not only informs the brain, but also actually has a regulating effect on motoric activity," says Lea Hilty, summing up the current result. And Kai Lutz points to the new research field that now opens up with these results: "The findings are an important step in discovering the role the brain plays in muscle fatigue. Based on these studies, it won't just be possible to develop strategies to optimize muscular performance, but also specifically investigate reasons for reduced muscular performance in various diseases." Prolonged reduced physical performance is a symptom that is frequently observed in daily clinical practice. It can also appear as a side effect of certain medication. However, so-called chronic fatigue syndrome is often diagnosed without any apparent cause.
Lea Hilty, Lutz Jäncke, Roger Luechinger, Urs Boutellier, and Kai Lutz. Limitation of Physical Performance in a Muscle Fatiguing Handgrip Exercise Is Mediated by Thalamo-Insular Activity. Human Brain Mapping. December 10, 2010. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21177
Lea Hilty, Kai Lutz, Konrad Maurer, Tobias Rodenkirch, Christina M. Spengler, Urs Boutellier, Lutz Jäncke, and Markus Amann. Spinal opioid receptor-sensitive muscle afferents contribute to the fatigue-induced increase in intracortical inhibition in healthy humans. Experimental Physiology. February 11, 2011. doi: 10.1113/expphysiol.2010.056226
Lea Hilty, Nicolas Langer, Roberto Pascual-Marqui, Urs Boutellier, and Kai Lutz. Fatigue-induced increase in intracortical communication between mid ⁄anterior insular and motor cortex during cycling exercise. European Journal of Neuroscience. November 21, 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07909.x
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Awwwww! What a pretty little girl!
She looks so great! I hope my new bottle baby will look that great soon... never had one, feeling totally overwhelmed, and worried about keeping my own four healthy despite this little one's goopy eyes and congestion.
What a little toughie....that toy is almost as big as she is, but she's giving it a good fight!
Bless this bundle of darling fluffiness!!
How cute! We wanna play with her!
OMC! Verona is so adorable!
git that fether, Verona kitteh.
You are gonna be a fierce kittie.
Everytime we see that name, mommy says "as in 'Two gentlemen of'..." And we roll our eyes.
FaRADaY: Hey! She has a cool WAND TOY!!!


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Grisebachianthus es un género de plantas perteneciente a la familia Asteraceae. Comprende 8 especies descritas y  aceptadas.  Es originario de las Antillas.

Descripción
Las plantas de este género sólo tienen disco (sin rayos florales) y los pétalos son de color blanco, ligeramente amarillento blanco, rosa o morado (nunca de un completo color amarillo).

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por R.M.King & H.Rob. y publicado en Phytologia 32: 268. 1975.

Especies aceptadas
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Grisebachianthus aceptadas hasta junio de 2012, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos.
Grisebachianthus carsticola R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus holquinensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus hypoleucus (Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus lantanifolius (Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus libanotica (Sch.Bip.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus mayarensis (Alain) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus nipensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Grisebachianthus plucheoides (Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Referencias

Critoniinae


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module Cufflinks::User
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- There are many reasons why John Carlson is one of the best young defensemen in the NHL and should have a long and successful career in front of him.
While he possesses such a tantalizing grasp of a wide array of skills, one of his greatest assets at this early stage of his career has been his resiliency -- something not often associated with 21-year-olds at his position.
Carlson struggled at times for the Washington Capitals during a Game 3 loss to the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. He had a couple of lapses in the opening 40 minutes of Game 4 as well.
And yet there he was in the third period and overtimes, helping the Capitals stage a dramatic comeback from a 3-0 deficit. Marcus Johansson deflected Carlson's shot to tie the game at three, and then Carlson might have been the best player on either team after the horn at the end of the third period sounded.
"One thing I've noticed is that he's the type of guy that if he makes a mistake he usually responds well to being called on it or being yelled at or something like that," said Carlson's defense partner Karl Alzner. "I wouldn't say he's had bad games or anything like that, but he is the type of guy if something happens he can forget about it. It might bug him for a couple of shifts, but it is pretty remarkable how he can drop it."
Not only did Carlson play well in the overtimes, he played a lot. He ended up logging more than 10 minutes in the first extra session alone, and finished the game with a team-high 34:50 of ice time -- more than six minutes greater than his previous career-high in the NHL.
"I had a tough stretch in the second period [of Game 4]," Carlson said. "I started out good and I was shooting a lot more and felt more comfortable. I finally got my legs underneath me and I'm glad to see that we could battle back."
While other players appeared to be tired or trying conserve energy as the game wore on, Carlson continued to be aggressive and jump into the play offensively. Some of that could be attributed to youth, but a lot of it is because of the way he's built. He had the body of a 25-year-old hockey player when he was 19, and he's proven at the OHL and AHL levels that he can handle 28-30 minutes a night with ease.
"He's a great skater," defenseman Scott Hannan said. "When you can skate like that and play those type of minutes, they're tough minutes to play. Anytime you start creeping up into that range you get tired, you've got to take care of yourself. But he's a great skater and it makes it that much easier and he sees the ice well."
It is also worth pointing out that he wouldn't be asked to play all those minutes without having earned the trust of the coaching staff. Not every coach would be willing to play a 21-year-old for more than half of an overtime period in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but Bruce Boudreau doesn't think twice.
"I think a lot of it had to do with the situations -- matching their lines type of thing," Boudreau said. "[Assistant coach Bob Woods] does that and he knows I have total confidence in both John and Karl, so when it is needed for them to be out there they go out there."
This is not the first time Carlson has proven he can move past some temporary struggles. Earlier this season he played through a leg injury after being hit by a shot. The Capitals were short on the blue line at the time and he was able to fight through the injury, and while his play suffered a bit at first he adjusted and was effective.
Carlson also "hit the wall" last season while playing for Hershey in the Calder Cup Playoffs. He had played a ton of games in the past two seasons -- for London in the Ontario Hockey League, for his country in the world junior championships, for the Bears in two Calder Cup Playoffs and for the Capitals in the second half of the 2009-10 season and the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
He wasn't the same dominant player near the end of the conference finals and the start of the Calder Cup Finals, and it looked like being asked to log so many minutes in so many high-level hockey games was starting to wear him down.
Carlson rebounded, and again was one of Hershey's top players as the Bears came back from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the Texas Stars and claim a second straight AHL title. Another year of offseason training and more NHL experience has Carlson better equipped to survive a long postseason, but given his resilience he'd probably figure out a way even if his body was betraying him.
"As the year progressed, you feel more and more comfortable in this team," Carlson said. "I think it has been a good year, but it has been a learning experience for me. It is something to keep taking forward."


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As mentioned in my About section, my paranormal career jump-started in 2009 when I was cast on and later won the first season of Ghost Hunters Academy. The experience was a stressful one, but more educational than I could have imagined. Like boot camp, we were thrown to the sharks and had to work at our very best. I followed my time on the show with a trip to New York, where I briefly appeared on the Ghost Hunters Live 100th episode at 8H Saturday Night Live studios, before later that night flying overseas to shoot with the Ghost Hunters International team. Despite my "prize" for winning Academy, my time spent on International was kept only to this episode, while my co-winner, Susan Slaughter, made it for the next two years. But it was in my return home that allowed me to discover work at the Stanley Hotel as well as return to Colorado State University, where I was inspired to put together the final draft of my first novel.
I still keep in touch with many folks from the show, both Academy, International, and the original Ghost Hunters series, and I still tour the US now at various events during the year. Ghost Hunters Academy was an interesting show. It was rushed and tried to combine many different approaches and styles into one. I've developed a unique perspective on it, being both a fan and a cast member. But they are worth a watch, and absolutely if you're here curious about me. The experience was a life-changer for me.
To purchase these episodes on YouTube, click HERE. To purchase on iTunes, click HERE.
Listed below are my Television and documentary appearances, my media publications, and my various archived media appearances.
Ghost Hunters Academy (TV Series Documentary) (2009), 6 episodes. S1 winner, Cast Member, Himself
"Web of Deceit", "The Honeymoon's Over", "Back to Basics", "Drama Queen", "The Blame Game", "Final Exams".
Ghost Hunters International (TV Series Documentary) (2010), Cast Member, Himself. 1 Episode,
S02E14: "The Spirit of Robin Hood"
Ghost Hunters (TV Series Documentary) Cast Member, Himself. 2 Episodes,
S06E01: "Alcatraz Live Event" (2010)
"Live Halloween Special" (2009)
AdventureMyths: Shining Secrets of the Stanley Hotel (Documentary) (2012) Cast Member, Himself.
Television and Webseries Appearances
Big Seance Podcast Interview (February 17, 2017)
Euphomet Podcast Interview (October 21, 2016)
Creepy Catalog Interview (September 8, 2016)
Claire Frank Books Blog "Dreams of Being a Hero" (April 6, 2015)
Beyond Paranormal with New England Ghost Interview (March 13, 2014)
LiveParanormal.com with Clarissa Vasquez Interview (November 30, 2011)
LiveParanormal.com Halloween Bash Chat (October 30, 2011)
Soul Chat with Sandiee Interivew (March 28, 2011)
Dead Serious Radio with the ALPHA Ghost Team Interview (January 25, 2011)
Westword Blog Article (June 28, 2010)
Mostly Dead with Heathyr Hoffman Radio Interview (May 6, 2010)
Strange Frequencies Radio Interview (February 4, 2010)
Rocky Mountain Collegian, "Ghost Hunter Student Goes International" (February 1, 2010)
Darkness Radio Interview (December 5, 2009) 10PM
Writing Contributions
Staff Writer (2011 - 2015), "The Three Types of Ghost Hunter", "Consciousness, ESP, and the Science That Proves It", "Threshold Consciousness", "Slender, Faceless", "The Proof is Out There", and the monthly Ghost Hunters Case Files, et al.
Contributor (2011 - Present), "American Horror Story: Coven Recaps", Interviews with Jason Henderson and AJ Barrera, et al.
Contributor (2013), "Breaking Down the Boogeyman"
About Stanley Hotel Events Media Vlogs Contact
Guest Editorial (2016), "World of Digital Spirits: How Pokemon GO Has Haunted the Planet with Online Ghosts".
Spirits of the Stanley (Web Series Documentary) (The Dark Zone) (2016)
Cast Member, Producer, Director, Himself. 8 Episodes.


Speakers at the opening ceremony were dean Ted Snyder, president Peter Salovey '86PhD, founding dean William Donaldson '53, recent past dean Sharon Oster, and former Yale Corporation member William S. Beinecke '36, whom Snyder described as "in many ways, the school's founder." Beinecke, who said he is "four months away from turning a hundred," had advocated for a business school at Yale since the 1950s and helped make it happen when he was a trustee of the university from 1971 to 1982.
Yesterday's events, part of a weekend conference called "Business + Society: Leadership in an Increasingly Complex World," also included a panel discussion about the building with Foster, former president Richard Levin '74PhD, architecture dean Robert A. M. Stern '65MArch, and former UVA architecture dean Karen Van Lengen. In his remarks, Levin recalled how when SOM students were polled about their preference for the new building, "they wanted James Gamble Rogers"—traditional Yale architecture. But Levin—with the Corporation's backing—believed that contemporary architecture was more befitting a "twenty-first-century business school."
Besides that glass-walled courtyard, the building's most distinctive features are those curvaceous classrooms, blue-walled drums that come in two sizes on either side of the courtyard. The classrooms are arranged in different configurations for different teaching styles: focused on a lecturer, in the round, or team-based, for example. Foster says that in the midst of the building's overall transparency, the classrooms are designed to be "protected and cocooned from the outside world."
Also worthy of note is the contemporary art distributed throughout the building, including a number of colorful Sol Lewitt murals. In the atrium of the faculty office wing is a large-scale mural created for the site by Swiss artist Adrian Schiess—its panels appear to change color when viewed from different angles.
Most visible from Whitney Avenue are a café and media center and a library above the main entrance. If you still needed any convincing that this is a twenty-first-century school, the library should do the trick: it's as transparent as an Absolut bottle, and there's not a book in sight.


If this world has only 1 chick, every guy would think she is the best since there's no benchmark and comparison. Likewise, solo performance by BenQ Joybook Lite U101 on its own does not let us know how's its "performance", so I'm gonna to make a comparison with my lovely MSI Wind U100 just like what I did with HP Mini 2133.
Let's move on to the main course.
Joybook design is very practical and handy with 2 compartments for upgradeable components, the memory RAM and the optional Solid State Disk SSD. Compare to Wind, I have to open barely the entire housing to upgrade the RAM or the harddisk. I certainly love the SSD optional upgrade, I would say it is the best feature among other netbooks (and notebooks too!) which none offer 2 storage bays including Wind. When SSD has mass production and the price drops within the reasonable price per size GB, you can opt for one to load it with your Operating System and use the mechanical SATA harddisk solely for storage purpose. Advantage is you don't have to reinstall OS if the harddisk fails.
Wind's battery doubles the size fo Joybook's but the capacity is 200mAh lower than Joybook's 2400mAh. Both are 3 cells and Joybook's delivers 26.64 Whr efficiency whereas Wind's 3-cell with 2200mAH delivers 24.42 Whr. From my friend's experience, practically Joybook with XP Home offers 2.5 hours of usage and my cousin's Wind with XP Professional flats after slightly more than 2 hours. However, it's not an apple to apple comparison 'cause the power scheme (i.e. brightness) and peripheral usage (i.e. wifi) might not be the same.
I like the position of the Fn key on Joybook than MSI's and also the full size keys for , . / and the direction keys. The small right Shift key on Joybook doesn't have any impact on me as I habitually use the left CTRL and Shift keys but the small , . and / keys on Wind led me pressing the wrong key (, or .) occasionally. Big direction keys is a plus, comfortably I can play some arcade games like Pac Man and my old time favorite, Digger.
On the other hand, there are some weird setup in Joybook's keyboard. Do you notice the F1 key is not adjacent to ESC key at first row from top? Typically the ` key is the first key at second row follow by numeric keys. So some may need to adjust the typing habit to remember that the first key at second row is numeric number 1 and the second key is 2 not 1. The other discovery on the keyboard layout was, one would need to press Fn + Del key for print screen function, if one uses that key often. Contrary, some may prefer this arrangement if they frequently use Numlock with only one press on Joybook, whereas it requires combination with Fn key on Wind.
A width of 2". A mere 0.15" difference. Since I do not use the Joybook for long, can't comment if that makes much difference in scrolling and hovering. But I believe the bigger the pad, the better ergonomic score it is.
Cool huh? As far as I know (from my discovery on other netbooks), I think this is the easiest way to upgrade a harddisk in netbook range, I did not check on HP 1001TU and Dell Mini 12 though. Again, with all these convenient accesses, I just think that MSI needs to employ better designer to design their product housing. Perhaps MSI is inexperience on this as it was founded for manufacturing PC components like mobo, graphic card etc which has no casing or housing requirement.
This early batch of Joybook (in Malaysian market) does not come with 3G capability, this might be due to excessive legal approvals in Malaysia is required for telecommunication devices. You'd know, this is BullehLand, such approvals may take centuries to finally sign off. So removing the 3G capability from the early batch to take a piece of pie from the market could be the wisest business strategy. Anyhow, Joybook has been designed to cater such feature in near future. I was told by the PC Fair dealer (I think they are BenQ authorized distributor, not only retailer) that the next release of Joybook will come with this feature and the planned launch date is February 2009. So, if you are not urgently needed a netbook and you have an unlimited data package with your service provider, perhaps you could just wait for a few more months, and possibly you may have more options like MSI U120H.
Again, another convenience to the consumers that you don't have to reinstall OS or repartition the harddisk with thrid party utility software since XP does not come with repartition feature like Vista does. A total of 136GB of user usable disk space. The missing disk space is used as a hidden partition for system recovery.
Similar chipset but Wind doubles the graphic memory size of Joybook's. This isn't an important one if you just use Joybook for internet activities like email and surfing, otherwise Wind is better choice if you do play games. Some enthusiasts loaded Command & Conquer and War Craft onto Wind with success story.
The last piece to review on Joybook is its performance but too bad, I did not have any practical info on this 'cause it would not be a fair comparison for Joybook and Wind since both are on different OS. The only info was its boot up time which took not more than 2 minutes for the factory loaded XP Home with Norton Internet Security and some messenger software like YM set to start when Windows starts. Quite impressive to me.
In a nutshell, I think I would go for Joybook if I have not bought my Wind. With the same spec, but with improved housing for easy upgrade and durable, SSD definitely a plus and the keyboard layout that fits my typing habit as well as the camera software suite. Furthermore, I believe I would get better technical support and warranty as BenQ has better distributorship and more established support center in Malaysia. Of course I still love my Wind and it still never fails me and serves me well, and I am a loyal guy. :P May be the only reason to keep myself away from Joybook is I don't want to be called Ah Ben... Q. Haha.
Oh, come to the pricing. My friend got an offer of RM1799 cash and carry, inclusive of a package of free gift (mug, lanyard etc), free upgrade to 2GB RAM and free 120GB 2.5" external harddisk. The best deal during the PC Fair when we surveyed for all netbooks. You may try your luck at Thunder Match in Low Yat IT Mall.
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There is no any application was per-installed for 3G modem. I got the APN setting..
Can you give me the 3G Modem software (HSPA Modem) or link to download.
bro, u sure ur joybook comes with the built in 3G modem? i dun recall any of the joybook models come with the 3G modem. it's just the empty sim card slot.
Good day Jacko, is it? may it empty sim card salt. Why the give empty sim card slot?


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Plans dropped for Montana-Nevada power line
Canadian company drops Montana-Nevada transmission project
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company is shelving for now its plans to build a $3 billion high-voltage power line from south-central Montana to Nevada due to lack of interest from wind farm developers.
"We don't have sufficient commercial interest to proceed with the project at this time," TransCanada's project manager John Dunn said Thursday.
The proposed high-voltage Chinook power line was planned to carry up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity from south-central Montana to south of Las Vegas.
Dunn said Friday that TransCanada was turning its focus to a similar-sized transmission line called the Zephyr, which is planned to run from southeastern Wyoming to south of Las Vegas. The company successfully solicited bids from wind developers to ship 3,000 megawatts on the Zephyr line.
Chinook has received less interest, but still could be pursued if more wind developers step forward, Dunn said. He added that an "open season" in which companies can bid for space on the Montana line ends Dec. 16.
"We're not dropping the project. If we had sufficient commercial interest with Chinook we would move forward," he said.
It's unclear what the lack of interest in the Chinook project could mean for NorthWestern Energy's proposed Mountain States Transmission Intertie, said Jim Bellessa, an investment analyst for D.A. Davidson & Co. in Great Falls.
The $1 billion MSTI project calls for shipping wind power from southwestern Montana to southeastern Idaho.
The demise of the Chinook project removes a direct competitor for NorthWestern's transmission line, Bellessa said. However, "if TransCanada is hitting some issues with customer reception, it's conceivable maybe MSTI is, too," he said.
Marketplace uncertainties are leading to delays in the development of large transmission lines, Bellessa said. He noted that a federal renewable energy standard has not been passed. And if California voters approve Proposition 23 in November, renewable energy requirements in that state would be reduced until the unemployment rate drops.
NorthWestern has extended its deadline for accepting bids on reserving space on the MSTI to this fall.
"We're still moving forward on our project and we still have quite a bit of interest in interconnecting to our system," said NorthWestern spokeswoman Claudia Rapkoch.
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A Canadian company is shelving for now its plans to build a $3 billion high-voltage power line from south-central Montana to Nevada due to lack of interest from wind farm developers.


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But a point must be made that is more important than these parallels: Carter made these mistakes in ignorance. And that, as Frost noted, makes all the difference.
Because Obama is intelligent, and because he has achieved intentionally the same (or worse) "extraordinary feat" Carter achieved accidentally, where does that leave the Democrat voter and Party?
Carter made his mistakes by accident… If Obama is as intelligent as he and his apologists insist, then the actions he has taken that have damaged America on the world stage, from Iraq to Cairo to Moscow to Beijing and beyond, are not mistakes; are not accidents.
What too many on the Right and in the pundit class on both sides see as Obama domestic and foreign policy "failures," are anything but. They are Obama successes… just not American successes. The failure to see and understand this is inexplicable other than by believing our pundits refuse to accept the evidence of the possibility – probability? – that we may well have elected an enemy to office. Perhaps they feel this is too horrific to consider.
But that does not excuse them from the evidence and the only conclusion that can be reached.
Obama's results come from knowing that the policies he pursues will fail to achieve the historic goals of all previous American presidencies… and pursuing them anyway – not in spite of their known failure but because of it.
How can he not? He isn't stupid.
Rather, implementing and following these policies will intentionally achieve – is achieving – un-American goals at the expense of America, Americans and America's allies.
And if Obama follows them knowingly, one must ask: On whose side IS this man?
One cannot accuse Obama of being "mis-led" by his ideology, as was Carter. Obama is led by his ideology – and his ideology is not American. It is not an ideology supporting liberty, freedom, individual rights, women's rights, or a growing economy and Middle Class.
He knows his foreign policy is achieving results even his own party rejects.
For him to pursue these policies accidentally would require him to be door-stop-stupid, and no one argues this to be the case.
Obama – the face of today's Democrat Party – is actively pursuing policies that harm Americans at home and our allies abroad.
Obama is not making mistakes.
If Obama is smart, and no one is saying he is not… then he can only be considered an enemy.
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Tuesday 9th April marked the end of the Spring Get Togethers, the last of which took place the New Trust Community Centre in Heath Town.
It's important to us that our staff have a visible presence out in communities and that they're able to engage with residents in their own neighbourhoods. With this in mind, we're changing the way we work.
We're committed to providing great services for all of our customers. With this in mind, we're making some improvements to our repairs booking system. These improvements will mean a faster system that allows for more choice when it comes to booking appointments. Work to improve the system began on Tuesday 26th March.
Are you a Wolverhampton Homes tenant? When you signed your Tenancy Agreement you agreed to pay your rent in advance. This is really important, as rent pays for all of our services and without it, we're unable to deliver and maintain those services.
As part of our commitment to fire safety, we have pledged our support to the Government's "Fire Kills" campaign, which aims at keeping people safe in their homes.
People in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to give local children the best possible start in life – by becoming foster carers.
Organisations across Wolverhampton have teamed up to pledge a zero-tolerance stance on loan sharks.


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Donald Trump has probably divided more people in America than any other president in the history of US politics. One one side you have people calling him a racist fascist, on the other you have people who consider him to be the coming savior of their country.
One thing is obvious though, Trump has charisma and celebrities are also being pulled in by his magnetic force! Below is the newly revealed list of celebrities who support Donald Trump – not all of them would want you to know they support him though.
So maybe this doesn't come as a huge surprise, considering how unpredictable and volatile the star has become, but Sheen appears to support Trump these days. At first, he tweeted insults about Trump, calling him "idiotic," but just one month later he tweeted that he would be happy to be the billionaire's running mate in the coming general election.
The Las Vegas crooner and plastic surgery victim have gone on Fox and Friends to give his support to Donald. He says that Trump is an excellent candidate for president, citing his honesty and the fact that he has his own plane, so he's not doing it for Air Force One. We're not exactly sure that anyone runs for president with the goal of getting a private plane, but that's how Wayne Newton sees it.
This businessman and investor believe that Trump's brains and pragmatism will make him a great president and insists that he won't follow his extreme conservatism into his actual presidency. Cuban even offered to be his VP if the billionaire promised to listen to everything Cuban says. How selfless of him.


So let's consider those factors. Vigneault will be the Flyers' fifth head coach since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which was less than six years ago. Over that span, they have reached the playoffs just three times and have not advanced beyond the first round. And last fall, by firing general manager Ron Hextall and, later, coach Dave Hakstol, they abandoned the lengthy, gradual process that Hextall, rightly, had decided was necessary to rebuild and fortify the organization's infrastructure.
That the franchise cycled through so many coaches during so short a period with such similar results suggests that none of them were ever the team's primary problem. And the post-Flyers performances of a couple of them – the Nashville Predators have been consistently excellent under Laviolette, and Craig Berube shepherded the St. Louis Blues to a marvelous turnaround this season – only reaffirm the notion that sometimes a smart coach is just the right person in the right place at the right time with the right group of athletes.
It's reasonable to think that the Flyers' players will respond positively to Vigneault for at least a little while. His credentials and experience should earn him that respect, and both the Canucks and Rangers improved immediately upon his arrival. But it's worth noting, again, the circumstances of those situations. Vigneault is regarded as a players' coach, at his best a calming influence over a locker room, and such an influence was required in his previous two stops.
But — and you knew a but was coming, didn't you? — I'm now of the belief the Flyers need more from their leadership group, Giroux included.
Now that Wayne Simmonds is no longer here, the Flyers need a veteran who will get in the face of his teammates when needed.
That's not Giroux's style. He played good cop and Simmonds was the bad cop.
From here, not only do the Flyers need to add three major pieces — a No. 2 center, a top-nine winger who can score 25 goals, and a first-pairing defenseman like Winnipeg's Jacob Trouba, who is rumored to be available — but they need to find players who fit those roles and have strong personalities.
This entire stretch of not-quite meaningful hockey is a bit like a kaleidoscope: You can see in it what you want to see. You can highlight the second period, where the Leafs handled the puck as though they were playing with wrong-handed sticks and Philadelphia "got all over us," in the words of Matthews. You can point to another four goals behind Frederik Andersen and wonder what that says about his playoff readiness.
-Chris Johnston of Sportsnet after the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers. Read more on the game.
-Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers. Sam Carchidi of Philly.com has more.
But back to replay on its historic night.
It kept my interest, if only to see if it could save the game officials from themselves.
I am happy to report it did.
The play in question started early in the second period when the Flyers' Claude Giroux appeared to score a goal through Murray's legs. The officials huddled for a few seconds before ruling no goal, citing goaltender interference on Jakub Voracek. The big crowd at PPG Paints Arena loved it.
Flyers coach Scott Gordon immediately challenged the call.
Watch the sequence below and the game highlights too.
How to stop this? Perhaps a delay of game penalty?


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These features report the usage download and upload of specific categories of services, e.g. Social Media, Audio, etc. For this, let's assume that we are looking at a counter that looks at how much connection was established to AWS (Amazon Web Services).
Note, this an LDA 2 axis representation of the data. The LDA as a ± 90% representation factor. Even if it's not perfect the clustering is close to useless. At this point, some I suggest using this or that algorithm and to tune the hyper parameters and this is exactly the worst idea.
Now, let's work a bit. What does the data look like. Advise you should spend a lot of time before typing some from sklearn.cluster import KMeans. We will look at one specific feature for this example but, keep in mind that most of them were similar.
All the data seems to be 0, but if you look in detail, there is value going up to 3e+7. How on earth do you expect to create any meaningful distance with this. Even if you scale it between 0 and 1 most of the data will be between 0 and 0.0000005 or something like this, hence the distance won't get any better.
This start to look like a LogNormal distribution. Now how can we normalize it. At least a bit. So a colleague of mine, Tanguy had a very clever idea on how to convert that lognormal Distribution. The Box Cox transform. This transform tries to "normalize" as much as possible a different distribution including LogNormal.
Let's bring back the context of this data again. We are trying to categorized machine behaviour. In the world of machine to machine there is a lot of information hidden in this. The machine CAN use AWS. It sounds funny but it's very important here. These machines are usually programmed to do a very specific task, e.g. Report weather, show adds, etc. Their task is usually hard-coded and they don't randomly start going on Facebook or something. Just the fact that they can use a service (like AWS) is a lot of information. So my plan was set, I will leave the zeros at zeros and then give the range 0.5 to 1 for the rest of this data. Now how to express the rest of the data… Box Cox transform. I will do the transform on the only non-zero devices.
So here is what it looks. On the left you can see all the data transformed like explained in a 0 – 1 space. On the right, you have a zoomed graphic of the section between 0.5 and 1.
Even if the left graph does not seem that better, I can assure you that for the algorithm it's a world of differences.
I find people are a bit "trigger happy" on the algorithms and jump too quickly to the model building. Some say that you don't even have to understand the math behind and I disagree, you need to understand at least the fundamental of an algo. At lease enough to understand how to prepare the data for it. As examples in K-Means it's all about the distance between point, and when you have this type of range (10e7) you cannot expect the algo to find subtitle patterns, it will be blinded by the range.
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The Trofeo Melinda - Val di Non is a single-day road race that was traditionally held late in the season but is now run in late June in Italy's Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol).
Following the demise of the ancient Giro dell'Umbria, which had been run between 1910 and 1991, the Trofeo Melinda was created to take its place (though it takes place 500 kilometers to the north of its predecessor).
The first edition of the Trofeo Melinda was run in 1992 and was won by Maurizio Fondriest.
Currently the race takes place in the the Val di Sole and the Val di Non.
In 2005 the UCI classed the Trofeo Melinda as a 1.1 race.
In 1994 and since 2013, the Trofeo Melinda has also been the Italian National Championship, the winner being granted the privilege of wearing the Italian Champion's red, white and green jersey.


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Q: cannot convert from 'WCHAR' to 'WCHAR [260]' I am trying to modify the amcap, an application from Windows SDK's example to capture video from UVC webcam having resolution 1600x1200px.
I am trying to hardcode some variables here like filename, default resolution, type of format etc.
WCHAR wszCaptureFile[260];

gcap.wszCaptureFile = (WCHAR)"Capture.avi\0"    //modified

gettnig error:

1>.\amcap.cpp(3887) : error C2440: '='
  : cannot convert from 'WCHAR' to
  'WCHAR [260]'

What can I do to correct this?

A: You cannot assign the array wszCaptureFile with = (as you have done). You can use the copy methods like strcpy.

wcscpy and _mbscpy are wide-character
  and multibyte-character versions of
  strcpy

ex:
wcscpy( gcap.wszCaptureFile, L"Capture.avi");

A: Provide a literal wide string and use the secure copy function:
wcscpy_s(gcap.wszCaptureFile, L"Capture.avi");

The literal string provides the terminating zero bytes.

A: UPDATED based on comments to the answer... and consider wstrcpy_s too.
wstrcpy ( wszCaptureFile, L"Capture.avi" );

A: Your casting your string to a WCHAR element not a WCHAR array as you are hoping.
Try:
wszCaptureFile = L"Capture.avi\0";