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Team of the Week #25
May 12, 2020 | News, Team of the Week
This week's team contains the most reliable passers based on both build up-statistics in round 25 of the Eredivisie. We selected the players with the highest % completed passes in every position.
We applied a minimum number of passes for players to be included in the Team of the Week. For defenders this is 50 passes, for midfielders 40 passes, and for attackers 20 passes. The goalkeeper minimum is 10 passes. If two players had the same pass percentage, we picked the one with the highest number of passes.
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– Only three players from teams outside the top 5 are featured: RKC's Paul Quasten, FC Twente's Julio Pleguezuelo, and FC Emmen's Miguel Araujo.
– Following their 1-1 draw against PSV, Feyenoord delivers the most players this week (3).
– Feyenoord's Steven Berghuis is the first player this season to be featured three weeks in a row.
– The best performer this week was FC Emmen's Araujo, who completed 66 of his 69 passes. While they lost 5-1 to Sparta, Emmen still had 74% possession.
– This round, the team average of % completed passes was 78.6%. The highest scoring team was FC Emmen, who completed 86% of their 614 passes. The team with the worst passing was ADO Den Haag (65% against Heracles).
– AZ's Stijn Wuytens is by far the player with the highest average per 90 minutes this season (96%).
– After 25 rounds, multiple players have scored a perfect 100% on their completed passes. The most impressive perfect pass performance was achieved by Ajax's Lisandro Martinez, who completed all of his 61 passes against Emmen in round 2.
– Runner-up in the league AZ scores the highest across the season as a team. On average, they complete 86% of their passes per match. ADO Den Haag scores the lowest; 74% per 90 minutes.
– In the traditional Big 5 leagues, the highest average completed pass percentage is that of FC Barcelona (89%). The lowest scoring team is also a Spanish side: Getafe CF only complete 65% of their passes.
Below you will find the top 10 of players per position who score the highest on % completed passes per match:
ORTEC Sports Tactic Tree
The ORTEC Sports Team of the Week is released every Monday and will present the best performing players on a specific aspect of the Tactic Tree. The Tactic Tree is used to categorize statistics into the two main stages of a game: 'being in possession' and the counterpart 'possession opponent', both divided into 4 subcategories.
Every week we pick one statistic that is used in a subcategory and based on that statistic the best scoring players on each position will be presented in the team of the week.


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Q: Trying to get a Python client talk to a Java Server using thrift's TFileTransport and TFileProcessor I am trying to wrap a Java class to be called from Python using thrift's TFileTransport. I tried using two protocols TJSON and TBinary but I keep getting this exception
org.apache.thrift.transport.TTransportException: FileTransport error: bad event size
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileTransport.readEvent(TFileTransport.java:327)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileTransport.read(TFileTransport.java:468)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileTransport.readAll(TFileTransport.java:439)
    at org.apache.thrift.protocol.TJSONProtocol$LookaheadReader.read(TJSONProtocol.java:263)
    at org.apache.thrift.protocol.TJSONProtocol.readJSONSyntaxChar(TJSONProtocol.java:320)
    at org.apache.thrift.protocol.TJSONProtocol.readJSONArrayStart(TJSONProtocol.java:784)
    at org.apache.thrift.protocol.TJSONProtocol.readMessageBegin(TJSONProtocol.java:795)
    at org.apache.thrift.TBaseProcessor.process(TBaseProcessor.java:27)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileProcessor.processUntil(TFileProcessor.java:69)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileProcessor.processChunk(TFileProcessor.java:102)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileProcessor.processChunk(TFileProcessor.java:111)
    at org.apache.thrift.transport.TFileProcessor.processChunk(TFileProcessor.java:118)
    at com.netflix.suro.client.SendToPyServer.startThriftServer(SendToPyServer.java:51)
    at com.netflix.suro.client.SendToPyServer.main(SendToPyServer.java:67)

This is how my Python client looks:
 def __init__(self):
        self.outFile=open("../../ThriftFile.in","a")
        self.transport = TTransport.TFileObjectTransport(self.outFile)
        self.protocol = TJSONProtocol.TJSONProtocol(self.transport)
        self.client = sendPyInterface.Client(self.protocol)
        self.transport.open()

    def send(self,routingKey, message):
        self.transport.write(pickle.dumps(self.client.send_send(routingKey, message)))

    def configClient(self,configurationDict):
        self.transport.write(pickle.dumps(self.client.send_ClientConfig(configurationDict)))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    SuroClient=SuroPyClient()
    configurationDict={"ClientConfig.LB_TYPE":"static","ClientConfig.LB_SERVER":"localhost:7101"}
    SuroClient.configClient(configurationDict)
    SuroClient.send("routingKey", "testMessage")

and this is my server:
public static void startThriftServer(SendPyInterface.Processor processor) {
            try {
                File input = new File("src/main/java/com/netflix/suro/client/ThriftFile.in");
                if(!input.exists()){
                    input.createNewFile();
                }

                File output = new File("src/main/java/com/netflix/suro/client/ThriftFile.out");
                if(!output.exists()){
                    output.createNewFile();
                }

                TFileTransport inputFileTransport = new TFileTransport(input.getAbsolutePath(), true);
                TFileTransport outputFileTransport = new TFileTransport(output.getAbsolutePath(), false);
                System.out.println(input.getAbsolutePath());
                System.out.println(input.length());

                inputFileTransport.open();
                outputFileTransport.open();
                System.out.println(inputFileTransport.getBytesRemainingInBuffer());
                inputFileTransport.setTailPolicy(tailPolicy.WAIT_FOREVER);
                System.out.println("Wait ...");
                System.out.println(inputFileTransport.getBuffer());
                TFileProcessor fProcessor =
                        new TFileProcessor(processor, new TJSONProtocol.Factory(), inputFileTransport, outputFileTransport);
                try {
                    fProcessor.processChunk();
                } catch (TTransportException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

                System.out.println("File Thrift service started ...");
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

I have followed the example from this thread:
Example on how to use TFileTransport in Thrift (Client/Server)
and from this post:
http://theprogrammersguideto.com/thrift/blog/code/chapter-3-moving-bytes-with-transports/

A: According to the docs in the old Thrift wiki, the Java and C++ TFileTransport is actually a framed transport, which writes an additional 4-byte header preceding the data. Seems the names are a bit misleading here.
In contrast, the Python TFileObjectTransport used is just a simple wrapper. This means, that the transports are not compatible, hence the error message.
So instead of TFileTransport, the TSimpleFileTransport should be used with Java.

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Mart de Groot (* 13. November 1938 in Leiden) ist ein niederländischer Astronom.

Mart de Groot arbeitete bis 1970 an der Universitäts-Sternwarte Utrecht (wo er 1969 über P Cygni promovierte) und danach bis 1976 an der Europäischen Südsternwarte in La Silla (Chile). Von 1976 bis zu seiner Pensionierung 2001 war er in Nordirland an der Sternwarte in Armagh tätig, der er 1976–1994 auch als Direktor vorstand. Sein hauptsächliches Forschungsgebiet waren veränderliche Sterne.

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Moving to Switzerland
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If you want to enrol your child in childcare in Switzerland, here's a guide to childcare options in Switzerland and what to expect from Swiss childcare.
Childcare in Switzerland is notoriously expensive compared to other western European countries, topping the rank of an OECD report as the most expensive country for gross childcare costs. Full-time childcare costs were estimated at around two-thirds of an average Swiss salary, which can be reduced to around 30 percent of income using Swiss child benefits and tax breaks. However, to reduce Swiss childcare costs further, in 2017 government plans were approved to set aside an additional CHF 96.8 million over the next five years to go towards subsidies for nurseries and other extra childcare services.
Overview of childcare in Switzerland
Children in Switzerland begin compulsory formal education at the age of six but usually have two years of nursery school before then. Almost 100 percent of children attend pre-school for one year and approximately 86 percent attend for two years.
In addition to nursery schools there are alternative childcare options available such as crèches and home day care.
Switzerland is a federal system and education is managed by the 26 cantons. This means that there are regional differences in education as with many other aspects of Swiss life. Attendance at pre-school is compulsory in 15 cantons and voluntary in the remaining 11. However, in almost all cantons the municipalities are bound by law to offer at least one year of pre-school education. Kindergarten is free in all cantons however.
The French, Italian and German traditions have led to differences in approaches. The ecole enfantine in French-speaking parts and the scuola dell'Infanzia in Italian areas are closer to primary school than the kindergartens of German-speaking regions.
As an example, children may start pre-school at different ages, depending on the canton. Currently a child whose birthday falls in May might be allowed to start pre-school in one region but in another would have to wait until the following year.
The Swiss government believes that greater standardisation will benefit the educational system and is seeking to introduce some changes. These include having one date cut-off throughout the country to determine at what age children can start nursery school.
Nursery school in Switzerland
Children can start to attend nursery school from between the ages of 4 and 4 years 9 months. The pre-school enrolment age is set by the relevant canton. Generally parents must apply in writing to a kindergarten, sending the application to the district school board.
Opening times vary according the canton and the school. Most are open during the mornings (mostly 8:35am–12:00pm), with some also open some afternoons (mostly 1:35pm–3:30pm). Occasionally all-days schools are also available.
The nursery schools' curriculum is set by the canton and the aim is to nurture the child's independence, social, psychometric and cognitive development and also to prepare children for the transition to primary school. Kindergartens can provide courses in German for children who do not speak it as their first language.
A child's performance is not assessed at the nursery school and there are no selection criteria. Class sizes can be up to 21 students and often the nurseries are attached to a primary school and when the time comes children move fairly seamlessly into formal education.
Some of the cantons operate a system of 'Joker days', which allow parents to take their children out of school for two days per year, provided the school receives 14 days notice.
Many cantons encourage or expect active parental participation, which can take several forms:
Supporting school events (sports days, school festivals etc.);
Helping with school activities (kiosks, websites, school security);
Promoting parent education (nutrition, drug and violence prevention, handling new media);
Supporting the inclusion of foreign families.
Crèches in Switzerland
There are widespread facilities available in Switzerland for very young children and crèches will take children from 0–4 years of age. Their main function is to facilitate parents who are working and so they are often open from 7:00am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Parents can enroll children by approaching the crèche directly. Places are often in great demand so that waiting lists are commonplace. This means that it is never too early to approach the centre, preferably during the pregnancy. However crèches will generally prioritise children who are living in the commune so if you are local your chances of a place will be better.
A slightly different system of family crèches also exists, where children are cared for during part of the week at the home of the family crèche worker, who is employed by the crèche and authorised by the Department of Youth Protection. Part of the time is then also spent at the centre as well as the person's home.
Additional daycare options in Switzerland
Day care families
Another option that is offered in some cantons are foster families for children aged 2 months to 12 years – effectively child-minding mothers or fathers. These are authorized by the Department of Youth (Service de la Jeunesse) and known as host families (familles d'accueil).
Child daycare at home
Parents needing short-term daycare can avail of child-minding services at the parent's home for as little as 2 hours at a time. Longer-term daycare is also available for periods of up to 1 year.
How to prepare your child for their first day at kindergarten
Make a big fuss about the upcoming start day. Take them to the building to see where the school is and let them peek in the windows. You can talk about how your child is getting older and is a big kid now. Most importantly, be positive.
The first day can be overwhelming for both parent and child. Here are some tips on how to manage it:
Start off with a good breakfast.
Remind the child about how exciting it is to go to school (that they have visited, etc).
Perhaps offer a present at the end of the day for good behavior.
If your child is potty-trained, make sure to show them the bathroom and explain who will take them while you are away.
Reassure them that you will be there to collect them at the end of the playtime.
Expect to leave at 9:00am regardless of how your child is reacting – the teachers are trained to help kids settle in.
Allow time on the first day to meet with the teachers to go over specific needs (dummy, favorite toy, toilet-training information, etc).
Overall tips
Label clothing and bags with your child's name
Take a fruit or snack along – some provide snacks and some don't
Take along a pair of soft indoor shoes for your child
Come prepared with emergency and doctor contact information (you will complete a form on your first day)
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(Kenthen Thomas performing at Renaming Ceremony Salute to the Sockeye festival site).
Academics, scientists, Indigenous Elders and knowledge keepers, students, youth, community members, conservationists, politicians and industry partners gathered for the inaugural Shuswap Salmon Symposium, September 30 and October 1 in Squilax, BC. The Symposium was held at the site of the Adams River Salmon Run. The gathering was focussed on discussing salmon conservation from multiple perspectives, including: traditional knowledge, community, art, science, law, culture, spirituality, governance, management and economics.
Attendees visited Tsútswecw Provincial Park to witness the renaming of park, and were led on walks with Indigenous elders and knowledge-keepers to receive a greater understanding of Secwepemc connection to salmon. The Symposium continued at nearby Quaaout Lodge where an Indigenous feast was enjoyed and several presenters shared perspectives on the issues and challenges facing salmon conservation, from habitat concerns, need to incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge, realities facing fisheries managers, declining salmon populations, fish farming effects, and Indigenous lived experiences. A stimulating panel discussion covered many areas of concern related to salmon conservation and the action planning sessions enabled open dialogue between attendees.
TRU Masters of Science, Environmental Science candidate, Carmen Massey, TRU Bachelor of Tourism alumni, Julie John, TRU Dean of Science, Tom Dickenson, TRU Canada Research Chair, Courtney Mason, and TRU Executive Director of Aboriginal Affairs, Paul Michel, were instrumental in bringing together the Salmon Symposium in collaboration with The Adams River Salmon Society and Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band, and numerous community members, industry and conservationist partners. TRU students and faculty from Science, Law, Business and Tourism were in attendance for this in augural event. The action planning sessions and feedback reports reflect a strong desire to move this multi-disciplinary conversation forward in the future.


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Flagler Safety Expo draws crowd to European Village
More than 1,000 visitors, young and old, turned out for the Safety Expo staged by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office on Saturday at the European Village in Palm Coast.
The one-day event featured booths, games and entertainment along with safety information and exhibits from the Sheriff's Office and other "partners in safety" in Flagler County, according to a media release from the Sheriff's Office.
Children were fingerprinted by Citizen Observer Program, or COPs, volunteers, emergency response equipment and vehicles were on display, and the Sheriff's Office Marine/Beaches Unit Jeep and airboat were open to be explored.
The Flagler Sheriff's Police Athletic League, or PAL, also planned some fun for the kids with tug-of-war, giant Connect Four, Hula-hoops, giant checkers game and more. An enormous Smokey the Bear made for a special photo opportunity as did Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 3-year old alligator and wildlife display.
The event included a "Shoot or Don't Shoot" simulator. This high-tech target simulation allowed visitors age 16 and up to train like the pros and see firsthand what it's like to be a deputy facing split-second decisions in a safe and controlled environment. The line for this display lasted long after the 2 p.m. end of the expo, the release states.
The first 100 visitors received free gift bags containing safety information and goodies. Every hour, Sheriff Rick Staly hosted a special Safety Expo edition of Fugitive Friday Bingo where winners received a free Ring video doorbell while runners-up received a free gun lock.
"I want to thank all of our partners in safety for joining us and helping make the first annual FCSO Safety Expo a great success," Staly said in the release. "I hope that those who attended feel they got to know their Sheriff's Office better, but for those who didn't attend I hope you will make plans to attend next year. Thank you to all of the businesses in European Village for welcoming us into your venue."


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Falling into Fall Festival
October 3, 2018 September 28, 2018 ~ Garden City High School
Ryan Wessels
Sugar Beet Staff Reporter
On the warm Saturday morning of Sept. 15, the annual Garden City Fall Festival commenced. Main Street was cut off from drivers, leaving a large area for the festivities. Residents from all over town gathered on Main Street to enjoy an array of vendors and attractions. Food trucks and stands lined the streets, dispersing an aroma of good food. Music played from street corners and performances displayed in the center of it all. In Stevens Park a large array of cars of all shapes and sizes were displayed to those who passed by. Different attractions such as the annual duck races also helped form an atmosphere filled with feelings of fun and community.
Among the many attractions and stands that were set up in the street, several representatives for the high schools clubs and organizations could be found. The drum-line performed as they do every year, playing several cadences, including one entitled "gravy train", which had been on a hiatus for two years prior.
"It's been played, but we didn't play it last year, or the year before that… but we brought it back this year and we're actually really good at playing it," Daniel Castro, public service academy junior and snare for the drum-line said.
The GCHS dance team also gave a performance, as did the show choir. However, they were not the only dance team or show choir to perform that day. Multiple other elementary schools had younger performers sing and dance in front of the crowd. Several other school activities were also at the fall festival, among stands to help fundraise their programs. The cheerleading team was selling concessions and face painting, along with selling raffle tickets for a chance to win an Apple Watch. Art club and FCCLA were also face painting and drawing henna for donations.
"I really liked just coming to paint people's faces and doing the art things," Paige Gigot, trade academy sophomore and art club president said.
The track team had a setup at the beginning of the festivities where the pole vaulters would complete a jump for every time someone donated toward the team. Large amounts of people donated that morning.
"They just keep on coming," said Alex De Paz, trade academy sophomore, "And sometimes you wish they would stop [giving donations]… because your tired and you're like, 'I don't know if I can.'"
Ryan Wessels is a trade and health sophomore. You can contact him at wesselsr@student.gckschools.com.
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If that isn't enough he also has a new television show, Common Law. In this exclusive interview Ealy talks about his growth as a man and actor since his breakout role in 2002's Barbershop. Plus, his obsession with vampires and his favorite onscreen kiss.
Underworld Awakening will be in theaters January 20. To check out more from this interview where he talks about his role in Think Like A Man go here.


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Good Morning Britain: Robert Rinder in tears over anti-loneliness campaign
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Robert Rinder became tearful on Good Morning Britain today (1 December) after watching the show's anti-loneliness campaign video.
The ITV programme is running its charitable campaign, 1 Million Minutes, for the sixth year in a row to support those who are isolated at Christmas. The campaign sees members of the public donate their time to charities such as Alzheimer's Society, Grief Encounter, Crisis, Re-Engage and Chatty Cafe Scheme.
Directed by the actor Colin Salmon – who has starred in series such as Intelligence and Silent Witness – the film sees an elderly man named Bob visiting his allotment. He is shown feeling a bit blue as he spends time alone in his shed, looking at what appear to be his widow's gardening gloves, children's drawings and family photos.
Bob is soon visited by his friends at the allotment who surprise him with Christmas lights, hugs and tea.
A message reads: "A simple act of kindness can change someone's life."
In the GMB studio, as the hosts appeared back on screen, Rinder was visibly moved by the clip. "You're broken," said his co-presenter Susanna Reid.
Rinder, a guest host on the show, said: "Just watching that and how much that's affected me and should affect every viewer is just…"
He added that it's more important now than ever to be "alongside each other".
Viewers praised Rinder for showing his emotions, with one person tweeting: "Please make Judge Rinder a permanent presenter. Him and Susanna are fantastic."
"Absolutely don't blame Judge Rinder for crying at all, I was sobbing my eyes out about 3 seconds into that little film," added another.
@GMB Omg what a moving,interview with Colin Salmon this morning.Such an articulate and humble man,the film was amazing and tears flowed.Judge Rinder well done on showing your emotions.❤
— Carole Cavanagh (@cavanagh_mrs) December 1, 2021
Absolutely loving Judge Rinder on @GMB #gmb #judgerinder
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The former prime minister refused to be drawn on whether Boris Johnson should quit following the partygate allegations.
The former Labour prime minister said he could "understand how these things happen" as staff worked under "enormous pressure".
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UK police launch murder investigation after an elderly woman was killed and her husband suffered injuries
Police have launched a murder investigation after an 88-year-old woman was killed and her husband, 88, suffered life-threatening injuries at their village home. Ambulance crews were called to Langwith Junction, Derbys., at 9.30am on Saturday (15/1) after receiving reports of a couple with serious injuries. When they arrived at a house on Station Road they found the woman dead and her husband badly hurt. He was rushed to hospital where he is being treated for "life-threatening injuries". Derbyshire Police launched a murder investigation but have not yet confirmed whether they are looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. Divisional Commander, Chief Superintendent Hayley Barnett, said: "This is an understandably shocking incident for the community in Langwith Junction and our thoughts are with everyone affected – in particular those family and friends of the man and woman. "I would urge anyone who has any information about the incident to contact the force, in confidence, as a matter of urgency."
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LONDON: The Canadian province of Ontario has just passed a law to set up its greenhouse gas (GHG) 'cap-and-trade' system, which will entry into effect in July. The government expects to generate about C$1.8-1.9 billion per year in proceeds from the mechanism, which will be invested entirely in initiatives reducing GHG emissions in the area.
The system was announced last April, when Ontario also expressed the intention of linking it to the joint Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Québec and California launched in 2014, creating the largest regional carbon market in North America. Now, Ontario has passed a landmark legislation that will make the province more accountable and transparent.
"Ontario has taken a momentous step forward by passing landmark climate change legislation and now formally putting in place its cap and trade program to reduce harmful greenhouse gas pollution," says Glen Murray, Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
The 'cap-and-trade' system is an economic mechanism to put a limit, or 'cap', on the carbon emissions that every company is allowed to produce in a year. Every year, companies receive free allowances relating to their needs, and they can then 'trade' these permits in a central market.
If a company needs to emit more pollutants, it can buy allowances from those that haven't used them at all because they have been able to reduce emissions.
The final goal is to incentivize firms to be far below this limit, so to avoid buying new allowances or selling their own. The total number of permits – which reflects the volume of pollutants every firm can emit in the air – is lowered over time, making the system a very accountable, effective market mechanism to incentivize innovation and lower carbon emissions.
Ontario is a member of The Climate Group's States & Regions Alliance, which brings together subnational government leaders from around the world in a powerful network to share expertise, demonstrate impacts and influence the international climate dialogue.
The province, which is already on track to reduce its per capita carbon footprint by 2050, is at the forefront of the fight against climate change to defend its citizens' health and foster pioneering, sustainable businesses.
Recently, it increased incentives to buy electric vehicles EVs by up to C$10,000 (US$7,150), in a move to increase the spread of this clean technology.
Last July it hosted the first Climate Summit of the Americas, and in November it released a new climate change strategy to push the international climate negotiations held at COP21 – helping to shape a powerful Paris Agreement.
The province also passed a pioneering legislation to ban coal-fired power, one of the largest GHG reduction initiatives in North America. As part of the Under2 Coalition program, Ontario already has a target of reducing emission by 80% relative to 1990 levels by 2050, with a mid-term target of 37% below 1990 levels by 2030.
"The official launch of Ontario's cap-and-trade in July will mark a crucial date for the whole carbon market system in North America," underlines Libby Ferguson, States & Regions Director at The Climate Group.


RPM Mechanical specializes in the installation of all types of hot water heating systems, but encourages new homeowners throughout Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Wellington, Estes Park, Red Feather Lakes, and Cherokee Park to use in-floor or panel radiators for the quality of life they provide.
In-floor radiant heat is widely accepted as the most comfortable and efficient way to heat a home. Hot water passes through a number of tubes located in or under the floor. By passing hot water through the floor, the floor becomes the heat source and acts as a very large radiator.
Panel radiators are one of the most underused kinds of hot-water heaters. We often relate radiators to the large cast iron radiators seen in older homes. These kinds of radiators can provide a very high level of comfort for a home.
The new kinds of radiators, which are installed in Europe on a regular basis, are European-style panel radiators. These radiators are smaller and lighter than the older cast iron radiators and come in a variety of different sizes and shapes depending on the heating needs of the home. The best place to install panel radiators is underneath windows – often the coldest areas in houses.
Panel radiators provide a very comfortable type of heat that warms the objects in the room as well as the air. They are similar to the comfort level provided by radiant in-floor heat, making them the second most desirable type of hot water heating system.
Baseboard heating systems are common heating systems that run hot water through heat emitters located around the perimeter of rooms.
If you have any questions regarding our radiant heat services or if you would like to schedule a system inspection, please contact us at 970-566-7792 today.
RPM Mechanical is an HVAC contractor offering radiator installation and more to Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Wellington, Estes Park, Red Feather Lakes, Cherokee Park, and surrounding CO communities.


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Q: Как добавить любое приложение в список "Завершить действие .." из своего приложения? Как открыть другое приложение с помощью своего? У меня есть кнопка VK и по нажатию я хочу, что бы открывалось обычное диалоговое окно с выбором приложений. Вот я нажимаю на VK и пока у меня такой выбор: Интернет, Google, а нужно, что бы еще было и "Вконтакте". Пользователь должен сам определять с помощью чего он может открыть ссылку.

пример: допустим, пользователь должен открыть приложение Вконтакте через мой лаунчер. Он нажимает на кнопку VK и открывается по умолчанию диалоговое окно с выбором тех приложений, с помощью которых может перейти Вконтакт. Там обязательно будет: Google, Интернет и он сам должен в список диалогового окна добавить "Вконтакте"
Вот сам код, как открываю приложение
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A: Видимо нельзя просто так добавить любое приложение в диалог "Завершить действие с помощью .." , так как для этого разработчиком самого этого приложения должно быть указано в манифесте, что данное приложение может использоваться для данной операции. Из своего приложения вы никак не можете повлиять на это обстоятельство в другом приложении.
Официальный гайд по этому вопросу.
Вы можете добавлять собственные пункты в диалог "Отправить .."


sorry for not posting anything for almost 2 weeks. I really tried, but I just wasn't happy with the results.
That's why I took a little break from blogging, but now I'm back with a new outfit.
It's the first more summer-ish (?) outfit this year and I can't wait wearing these more often.


Aster - Wolf Clothing Co.
When your outfit needs a touch of class, look to Aster. The intricate Rose pattern adds an element of distinction that will set you apart from the crowd while the burst of red adds an eye-catching pop of colour to your outfit.


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A place where the team will give us a soft-landing, smoothing out the transition. A professional innovative space without the overheads. A place where our customers will see our innovation and creativity.
A place where like-minded founders inspire each other. A place where my team will be challenged and plug-in to a community that regularly collaborates and innovates.
A place where businesses are working together to create the future-of-work, where founders challenge their teams to contribute more, and together you can create something meaningful. A place where your team can thrive.
MYOB chose Launchpad as a three month temporary office solution to accommodate 25 developers. The team were able to move in, set up their IT hardware and be up and running within a very short time. The launchpad environment was ideal for the highly collaborative team who required space for their daily standups. The team were well supported by the common area facilities – meeting rooms, printer, coffee machine and ample room in the kitchen for lunch preparation. Launchpad proved to be a very cost effective solution which required very little ongoing involvement once the team were settled in.
I would like to highly recommend Launchpad for companies looking for an office space and an excellent environment. Our customer service team was based in Launchpad Cremorne for just over 4 years whilst our warehouse and accounts staff were in Altona. This office was set up to accommodate our staff as we had grown out of our current warehouse. It was extremely beneficial having our office in a local busy hub of Melbourne within an office which has all of necessary amenities, conference rooms, support, lovely management team and all in a modern and funky space. It was particularly nice having many companies around us to interact with and collaborate with. We are now moving on to a larger warehouse which can accommodate our customer service team and will be sad to say goodbye.


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This large family orientated public house is situated on the coast road between Cromer and Great Yarmouth. Being in a tourist orientated area, the trade here is fairly seasonal and subsequently the range of real ales is very limited in winter months, so for choice is best visited in the summer season when it is busy. There is a large garden that has a family marquee erected in the summer season. Hot food is available all day until 10.30pm and there is an extensive children's menu available.
Rotating range of mostly local ales. Usually only 1 or 2 in winter but up to 5 real ales available in peak summer season.


Montenegro fell victim to a refereeing injustice in their Group A opener on Friday, conceding a late penalty to draw 1-1 against Bulgaria. As a result, they have won only two of their last 13 fixtures - both of which came against Lithuania. In the Nations League, the Brave Falcons lost three of their six League C UEFA Nations League matches to finish 3rd in their group, including home defeats, without scoring against Serbia (0-2) and Romania (0-1). Actually, Montenegro have failed to strike in seven of their last 13 internationals, including four of their last six in Podgorica. Historically looking, Montenegro were unpleasant opposition to the Three Lions. The Brave Falcons held England to three draws in last four direct encounters.
The absence of Stefan Savic and Stefan Jovetic is a considerable blow to their hopes of pulling off a shock result. That may lead to the same starting lineup being selected for the visit of the Three Lions. Manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic could opt for a double striker - Stefan Mugosa and Fatos Beciraj - and a 4-4-2 starting system. Nebojsa Kosovic is a potential alternative up front. In defense, Adam Marusic and Marko Vesovic are in contention for the left back berth, while Marko Simic, Zarko Tomasevic and Filip Stojkovic completing the four man backline.
England already sit at the top of Group A in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying as they trashed Czech Republic 5-0 on Friday. The Three Lions are unbeaten in their last six games, winning five, as their only defeat came at the hands of Spain (1-2) in their opening UEFA Nations League fixture on their way to top the group ahead of Croatia and la Furia Roja. Gareth Southgate's men have 10 goals in the last three outings but have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 games. England are yet to taste defeat against Montenegro. The Three Lions took a demolishing 4-1 victory when they last played the Brave Falcons back in 2013 at Wembley.
Eric Dier was forced off in the first half last time out and has returned to Tottenham. As a result, Ross Barkley and Declan Rice are expected to join Jordan Henderson in midfield, as Dele Alli is likely to be rested. Up front, Jadon Sancho, Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling could all keep their places, although Callum Wilson and Callum Hudson-Odoi will both expect to feature at some point in the match. At the back, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker are in contention for the right back spot, while Harry Maguire, Michael Keane and Ben Chilwell will all retain their starting berth. The likes of Luke Shaw, John Stones, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trent Alexander Arnold, Fabian Delph and Marcus Rashford are sidelined.
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The UEFA Nations League returns this week and this will be one of the toughest match to predict of this round. Our professional bettors have deeply analysed all the stats and info regarding the two teams and you can find below our recommended bets on Montenegro vs England. Our experts bring you daily football tips since 2007, and we are publishing the best Euro 2020 qualifiers tips throughout the tournament!
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46664 Part 1
46664 Live Concert - November 29, 2003
Say It's Not True (Original Live Recording) 2:23
Written by Roger Taylor
Performers: Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor), Dave Stewart
Appears on: Unreleased
Say It's Not True made it's debut at the first 46664 concert. This is a great acoustic live performance by Queen + Dave Stewart. Brian and Dave play acoustic guitar while Roger handles lead vocals.
Say It's Not True (Live with overdubs) 3:22
Appears on: 46664 The Nelson Mandela Concerts Part 1 - African Prayer
The live 4664 album that was released featured a vocal overdub to replace lyrics of the original performance. The original performance had the lyric "magic potions for life.." which was replaced with "magic cocktails for life..."
Invincible Hope/The Call/The Show Must Go On 9:19
Written by Taylor/May/Queen
Performers: Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor), Treana Morris, Chris Thompson, Zoe Nicholas
Appears on: 46664 The Nelson Mandela Concerts Part 2 - Long Walk To Freedom
An okay medley for what it is. The medley starts with the beginning parts of Invincible Hope and goes right into the chorus. Brian sings the full version of The Call. The medley finishes with a good version of the Show Must Go On with various singers.
Toss The Feathers 3:33
Written by N/A (traditional Irish folk)
Performers: The Coors, Roger Taylor
A traditional Irish folk song, typically featuring a pan flute and fiddle. This version with The Corrs and Roger Taylor is a bit more rock-friendly. A very good instrumental.
Is This The World We Created...?
Written by Freddie Mercury/Brian May
Performers: Brian May, Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr does an excellent job on lead vocals while Brian plays a 6 string acoustic guitar.
Amandla 7:07
Written by Stewart/May/Anastacia/Bonsu
Performers: Anastacia, Dave Stewart, Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor), Bono, Andrews Bonsu
Appears on: 46664 The Nelson Mandela Concerts Part 3 - Amandla
This live performance remains very faithful to the studio version and is a bit more up tempo. Bono's vocals add a bit to this one as well and are well suited to the song.
Bohemian Rhapsody/I Want It All/I Want To Break Free/Radio Ga Ga 8:24
Written by Mercury/Queen/Deacon/Taylor
Performers: Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor), Zucchero, Thandiswa Mazwai
This is not a bad live medley performance. The opera part of Bohemian Rhapsody sounds interesting in this "Africanized" version by the Soweto Gospel Choir. Zucchero does a nice job with I Want It All. Thandiswa Mazwai apparently forgets everything about I Want To Break Free, and Roger rounds out the medley by performing Radio Ga Ga quite well.
We Will Rock You 2:53
Written by Brian May
Performers: Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor), Anastacia, Amampondo Drummers
A very good live version featuring Anastacia on lead vocals. Anastacia pulls it off very well! The Amampondo Drummers help out by drumming the backbeat.
We Are The Champions 3:19
Performers: Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor), Anastacia, Cast
Anastacia takes over on lead vocals and the performers of the 46664 Concert contribute backing vocals. Anastacia's voice is really well suited for the song. Recommended.
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 4:59
Written by J. Warren
Performers: Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor), Zucchero, Sharon Corr
Appears on: France Zucchero Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime CD single
Strangely enough this live version from the 46664 concert did not appear on the 46664 CD releases, but did appear on the DVD. A proper CD single release happened later in 2004. This is an excellent live performance and is highly recommended. Zucchero sings lead vocals, Sharon Corr is on violin, Brian on lead guitar, and Roger on drums.


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Fort Bragg Army Chaplain Faces Punishment For Religious Beliefs
FORT BRAGG – While political correctness has been skewered in many areas, it still rears its ugly head in far too many places. Some of those places are often thought of as bastions of social justice sensitivity, either, such as the Army base in Fort Bragg. A Baptist chaplain there is facing punishment for discrimination as a result of being true to his religious believes on marriage. A chaplain. Being punished for religious beliefs.
"A decorated Army chaplain is facing what his attorneys are calling a "career-ending punishment" after he explained to a soldier that he could not conduct a marriage retreat that included same sex couples.
A military investigation at Fort Bragg determined Chaplain Scott Squires should be disciplined for his failure to include a lesbian couple in the Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat. They determined he had discriminated against a soldier based on her sexual orientation.
When Squires realized he could not participate, he rescheduled the event to accommodate the lesbian couple with a chaplain who could oversee the retreat. But apparently – that was not good enough."
So the chaplain decided he couldn't participate, but instead of just denying the retreat to a lesbian couple, he actually accommodated them by finding a replacement that could. And for that he is being punished?
The Southern Baptist organization that endorses the chaplain forbids such facilitation of gay marriage, and the Army requires the chaplains to follow their endorser's rules! Even more of a head-shaker, the Army investigators are seeking to punish the chaplain for merely explaining his religious beliefs on the subject of gay marriage.
"According to Southern Baptist memorandum released in 2013, "NAMB endorsed chaplains will not conduct or attend a wedding ceremony for any same sex couple, bless such a union or perform counseling in support of such a union, assist or support paid contractors or volunteers leading same-sex relational events, nor offer any kind of relationship training or retreat, on or off a military installation, that would give the appearance of accepting the homosexual lifestyle or sexual wrongdoing."
Had Chaplain Squires participated in the marriage retreat he would have risked losing his endorsement by the Southern Baptists. Likewise, the Army requires its chaplains to adhere to their endorsers' rules and religious tenets.
"Chaplain Squires should not have his career ruined for following the rules of both his faith and the Army," First Liberty Institute attorney Mike Berry said on the Todd Starnes Radio Show.
Even more disturbing, the investigator found the chaplain had also committed discrimination by simply explaining his religious beliefs to the offended soldier.
"That would mean a chaplain can't even talk about their religious beliefs without being accused of discrimination. That would strip thousands of chaplains across our military of their most basic freedoms under the First Amendment," Berry said."
In this case political correctness goes far beyond mere cultural norms of accepted speech and/or beliefs. Following the Army's own rules, and that of his faith, stands to ruin this chaplain's career and violate his rights under the U.S. Constitution.
The same U.S. Constitution that the Army is worn to uphold and defend.
Something tells us that the Army would be wary of violating the First Amendment freedoms of other religions for fear of being politically incorrect. Alas, Christians, for some reason, are not afforded the same treatment.
Read more about this alarming and consequential case of political correctness in our military here.


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Did Samsung pay people to badmouth HTC?
Written by Charlotte Kertrestel on 17th April 2013
It seems that fair trade officials from Taiwan have begun an investigation after it has emerged that Samsung may have paid people to write negative reviews about the HTC One.
Reports suggest that Samsung paid students to post anonymous comments and reviews which not only discredited HTC's flagship model, the HTC One, but also praised Samsung's various handsets on the market.
Although Samsung Taiwan has neither denied nor confirmed these allegations, it has announced on its Facebook page that all marketing activities which involve anonymous posts will cease during the investigation.
Since the HTC One was unveiled in February this year, Samsung has made a few dirty tackles, including holding the reveal event for the Samsung Galaxy S4 the day before the HTC One's launch in order to steal the limelight.
And it is no secret that while devices such as the Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Note 10 are impressive devices, Samsung's enormous marketing budget has a lot to do with the Korean company's rapid rise to the top over the past few years. But would Samsung really stoop to this level?
If the allegations do prove to be accurate, Samsung could find itself paying up to £550,000 in compensation for false advertising. However, the manufacturer would also suffer a heavy blow to its reputation within the industry. And with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 imminent, Samsung really can't afford to slip behind HTC's impressive flagship model.
Do you think Samsung is manipulating its dominance in the market? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Alternatively, log in to post a comment below.


Additional education is almost always beneficial. The more you know the more you can do. The more you learn the better prepared you are at life and in turn your career. In addition, a bachelor's degree is becoming the norm and no longer differentiates you from others in the resume pool and job market. This reason alone is often enough but there are least five reasons to pursue graduate studies that you should consider.


The Kingsville Border Patrol Station has a new agent in charge.
In a news release, the agency announced that Duke Canchola will be the new Patrol Agent in Charge.
Canchola has been with the Border Parol since 1997. He previously served in several other positions, including Acting Assistant Chief Patrol Agent and Patrol Agent in Charge the of Laredo Sector Special Operations Detachment.


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Bees Behaving Oddly, and an Unusual Wasp
Trips to the UK are rare for me and a recent visit to the Isle of Wight delivered a surprising punch of nostalgia for lush English countryside. (And a less surprising need for polo-necked jumpers.) I was very excited when family I was staying with reported having seen a lesser spotted woodpecker on their garden fence a few days earlier. Confident of their I.D. skills, and bearing in mind my last blog about woodpeckers, I kept a close eye on that fence. But my recent spell of luck had finally run out. Instead, though, I was treated to lots of skylark song, and buzzards seemed to be around every corner.
On my return a week later, to a steamy 28°C, palm trees, cork oaks and deep blue skies, I was reminded how exotic Roussillon is in comparison. Both are beautiful in different ways. But quite a lot had changed in my short absence.
Only the second week of June and the grass verges were parched and brown. Even the clover on what passes for our lawn had crisped up. All but one or two nightingales - previously so loud on walks - had stopped singing. So had many other birds. Territories secured, mates seduced, the serious business of rearing young was underway.
That first morning back I walked alongside a field close to our house that has masses of broom bushes. Last time I was there all I could hear were grasshoppers. Now, in the sizzling sunshine, all I could hear was the sound rice krispies make after the milk's poured on. The broom flowers having long gone over, their pea pod-shaped seed heads were bursting all around me. In England it was still late spring; here, it was like the height of summer.
I was also quickly reminded that there are plenty of new and intriguing things to discover about the natural world without setting foot outside our own garden. On my second evening back home I sat on the patio, enjoying a cool glass of wine with my husband, idly watching a Carpenter Bee bumbling from flower to flower on a bush a few feet away.
These heavyweights of the bee world are wonderful: totally black, with a purple-blue tinge to their wings that's earned them the forgettable Latin name Xylocopa violacea. They can look and sound intimidating – especially if they fly straight at you or if, as once happened to my husband, they barge out of a pair of swimming trunks that you're taking off the washing line – but in fact they aren't at all aggressive and won't sting.
Fascinating though my husband's conversation was, I found myself increasingly distracted by this particular chap. The flowers that interested it were, as you can see, longish, narrow and trumpet-shaped. But what was the bee doing?
Carpenter Bee on red flower from Lesley McLaren on Vimeo.
Was it really stabbing the flower with its proboscis? Sure enough, nearly all of them had a hole at the stem end.
I came to the conclusion that the flower mouth is too tightly shut and the trumpet section too long for most insects to access nectar the normal way. Doesn't this mean, therefore, that the plant has given itself problems in terms of pollination (although I did subsequently see something much smaller – possibly a beetle – crawl in through the flower mouth)?
Isobel tells me she has read that many plants, "bred" especially for attractive display in gardens, are particularly difficult for bees to access. Seems I have unwittingly chosen one such plant.
If that's the case, it's good to see the carpenters have found a novel solution to their problem. And they're not the only ones.
A humble bumblebee cashes in
But do bumblebees also pierce flowers or merely make use of holes left by the bigger, stronger carpenters? I've no way of telling who started the process.
What I'd really love to know is if this behaviour is perfectly normal or a recent adaptation in response to new plant breeds. If anyone reading this can tell me, please get in touch!
A couple of days ago another impressive, exotic-looking insect stopped off in our garden, but sadly ended up fighting for its life in our pool. I scooped it out and put it in a bush, at first thinking it was another type of bee - mostly black, with a splendidly hairy bottom - but those warning spots of yellow did make me wonder...
It is, of course, a type of wasp. One of the Ruby-Tails according to my book. Unfortunately it doesn't have a common name of its own, only the equally hard to remember Latin Scolia flavifrons. I think this one was a male. Females are bigger - up to 40mm! - and have brown heads. Happily, like carpenter bees, they are quite harmless to man.
The poor thing did look very sad as it crawled into the shade of some leaves to dry off. When I checked later it had gone, hopefully none the worse for its ordeal. Only a wasp and no rarity for these parts, but I would still have felt bad if it had died because of us and our pool.
Ruby-Tail Wasp from Lesley McLaren on Vimeo.
Midsummer Blog (well almost!)
by Robin Noble (photography by Martine Howard)
I am writing this on an extraordinary afternoon, with the thunder rolling endlessly around Vallespir. We have had several humid days, and they have been warm, too, warmer than at the same time last year, fairly hot, most people seem to agree, for around Midsummer. It will be interesting to see how July and August work out!
We recently made one visit back to the Etang: the flamingos were certainly still present in numbers, which must prove that they do breed there. Sadly, they were, as so often, on the far side and really out of range of my binoculars, so I have no idea whether they had young. Two black swans were still there, without cygnets, and we also saw a few of the wonderful great-crested grebes, a grey heron, and a few egrets. Most remarkable to us was a huge flock of coots, more than I had ever seen together anywhere, in the middle distance. Again, there was no chance to tell if they had young among their numbers. It all goes to reinforce our view that this Etang (and the many others in the Roussillon) form a very important part of the natural landscape which surrounds us. And on the way into the hide, I had a quick, but perfect view of the red-eyed Sardinian Warbler, of which I knew nothing at all before I saw Isobel's lovely photo.
When we have felt it too hot and humid on land, we have taken to the sea, which has been delightful. Our wee boat ("Puffin"!), lives in our garage, and it takes little more than half an hour to tow her to the slipway at the Argelès basin. From there, chugging along at a pleasant, and ecologically friendly, speed, we reckon to reach Collioure in little over six minutes, Port Vendres in about another six, and to round the craggy rocks of Cap Béar in about 20 all told. This stretch of the coast is really best seen from the water, and although I still fail to see from where the description: "Cote Vermeille" really derives, it is a handsome piece of coastline, with splendidly contorted crags of metamorphic rock.
Recently, we ventured as far as the Marine Nature Reserve south of Banyuls. You are not meant to anchor casually in this clearly-demarcated stretch of water, but there is, at this time of year at least, adequate provision in the form of substantial buoys to which you can attach your boat. We were fortunate to arrive at a relatively quiet time, and managed to take possession of a buoy which was quite close in to the rocks, beneath a magnificent, jagged, overhanging cliff. When we arrived, the sea was quiet and inviting, not quite the ultimate "glassy calm", but silken-smooth.
I love being in the water, but want to stay firmly on the surface, whereas Martine, on the other hand, must actually really be part fish, and loves being under it, for as long as possible. So I swam around for a while, rejoicing in the clean coolness of the water, then returned to the boat, and watched the sea idly as I dried off in the sun. Looking over the side, the first thing to strike me here is always the clarity of the water, in itself a real achievement when you consider that there is a significant human population on this stretch of coast. A few fish were obviously enjoying the shade cast by the boat: they were a medium grey, tinged with a slight yellow when in the sunlight, with a pronounced black and white patch back by the tail. Their young, paler but with the black and white equally pronounced, had been swimming inquisitively around my legs a few days before, when I stood in a lovely small bay just around Cap Béar. Reference to a colour chart we had recently bought made us decide that these are probably the Saddled Seabream (oblada melanura).
Martine, meanwhile, had been snorkelling around the rocks, and had been having a wonderful time. She had been trying out a small underwater camera, and playing games of hide-and-seek with (other!) fish around the rocks and in the weedy gullies, trying to take pictures of them. She said it was quite difficult, as she was trying to look through her mask, through a tiny viewfinder, at little fish that were scooting about! Only later, on the computer, could we really assess the results, and a few of them follow this blog, along with attempted identification where we are sure of it. All told, that day we had a wonderful time at sea, but more importantly it is clear that there is, out there, an underwater landscape of some richness, and - most important of all - it is being well looked after.
Creatures of the Deep - Pyrenees Marine Reserve - Banyuls
Oh! So Similar
by Bruce Hyde
This time of year is when dragonflies start to appear in decent numbers. While some put in an appearance during sunny days in winter, mostly they start to emerge in the late spring and carry on until the autumn.
Dragonflies (with a capital D) is the English word for the order of Odonata, which include dragonflies (no capital letter) and damselflies. This blog looks at a few species of similar looking dragonfly.
The life cycle, depending on species, can vary from a few weeks up to a few years. All of them spend most of their lives under water and only the final stage as flying insects. Generally the eggs are laid in or under water; the eggs hatch and turn into larvae which undergo a number of stages while feeding on aquatic insects, small fish and other dragonfly larvae. They finally emerge to shed their larval skins; after a few minutes to a few hours their wings expand, bodies harden and they take flight. They will live for a few weeks to a few months, during which time their objectives are to feed, mate, and start the new generation. It is when they fly, with their wonderful colours, that they are at their most visible and attractive.
Identifying different species can be challenging. They are not always accommodating and often fly off before one can get a decent photograph. Some species differ from their near relatives in tiny details, which makes separating them quite difficult - one has to take photographs of specific parts of their anatomy. As a dragonfly ages, its colours can change, sometimes significantly. Females of different species often look very similar - males are the 'peacocks' and usually easier to identify.
Here are some examples of the difficulty in sorting out some of the females. The descriptions are not necessarily diagnostic but are indicative, and relate what can be seen in the photos.
This dragonfly is a common sight nearby, the Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum).
Common Darter
The abdomen is fairly straight (no clubbed tail), the base of the wings has a small area of yellow tint, and the legs have yellow streaks. The eyes often have a greenish tinge underneath. This one is an immature female.
The Red-veined Darter is so called because the male has red veins in its wings.
Red-veined Darter
The female's wing veins are yellow (not red), there is a yellow patch at the wing base and the underside of the eyes is blue-grey.
The Southern Darter (Sympetrum meridionale) is very like the Common Darter.
Southern Darter
It has smaller, paler tinges of yellow at the wing base and all-yellow legs.
Still yellow bodied, but with more black markings is the Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). This is one of three members of the Orthetrum family found in our area and only one other is found anywhere else in France. (Only two - Black-tailed and Keeled - are found in the UK, and their presence is patchy.)
Black-tailed Skimmer
It has clear wings with black pterostigmas (the black "dots" near the wing tips). The black markings are fairly robust and stand out against the yellow background of the body.
The next Orthetrum, and another look-alike, is the Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum).
Southern Skimmer
This a fairly plain dragonfly, identified by the reddish-brown pterostigma and the arrangement of the double row of cells below a prominent single vein in the front wing, as can be seen in the photo below.
Southern Skimmer front wing
The third Orthetrum in our area is the Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)
Keeled Skimmer
What identify this species are the unusually long pterostigma and the two pale marks along the thorax (the body behind the eyes).
Many dragonflies have brilliantly coloured males partnered by fairly inconspicuous females. An outstanding example is the Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).
Violet Dropwing
The reason for the second part of the name is obvious from the posture; the "violet" is due to the bright colouring of the male. Other distinctive marks are an amber patch at the wing base and a prominent black bar on the top of the final segments of the tail.
The final dragonfly in this blog is the Broad Scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea).
Broad Scarlet
Once again the name comes from the male which is bright scarlet. This has a plumper body than most of the others. The underneath of the eyes is blue-grey, there is a white stripe on top of the thorax and an amber patch on the wing base.
One of the things I enjoy most about dragonfly watching is distinguishing between species. Often one needs a good close view, whereas at other times the differences are fairly obvious. Fascinating as these look-alikes are, even more surprising is the huge difference between males and females of certain species. But that will be the subject of another blog.


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Language Access Team provides information in multiple languages to support community needs
This year saw the first time that the King County Employee Survey was translated into multiple languages – six to be exact – and the feedback about this offering has been overwhelmingly positive. The translations are primarily an outcome of a busy, dedicated team that until a little over a year ago, did not even exist at King County.
The Language Access Team provides COVID-19 information in over 30 languages.
The COVID-19 Language Access Team has been receiving kudos and recognition within the enterprise as well as the community for their success in putting information into the languages that our diverse community needs. The team grew out of an urgent call to action last year to provide up-to-date, concise, and relevant information to the various people in the area that do not speak or read English as a first language. King County is known to have one of the most prolific collections of languages spoken in the country and the pandemic amplified a need that had already been identified.
In fact, Senayet Negusse had been recently hired for purpose of providing leadership for the county and operationalizing and integrating language access for the County departments and agencies in the newly created position of Language Equity Program Manager in the Office of Executive's Equity and Social Justice. However, she was quickly tasked with helping to build a team and process that could support COVID-19 communications.
There was a strong partnership already underway with the City of Seattle's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. Peggy Liao, Negusse's counterpart at the City of Seattle, had been assigned to work with King County Public Health to support the language access efforts. When Negusse joined in March, they worked closely together and began creating a system for King County. Negusse developed a COVID-19 language access guide and the team co-created processes for items such as translation requests, project tracking, and invoicing translators.
"The vendors we had in place for translation were taking 8-10 days to turn around work," Negusse stated. In the early months of COVID, this was obviously not good enough. The team began building a base of "over 100 local translators, individuals committed to making sure our communities receive information quickly, while considering their cultural needs."
Negusse explained that this team did not just manage the translation, but also helped to provide guidance on such things as how to reach audiences. It involved connecting to people in numerous ways, like the distribution to ethnic media and by harnessing the power of targeted social media as a strategy.
It started with a call for volunteers
When the message went out that there was a need, a team of volunteers began to come together in February last year for the enormous task of reaching out across a county that is as varied in cultures as it is in landscape and structure. One of the first to join up was Francesca Collins, who was working as an Education Consultant in the HIV/STD program at the time. She was recruited by the team to work with Liao, having previously collaborated with the Communications team on health education campaigns. With the support of her manager, she offered her community health expertise to do whatever was needed.
"It was bananas last year," Collins laughed, bringing a little levity in retrospect to a serious issue. "Health and Medical Area Command (HMAC) was overwhelmed with emails, people just wanting answers to every question you can think of." According to Collins, HMAC was serving as a hub for COVID-19 updates, tracking cases, providing reports, talking with the public, strategizing testing and response, and COVID-19 communications, "on top of managing many other COVID-related things."
When Liao returned to her duties at the City of Seattle, "It was just Francesca and me, until Amanda came on," Negusse said. "We all worked together and brought on more coordinator staff."
Amanda Kay came from Communities of Opportunity in response to the call for volunteers to join the team. What started as a four-week rotation helping to operationalize the work, kept getting extended. It has since turned into a Special Duty Program Manager position. She's also a leading evangelist for the Language Access Team.
"The team has flourished in the last year, there's a lot of passion and encouragement," says Kay proudly. "Our team has become a cohesive service for COVID-related materials."
"It would be nice to see a service like this expanded in the future," she continued, "but for now we are only funded to provide COVID-related translations and reviews through September."
Another early team member to join was Angélica Esquivel, a contract Spanish translator and interpreter working for the City of Seattle, who was recruited last February to help with the heavy workload. She's now a regular member of the Language Access Team, working as a Coordinator, and bringing a wealth of experience beyond just reviewing documents.
"There are multiple Spanish-speaking cultures here," Angélica explains. "Taking into account the words and expressions requires research and review. You have to make sure the language is appropriate across cultures." That includes elements such as other language bases or CDC resources, and even outreach for input from the translator community for direct feedback.
The work continues
Equity and accessibility are key components to the future of a thriving, successful King County. The gaps that had been identified highlighted the need for language access services to be implemented into the practices, policies, and procedures of King County. The goal is building trust and relationships with limited English proficient communities.
The arrival of COVID-19 accelerated the implementation of these programs, resulting in over 30 in-language website pages, plus videos and public service announcements in over 20 languages. The team's accomplishments had other regional, national, and even global jurisdictions looking to King County as an example in how to reach out to culturally diverse constituents.
Now back in her regular role for the Executive's Office of Equity and Social Justice, Negusse is tasked with leading policy development and operationalizing and integrating language access in collaboration with King County departments and agencies. In conjunction with her colleague Hamdi Mohamed, they have been creating a hub of materials and resources, including a training on KING COUNTY CODE 2.15 Immigrant, Refugees and Language Access Ordinance (KCC 2.15), which, in part, requires all departments to have a language access plan.
Negusse has also been working closely with KCIT to develop what will be known as the Community Engagement Translation Program. The Office of Equity and Social Justice and KCIT are preparing to launch the Community Engagement Translation Program (CETP). This program will provide funding for translation of select web content into the top six most spoken languages, and an enterprise translation management platform.
If you have COVID-related materials that need translation, or you would like to know more about the Language Access Team, please contact ESJLanguages@kingcounty.gov.
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Click here to go to the ELS website.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod traces its history back to 1853 when the "Norwegian Synod" was organized in the Midwestern United States. They practiced "fellowship", a form of full communion, with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) during the 1850s and 1860s. In 1872, they along with the LCMS and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) formed the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America.
In 1917, the Norwegian Synod merged with two other Norwegian Lutheran groups and formed the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, later named the Evangelical Lutheran Church. This led to disagreement among members of the Norwegian Synod. The people who became the ELS had concerns regarding fellowship with those who did not share the same doctrine. The Norwegian Synod had taught that conversion and salvation were entirely the work of God without any cooperation from humans. The new merged church allowed that conversion depended in some degree on humans accepting God's grace. A group of people therefore gathered at Lime Creek Lutheran Church near Lake Mills, Iowa, in June 1918 and reorganized as the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (also known as "Little Norwegian" Synod) The name was later changed to the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in 1957.
In 1955 the ELS suspended its fellowship with the LCMS over doctrinal disagreements, and in 1963 it withdrew from the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America. It retained its fellowship with the WELS. (The WELS severed its fellowship relations with the LCMS in 1961, and also withdrew from the Synodical Conference in 1963.)
In 1993, the ELS and WELS, working with a number of other worldwide Lutheran churches, some of which had been founded through mission work by both synods, founded the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC).
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The register of persons with significant control who own or control the company is made up of 1 name. As we researched, there is Alice B. The abovementioned PSC has 75,01-100% voting rights and has 75,01-100% shares.


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Former Ex-Gay Spokesman John Paulk Apologizes Amid Divorce
Wife Anne Paulk cites key differences in their walk and asks for prayer for him.
Melissa Steffan
John Paulk, once a poster boy for the ex-gay movement, disappeared from the public eye after he left his role as chairman of Exodus International in 2003. Now, 10 years later, Paulk is back in the spotlight–but this time he's apologizing for the reparative therapy he used to promote.
News broke when Paulk, who now works as a caterer in Portland, Oregon, told Proud Queer Monthly (PQ) that he no longer supports the "ex-gay movement or efforts to attempt to change [individuals' sexual orientation]." Paulk then issued a formal letter of apology (full text below), which revealed that he and his wife Anne Paulk, who describes herself as a former lesbian, are seeking a divorce. (The couple participated together in controversial ad campaigns.)
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After quite a bit of fooling around, I finally got the USB D-104 Mic project working.
This is a D-104 Mic that will plug directly into a computer via USB. Everything is self-contained within the microphone or base itself.
The condenser element is a whopping 34mm, AKA 1.34 Inches in diameter. So it's pretty big. The capacitance of the mic element is approximately 50pF.
A big challenge was constructing an amplifier that would have a sufficiently high input impedance as to not load down the element. I used a 1 gig ohm input resistor, looking into a j-fet with very low gate c (approx. 4pF). The gain of this amplifier is approximately 40, and the amplifier is co-located within the head to keep stray C to a minimum. The output voltage from the amplifier-element combination with very loud speech, close talked is over 6V P-P. This is excessive, and the normal output is about 1V P-P.
The element requires high voltage - much higher than 5V which is the USB voltage available. So, a 5VDC to 24VDC converter is used to get sufficient voltage to run the element, and the associated analog circuitry.
In the base is further analog amplification, to bring the level from the head (with normal-loud speech) up to around 4V P-P for the input to the Analog to Digital converter, which is part of the microprocessor unit located in the base. The microprocessor is a Microchip PIC which contains the A/D converter, hardware interface for USB and many other input/output combinations. I wrote the software that runs on the microprocessor.
One of the pins on the chip is used to facilitate transmit/receive control from the switch in the mic handle. When the switch is open (receive), the software in the microprocessor detects the T/R switch is open, and writes all zeroes (0s) to the USB data buffers. This allows software to detect the presence of anything other than zeroes as a key to transmit/receive. The mic otherwise behaves like a standard USB microphone.
I included a line level analog output for in-shack operation and direct connection to an audio console or other analog input.
Included in the head is material facilitating a pop filter thereby reducing breath pops, etc. to a reasonable level.
Audio fidelity is excellent - Listening, I believe it is better than the Behringer B1 I usually use !
The element is unidirectional (which is what I wanted), so off-mic sounds are significantly reduced.
This is the 2nd USB D-104 Mic I've put together. The other one uses a Radio Shack electret condenser element.
I like the look and feel of the D-104. Maybe Bob Heil might be interested in producing something like this ?
Very nice implementation, Steve! I wonder if you will be providing additional information, such as the circuit, the code running on the PIC micro-controller, mic element ID and source vendor, etc.
I have been able to reach as high as 10 megohm input impedance with jfet input op-amps, such as the LF-353, but you have gone way beyond that for the ultimate low frequency response. Having everything needed to interface to a PC in the microphone head and base is quite a feat. Interesting that you avoided wiring capacitance in the neck of the mic stand by putting the pre-amplifier in the head. Very nice! Looking forward to additional information as time permits. Thanks for sharing!
I am most impressed by the sophistiated mounting system for the condenser element!
That and the radical construction technique for the head preamp too!
even built off shore... imho.
1. Will there be a kit / product offered?
2. Not clear - can this be used with an original D-104 element?
I'm not QIX, but the upper part in the head is for the condensor element.
The bottom part converts to USB, that's the green board.
As Bear pointed out, there are easier ways to do this if you just want the D-104 to be a microphone, and interface to USB. There are dongles and interfaces on Ebay that will do it.
These wouldn't work for my application because I wanted to use the PTT switch in the D104 to in fact control my transmitter via remote control and have everything come over a single USB input. And, I wanted foolproof control. This required a custom USB interface that would send 0s when the mic PTT switch was open. I have found that simply disconnecting or shorting the output of the microphone was not sufficient. The analog noise present in all mic preamps would generate enough signal to mock pauses in speech, so I could not absolutely know that the user indeed went to receive.
Software: The remote control software I use is available from my website: http://remham.radioassociates.com. The firmware - I could make the firmware available. You would have to have a way to program the PIC. Or I could program the PIC. The PIC side really needs work. There are lots of possibilities here.
There are, no doubt, other (and possibly better) ways to do this.
But, it was/is an interesting project for sure.
The elements are available for less $$ on epay and with USA based shipping too!
Just picked up a pair!
I like you project very much. It does remind me at my days as a school practicant in the radio studios in the Netherlands more than 55 years ago. The NRU (Netherlands radio union) made their own studio condenser microphones. In those days, there was no metalized foil for the membrane, so they nickel plated SS and pealed off the nickel. Made nice membranes.
Great work Steve, it must have been a joyful way to spent you time. I like to try that as well, but without the digital part.
I consider this project a multi-sided approach to modifying the ol' "D-104". Not only have you replaced the crystal element that are ALL getting old and replacements unobtainium, you have also interfaced it with USB/PTT.. Fantastic and nostalgic project!
Most large capsule condenser mics commercially offered that I've seen the guts of (too many), are suspension-mounted INSIDE the head. Not only that, but are also "hung" on external suspension mounts to reduce sub-sonic "handling" and vibration that they are capable of reproducing. All the D-104's that have been around here exhibit "handling" noises, loose head vibrations, etc. Have you noticed those artifacts?
During the first attempt, I suspended the element within the head. I found this to be problematic, in that the suspension exhibited a certain degree of "springy-ness", and this translated to very low frequency artifacts being constantly present in the audio.
So, decided to go the other way - with a very solid, positive mechanical support. This works quite a bit better, and the handling artifacts are very much reduced.
It's best of course if the mic stand is sitting on a table, but it's actually not bad if one holds the stand while transmitting. I ran a lot of tests.
I have a 77-DX mic with from which the ribbon element was removed well before I got it. This is an excellent candidate for one of these 34MM elements and I intend to do this project next. Will not be USB - just an analog output.
The audio quality from these large elements is quite impressive !
I read an interesting article on the Neumann website regarding large vs small diaphragm condenser microphones. Apparently, size matters.
Yes, the aviation clamp really set it off! Ya done gooder again, Mr. Steve.


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Lane Carlson Papers
Scope and Contents Papers, 1937-1972, of Colonel Bonnie "Lane" Carlson, originally from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. Colonel Lane Carlson was one of the first five female colonels in the United States Army. Primarily includes letters written to and from her parents throughout her life, beginning with her time at Sullins College in Bristol, Virginia, various military bases, postwar Japan and West Germany. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include base life during the war, the experience of a commissioned...
Clara L. Lawrence Papers
Scope and Contents This collection primarily concerns Clara Louise Walde Lawrence's career as a nurse in the period before, during, and after World War I. Materials in the collection include correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and negatives, pamphlets, medical supplies, and other publications. Most of the correspondence, photographs, and publications relate to either WWI or nursing. Notable correspondents include a letter from Julia Cherney (Bateman) to Clara Walde while serving as a missionary...
Harry and Anna Saxer Papers
Scope and Contents In 1949 Harry Saxer, a Pennsylvania steel executive, and his wife Anna Saxer traveled to Germany to assist U. S. military officials with the restoration of Germany's steel industry after World War II. The Saxers were in Germany for much of 1949. Harry Saxer was a civilian employee of the U. S. Army, and worked with the Combined Steel Group in Germany.They assembled two scrapbooks (Acc. 2009.136) to document their stay in Germany. Some of the predominant formats included are...
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Scope and Contents Papers of the Shaw family of Skidmore, Missouri. Included are a scrapbook, 1941, of Edna Shaw (b. 1920) documenting her travels through some of the southern states where she directed the comedy "Bubbling Over," which was sponsored by the American Legion. It includes postcards and extensive handwritten descriptions by Edna Shaw, programs, and news clippings reviewing the play. Also included are a class photograph, 1900, presented to Edna's mother Hazel by her teacher, a 1904...
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Amber Fort - Tourist Attractions - Rajasthan State, India.
Amber fort is popularly known as the Amer fort which is the main point of attraction in Jaipur, India. It is located near Maota Lake. It stands on a hill.
It is in the list of World heritage sites and had been added to the group called Hill forts of Rajasthan in 2013. The fort has a 4WD road which ends on its gate. It is one of the most famous tourist attracting sites in India which receives more than 5000 visitors every day.
A small palace was built by the Meenas in 1592 which later on went under the control of the Kachwaha. During the rule, Raja Man Singh rebuilt the fort and then it came into the present form and structure.
After him, his later successors did various additions and construction in the fort complex. They used it as their residence till when the second king from the dynasty decided to move his capital from Amber to Jaipur city.
The fort consists of four parts or sections with its first main gate called Suraj pole which means sun gate. This gate opens into a wide courtyard. There are four courtyards in the fort. The fort contains many temples, gardens and long walls.
The Amber fort is connected with the famous jaigarh fort about which it has been considering that the tunnel used to work as a way for the royals to move from the fort towards jaigarh fort safely during a serious situation or a war.
The way of construction of the fort is truly Hindu style. The ceilings have been decorated with beautiful paintings. There are sculptures of elephants in the walls and the pillars.
The most attractive item in the fort is the "magic flower" which is a handmade flower on a curved piece of marble. Red sandstone and marble is the material used for its construction.