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Fresh clashes broke out in Somaliland's town of Buhodle yesterday where the area's troops launched a heavy attack on local ethnic militias.
Fifteen of the victims are said to have been Somaliland troops.
Meanwhile, the warring sides have set fire to two small districts near Buhodle, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee the region.
The Somaliland troops have also managed to capture more bases from rebels in Buhodle in Somaliland's province of Togdheer.
Up to one million people have lost their lives following years of fighting between rival warlords and because of an inability to deal with famine and disease.


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Q: It sounds as Lethem... But I'm not sure In the video http://www.ted.com/talks/john_lloyd_inventories_the_invisible?language=en#t-592626 at 2:36 there is a phrase "I bet he thought he wished he was invisible ...". What is he saying at the end? "Lethem"? I guess it's about Jonathan Lethem who is author of The Fortress of Solitude. Is it possible?

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I bet he thought he wished he was invisible, don't you?

The speaker is asking the audience a rhetorical question after recounting an embarrassing story of the PM Jeffrey Dickens.

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Arriving in the most expensive carpool in history, the CEOs of the Big Three returned to Capitol Hill yesterday. Go inside the hearing...
Big Three Big Wheels Go Flat On Capitol Hill
Arriving in the most expensive carpool in history, the CEOs of the Big Three returned to Capitol Hill yesterday. Go inside the hearing…
Connie Hair
Arriving in the most expensive carpool in history, the CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers returned to Capitol Hill yesterday to ask for taxpayer money to bail out their sinking companies. The amount they requested — a total of $34 billion — added $9 billion to the request they'd made last month when they blew into town on separate private jets only to be rebuked by hypocritical senators for their extravagance.
The news they and other witnesses delivered was grim. But the Democrat-led committee could not find one single person who opposed the bailout to testify on either of the two panels. (They didn't look very hard. A large majority of American voters still oppose the bailout).
Government Accountability Office Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodardo recommended in his testimony the authorization of "immediate, but temporary, financial assistance." Dodardo issued dire predictions in oral testimony, yet when asked about the implications of an alternative Chapter 11 restructuring, Dodardo said, "We were called in at the last minute, so we have no idea what the ramifications are for a pre-packaged bankruptcy."
In testimony as ostentatious as his title might suggest, Ron Gettlefinger, President of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), spoke about the urgent need for the Senate to appoint an advisory board to oversee operations of the auto companies. What was left unsaid is that these boards would no doubt be comprised of people the union recommends for these Senate-created appointments. If that's not yet sounding Soviet Politburo enough for you, Gettlefinger promised in his written testimony that the Senate can count on the UAW to hold the automakers accountable for the loans. After listing their wish-list for accountability measures that should be required of the automakers, Gettlefinger promised, "We are prepared to work with Members of this Committee to incorporate other accountability requirements that may be appropriate."
In a scene that could have come from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," questioning of the Big Three CEOs began. First up on the hot seat was Ford Chairman Alan Mulally. Mulally told senators, "Since the last hearing, I have thought a great deal about the concerns you expressed. I want you to know I heard your message loud and clear." Mulally then set the stage as one by one, he and his peers positioned themselves for a big, fat, green, labor and senatorial butt kiss.
Mulally promised to "… build a greener future using advanced technology." Chrysler Chairman Robert Nardelli touted their future as an electric vehicle company, assuring the committee that "Chrysler's long-range product plan is robust, realistic and green." GM Chairman Richard Wagoner guaranteed in his testimony that one of the key elements of the GM plan includes, "Increased production of hybrid, flex-fuel and other fuel-efficient vehicles…" All three lauded the so-called concessions made by big labor.
You almost felt sorry for these guys as they stared the big government source of the majority of the auto industry's problems square in the face and could say absolutely nothing about that truth — not if they wanted the loans and guarantees to bail their companies out of the mess.
One moment in the hearing stood out as typically representative of the arrogance of the members the United States Senate. Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) haughtily pointed out that three of their witnesses drove a long way to testify at these committee hearings. Minority Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) then quipped, "I'd be interested in finding out if they were going to drive back." When Shelby got his turn, he actually did grill each of the three CEOs about their return travel plans.
With all due respect, Sen. Shelby, what has that got to do with any part of the fact that the American auto industry is being systematically wiped out? Government tampering and Big Labor are destroying this major manufacturing industry and not one word about it from the Republican Ranking Member on the committee?
The pièce de résistance of my day at the hearing was the disruption of proceedings by a group of about 20 protesters demanding a bailout for the homeless. Why not? As Karl Marx put it, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
Truthers to the Left of Me, Truthers to the Right
Senate Told It May Take $75 to $125 Billion To Keep Big Three From Bankruptcy
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11 Heavy Metal Songs Inspired by Comic Book Heroes
Once upon a time, there were masked men in capes battling injustice across the land -and they called themselves heavy metal musicians. Though metal and its equally misunderstood mistress of the printed page, comic books, both grapple with similar themes of vengeance, honor, and evil, the two cross paths less often than you'd think.
Comics are comics, and metal is metal, both struggling to be taken seriously, keeping a respectful distance. There are no Morbid Angel songs about the Avengers. Sometimes the lure of good escapist fun is just irresistible, though. Here's a colorful playlist of caped crusaders, cartoon cats, and hand-drawn demigods as celebrated by the real-life heroes of metal.
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Ian Christe is the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, and the publisher of Bazillion Points Books, home to Swedish Death Metal, Only Death Is Real, Hellbent for Cooking, and other heavy reading.
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Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, who has come to Sochi for the trilateral summit of Russia, Turkey and Iran on the Syrian peace settlement.
The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Temporary Agreement Leading to the Establishment of a Free Trade Zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and Its Member States, on the one side, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the other.
Towards the end of his visit to Iran, Vladimir Putin met with the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
After the Tripartite Summit of the guarantor states in the Astana process to promote the Syrian settlement, Vladimir Putin had a bilateral meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.
Vladimir Putin took part in the third trilateral meeting of the heads of state, guarantors of the Astana process for facilitating the Syrian peace settlement.
Vladimir Putin met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the Caspian Summit. The two presidents addressed ways in which they can settle the world's most acute crises, particularly in the Middle East.
Vladimir Putin received at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow Senior Adviser for International Affairs of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akbar Velayati.
Vladimir Putin met with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Qingdao.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani at the initiative of the Iranian side.
The second trilateral meeting of the heads of state, guarantors of the Astana process for facilitating the Syrian peace settlement, was held in Ankara.
The second day of Vladimir Putin's working visit to Turkey began with a meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.
Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani over the death of passengers and crew members of the aircraft that crashed in Isfahan province.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.
The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Protocol on Amending the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Cases of March 5, 1996.
The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement on the Extradition of Persons Sentenced to Imprisonment between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran.


The momentum in price growth that emerged in 2013/14 is expected to continue to support prices in 2014/15 and to a lesser extent in 2015/16, according to leading property industry analyst and economic forecaster, BIS Shrapnel.
However, rising construction and the potential for oversupply in many markets, together with an eventual tightening in interest rate policy, will impact on prices and potentially create conditions for price declines by 2016/17.
According to the company's Residential Property Prospects, 2014 to 2017 report, tight markets and low interest rates have been the catalyst for the strength in the Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin markets over the past 12 months, as well as an emerging upturn in Brisbane. In the other capital cities, low interest rates have been helping to support stronger purchaser activity, if not stronger price growth.
BIS Shrapnel senior manager and study author, Mr Angie Zigomanis, says that although prices have been rising in a number of capital cities, affordability at current interest rates are sufficiently attractive to maintain further price growth for now. Rising construction pipelines have not yet worked their way through to completion and therefore supply, so pressures in most markets still remain.
"The current standard variable rate of 5.95 per cent is, outside of the GFC emergency low interest rates in 2009, the lowest level in over 40 years," said Zigomanis.
"As a result, affordability in most capital cities remains at early-2000s levels, which should be supportive of price growth.
"The low interest rates have had minimal impact on first home buyer demand, which has weakened considerably as state governments have removed incentives for established dwellings in favour of targeted incentives for new dwellings. However, this weakness has been more than compensated for by the strength of 'next time buyers' and investors.
These conditions are expected to continue to support prices over 2014/15 in light of relatively muted economic conditions as the economy transitions from being driven by resource investment to being driven by consumption and business and residential investment.
However, although price rises are expected to continue, the rate of rises will be varied across the capital cities in this time.
The strongest conditions are forecast for New South Wales and Queensland, where BIS Shrapnel estimates sizeable dwelling deficiencies are in place, as reflected by their low vacancy rates. In comparison, the rate of price growth in Melbourne is expected to slow in response to rising new supply and emerging affordability pressures.
While rapidly weakening economies in Western Australia and the Northern Territory – as mining investment is wound back – will cause price growth to also slow in Perth and Darwin. With limited dwelling deficiencies, or oversupplies, the markets in South Australia, Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory are expected to remain relatively flat.
The change in gears from resource investment to domestic demand driving the economy will be slow, although it is forecast to eventually come through and begin to have a positive effect on the economy and employment later in 2015. To some extent, this will support house prices, although it will also signal the beginning of a tightening in interest rate policy.
"Initial rises are likely to have a limited effect with the economy strengthening, although further rises will more significantly impact on affordability and prices through calendar 2016, while also eventually having the desired effect of slowing economic growth and inflationary pressures," said Zigomanis.
Variable rates are forecast to peak at just over seven per cent by the end of 2016. While below previous peaks, it will nevertheless be sufficient to strain affordability, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne where recent price growth has been strong, with the impact of higher rates also compounded by rising supply.
The current rise in purchaser activity and prices is driving an increase in new dwelling construction. Nationally, BIS Shrapnel anticipates 184,400 new dwellings will be commenced in 2013/14 and 190,000 in 2014/15 – some 31 per cent higher than in 2011/12 – with multi-unit dwellings increasing by 43 per cent to a record of almost 80,000 dwellings in 2013/14.
Total dwelling construction compares with an average underlying demand for 151,100 new dwellings per annum over the next five years. As these dwellings reach completion, the stock deficiencies in most states will begin to be eroded.
The strongest price growth over the next three years is forecast for the Brisbane market, where affordability has improved significantly after weak price performance in recent years, and low dwelling construction means there is a sizeable deficiency in place.
The momentum in the Sydney market is also expected to continue for now as the market is estimated to still be in deficiency. However, as rising new dwelling supply works its way through to completion, pent up demand pressures will ease and the strains on affordability as interest rates rise will take their toll, leading to a forecast price decline by 2016/17.
Price growth in the Melbourne market is forecast to steadily slow from 2014/15 as large swathes of new apartment supply are completed. Similarly, the Perth and Darwin markets are also forecast to progressively weaken and prices may even eventually fall as resource sector investment continues to weaken, impacting local economic conditions.
An estimated excess supply is forecast to continue to dampen the markets of Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart, together with relatively limited local economic outlooks. However, low interest rates in the current market are expected to continue to support prices as vendors are able to hold on until they achieve their desired prices.
By June 2017, only the Brisbane and Sydney markets are expected to have experienced any growth in house prices in real terms over the previous three years, with all remaining capital cities expected to have recorded real price declines.
This media release was supplied by BIS Shrapnel who have provided findings from their Residential Property Prospects, 2014 to 2017 report.
For more information you can access the Residental Property Prospects 2014-2017 report here.
BIS Shrapnel is Australia's leading provider of industry research, analysis and forecasting services. BIS Shrapnel helps clients better understand the markets in which they operate, through reliable and detailed market data, analysis of developments and drivers and thoroughly researched forecasts.


We are a design and photography company based in Boston Metrowest, with clients across the country. We listen carefully to your goals for a project. We work collaboratively to craft solutions that connect with your audience, advance your organization, and create excitement about your work.
I have years of experience working primarily with non-profit organizations, small businesses and arts organizations. I enjoy putting on the "audience hat"—imagining the user's point of view when creating content and visuals that will resonate. I love creating work that gets people excited and accomplishes goals.
In my time outside the studio, I teach tai chi at YMAA Boston, sing classical music, and hike with my dog, Lucy. And belly dance. And read like there's no tomorrow. Also I'm married and the mom of two fine young men.
My focus these days is a combination of web site implementation, technology infrastructure design, and application design/implementation. I think of the process of applying technology to solve business problems very much as a dance — weaving together people, hardware, and software in way a way that creates elegant solutions.
When I'm not working, I enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, running, and skiing—generally anything outdoors.
is sorry this has been the project from hell, and THANK you. You made this look beautiful, and I swear to god these are the last big changes.
and we've gotten a fantastic response from it—lots of press coverage and lots of inquiries. Thanks so much for all of your great work on this.
I love the new concert postcards.
They have the eye-catching colors of this "juicy" season but also convey the grand spirituality and beauty of the music. Congratulations, Axie. I think I'll run out and get a frame!
terrific and so nice to work with.
pleased (typical British understatement in play here) to see the various covers. All of them in their own way were great. I'm blessed to be surrounded by so much talent at YMAA.
and unusual image for Turandot! She does look contemporary and icy. I particularly like it because it is not the typical Turandot, and it has such authenticity.
We survived it all and got so, so, so, so many props for the way everything looked. The most exciting news is that we met with White House domestic policy staff on Thursday and they said that as they were preparing the president's speech for last Tuesday, they had the Skills2Compete brochure that you designed and they were all going through it with their highlighters and marking up what to put in [President Obama's] speech… Exciting!
be with us in NYC to celebrate the anniversary! You've been such an instrumental part of Team GCIR all these years. We'll raise our glasses to you!
to work with, and I will be sending as many of these jobs your way as possible. Everyone at YMAA is floored by your work.
that we love love love it.
with Martha Jones, President of the Celebrity Series. I had previously sent her a brochure, and she was very complimentary about it. I just wanted you to know what an impact your work has had on CpM and its reputation.


These rankings are updated every Thursday, and they reflect the opinion of Daniel Barnes only. All films playing in Sacramento area theaters are listed, as well as select films playing exclusively in the S.F. Bay Area. Underlined films are on my 2015 catchup list.


Year 5 had a superb day yesterday at Sayers Croft and are looking forward to their second day when they will be trying out more of the wonderful activities on offer at Sayers Croft. They have sent us through their first photo. More to follow….
Year 5 had another exciting day yesterday and have been able to send some photos to us this morning.
The children have safely arrived home having had a wonderful time.
Check out our Gallery and see what goes on at Sayers Croft.


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Gastón Charó
Invited Artists
Supporting over 40 national an international artists.
Born on June 15 of 1976
From a very early age in his childhood he began experimenting drawing and painting in an innate, intuitive and passionate way. During his years in elementary school he was introduced to the study of fine arts. At the age of 19 he entered university to major in graphic design, but decides in his first year to dedicate all of his energy to art; and so, then he entered to The National School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires.
At the age of 24 he traveled to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where he began to give painting and drawing lessons at the city's cultural center, "La Casa de la Cultura". In that same year he made exhibitions in several galleries in the area and begins a tour around the cultural centers of the Mexican Caribbean. In 2004 he traveled to Europe where he achieves his first exhibitions at galleries in Spain and France.
A complete artist who in addition to painting and drawing, has dabbled in sculpture, engraving, murals and different systems of composition.
He has walked through realism, surrealism, cubism, expressionism, abstraction and has realized that they can be unified in a single style, evolving constantly in a different, original and vibrant work full of mixed techniques, amazing characters of his creation, hidden figures, surreal landscapes and unusual situations filled with intense colors, exuberant reliefs, strokes and textures. He is also the creator of innovative techniques, such as his interactive work that can change constantly depending on the mood of the viewer, and of his recognized work in high relief (paintings-sculptures) made with foam and over 15 different materials mixed.
A lifetime of experimentation has led him to achieve more than 90 international exhibitions and several awards. In addition, to having his own studio-gallery open to the public at "La Quinta Avenida" in Playa del Carmen, where he currently lives.
Main artist, founder, director and curator of Gastón Charó Gallery.
Interactive Paintings
Small High relief
High Relief / Rock Paintings
"Mi enfoque es inmutable" - Gastón Charó
"Multiverso Solar" Gastón Charó
Interactive Painting - Gastón Charó
High Relief Painting on canvas. Original artwork by Gastón Charó.
"Universo cuántico de posibilidades" Gastón Charó
"Sorprendido en expansión" - Gastón Charó
SOLD - "Traspasando dimensiones para llegar a ti" - Gastón Charó
SOLD - "Expansion personal" - Gastón Charó
SOLD! Cat Painting in High Relief on canvas. Gastón Charó / Cubism
METAPHYSICS OF THE BEING
HEAVEN IS INSIDE US
BEINGS OF LIGHT
SURREAL AWEKENNING
©2000 by Gastón Charó.


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History Of Feminism
Women & War
Laws & Womens Rights
Feminism & Pop Culture
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Investigative Journalist and Around-the-World Traveler
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by Jone Johnson Lewis
Jone Johnson Lewis has a Master of Divinity, and is a humanist clergy member and certified transformational coach. She has been involved in the women's movement since the late 1960s.
The reporter known as Nellie Bly was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, where her father was a mill owner and county judge. Her mother was from a wealthy Pittsburgh family. "Pink," as she was known in childhood, was the youngest of 13 (or 15, according to other sources) of her father's children from both of his marriages; Pink competed to keep up with her five older brothers.
Her father died when she was only six. Her father's money was divided among the children, leaving little for Nellie Bly and her mother to live on. Her mother remarried, but her new husband, John Jackson Ford, was violent and abusive, and in 1878 she filed for divorce. The divorce was final in June of 1879.
Nellie Bly briefly attended college at Indiana State Normal School, intending to prepare to be a teacher, but funds ran out in the middle of her first semester there, and she left. She had discovered both a talent and interest in writing and talked her mother into moving to Pittsburgh to look for work in that field. But she did not find anything, and the family was forced to live in slum conditions.
Finding Her First Reporting Job
With her already-clear experience with the necessity of a woman working and the difficulty of finding work, she read an article in the Pittsburgh Dispatch called "What Girls Are Good For," which dismissed the qualifications of women workers. She wrote an angry letter to the editor as a response, signing it "Lonely Orphan Girl"—and the editor thought enough of her writing to offer her an opportunity to write for the paper.
She wrote her first piece for the newspaper, on the status of working women in Pittsburgh, under the name "Lonely Orphan Girl." When she was writing her second piece, on divorce, either she or her editor (the stories told differ) decided she needed a more appropriate pseudonym, and "Nellie Bly" became her nom de plume. The name was taken from the then-popular Stephen Foster tune, "Nelly Bly."
When Nellie Bly wrote human interest pieces exposing the conditions of poverty and discrimination in Pittsburgh, local leaders pressured her editor, George Madden, and he reassigned her to cover fashion and society—more typical "women's interest" articles. But those didn't hold Nellie Bly's interest.
Nellie Bly arranged to travel to Mexico as a reporter. She took her mother along as a chaperone, but her mother soon returned, leaving her daughter to travel unchaperoned, unusual for that time, and somewhat scandalous. Nellie Bly wrote about Mexican life, including its food and culture—but also about its poverty and the corruption of its officials. She was expelled from the country and returned to Pittsburgh, where she began reporting for the Dispatch again. She published her Mexican writings as a book, Six Months in Mexico, in 1888.
But she was soon bored with that work, and quit, leaving a note for her editor, "I'm off for New York. Look out for me. Bly."
Off for New York
In New York, Nellie Bly found it difficult to find work as a newspaper reporter because she was a woman. She did some freelance writing for the Pittsburgh paper, including an article about her difficulty in finding work as a reporter.
In 1887, Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World hired her, seeing her as fitting into his campaign to "expose all fraud and sham, fight all public evil and abuses"—part of the reformist trend in newspapers of that time.
Ten Days in a Mad House
For her first story, Nellie Bly had herself committed as insane. Using the name "Nellie Brown," and pretending to be Spanish-speaking, she was first sent to Bellevue and then, on September 25, 1887, admitted to Blackwell's Island Madhouse. After ten days, lawyers from the newspaper were able to get her released as planned.
She wrote of her own experience where doctors, with little evidence, pronounced her insane and of other women who were probably just as sane as she was, but who didn't speak good English or were thought to be unfaithful. She wrote of the horrible food and living conditions, and the generally poor care.
The articles were published in October 1887 and were widely reprinted across the country, making her famous. Her writings on her asylum experience were published in 1887 as Ten Days in a Mad House. She proposed a number of reforms—and, after a grand jury investigation, many of those reforms were adopted.
More Investigative Reporting
This was followed with investigations and exposés on sweatshops, baby-buying, jails, and corruption in the legislature. She interviewed Belva Lockwood, the Woman Suffrage Party presidential candidate, and Buffalo Bill, as well as the wives of three presidents (Grant, Garfield, and Polk). She wrote about the Oneida Community, an account republished in book form.
Her most famous stunt, though, was her competition with the fictional "Around the World in 80 Days" trip of Jules Verne's character, Phileas Fogg, an idea proposed by G. W. Turner. She left from New York to sail to Europe on November 14, 1889, taking only two dresses and one bag. Traveling by many means including boat, train, horse, and rickshaw, she made it back in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds. The last leg of the trip, from San Francisco to New York, was via a special train provided by the newspaper.
The World published daily reports of her progress and held a contest to guess her return time, with over a million entries. In 1890, she published about her adventure in Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days. She went on a lecture tour, including a trip to Amiens, France, where she interviewed Jules Verne.
The Famous Female Reporter
She was, now, the most famous female reporter of her time. She quit her job, writing serial fiction for three years for another New York publication—fiction that is far from memorable. In 1893 she returned to the World. She covered the Pullman strike, with her coverage having the unusual distinction of paying attention to the conditions of the strikers' lives. She interviewed Eugene Debs and Emma Goldman.
Chicago, Marriage
In 1895, she left New York for a job in Chicago with the Times-Herald. She only worked there for six weeks. She met Brooklyn millionaire and industrialist Robert Seaman, who was 70 to her 31 (she claimed she was 28). In just two weeks, married him. The marriage had a rocky start. His heirs—and a previous common-law wife or mistress—were opposed to the match. She went off to cover a women's suffrage convention and interview Susan B. Anthony; Seaman had her followed, but she had the man he hired arrested and then published an article about being a good husband. She wrote an article in 1896 on why women should fight in the Spanish American War—and that was the last article she wrote until 1912.
Nellie Bly, Businesswoman
Nellie Bly—now Elizabeth Seaman—and her husband settled down, and she took an interest in his business. He died in 1904, and she took over the Ironclad Manufacturing Co. which made enameled ironware. She expanded the American Steel Barrel Co. with a barrel that she claimed to have invented, promoting it to increase the success appreciably of her late husband's business interests. She changed the method of payment of workers from piecework to a salary and even provided recreation centers for them.
Unfortunately, a few of the long term employees were caught cheating the company, and a long legal battle ensued, ending in bankruptcy, and employees sued her. Impoverished, she began writing for the New York Evening Journal. In 1914, to avoid a warrant for obstructing justice, she fled to Vienna, Austria—just as World War I was breaking out.
In Vienna, Nellie Bly was able to watch World War I unfolding. She sent a few articles to the Evening Journal. She visited the battlefields, even trying out the trenches, and promoted U.S. aid and involvement to save Austria from "Bolsheviks."
Back to New York
In 1919, she returned to New York, where she successfully sued her mother and brother for the return of her house and what remained of the business she had inherited from her husband. She returned to the New York Evening Journal, this time writing an advice column. She also worked to help place orphans into adoptive homes and adopted a child herself at age 57.
Nellie Bly was still writing for the Journal when she died of heart disease and pneumonia in 1922. In a column published the day after she died, famous reporter Arthur Brisbane called her "the best reporter in America."
Mother: Mary Jane Kennedy Cummings (her second marriage, the first was childless)
Father: Michael Cochran (mill owner and county judge; had 10 [or 12?] children from a first marriage)
Siblings: two full siblings, and 10 (or 12?) half-siblings from her father's first marriage
Husband: Robert Livingston Seaman (married April 5, 1895, when he was 70; millionaire industrialist)
Children: none from her marriage, but adopted a child when she was 57
early education at home
Indiana State Normal School, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Known for: investigative reporting and sensationalist journalism, especially her commitment to an insane asylum and her around-the-world stunt
Occupation: journalist, writer, reporter
Dates: May 5, 1864-January 27, 1922; she claimed 1865 or 1867 as her birth year)
Other Names: Elizabeth Jane Cochran (birth name), Elizabeth Cochrane (a spelling she adopted), Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (married name), Elizabeth Seaman, Nelly Bly, Pink Cochran (childhood nickname)
Books by Nellie Bly
Ten Days in a Mad-House; or Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. Feigning Insanity in order to Reveal Asylum Horrors.... 1887.
Six Months in Mexico. 1888.
The Mystery in Central Park. 1889.
Outline of Bible Theology! Exacted from a Letter by a Lady to the New York World of 2nd June, 1889. 1889.
Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days. 1890.
Books About Nellie Bly:
Jason Marks. The Story of Nellie Bly. 1951.
Nina Brown Baker. Nellie Bly. 1956.
Iris Noble. Nellie Bly: First Woman Reporter. 1956.
Mignon Rittenhouse. The Amazing Nellie Bly. 1956.
Emily Hahn. Around the World with Nellie Bly. 1959.
Terry Dunnahoo. Nellie Bly: A Portrait. 1970.
Charles Parlin Graves. Nellie Bly, Reporter for the World. 1971.
Ann Donegan Johnson. The Value of Fairness: The Story of Nellie Bly. 1977.
Tom Lisker. Nellie Bly: First Woman of the News. 1978.
Kathy Lynn Emerson. Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly. 1981.
Judy Carlson. "Nothing Is Impossible," Said Nellie Bly. 1989.
Elizabeth Ehrlich. Nellie Bly. 1989.
Martha E. Kendall. Nellie Bly: Reporter for the World. 1992.
Marcia Schneider. First Woman of the News. 1993.
Brooke Kroeger. Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist. 1994.
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The Computer Administered Panel Study (CAPS) collected demographic, personality, attitudinal, and other social psychological data from annual samples of University of North Carolina undergraduates from 1983 through 1988. Respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes per week for 20 weeks during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. In their comparison of demographic and academic variables, researchers found few significant differences between respondents and the general undergraduate population. The Dimensions of Religious Commitment is a questionnaire designed to measure four dimensions of religiosity (Glock and Stark, 1965): Belief, Ritual, Experience, and Knowledge. Originally, Glock and Stark proposed five dimensions, which include "Consequences" as the fifth dimension. However, the authors did not generate measures for this last dimension. Their analysis of the first four dimensions showed that these dimensions are essentially uncorrelated, and that other attitudes and behavior can be predicted from positions on these dimensions. Furthermore, the authors had constructed indices of the four dimensions, mainly by summing points assigned to each item that was answered in a certain direction. Among these indices, the orthodoxy index was found to be the best predictor of all other aspects of religiosity, implying that belief is the most significant component of religiosity. The entire Glock and Stark questionnaire contained more than 500 items. The interested reader may consult the published analysis.
Cases: 98
Variables: 65
Weight Variable: None
Date Collected: 1987
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Each year of the study, a random sample of registered University of North Carolina undergraduates were invited to attend an orientation session about the project. From those who attended and signed up to participate, 96 students (half male and half female) were chosen on the basis of scheduling compatibility. Each week for 20 weeks, respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. Respondents were paid a base rate of $4 to $5 per completed weekly session and an average of $2 per session more in rewards and bonuses, including a chance at a substantial end-of-year bonus designed to keep subject attrition low. This information about the survey is taken from the Odum Institute's summary of the CAPS program, which can be found at: http://arc.irss.unc.edu/dvn/.
Glock, C. and Stark, R., Christian Beliefs and Anti-Semitism, New York: Harper and Row, 1965.
Additional information comes from: R. Stark and C. Glock, Patterns of Religious Commitment, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1968.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(insert study date(s)) Computer Assisted Panel Study (CAPS)
[Computer file]. Chapel Hill: Institute for Research in Social Science [producer]. Module (insert name of specific CAPS module(s) here).
Because the subject's ID is derived from the CAPS year and a sequential number, respondents can be tracked for an entire year's worth of experiments. Datasets can also be merged using the respondent's ID. The original SID, as we received it from the primary investigator, had an underscore between the year and the ID number. The underscore was deleted to make the variable numeric, but the SID was not changed in any other way.


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They made her smile and they made her laugh and they brightened the too-short life of a little girl who made a difference.
Mertens, 8, died Sunday afternoon.
"She fought so hard but it was time to go home and leave the pain behind," her family said on Facebook. "In her final hours, we told her how many people love her and that it was OK to go. We will miss her dearly."
Her family asked that instead of gifts or flowers, well-wishers may support her foundation – emmalovesdogs.org. In September, the foundation made its first gift –a bullet proof vest for a Racine County Sheriff's Department police dog named Stax.
"Through all of this battle, all Emma wanted to do was spread kindness and help animals," her family said.
Following her diagnosis Jan. 23, a few friends sent photos of their dogs and within days several social media posts went viral. In a February interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, her father, Geoff Mertens, said she had received around 50,000 pictures from across the U.S. and dozens of countries.
"I think that says a lot about dog lovers, that they want to take care of more than just themselves," Geoff Mertens said.
The Mertens family appeared on "Good Morning America" and in March 40 police dogs and their handlers came to her home, their squad cars lining the street. Some K9 units traveled from as far away as Wausau and Altoona.
Funeral arrangements will be announced soon.
The Mertens family plans to live stream their daughter's service on her Facebook page "so all who have shown her love over the last 10 months can participate regardless of where they live in the world. We love you all!"


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BY THE OTTAWA CITIZEN APRIL 16, 2007
The Montreal pianist who's stepping in to program the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival said Monday that his team is not trying to take over the event, and have offered to help simply to ensure the festival can go on following last month's resignation by Julian Armour as artistic director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society.
Artists step in to help organize Chamberfest
The Montreal pianist who's stepping in to program the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival said Monday that his team is not trying to take over the event, and have offered to help simply to ensure the festival can go on following last month's resignation by Julian Armour as artistic director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society."We are doing this because we believe in this festival," Tristan Lauber said at a news conference at Library and Archives Canada. "We are here for three months. We are just here to help."
Lauber, 38, described his performance at the festival's 10-piano gala in 2003 as one of his most memorable concert experiences. He will work with three artistic advisers to complete programming for the festival, scheduled to run July 21 to Aug. 4.Board chairman Colin Cooke said the board will begin a search for a new artistic director soon, though Cooke said yesterday he hadn't closed the door to the possibility of Armour's return, if the two sides can find an agreement.Lauber, who has a doctorate from the University of Montreal, contacted Cooke after Armour's resignation to offer his help. The men met at the festival in 2003.Armour had done some of the programming, including most of the headliners. Lauber said he will complete the programming with advice from the team. The full lineup will be announced May 18.
The advisers include veteran Canadian pianist Andr Laplante, violinist Rene-Paule Gauthier — who has been a regular extra player with the NAC Orchestra in recent seasons — and Montreal conductor Jean-Philippe Tremblay. Tremblay has programmed concerts in Montreal and knows Ottawa's music scene through his experience as the NACO's former apprentice conductor.
"I chose these three musicians because they have impeccable credentials, and I'm very proud to have them on board," Lauber said.Gauthier told the crowd "the festival is really close to my heart. Many of the most memorable performances of my life have been at this festival."She said she wants to ensure the festival continues, and says many Ottawa musicians want to be involved in this year's event.
Lauber said he's committed to ensuring that Ottawa musicians remain a big part of the festival, with musicians from across Canada and abroad.
He also wants to present emerging artists, and has already booked young Ottawa mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and Toronto's Cecilia String Quartet, who both performed yesterday to enthusiastic applause.
Lauber, who spoke highly of Armour, said some of the performers booked by Armour include Ottawa pianist Angela Hewitt and Montreal pianist Louis Lortie. The festival will include several performances of Schoenberg's music, in connection with a conference at Carleton University.
Lauber mentioned several pre-festival fundraising concerts for the Chamber Society, including a concert by Montreal Symphony principal trumpeter Paul Merkelo with Ottawa musicians and a possible benefit recital next month by Laplante, one of Canada's best-known pianists.
Lauber said Laplante is having second thoughts after comments by Canadian violinist Andrew Dawes in yesterday's Citizen. An article quoted a letter to the Citizen from Dawes, critical of the festival's board for "the shameful situation" of Armour's departure. Dawes, a frequent festival performer, said he also felt upset with musicians for "taking advantage of the situation to now run the festival." He was not aware of plans for Laplante's fundraiser when he wrote the letter.
Lauber said yesterday the comment was unfair to the team. He described Laplante, one of his former teachers, as "not just a phenomenal pianist but a wonderful human being who loves this festival. He's one of the most generous people I've ever met. I brought him on board to support the festival, to offer his services as a musician."
Laplante echoed the comments.
"I would not take advantage of anything," he said. "I am here as a performer and to offer occasional advice if someone calls me. I've been asked to help, and that's what I'm trying to do. I love this festival."
After the event, festival supporters said patrons should give Lauber and his team a chance.
"They're trying to make sure the festival survives, and that's what we all want," said Anneline Lubbe, a longtime festival volunteer.
Don Harper, an Ottawa arts presenter, said he will present a fundraising concert for the Chamber Society July 14 by a Monaco boys' choir, Les Petits Chanteurs de Monaco.
Cooke also said yesterday the board still supports the community concert hall that Armour had championed, and that five new members joined the board recently who he said will bring financial, fundraising, construction and arts expertise to the project. Cooke said the board plans to hold an announcement soon about fundraising plans and community involvement in the project.
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Google Stadia Takes Over Playa Vista — New Studio & More!
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One of the most exciting features of the Google Stadia platform is surely going to be the range of Stadia exclusive games. Of course, these exclusive titles need a team of game developers behind them if they are to be any good—and now, we can confidently say that another Google studio has been added to the roster!
Initially, we learned about the first Google Stadia game studio last year. The first of these exclusive studios to be announced was one that is based in Montreal—Typhoon Studios—which Google explained would allow them to create games for Stadia that were "More ambitious. More inclusive. More accessible. More immersive. More engaging."
But a single game studio isn't going to be able to provide the number of exclusive titles that Stadia gamers are going to be expecting—that much is clear, unless the quality of the games would be compromised. Luckily, though, the team has now announced that they are also working to establish a second exclusive studio to join the ranks!
The New Studio
The new studio is set to be located in Playa Vista, California. One of the most exciting aspects of this new studio, though, is the fact that it is going to be led by Shannon Studstill—an "industry leading veteran" who is sure to contribute a huge amount of skill and expertise to the team!
Google made the ambitious decision to hire Sony employee and industry veteran, Shannon Studstill, to run their new Google exclusive studio in Playa Vista, California. This bold move means that Studstill's expertise should hopefully be put to good use, considering the limitless nature of cloud gaming—we can hope to see some revolutionary content released under her leadership.
This is an incredibly tactical move, it could indeed be argued; in the past, Shannon Studstill used to work for Sony, meaning that she is not only contributing her impressive level of expertise to the Stadia team but is also taking away that skill from Sony, too.
Studstill has an impressive resumé and has been directly involved with numerous award winning projects in the past, in her work at Sony's Santa Monica studio. The hope now is that she will be able to replicate that incredible success with the Google Stadia team, to create Stadia games that are as impressive and revolutionary as we have been expecting.
Why Google Needs its own Game Studios
For some gamers, there is a little bit of confusion as to why Google needs to be investing so much money in acquiring exclusive game studios. However, this is actually a move that makes a huge amount of sense for both the profitability of Stadia and the long term success of the platform.
At present, we now know of two game studios that are under Google's control: Typhoon Studio and this new studio, too, which is currently unnamed. It is known that Google are currently advertising positions for 10 new staff members for the new studio, indicating that they are serious about making this new studio work for them. It has also been affirmed that the early team of ten skilled individuals will be increased over time, too, hinting at the potential scale of the games that could be developed exclusively for Stadia.
After all, with Stadia, the limits to the games that can be made are practically non existent—but a highly skilled, passionate, and dedicated team will surely be needed to make this work.
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Q: Prove that the function can be continued into a larger domain Prove that the function  $f(z)=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n+1}\frac{z^n}{n}$ can be continued into a larger domain by means of the series $$\ln2-\frac{1-z}{2}-\frac{(1-z)^2}{2\cdot 2^2}-\frac{(1-z)^3}{3\cdot2^3}-\dots$$
Attempt
First notice that $f(z)$ is similar to $\ln z=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n}\frac{(z-1)^{n+1}}{n+1}$
Thus I think we can say that $f(z)=\ln(z-1)$
I do not know what can I do from here
I don't understand
Where does $\ln 2$ come from?
How is f(z) and the series $\ln2-\frac{1-z}{2}-\frac{(1-z)^2}{2\cdot 2^2}-\frac{(1-z)^3}{3\cdot2^3}-\dots$ related?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: The right formula of $f(z)$ is $\ln(1+z)$, with the domain $(-1,1]$.
The series converge only in $(-1,1]$, but the function $\ln(1+z)$ exist in $(-1,+\infty)$.
The series in your question is just the Taylor series of $f(z)$ at the point $z=1$
$$\ln(1+z)=\ln(2+(z-1))=\cdots$$


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By Jesse on May 6, 2008
After spending several arduous hours drinking by the pool, Emily was loathe to let the festivities end just because the sun was getting lower in the sky, so she invited the Winos over to her house and promised to grill up some huge burgers. Andrew and I had the sense to take her up on her offer, as well as the foresight to go and grab two hefty bottles of Petite Sirah that had recently been sent our way by the good people at Aaron Jackson and Michael-David, respectively.
Why pair Petite Sirah with hamburgers? Well, when you're dealing with a meal that's delicious, but might not be considered haute cuisine, you want a wine that's similar: mouth-watering, flavorful, and free of affectation. Enter big-and-bold Petite Sirah, with its massive fruit, sinister spice, and serious backbone. If there was any grape that was going to make our taste buds as horny as those burgers were going to, it was this one. As responsible journalists, though, we thought it best to start by tasting each wine on its own, prior to the hot beef injection.
The 2005 Michael-David "Petite Petit" (Lodi) is a blend of 85% Petite Sirah with 15% Petit Verdot, an eclectic Rhone/Bordeaux mash-up that certainly wouldn't be allowed in France… but hey, god bless America, right? A rush of early alcohol on the nose gave way to what Emily identified as "rum and black cherry," as well as some dried fig. Andrew got green olives, and Emily's sister Becca agreed. I was appreciating some charcoal — that distinctive smell you get right after firing up the grill. Andrew then described some "chocolate berry action," and Becca got "burnt sour teriyaki." Kind of a wild nose, but a lot going on.
The palate was a little hot, I thought, and Andrew concurred; Emily called it "liquid smoke," which wasn't too far off. The berries we'd perceived on the nose weren't making much of an effort on the palate, with the smoke and charcoal notes prevailing uncontested. A little tannin and a little acid provided the light/medium body with structure, but we were really missing that fruit. Andrew blamed the Petit Verdot, a varietal he's never thought much of, and made the bold claim that "I think Petit Verdot should never be blended with anything, and the all fields should be plowed over." We decided to reserve final judgment until burger time.
Next up was the 2005 Aaron Petite Sirah (Paso Robles), the product of 24-year-old winemaker Aaron Jackson, whose stated mission is to produce "the biggest, most badass Petite Sirah imaginable." Aaron was previously the assistant winemaker at Four Vines, and his minimalist label design pays homage to the bottles of that Paso Robles stalwart — we were curious to see if his wine would follow suit.
The nose jumps out of the glass with an initial stab of model paint (yeah, I was that kid, I know what model paint smells like). Thankfully, this breezed off quickly to reveal some lush blackberry and some printer's ink. Andrew picked up dark chocolate, but thought it was still a little hot; as I rambled on about various berry notes, he replied, "I can't get there, because it's burning the taste buds off my nose." Eventually, though, he got some nice brown sugar component, while I got cumin, and Emily thought it smelled like fallen leaves.
The palate was big, with a lot of dark berries and dried fruit segueing to a charcoal finish. Medium body and good structure, with plenty of nice tannins and light acidity. To Andrew's chagrin, it wasn't fruity enough — or, as he put it, it wasn't ready enough. "I think it has enough structure to age," he pointed out, "but it needs to settle down. It could benefit and become more sophisticated." Emily got "nice full flavors" and "a lot of dark fruit," but thought it was a little too hot; to her, the finish was total alcohol.
Petite and not-so-petite; that Aaron is one inky wine; the tortured wine journalist
Becca served us up some huge burgers, piled high with palate-coating cheddar cheese and copious amounts of fresh fixins, and we re-visited both glasses. Andrew was floored by the Petite Petit the second time around. "The fruit after the burger is phenomenal," he enthused. "Nice big berry chocolate that's not distracted by anything." I agreed — the food softened the alcohol and revealed some nice cherry and light acidity. Still not quite the body I typically associate with Petite Sirah, however… but that allowed it to be more refreshing. A great burger wine, and a solid deal at $18.
The Aaron also softened out after the food, and some of those nice dark fruit notes were revealed. Andrew wasn't as impressed; he found it "still very biting" and dominated by structural elements. I agreed to some extent — I'd initially found the Aaron to be a darker, spicier expression of the grape, so it was no surprise that big red fruit wasn't jumping out at us even after we'd dulled our tongues to the tannin and alcohol. Overall, I think the experiment suggests that Petite Sirah certainly can be a great burger wine; it just depends on which one. To me, the Petite Petit is the wine to drink with a burger this summer, while the $28 Aaron is the wine with long-term potential, the wine you want to put away for a year or two — to eventually drink with a burger, perhaps, or maybe even as a meal all its own.
Mmmm, burgers; oh god, no more wine, are you trying to kill me?; ok, maybe a little bit more
The Young Winos of LA — edutoxicating Los Angeles since 2005
Sasha, Jason and Jordan totally missed out. Them's some good burgers right thar.
Comment by Andrew Lang — May 10, 2008 @ 12:26 am
Noah, Jason and Jordan totally missed out. Them's some good burgers right thar.
We didn't think this review was regrettable at all! In fact, we were quite entertained. Tell Emily's sister Becca, "Hi."
Comment by Luke — January 14, 2010 @ 12:26 am


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Q: UtteranceProgressListener Out of Sync Summary

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*List of utterances in an array

*Loop through array and call my method "sayThis" for each utterance

*UtteranceProgressListener is being called, and TTS works

*Calling of my method "sayThis" appears to be called at times prior to UtteranceProgressListener completing current utterance

I believe the flow should be the following:
1) Call to method "sayThis", if voiceReady=true
2) TTS starts utterance and UtteranceProgressListener onStart called & sets voiceReady to false
3) Call to method "sayThis" should not be called if voiceReady=false
4) UtteranceProgressListener onDone called when utterance if finished, voiceReady=true
5) Call to method "sayThis" can be called again, since voiceReady=true
6) Above should continue until utterance array had been looped through to completion
    //Code snippet that loops through array and calls "sayThis" method
    //There are no errors
    while(arrayCounter < utterances.size()) {
        if (voice.voiceReady == true) {
            voice.sayThis(utterances.get(arrayCounter), arrayCounter);
            arrayCounter++;
        }
    }

    //Code snippet that processes speech
    //There are no errors
    public void sayThis(String whatToSay, int utteranceID){
    Log.d(LOG_SOURCE, "sayThis method called: Utterance ID=" + utteranceID);
    voiceParams.put(TextToSpeech.Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID, Integer.toString(utteranceID));
    ttsVoice.speak(whatToSay, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, voiceParams);
}

    //Code snippet from the UtteranceProgressListener
    //You can see from the logs the methods are being called
    @Override
    public void onStart(String utteranceID) {
        voiceReady = false;
        Log.d(LOG_SOURCE, "(ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart " +
                "method called for utteranceID:" + utteranceID + ", voiceReady=false");
    }

    @Override
    public void onDone(String utteranceID) {
        voiceReady = true;
        Log.d(LOG_SOURCE, "(ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone " +
                "method called for utteranceID:" + utteranceID + ", voiceReady=true");

- Logcat would indicate this pattern isn't always followed as shown below:
02-13 18:05:25.487: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=0
02-13 18:05:25.490: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:0, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:29.578: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:0, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:29.578: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=1
02-13 18:05:29.580: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:1, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:33.107: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=2
02-13 18:05:33.107: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:1, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:33.109: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:2, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:38.667: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=3
02-13 18:05:38.667: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:2, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:38.668: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=4
02-13 18:05:38.669: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=5
02-13 18:05:38.671: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:3, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:45.411: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:3, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:45.411: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:4, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:49.966: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:4, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:49.966: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:5, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:54.198: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:5, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:54.199: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=6
02-13 18:05:54.202: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:6, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:55.912: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:6, voiceReady=true
02-13 18:05:55.912: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): sayThis method called: Utterance ID=7
02-13 18:05:55.914: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onStart method called for utteranceID:7, voiceReady=false
02-13 18:05:56.765: D/LFS_TheVoice(10645): (ttsUtteranceListener) UtteranceProgressListener onDone method called for utteranceID:7, voiceReady=true

Any recommendation on how to sync the flow?  It's almost like the iteration through the array and calling the "sayThis" method happens faster than the UtteranceProgressListener can keep up with switching the true/false value of "voiceReady" boolean. This will cause flow control issues for me if I cannot accurate detect when each utterance has completed.
Thanks
Michael

A: Create class members
List<String> mUtterances = new ArrayList<String>();
int mCurrentUtteranceIndex;

Save your utterances in mUtterances and then call sayThis(mUtterances.get(0), 0)
Then onDone call the next sayThis
 @Override
public void onDone(String utteranceID) {
    if (++mCurrentUtteranceIndex < mUtterances.size()) {
        sayThis(mUtterances.get(mCurrentUtteranceIndex), mCurrentUtteranceIndex);
    }
}


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It is a wonder I have any time to write, but tonight I write by the light of a hearth at an inn more than a week's journey from Cragside. I find writing helps settle my thoughts, and I feel almost as though I'm speaking to you. I'm afraid you might have quite a bundle of messages from me once the snow has melted from the Pass!
I mentioned in my previous letter some of the troubles we — my small band and I — encountered in Cragside. One of the tasks we accomplished was rescuing a young woman from the man who had kidnapped her. In this endeavor, not only did I kill a man who threatened my new friend Kadri, but another of our group killed the man who had kidnapped the girl. As it turns out, the kidnapper was a Velikii; what an Imperial of their highest family was doing kidnapping girls in Cragside I'm afraid we were not able to discover. It was necessary for us to leave the town quickly. We did, however, entrust the girl to the keeping of Samara Kelleni, as an apprentice. I believe Samara will be contacting the Khorall about the return of the last shipment of ore that went out before she began the embargo. I'm afraid that was my idea, though in my defense I will say that giving young Elise a fair price for the ore — one that will allow her to pay the taxes on her home and leave a bit to begin her own venture when she has learned all she can from Samara — is quite a small price to pay to quell some of the disasters you have foreseen. I quite like Samara; it is interesting that she neatly slipped into the conversation the fact that she is your mother's cousin. I doubt any but I noticed.
But my first duty was to tell you of the interesting people I have met; not to catalog the troubles we have faced! Oh, how I wish you could meet some of them, Kisa. I told you a bit about Kadri... I think you would enjoy her unpredictability. She has quite a sense of humor, as well.
And then there is Darian. She is a Hunter with a companion snarkhound by the name of Longtooth; they are followers of Khannish. (And if I were not writing in Ancient, I would be hesitant to say anything of this pair except their names.) They are the last of their Pack; the rest having been taken either first by sickness, or finally by the Montagues. I know anger at the Montagues serves no purpose but to cloud my mind, but to see the sorrow in their eyes stirs both anger at the Montagues and a fierce protectiveness for both Hunter and Hound. They need little protection from me; that does not stop me from wanting to see them safely to a new home, a new Pack.
While Darian and Longtooth are, indeed, fearsome Hunters, I find they are also good and decent people. Perhaps it seems odd to refer to a ruff as a person... I know some of my companions think me odd when I address my comments to him... but he has as much intelligence as many two-legged folk I know, and more intelligence than some. Though Darian must interpret his thoughts for me, I can see in his eyes that he understands every word I say. Darian's skill with the bow is a thing of beauty, such is her grace, speed and accuracy. Though she was on a pitched roof and taken by surprise, the villain who had thought to ambush her did not have a chance.
I believe I failed to mention we had been staying at the Inn that is the winter quarters for the Wild Horde mercenary troop. I'm sure you're aware that my Temple-sister, Verchovai Dandelion Koromov, leads them. If there is any regret I have about leaving Cragside behind, it would be the missed opportunities to converse with her about so many things. The one conversation we had left me wanting to know more about her, to know the full story of how Verchovai Poppy found her and trained her. Her life has been so very different than mine, and I have known her less than a handful of days, but I feel as comfortable with her as I feel with Gilly.
She did say one thing in our conversation that amused me at first. She named me Lady Daxia, Knight of Dawnview Castle. This led to a discussion of how titles can be tools, and meanings that are attached to words. I believe at the end I did accept that the granting of your Favor allowed for the title of Knight, though not in the Dayalan sense... not yet anyway. I will be Verchovai some day, but the more I consider it, the more it pleases me to be your Knight of Dawnview Castle until that time the title of Verchovai is rightfully mine.
But Lady Daxia? Oh, Kisa! How I wanted to laugh when she said that, but I feared to wake those sleeping in the common room. I, daughter of a swordsmith and a country woman, a Lady? Perhaps I was an uncommon child, for I never even daydreamed about such things... I was too busy daydreaming about unicorns! The Verchovai was quite serious, though, saying that as long as I thought of myself as a commoner, I would always be a commoner. But I am a Dayalan... this is what I replied to her... and Dayala does not care much for heritage, so I saw no necessity for such a title. I think of myself as Dayalan, not as a commoner. Still, I have been thinking on that as well... but have not yet found a reason for which calling myself "Lady" makes any sense.
What all this thinking has done, Kisa, is make me wonder more and more about my family. How strange is it that I have always been satisfied with the tiny bit of information I have about my mother and father? But reuniting with Bekkah, and learning that Dandy can trace her heritage back a handful of generations or more by simply knowing her own name really makes me long to know more about who Yuri Tashasdotter was; know more about who Eelia Darksmith was. What were their families like? How did they meet? How is it that I came to have the Allaine gift; where along the lines of family tracing did that occur? And I suppose, most importantly, who would even know that information?
I see that I have once again strayed from the main topic of this letter... to tell you of my companions and others I meet. I should also mention one other regret I have about leaving Cragside, and that is the lost opportunity to train with Dandy's Second, Barris Ironhand. I had one lesson with him before we left, and it left me more bruised than even Reena had been able to accomplish for many seasons... and despite the bruises, I found his instruction most useful, and his manner of teaching quite patient.
As Barris is Jvrillian, I will say more about Mikal, the Jvrillian with whom I Contracted. Kisa, had I not known from the beginning that that he followed Jvrill, with his manners and keen sense of honor, I might have thought him a Knight of Rames. Tales that he tells of his past adventures, and his behavior toward everyone he meets, shows there is much goodness in his heart. He tells a tale of rescuing a village from the constant attention of bandits, rescuing the maidens of the village from the hands of the bandits, and he did this all knowing the only payment he would receive was the horse of the last mercenary who tried — and failed — to rid the town of the bandits. As it turns out, he was paid handsomely, for Talia is a fine mare; she merely needs training. I have suggested that he, Kadri and I travel to Mikaelsson Farm to have Talia, Lisica and Fern further trained. Whether this will happen, I do not know. But I find I enjoy his company; after our conversation this evening following our sparring session, I believe I may even consider him a friend.
The subject of our conversation was another member of our party, a young girl from the backwoods of the High Tarn... though somehow he managed to elicit a tale from me about Kassia first. I had noticed that he seem worried about Celi since our departure from Cragside, and asked him about it. He seemed reluctant to speak of it, and though I thought I knew the reasons for his reluctance, I did need to know if there was anything beyond my suspicions... and see if there might be a way to set his mind as ease.
He told me of the night he and Celi led the Dark Mark away from Cragside; the night we rescued Elise and killed the Velikii. It was a tale that did not surprise me in its facts, though I was concerned that Celi was so openly displaying things that would get her burned should an Imperial hear of them... or even a less tolerant pagan, for that matter. She told him all manner of things she had learned from her grandmother, things that only confirmed my suspicions that she is a Covener. She has a bound-companion, a softpad, and Mikal has convinced himself that Celi is merely a member of a spirit cult. I could see in his eyes, Kisa, that he did not wish to know the truth, and so merely spoke to him of spirit cults... mentioning the good folks at Mikaelsson Farm, who speak to the spirit of the Horse; that those who are members of spirit cults are considered harmless and silly by the Imperials. He had told Celi to be sure to keep the softpad away from the group, and I affirmed that his advice was sound. It would be most awkward for the softpad to approach the group and be shot by Darian before Celi could say more than a word or two. And the one thing that he said to her — that it wasn't as if she was a Coven Witch — that I would not have been able to say, should have been fair warning to the girl that most people fear those of her kind. Still, she continues to brag of skills a girl from an isolated part of the Tarn probably would not possess... and I have seen others in the party eyeing her with more than curiosity; there has been some annoyance, though no overt hostility yet. I must take some time to speak with her, and remind her that most people know a different story of the Second Age, and that story is not a happy one. Perhaps the fact that I know more of the history of the Second Age — though no doubt our Dayalan stories differ from the Covener ones — will convince her to listen to the advice Mikal has been trying to give her... to remain unobtrusive, to refrain from bragging.
I have yet to tell you of Camelia — I may have mentioned that she is Dandy's sister — or Cesare, nor have I shared the story of my reunion with Bekkah. I will write of them at my next opportunity of solitude.
For now, I will close and say only that I miss you with all of my heart. Although I am learning many things out here beyond Snowgate Pass, the most important thing had been learned as we stood in the shadow of the Keep. I think of you often, my love, and wish I had the magic that would allow me to do so little as to hold your hand in mine.


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An anode is the battery's negative electrode, which in this case stores lithium ions when a battery is charged. Engineers have long believed that silicon holds great potential as an anode material for a simple reason: it can bond with 25 times more lithium ions than graphite, the main material used in lithium-ion batteries today.
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The company has been working to commercialize that basic concept ever since, developing, producing, and testing tens of thousands of different varieties of increasingly sophisticated anode nanoparticles. It figured out ways to alter the internal structure to prevent the battery electrolyte from seeping into the particles, and it achieved dozens of incremental gains in energy density that ultimately added up to an improvement of about 20 percent over the best existing technology.
Ultimately, Sila created a robust, micrometer-size spherical particle with a porous core, which directs much of the swelling within the internal structure. The outside of the particle doesn't change shape or size during charging, ensuring otherwise normal performance and cycle life.
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Just spent the day with Jason, Chris and Dominic at BW Chiptune in Hayes.
Been speaking with them for a while with regards to getting a jb4 fitted and today I took them up on the offer.
Gave the car to them at about 930am and they worked solidly all day. All the guys there are absolutely brilliant. Professional, helpful, friendly and most of all up front and honest.
Attached is the dyno print out showing the results.
We could have gone for more apparently however 423bhp and 500lbft is more than enough for me so I was happy to call it a day. The install was neat, tidy and nothing was too much trouble.
Jason took the time to show me how to select the maps quickly and the cleared any left over codes before we took it for a test drive. HOLY F*CK. THEY HAVE CREATED A MONSTER! it pulls so much harder now, third gear is just stupid!
I cannot reccomend this place enough. Due to being understaffed they stayed open well beyond closing time without a single grumble or complaint. THANK YOU GUYS!
Srjlewis17 wrote: Just spent the day with Jason, Chris and Dominic at BW Chiptune in Hayes.
Ok now it should be attached!
For goodness sake. Why won't it attach. Help!
Please read viewtopic.php?f=11&t=18775 to see how to attach images.
babybmwadmin wrote: Please read viewtopic.php?f=11&t=18775 to see how to attach images.
Thank you! Trying to use tapatalk, it has worked before without a problem so don't understand it now. Will follow the guid and re do it. Is it possible to delete this thread so I can't start again? Thank you!!!
Just do a new post and when it appears, we can delete this one.
Make sure to do it in this section please.
Your feedback very similar to my experiences with Jason and the guys at BW Chiptune.
I can confirm, the experience has been very positive!


Updated Mozilla Firefox, it was 2 years ago and on the start page, the developers have done exactly the same slider, but entirely in JS. And if it's a long time to play, then he started terribly slow. I decided that I would be able to do the same only without JS. I made it, and I had the idea to write this website and the first to write an article about this slider. But I didn't like my slider because of the binding width.
Now when I heavily modified, we removed the reference to width, I can write an article about it, although it is already the 15th on my account.
If the elements (cells) of the slider is to do with display: inline-block, when developing transition, which is transition-timing-function ease, cells will not be able to expand/shrink and it will appear in the empty space (background slider). To avoid this, the slider should be display: tableand its cells - display: table-cell. Then, even if the cells are to catch, they will stretch in proportion, and this effect will be.
The following is an example of code that is a feature of the slider.
To increase the width of the induced cell and reduce the width of all the others, I need to track that the slider be under :hover. Next, an example of the same slider, which shows how to do it.
In response to the question, is it possible to change the number of slides, I then downloaded the file where I made a floating number of slides from 1 to 7. You can do more.
Immediately there was a trick.
Also for ease of testing the slider in different number of slides, made a small interface (see example).
Example works a bit incorrect, as I hide elements with display: none;in the real project these elements will not be simple.