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Putin's Annual Press Conference Covers COVID
Maria Michela D'Alessandro
"If they [FSB] had wanted to, they would have carried this through to the end."
These are the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin sneering at journalists during his annual press conference speaking about the poisoning of opposition politician Alexej Navalny.
In a four hour and 54 minute conference done via video-link from his official residence outside Moscow on Thursday, Putin answered questions from journalists throughout the country about Navalny's poisoning, the economy, foreign relations and whether he will run for president again in 2024.
How Putin's Russia Bungled the Pandemic
First and foremost, this year's press conference focused on the coronavirus pandemic that has hit Russia hard and on how the country has coped with it. Congratulating the Russian healthcare system, Putin highlighted how Russia was able to convert some of the medical institutions in the country into being able to deal with COVID and set up a retraining system for medical personnel.
Despite critics from the West during the first wave of the pandemic, especially regarding alleged underestimation of coronavirus deaths – in May, 2020, deaths from COVID-19 in Russia were lower than in any other country in the top 20 ranking for numbers of coronavirus cases – Putin said Russia is one of the world's top three countries for COVID testing.
And most importantly, the Russian president proudly talked about the Sputnik V vaccine, qualifying Russia as the first country in the world to create and produce a vaccine. The Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine trade-named Sputnik V after the world's first artificial satellite Sputnik 1, was registered on August 11, 2020 by the Russian Ministry of Health.
"I'm quite law-abiding. I'll listen to the recommendations of specialists, so I've not done it yet. But I will definitely do it as soon as it's possible," Putin said, adding "I see no reason not to get vaccinated." The President also said one of his daughters has received two vaccine shots during the trial phase of the experiment over the summer.
Navalny's Poisoning
Politically speaking, as usual Vladimir Putin's future plans were not fully revealed, leaving journalists with no answer regarding Russia's constitutional changes decision or his potential 2024 presidential bid.
"Was it worth it or not to amend the Constitution? I have a universal rule. You need to ask yourself: Will this be for the good of the country? If it is, then it's worth doing," Putin said. "I have not yet decided if I will run again in 2024. To do it or not to do it, I will see. Stable development of the country is my priority."
In terms of Putin's strategy, it seemed the Russian president had already prepared all the questions he answered the journalists, including those about the Navalny investigation and the Kremlin's involvement in his poisoning. When a reporter from BBC News brought up the report from the investigative journalism website Bellingcat that shows in detail that the attack on Alexei Navalny was orchestrated by the Russian state, Putin got serious for a moment. Then he laughed.
Through his answer, the Russian president said that he haven't received any official statement from the Prosecutor General's office about the attack. Putin blamed the German authorities for turning all the materials over to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). According to Putin, they refused to share information with Russian government.
Putin said he's ready to launch an investigation and inviting journalists to share any news regarding the chemical weapon that was used on Navalny. He also confirmed that Russian intelligence agents had been tracking Navalny's movements across the country, because "the intelligence agencies of course need to keep an eye on him."
Russian Interference in US Elections
But this was not the end: the topics then touched upon included Russian interference during US elections, despite Putin's repeated past denials. Putin underlined that Russian hackers did not help Donald Trump to get elected and did not interfere in US domestic affairs.
"This is nothing but speculation and an excuse to degrade relations between Russia and the United States. This is an excuse to not recognize the incumbent US president's legitimacy for domestic US considerations," Putin said, adding that "In this sense, Russia-US relations have become hostage to domestic politics in the United States."
Speaking of Joe Biden, Putin believes the US president-elect will sort things out due to his domestic and foreign policy experience. Putin said that he hopes Biden will solve al problems that arise between the US and Russia — "if not all, then at least some of them".
Aleksej Navalny
Author Maria Michela D'Alessandro @MMichiDale

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The Role of Public Schools as Public Relations Warriors:
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Perpetuating a distorted narrative of America through practiced censorship, euphemism, and white washing
This week marks the anniversary of the American Library Association's (ALA) Banned Book Week. The theme is "Stand up for your right to read" and everyone should grab their closest of pals and rush together to check out the great ideas and resources that the ALA has put together to celebrate this freedom: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek.
While most public schools in Missouri don't necessarily "ban" books, there are frequent challenges to content in public schools, mainly from well-intentioned parents who object to the content of a particular text. While I understand and support a parent's right to guide her child, I find that in these cases, the decision to hide a story from a student is a cause for great concern and actually does damage to the child's view of the world. Most districts have in place a method by which they choose age appropriate and meaningful literature for English courses, and often that selection process involves something called "community standard" — a set of shared values for the members of the community. Exactly who decides what the community's standard is remains vague, leaving it wide open for interpretation. While the practice of using a community standard is questionable in and of itself (causing communities to stick with what they know, rather than expanding ideas outside of one's own story), it is more disturbing that even with these methods of selection in place, in most public school districts in Missouri, a teacher is required to give an alternative text to any student or parent who asks for it — eliminating a student from the exercise of reading and discussing ideas.
There are any number of reasons to read, but one of the most important of those reasons is that reading creates a world that fosters empathy. Here are five resources that show the link between reading and empathy:
Novel Finding: Reading Literary Fiction improves empathy
Lost for Words? How reading can teach children empathy
Bookmans Does Banned Books Virtual Read Out
How reading Literature Cultivates Empathy
Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind
Empathy allows human beings to relate to one another in a way that fosters open conversation and an improved bond. When people have varying perspectives and lives, empathy acts as a bridge between people so that conversations about the best way to govern, to create a just society, and to solve problems can be productive. In philosopher and author Roman Krznaric's RSA Animate The Power of Outrospection, he explores the role that empathy has in improving our nation's lofty and noble pursuit of protecting citizen rights and a just government of "We the people."
When a student is eliminated from the conversation the empathy benefit of reading is stolen from her. She no longer has a place at the table, or a voice in the collective "we". What makes matters worse, is that the books that are most often challenged by parents, are the books most likely to provide insight into a deep-seated story that is told and reflected in the culture with few challenges to the notion. Stereotypes, misunderstandings, and (even worse) unchallenged projections of a harmful "truth" can be, and often are, denounced in literature in a way that causes a student to think, reflect, and grow. Mary – Your post also makes me think about the TEDTalk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story." You certainly have great content here, but along with the hindering of developing empathy, only hearing one narrative allows stereotypes to develop and the reader to have a limited knowledge of a whole people.
The most frequently challenged books are diverse books, according to the Association of American Publishers. In its article Why Diverse Books are Frequently Banned, the association revealed an alarming truth that "While 37% of the U.S. population are people of color, only 10% of books published focus on multicultural content. In addition, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has determined that 52% of the books challenged, or banned, over the past decade are from titles that are considered diverse content." The article continues by saying that the most common reason a book is challenged is because of "parental outcry". I surveyed a few educators from several regions in Missouri and all teachers reported that they were required to "provide an alternate assignment" and one even said they offer instead, "pre-made units that we've purchased over the years for books that have the same themes, concepts as the class texts." Most confessed that "community standard" plays a role in book selection, "we have a pretty conservative community, and I think they would lean more toward censorship than not if an issue arose." The weight of this dilemma is obvious. Among the books with diverse content that were most challenged this year are titles that deal with America's policies toward African Americans throughout history, America's interpretation of the Iranian Revolution, adolescents who are discovering their gender or sexual identity.
Community standard principle and concerned parents, no doubt, limit the story that public school children learn, but sometimes it is the nostalgia of the educator that is at the root of censorship. For instance, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, is among the list of novels that is most often taught in public schools. People love the story of young Scout learning to step in another's shoes in order to empathize with them. Her father, Atticus, is revered as one of the outliers of his time, who in the book's 1930's setting steps up to defend a black man against accusations of rape against a white woman. He instills many lessons to young Scout about doing the right thing for the right reason, and he is a literary hero because of it. But in 2015 that we learned that To Kill A Mockingbird wasn't Harper Lee's vision at all. Since Lee herself was reclusive, was scarcely interviewed, and didn't publish anything beyond a few short pieces after Mockingbird, we never heard her truth, but when her publisher released Go Set A Watchman, that changed. It's told that in light of Mockingbird's success, Lee didn't want Watchman released. I need to pause and say that if you haven't read Go Set a Watchman, you should, but I am afraid I can't write this blog without a few spoilers, so I apologize up front. That said, I'll try to be vague enough that it will still be worth the read. Watchman is the manuscript that Lee originally sent in as To Kill A Mockingbird. It is set in 1950s and while in Mockingbird we hear the story from the point of view of a young Scout, in Watchman, she is grown up. It's no surprise that the little girl in Mockingbird saw her father as a hero, and it should come as no surprise that when she returns to Maycomb county as a young adult, she sees her town and her father differently; it is how much differently that is unnerving to the fans of Atticus. Historically, the first draft (Go Set a Watchman) makes much more sense: Atticus doesn't agree to defend Tom because he believes in justice, he agrees to defend Tom in order to ensure that the NAACP didn't come to town to defend him. Adult Scout finds pamphlets talking about "the black plague" among her father's papers and follows him into a meeting where she learns that he is involved in a group called the KKK. When Scout finally confronts her father, Atticus tells her that "black people are not ready for full civil rights". This is the portrayal that Harper Lee intended and the book was completely changed by her publisher. The purpose of changing the story can only be guessed, but it clearly had the result of helping white people to deal with their guilt. It purified a portion of history. With the knowledge of the Atticus of Watchman, I contend that it is irresponsible to continue to teach the story of Atticus of Mockingbird in isolation. Yet, many teachers refuse to teach the second book because it distorts the image that they have formed of Atticus. This means that students hear a single story of a heroic white attorney who defends an innocent black man against bogus charges of rape, and despite his defense, the man is found guilty.
There is legitimate danger in the practice of one-sided stories. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presented for TED Talks of The danger of a single story. It is easy to see the cultural, political, and personal harm of the practice of censorship; through banning or challenging of books, and poor methods of novel selection in schools — limiting the scope of literature to a white-washed story of America — stereotypes persist and opportunities for empathy decrease. Kick off this Banned Book Week by celebrating our freedom to read. Find out what novels are being taught in your local public schools and, if necessary, reach out to plea for more diversity in texts, a more advanced method of selection of materials, and a compromised policy with parents and students who challenge the texts. Likewise, teachers can play a role in easing parental skepticism by encouraging parents to read along with your class, and offering book discussion groups jointly with students and parents, and encourage open dialogue. We know very well that we are stronger when we work as partners and this week is a good week to focus on just one more way of doing that.


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Swona Heritage
Swona
Digital Tour
Swona Cattle
Map, Placenames and Lore
Life on Swona
Intensive husbandry ceased in 1974 with the Islanders' departure. No hay has been given in winter since 1977. In October 1977, a number of cattle (estimated as 13 or 14) were removed for sale.
(ref. S.J.G. Hall and G.F. Moore - Feral cattle of Swona, Orkney Islands, Mammal Review 1986)
The herd originated from a cross between Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn stock. They now form one of the very few feral herds of Bos taurus in the world, which is of considerable interest to scientists. The cattle mostly graze on the richer grass near the houses, however they do also forage for seaweed, but not in the inter-tidal zone. The cows survive longer than the bulls and calving is in Spring, as with other Orkney cattle. The Swona cattle tend to stay together as a group rather than foraging individually, and there seems to be no system of territories for the bulls.
(ref. The Orkney Guide 2005, C. Tait)
Numbers settled into the high teens during the 90s (no data displayed) and began to recover from 2006 to 2016. At which point a healthy herd number of 26 was recorded. Recent years have seen a sharp decline due to accidental stampede caused by search and rescue helicopter activity and the harsh winter of 2017/18.
Below shows the reported number of Swona Cattle over time.
These records show the last two bulls brought to the island; a Shorthorn Bull in 1962 (green sale document) and an Aberdeen Angus bull in 1963 (red sale document).
Swona Heritage is a non profit group of volunteers.


John lives in Perth with his daughter Mischa and son Lachlan.
Sales has evolved in proportion to the markets awareness of sales techniques. To stay ahead of the curve naturally your sales approach needs to evolve as well.
Everywhere you look on line and in social media there is someone suggesting you are just one good sales funnel away from changing your whole business and your world.
Do you have Sales Amnesia ?
In the last 6 months I have noticed a very strange phenomenon.
Are you Making these Sales Script Mistakes?
I have been seeing a heap of debate and discussion out there on scripts lately.


The Miniature American Shepherd or Miniature Australian Shepherd is an active herding dog that resembles the Australian Shepherd. Minis have an eye-catching double coat of red, blue, and merle combinations. This easy-to-train, persistent, and enthusiastic dog loves horses and makes a great travel companion.


The Link-Get Formula is given freely with any of our Racing Packages.
Although assured of plenty of winners, the confirmed favourite backer faces the constant problem of converting short-priced successes into a worthwhile profit. The 'LINK-BET' method of staking is one of the best systems ever devised for solving the difficulty.
Stakes are on single daily selections but the formula links up a series of doubles spread over several days in order to make the very best use of those winners that are backed. Moreover the maximum number of points at risk in any one week is known in advance. It is always fifteen.
The 'LINK-BET' Formula was originally conceived as a series of double events arising from a single daily selection from Monday to Saturday. However you may feel that on a particular day there is no worthwhile wager. This does not mean that you cannot use the system. Provided it is applied to six consecutive selections on different days, the mathematical symmetry of the formula is retained.
If you prefer not to bet every day, you simply think in terms of six bets and not in terms of days of the week.
This is a very flexible and versatile plan, which could also be used backing greyhounds, and possibly other events such as football betting.
The Racing Revolution and Fibonacci Plan.


The world renowned Light load Towels are the only towels that are survival tools. Use them as a towel, wash cloth fire starter, first aid supplement, diaper, insulator, static electricity insulator, mask and more.
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Because of this you'll always have a clean dry cloth for good hygiene, personal care and first aid. The material is 100 percent viscose and made from cellulose(not oil, like microfiber) acts as a sponge and absorbs up to nine times it's weight in water.
They are also very energy efficient needing little energy to carry, wash and dispose of. Add water to the towel or start wiping water off of you to soften and open easier. They're very comfortable against the skin and are also great for indoor gyms and spas.
In caring for the Lightloads hand washing is best.You can reuse them. They last until they don't. This two pack is a great gift and is easily mailed. Colors of the towels are assorted.
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I've just spent almost a month travelling and used the 30x30cm Lightload towels as wash cloths. They are wonderfully quick at drying I would hang them on a rail at night after using them and they would be dry within a few hours. A excellent alternative to a regular face cloth/flannel which makes it even easier when travelling, so no damp cloths to carry around. A must for any traveller wanting a decent cloth to wash with that will last and not let you down. Try it out they are so cheap you have nothing to lose!
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is a city located in the central part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 45,638 and a population density of 480 persons per km². The total area is 95.85 km².

The modern city of Ogi was established on March 3, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Ogi, absorbing the towns of Ashikari, Mikatsuki and Ushizu (all from Ogi District). Ogi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

It has gradually come to be known as the city with the highest consumption of yōkan in Japan.

Geography
Located in the central part of Saga Prefecture, Ogi borders the city of Saga. The heart of old Ushizu where the current City Hall is located is approximately 10 km due west of central Saga. The northern part of the city is a mountainous region that builds up to the mountain Tenzan, while the rest of the city consists of the low lying Saga Plains. The southern part of the city borders the Ariake Sea.
Mountains: Tenzan
Rivers: Kase River, Ushizu River

Adjoining municipalities
Kōhoku
Saga
Shiroishi
Taku

History
1889-04-01 – The modern municipal system was established. The current city region consists of one town (Ogi) and seven villages (Ashikari, Haruta, Iwamatsu, Mikazuki, Misato, Togawa and Ushizu).
1894-04-24 – Ushizu was elevated to town status.
1932-04-01 – Haruta, Iwamatsu and Misato were all incorporated into Ogi.
1956-09-30 – Parts of Togawa was incorporated into Ushizu. The rest was incorporated into Kōhoku.
1967-04-01 – Ashikari was elevated to town status.
1969-01-01 – Mikazuki was elevated to town status.
2005-03-01 – Ogi Town absorbed Ashikari, Mikatsuki and Ushizu Towns to create Ogi City.

Education

Prefectural Senior High schools
Ogi Senior High School
Ushizu Senior High School

Municipal Junior High schools
Ashikari Junior High School
Mikazuki Junior High School
Ogi Junior High School
Ushizu Junior High School

Municipal Elementary schools
Ashikari Elementary School
Haruta Elementary School
Iwamatsu Elementary School
Mikazuki Elementary School
Misato Elementary School
Sakuraoka Elementary School
Togawa Elementary School
Ushizu Elementary School

Transportation

Air
The closest airport is Saga Airport.

Rail
The primary rail station is Ushizu Station.
JR Kyushu
Nagasaki Main Line
Ushizu Station
Karatsu Line
Ogi Station

Road
Expressways: There are no interchanges in Ogi.
National highways:
Route 34
Route 203
Route 207
Route 444
Prefectural roads:
Ogi-Ushizu Route 42
Ushizu-Ashikari Route 43
Ogi-Fukudomi Route 44
Saga Outside Loop Route 48

References

External links

 Ogi City official website

Cities in Saga Prefecture

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet's visually stunning adaptation of Reif Larsen's similarly-titled novel boasts impressive performances and well-crafted design, but ultimately forgets the importance of thematic integration – resulting in a somewhat flat experience that undoes much of the film's potential.
Despite an unusually young cast, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet manages to command remarkably human performances throughout – particularly from newcomer Niamh Wilson.
Although shot entirely in stereoscopic vision, both Jeunet and cinematographer Thomas Hardmeier display obvious restraint and attention-to-detail in order to make best use of newer 3D technologies' formal attributes and distinctive qualities.
While colourfully idyllic in almost every respect, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet's vision finds itself sadly lacking in overall depth and symbolic relevance.
SYNOPSIS: A child prodigy travels across America to retrieve an award from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.


Fractures of the tibia are relatively common in dogs and cats, comprising 21% of long-bone fractures. The entire spectrum of internal and external fixation devices is applicable to these fractures.
Tibial fractures are common and may present in a variety of form, because there is little soft tissue covering over the cranio-medial aspect of the tibia(shin bone), open fractures are common.
Tibial fractures have the highest rate of non-union after those of the radius (25% and 60% of all non-unions, respectively).
The majority of fracture complications come as a result of poor decision-making by, rather than poor technical expertise of, the attending veterinary surgeon.
Pre-operative assessment of the fracture and planning the repair helps to limit complication rates of tibial fractures.
The proximal tibia is a relatively 'powerful biological' site, with good muscle attachment on the proximal lateral aspect and a low cortical:cancellous bone ratio which leads to relatively rapid bone healing.
Concurrent fissure fractures are common in tibial fractures, particularly of the distal third.
All of the fracture repair modalities (bone plates, external skeletal fixators, intra-medullary pins, external coaptation) may be used on the tibia. It is essential to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each fracture repair method when making an assessment of any fracture and planning which method of repair to use.
lameness and, ultimately, degenerative joint disease. For normograde IM pin placement, make a 1-2cm skin incision over the medial tibial condyle at the junction of the cranial and middle thirds. The pin should be driven distally entering the medial ridge of the tibial plateau at that location. The fracture is held in reduction while the pin is driven into the distal fragment. Judge the correct depth of insertion by measuring with a second pin ofidentical length. It is essential to remember that the medial malleolus extends distally past the location of the talocrural joint. As the IM pin is being driven distally, it is important to remember this, it will help to prevent the pin from penetrating the talocrural joint. The base of the medial malleolus, rather than the tip, is the distal extent of maximum pin insertion. Flex and extend the hock joint to ensure that the pin has not been driven too far distally and penetrated the joint. Tibial pins should not be too large (they are usually 50 to 60% of the medullary diameter at its narrowest point); they need to curve slightly as they pass down the shaft of the tibia. Once seated, the pin must be cut short enough so that it will not touch the femoral condyles at full extension of the stifle joint. The reduced pin size means a consequent reduction in stability. Therefore, IM pins should only be used for tibial fractures where significant compressive and rotational forces are not present.
The use of external coaptation is only suitable in relatively simple tibial fractures. Full casts are reasonably good at preventing bending and rotational forces of low magnitude, which occur in simple transverse fractures in small or medium sized animals. External coaptation is unsuitable for use in fractures where bending and rotational forces of high magnitude (such as in large breed or very active dogs) are expected. External coaptation is also unsuitable in comminuted fractures or in long oblique fractures as it cannot prevent collapse and overriding of the fracture fragments.
Bone plates are very useful for the repair of tibial fractures. They can be used for grade 1 open fractures although for more severe open fractures such as grade 2 or 3 fractures, external fixators are preferable. Bone plates are applied to the medial aspect of the tibia. The use of the plate-rod technique is possible for the tibia although this procedure is technically more difficult than when applied to the femur (the narrowest part of the tibia is in the distal half and the limited widening in the distal tibial metaphysis makes distal screw placement more difficult).
Make a skin incision on the cranial aspect of the crus for the medial approach to the tibia. This approach will simplify closure and prevent the skin being closed directly over the plate. Wound breakdown over the distal tibia is a problem if this is not done. Intra-operative contouring of the bone plate, prior to application to the bone, is necessary due to the sigmoid shape of the tibia in a medi-olateral and craniocaudal plane.
Slight twisting of the plate is usually necessary if the plate is applied to the full length of the tibia, to account for the 10-15o of tibial torsion. Whether twisting of the plate is necessary will be apparent from using a plate template and needs to be done with bending irons.
Remember when applying bone plates to the distal tibia that the talocrural joint lies proximal to the medial malleolus by 0.5 to1cm. The distal tibial widens or flares at about a 20 degree angle to the long (sagital) axis of the tibia. If the most distal screw is placed perpendicular to thebone surface, rather than perpendicular to the long axis of the tibia, penetration of the talocrural joint may result.
External fixators (ESF) are the gold standard in the repair and management of open tibial fractures. The tibia is the easiest bone to which to apply an ESF. It is recommended that surgeons developing their ESF technique should work first on the tibia before repairing fractures of the radius and other long bones using this method. All types of ESF can be applied to the tibia. The most useful ESF for the repair of tibial fractures are the type II and modified type II ESF.


This morning The Sun reports that two UK youths have been arrested after hacking 65,000 bank accounts – resulting in the theft of £8 million.
According to police who uncovered the huge web crime forum, the arrested schoolboys offered advice on how their criminal customers could better utilise the card details to buy goods, transfer money, and otherwise get around security systems to channel funds.
Malware attacks were used to gain access to the bank accounts, and have reportidly made the pair huge sums of money.
In the wake of this, do you think the general public is aware of the full extend of online threats?
Would a better understand of malware and its behaviours curb this kind of large-scale scam?
Should the IT industry be playing more of a role in that education?
We want to hear from you in the comments section below.


I am Sudhir 27 years old. I want to ask about my career and personal life in future.
I got job very late, after 3 years of completing my studies at the age of 25. Now from last two years I am in job but I am not satisfied with my work and I am extremely worried about future. In-spite of working very hard I lack confidence in work and because of which I am unable to succeed in my life.
I am looking for other opportunities but I am not getting any suitable position.
My parents are also worried about my marriage.
I kindly request you, please look in to my details and guide me, So that I can take proper decision.
Birth Time - Not sure - (around 6.30 in the morning).
Birth Place - Bhilai (Earlier it was a part of Madhya Pradesh but Now it is in Chhattisgarh).
I have one younger brother and Father is a Government Employee. My mother is House wife.
I hope you will revert back with some positive hope and answers.


We often hear these words in the busy streets of San Fernando – whether we are on our way to school, heading to work, going to an appointment, or just walking around. The different modes of transportation – the ordinary tricycles, our very own pedicabs (locally known as "wheelers"), the traditional kalesa and the colorful jeepneys – play a big role in our day-to-day activities. They are the main element why we are able to reach our destination with ease. Just for the idea of fun, let's have a review of our very own modes of transportation here in San Fernando City.
Jeepneys are unique to Philippine culture. But the more elaborate decorations and colorful ornaments make the jeepneys here in San Fernando more unique and attractive. Jeepneys can be found along the main and some sub-streets of the city. They provide an economical and faster way to go across places while enjoying the long road of the city. With every ride, one gets to share the same experiences with fellow passengers making it more unforgettable and fun!
"Wheelers" is the unique term here in San Fernando for a bicycle sidecar set-up. But they are not the typical sidecar set-up. They are more firm and sleeker than the usual pedicabs we have seen. Wheelers can be spotted all over the city – outside the schools, near business establishments, along the streets and around the wet markets. Whether you are out for an errand or just strolling leisurely, someone will randomly call your attention saying "Ate tara sake naka". Wheeler" drivers are always around, ready to take you to your desired destination. They serve to be very convenient when going somewhere just a few miles away from your home or for travelling short distances.
It's midnight and you're probably worried on how you will get home. Good thing, here in San Fernando, tricycles are available over the area until midnight. So, if you're going home late because of the demands at work, school projects or activities, or having a late-night party, you need not worry since tricycles are ready to take you home! You can hire a tricycle for a private service if you want to go somewhere with just a budget-friendly rate. In this city, tricycles may give you a ride to your specific destinations or right to your homes, giving you a convenient and expedient ride. Others prefer tricycles over jeepneys since they can sneak their way out of traffic jams for they can pass through narrow streets because of their size.
Traditional kalesa in San Fernando never gets old! A kalesa serves as a local public transport here in San Fernando. Maybe you are wondering why kalesas are still patronized along with the modernization and advancement in the city. It is because the city tourism of San Fernando wants to continuously promote the use of kalesa in order to preserve the city's heritage. Some kutseros here in San Fernando are trained to be tourist guides in order for them to earn more. At the same time, they are helping the city tourism office to attract more travelers.
Have you tried riding all of these modes of transportation? Have a safe ride everyone!


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Q: How could I sort data from a file in Java? So my code is a game wich registers the player's name and score in a .txt file so I was trying to make a new class to sort the scores to make a "Highest Scores" button at the start of the game and display the highest scores and corresponding names next to it.
The register method is basicly something like this:
Label text = new Label("How much players will play game with game?");
        TextField input = new TextField();
        Button submit = new Button("Submit");
        submit.setOnAction(event -> {
            tPlayer = Integer.parseInt(input.getText());
            window.close();
        });

So the file would look something like this:
,Player1,56
,player1,18
,player2,61
,noobMaster69,82

And then, there's another class with the read method :
try {
            File myObj = new File("Jugador.txt");
            Scanner myReader = new Scanner(myObj);
            while (myReader.hasNextLine()) {
                // Im stuck here
            }
            myReader.close();
        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            System.out.println("An error occurred.");
            e.printStackTrace();
}

So, that's all, I have no idea how to continue, any help will be appreciated.
(Sorry If there's any format mistake or something like that, I am kinda noob here :D).

A: The first thing I would do is to create a class to represent a Score. Something like:
public class Score {

    String player;
    float score;

    public Score(String player, float score) {
        super();
        this.player = player;
        this.score = score;
    }

}

Be aware that this is just an example. A good Score class implementation should not represent the Player as a String. Make changes accordingly.
After that, we need to make the Score class to implement the Comparable interface. This signals that Score instances can be compared to other objects; specifically in our case, other objects of the type Score.
public class Score implements Comparable<Score>{

    String player;
    float score;

    public Score(String player, float score) {
        super();
        this.player = player;
        this.score = score;
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(Score anotherScore) {
        if(this.score > anotherScore.score) {
            return 1;
        } else if (this.score < anotherScore.score) {
            return -1;
        }
        return 0;
    }

}

Implementing the Comparable interface requires us to write a compareTo() method. This method is supposed to decide which, from 2 instances, is "greater" than the other. You can find a more detailed explanation here. The summary of it:

Return a positive number if this instance is greater than the
  parameter.
Return a negative number if this instance is lesse than the parameter.
Return zero if both are equivalent.

Now back to your code. Inside:
while (myReader.hasNextLine()) {
    // Im stuck here
}

You should create a Score instance and add it to a collection.
List<Score> scoreList = new ArrayList<>();
while (myReader.hasNextLine()) {
    String line = myReader.nextLine();
    String[] splitLine = line.split(",");
    // line = Player1,56
    // splitLine = ["Player1", "56"]
    Score score = new Score(splitLine[0], Float.parseFloat(splitLine[1]));
    scoreList.add(score);
}
Collections.sort(scoreList); // Sorts in ASCENDING order
Collections.sort(scoreList, Collections.reverseOrder()) // Sorts in DESCENDING order

Collections.sort() will use the compareTo() method that you created inside Score to sort the list in ascending order.

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It may sound counterintuitive, but business security challenges aren't always only about security. Sure, keeping the bad guys out is the ultimate goal. But the challenges an organization faces every day are just as likely to be about the cost of providing security or the administrative hassles of ensuring regulatory compliance. What about that database a former employee created years ago and everyone else has forgotten existed? Before you can secure it—or remove it—you have to find it. Even if it's on your mainframe, you need the right security and management tools for the job.


Which Forms To Use While Filing Your Income Tax Returns For FY 2014-15?
The Income Tax Department has notified a new set of forms this year doing away with the old ones. You can now use the much simpler ones for filing income tax returns for FY 2014-15 or assessment year 2015-16.
There are some additions and some changes that have been made. In some cases the changes made to the forms are simpler, while in other cases they are a little more complicated. Take a look at which income tax form you should fill for different set of individuals while filing tax returns for FY 2015-15.
This is also called the Sahaj form and is meant only for individuals. The second point to remember while filing the ITR 1 is that it can be used by individuals who only have salary. So, if you have income from business you cannot use this form. However, interest income can be mentioned in the ITR Form 1 and also agricultural income that does not exceed Rs 5000.
Form ITR 2 is slightly different from ITR 1 in the sense that those having capital gains income need to file this form. So, if you have a salary and have made capital gains from either sale of property or shares you need to fill this form. This form is for individuals and can also be used if you have agricultural income less than Rs 5000. Again this form is to be used only by individuals.
While the earlier two forms could be used only for individuals having salary and capital gains, this form can be filled by those having business income. This also means that agricultural income, capital gains etc., cannot be mentioned in this form.
The earlier form which were scrapped had to mention travel undertaken abroad. That has been done away with. However, some disclosure pertaining to bank details have still to be made. For example, you need to mention the IFSC code of the active bank accounts that you have.
If you have a bank account that has remained dormant without any transactions in the last three years you can ignore the same.
The new forms also have the IFSC code that can be mentioned for receiving credit into your account. You can also mention your Aadhar Number when filing the tax returns.
The date to file income tax returns has also been extended to Aug 31, 2015.


Colour Me Happy – Wine Tasting and Colouring In!
Colour Me Happy kicks off on 16th February, the first in a series of monthly events where you can try some of the best wine from around the world.
Kosmonaut's wine experts Alex and Kay will be on hand to talk you through what you're tasting on the night and there'll be some additional, easy on the eye info in your colouring-in book, created especially for the event by local artist and illustrator Pete Hiett – who'll also be including illustrations of famous Italian faces and places for you to colour and be happy.
Tickets are available through Eventbrite and cost £15 each + booking fee, this includes 5 wine samples and a colouring in book to take away.


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Q: How to set Timeout for a specific sql query? I want to set Timeout value for a specific sql query which will execute inside a stored procedure.
Is it possible to set the timeout value for a particular query?

A: It is the client API rather than SQL Server that enforces query timeouts (RPC or batch).  Consequently, you can't set a client command timeout at a more granular level when a stored procedure contains multiple statements.  You'll need to split the proc such that the desired query is executed separately by the client, and specify a different timeout for that command.
The specifics of how to set the timeout vary depending on the client API.  In the case of .NET, it is the SqlCommand.CommandTimeout property.


Florida State Plays Host To No. 3 Pittsburgh Sunday At 5:30 P.M.
Florida State, which has equaled a school record with 11 wins in its first 12 games of the 2008-09 season, plays host to No. 3/3 Pittsburgh on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The Seminoles have won four consecutive games entering their game against the Panthers and have an 11-1 record entering the game. The Seminoles 11-1 record is their best since starting the 2003-04 season under Leonard Hamilton with a 13-1 record. Pittsburgh's appearance in Tallahassee marks the eighth consecutive season a top five ranked team has played in the Tucker Center and makes the Panthers the Seminoles' highest ranked opponent at home since Florida State played host to and defeated No. 1 Duke on March 1, 2006. Florida State enters Sunday's game against Pittsburgh having defeated at least one ranked team in each of the last 19 seasons including this season when it defeated No. 21 Florida (57-55) on Dec. 7 in Tallahassee. The Seminoles have defeated 12 ranked teams (including four ranked in the top five at the time of the game) under Hamilton in the last seven seasons. Following Sunday's game against Pittsburgh the Seminoles travel to play Western Kentucky in the Orange Bowl Classic at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Dec., 28 at 4:00 p.m.
With its victory over Charleston Southern on Thursday night and an 11-1 record, the Seminoles equaled the best 12-game start in school history. The Seminoles' 1988-89 and 2003-04 teams also won 12 of their first 13 games of the season. Florida State improved to 18-1 before losing their second game of the season in 1988-89 and was 12-1 before losing their second game and falling to 12-2.
Senior All-ACC candidate Toney Douglas enters Sunday's game against No. 3/3 Pittsburgh ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring with a career-high 17.7 points per game average and second in the league with 23 steals. Douglas is the ACC leader with six games of 20 points scored or more and is tied for first in the league with one 30 point game (30 points against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 22.) Douglas is also ranked third in the ACC in total 3-point field goals made (25) and second in minutes played (35.5).
Freshman sensation Chris Singleton, who scored 11 points and pulled down three rebounds in Florida State's victory over Georgia State on Saturday, is the ACC Rookie of the Week entering Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. He is the third highest ranked freshman in the ACC in rebounds (6.7 rpg) and is second on the team in scoring with a 9.7 points per game scoring average. Singleton has scored in double figures six times and earned a double-double in his first career game against Jacksonville (12 points and 17 rebounds) on Nov. 15.
…Defeat Pittsburgh and become just the second team in the country to defeat two Big East teams this season. Tennessee defeated Georgetown and Marquette earlier in the year. (Note that could change depending on Boston College's result against Providence and the Memphis result against Syracuse. Both games will be played Saturday).
…Defeat Pittsburgh and become only the second team in the country with victories over teams from the Big East, Pac 10 and SEC. North Carolina has also accomplished the feat with victories over Kentucky (SEC), Oregon (Pac 10) and Notre Dame (Big East).
LaMarr Greer scored a career-high 26 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:44, to lead No. 17 Florida State over No. 5 Arizona 84-79 on Dec. 23, 1997 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. Greer's off-balance 25-footer as the shot clock was about to expire to give Florida State an 82-77 lead with 50 seconds left. Greer made 11 of 13 shots from the field and all three of his 3-point attempts for the Seminoles. Mike Bibby scored 26 points for Arizona, including six 3-pointers, but had only four points in the second half for the defending national champions. Michael Dickerson added 21 points for the Wildcats. The Wildcats trailed by as many as nine points in the second half and held their last lead at 76-74 with 2:45 left on two free throws by Bennett Davison. Corey Louis sparked a 10-4 run at the start of the second half to give Florida State a 51-50 lead. Bibby's outside shooting sparked Arizona to a 46-41 halftime lead. He hit 5 of 8 shots from 3-point range and scored 22 points in the half. Florida State shot 56 percent from the field and outrebounded Arizona 46-30.
Florida State enters Sunday's game against No. 3/3 Pittsburgh with 12 wins over nationally ranked opponents during the first seven years of the Leonard Hamilton era in Tallahassee. Included in those 11 wins by Hamilton-coached teams are victories over No. 1 ranked Duke (79-74, March 1, 2006), No. 3 ranked Wake Forest (91-83 in overtime, Jan. 18, 2005), No. 4 ranked Florida (70-66, Dec. 3, 2006) and a victory over the No. 5 ranked Blue Devils during the 2002-03 season (75-70, Feb. 2, 2003). The Seminoles defeated No. 21 Florida 57-55 on Dec. 3 – earlier this season in the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Florida State enters Sunday's game against No. 3/3 Pittsburgh having won each of its six home games this season and will be looking for their 39th consecutive regular season non-conference home victory. The Seminoles haven't lost to a non-ACC team during the regular season since December of 2004. In addition the Seminoles have won 18 consecutive home games during the month of December.
Florida State is 49-11 (.817 winning percentage) at the Donald L. Tucker Center in the last four seasons. The Seminoles are 15-9 (.625 winning percentage) in ACC games at the Donald L. Tucker Center and 32-2 (.941 winning percentage) in non-ACC games at home in the last four seasons. The Seminoles have wins over 10 of the 11 ACC opponents that have come to the Tucker Center including Duke (when they were ranked No. 1 on March 1, 2006), Clemson and Virginia Tech (when they were ranked in the nation's top 20 during the 2006-07) season and Florida (when they were ranked No. 4 in 2006-07 and this season).
Pittsburgh went on a pivotal 13-0 run behind the outside shooting of Ronald Ramon and Antonio Graves not long after Florida State star Al Thornton got into foul trouble in the first half, and the No. 3 Panthers beat the previously unbeaten Seminoles 88-66 on Nov. 24, 2006 at the Peterson Special Events Center in Pittsburgh. Graves scored 17 points and Ramon came off the bench for 12, all on 3-pointers. Thornton, the Seminoles' top scorer with a 16.0 average, played only eight minutes before halftime after drawing his second foul with 11:37 remaining and Florida State down 21-15. Pitt began pulling away not long after that, finishing off the 13-point run with a Ramon 3-pointer that made it 43-25. The championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association Classic had all but gotten away from the Seminoles by the time Thornton returned to start the second half, with Pitt up 50-30. Pitt upped the lead to 32 points at 69-37 behind a balanced offense in which five players scored in double figures, including backup forwards Tyrell Biggs with 11 and Sam Young with 10. The Panthers shot 62.5 percent, 35 of 56.
Florida State Plays Host To Charleston Southern Thursday At 7:00 p.m.


The much-anticipated follow-up to the five-time sold-out series that The Onion/A.V. Club calls the "Best New Superhero of 2015" is here!
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union - determined to win the Space Race at any cost – green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent three cosmonauts farther into space than anyone has gone before or since. Handpicked orphans with no connections to Earth, trained as devout Communists, and restricted from having families, they became lost in the stars and encountered something unknown... Something that changed them.


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Q: Agregar producto Tengo un html que lo uso de formulario en el cual el usuario ingresa un producto (nombre, descripción, url de la imagen, precio) y quisiera que al completarlo, los datos se guarden en otro html donde hay una lista de productos. Realicé código js pero todavía no encuentro la manera en que el producto ingresado se muestre en pantalla. La idea es que al completar los datos del formulario y presionar agregar el sitio te redireccione al otro html con la lista de productos y el producto agregado por el usuario. Comparto a continuación el código:
Lista de Productos:

    <button class="add-product">Agregar Producto</button>

Productos importados

Taladro 13mm

                $15.000
                <button class="show-product" data-id="1" >Ver producto</button>

Grasera Manual

                $13.000
                <button class="show-product" data-id="4" >Ver producto</button>

Hidrolavadora

                $15.000
                <button class="show-product" data-id="12" >Ver producto</button>

Formulario

Agregue su producto

    <form id="product-form">

        Url Imagen
        <input class="login-input url-form" id="username" type="url" placeholder="https://www.image.png">

        Producto
        <input class="login-input name-form" id="password" type="text" placeholder="Ingrese Nombre del Producto">

        Descripción
        <input class="login-input description-form" id="username" type="text" placeholder="Ingrese Descripción">

        Precio
        <input class="login-input price-form" id="username" type="number" step="0.01" placeholder="Ingrese Precio">

        <button type="submit" class="button-input">Agregar</button>

    </form>

Código JS

document.getElementById('product-form').addEventListener('submit', function (){

    const url = document.querySelector('.url-form').value;

    const name = document.querySelector('.name-form').value;

    const description = document.querySelector('.description-form').value;

    const price = document.querySelector('.price-form').value;

    const product = new Product(url,name,description,price);

    const ui = new UI();

    ui.addProduct(product);

});

class Product{

    constructor(url,name,description,price){

        this.url = url;
        this.name = name;
        this.description = description;
        this.price = price;

    }

}

class UI{

    addProduct(product){

        const productList = document.getElementById('product-list-form');

        const element = document.createElement('div');

        element.innerHTML = `

${product.name}

${product.description}

        ${product.price}/span>
        <button class="show-product" data-id="8" >Ver producto</button>

`;

    productList.appendChild(element);

    }

}

A: Lo que yo haría sería guardar un array en localStorage de los elementos y al guardar el elemento del formulario ocurra lo siguiente:

*

*Insertar un elemento en el array del localStorage.

*Indicarle al html de la lista que actualice en base al array del localStorage.

Con eso evitarías estar concatenando html y podrías faciltarte el actualizar elementos de la lista.


Although snowy winters can be perfect for cozying up in the house with a blanket, they are a tad bit troublesome for those who have to get out of the house every morning. With snow covering the roads, you can't drive anywhere!
However, a multi-tool promises to solve these worries in a jiffy. The Tusk is a durable seven-in-one device that can shovel snow, scrape ice and squeegee windows. Although, according to its creators, the Tusk is perfect for all seasons, it seems it works to its full potential in winters. Built from polymer and glass-filled reinforcements, the team promises that the Tusk is both durable and long lasting. We even have video footages that prove this claim, where a car runs over it, and another one that shows a staff member hanging in mid-air while holding onto the contraption with just one end.
This contraption works essentially as a spade, with its front-end sectioned off to collect heaps of snow and push them out of the way. The dual-handed device also contains a removable polycarbonate ice scraper attached to the front end that could also double as a window cleaner.
In case you need to lift snow from great depths, the Tusk also comes with a retractable stainless steel spade with serrated cutting teeth on one side that slides forward, to aid you in taking out the stubborn pieces. Apart from extra-sharp features, the tool also comes with soft elastomer wings built into the edges that act as a squeegee to wipe away ice and water from the windows, and take away any big piles of snow lying on your car without ruining the car paint or any other part of the exterior.
Its thin frame of two inches (5 cm) allows you to use it to work underneath your car's chassis if required. Furthermore, the 18 x 7 inch (46 x 18 cm) side dimensions ensure portability and allow you to tuck the device in your car.
Currently part of a Kickstarter campaign, the team hopes to earn €30,000 (US$35,000) for production and if their goal is reached, they plan to ship in late October, which will be just in time for winters! If everything works out, the Tusk will certainly be a life saver for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.


In this audacious booklet, Ana María Ochoa Gautier explores how listening has been important to the construction of notions of language, track, voice, and sound that make certain the politics of lifestyles. Drawing essentially from nineteenth-century Colombian resources, Ochoa Gautier locates sounds produced through varied residing entities on the juncture of the human and nonhuman. Her "acoustically tuned" research of a wide range of texts finds a number of debates at the nature of the aural. those discussions have been significant to a politics of the voice harnessed within the carrier of the construction of alternative notions of personhood and belonging. In Ochoa Gautier's groundbreaking paintings, Latin the US and the Caribbean become a historic website the place the politics of lifestyles and the politics of expression inextricably entangle the musical and the linguistic, wisdom and the sensorial.
Ultrasound has discovered increasingly more purposes lately as a result of drastically elevated computing energy. Ultrasound units are usually most popular over different units as a result of their lower price, portability, and non-invasive nature. sufferers utilizing ultrasound can steer clear of the risks of radiological imaging units resembling x-rays, CT scans, and radioactive media injections.
DJ talents: the basic consultant to blending & Scratching is the main complete, modern method of DJing ever produced. With insights from best membership, cellular, and scratch DJs, the booklet contains many instructing techniques built within the Berklee collage of track prototype DJ lab. From scratching and combining abilities to the most recent traits in DVD and video blending this publication can provide entry to all of the instruments, suggestions and strategies you wish.
At the Sensations of Tone is likely one of the world's maximum medical classics. It bridges the distance among the traditional sciences and tune thought and, approximately a century after its first ebook, it truly is nonetheless a regular textual content for the learn of physiological acoustics — the medical foundation of musical thought.
During this wide-ranging ebook, Frances Dyson examines the function of sound within the improvement of monetary and ecological platforms which are this day in situation. Connecting early theories of concord, cosmology, and theological doctrine to modern media and governance, Dyson makes use of sound, tone, track, voice, and noise as varieties of sonority by which the crises of "eco" should be learn.


The Cube™ process is a two-way dialogue at every step.
A Cube™ project starts with a conversation. We listen and gain insight into your needs, constraints, and goals. The result is a clear definition of the user insight that is needed for you at this time. A fact-finding research project is planned, discussed, and then agreed.
The second step brings the project to the users. We measure and assess their responses/views, using the latest and most appropriate methodology. Sometimes a high-tech approach is needed; sometimes low-tech is best. The insight required drives the research approach, not the other way around.
The third step involves interpreting and applying the insight gained by the project. Once again, a two-way dialogue is essential. State-of-the-art analytics are applied to find answers within the data.
Results and interpretation are discussed in detail so you are fully confidence that you understand and can use the insight optimally for maximal return on investment.
The entire process aims for cost-effective, efficient, and targeted research delivered on time with your perspective and needs at its heart.
The Cube™ process was developed by Professor Jane E.Raymond, Chair of Visual Cognition at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK and CEO of Secure Perception Research, Ltd. She has more than a decade of experience with banknote-related perception research projects and over 30 years' experience managing and directing large scale basic research projects in cognitive neuroscience and human psychology.


Surface of ocean, building my own rope.
Wold I rise like storm?
Or I flow with silent touching the shore?
What made me to just left.
In the companies, with interest.
In Life, with wealth and shack.
Does it alarm the same?


Hello Wing Family! I am a descendent of one of your relatives listed on your family tree. I am in search of information of my Mathewson Family and in the process came across your tree on Roots.com. I wanted to give you some information about George Washington Mathewson. You have listed that his Wife is Jennie "unknown" so I can help you with that. Her last name is Wheeler. Her father was George Washington Wheeler (yes we have 2 in the family!) and her mother was Eliza Ann Monroe. Jennie is my mother's grand mother. She passed about 1901. Left to care for the children was her eldest daughter Effa. Together George W. and Jennie had the following children: Effa Holbrook, Etta Mathewson, Emma Broker Cook, James Berlin (died trying to save his drowning friend in lake Michigan at age 21), John Wheeler Mathewson, Fanny Hummason and Matilda Loveless my grandmother. If you'd like anymore information Please write Thank you for an opportunity to help you with your tree!
I am so glad I found you off a page from TripAdvisor titled "The Best 15 Things to Do in Sandwich". From there I clicked on The Wing Fort House link and came here. I do go back to Rev. John Wing, Sr. & Deborah (Bachler) Wing. My maiden name is Rogers, 6 generations back to a Joseph Lothrop Rogers who married Phebe Eldredge ,and their son, Isaac Eldredge married Temperance Wing, who's father was David Wing, back 4 generations to Rev. John. Making Rev John Wing, Sr. my 10th GGrandfather! I have a ton of family history on Cape Cod and am really glad to find this connecting the Wing family. I will get on my membership right away!
I just found your site. Daniel Wing is my 9th great grandfather, continuing with John, John and Experience (Wing) Sherman.
From: Originally Nebraska. Now living in New Mexico.
Several months ago I started researching a branch of our family tree that had not been done and it has turned out quite fascinating. I have discovered Daniel Wing is my 9th great grandfather and his daughter Experience, my grandmother. I am thrilled to find this website and learn more about my family.
Julia Wing, who married Andrew P Jackson, is my great grandmother. Her daughter, Mary L Jackson, is my grandmother.
I've just ordered the Wing Family History book.


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The College of Business prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to become effective leaders and decision makers in today's dynamic business environment.
The four-year curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Business Administration. The program focuses on global orientation, technology, ethics, business processes, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility.
Lower-division work provides a cultural and analytical foundation. Upper-division work provides specialized work in business disciplines to prepare students to enter their chosen fields in the business world. At the same time, the program develops the attitudes and analytical abilities required for future professional advancement.
The College of Business has a strong reputation among regional, national, and international employers. As a whole, graduates from the College of Business are well-prepared to enter challenging positions. The program centers on an approach which emphasizes: knowledge of concepts, processes, and institutions; understanding of the financial, economic, legal, ethical, social, and organizational influences; information systems; and interpersonal communications. The senior capstone course offers an opportunity for students to apply these skills in an active and engaging learning environment.
Students will demonstrate:
The ability to speak the language of business by constructing and analyzing financial and operating reports and using this information to make various business and capital allocation decisions
An appreciation of the impact of the marketing environment on developing and sustaining a coherent marketing strategy that addresses the needs and wants of a selected target market
An understanding of leadership principles, effective communication, and ways to collaborate within and across organizations
An understanding of risk and the time value of money, how to use and value different types of securities, and how to make sound financial management decisions
An understanding of the all-encompassing role information technology plays in all aspects of a business and the ability to collect, store, analyze, and professionally disseminate data using business technology tools to solve problems and make decisions
The ability to identify and analyze various ethical dilemmas that occur in organizations, apply sound moral reasoning to address these situations, and defend recommended courses of action
An understanding of the dynamics of the global business environment and, when appropriate, the application of elements of a global perspective in making business decisions
An understanding of the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability and how to measure, report, and manage sustainability in organizations
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Apply as an international first-year freshman if you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and you've never attended university or all university credit you earned was prior to secondary school completion.
English Language Requirements:
TOEFL IBT: 72; PTE Academic: 50; IELTS Academic: 6.0
Application deadline: Feb/01 for fall; Nov/01 for spring.


Limited search and access patterns over Web archives have been well documented. One of the key reasons is the lack of understanding of the user access patterns over such collections, which in turn is attributed to the lack of effective search interfaces. Current search interfaces for Web archives are (a) either purely navigational or (b) have sub-optimal search experience due to ineffective retrieval models or query modeling. We identify that external longitudinal resources, such as social bookmarking data, are crucial sources to identify important and popular websites in the past. To this extent we present Tempas, a tag-based temporal search engine for Web archives.
Websites are posted at specific times of interest on several external platforms, such as bookmarking sites like Delicious. Attached tags not only act as relevant descriptors useful for retrieval, but also encode the time of relevance. With Tem- pas we tackle the challenge of temporally searching a Web archive by indexing tags and time. We allow temporal selections for search terms, rank documents based on their popularity and also provide meaningful query recommendations by exploiting tag-tag and tag-document co-occurrence statistics in arbitrary time windows. Finally, Tempas operates as a fairly non-invasive indexing framework. By not dealing with contents from the actual Web archive it constitutes an attractive and low-overhead approach for quick access into Web archives.


Kingstons in negotiations with Curchod & Company, acquired this property consisting of warehouse and hard standing, on behalf of Konstructa Hire Limited on a 10-year lease. Size: 4,150 sq ft warehouse / 24,951 sq ft hardstanding.
The premises are located on Chobham Business Centre opposite Fairoaks Airport off the Chertsey Road (A319), 3 miles from the M25 at Junction 11.


The city is saved. But at what cost?
Delightful little story – one should never underestimate ferrets!
A throw away gag from years gone past, all for one epic Christmas story. Also, Mr Ferret is awesome.
I miss mine so very much.
The chia-pet! I'd forgotten that tacky gift Mackenzie gave Val. Well done in bringing it back and getting rid of it. This was like Rudyard Kipling meets Clement Clarke Moore.


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Anyone for Ennis? Philly's 10th Most Underrated Athlete
Posted: March 17, 2012 | Author: Johnny Goodtimes | Filed under: Baseball | Tags: Del Ennis, Phillies, underrated | 2 Comments »
Del Ennis's treatment at the hands of Philadelphia fans has never quite made sense, other than the fact that this city has always had a very strange relationship with its power hitters. The city never warmed to Mike Schmidt, jeered Richie Allen, and booed Pat Burrell. Even so, the city's treatment of Ennis is particularly hard to understand, because he was a hometown kid who made good.
After he broke Ennis's RBI record last May, Ryan Howard was given a note from Liz Ennis, Del's widow, congratulating him on his feat. Howard handled it classily, but it made you wonder if he even knew who Ennis was. If not, he wouldn't be alone. Ennis is the guy whose name is in the Top 10 of pretty much every Phillie career category, and yet every time I stumble across Phils career stats, I find myself thinking, "Who in the hell is this Ennis guy?" I figured it was time to find out.
Ennis was born in North Philly in 1925. He was signed by the Phils out of high school but instead went into the Navy, where he fought in the Pacific Theater. After the War, he joined the Phils and made an immediate impact, batting .313 with 17 HRs and 73 RBIs. The left fielder was also known to have a cannon of an arm, and was named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year. In 1950, he propelled the Whiz Kids to the World Series with a remarkable season in which his numbers were .311-31-126, the latter of which led baseball. And yet despite being Philly's first bonified batting star since Chuck Klein, he was routinely booed by Philly fans. In 2003, Frank Fitzpatrick wrote an excellent piece called, "Why Did They Boo Del Ennis?"
Talk to aging Phillies fans and they all seem to have a different reason: Ennis was a clumsy outfielder; Ennis struck out too often (though his season high was 65); Ennis didn't hit in the clutch (though he drove in 100 runs in each of six seasons between 1949 and 1955 – excluding 1951 – in an era of relatively subdued offense); Ennis didn't hustle.
"Del lumbered in from the outfield. He wasn't dashing like Richie Ashburn," said Phillies scout Maje McDonnell, a coach with the team in the 1950s. "But he bore down every play, every day. On balls hit back to the pitcher, he ran harder than anyone I've ever seen. I saw him drive second basemen into center field breaking up double plays. He hustled all the time."
And so not only was it classy of his wife to send the note to Howard, it was remarkable that she still pays attention to the Phillies. In the Fitzpatrick article, it is obvious that the pain of Del's treatment is still with her.
"The booing was hurtful to him. It really was," said Liz Ennis, surrounded by a basement full of photos, newspaper clippings and memorabilia from her husband's playing days. "Every time he was interviewed, the very first question everybody would ask is, 'Why did the fans boo you like they did?'
"He always said that as long as they paid money to get into the ballpark, they were entitled to boo. But the fact of the matter was, he didn't understand it. He really didn't understand it. And I don't either."
Incredibly, only one player over the 9 year period from 1948-1957 had more RBIs than Ennis. That would be Stan Musial, who is a demi-God in St. Louis. Ennis, meanwhile, has all but been forgotten in the town he not only played in, but was born in. The more I read about him, the only thing that makes sense is the Bobby Abreu charge…that he didn't hustle in the field. Even if so (and he was known to be a slow runner), he more than made up for it with his rifle arm, as he recorded 14 or more assists 5 different seasons.
Ennis is not only one of the greatest Phillies of all time (Phillies Nation has him ranked 16th), I think that he is certainly on of the most underrated Phillies in the history of the team. 3rd in Home Runs, 3rd in RBIs, 4th in hits, 3rd in total bases, 7th in doubles, 5th in games played, 9th in runs scored, the list goes on and on. Del, for what it's worth, we here at Philly Sports History tip our cap to you.
You can see PSH's full list of Philly's 15 Most Underrated Athletes here.
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Not may people know that Del Ennis hit for the cycle on 7/8/1955 while playing for Boston in a game against Cleveland. He certainly never got the respect he deserved while playing and to this day he is an often forgotten great player. Wikipedia's list and other MLB cycle hitters lists for some unknown reason do not include his game winning feat.
F. McCarthy says:
The unknown reasons Ennis received no credit for hitting for the cycle were:
1. He never played for Boston.
2. No one hit for the cycle during the 1955 season in either league,
3. On 7/8/1955 Boston played Baltimore, not Cleveland.
4. On 7/8/1955 no Red Sox player got more than 2 hits.


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Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos have supported a lot of our PhD and Master students also. With his important role in aquaculture platform, he has continuously contribute your effort in developing ViFINet, Hue University Research Institute for Aquaculture and supporting Vietnamese scientists in the fields to participate in international conferences.
Prof. Patrick Sorgeloosis one of the key persons who have successfully developed the VLIR-IUC Program with Hue University. Under his support, VBFoodNet was built with the participant of Hue University and Hue Research Center for Aquaculture has being developed.
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Assoc.Prof. Nguyen Van Toan, Hue University, treasured all of great contribution of Prof. Patrick Sorgeloosto Hue University. After leading the rector delegation of Belgium universities to Hue University on April 4, Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos has set a firm foundation for cooperation between Hue University and VLIR – UOS, particularly, developing a twelve year VLIR-IUC Program with Hue University.


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After Deadly Explosion At Lake City Munitions Plant, The Business Of War Proves Costly
By Chris Haxel • Apr 23, 2019
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility in Independence, Missouri. One worker was killed and four others injured in a 2017 explosion at the plant.
Two years after an explosion at a crucial Army factory that is the country's largest producer of small-caliber ammunition, the underlying cause of Lawrence Bass Jr.'s death remains unclear.
Bass, a longtime employee, followed explosives-handling procedures later deemed to be poorly written. He worked for a defense contractor anxious to slash costs on a government contract it had underbid.
The ammunition plant run by that contractor suffers from a worker safety record far worse than its peers. The facility on the outskirts of Independence, Missouri, is "still making ammunition the old-fashioned way," according to the Congressional testimony of a three-star general.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ruled the April 11, 2017, explosion at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant was accidental, but subsequent investigations found a series of safety concerns that may have caused the blast.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration later uncovered a second, unreported explosion. The agency eventually levied significant fines after its initial inquiry morphed into three separate investigations, according to documents obtained by Guns & America.
Today, there are lingering questions: Should the plant have been using a different, safer manufacturing process? Did cost-cutting measures at the company endanger workers?
The Army, which owns the Lake City facility, and Northrop Grumman, which runs the ammunition plant, declined interview requests for this story.
Neither the Army nor the ATF has provided even a redacted version of their separate investigations more than six months after Guns & America filed requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
Meanwhile, the massive Lake City production contract is being rebid, which means 2,000 employees could soon be working for their fourth corporate boardroom in five years.
'Dangerous work'
When a soldier, sailor, airman or marine fired a bullet from a rifle or machine gun anytime between World War II and the present day, there's a good chance that bullet came from Lake City's sprawling facility in suburban Kansas City.
The plant, which produces as many as 2 billion rounds per year, is the primary provider of small-caliber ammunition for the military (a version of this round is also sold to the public). The common 5.56 mm round fired by M16 rifles and M4 carbines is produced at the plant. So are 7.62 mm and .50-caliber rounds typically used in light and heavy machine guns.
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is the military's primary provider of small-caliber ammunition, such as the .50-caliber rounds seen here.
Credit U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
"Making ammunition is dangerous work," plant commander Lt. Col. Eric Dennis said at a press conference following the 2017 explosion. "Our employees risk their lives to protect our men and women in uniform."
The Lake City facility does have a history of catastrophic incidents: Workers were also killed or injured by explosions in 1981, 1990, 1991 and 2011.
But the industry overall is no more dangerous than other manufacturing jobs. And some common vocations lead to far more injuries than working at an ammunition plant. Nursing home employees, firefighters and public transportation workers were at least 10 times more likely to suffer injuries in 2016, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The data, calculated in what is known as a DART score, represents the rate at which workers suffer on-the-job injuries requiring them to miss work or perform alternate duties.
During the five years preceding the fatal 2017 explosion, the Lake City facility's DART score was about 3.5 times higher than the DART average at ammunition factories considered by OSHA to be peer facilities, according to records obtained via the Freedom of Information Act.
The highest of those years by far was 2014, which happened to be the first full year of operation under a problematic contract that would throw the company managing the plant into financial turmoil.
Orbital ATK, the defense contractor that ran the Lake City facility from 2000 until it was bought last year by Northrop Grumman, stunned investors on Aug. 10, 2016, when it announced it wouldn't be able to file its quarterly earnings report on time.
Corporate officials said they'd uncovered accounting problems and would need to refile earnings reports dating back months.
Orbital ATK stock plummeted more than 20%. Institutional investors such as a St. Louis construction laborers' union quickly filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the company fraudulently hid the fact it was losing hundreds of millions of dollars on its massive, multi-year Army contract.
In a 2016 conference call with financial analysts, Orbital ATK officials said they made "vigorous and sustained efforts to achieve productivity improvements" but had achieved only "one-half to two-thirds" of the cuts necessary to break even on the deal.
The company eventually said it expected to lose $373 million on the contract.
"The magnitude of the expected (loss) is surprisingly large," wrote one Wells Fargo analyst, "considering that most of the (expenses) for this work are fixed-price metals."
As the lawsuit pointed out, profit on the new contract "was dependent upon achieving hundreds of millions in cost savings that had never been achievable in the company's long history of manufacturing ammunition."
Workers at the Lake City facility, many of whom had complained for years about layoffs and declining wages under Orbital ATK, voted to unionize weeks after work began under the new contract in 2013.
Although Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is a military facility, almost all of its 2,000 workers are civilian employees of Northrop Grumman, the company contracted to run the plant.
Credit Sam Zeff / KCUR 89.3
Orbital officials denied the fraud allegations but acknowledged the company had filed incorrect financial data. The Securities and Exchange Commission opened a non-public investigation into the matter, according to the company's corporate filings.
The company blamed the errors on "inappropriate behaviors" and "suppression of information … due to pressure to achieve cost savings" by workers in the department that oversaw the Lake City contract.
Former plant manager Kent Holiday, however, pinned blame on a software system that he said made it harder to track costs.
"When the new system came on (in 2013 or 2014) we struggled mightily and worked for years to get the cost properly shown," Holiday told Guns & America. "Unfortunately, all our diligence either didn't pay off or there was a bug in the software … we thought we were doing OK. Obviously we weren't."
Holiday, who managed the plant for five years until he was let go about three months before the explosion, also defended the company's safety protocols.
"We always took safety as priority one," he said. "In fact, I think we did things to improve safety even while we were cutting costs."
As an example, Holiday said the company installed new robotic machines that kept workers in one section of the plant from having to pack materials by hand.
In January, Orbital ATK, now a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, agreed to settle the investor lawsuit for $108 million.
Vault-like fortifications surround the room at the Lake City plant where tetrazene is manufactured.
Credit Occupational Safety and Health Administration
'No small feat'
While the company dealt with fallout from its financial misdeeds on Wall Street, at least one worker at Lake City was pushing for safety improvements.
Kristina Sevy arrived at the facility in 2015 and soon identified problems with some of the plant's standard operating procedures (SOP).
The procedures provide employees with written step-by-step instructions on how to do their jobs and are important in any manufacturing facility. They were especially important on "the hill," where Sevy worked as a chemical engineer.
Buildings on the hill are situated far away from other parts of the 3,900-acre plant because they house primer mix production, a particularly dangerous phase of the manufacturing process.
Primer is the explosive that ignites the smokeless gunpowder, which then forces a bullet down the barrel of a gun. Some of the primer manufacturing processes at Lake City are directed via remote control, but others are handled by experienced workers known as explosive mixers.
As she would later tell investigators, Sevy found some of the primer procedures did not properly explain each step required to complete a task.
Tetrazene, the compound that would ultimately explode and kill Bass while injuring four other workers, was one focus of Sevy's concern.
Freshly-made tetrazene is too wet to be used in primer mix, so workers dried the compound in a metal vacuum chamber until it reached a consistency somewhere between cake batter and silly putty.
The drying took about three hours but was an inexact science, partially because the building where it was manufactured was not climate-controlled. If a batch was found to be too dry, workers would rinse it with water and put it back in the vacuum chamber and try again.
That could be problematic because as tetrazene dries it becomes volatile and more dangerous. At the Lake City facility, workers wanted to keep the moisture content above 15% for safety reasons but below 35% to maintain quality control.
Sevy declined to be interviewed for this story, but transcripts of her conversations with investigators indicate she changed the SOP so that dry tetrazene would be discarded and disposed, instead of rehydrated and reused.
"That was the safest thing to do rather than try to rehandle it," she told OSHA investigators.
Explosives mixers also handled tetrazene without knowing its moisture content, Sevy said. Each batch was tested in an on-site lab, but the results took hours and sometimes were not available until the next day.
Sevy found a machine that could analyze the moisture content in just 15 minutes. She spent months pushing her supervisors to purchase the device and it was finally installed in late 2016 as part of a project to replace the vacuum receiver used to dry the tetrazene.
Four months later, Bass was killed when a batch of tetrazene exploded as he removed it from the new vacuum receiver. Bass did not know the tetrazene's moisture content because the batch had not been checked by either the laboratory or the new moisture analyzer, investigators would later learn.
Procedures for the new machine had not been finalized before the explosion, Sevy and another worker told investigators.
Sevy said Bass, one of the most experienced workers on the hill, had done nothing wrong.
He "wasn't doing anything that they hadn't done for the last 30 years," she told investigators.
The aftermath of an explosion that killed a worker at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 2017. The fourth wall of the room that housed tetrazene production was designed to tear away in the event of an explosion.
'We risk over-drying'
OSHA investigators opened their inquiry the day of the explosion and brought in a team from Salt Lake City, Utah, to assist with the complicated investigation.
The agency soon found evidence that workers on the hill were also improperly exposed to lead dust. One investigation became two.
Weeks after the explosion, someone sent OSHA an anonymous complaint. Attached was an internal company letter from December 2016 that outlined some of the risks remaining under the new tetrazene manufacturing process. "There is no immediate feedback mechanism for moisture content," it said. "Which means we risk over-drying the high explosives."
Many of OSHA's questions revolved around a small spatula Bass, 55, had been using to break up the tetrazene when it exploded.
Something as simple as friction or static electricity can ignite tetrazene, so workers had to be careful when touching the explosive. But the company didn't know whether the spatula was made with conductive material, or even where it came from. OSHA found that workers manufacturing the dangerous explosive had been using the spatula for at least 15 years.
It wasn't mentioned in the SOPs for that stage of the manufacturing process.
In August 2017, OSHA got another anonymous complaint from the Lake City facility. This time they were told about a new explosion in the production room of lead styphnate — another compound used in primer mix — that happened in July.
Nobody was injured in the smaller explosion, which records alternately refer to as an "exothermic event." OSHA opened a third investigation.
The agency eventually cited Orbital ATK for 11 serious safety violations and one safety violation classified as "other."
OSHA proposed fines totaling nearly $150,000 — just under the maximum amount allowed by law. Orbital ATK contested virtually all of the agency's findings and OSHA reduced the severity of some of the citations.
The company eventually agreed to pay about $103,000.
Perhaps more importantly, Orbital ATK overhauled its tetrazene manufacturing process.
Speaking to investigators in July 2017, three months after the explosion, Sevy said the company stopped drying tetrazene and was instead "de-watering" the explosive, similar to the process used by a private company in Lewiston, Idaho.
The company's new target moisture content was 26%, Sevy said, well above the 15% used before the explosion.
The new method would take longer — think of drying pants on a clothesline instead of in a dryer — but eliminated some of the risks that the tetrazene would become volatile.
Sevy also said workers were no longer allowed to handle tetrazene until its moisture content had been tested.
Northrop Grumman, which now owns Orbital ATK, declined to say whether the Lake City facility made those changes permanent or adopted any other worker safety measures after the fatal explosion.
"We are committed to maintaining a safe workplace for our employees," company spokesman Whitney Watson said in a statement. "Lake City Army Ammunition Plant has played a vital role in our nation's security for more than 78 years and we look forward to continuing to support the men and women who serve our country."
The Army's Joint Munitions Command, which controls the Lake City facility, also declined to say whether any worker safety improvements were made after the explosion.
Orbital ATK would ultimately estimate it lost about $65 million due to production delays after the explosion. The company also told the Army it wants an early release from the Lake City contract, which is now set to expire in 2020.
The Army rebid the contract in December 2018, although it is not clear how many bids Orbital ATK and its parent company Northrop Grumman will be competing against. The Army has said it will announce the winner this fall.
Update 4/26/2019 3:38pm: The family of Lawrence Bass Jr. has filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government alleging lax oversight of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant by military officials. Information about the lawsuit and new details about the ATF investigation can be found in a follow-up story.
Chris Haxel is a reporter for KCUR 89.3. Email him at chaxel@kcur.org, and follow him on Twitter @ChrisHaxel. Guns & America is a public media collaborative focused on the role of guns in American life.
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Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Reached In Kansas Gun Store Negligence Lawsuit
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The families of several people who were killed or wounded in a 2016 mass shooting near Wichita, Kansas, have reached a multimillion-dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the pawn store that sold some of the guns used in the attack.
The lawsuit alleged that local retailer A Pawn Shop sold the guns to a woman as part of a straw purchase, which is when one person buys a gun on behalf of someone else, circumventing background checks and federal law.
What The So-Called Gun Show Loophole Really Looks Like
By Chris Haxel • Jan 30, 2019
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As Fred Nelson shuffled through a crowded convention center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man tapped him on the shoulder to ask about a gun.
The man knew Nelson was selling thanks to the handwritten menu taped on Nelson's backpack advertising more than a dozen handguns, rifles and shotguns.
He offered $300 for a Glock 19 pistol listed at $350.
"Meet me in the middle at $325," Nelson responded. "It's never been fired. You can look down the barrel."
A Former Air Force Base Still Inspires Pride For Generations In Belton
By Laura Ziegler • Apr 22, 2019
Courtesy of Chris Stewart
The skies across metropolitan Kansas City roared with the flight acrobatics of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels at the annual air shows at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base between Grandview and Belton, Missouri.
The sonic spectacles could draw more than a half a million people from around the region.
The base closed 25 years ago this year. But many of the enlistees and officers stayed in the Belton area, investing the town with an identity as a community of miltary retirees.
KCUR spoke to a group of the retirees at Belton's Carnegie Village Senior Living Community about their time on base.