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PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (PROJECT NO. 2017-NID-HDP)
PROPOSED Hillside Development Permit
(project no. 2017-NID-HDP)
325 camino verde, SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
The City of South Pasadena hereby gives notice that the City of South Pasadena Planning Commission will consider an application for Design Review, Hillside Development Permit, and adoption of a Negative Declaration. The applicant (Benny Arias of D.L.A. Architects) submitted plans to demolish and existing single-family residence and construct a new two-story single-family home located in a single-family residential neighborhood at 325 Camino Verde, South Pasadena, CA 91030 (APN: 5308-005-045).
The project is briefly described as:
The proposed project consists of demolishing an existing 1,582 square foot one-story single-family residence constructed in 1965 and replacing the structure with a new 5,215 square foot two-story single-family house with a 400 square foot two-car attached garage, not visible from the street. A breakdown of the proposed house square footages are as follows: the first floor will be 2,236 square feet; the second floor will be 2,384 square feet; and the detached bonus room/pool house will be 595 square feet. The proposed house is traditionally designed in a Mediterranean style with a central front entry vestibule, a symmetrical façade, shallow roof eaves with a classical cornice profile, a hipped clay s-tile roof, and fiberglass windows. The house will be composed of simple geometric forms and will be finished in stucco with a stone cladding base. The proposed bonus room/pool house, composed of the same style and materials as the main residence, will be detached and connected to the house through a patio terrace uphill from the street, however, this accessory building will still sit lower in height than the house which itself does not exceed the height limits of Altos de Monterey. The project will also involve the construction of a new rectangular pool next to the bonus room/pool house at the rear yard. The subject property is rectangular in shape with approximately 95 feet of frontage along Camino Verde that then widens to approximately 140 feet at the rear, and it is approximately 210 feet in depth. The gross square footage of the subject parcel is 23,207 square feet, however the property contains easements along its rear/south end as it abuts the City of Los Angeles with a 30 foot wide easement for Southern California Gas, and another adjacent 10 foot wide easement for Southern California Edison, bringing the net square footage of the property to 16,562 feet. The average slope of the property is calculated to be 23.1 percent and the proposed project will require an estimated 1,616 cubic yards of soil be cut from the site, and an estimated 64 cubic yards of fill. No trees are proposed for removal, however an encroachment permit may be required for the proposed outdoor circular steps that wrap around an existing mature tree, which will be subject to the Public Works Department. The applicant is proposing a landscaping plan that incorporates new tree plantings and other drought-tolerant vegetation. The proposed demolition of the house was reviewed by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) at their June 21, 2018 meeting per the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance for structures over 45 years of age. In concurrence with an Architectural Historian's Report, the CHC has determined that the property is not an Historic Resource, and the project may proceed with the demolition pursuant to the approval of the Hillside Development Permit by the Planning Commission.
City Staff conducted an Initial Study and determined that the project would not have a significant impact on the environment; therefore a Negative Declaration was prepared. Public comments will be received by the City prior to the final adoption of the NEGATIVE DECLARATION and action on the project for a period of 20 days prior to the public hearing date. A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission to discuss the project, on August 27, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at the Amedee O. "Dick" Richards, Jr., Council Chambers, 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030. Copies of all relevant material, including the project specifications, and the NEGATIVE DECLARATION, are on file in the offices of the Planning and Building Department, 1414 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030, and are available for review from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Assistant Planner, Edwar Sissi (626) 403-7227, or via e-mail at esissi@southpasadenaca.gov.
David G. Watkins, AICP
Planning and Building Director
NOTE: STATE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65009 NOTICE: If you challenge this application in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of South Pasadena at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Publish Date: August 10, 2018, South Pasadena Review
City of South Pasadena
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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. ? Nick Ryan said he was duck hunting when a little bird landed nearby and started "chewing me out" for being in its territory.
Ever the artist, Ryan turned the disgruntled bird into a small statue ? one of many he had on display Saturday at the second annual Potomac Arts Festival.
Held near Shepherdstown and continuing today, the juried festival, presented by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society, features more than 40 artisans.
Items for sale include paintings, prints, photographs, jewelry, pottery, quilts, baskets, clothing and wood pieces.
Ryan, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, is a sculptor who uses a "lost wax" method of casting, with the finished product made of bronze.
One of his pieces, a table that included two bronze otters, was priced at $9,000, but Ryan said he most enjoys creating work that he likes.
"I have the least amount of pleasure ultimately in doing something that I think will sell," he said.
Another artist at the show, Susan Wolf of Toms Brook, Va., creates hand-carved birdhouses, bird feeders, bowls and vases from gourds.
Her work was named as the festival's "Best example of art in harmony with nature."
Wolf said her interest in gourds started when she had a bumper crop of them in a garden she kept with her two sons. With a background in plant science and an interest in art, Wolf took a carving course.
Now, Wolf has been making decorative and functional items from gourds for six years. The different varieties, shapes and sizes of gourds keep her interested, she said.
Wil Hershberger had on display his nature photographs, as well as digital recordings of cricket and katydid songs, and nighttime noises, including insect songs.
Hershberger, of Hedgesville, W.Va., is a past president of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society who conducts birding identification classes.
Since high school, Hershberger has been interested in photography, an interest that was piqued even more when he began working on a book about the songs of crickets and katydids.
Hershberger was able to update his photography equipment because of an inheritance, and now often finds himself awake and photographing before dawn.
For birds, Hershberger said he tries to find them in breeding territories, and slowly makes his way as close to them as possible.
"Hopefully, they'll land on something attractive," he said.
To take a photograph of a flower named squirrel corn, Hershberger once had to lay in the middle of a road parallel to the C&O Canal. A park ranger came along and suggested that for safety's sake, he move away from the road.
"After I got the shot," he said.
Another time, Hershberger spent three days in subfreezing temperatures trying to photograph an elusive brown creeper.
He noticed that after eating, the bird would alight on a pine tree, prompting Hershberger to focus on the tree.
"I got one shot of him sitting there," Hershberger said, pointing to a crisp photo of the bird perfectly poised on the tree.


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You Better Believe Joe Biden Loves The New Corvette Z06
Patrick George
In further evidence that Chief American Gearhead Joe Biden is becoming indistinguishable from his Trans Am-loving persona in The Onion, the Vice President took time out of a speech to the UAW to stress one thing: how awesome the 2015 Corvette Z06 is.
Joe Biden has a 1967 Corvette that he's not allowed to drive
A few things you didn't know about Vice President Joe Biden and cars: His dad had GM and Chrysler…
Speaking at a United Auto Workers conference in Washington today, Biden criticized right-leaning groups for what he described as their efforts to undermine labor unions. But he also talked about how much he loves the new Z06, a car he called "the best buy in America," and how badly he wants to drive one. The Veep even knows his performance numbers!
From Buzzfeed:
"Everyone wants to know whether or not I'm going to run for president," Biden said. "There's a lot of reasons to run for president, but there's one overwhelming reason not to run for president. I'd like to get that Z06 with 0-60 in 3.4 seconds. 3.4 seconds!"
"You tach that sucker up to six grand and this comes out of the hole like a bullet, man," Biden went on.
Emphasis mine because OH MY GOD THAT IS AN ACTUAL THING THE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA JUST SAID.
Biden complained about being unable to drive — as other former White House residents have done, most recently Hillary Clinton — and said that if it weren't for the Secret Service he'd definitely be in a new Z06.
Hillary Clinton Has Not Driven A Car Since 1996
Well, now we know that Hillary Clinton is no Joe Biden. The former former Secretary of State, first
"I still have my '67 Corvette. By the way, my grown sons had it rebuilt for me, and it cost seven times the sticker price, rebuilt. But it's a quarter horse, man. That's all it is, is a quarter horse," Biden said.
"But that new Stingray, yoooo. Oh, it's more than a quarter horse, even though it goes 0-60 in 3.9 seconds — not that I like speed. It also can track on a curve. It has a 106.7 inch wheelbase. It has more weight in the back, for the first time ever. And I could hardly wait, if I were just not in this job, to take on my friend's Porsche."
"Not that I like speed" was apparently delivered in a deadpan fashion, and based on Biden's penchant for driveway burnouts in his brother's CTS-V, no one would have believed him anyway.
Come on, Secret Service. Let the man drive a Z06. For AMERICA.
Photos credit AP/Chevrolet
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Q: Swift for Windows and creating GUI I tried to find some answers but cannot really find anything useful. Is there possibility to create a GUI using Swift under Windows?
I do not expect a real interoperability between MacOS and Windows GUI but I can't even find any documentation about creating GUI under Windows.

A: The best thing I could find in the past months was Silver, a commercial Swift implementation/fork:

With Silver, you can use Swift to write code directly against the .NET, Java, Android and Cocoa APIs. And you can also share a lot of non-UI code between platforms.

Developing Windows applications seems to be free, but the next option costs $799 already.
So you could say Silver is a Swift fork with some extras.

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*Swift updates and Silver updates aren't exactly in lock-step with one another, so you have to wait for the maintainers to update the language to be truly source compatible.

*Silver extends the language with stuff familiar to Java/C# people.

*See other limitations.

It seems Silver isn't even 1.0, yet.

I cannot add personal experience; I'm torn at the moment. It looks cool but I don't know how productive you can be, writing code in the latest Swift to compose your types and then hitting language road bumps in Silver. I guess that's why there's a Silver Cocoa bridge: because you'll be writing Silver code, not Swift code, although both are pretty similar.

A: There are some GUI examples in 'Swift for Windows' project at http://SwiftForWindows.github.io but the GUI toolkit is alpha version.

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Penalty fee increases yearly if not enrolled.
With only one month left to enroll for health insurance before the deadline, people are still confused about the Affordable Care Act.
Help in understanding and choosing options from the online marketplace is available on this campus 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in Candler Physical Education Center.
Those who do not enroll in health care by the end of March will face a penalty.
President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law March 23, 2010, and enrollment began Oct. 1 in the midst of a government shutdown over the program.
Though approved by Congress in 2010, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives tried to force Congress to revisit the law on the eve of its launch.
The federally mandated healthcare program is principally for those who do not have health insurance, but also for those who would like to see if they qualify for lower cost coverage.
With the help of the website, people are able to compare prices based on their adjusted gross income, family size and other factors.
Certified enrollment counselors are available to assist 24/7 by phone or live chat. Counselors are available to take applications in person at several locations in the city, such as libraries, clinics and hospitals.
Go to healthcare.gov to search for nearby locations.
To receive information on the Affordable Care Act and enrollment assistance, Bexar County residents are encouraged to attend a workshop sponsored by Univision, called EnrollSA.
Students up to 26 years old will be able to stay under their parents insurance plan as long as they are claimed as a dependent on their parents taxes.
To have coverage in effect by March 1, applications must be in by Feb. 15.
Those not enrolled by March 31 will be charged a penalty of 1 percent of yearly income or $95 per person, whichever is greater.
Fees per family can climb to $285, and penalties will continue to increase yearly.
For more information, call the Metropolitan Health District at 207-8780.


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, раніше , - японська видавнича компанія, що спеціалізується на виданні та розповсюдженні візуальних романів для великого списку розробників ігор. Компанія Visual Arts розробила ігрові движки, які в даний час використовують їхні бренди, включаючи поточний движок, який називається Siglus, та старіші двигуни RealLive та AVG32. Visual Arts також займається продажем та розповсюдженням цих ігор. Опубліковані ігри в основному призначені для чоловічої аудиторії, хоча вони також публікують ігри, орієнтовані також на жінок. Вони добре відомі публікацією ігор студії Key, таких як відомі візуальні романи Kanon, Air та Clannad.

Компанія створила новий тип візуального роману, який називається кінетичним романом, де, на відміну від візуальних романів, де гравцеві періодично дають вибір, вибору взагалі немає, і гравець спостерігає за прогресом гри, ніби це фільм. Однією з ігор Key під назвою Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet стала перша гра, створена під назвою кінетичний роман. Окрім ігор, Visual Arts також випускає музичні компакт-диски для музики відеоігор. Серед артистів, що продаються під цим лейблом, варто відзначити I've Sound.

Visual Arts також займається портуванням ігор, які вони раніше публікували, щоб їх можна було відтворювати на мобільних телефонах. Prototype керує цією частиною Visual Arts, відомою як . 26 жовтня 2007 року компанія Visual Arts запустила вебжурнал під назвою Visualstyle. У липні 2008 року компанія Visual Arts запустила канал YouTube під назвою Visual Channel, де розміщуються відеоролики, пов'язані з іграми та компаніями Visual Arts.

Компанії-партнери

Ігрові бренди

Музика

Більш не існуючі

Список літератури

Зовнішні посилання

  (in Japanese)
 Visual Arts product website  (in Japanese)
 Visual Arts Motto official website  (in Japanese)
 Visual Channel  at YouTube (in Japanese)
 VA Bunko official website  (in Japanese)
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Seattle artist Vicki Scuri has made a unique contribution to the architecture of Reno, Nevada.
As a member for the design team of the Parking Gallery, which includes six flights of parking and 20,000 square feet of retail space, she has helped to create a landmark that will set the pace for Reno's downtown redevelopment program.
Her ``butterfly'' signs for the building are 60-foot-high sculptural metal forms inspired by historic hood ornaments. Lit from behind, the multi-layered, multi-colored metal forms display a moire effect when viewed in passing. They are designed to be viewed from inside and outside the building.
In addition to the sculptures, Scuri designed the butterfly and wing patterns for the concrete building and tire tread paving outside the building.
According to Scuri, the attention given to sculptural details in the building reflects Reno's desire to be sympathetic to the flamboyant casino signage that dominates the town -- but not to compete with it.
At one corner of the garage is the Car Tower, a special display structure that houses vintage automobiles from the City Automobile Collection. The garage will eventually tie in with the planned National Automobile Museum.
The $11.5 million structure was paid for by the Reno Redevelopment Agency, which is dedicated to developing the city's downtown, an area primarily used by tourists attracted by the casinos.
Scuri, whose local credits include contributions to the design of the downtown transit tunnel and a parking garage on Boren, worked with architect Ian McFarlane of Arcform, Reno, to design the Parking Gallery.


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The Secret to a Successful Business Culture with Mauro Gregorio (podcast)
Mauro Gregorio joins me to describe Dow's corporate work culture, diversity and inclusion program, and welcoming atmosphere. He recounts his first job and responsibilities at Dow and what he learned while holding an entry-level position. He explains the importance of humility, asking for help, and ensuring someone is there to help. Mauro also discusses how the pandemic initiated changes in the workplace—particularly in how we work—and how it disrupted the way we value work relationships.
Mauro is the President of Performance Materials & Coatings at Dow, a chemical manufacturing company operating since 1897. Dow runs the Performance Materials & Coatings group—one of the three key businesses—with annual sales of over $9 billion. Mauro has been with Dow for almost four decades and has held various executive positions. As President, Mauro specializes in business strategy, international markets, and executive management.
"Having the humility to ask for help is important and having somebody on the other side willing to help is critical."- Mauro Gregorio
This week on Executive Decisions:
How Mauro got started with Dow and what his first job was like
The best part about being in an entry-level job
How Mauro developed his customer-centric mindset
The critical learning moments that build values and objectives internally
How Dow developed a flourishing culture of diversity and inclusion
Dow's diversity program and how it stems from management
How Covid-19 changed the way we connect and relate to each other
Why social media makes succeeding in a career intimidating
Mauro's hobbies outside of work and his passion for astronomy
Mauro's thoughts on learning every day and being motivated
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AND gate is a device which has two or more inputs and one output. The output of an AND gate is logical 1 only if all the inputs are logical 1. In Boolean algebra, the term AND is represented by dot (.) and the Boolean expression Y = A.B indicates Y equals A AND B.
The AND gate logic symbol is shown in figure 1.
The truth table of AND gate is given below.
The AND gate can be realised by the electronic circuit by using two ideal p-n junction diodes D1 and D2 as shown in fig. 2.
The resistance R is connected to the positive terminal of a 5 V battery. The output voltage is Y w.r.t. ground. The operation of AND gate can be understood by the following four cases.
In this case, both the diodes D1 and D2 get forward biased and hence conduct. The diodes being ideal, no voltage drop takes place across either diode. Therefore, a voltage drop of 5 V takes place across R, with Y at zero potential w.r.t. earth. Thus the output Y is at logical 0.
In this case, the diode D1 will conduct while D2 will not conduct. Since diode D1 is ideal, no voltage drop takes place across D1. Therefore, a voltage drop of 5 V takes place across R, having Y at zero volt w.r.t. earth. Now the output Y is at logical 0.
In this case, the diode D2 will conduct while D1 will not conduct. Since D2 is ideal, no voltage drop takes place across D2. Therefore, a voltage drop of 5 V takes place across R, having Y at zero volt w.r.t. earth. Now the output Y is at logical 0.
In this case, none of the diodes will conduct. There will be no current through resistance R. Now potential at Y is equal to potential +5 V w.r.t. earth. Hence the output Y is at logical 1.
Hence it can be concluded that the output of AND gate is at logical 1 only if all the inputs are at logical 1.
The switch circuit having function similar to the AND gate is shown in figure 3.
In this arrangement switch OFF (or open) corresponds to logical 0 and switch ON (or closed) corresponds to logical 1. The inputs are introduced through the switches A and B. The lighting of the bulb Q is the output. Here we find that the bulb glows (i.e. output is 1) only when both the switches A and B are closed. The bulb remains off (i.e. output is 0) when either switch A or switch B or both are open.
To produce AND gate using NAND gate, the output of the NAND gate is connected to the NOT gate (made from NAND gate by joining the two inputs) as shown in fig. 4.
The truth table of the above combination is given below.
To produce AND gate using NOR gate, the two output of the NOT gates (made from NOR gate by joining the two inputs) are connected to the NOR gate as shown in fig. 5.


Lotus driver Romain Grosjean is poised to move to the new US-based Haas team next season.
Sources close to the Franco-Swiss say Grosjean has already made his mind up to switch despite the expected impending takeover of Lotus by Renault.
His switch would leave a vacancy at Lotus/Renault alongside Pastor Maldonado, whose new deal was announced on Sunday.
Contenders for the seat include ex-Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne.
And McLaren reserve Kevin Magnussen is also in the running.
Magnussen, who raced in F1 for McLaren last season, could be drafted in again if Jenson Button decides to retire at the end of the year.
Force India driver Sergio Perez has also been mentioned in connection with a switch to Renault despite the fact that the Mexican and his current team say it is only a matter of time before he is confirmed alongside team-mate Nico Hulkenberg for 2016.
Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul dropped a heavy hint on Sunday night after the Singapore Grand Prix that the French car giant had not been able to secure Grosjean's signature.
Abiteboul told French television station Canal Plus: "It's a shame we couldn't talk about it, but we maybe were not ready in time. It's all about timing.
"Romain is a great driver, he deserves a great team. There's no national bias, we wouldn't stay in Formula 1 for a particular country or region.
"Renault is an international brand, especially in countries like China and in south-east Asia. But we're on a project which necessarily needs a little French touch. There are young Frenchmen pushing, so I'm not worried."
It is an unusual move to leave an established team with a successful history for a start-up, but Grosjean hopes moving to Haas will give him a strong chance of taking Kimi Raikkonen's seat at Ferrari in 2017.
Haas have close links with Ferrari and Raikkonen is out of contract at the end of next year.
Haas have stated that either Gutierrez or Ferrari development driver Vergne will get one of the seats, in deference to their Ferrari links.
The new team are buying as many parts from Ferrari for their new car as is allowed under the regulations, doing only the chassis and aerodynamic surfaces themselves.


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Before removing a tooth, we will give you a local anesthetic to numb the area where the tooth will be removed. Most extractions can be done "simply" without the cutting or removal of gum or bone. If a tooth is broken or badly damaged, the gum tissues may need to be cut and pushed back so that the tooth fragments can be removed.
After the tooth is removed, you may need stitches. Some stitches dissolve over time and some have to be removed after a few days. You may be referred to an Oral Surgeon for you extraction if Dr. Shore feels it will be better for you to be sedated during the procedure. This is especially true for wisdom teeth.


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Q: Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space, if $A \subset X$ is connected, $B \subset X$ with $A \subset B \subset cl(A)$, then B is connected Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space, show that if $A \subset X$ is connected, $B \subset X$ with $A \subset B \subset cl(A)$ then B is connected.
My approach:
Let's assume that B is not connnected, then by definition there exist two open, disjunct subsets $U, V \subset X$ such that $ B \subset U \cup V, B \cap V \neq \emptyset, B \cap U \neq \emptyset$. Let $b_1 \in B \cap U, b_2 \in B \cap V$. Then since $B \subset cl(A) \Rightarrow \forall \epsilon \gt 0: K(b_1, \epsilon) \cap A \neq \emptyset$ and $\forall \epsilon \gt 0: K(b_2, \epsilon) \cap A \neq \emptyset$
Now I'm not sure whether the next step is correct, to me it seems as if since $K(b_1, \epsilon) \cap A \neq \emptyset$ is true for all $\epsilon \gt 0$, there has to be an element $a_1 \in A : a_1 = b_1$ and the same logic would apply to b_2.
Then there would exist $U, V \subset X : A \subset U \cup V, A \cap V \neq \emptyset, A \cap U \neq \emptyset$, therefore A is not connected.
Is that correct?

A: @Gregory is correct that this hypothesis is true for any topological space. But I think the construction of his problem is a little different, for to use his terminology, you are trying to show that $Z \subset X$ is connected given connectivity of $X$, not the other way around. I offer a proof of this statement here:
Keeping with the structure of the problem at hand, if $(X,d)$ is a metric space, then your proof veers off course a little early on. For if $B = C \cup D$ is a separation of $B$ and we know $A \subset B$, then the set $A$ must lie entirely in $C$ or $D$. Now pick one of the subsets $C$ or $D$ such that $A$ is contained entirely. Without loss of generality, one can assume $A \subset D$.
The next trick involves showing that $C$ and $\overline{D}$ are disjoint, which would imply $\overline{A} \subset \overline{D}$. But this is certainly the case; say we take a point $x \in \overline{D}$. Using metrizability of $X$, we then take an $\epsilon$-neighborhood of $x$; but we know this cannot intersect $C$ for arbitrary $\epsilon$ because the two sets are disjoint, so $x \notin \overline{C}$. So we have shown $\overline{A} \subset \overline{D}$, but since $B \subset \overline{A}$, this means that $C$ is empty, which contradicts that $C \cup D$ is a separation of $B$.

A: You won't be able to show $b_1$ is in $A$, it may not be.  The point though is that $U\cap A$ and $V\cap A$ partition $A$ and therefore one of them must be the whole of $A$ and the other must be empty.  But if one of them can be empty and has non-empty intersection with $B$ then $A$ can't be dense in $B$, which it is by assumption.
Anyway, I think this is true in general, not just in a metric space.  If $X$ is a topological space and $Z\subseteq X$, where $Z$ is connected and dense in $X$, then $X$ is connected.
Proof: Let $A$ be a non-empty subset of $X$ which is both open and closed.  Since $Z$ is dense in $X$ we know that $Z$ must intersect every nonempty open subset of $X$, and therefore $A\cap Z$ is non-empty.  Now $A\cap Z$ is both open and closed in $Z$, and since $Z$ is connected we deduce that $A\cap Z=Z$, i.e., $Z\subseteq A$.  Therefore $X=\overline{Z}\subseteq\overline{A}=A$, giving $X=A$ as required.


BULLETIN: (6th update 6:10 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) There are reports on Twitter, citing a Boston Globe story, that the wife of accused TelexFree figure Carlos Wanzeler has been arrested at an airport.
Carlos Wanzeler was charged criminally last week, as was TelexFree figure James Merrill. Court records show that federal undercover agents conducted a probe into TelexFree's operations. The probe began at least by October 2013.
TelexFree has been described as a combined pyramid- and Ponzi scheme that gathered more than $1.2 billion. The U.S. Department of Justice has labeled Carlos Wanzeler a fugitive.
PP Blog story continued here.
He ain't that stupid. The question is how likely is Brazilian authorities to cooperate with US authorities? Normally Brazil thumbs the figurative nose at the US attempt to extradite. But in case of TelexFree the Brazilian courts may make an exception… and an example, out of TelexFree.


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NHS cannot keep patients safe during strikes and PM should negotiate
NHS leaders cannot keep patients safe during strikes and there is "deep worry", health chiefs have warned, as they urged the Prime Minister to reopen talks on pay.
In a last-minute intervention, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation which represents most NHS organisations, has written to Rishi Sunak requesting an end to the deadlock with unions who are striking over pay and conditions.
Thousands of nurses staged their second walkout over pay on Tuesday and paramedics and ambulance workers are getting ready to hold a strike on Wednesday.
In a letter to the PM, Mr Taylor said: "This is not something NHS leaders would ever say lightly, but many now tell us that they cannot guarantee patient safety tomorrow.
"On health grounds alone, it is clear we have entered dangerous territory."
Mr Taylor urged the Prime Minister to end the Government's dispute with the unions quickly, asking Mr Sunak to "be prepared to negotiate on the substantive issue of pay awards".
The letter added: "With less than 24 hours to go to the ambulance strike, there is now deep worry among NHS leaders about the level of harm and risk that could occur to patients tomorrow and beyond."
He added that it is rare to hear "such strong and urgent expressions of concern" from leaders running hospitals, ambulance services and other vital health services.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World At One programme, Mr Taylor said: "We never want to alarm people but we have reached the stage where our leaders feel it's necessary to say they cannot guarantee patient safety, they cannot avoid risks as these strikes unfold.
"We are particularly concerned about the ambulance workers' strike tomorrow but we're concerned about the possibility of further strikes.
"We need to make clear that we're entering into a very dangerous time and this is why we're upping even more our call to the Government and to the trade unions to try to find a way of solving this dispute and helping us get through the winter."
He added: "We simply have to say that if the Government is not willing to negotiate on pay, then it looks as though negotiations will not take place, if negotiations do not take place, then industrial action will take place, then if industrial action takes place, there will be risk, there will be harm to patients.
"It's simply our responsibility to make that absolutely clear to the public, to the politicians and to the trade unions."
Unions representing ambulance workers met Health Secretary Steve Barclay though the Government has indicated it will not shift on the issue of pay.
Following the talks Unite's Onay Kasab said: "The Government have got to engage on pay because these strikes will escalate otherwise, that is the reality.
"Our members are absolutely determined to win not just the pay battle but to win the battle to save the NHS."
Earlier, Downing Street acknowledged that Mr Sunak had not chaired Cobra meetings on the crisis or met the unions.
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday the disputes with NHS nurses and paramedics were not raised, with discussions instead focusing on plans for the Coronation in May 2023.
Asked whether Mr Sunak should get personally involved in efforts to end the strikes, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The Prime Minister is working very closely and being closely involved in the Government's approach.
"But the fundamental approach of the Government has been to accept the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies, we don't think it would be right to add the political element that having the Prime Minister directly involved would have."
Elsewhere, Rachel Harrison, a national secretary at the GMB trade union, told MPs on the Health Committee that unless the Health Secretary is willing to talk about pay, ambulance strikes will go ahead.
Asked what will happen if the Government does not move on pay, she said: "Our members will be the ones that will decide… We will continue to say to the Government, 'our door is open to talk about pay'.
"Our members will be the ones to decide on any pay offer that's made and if no pay offer is forthcoming, we will continue to have that conversation next year as we head towards the next round of pay discussions as well."
Ambulance responses are split into categories, with category one being the most life-threatening such as cardiac arrest, while category two covers conditions like stroke, heart attack and sepsis.
Ms Harrison said category one would be covered by workers and suggested agreement has been reached in most areas on other categories.
She said: "Most agreements have now been signed off and we're doing our role in communicating to our members what they are and encouraging them to adhere to the exemptions that have been put in place."
Ms Harrison said that cover will vary by service, but she added: "We will do everything within our power to ensure that communities are safe during this action.
"The Government has to play their part, they have to come to the table and talk to us."
Unite leader, Sharon Graham, said: "It's time to call things by their real names.
"The unions have agreed to provide cover tomorrow for life-threatening emergencies (category one cases) and serious cases like heart attack and stroke (Category 2 cases).
"That has been agreed at a host of local NHS trusts.
"Frankly, at best, the Government is misleading the public on this, and at worst deliberately scaremongering."
The North East Ambulance Service said staff would cover category two calls "and calls assessed by a clinician and deemed to be at risk of life and limb".
It said talks were ongoing and further announcements would be made.
It also said half of control room staff have been exempted from industrial action by the union, while patient transport staff will be exempted to convey people to appointments for dialysis and chemotherapy.


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First Selectman's Office
The First Selectman is popularly elected to a two-year term. He or she acts as full-time chief executive and chief administrative officer, and presides over the Board of Selectmen. He or she serves as Personnel Director of the Town. He or she may appoint fellow Board members to numerous committees, and may appoint certain administrative officers to their positions. Most importantly, the First Selectman must oversee the faithful execution of the laws and ordinances of the Town of Pomfret and the State of Connecticut.
The Executive Secretary to the First Selectman's administrative work includes permitting of driveways, raffles, and pistol permits, scheduling use and rentals of town buildings, assistance in preparing budgets, seeking and managing grants, advertising and managing bids and proposals, working as a liaison to other town officials and departments, and human resources.
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The Town of Pomfret is governed by the Town Meeting -- Board of Selectmen structure. The spending agencies submit their budget requests to the Selectmen who then bring a budget proposal first to the Board of Finance and then to the Town Meeting. The Board of Finance sets the mill rate.
The education budget is controlled by the Pomfret Community School Board of Education, which includes elected representatives from town. The Town of Pomfret does not operate under its own charter. We conduct our business in accordance with Connecticut State Statute Law.
The Pomfret Fire District is a separate taxing authority from the Town of Pomfret.
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The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media Since 1950
The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media
Adolescents are eager consumers of mass media entertainment and are particularly susceptible to various forms of media influence, such as modeling, desensitization, and contagion. These once controversial phenomena are now widely accepted along with the recognition that the media are a major socializer of youth.
During the economic boom of the post-World War II era, marketers and advertisers identified adolescents as a major audience, which led to the emergence of a pervasive youth culture. Enormous changes ensued in the media's portrayal of adolescents and the behaviors they emulate. These changes were spurred by increased availability and consumption of television, which joined radio, film, and magazines as major influence on youth. Later, the rapid growth of the video game industry and the internet contributed to the encompassing presence of the media. Today, opportunities for youthful expression about to the point where adolescents can easily create and disseminate content with little control by traditional media gatekeepers.
In The Changing Portrayals of Adolescents in the Media since 1950 , leading scholars analyze the emergence of youth culture in music and powerful trends in gender and ethnic-racial representation, sexuality, substance use, violence, and suicide portrayed in the media. This book illuminates the evolution of teen portrayal, the potential consequences of these changes, and the ways policy-makers and parents can respond.
Introduction: Mass Media and the Socialization of Adolescents Since World War II
Daniel Romer
Part I The Emergence and Evolution of a Youth Culture in the Media
Chapter 1: Understanding the "Jackpot Market": Media, Marketing, and the Rise of the American Teenager
Bill Osgerby
Chapter 2: "Still Talking About My Generation!" The Representation of Youth in Popular Music
Chapter 3: Music Videos: Media of the Youth, by the Youth, for the Youth
Part II Portrayal of Adolescents and Influential Behaviors
Chapter 4: It Matters What Young People Watch: Health Risk Behaviors Portrayed in Top-Grossing Movies Since 1950
Patrick E. Jamieson, Eian More, Susan S. Lee, Peter Busse, and Daniel Romer
Chapter 5: Adolescent Gender Role Portrayals in the Media: 1950 to the Present
Jennifer L. Walsh and L. Monique Ward
Chapter 6: Adolescent Body Image and Eating in the Media: Trends and Implications for Adolescent Health
Kristen Harrison
Chapter 7: African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans in the Media: Implications for Adolescents
Carolyn A. Stroman and Jannette L. Dates
Chapter 8: Adolescents and Television Violence
W. James Potter
Chapter 9: Tobacco Portrayals in U.S. Advertising and Entertainment Media
Timothy Dewhirst
Chapter 10: The Changing Portrayal of Alcohol Use in Television Advertising
Jennifer Horner, Patrick E. Jamieson, and Daniel Romer
Chapter 11: From Twin Beds to Sex at Your Fingertips: Teen Sexuality in Movies, Music, Television, and the Internet, 1950-2005
Susannah Stern and Jane D. Brown
Part III Evolving Forms of Media Influence
Chapter 12: The Games, They Are a-Changin': Technological Advancements in Video Games and Implications for Effects on Youth
James D. Ivory
Chapter 13: Adolescents and the Internet
Linda A. Jackson
Part IV Policy Implications for Healthy Adolescent Development
Chapter 14: Policy Interventions
C. Edwin Baker
Patrick E. Jamieson, Amy Jordan, and Daniel Romer
Here are some dramatic U.S. movie trends from our CHAMP data. More information can be found in The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media since 1950 (Oxford, 2008). This Amazon.com link takes you to it.
Figure 1a. Mean proportion of young major characters (under age 21) in films with fitted trend from 1950 to 2004.
Figure 1b. Mean proportions of male major characters in films with fitted trend from 1950 to 2004.
Figure 1c. Mean percentage of film segments containing tobacco use in top 30 U.S. films (right axis) and U.S. per capita consumption of tobacco for ages 18 and older (left axis) from 1950 to 2004.
Source: For 1950-1995: Tobacco Situation and Outlook Report, U.S.D.A., April 1996 and September 1987. Miller, R. U.S. cigarette consumption, 1900 to date.
In: Harr W, ed. Tobacco yearbook, 1981-page 53. For 1996-2004:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Monthly Statistical Release – Tobacco Products, Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates
Figure 1d. Mean percentage of segments with violence in top-30 films (right axis) and homicide rates for young people ages 15 to 24 (left axis) from 1950 to 2004.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics.
Figure 1e. Mean suicide explicitness in films ranked 1 to 15 (right axis) and U.S. youth suicide rates for ages 15-24 (left axis) from 1950-2004.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics, and CHAMP


Now in four fragments. In a gabled niche framed by two pilasters the deceased sits facing front in a wicker chair. She wears a long-sleeved robe over her tunic, which reaches to her feet. Round her neck is a necklace of cable pattern, and on her wrists similar bracelets. On her lap she holds a distaff and spindle, while at her left side is her work-basket with balls of wool. With her right hand she holds open her unlocked jewellery-box. Her head is surrounded by a large nimbus, but the whole face has been hacked off.
(overall) W 0.711 × H 1.118 m.
(die) W 0.7112 × H 0.1778 m.
There are replicas in the British Museum and the Great North Museum: Hancock.
Now (1995) in Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum.
To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up).
Regina, the freedwoman of Barate, alas.
Professor T. W. Thacker kindly provided the Palmyrene transcript and translation.
1, 3. Regina, liberta, coniuge, Catuallauna: in ablative, instead of the normal dative, case.
[RIB + add.] Full description and analysis by Phillips, CSIR i, 1. 247, who notes the contrast between the confident lettering of the Palmyrene inscription and the erratic lettering of the Latin. He concludes that the sculptor was Palmyrene, but under western influence, and was probably also responsible for RIB 1064. See note to RIB 1171 for whether Barates should be identified with [Ba]rathes Palmorenus.
[Brit. xxxi (2000)] Adams (ZPE 123, 235-6) states that the grammatical case of Regina (etc.) is not ablative for dative, but accusative with omission of final -m (unsounded). The accusative of the honorand juxtaposed with the nominative of the dedicator, the verb understood, is a standard construction in Greek inscriptions. Greek was presumably the Palmyrene dedicator's second language.
Birch BAAJ 1st Ser. 34 (1878) 489 with figs.
Bruce Arch. Ael. 2nd Ser. 10 (1885) 238 with fig.


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Follow the clues on our Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt to claim your Cadbury chocolate Egghead prize. Trails and activities available in the Halliday glasshouse, next to the tea-room.
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Virtual Book Festival 2019: Event 9 – an interview with novelist Linda Gillard #VirtBookFest #books #writing
Hello and welcome to event number nine of the Virtual Book Festival. Today it's my pleasure to welcome novelist Linda Gillard who is going to tell us a bit about herself and her writing. Linda is a lovely lady who I first met at a Scottish Association of Writers conference in Glasgow in 2005 when we were amazed to discover that, at the time, we both lived on the Isle of Skye. And I owe her a huge debt as it was she who first encouraged me to have a go at writing a novel and generously shared lots of good advice with me. And I know she's a role model for lots of other authors too.
Linda, welcome! I really am delighted to have you here at the festival. So, first, can you tell us why and how you became a writer?
I was a journalist for some years, but I started writing fiction in 1999. I was 47 and recovering from a nervous breakdown. I'd been a teacher in a very challenging school and I'd cracked up. Recuperating at home, I couldn't find the sort of book I wanted to read. Bookshops then were full of chick lit. Women over 40 just didn't feature unless they were somebody's mother or somebody's wife. So I started writing a thinking woman's romance about a cracked-up 47-year old woman who finds love and salvation on a Hebridean island. I called the book EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY.
I had no thought of publishing it. I knew it wasn't in the least commercial. I just wrote it for me, as therapy and entertainment, but my online writing group said, "You should try to publish this." So I did.
I found an agent, then a publisher and EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY became my first novel. It's the favourite of many readers.
Anne: Oh, I like that – 'a thinking woman's romance'. And I must say Emotional Geology is my favourite too.
What genre do you write in and why did that hold a particular appeal for you?
All my books are different, so I'm a marketing nightmare! Some are literary fiction, some are ghost stories, some have a large historical component and all of them have at least one love story. I'm impossible to classify. I once asked my editor what genre I wrote in and she said, "Linda Gillard genre".
I write fiction that will appeal mainly to women and it's thought-provoking, sometimes challenging. Definitely not a "beach read". But at the same time, I aim to entertain. Humour plays a big part in my stories. I want to make readers laugh and cry.
Anne: Your own genre – that is so cool 🙂 And I think you definitely fulfil those writing aims.
Do you plot your novels in some detail before you actually start writing?
No, though I plan more now than I used to. I began most of my novels not having any idea how they would end. With HOUSE OF SILENCE, I didn't even know which man the heroine would end up with until quite late on in the book.
I prefer to have just a rough idea of the plot and a clearer idea of the characters, then I wait and see what happens. I prefer not to plan too much because if I do, I fear I'll just go for the obvious. There are many surprising twists in my books that weren't planned, they just happened on the page. I think that's why they work. Readers don't see them coming because I didn't see them coming!
If you let it, your subconscious will write a much better book than your conscious mind, but it takes courage to trust the process. You have to believe your characters will somehow find their way out of the dire and complex situations you've put them in.
But when things are going well, I don't feel as if I'm writing the story, I feel as if I'm taking dictation. The characters are telling me what to write – and sometimes what they tell me isn't what I would have expected or wanted. But if you feel as if you're hanging on to your character's coat tails, you know your book has really taken off. It's scary, but exhilarating.
Anne: Yes! There's something magical about the characters taking the lead.
What comes first for you characters or plot?
Characters. A good plot should arise out of character. Although my plots are complex and have some big surprises, they're all character-driven.
I probably focus on character because I was an actress in my youth and I always tell my stories using a lot of dialogue. When I'm writing, I usually have actors in mind who could play my characters. I'm really a failed screenwriter!
Anne: I like the idea of having actors in mind. I can see how that would bring the characters to life for you – and then it's over to them.
Where do you get your ideas? How/when do they come to you?
People. Not people I know, but people I read about or imaginary people I think about. (UNTYING THE KNOT grew out of wondering what kind of boy grows up to be a man who works in bomb disposal.) Sometimes it's a voice I can hear, a character who insists on "talking" to me. It can be a bit like being buttonholed by someone at a party!
The characters come first, then a sense of place. That's important. But I don't need a story to get started, just a situation that gets me thinking, "What if…?"
Anne: Hmm, yes these characters can be very persistent, can't they?
Have you got a favourite character out of the all the ones you've created?
I admit I've fallen in love with several heroes – and one was a ghost! I also have a soft spot for a subsidiary character, Garth the Goth in STAR GAZING. I'm embarrassed to admit he actually used to make me laugh out loud when I was writing the book. I'm very fond of scatty Hattie in HOUSE OF SILENCE – one of my many vulnerable characters, emotionally and mentally.
But the characters who continue to haunt me are two of my earliest creations (though to me they've always seemed like real people): the twins, Rory and Flora Dunbar, from A LIFETIME BURNING. They really got under my skin.
Anne: How wonderful that they take on this life of their own and they influence you.
Can you share some of the feedback/reviews you've had from your readers and/or any awards your books have received?
STAR GAZING and EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY have both been shortlisted for or won various awards, but I'm actually prouder of some of the reviews readers have written over the years. I've been known to sit at my PC, quietly weeping as I read something a kind reader has posted. Sometimes these reviews turn up on a bad day when you've looked at your sales figures and you're thinking, "What is the point?" Then a reader posts a review or gets in touch and you realise this is why you do it: you want to tell stories that will move people, even change their lives.
A troubled teenager contacted me to say, since she'd read EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY, she'd managed to stop self-harming and had taken up writing poetry instead. I'll never get a better review than that.
Anne: That's pretty amazing that you had such a positive effect on that young person. And, yes a good review is so encouraging and uplifting.
Well, thank you so much Linda for agreeing to take part in this virtual book festival. It's fascinating to get your responses to my questions and, before you go, you've kindly agreed to share an extract from the aforementioned Emotional Geology. Can you tell us a bit more about this particular book and why you chose it for the extract.
EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY is a book about memory, madness and mountaineering, but mostly it's a love story in which two fragile people find a way to trust and support each other. It's also a book about landscape: the sometimes bleak, always beautiful island of North Uist.
It was my first novel, published in 2005, but I'm excited about it again because I sold the screen rights and most of the funding is now in place to make the film. With luck they'll start shooting next spring, on location in North Uist. I've read the script and was thrilled to find it was very close to my novel. Almost all the dialogue was mine.
Anne: A film! Wow! How exciting!
BOOK EXTRACT
EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY by Linda Gillard
Back cover blurb
Rose Leonard is on the run from her life.
Haunted by her turbulent past, she takes refuge in a remote Hebridean island community where she cocoons herself in work, silence and solitude in a house by the sea. Life and new love are offered by friends, her estranged daughter and most of all by Calum, a fragile younger man who has his own demons to exorcise.
But does Rose, with her tenuous hold on sanity, have the courage to say "Yes" to life and put her past behind her?
I talk to the island. I don't speak, but my thoughts are directed towards it. Sometimes it replies. Never in words of course.
I miss trees. You don't notice at first that there are hardly any trees here, just that the landscape is very flat, as if God had taken away all the hills and mountains and dumped them on neighbouring Skye. But eventually you realise it's trees that you miss.
Trees talk back.
In the hospital grounds there was a special place where I used to stand, where I went to feel safe. It was my magic circle, my fairy ring. There were three slender pine trees in a triangular formation, only a few feet apart. I used to stand within that space, sheltered, flanked by my trees, like a small child peering out at the world from behind grown-up legs.
Once, when the air was very still and a brilliant blue sky mocked my misery, I stood between my trees, head bowed, not even able to weep. I placed my palms round two of the tree trunks, grasping the rough bark. I begged for strength, support, a sign. Anything.
My trees moved in answer. Quite distinctly, I felt them move. As my palms gripped them they shifted, as the muscles in a man's thigh might shift before he actually moved. The movement was so slight it was almost imperceptible, as if their trunks were flexing from within.
I knew then that the doctors were right, I was indeed mad. I threw up my head and cried out. Above me a light breeze played in the treetops, a breeze I had been unaware of on the ground. It tugged at the branches with a sudden gust and I felt the trunks flex again, bending to the will of the wind.
I wasn't mad.
At least, not then.
If you want to read more you can buy the book at the links below:
Buy the ebook here
Buy the paperback (Amazon UK) here
and (Amazon US) here
Linda Gillard lives in North Lanarkshire. She's the author of eight novels, including STAR GAZING, short-listed in 2009 for Romantic Novel of the Year and the Robin Jenkins Literary Award. STAR GAZING was also voted Favourite Romantic Novel 1960 – 2010 by Woman's Weekly readers.
Linda's fourth novel, HOUSE OF SILENCE became a Kindle bestseller and was selected by Amazon as one of their Top Ten "Best of 2011" in the Indie Author category.
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Linda's website is here.
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Q: How to implement OAuth in Worklight 6.2? I want to implement OAuth in Worklight 6.2. I searched the internet and couldn't find any document related to this. Please help me with the document required to implement in Worklight 6.2.

A: There is no built-in OAuth support in Worklight 6.2.
The steps to integrate such support are detailed in the following article, written for Worklight 6.1, but suitable for 6.2 as well
Connect IBM Worklight hybrid mobile apps to LinkedIn services using OAuth
This article demonstrates doing so for LinkedIn, so you will need to adjust it accordingly for your use case.


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A great interactive, hands-on and free activity for the kids these Summer holidays is The Gabori Sisters: Gathering By The Sea at Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.
Presented by the Children's Art Centre at the gallery, this exciting interactive exhibition was developed in collaboration with Kaiadilt artists Elsie, Amanda and Dorothy Gabori, daughters of one of Australia's most loved contemporary artists Sally Gabori (Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda).
The exhibition takes children on a journey to the artists' homeland of Bentinck Island in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. Through specially designed interactive hands-on making and multimedia activities, young visitors will be introduced to the unique and important relationship the Kaiadilt people share with the sea and the creatures who inhabit the waters around the Island.
Don't miss this FREE activity for children over the Summer holidays.
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art is located at Stanley Place, Cultural Precinct, South Bank.


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Kris Letang motivated for the season
Kris Letang has done it all when it comes to playing in the National Hockey League. The 34-year-old has won three Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins and been named to the All-Star team on six separate occasions.
Despite all his success though, the defenceman refuses to rest on his laurels and is more motivated than ever to lift another trophy ahead of his 16th season in the NHL.
"Every single thing I tried to accomplish in the summer, or in the season – which could be video or sitting down with (assistant coach Todd Reirden) and working on different things – is all just to accomplish one goal, and one goal only," Letang said, via NHL.com. "To win games and win a championship. So I'm excited again. I've said for the last 15 years that when you have a guy like Sid or a guy like Geno on your team, it's pretty hard not to think that you're a Cup contender.
"Obviously, at the start of the year, we don't have those guys. But as soon as you see those names on your roster, you have to believe that you're going to go far, and you're going to try to win this."
Letang's work effort hasn't gone unnoticed by others either, with trainer Jonathan Chaimberg also commenting on how inspiring the veteran is.
"It's crazy," Chaimberg said. "He's always been the standard, but your standard when you're 24 years old is one thing. Now he's already a six-time All-Star and three-time Stanley Cup champion, and it's just unreal that he is almost getting better."
Letang was drafted 62nd overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft – the same year they selected current captain Sidney Crosby first overall. Much like Crosby, Letang has spent his entire professional career with the Penguins organization, going through a plethora of ups and downs.
"I think the most important thing that people should understand about Kris is the amount he cares about the Penguins," Chaimberg continued. "I've been with him 11 years, so I know what he's done. But the sacrifices he's made and the kind of team guy he is…I've been around a lot of guys who are out for themselves. They want to put up good numbers, and they're playing for their next contract, and they're sort of more worried about themselves versus the team. When it comes to Kris, anything the team says to do, he does. He's the ultimate, ultimate, ultimate professional."
The Penguins have not made it past the first round of the playoffs since the 2017-18 season, when they were eliminated in the second round by the Washington Capitals. However, they did win back-to-back Stanley Cups prior to that and Letang seems desperate to get back to winning ways. He also wants to prove he is one of the best to ever play the game.
"My friends, my parents, my wife… a lot of people always say why? Why don't you just take it easy, man?" Letang said smiling. "I'm like, I'm in this game to be the best player at all times. I'm not there to play 25 minutes, 30 minutes from 25 years old to 29 years old and after that, slow it down. No. I take pride in working really hard off the ice and being in shape and making sure my body is ready for 25-30 minutes."
The Penguins begin the 2021-22 NHL season on Tuesday evening against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 pm E.T. from the Amalie Arena.


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namespace Zend\Permissions\Acl\Assertion;

use Zend\Permissions\Acl\Acl;
use Zend\Permissions\Acl\Role\RoleInterface;
use Zend\Permissions\Acl\Resource\ResourceInterface;
use Zend\Permissions\Acl\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
use Zend\Permissions\Acl\Exception\RuntimeException;

class AssertionAggregate implements AssertionInterface
{
    const MODE_ALL = 'all';

    const MODE_AT_LEAST_ONE = 'at_least_one';

    protected $assertions = array();

    /**
     *
     * @var $manager AssertionManager
     */
    protected $assertionManager;

    protected $mode = self::MODE_ALL;

    /**
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     *
     * @param AssertionInterface|string $assertion
     *            if string, must match a AssertionManager declared service (checked later)
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function addAssertion($assertion)
    {
        $this->assertions[] = $assertion;

        return $this;
    }

    public function addAssertions(array $assertions)
    {
        foreach ($assertions as $assertion) {
            $this->addAssertion($assertion);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Empties assertions stack
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     * @return self
     */
    public function clearAssertions()
    {
        $this->assertions = array();

        return $this;
    }

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     * @param AssertionManager $manager
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    public function setAssertionManager(AssertionManager $manager)
    {
        $this->assertionManager = $manager;

        return $this;
    }

    public function getAssertionManager()
    {
        return $this->assertionManager;
    }

    /**
     * Set assertion chain behavior
     *
     * AssertionAggregate should assert to true when:
     *
     * - all assertions are true with MODE_ALL
     * - at least one assertion is true with MODE_AT_LEAST_ONE
     *
     * @param string $mode
     *            indicates how assertion chain result should interpreted (either 'all' or 'at_least_one')
     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function setMode($mode)
    {
        if ($mode != self::MODE_ALL && $mode != self::MODE_AT_LEAST_ONE) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('invalid assertion aggregate mode');
        }

        $this->mode = $mode;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Return current mode
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getMode()
    {
        return $this->mode;
    }

    /**
     * @see \Zend\Permissions\Acl\Assertion\AssertionInterface::assert()
     *
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     */
    public function assert(Acl $acl, RoleInterface $role = null, ResourceInterface $resource = null, $privilege = null)
    {
        // check if assertions are set
        if (! $this->assertions) {
            throw new RuntimeException('no assertion have been aggregated to this AssertionAggregate');
        }

        foreach ($this->assertions as $assertion) {
            // jit assertion mloading
            if (! $assertion instanceof AssertionInterface) {
                if (class_exists($assertion)) {
                    $assertion = new $assertion();
                } else {
                    if ($manager = $this->getAssertionManager()) {
                        try {
                            $assertion = $manager->get($assertion);
                        } catch (\Exception $e) {
                            throw new Exception\InvalidAssertionException('assertion "' . $assertion . '" is not defined in assertion manager');
                        }
                    } else {
                        throw new RuntimeException('no assertion manager is set - cannot look up for assertions');
                    }
                }
            }

            $result = (bool) $assertion->assert($acl, $role, $resource, $privilege);

            if ($this->getMode() == self::MODE_ALL && ! $result) {
                // on false is enough
                return false;
            }

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                // one true is enough
                return true;
            }
        }

        if ($this->getMode() == self::MODE_ALL) {
            // none of the assertions returned false
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
}


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Ming zhong zhu ding wo ai ni (cinese tradizionale: 命中注定我愛你; cinese semplificato: 命中注定我爱你; titolo internazionale: Fated to Love You), conosciuto anche come You're My Destiny, Sticky Note Girl o Destiny Love, è una commedia romantica taiwanese i cui protagonisti sono Chen Qiao En ed Ethan Ruan. È stato messo in onda la prima volta il 16 marzo 2008. La media degli ascolti è stata dell'8.13%.

Dall'opera taiwanese sono stati realizzati due riadattamenti, uno coreano nel 2014 dal titolo Unmyeongcheoreom neol saranghae e uno thailandese nel 2017 dal nome Tur keu prom likit. Per il 2020 è prevista la messa in onda di un terzo remake cinese.

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Chen Xin Yi è una giovane impiegata che non sa dire di no alle richieste degli altri pur di ottenere un po' di considerazione. Ji Cun Xi, invece, è  l'erede di un impero finanziario di prodotti di pulizia e bellezza. Entrambi si trovano sulla stessa nave da crociera, lei per riconciliarsi col fidanzato e lui per proporsi alla ballerina classica Anna, sua fidanzata storica, ma per entrambi le cose non vanno come si aspettavano, Xin Yi, infatti, scopre il fidanzato a corteggiare un'altra donna, mentre Anna non si presenta all'appuntamento per partire subito su un volo per New York dove ha ottenuto la parte di Odette nel Lago dei cigni.

Intontita dai farmaci per il raffreddore e dal numero della porta rotto, Xin Yi finisce nella stanza di Cun Xi, il quale, ubriaco, la scambia per Anna e i due fanno l'amore insieme, salvo poi scoprire la mattina dopo che non era il rispettivo partner quello con cui avevano giaciuto.

La notte trascorsa insieme, però, non è priva di conseguenze e Xin Yi scopre di essere incinta di un bimbo, i due decidono di sbarazzarsene, salvo poi ripensarci e tenerlo e, per volere della nonna di Cun Xi, si sposano. Xin Yi viene introdotta in società, dove la sua ingenuità le fa fare molti passi falsi.

A complicare le cose subentra nuovamente Anna, ignara di quanto accaduto a Cun Xi, che decide di tornare a Taiwan dopo un incidente causato da un'altra ballerina e di sposarsi con Cun Xi. Appreso l'accaduto inizia a pensare ad un modo per separare i due.

Nel frattempo Cun Xi, che è ancora innamorato di Anna nonostante inizi a sentire qualcosa anche per Xin Yi, propone alla moglie di divorziare dopo la nascita del bimbo lasciando il piccolo alle cure sue e di Anna e a lei  di riottenere la sua vita normale e questo ferisce profondamente Xin Yi.

Sfruttando a suo vantaggio la situazione Anna consegna a Xin Yi un modulo di richiesta d'aborto, dicendole che si tratta di una richiesta di Cun Xi, amareggiata Xin Yi non accetta, ma perde ogni fiducia nel marito. A peggiorarle ulteriormente subentra un incidente stradale nel quale Xin Yi perde il bambino e decide quindi di allontanarsi dalla famiglia Ji, nella quale si sente ora un'estranea che abusa del suo ruolo vista la sua nuova condizione.

Aiutata da Dylan, il fratello adottivo di Cun Xi e a sua volta innamorato di Xin Yi, scappa a Shanghai dove si ricostruisce una vita col nome di Elaine e coltiva la sua passione per la ceramica diventando un'artista, anche Cun Xi acquista senza saperlo una sua opera. Nel frattempo Dylan la corteggia, ma nonostante l'affetto nei suoi confronti Xin Yi lo rifiuta, incapace di ricambiarlo del tutto senza però ammettere di provare ancora qualcosa per l'ex marito che nel frattempo sta per risposarsi con Anna.

Poco prima delle nozze Cun Xi apprende da una registrazione del modulo d'aborto consegnato da Anna, deluso lascia la ballerina per chiarire con Xin Yi invitandola a cena, ma purtroppo Anna ha un incidente e cade nel lago e viene fortunosamente salvata da Dylan che ha scoperto che la ragazza è in realtà la sua sorellina biologica da cui era stato separato e, desideroso di proteggerla, chiede a Cun Xi di rimanerle al fianco e aiutarla per uscire dalla depressione; Xin yi, giunta al momento sbagliato in ospedale, equivoca nuovamente e pensa che Cun Xi e Anna si siano rimessi insieme e se ne va amareggiata e nuovamente delusa.

Solo il ritrovamento di un iPod con una registrazione in cui due anni prima Cun Xi aveva parlato dei propri sentimenti la convince a dargli nuovamente una possibilità. Tra mille disavventure i due finiranno finalmente per chiarirsi e ritornare insieme. Il loro matrimonio è però nuovamente messo in discussione dall'esito delle analisi di Xin Yi che risulta sterile a causa dell'aborto subito e quindi inadeguata a sposare Cun Xi, che ha il dovere di dare alla famiglia un erede. Xin Yi lo lascia senza spiegargli la ragione e solo l'intermediazione di sua madre, che porterà le analisi a Cun Xi rivelandogli il motivo della separazione, rimetterà in moto il meccanismo: utilizzando la richiesta di divorzio ancora in sospeso Cun Xi riuscirà a trascinare Xin Yi fino in chiesa con uno stratagemma e convincerla a sposarlo veramente.

L'esito delle analisi grava però ancora sulla serenità della coppia, mentre Cun Xi pare aver accettato la cosa, Xin Yi ne è oppressa sentendosi invidiosa delle altre donne incinte, sarà nuovamente la pacatezza di Cun Xi e il suo amore incondizionato a rasserenarla. Gli antenati della famiglia Ji garantiscono ai due un desiderio e Xin Yi finalmente concepisce e si scopre che il centro che aveva fatto le sue analisi era una truffa per spillare soldi ai clienti con la prospettiva di sconti e offerte sulle cure per le malattie che inventavano. Cun Xi e Xin Yi daranno poi alla luce il piccolo Ji Niam Rei.

Cast

 Ethan Ruan: Ji Cun Xi / 紀存希 (Steven Ji)
 Chen Qiao En: Chen Xin Yi / Elaine / 陳欣怡 (Cindy Chen)
 Baron Chen: Dylan / Dai Jian Ren (Kenneth Dai)
 Bianca Bai: Anna / Shi An Na / Dai Xin Yi (Anna Shi / Cindy Dai)
 Tan Ai Zhen: Ji Wang Zhen Zhu / 紀汪珍珠 (Nonna / Guanda Ji)
 Patrick Li: Gu Chi / 古馳 (Richie)
 Wang Juan: Ji Liu Xiu Ling / 紀劉秀玲
 Tian Jia Da: Ji Zheng Ren / 紀正人 (Darren Ji)
 Na Wei Xun: Anson
 Luo Bei An: Wu Liu Liu / 烏溜溜 (Lucio Wu)
 Wei Min Ge: Wu Qi Qi / 烏柒柒 (Jojo Wu)
 Lin Mei Xiu: Chen Lin Xi Shi / 陳林西施 (Cynthia Chen)
 Jessica Song: Chen Qing Xia / 陳青霞 (Lindsey Chen)
 Zhong Xin Ling: Chen Feng Jiao / 陳鳳嬌 (Jennifer Chen)
 Miu Miu: Ji Bao Bei (Baby Ji)

Indici di ascolto

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Our world of work is undergoing fundamental change in the wake of digitalisation. What will this mean for vocational education and training? Representatives of VET from Germany and five partner countries discussed this topic on the BMBF's Peer Learning Platform organised by GOVET.
Digitalisation is changing our everyday working lives and our occupations by introducing new processes and shifting requirements in the form of elements such as robots, drones and computer-aided tools. Although these developments are creating new risks and challenges all over the world, they are also bringing new opportunities for the world of work and for vocational education and training.
As part of the programme of events at the 2018 didacta, Europe's largest educational trade fair, VET experts and policy-making specialists from China, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and the USA came together with their German partners to stage a special three-day International Peer Learning Platform. They networked on the questions of how each country can address its own specific challenges and of how international cooperation can support the development of sustainable VET systems which meet labour market needs are able to open up education, training and employment chances for young people.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has had cooperation agreements in place with the countries concerned for several years. Joint topics covered range from the establishment of dual training structures to the development of curricula and also extend to include vocational education and training research. GOVET acts on behalf of the BMBF to advise these countries and support them in the further development of their vocational education and training systems.
The main focus of the peer learning event, which involved non-European partners for the first time, was on learning from one another. The partners used the occasion to report on the successes they had achieved in transforming VET within their countries and to identify possible areas of common action.
As well as hearing keynote addresses from Christiane Reuter of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training and from employer and employee representatives, participants worked in interactive formats to address topics such as national system development in VET, requirements being made of trainers as a result of Industry 4.0, and permeability between various educational pathways.
The International Peer Learning Platform was hosted by the BMBF and organised by GOVET. GOVET works on behalf of the BMBF to provide specialist support for bilateral VET cooperation agreements that are currently in force with 16 countries.
The international expert debate revolved around topics on which the international VET partners are seeking to concentrate in future. GOVET will be providing specialist advice on implementation. In the slideshow below we provide a look at the topics on which the countries are presently focusing. Detailed documentation of the event will be made available on the GOVET website shortly.
China is addressing the issue of how innovations can be integrated into initial and continuing vocational education and training. There are plans to establish a Chinese-German vocational education and training platform.
GOVET was represented at the didacta 2018 with a booth. Numerous international visitors gained information about the activities of GOVET.


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6TH SEPTEMBER SALE GOES WITH A BANG!
Our Fortnightly Interiors auction on 6th September featured a section of Militaria and almost literally went with a bang – posting a fantastic sale total of £39,000: close to our all time record sale total!
Proving how popular the collecting field of Militaria is at the moment, we had a strong section of entries achieving a section total of £17,000: a figure that pleased our specialist, Ben Edgar.
Top of the section was a fine 17th Century English flintlock pistol selling at £1,600, whilst close behind a WWII Nazi dagger with Robert Klass maker's mark sold for £1,040.
Elsewhere a good set of WWI medals including a Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded to A/Sjt J.W. Hill of 57th West Lancs Division Signal Coy Royal Engineers sold for £950, the Distinguished Conduct Medal being awarded for operations in Lille in October 1918 where telephone communications were kept largely due to the actions of A/Sjt Hill.
The sale also included our usual eclectic Fortnightly Interiors selection, with highlights here including the £1,600 paid for a fine quarter size Albany Fine China porcelain model of a peacock as well as good prices achieved for two motorcycles: a Triumph Speed Triple 955i selling at £900, whilst a Yamaha FJR 1300 sold for a healthy £1,800.
Entries are now invited for all future auctions, including our October 4th Fortnightly Interiors auction which features a Wines & Spirits section, as well as our November 22nd Fine & Rare auction.
Our Next sale including Militaria will be in March 2018 – date to be announced.


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Q: second derivative of the composition of two multivariable functions Let $U \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open, and let $\gamma: \mathbb{R} \to U$ and $f: U \to \mathbb{R}$ be to functions that are differentiable at least twice.
I want to show that $\frac{d^2}{dt^2}(f \circ \gamma)(t)$ is then given by:
$$\frac{d^2}{dt^2}(f \circ \gamma)(t) = \dot{\gamma}(t)^t H f(\gamma(t))\dot{\gamma}(t)+ d f(\gamma(t))\dot{\dot{\gamma}}(t)$$
(where $H f(x)$ is the Hesse matrix of $f$ at $x \in U$).
I must admit that I don't really know how to get started. It looks like one could utilise the multivariable chain rule?

A: $\gamma(t+h) = \gamma(t)+ \gamma'(t)h+\frac{1}{2}\gamma''(t)h^2+o(h^2)$
$f(\vec{t} + \vec{h}) = f(\vec{t}) + df\big|_{\vec{t}}(\vec{h}) + \frac{1}{2}\vec{h}^\top H(\vec{t}) \vec{h} + o(|\vec{h}|^2) $
These are both by the multivariable taylor's series.
Composing these two should give you the beginning of the taylor series for $(f \circ \gamma)(t)$, with a rigorous bound on the error.  This should justify your formula.
Now just compose these approximations:
$\begin{align*}
f(\gamma(t+h)) &\approx f\left( \gamma(t) + \gamma'(t)h + \frac{1}{2} \gamma''(t)h^2\right)\\
&\approx f(\gamma(t))+df\big|_{\gamma(t)}\left(\gamma'(t)h + \frac{1}{2} \gamma''(t)h^2 \right) \\
 &\hphantom{hhhhh}+ \left(\gamma'(t)h + \frac{1}{2} \gamma''(t)h^2\right)^\top Hf\big|_{\gamma(t)}\left(\gamma'(t)h + \frac{1}{2} \gamma''(t)h^2 \right)\\
&=f(\gamma(t))+df\big|_{\gamma(t)}(\gamma'(t))h + \frac{1}{2}\left( df\big|_{\gamma(t)}\left(y''(t)\right) + \gamma'(t)^\top H(f)\big|_{\gamma(t)}(\gamma'(t)) \right)h^2 + \textrm{higher order terms}
\end{align*}
$
So the second derivative is $df\big|_{\gamma(t)}\left(y''(t)\right) + \gamma'(t)^\top H(f)\big|_{\gamma(t)}(\gamma'(t))$ as your thought.
I didn't track the little o terms because it got too messy.  I hope you can see that we are just composing taylor series.  A good exercise would be to find  $(f \circ g)''(x)$ for $f,g :\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ this way as well.

A: For the first derivation we get:
$d/dt f(\gamma(t)) = <\nabla f(\gamma_1(t),...,\gamma_n(t)), \dot\gamma_1(t),...\dot\gamma_n(t) > = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n \partial_if(\gamma(t))\dot\gamma_i(t) $
For the second one we get:
$d^2/dt^2 f(\gamma(t)) = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n<(\partial_{i1}f(\gamma(t)),...,\partial_{in}f(\gamma(t)),\dot\gamma_1(t),...\dot\gamma_n(t)>\dot\gamma_i(t) + \partial_if(\gamma(t))\dot{\dot\gamma_i}(t) = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n \sum\limits_{j=1}^n \partial_{ij}f(\gamma(t))\dot\gamma_i(t)\dot\gamma_j(t) + \sum\limits_{i=1}^n \partial_if(\gamma(t))\dot{\dot\gamma_i}(t) = \dot{\gamma}(t)^t H f(\gamma(t))\dot{\gamma}(t)+ <d/dt f(\gamma(t)),\dot{\dot{\gamma}}(t)> $
Where $< . , . >$ denotes the standard scalar product.


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