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Fashion law
by Guillermo Jiménez | 08 May 2014
In today's highly competitive global market, fashion designers, entrepreneurs, and executives need state, federal, and international laws to protect their intellectual property-their brands and the products by which their customers recognize them. Fashion Law provides a concise and practical guide to the full range of legal issues faced by a fashion company as it grows from infancy to international stature. Updated to reflect recent legal decisions and regulatory developments, this revised edition covers such vital issues as intellectual property protection and litigation, licensing, anti-counterfeiting, start-ups and finance, commercial transactions, retail property leasing, employment regulations, advertising and marketing, celebrity endorsements, and international trade. Features of the text help to make legal concepts accessible to the lay reader. More than 25 leading attorneys practicing in the emerging legal specialty of fashion law contributed the chapters for this authoritative text, and their expertise provides a foundation for fashion professionals and their legal advisors to work together effectively. New to this Edition -Expanded section on Intellectual Property protection, including an all new Chapter 6 on Litigation -All new Chapter 10 on Fashion Finance Features -Box Features provide real-life examples that demonstrate the role that law plays in the fashion business, including landmark court cases and current events -Practice Tips discuss legal issues that should be considered as fashion designers and executives establish procedures for conducting their business -Sample Clauses familiarize readers with the legal language that covers the rights and responsibilities of the parties to agreements. Instructor's Guide and PowerPoint presentations available.
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Books » Teachings of Lord Caitanya
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Conclusion
The next day Śrīmān Rāmānanda Rāya again came to see the Lord in the evening, and there were further discourses on transcendental subject matter.
"What is the highest standard of education?" Lord Caitanya began His inquiry, and Rāmānanda Rāya immediately replied that the highest standard of education is knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa. The standard of material education is sense gratification, but the highest standard of spiritual education is knowledge of the science of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.29.49) states: "That work which pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the highest work, and that science or knowledge which places one in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the highest knowledge." Similarly, Prahlāda Mahārāja, while instructing his childhood friends at school, stated that hearing of the Lord, chanting about Him, remembering Him, worshiping Him, praying to Him, serving Him, making friends with Him and offering everything to Him constitute the highest spiritual knowledge.
Then Lord Caitanya asked Rāmānanda Rāya, "What is the greatest reputation one can have?" Rāmānanda immediately replied that a person reputed to be Kṛṣṇa conscious should be considered the most famous man in the world. One who is famous as a Kṛṣṇa conscious man has eternal fame. In the material world, everyone is striving for three things: he wants his name to be perpetuated, he wants his fame to be broadcast all over the world, and he wants some profit from his material activities. But no one knows that all this material name, fame and profit belong to the temporary material body and that as soon as the body is finished, all name, fame and profit are finished also. It is only due to ignorance that everyone is striving after the name, fame and profit connected with the body. But actually it is deplorable to become famous on the basis of the body or to become known as a man of spiritually developed consciousness without knowing the supreme spirit, Viṣṇu. Real fame belongs to one who attains Kṛṣṇa consciousness in this very life.
According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.3.20–21), there are twelve authorities, and they are all famous because they were all great devotees of the Lord. These authorities are Brahmā, Nārada, Lord Śiva, Manu, Kapila, Prahlāda, Janaka, Bhīṣma, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Bali, Yamarāja and the Kumāras. These personalities are still remembered because they were all great stalwart devotees of the Lord. In the Garuḍa Purāṇa it is said that in the Age of Kali it is very rare to find a famous devotee of the Supreme Lord, a position better than that of such demigods as Brahmā or Lord Śiva. Concerning talks between Nārada and Puṇḍarīka, Yudhiṣṭhira said, "He is most famous and can deliver all others who, after many, many births, comes to understand that he is the servant of Vāsudeva." Similarly, in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.19) Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna:
bahūnāṁ janmanām ante
jñānavān māṁ prapadyate
vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ
"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare." In the Ādi Purāṇa it is said that liberation and transcendental life follow all the devotees of God. In the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa it is stated that even personalities like Brahmā and the other demigods do not know the value of a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Garuḍa Purāṇa points out that out of many thousands of brāhmaṇas the one who is expert in performing sacrifices is famous, out of thousands of such expert brāhmaṇas the one who is expert in the knowledge of the Vedānta-sūtra is more famous, and out of many, many thousands of such Vedāntists the one who is a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu is most famous. There are many devotees of Viṣṇu, and out of them, he who is unflinching in his devotion is most famous and is eligible to enter into the kingdom of God. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.13.4) it is also stated that there are many famous students of the Vedas, but that one who is always thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart is the best student of all. In the Nārāyaṇa-vyūha-stava prayers it is said that if the great Brahmā is not a devotee of the Lord he is most insignificant, whereas if a microbe is a devotee of the Lord he is most famous.
Lord Caitanya next asked Rāmānanda Rāya, "Who possesses the most valuable thing in the world?" Rāmānanda Rāya replied that he who has love for Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa possesses the most valuable jewel and the greatest riches. One who is addicted to material sense gratification or material wealth is not really wealthy. When one comes to the spiritual platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he can understand that there are no riches more valuable than love of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. It is recorded in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that Mahārāja Dhruva sought out the Supreme Lord because he wanted to get some land, but that when he finally saw Kṛṣṇa he said, "I am so pleased, I don't want anything." In the Bhagavad-gītā it is also stated that if one takes shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or in other words is elevated to the supreme state of love of Godhead, he has nothing more to aspire to. Although such devotees can attain whatever they desire from the Lord, they do not ask anything from Him.
When Lord Caitanya asked Rāmānanda Rāya what is the most painful experience in human society, Rāmānanda Rāya replied that separation from a pure devotee is the most painful experience. In other words, when there is no devotee of the Lord present, there is great suffering in society, and association with other people becomes painful. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.30.6–7) it is stated that if one who is bereft of the association of a pure devotee tries to become happy through society, friendship and love devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is to be considered in the most distressed condition. In the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.54) it is stated that the association of a pure devotee is more desirable than life itself and that in separation from him one cannot pass even a second happily.
Lord Caitanya then asked Rāmānanda Rāya, "Out of many so-called liberated souls, who is actually liberated?" Rāmānanda replied that one who is completely saturated with devotional love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is to be considered the best of all liberated persons. Similarly, it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.14.5) that a devotee of Nārāyaṇa is so rare that only one can be found among millions and millions of liberated people.
"And out of all songs, what song do you think is the best?" Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked. Rāmānanda replied that any song which describes the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the best song. The conditioned soul is captivated by sex. All literary works of fiction – dramas, novels and so on – describe love between men and women. Since people are so attracted to this kind of literature, Kṛṣṇa appeared in this material world and displayed His transcendental loving affairs with the gopīs. There is an immense literature dealing with the loving exchanges between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa, and anyone who takes shelter of this literature, or of the stories about Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, can enjoy actual happiness. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.36) it is said that the Lord displayed His pastimes in Vṛndāvana in order to reveal His actual life. Any intelligent person who tries to understand the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is most fortunate. The songs that tell of those pastimes are the greatest songs in the world.
Lord Caitanya then inquired, "What is the most profitable thing in the world, the essence of all auspicious events?" Rāmānanda Rāya replied that there is nothing as profitable as the association of pure devotees.
"And what do you recommend a person should think of?" Lord Caitanya asked. Rāmānanda replied that one should always think of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa has multiple activities, and they are described in many Vedic scriptures. One should always think of those pastimes; that is the best meditation and the highest ecstasy. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.2.36) Śukadeva Gosvāmī confirms that one should always think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Indeed, one should not only think of Him but also hear and chant His name, fame and glories.
"And what is the best type of meditation?" Lord Caitanya inquired.
"He who always meditates on the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the best meditator," Rāmānanda Rāya answered. This is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.14): "It is the Supreme Personality of Godhead alone – He who is the master of all devotees – whose name one should always chant and who should always be meditated upon and worshiped regularly."
"Where should a person live, giving up all other places?" Lord Caitanya next inquired. Rāmānanda replied that one should give up all other places and live in Vṛndāvana, where Lord Kṛṣṇa had so many pastimes. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.47.61) Uddhava says that it is best to live in Vṛndāvana, even as a plant or creeper. It was in Vṛndāvana that the Supreme Lord lived, and it was there that the gopīs worshiped Him, the ultimate goal of all Vedic knowledge.
"And what is the best subject to hear of?" Caitanya Mahāprabhu next asked.
"The pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa," Rāmānanda replied. Actually, when the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are heard from the right source, one at once attains liberation. Unfortunately, sometimes people are misguided because they do not hear these pastimes from a realized soul. It is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.39) that one who hears the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs will attain the highest platform of devotional service and be freed from material lust, which overwhelms everyone's heart in the material world. In other words, the actual result of hearing the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is to get rid of all material lust. One who does not become freed from material lust in this way should not indulge in hearing of the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Unless we hear from the right source, we will misinterpret the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa and think they are ordinary affairs between a man and a woman. In this way we shall be misguided.
"Who is the most worshipable Deity?" Caitanya Mahāprabhu next inquired. Rāmānanda Rāya immediately replied that the transcendental couple, Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate object of worship. There are many worshipable objects. For example, the impersonalists worship the brahmajyoti, but by such worship one becomes bereft of life's symptoms and becomes just like a tree or other nonmoving living entity. Those who worship the so-called void also attain such results. Those who are after material enjoyment (bhukti) worship the demigods and achieve their planets and thus enjoy material happiness. Lord Caitanya next inquired about those who are after material happiness and those who are after liberation from material bondage. "Where do they ultimately go?" He asked. Rāmānanda Rāya replied that those who aspire for liberation ultimately turn into trees, and that the others attain the heavenly planets, where they enjoy material happiness.
Rāmānanda Rāya went on to say that those who have no taste for Kṛṣṇa consciousness or spiritual life are just like crows who take pleasure in eating the bitter nimba fruit. It is the poetic cuckoo that eats the buds of the mango tree. The unfortunate transcendentalists simply speculate on dry philosophy, whereas the transcendentalists who are in love with Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are just like cuckoos enjoying the buds of the mango tree of love of Godhead. Thus those who are devotees of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are most fortunate. The bitter nimba fruit is not at all eatable; it is simply full of dry speculation and is fit only for crowlike philosophers. Mango buds, however, are very relishable, and those in the devotional service of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa enjoy them.
Thus Rāmānanda Rāya and Caitanya Mahāprabhu talked for the entire night. They sometimes danced, sometimes sang and sometimes cried. After they had passed the night in this way, at dawn Rāmānanda Rāya returned to his place. The next evening he returned to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After discussing Kṛṣṇa for some time, Rāmānanda Rāya fell at the feet of the Lord and said, "My dear Lord, You are so kind to me that You have taught me about the science of Kṛṣṇa, the science of Rādhārāṇī, the science of Their loving affairs, the science of Their rāsa dance and the science of Their pastimes. I never thought that I should be able to speak on these subject matters. You have taught me as You formerly taught the Vedas to Brahmā."
This is the system of receiving instructions from the Supersoul. Externally He is not to be seen, but internally He speaks to the devotee. That is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (10.10): the Lord dictates from within to anyone who is sincerely engaged in His service, and the Lord acts in such a way that such a person can ultimately attain the supreme goal of life. When Brahmā was born, there was no one to instruct him; therefore the Supreme Lord Himself instructed Brahmā in Vedic knowledge through Brahmā's heart. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.4.22) Śukadeva Gosvāmī confirms that the Gāyatrī mantra was first imparted within the heart of Brahmā by the Supreme Lord. Śukadeva Gosvāmī then prays to the Lord to similarly help him speak Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam before Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
The first verse of the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes the Supreme Absolute Truth as He who instructed Brahmā through the heart. In that verse Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the author of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, states: "Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the cause of the cosmic manifestation and its maintenance and dissolution as well. If we scrutinizingly try to understand the Supreme Truth, we can understand that He knows everything directly and indirectly. He is the only Supreme Personality, and it is He only who is fully independent. He alone instructed Brahmā as the Supersoul within. Even the greatest scholars become bewildered in trying to understand the Supreme Truth because the entire perceivable cosmic manifestation is situated within Him. This material manifestation, a by-product of fire, water, air and earth, only appears to be factual. It is in Him alone that the spiritual and material manifestations, as well as the living entities, rest. Therefore He is the Supreme Truth."
Rāmānanda Rāya continued speaking to Lord Caitanya: "First I saw You as a sannyāsī, and then I saw You as a cowherd boy. Now I see before You a golden doll, and due to its presence Your complexion has become golden. Yet I also see You as a dark-complexioned cowherd boy. Will You kindly explain why I am seeing You in this way? Please tell me without reservation."
"It is the nature of highly elevated devotees to see Kṛṣṇa in everything," Lord Caitanya replied. "Whenever they see anything, they do not see the form of that particular thing. They see Kṛṣṇa. This is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [11.2.45]:
sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed
bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ
bhūtāni bhagavaty ātmany
eṣa bhāgavatottamaḥ
"'One who is highly elevated in devotional service sees the Supersoul, Kṛṣṇa, who is the Soul of all individual souls.' A similar passage is found in the Tenth Canto [10.35.9], where it is stated that when Kṛṣṇa came before the creepers, plants and trees of Vṛndāvana, which were laden with flowers and fruits, because He was the Soul of their soul they all bent down in the ecstasy of love for Him and became thorny.
"Because You have the highest conception of the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa," Lord Caitanya concluded, "you are seeing Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa everywhere."
Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "Sir, I request that You not try to hide Yourself. I understand that You have accepted the complexion and mode of thinking of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and that You are trying to understand Yourself from Her viewpoint. You have advented Yourself to take this point of view. Although You have incarnated mainly to understand Your own Self, You are at the same time distributing love of Kṛṣṇa to the world. Now You have personally come here to deliver me. I request You not to try to deceive me. It is not good for You."
Being very satisfied, Lord Caitanya smiled and showed Rāmānanda Rāya His real form as the combination of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa – a form He had never before shown anyone else. Thus Lord Caitanya was Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself with the external features of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. His transcendental ability to become two and then to become one again was revealed to Rāmānanda Rāya. Those who are fortunate enough to understand Lord Caitanya as well as the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana are able, by the mercy of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, to know the real identity of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Upon seeing this unique feature of Lord Caitanya, Rāmānanda Rāya fainted and fell to the floor. Lord Caitanya then touched him, and he came to his senses. Rāmānanda Rāya was surprised to see Lord Caitanya in His mendicant dress again. Lord Caitanya embraced him and pacified him and said that Rāmānanda was the only one to have seen this form. "Because you have understood the purpose of My incarnation, you are privileged to have seen this particular feature of My personality," the Lord said. "My dear Rāmānanda, I am not a different person with a fair complexion, a gaura-puruṣa. I am the selfsame Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, and due to contact with the body of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī I have now assumed this form. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī does not touch anyone but Kṛṣṇa; therefore She has influenced Me with Her complexion, mind and words. In this way I am just trying to understand the transcendental flavor of Her relationship with Kṛṣṇa."
The fact is that both Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya are the original Personality of Godhead. Therefore no one should try to separate Lord Caitanya from Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In His form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, He is the supreme enjoyer, and in His form of Lord Caitanya, He is the supreme enjoyed. No one can be more superexcellently attractive than Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and no one but Śrī Kṛṣṇa can enjoy the supreme form of devotion, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. All Viṣṇu forms but Śrī Kṛṣṇa lack this ability. In Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi-līlā 4.82) it is said that Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the only personality who can infuse Govinda with transcendental pleasure. Thus Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the chief of all the damsels of Vraja who love Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
"Please rest assured that I have nothing to hide from you," Lord Caitanya told Rāmānanda. "Even if I do try to hide something from you, you are such an advanced devotee that you can understand all My secrets. I request that you please keep them secret and do not disclose them to anyone. If they were revealed, everyone would consider Me a madman. The facts I have disclosed to you cannot be understood by materialistic people. Were they to hear of them, they would simply laugh at Me. But you can understand these secrets; please keep them to yourself. From a materialistic point of view, a devotee in the ecstasy of love for Kṛṣṇa is mad. Both you and I are thus just like madmen. So please don't disclose these facts to ordinary men. If you do, they will surely laugh at Me."
Lord Caitanya passed ten nights with Rāmānanda Rāya, enjoying his company by discussing the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā. The discussions between them were on the highest level of love for Kṛṣṇa. Some of these talks are described, but most of them could not be described. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta their talks have been compared to a metallurgic examination. The metals are studied in the following sequence: first copper, then bronze, then silver, then gold and at last touchstone. The preliminary discussions between Lord Caitanya and Rāmānanda Rāya are considered to be like copper, and the higher discussions are considered to be like gold. The fifth and highest dimension of their discussions, however, is considered to be like touchstone. If one is very eager to progress higher and higher to the position of the highest metallurgist, one must begin with an inquiry into the qualities of copper, then progress to bronze, then to silver, to gold, and so on.
The next day Lord Caitanya asked Rāmānanda Rāya to allow Him to return to Jagannātha Purī. "For the rest of our lives we can remain together at Jagannātha Purī and pass our time in discussing Kṛṣṇa." Lord Caitanya then embraced Rāmānanda Rāya and sent him to his own place. In the morning the Lord prepared to start on His journey south. He had met Rāmānanda Rāya on the riverbank, near a temple of Hanumān. After visiting that temple, He left. As long as Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at Vidyānagara, all kinds of people met Him, and by His grace everyone became a devotee of the Supreme Lord.
After Lord Caitanya's departure, Rāmānanda Rāya became overwhelmed due to his separation from the Lord, and he immediately decided to retire from service so he could meet the Lord again at Jagannātha Purī.
The discussions between Rāmānanda Rāya and Lord Caitanya deal with the most concentrated form of devotional service. By hearing these discussions one can understand the pastimes of Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, as well as the confidential role played by Lord Caitanya. One who is fortunate enough to have faith in these discussions can enter into the transcendental association of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

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Cedar Hills provides and maintains all of the existing sewer lines within the city. Wastewater treatment is provided through the Timpanogos Special Service District (TSSD) in conjunction with all the other communities in the northern portion of Utah County. Currently, sewer services are provided to almost all portions of Cedar Hills, with the exception of a few individual properties located in the south central portion of the city.
New developments install all of their own sewer connections. The city has put a tremendous effort toward installing sewer service to all community residences. The city plans to provide sewer services to all portions of Cedar Hills and will make various improvements in the existing sewer network.
Q: What does the sewer base rate and consumption rate pay for?
A: The base rate pays Timpanogos Special Service District for its sewer services. The consumption rate pays for the monthly contribution to the sewer flow by each household. The best way to determine the consumption rate is to estimate the average number of gallons of water used during the winter.
The City of Cedar Hills has established this sanitary sewer system operations and maintenance program to ensure proper system operations, to minimize any sub-level backups or sanitary sewer overflows, and to provide for replacement, refurbishment, or repair of damaged or deteriorated piping systems. The combined maintenance program should insure that the environment and health of the public are protected at a reasonable cost for the end users.


This is something we've wanted to do for a while now to give a tiny bit more personality to the game: we replaced the generic health potion with each character's favorite food to restore their health. Taro munches on a riceball, Kaida scarfs down a bowl of noodles, Miyu delicately consumes some sushi, and Shoji sips a refreshing cup of tea. And look how happy they are!
Like we hinted at last update, we have a new explosive weapon, the landmine, to fill in the gap left by the sticky bomb turning into a nonlethal stun mine. This has one of the features that the sticky bomb use to have — triggering automatically when on enemy steps on it! It has a similarly big blast radius to the regular bomb, so a well-placed landmine can take out several enemies at once.
The downsides are that you can only place it at your feet, and there's a short planting animation which makes it slightly slower to use.
And now for our awesomest new ability: the sword quickdraw! Watch it in action: while charging the attack, Kaida slowly reaches for her blade, and then dashes forward when you let go, cutting down everything in her path! They take damage after a short pause, for dramatic effect, of course.It won't be too overpowered, though — it takes a little while to charge, restricts your movement while charging, has significant cooldown at the end of it, and of course, won't work on an aware enemy who's staring right at you. But still, awesome!
That's all we've got to share today. We'll have more details on the Alpha soon — sorry for the delay, we're just trying to make it as smooth an experience as possible, with things like full controller support and rebindable keys, and as many of the bugs ironed out as possible. We're getting there though, thanks for your patience!


Oliver Was has got through to the finals of the Gold Medal Concerto Competition, at the GSMD.
It is their most prestigious competition. Previous winners include Jacqueline du Pré (1960), Tasmin Little (1986), and Bryn Terfel (1989).
This is the first time ever a harpist has got through to the final.
The final will take place on 6th May 2016 at 7pm in the Barbican.
Oliver will be playing the Ginastera Harp Concerto. The other two finalists are pianists playing Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.


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You will have fun and your guinea pig will appreciate his new home. Almost all guinea pigs will love to investigate the box, taste it, and run in and out of it. They will also investigate a "skylight" in their box, if given one. I have even seen them go through "skylight" holes and stake out the roof.


The Point Craft Shop, run by the members of the West Point Craft Guild, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013. It is considered one of the best craft shops on the Island. Located south, off Route 14 on the North Cape Coastal Drive, at 136 Harbour Road, the shop overlooks picturesque West Point Harbour. Locally handcrafted items, including traditional and modern quilt styles, wall hangings, knitted and crocheted items, children's clothing, preserves, fudge, kitchen accessories, paintings, metal and wood crafts, photography and jewellery, are proudly displayed by guild members. In addition to hand-made products, the shop also sells T-shirts, hoodies and books, and stocks soaps and lotions made here on the Island, as well as music CDs featuring Atlantic Canadian artists. Make this stop a "must" on your itinerary.


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Are You A Presentation Master Chef Or A Short Order Cook?
Have you ever attended a successful dinner party? Do you remember what it was that made it so enjoyable? Was it the great food, the company, the entertainment? Chances are it was all these things. You can use these same ingredients to create and deliver an unforgettable presentation.
This article offers a variety of tips and suggestions to enhance your presentations. Choose the ones that best suit your needs, mix well, cook until done and enjoy.
Presenters focus on using technology as audio-visual aids. You may forget that technology is also a great preparation tool. The Internet provides a wealth of information for little or no cost. There are thousands of free presentation resources. Computer applications check spelling and grammar. You can easily obtain and analyze data, create graphs and format information. Technology saves time and effort. Research adds to the authority of your presentation topics.
When preparing a meal, you can find many recipes for the same entr�e. When preparing a presentation, there are various delivery techniques. Determine the best method for your audience. The studies listed below can help.
In the second half of the twentieth century, the impact of technology on thought and learning became increasingly apparent. Edgar Dale, a major contributor to the study of educational communications, was fascinated with video as a teaching vehicle. He theorized and published Dale�s Cone of Experience in 1946. This cone diagrams the effectiveness of different media to the learning experience. The least effective (verbal symbols) are at the top of the cone. The most effective (direct, purposeful experience) is at the bottom.
In the early 1960�s, National Education Association's Adult Education Division in Bethel, Maine developed the Learning Pyramid. This pyramid charts retention rate by information delivery. In ascending order of effectiveness, the methods are: Lecture, Reading, Audio-Visual, Demonstration, Discussion, and Practice by Doing, Teaching Others.
Continued research and studies from 1970 through today identified additional learning processes. A few examples are learning styles, multiple intelligence, service learning, and active learning.
These studies help you avoid barriers and use methods that are more effective in the delivery of your presentations.
Almost anyone can flip a burger, but it takes practice and study to become a gourmet cook. With approximately 17 million users worldwide, PowerPoint is the primary presentation tool. But a PowerPoint presentation can be feast or famine. It is easy to use and just as easy to make a boring presentation. Learn to use PowerPoint well and rise above the average. These resources can help: Presenter�s University, Slides That Win!, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Microsoft PowerPoint News Group.
If you don�t use PowerPoint, become an expert in your preferred presentation software. Search the Internet for your own resources. Practice and prepare your presentation multiple times.
Even a small amount of information about your audience is useful. This information helps you determine preferences and needs. The more your audience can relate personally with your message, the more memorable that message will be.
Some factors to consider are: age, gender, culture, profession, and special needs. According to the Census Bureau, 3.6 percent of the U.S. population has a sensory disability. Furthermore, people are living longer lives. As people age, they experience a decrease in vision, hearing, and cognitive abilities. More than 49 million Americans have a disability relating to the senses; physical activity limitations; and physical, mental, or emotional challenges. Your audience will appreciate and remember considerations you make on their behalf. You can find out more at this site: Accessibility in Mind.
Information about the venue is important. Determine room size, seating arrangement and audio-visual equipment ahead of time. Make provisions for the best seating configuration. If you�re splitting your audience into teams, make sure the room accommodates this setting. Find out specifics about projectors, screen size and audio systems. Look up the equipment on the Internet and confirm the equipment works with your PC. Have a method to control the room temperature. You don�t want it too cold, master chefs use fresh not frozen. Nor too hot, you want your presentation well done not your audience.
If your audience is small enough, use place cards. Place cards allow you to address your audience members by name. Using individual names fosters a sense of intimacy and friendship from your audience. If appropriate, get to know your sponsors or hosts. These people have invested their time and/or money in your skills. These are also the people you�ll depend on for equipment, special needs, etc.
Themes provide a sense of familiarity and continuity to a presentation. Analogies and metaphors increase the ability to absorb and retain your message, especially in a technical presentation. They provide a �mental bridge� to the content of the presentation. Themes, analogies, and metaphors should be easily recognizable and relevant to your topic. For example: using a Gold Rush theme for a presentation on Investments at a location in San Francisco. For ideas, visit this site: A Language of Metaphors or review this Presenters University article: Prop Up Your Presentations.
This is the introduction. Tell them who you are, what the presentation is about and why you�re the person to tell them about it. You can start with an icebreaker. This web site offers some good resources for introductions and icebreakers: Educational Icebreakers.
This is the content of your presentation. During this portion you can add additional courses, such as games, quizzes, or multimedia. Or you can stay with just the entr�e.
This is your summary. You want to reinforce the message of your presentation. Consider adding a little sugar to help your audience retain your message. See this Presenters University article: Cartoons for Trainers or check out Animation Factory.
Think of your audience as participants. Using plural pronouns, such as We, Ours, and Us instead of I, Mine, You and Yours instills a sense of inclusion. �We�re doing this together� instead of �I�m telling you about something.� Your presentation becomes a team effort and encourages an emotional investment from your audience.
Keyboards, mice and scanners provide input to the computer. Human beings are equipped with input devices in the form of senses. Using as many senses as possible connects you with your audience. Create an epicurean experience with your presentation.
Using color, shape, motion, and visualization stimulates sight. Even non-sighted individuals have the ability to visualize.
Incorporating sounds, music, and spoken words appeals to hearing.
Providing handouts, a physical activity (such as raising hands) or a �hands-on� experience arouses touch.
Although you may intuitively �feed� your audiences refreshments, you may not take advantage of taste to enforce your message. Rather than the standard refreshments, consider relevant food and beverages. For example: providing PB&J or cheese sandwiches, juices, milk and apples for a presentation concerning teachers or educators.
Researchers are increasingly excited about recent studies concerning the sense of smell. Yet, smell is seldom exploited as a tool. You can use strong, pungent odors to the more subtle approach of aromatherapy. The key is to match it to your message. For example: during a presentation on the dangers of pollution, pass around containers of foul smelling, polluted water.
Whether or not you believe in ESP, you can easily use one technique. Through out the presentation, repetitively visualize your message. It doesn�t hurt and who knows, it just might help.
Let�s say you just explained the five senses to your audience and you want to reinforce your message. First, create a slide with five circles of different colors in random placement on the slide. Enter the names of the five senses, one in each circle as shown.
Now, change the text color in each circle to match the color of the circle. This will make the text seem to �disappear.� Finally, right click on each circle, click on Action Settings and make these selections: Under the Mouse Click tab, check the box for Play Sound and select Chimes for your sound, check the Highlight Click box. Under the Mouse Over tab, check the Highlight Click box. Click ok. Repeat for each circle on the slide.
Run the slide show, move the mouse over the circles and they will �flash� as the mouse moves over each one. Ask your audience to name the five senses. Click on the appropriate circle and hold it. A chime will sound and the answer is visible. Toss sealed candies, mints or gum to the audience for each correct answer.
Every audience has leaders and followers. Capitalize on leaders by allowing them to ask questions, initiate discussions and have some control of the presentation. For example: create a menu in PowerPoint and allow them to choose the order of the topics. Taj Simmons has an excellent on-line tutorial for creating menus in PowerPoint.
Games are always a great addition to any presentation, from simple quizzes to more involved team contests. Fun and competition enhance and add to the learning experience. PowerPak for PowerPoint is a collection of themed PowerPoint templates for presentations and games.
Consider adding an electronic co-presenter. VoxProxy for PowerPoint allows you to add an animated character that responds to voice commands.
Razzle-dazzle in any presentation is fun. However, use everything in moderation. Remember you�re the presenter; the audio-visual aids are the trimmings. You don�t want eyes bigger than bellies. Too much information will leave your audience overstuffed instead of pleasantly full.
Very few dinner parties will be successful if the host or hostess isn�t having a good time. If your heart isn�t in your presentation, your audience will know it. Take steps to ensure an optimistic mind-set before you step up to the podium. Check out the Positive Attitude Institute for motivation and inspiration.
Obtain feedback from participants at every presentation. Continuous improvement is essential. Keep solicitations simple and immediate. For example, a short survey of five questions with multiple-choice answers turned in at the completion of the presentation.
The final component of our cookbook is the handout. Favors are a physical reminder of the event that extends beyond today. A well-chosen promotional item generates business for tomorrow. There are thousands of low cost promotional items available on the web. Use your favorite search engine and enter the keyword �promotional�.
[*] Copyright �2003 Glenna Raye Shaw. All Rights Reserved.


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'CoD: Black Ops 4' is getting a fresh batch of zombies on July 9th
Latest in Gaming
Call of Duty: Ghosts PS4 upgrades will run $10, says Activision
Steve Dent, @stevetdent
During its Gamescon 2013 event, Sony said that upgrades for Playstation 4 games would come at a "significantly discounted price," though it didn't offer any details or actual numbers. Now, Activision has said that Call of Duty: Ghosts will cost $10 to upgrade from the PS3 to the PS4, mirroring a similar deal from retailer GameStop for the Xbox One. Based on Sony's statement, such discounts might be coming for other lynchpin titles for the new console for a limited time period, as well. Meanwhile, if you can't wait the ten days between the game's November 5th PS3 launch and the Playstation 4's November 15th US release, hit the PR after the break.
Activision Announces Call of Duty®: Ghosts PlayStation Upgrade for a Suggested Retail Price of Just $10
Announcement Joins Other Policies Designed to Smooth Transition to Next Gen for Call of Duty® Gamers
COLOGNE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq:ATVI), today announced further details surrounding Call of Duty®: Ghosts' participation in Sony's PS3 to PS4 upgrade program. The upgrade program is completely optional and allows consumers who purchase Call of Duty: Ghosts on PlayStation®3 to upgrade to the PlayStation®4 version of the game for a limited time at a suggested retail price of only $10, €10, or £10 depending on territory. More details will be shared in the weeks to come.
"Today we're announcing that anyone who buys Call of Duty: Ghosts for the PS3 will be able to upgrade to Call of Duty: Ghosts for the PS4 for a limited time at a suggested retail price of just $10, €10, or £10"
"Today we're announcing that anyone who buys Call of Duty: Ghosts for the PS3 will be able to upgrade to Call of Duty: Ghosts for the PS4 for a limited time at a suggested retail price of just $10, €10, or £10," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. "Retail programs, announced by Amazon and GameStop allow our players to upgrade from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One version of Call of Duty: Ghosts for $10 as well. We have also previously announced that for a limited time our players will bring all of their Season Pass Content and all of their in-game progress with them within a console family, for no additional charge. We have the best fans in the world, and we want to make this transition as seamless and easy for them as possible. And there's more news to come on that front. Stay tuned."
Published by Activision Publishing, Inc. and developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on Xbox 360 game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC and Wii U™ on November 5. The title will also release on the Xbox One, the all-in one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system later this year. Call of Duty: Ghosts is rated M for Mature (Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language) by the ESRB. For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com/ghosts, www.facebook.com/CODGhosts, or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard.
In this article: activision, CallOfDuty, CallOfDutyGhosts, Gamescon, GDC2013, GDCE2013, playstation3, Playstation4, PS3, PS4, Upgrades


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StateButton::StateButton(QPushButton *parent) :
    QPushButton(parent),
    m_SelfState(states::BUTTON_NONE)
{
    connect(this, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(slotInternalButtonClicked()));
}

void StateButton::slotSetButtonState(states::eButtonState state)
{
    setSelfState(state);
}

void StateButton::slotInternalButtonClicked()
{
    emit sigButtonClicked(m_SelfState);
}

void StateButton::setSelfState(states::eButtonState state)
{
    m_SelfState = state;
    updateButtonTxt();
}

void StateButton::updateButtonTxt()
{
    QString txt="";
    switch(m_SelfState)
    {
    case states::BUTTON_SET_PATH:
        txt = tr("Set Path");
        break;

    case states::BUTTON_STOP:
        txt = tr("Stop");
        break;

    case states::BUTTON_UPDATE:
        txt = tr("Update");
        break;
    default:
        txt = tr("INVALID STATE");
        break;
    }

    this->setText(txt);
}

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I feel like there is a slight mixup in some of the sample questions that Internet of Things requires internet connection. I'd like to kick off a discussion of what other people think Internet of Things means to them with my own definition. Let's go Webster-style on this topic.
A series of connected devices with a common interface.
So, much like the internet connects series of information hubs (aka servers with databases/text/media), Internet of Things means that each device supplies a central hub with the data and the hub is the main access point. The hub can then be accessed, hypothetically, via an internet connection but is not required.
The Internet is not a necessary component in IoT. In fact, I cannot readily come up with an example of a pure internet IoT solution, I am sure there are some.
Sensors in a Data Centre don't connect to the Internet to relay moisture, heat or other issues, these communications are all preformed on a private network (intranet). They may relay that information to tenants through some portal, API or alarm system, but isn't that all just a by-product of this IoT solution?
buses or delivery vehicles reporting GPS locations typically would use internal communication to relay data. It may have some API or other interface to expose some data to users/riders which obviously requres internet, however the overall IoT solution (and the main reason it was set up, to make sure busses are on time etc) only really needs an intranet to function. The internet functionality here is only a deliverable of that IoT solution.
IoT pour spouts in some pubs around me the bottles of hard alcohol report back to the cash register with what and how much was poured, a few things, connecting to a thing, no internet required. Sure it might connect to the vendor from time to time to order a product but this is a small aspect of the solution, I don't consider this part part of IoT.
I've always thought of IoT to reference objects that can communicate with other objects. Is this correct?
I agree that the "IoT" term is fairly confusing, given its ambiguity. I assume that having the word "internet" is confusing, since it can be interpreted as THE Internet, which may suggest having an internet connection is required. Also, the term "things" is a total free-for-all, though I've always understood it as physical objects (non-living...though I would expect arguments there).
While I don't think the "IoT" name is ideal, I certainly don't advocate trying to change it. It's already in the wider vernacular and a bit late for that.
It concerns all the objects that are connected to some distance data exchange system although it isn't their primary functions.
Lights in houses, sport wear, watches, etc. have a different primary function (resp. lighting, protecting and keeping warm, provide the time) but they are connected to some form of network for enhanced behaviour and increased features.
I am about to start a job in the field, so I have been doing some research. The best single source of (serious) information I found is Internet Society's IoT Overview.
I am singling out below some of the sections that add to this discussion - although I highly recommend a thorough read of the document.
The term "Internet of Things" (IoT) was first used in 1999 by British technology pioneer Kevin Ashton to describe a system in which objects in the physical world could be connected to the Internet by sensors.12 Ashton coined the term to illustrate the power of connecting Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags13 used in corporate supply chains to the Internet in order to count and track goods without the need for human intervention. Today, the Internet of Things has become a popular term for describing scenarios in which Internet connectivity and computing capability extend to a variety of objects, devices, sensors, and everyday items.
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) begins RFC 7452,33 "Architectural Considerations in Smart Object Networking'', with this description: The term "Internet of Things" (IoT) denotes a trend where a large number of embedded devices employ communication services offered by the Internet protocols. Many of these devices, often called "smart objects,'' are not directly operated by humans, but exist as components in buildings or vehicles, or are spread out in the environment.
3.2.2 Internet of things (IoT): A global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies. Note 1—Through the exploitation of identification, data capture, processing and communication capabilities, the IoT makes full use of things to offer services to all kinds of applications, whilst ensuring that security and privacy requirements are fulfilled. Note 2—From a broader perspective, the IoT can be perceived as a vision with technological and societal implications. This definition in a call for papers for a feature topic issue of IEEE Communications Magazine37 links the IoT back to cloud services: The Internet of Things (IoT) is a framework in which all things have a representation and a presence in the Internet. More specifically, the Internet of Things aims at offering new applications and services bridging the physical and virtual worlds, in which Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications represents the baseline communication that 16 What is the Internet of Things? enables the interactions between Things and applications in the cloud. The Oxford Dictionaries38 offers a concise definition that invokes the Internet as an element of the IoT: Internet of things (noun): The interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data.
While the concept of combining computers, sensors, and networks to monitor and control devices has been around for decades, the recent confluence of key technologies and market trends is ushering in a new reality for the "Internet of Things''. IoT promises to usher in a revolutionary, fully interconnected "smart" world, with relationships between objects and their environment and objects and people becoming more tightly intertwined. The prospect of the Internet of Things as a ubiquitous array of devices bound to the Internet might fundamentally change how people think about what it means to be "online".


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#ifndef TestShell_h
#define TestShell_h

#include "DRTTestRunner.h"
#include "NotificationPresenter.h"
#include "TestEventPrinter.h"
#include "WebPreferences.h"
#include "WebTestInterfaces.h"
#include "WebViewHost.h"
#include <string>
#include <wtf/OwnPtr.h>
#include <wtf/Vector.h>

// TestShell is a container of global variables and has bridge functions between
// various objects. Only one instance is created in one DRT process.

namespace WebKit {
class WebDevToolsAgentClient;
class WebFrame;
class WebNotificationPresenter;
class WebThread;
class WebView;
class WebURL;
}

class DRTDevToolsAgent;
class DRTDevToolsCallArgs;
class DRTDevToolsClient;
class MockWebPrerenderingSupport;
class WebPermissions;

struct TestParams {
    bool dumpTree;
    bool debugRenderTree;
    bool debugLayerTree;
    bool printSeparators;
    WebKit::WebURL testUrl;
    std::string pixelHash;

    TestParams()
        : dumpTree(true)
        , debugRenderTree(false)
        , debugLayerTree(false)
        , printSeparators(false) { }
};

class TestShell {
public:
    TestShell();
    ~TestShell();

    void initialize();

    // The main WebView.
    WebKit::WebView* webView() const { return m_webView; }
    // Returns the host for the main WebView.
    WebViewHost* webViewHost() const { return m_webViewHost.get(); }
    DRTTestRunner* testRunner() const { return m_testRunner.get(); }
    WebTestRunner::WebEventSender* eventSender() const { return m_testInterfaces->eventSender(); }
    WebTestRunner::WebAccessibilityController* accessibilityController() const { return m_testInterfaces->accessibilityController(); }
#if ENABLE(NOTIFICATIONS)
    NotificationPresenter* notificationPresenter() const { return m_notificationPresenter.get(); }
#endif
    const TestEventPrinter* printer() const { return &m_printer; }

    WebPreferences* preferences() { return &m_prefs; }
    void applyPreferences() { m_prefs.applyTo(m_webView); }

    WebPermissions* webPermissions() { return m_webPermissions.get(); }

    void bindJSObjectsToWindow(WebKit::WebFrame*);
    void runFileTest(const TestParams&, bool shouldDumpPixelTests);
    void callJSGC();
    void resetTestController();
    void waitTestFinished();

    // Operations to the main window.
    void loadURL(const WebKit::WebURL&);
    void reload();
    void goToOffset(int offset);
    int navigationEntryCount() const;

    void setFocus(WebKit::WebWidget*, bool enable);
    bool shouldDumpFrameLoadCallbacks() const { return (m_testIsPreparing || m_testIsPending) && testRunner()->shouldDumpFrameLoadCallbacks(); }
    bool shouldDumpUserGestureInFrameLoadCallbacks() const { return (m_testIsPreparing || m_testIsPending) && testRunner()->shouldDumpUserGestureInFrameLoadCallbacks(); }
    bool shouldDumpResourceLoadCallbacks() const  { return (m_testIsPreparing || m_testIsPending) && testRunner()->shouldDumpResourceLoadCallbacks(); }
    bool shouldDumpResourceResponseMIMETypes() const  { return (m_testIsPreparing || m_testIsPending) && testRunner()->shouldDumpResourceResponseMIMETypes(); }
    void setIsLoading(bool flag) { m_isLoading = flag; }

    // Called by the DRTTestRunner to signal test completion.
    void testFinished();
    // Called by DRTTestRunner when a test hits the timeout, but does not
    // cause a hang. We can avoid killing TestShell in this case and still dump
    // the test results.
    void testTimedOut();

    bool allowExternalPages() const { return m_allowExternalPages; }
    void setAllowExternalPages(bool allowExternalPages) { m_allowExternalPages = allowExternalPages; }

    void setAcceleratedCompositingForVideoEnabled(bool enabled) { m_acceleratedCompositingForVideoEnabled = enabled; }
    void setAcceleratedCompositingForFixedPositionEnabled(bool enabled) { m_acceleratedCompositingForFixedPositionEnabled = enabled; }
    bool softwareCompositingEnabled() { return m_softwareCompositingEnabled; }
    void setSoftwareCompositingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_softwareCompositingEnabled = enabled; }
    void setThreadedCompositingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_threadedCompositingEnabled = enabled; }
    void setForceCompositingMode(bool enabled) { m_forceCompositingMode = enabled; }
    void setAccelerated2dCanvasEnabled(bool enabled) { m_accelerated2dCanvasEnabled = enabled; }
    void setDeferred2dCanvasEnabled(bool enabled) { m_deferred2dCanvasEnabled = enabled; }
    void setAcceleratedPaintingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_acceleratedPaintingEnabled = enabled; }
    void setPerTilePaintingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_perTilePaintingEnabled = enabled; }
    void setAcceleratedAnimationEnabled(bool enabled) { m_acceleratedAnimationEnabled = enabled; }
    void setDeferredImageDecodingEnabled(bool enabled) { m_deferredImageDecodingEnabled = enabled; }
#if defined(OS_WIN)
    // Access to the finished event. Used by the static WatchDog thread.
    HANDLE finishedEvent() { return m_finishedEvent; }
#endif

    // Get the timeout for running a test in milliseconds.
    int layoutTestTimeout() { return m_timeout; }
    int layoutTestTimeoutForWatchDog() { return layoutTestTimeout() + 1000; }
    void setLayoutTestTimeout(int timeout) { m_timeout = timeout; }

    // V8 JavaScript stress test options.
    int stressOpt() { return m_stressOpt; }
    void setStressOpt(bool stressOpt) { m_stressOpt = stressOpt; }
    int stressDeopt() { return m_stressDeopt; }
    void setStressDeopt(int stressDeopt) { m_stressDeopt = stressDeopt; }

    // The JavaScript flags specified as a strings.
    std::string javaScriptFlags() { return m_javaScriptFlags; }
    void setJavaScriptFlags(std::string javaScriptFlags) { m_javaScriptFlags = javaScriptFlags; }

    // Set whether to dump when the loaded page has finished processing. This is used with multiple load
    // testing where we only want to have the output from the last load.
    void setDumpWhenFinished(bool dumpWhenFinished) { m_dumpWhenFinished = dumpWhenFinished; }

    void setIsDisplayingModalDialog(bool isDisplayingModalDialog) { m_isDisplayingModalDialog = isDisplayingModalDialog; }
    bool isDisplayingModalDialog() const { return m_isDisplayingModalDialog; }

    // Set whether the binary data output should be encoded in base64 text.
    void setEncodeBinary(bool encodeBinary) { m_printer.setEncodeBinary(encodeBinary); }

    WebViewHost* createNewWindow(const WebKit::WebURL&);
    void closeWindow(WebViewHost*);
    void closeRemainingWindows();
    int windowCount();
    static void resizeWindowForTest(WebViewHost*, const WebKit::WebURL&);

    void showDevTools();
    void closeDevTools();

    DRTDevToolsAgent* drtDevToolsAgent() { return m_drtDevToolsAgent.get(); }
    DRTDevToolsClient* drtDevToolsClient() { return m_drtDevToolsClient.get(); }
    WebViewHost* devToolsWebView() { return m_devTools; }

    static const int virtualWindowBorder = 3;

    typedef Vector<WebViewHost*> WindowList;
    WindowList windowList() const { return m_windowList; }

    // Returns a string representation of an URL's spec that does not depend on
    // the location of the layout test in the file system.
    std::string normalizeLayoutTestURL(const std::string&);

private:
    WebViewHost* createNewWindow(const WebKit::WebURL&, DRTDevToolsAgent*);
    void createMainWindow();
    void createDRTDevToolsClient(DRTDevToolsAgent*);

    void resetWebSettings(WebKit::WebView&);
    void dump();
    std::string dumpAllBackForwardLists();
    void dumpImage(SkCanvas*) const;

    bool m_testIsPending;
    bool m_testIsPreparing;
    bool m_isLoading;
    WebKit::WebView* m_webView;
    WebKit::WebWidget* m_focusedWidget;
    WebViewHost* m_devTools;

    // Be careful of the destruction order of the following objects.
    TestEventPrinter m_printer;
    OwnPtr<WebPermissions> m_webPermissions;
    OwnPtr<DRTDevToolsAgent> m_drtDevToolsAgent;
    OwnPtr<DRTDevToolsClient> m_drtDevToolsClient;
    OwnPtr<WebTestRunner::WebTestInterfaces> m_testInterfaces;
    OwnPtr<DRTTestRunner> m_testRunner;
#if ENABLE(NOTIFICATIONS) || ENABLE(LEGACY_NOTIFICATIONS)
    OwnPtr<NotificationPresenter> m_notificationPresenter;
#endif
    // It's important that this thread is destroyed after the WebViewHost.
    OwnPtr<WebKit::WebThread> m_webCompositorThread;
    OwnPtr<WebViewHost> m_webViewHost;
#if ENABLE(LINK_PRERENDER)
    OwnPtr<MockWebPrerenderingSupport> m_prerenderingSupport;
#endif

    TestParams m_params;
    bool m_dumpPixelsForCurrentTest;
    int m_timeout; // timeout value in millisecond
    bool m_allowExternalPages;
    bool m_acceleratedCompositingForVideoEnabled;
    bool m_acceleratedCompositingForFixedPositionEnabled;
    bool m_softwareCompositingEnabled;
    bool m_threadedCompositingEnabled;
    bool m_forceCompositingMode;
    bool m_accelerated2dCanvasEnabled;
    bool m_deferred2dCanvasEnabled;
    bool m_acceleratedPaintingEnabled;
    bool m_perTilePaintingEnabled;
    bool m_acceleratedAnimationEnabled;
    bool m_deferredImageDecodingEnabled;
    WebPreferences m_prefs;
    bool m_stressOpt;
    bool m_stressDeopt;
    std::string m_javaScriptFlags;
    bool m_dumpWhenFinished;
    bool m_isDisplayingModalDialog;

    // List of all windows in this process.
    // The main window should be put into windowList[0].
    WindowList m_windowList;

#if defined(OS_WIN)
    // Used by the watchdog to know when it's finished.
    HANDLE m_finishedEvent;
#endif
};

void platformInit(int*, char***);
void openStartupDialog();
bool checkLayoutTestSystemDependencies();

#endif // TestShell_h


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Québec City, November 16, 2016--A large number of mouth cells exposed to e-cigarette vapor in the laboratory die within a few days, according to a study conducted by Université Laval researchers and published in the latest issue of Journal of Cellular Physiology.
Dr. Mahmoud Rouabhia and his team at Université Laval's Faculty of Dental Medicine came to this conclusion after exposing gingival epithelial cells to e-cigarette vapor. "Mouth epithelium is the body's first line of defense against microbial infection," Professor Rouabhia explains. "This epithelium protects us against several microorganisms living in our mouths."
To simulate what happens in a person's mouth while vaping, researchers placed epithelial cells in a small chamber containing a saliva-like liquid. Electronic cigarette vapor was pumped into the chamber at a rate of two five-second "inhalations" per minute for 15 minutes a day.
Observations under the microscope showed that the percentage of dead or dying cells, which is about 2% in unexposed cell cultures, rose to 18%, 40%, and 53% after 1, 2, and 3 days of exposure to e-cigarette vapor, respectively.
"Contrary to what one might think, e-cigarette vapor isn't just water," explains Dr. Rouabhia. "Although it doesn't contain tar compounds like regular cigarette smoke, it exposes mouth tissues and the respiratory tract to compounds produced by heating the vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, and nicotine aromas in e-cigarette liquid."
The cumulative effects of this cell damage have not yet been documented, but they are worrying, according to Dr. Rouabhia, who is also a member of the Oral Ecology Research Group (GREB) at Université Laval: "Damage to the defensive barrier in the mouth can increase the risk of infection, inflammation, and gum disease. Over the longer term, it may also increase the risk of cancer. This is what we will be investigating in the future."
In addition to Mahmoud Rouabhia, the study's coauthors are: Hyun Jin Park, Andrew Zakrzewski, Witold Chmielewski, and Jamila Chakir (Université Laval); Abdelhabib Semlali (King Saud University).


Our things are getting smarter and more powerful, bringing the computing power of the cloud into devices in our pockets. The trend is enabled by advances in hardware and software, as startups and cloud platforms alike seek to capitalize on the disruptive changes in the technology landscape.
The power of these new chips and devices will help shape America's evolving IT infrastructure, moving more workloads and tasks to the very edge of the network. The Internet of Things (ioT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are bringing intelligence to mobile devices and industrial equipment, shifting computing power and algorithms to devices like smartphones and tablets, as well as appliances on factory floors and hospitals.
The evolution of edge devices and "fog computing" – processing power near the perimeter of the network – will play a role in the geography of the data center industry, helping to deliver capacity to billions of devices and sensors.
This trend is expected to play a leading role in the Internet of Things, but is also emerging as a key strategy in artificial intelligence, providing the ability to run neural networks on smartphones. The capabilities of these devices will ripple beyond the fog layer, impacting the path of data traffic and location of workloads.
Want a Neural Network With that Smartphone?
New technologies like the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicles and virtual reality will require data storage and computing power to become highly distributed.
A key element of all these technologies is analytics – the ability to process Big Data and extract value for businesses and consumers. This crunching of big data has historically been performed in the data center. As mobile devices add processing power and algorithms become more efficient, some analytics jobs are shifting to devices on the edge.
This has led to some impressive new hardware capabilities for mobile devices. At the recent O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence conference, startup Aipoly showed off a smartphone app that can run a convolutional neural network, a data-intensive AI process widely used for image recognition.
Aipoly allows the visually-impaired to use their smartphone as a sensor and guide. Users point their phone, and the Aipoly app recognizes objects and people and provides an audio description. It can recognize friends, identify products in a grocery shelf, and discern colors and shapes.
The Aipoly app requires real-time execution to be effective. Sending images to the cloud and back would take about two seconds, while Aipoly's on-device technology can deliver results in 250 milliseconds – about one-tenth the time. Aipoly has developed a deep learning engine that runs AI algorithms more efficiently.
At first glance, the improved processing power of mobile devices could be perceived as a threat to data centers, representing a paradigm shift that frees users from the need to process data in huge server farms. The advancements in device-based processing and "fog computing" – data-crunching that occurs on near-edge appliances and servers – bear close watching, given their potential to create a more distributed computing architecture.
Over the years, pundits have warned that new processing technology could hurt the data center business – most notably Wall Street analyst Jim Cramer, who in 2009 warned his viewers to sell Equinix because new Intel chips "would make the data center obsolete." Stock in Equinix, which was $77 at the time, has since risen to $422 a share. That may explain why Cramer has experienced a conversion, and now regularly features data center stocks (especially Equinix).
In truth, this is a trend that has been in place for years, in a variety of formats. Chips and memory have been getting smaller and more powerful for decades. Virtualization and containerization have emerged to offer more efficient use of resources. Moore's Law has not slowed the growth of the data center industry, even through major shifts to mobile and cloud platforms, illustrating Jevons Paradox (efficiency prompts more usage, not less).
Leading hardware vendors and cloud service providers are deploying products to help customers run some AI analytics on devices or on-premises appliances. In many cases, these capabilities provide an initial layer of analysis, reducing the amount of data that must be sent across the network for further analytics.
The language around distributed computing can be a jumble of terms that evolve, intersect and overlap. Here at Data Center Frontier, we use the term edge computing when writing about network distribution. As we've noted, "edge" can be defined in a number of ways, spanning everything from regional data centers to micro data centers at telecom towers to the endpoints themselves.
Fog computing is a popular term for those focused on the Internet of Things. The IoT will produce an enormous number of connected devices – between 20 billion and 50 billion, according to various estimates. Some of these devices, like autonomous cars and some factory equipment, will generate huge volumes of data that requires real-time action.
The term fog computing has been embraced by Cisco Systems to describe a layer of computing between endpoints and data centers. Cisco has teamed with Intel, Microsoft, Dell, ARM and Princeton University to form the OpenFog Consortium , which seeks to accelerate distributed computing through open architecture and reference frameworks.
In some instances, fog computing is distributing decision-making , helping customers operate in real-time without latency.
The shift to a distributed network is driven by innovation in both hardware and software. An example is Mythic, an Austin-based startup making hardware to power AI on devices.
There are several types of AI computing workloads. In training, the network learns a new capability from existing data. In inference, the system applies its capabilities to new data, using its training to identify patterns and perform tasks, usually much more quickly than humans could.
ARM Holdings is taking a similar approach, positioning its new chips to power AI processing on these edge devices.
Another hardware startup focused on this space is Nebbiolo Technologies, which in February launched a fog computing platform featuring its FogNode hardware device and a fog software suite. The Nebbiolo suite is being used by robotics vendor KUKA to create a cloud-to-fog system to securely manage industrial robots.
The major hardware incumbents are also focusing more power on edge devices. Last year Intel acquired Movidius, a startup developing low-power coprocessors to provide computer vision for drones and virtual reality devices. Intel has marketed the E3900 series of its mobile Atom processor for IoT and fog computing applications. NVIDIA also has a contender in its Jetson platform, which is designed to bring GPU-accelerated parallel processing to mobile devices.
Cloud computing providers are deploying software to support this distributed computing. Microsoft has introduced Azure IoT Edge, a platform enabling cloud intelligence to run on IoT devices.
Azure IoT Edge makes that logic available in Docker-style containers, allowing devices to act locally based on the data they generate, while also taking advantage of the cloud to configure and manage them.
At the recent IoT World conference, George discussed how IoT Edge has extended the edge to the factory floor for Sandvik Coromant, which makes manufacturing tools and machining solutions. Azure Edge IoT Suite collects and analyzes data from sensors embedded in all of the tools across the shop floor, monitoring every aspect of their performance, as well as the existence of any bottlenecks in the overall supply chain for manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant takes that analysis and makes recommendations on how to optimize the manufacturing process, and creates a predictive maintenance schedule that's designed to help avoid unscheduled shutdowns.
By moving the logic from the cloud to the fog, Aazure IoT Edge allows Sandvik Coromant to reduce its round-trip response time from 2 seconds to 100 milliseconds.
Amazon Web Services has just rolled out AWS Greengrass, an IoT service that Greengrass enables developers to create "serverless" code in the cloud using AWS Lambda functions, and deploy them to devices for local execution of applications. AWS Greengrass can be programmed to filter device data and only transmit necessary information back to the cloud.
The proliferation of increasingly powerful edge devices won't displace cloud computing. It will actually increase demand for more (and more localized) cloud. More devices, data, and compute power in the field will create new use cases that will will drive the re-architecture of cloud as an N-tier architecture, where a lot of the new growth will be at the true edge, one hop from the device. These two trends — more powerful devices and the cloud extending to the edge — will be what enables our new classes of applications from autonomous driving to AR-driven telemedicine.


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Michael Hughes (9 de febrero de 1956 - 22 de febrero de 2020), conocido popularmente como Mike "Mad" Hughes, fue un conductor de limusinas estadounidense, creyente de la tierra plana y temerario conocido por volar en cohetes de vapor de fabricación propia. Murió el 22 de febrero de 2020, mientras filmaba un truco para una próxima serie de televisión de Science Channel.

Biografía
Hughes pasó su infancia en Oklahoma. Pronto se interesó por las carreras de motos. En 2002, Hughes estableció un récord mundial Guinness con un salto de 103 pies (31 m) en una limusina Lincoln Town Car. Dijo durante una entrevista con Associated Press en 2018 que había planeado postularse para gobernador de California.

En el momento de su muerte, Hughes vivía en Apple Valley, California.

Lanzamiento de cohetes

Lanzamiento del 2014
Según Associated Press, Hughes construyó su primer cohete tripulado el 30 de enero de 2014 y voló 1374 pies (419 m) en poco más de un minuto sobre Winkelman, Arizona. Según CBC News, Hughes se derrumbó después del aterrizaje y tardó tres días en recuperarse. Hughes afirmó que las lesiones sufridas por el vuelo lo pusieron en un andador durante dos semanas. No había ningún video de Hughes entrando en el cohete y había dudas de que estuviera en él cuando se lanzó.

Recaudación de fondos
En 2016, Hughes lanzó un fallido intento de recaudación de fondos para un cohete que recaudó $ 310. Después de profesar su creencia en la Tierra plana más tarde ese año, Hughes ganó apoyo dentro de la comunidad de la Tierra plana. Su campaña de recaudación de fondos posterior a la Tierra plana logró su meta de $ 7,875. Había dicho que tenía la intención de hacer múltiples viajes en cohete, que culminaran en un vuelo al espacio exterior, donde creía que podría tomar una fotografía de toda la Tierra como un disco plano.  Dijo en noviembre de 2017 que la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM) le había dado permiso verbal más de un año antes de lanzar su cohete, pendiente de la aprobación de la Administración Federal de Aviación. Sin embargo, un portavoz de BLM dijo que su oficina de campo local no tenía antecedentes de haber hablado con Hughes en ese momento. Según BLM, después de ver algunos artículos de noticias sobre el lanzamiento planeado, un representante de BLM se acercó a Hughes con inquietudes. El lanzamiento del cohete estaba originalmente programado para el fin de semana del 25 de noviembre de 2017; Hughes luego reprogramó para el 2 de diciembre de 2017, culpando a las continuas dificultades para obtener permisos.  Hughes movió su plataforma de lanzamiento 4 millas (6 km) para poder despegar y aterrizar en una propiedad privada, pero el BLM sostuvo que todavía necesitaba completar los permisos. Hughes, desafiante, declaró que la disputa no le impedirá volar: "Soy un temerario. No me gusta mucho la autoridad o las reglas". Hughes reconoció que había riesgos y le dijo a Associated Press: "Es aterrador como el infierno. Pero ninguno de nosotros saldrá vivo de este mundo". Una campaña de recaudación de fondos para cubrir los costos de la demora recaudó alrededor de $ 100 de su objetivo de $ 10,000. El 3 de febrero de 2018, Hughes transmitió en vivo otro intento de lanzamiento, pero el lanzamiento de vapor del cohete no funcionó y el lanzamiento fue abortado.

Hughes planeaba lanzarse nuevamente en un cohete el 10 de agosto de 2019, pero problemas mecánicos pospusieron el lanzamiento. El fin de semana siguiente, el lanzamiento se pospuso nuevamente y Hughes fue tratado por agotamiento por calor.

Lanzamiento final
El 22 de febrero de 2020, Hughes murió cerca de Barstow, California, luego del accidente de un cohete que estaba pilotando, construido por Hughes y su colaborador Waldo Stakes. Durante el lanzamiento, el paracaídas del cohete, que fue diseñado para aterrizar, pareció desplegarse temprano y separarse de la nave. Un testigo en el lanzamiento, el periodista independiente Justin Chapman, dijo que el cohete pareció rozar el aparato de lanzamiento, quizás rompiendo los paracaídas. El evento de lanzamiento se estaba filmando para la serie de televisión Homemade Astronauts de Science Channel., en el que Hughes iba a protagonizar.

Tras la muerte de Hughes, Darren Shuster, su representante de relaciones públicas, declaró: "Usamos la tierra plana como un truco de relaciones públicas ... la tierra plana nos permitió obtener tanta publicidad que seguimos adelante. Sé que él no creía en la tierra plana y fue un truco".

Referencias

Terraplanistas
Inventores que fallecieron usando sus inventos
Dobles de riesgo
Fallecidos por accidentes aéreos
Personas del condado de San Bernardino
Inventores en la aviación
Muertes filmadas

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My final thoughts on our first house & saying an official farewell.
When we bought our first fixer-upper, we had no idea that we'd be selling it only 3.5 years later. Alex and I both envisioned Kennedy going to elementary school while still in this house and even middle school. She didn't even make it to preschool!
When Suwanee real estate started taking off we began serious talks about what we thought we could sell the house for. We decided to do one more renovation before selling in order to maximize our profit potential — we added a closet to the finished space in the attic making it a 4th bedroom, then finished an unfinished, doored-off space in the attic making it a 5th bedroom. We went from a 3 bedroom house to a 5 bedroom house in a matter of 2 weeks and it paid off.
LIVING ROOM – we forgot to move the baby gate from the fireplace. oops! and the only reason our gallery wall isn't up is because we wanted to "de-personalize the space" for potential buyers. That dingy picture, hung too high I might add, just looked puny and sad up there above the couch. I was embarrassed to leave it like that for showings but we just didn't have anymore time, energy, or money to do anything about it. Obviously it didn't really matter.
ALEX'S OFFICE – this is technically the dining room, but we used it as an office since the table in our kitchen could seat 10 if we needed it to.
LAUNDRY ROOM / PANTRY – I was actually kind of sad that I never got around to finishing this space. I planned on adding full walls of subway tile with contrasting grout like in the kitchen, paining the cabinets and adding a countertop above the washer and dryer. It would've looked so good!!! Maybe I should tell the new home owners my plans for their space. haha.
SCREENED PORCH – another unfinished space, but it was functionally wonderful as it was.
FOYER – I can't believe I waited so long to paint the stairs and railing. It looks so much better than before! I enjoyed my DIY runner while it lasted, but you get what you pay for. They wore down over time and began to get loose and dangerous to walk on, and I was just sick of re-stapling all of the time. Once I removed the runner and painted the risers I was thrilled with the outcome. I only got to enjoy it looking like that for 2-3 weeks though. Bannisters are a PAIN to paint! I would be perfectly fine to never paint a single one ever again.
MASTER BEDROOM – I did NOTHING to this room except a neutral coat of paint when we first moved in. In our new house I hope to focus on our master bedroom sooner than later to make our bedroom an oasis for us to retreat to.
MASTER BATHROOM – dang, that was one awesome bathroom. She's missed. Hands down my favorite renovation of that house!
KENNEDY'S NURSERY – I was never settled with this room either. Do you sense a theme of my lack of contentment? This room needed large art above the crib to break up the busy-ness of the stencil, and the print above the lamp…it's high because there was a nail there and I just threw it up there one day and never bothered to hang it properly. Lazy much, Emily?! When this room was featured on Apartment Therapy the comments were polarizing — it was great love or great loathe. It didn't bother me too much, though, because I'm aware it's not a style for everyone. It was fun to be recognized regardless.
GUEST BEDROOM – yet another untouched room. We painted until we ran out of paint…yes, that means there's one wall that needs a 2nd coat and I never got around to it. Sorry new homeowners! We also repaired the ceiling where someone before us must have stepped through the ceiling from the attic. Other than that, it just housed our old bedroom set and was functional as a guest bedroom for when family came into town.
GUEST BATHROOM – I wish I had better pictures of this bathroom! It was a less expensive update but made it look much more expensive than the dated bathroom that was there before. Then vanity just got a coat of paint and new hardware, the countertop stayed but adding a new faucet made an enormous difference. There's a really cute and eclectic vanity light that you can't see in the picture (sorry! blame Alex-jk jk), new super cheap tile floors, a new tub and tile to the ceiling. I wish I had better pictures!
ATTIC – aka bedrooms 4 & 5. The paneled area was what was finished when we moved in. I couldn't paint the paneling because it was laminate and the chances of it bowing were too much of a risk when we were looking to update for selling purposes only. New carpet and a closet made this space functional as a bedroom.
ATTIC BEDROOM #2 – this space was completely unfinished. I kid you not when I say that I didn't realize this space was even up there! There's a door at the top of the stairs that leads to this room and I'd only opened it once or twice, and for some reason my memory told me it was just a closet-sized space. But no…this was a great size room and will be such a cute bedroom for a teen or guest bedroom, or perhaps an office? I don't know what the new homeowners plan to do with this space, but it was fun to see it go from nothing to something, adding a full 3rd floor to our house.
Well that's all there is to the house. We put a lot of love, blood, sweat, and tears into that house making it the perfect home for us, and I sincerely hope the new homeowners are enjoying it as their first home.
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Well, that's it. My official farewell to home #1. You will always be cherished. Here's to moving on to home #2 and creating new memories!
Countertops and painted cabinets, oh my!
Home renovation lover and dreamer. Renovating my home one day at a time and starting to renovate other people's homes too.
Gambrel House — where is it?
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