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What is post-tensioning?
An architect's dream, a delight for developers, a great tool for builders and kind on the environment – post-tensioning allows almost any shape of structure to be constructed, while reducing environmental impacts, construction time, materials and costs. Since the first applications, PT technology has advanced significantly – particularly in the field of performance, quality assurance and durability as well as corrosion protection. But what exactly is it? And why should you be interested?
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Q: What is post-tensioning?
A: At its most basic level, post-tensioning (PT) is a fiendishly clever way of reinforcing concrete while you are building – occasionally even allowing the construction of something which might otherwise have been impossible!
The use of post-tensioning allows thinner concrete sections, longer spans between supports, stiffer walls to resist lateral loads and stiffer foundations to resist the effects of shrinking and swelling soils. Concrete has what engineers call 'compressive' strength – meaning that it happily bears its own weight within a structure. As soon as you introduce the 'live' loads of everyday usage, such as vehicles in a car park or on a bridge, the concrete tends to deflect or sag which leads to cracking, thus weakening the structure.
Concrete lacks 'tensile' strength. Alone, it does not always offer the flexibility needed. That's why steel reinforcing bars – 'rebar' – are often embedded in the concrete to limit the width of cracks. However, rebar provides only passive reinforcement – that is, it does not bear any load or force until the concrete has already cracked.
This is where post-tensioning comes in. PT systems provide active reinforcement. The function of post-tensioning is to place the concrete structure under compression in those regions where load causes tensile stress. Post-tensioning applies a compressive stress on the material, which offsets the tensile stress the concrete might face under loading. PT is applied by the use of post-tensioning 'tendons' – a complete assembly including the very high strength prestressing steel strands or bar, the sheathing or protective ducting, plus any grout or corrosion-inhibiting coating surrounding the steel strands or bar and the anchorages needed at both ends.
A typical steel strand used for post-tensioning has a diameter of 15.7mm and a tensile strength around four times higher than an average non-prestressed piece of rebar. Sheathing or ducting houses the prestressing steel This allows it to move as necessary when the tensioning force is applied after the concrete cures. The steel stretches as it is tensioned and it is locked into place using an anchoring component, thus maintaining the force in the strand for the life of the structure.
Q: Why should I be interested in post-tensioning?
A: There are many benefits to be gained by adopting a post-tensioned approach to construction including flexibility of design, faster construction program and lower material costs. Over the longer term, it can reduce maintenance costs and also offers the potential for increasing future loading or being adapted for a change of use.
Perhaps the most dramatic example of design flexibility is demonstrated by the use of post-tensioning for bridges where it allows very demanding geometry requirements, including complex curves, variable superelevation and significant grade changes. In stadiums, post-tensioning allows long clear spans and a highly creative architectural approach.
While for commercial buildings space and light can be maximized by construction of large column-free spaces. A faster construction program and lower construction material costs result from reduced quantities of concrete and steel being needed for the superstructure, but post-tensioning can also significantly reduce the amount of groundworks required. In addition, thinner PT slabs and early strength stressing promotes a faster floor cycle time, allowing the structure to progress more rapidly.
Over the longer term, post-tensioned structures attract lower maintenance costs. Take a warehouse floor slab, for example. A PT solution will deliver fewer joints and thus reduced joint maintenance – as well as long-term durability. Looking at tanks and silos, post-tensioning can provide virtually crack-free concrete. Going beyond this, PT structures can also be altered – rather than demolished – to accommodate changed use over time.
The use of post-tensioning promotes a more environmentally friendly approach to construction. In the first place, post-tensioned structures feature less construction materials – steel reinforcement, concrete – and thus create fewer carbon emissions in terms of production and transportation. The actual construction process can also be environmentally sensitive – for example, when constructing extremely long span PT bridges temporary intermediate supports are not needed, thus the impact on the environment beneath is minimized.
Q: What is a European approved post-tensioning kit?
A: A European approved post-tensioning kit comprises all elements that make up the complete PT tendon. CE-marked PT kits are only sold by certified Post-tensioning Specialist Companies who take the full responsibility for post-tensioning works.
In the past, there were a lot of national standards – for example, British or German DIN standards – and guidelines for testing provisions to which post-tensioning systems had to be subjected. Some countries adapted and adopted specifications for the acceptance of PT systems running in other countries, others did not have any acceptance criteria at all. Today, post-tensioning technology has a clear international passport if it bears the CE-mark and has secured the European Technical Approval (ETA) for post-tensioning kits.
The CE marking and the European Technical Approval for post-tensioning kits allow an accurate and are an up-to-date method of comparing like-with-like. From this, it is clear what specification the products fulfill, ensuring that all ETA systems provide the same minimum level of durability and safety. CE-marked post-tensioning systems installed by certified and responsible Post-tensioning Specialist Companies – such as Members of the Global BBR Network – provide the highest level of quality and ensure, for the owners of the structures to which the post-tensioning kits are applied, that only high quality and state-of-the-art products are being used.
Q: What types of PT are there?
A: The one-size-fits-all concept is no longer a viable one – optimization is needed to achieve the most environmentally-friendly structure. Opting to use post-tensioning means that a wider product range is available.
At BBR, we have now grouped our tendons so that you only use what you actually need. We offer more than 25 different sizes of multi-strand anchorages – ranging from 1 to 73 strands. All the size groups can be handled and stressed with just one piece of gear – the kit has been rationalized. In this way, we are helping to ensure that only the amount of anchoring material which is really needed goes into the structure, whilst minimizing additional transportation impacts for construction gear.
Post-tensioning tendons come in a number of varieties and cover a wide range of applications. There are four main types:
Internal bonded tendons – where one or more strands are inserted into a metal or plastic duct that is embedded in the concrete. By filling the duct with special grout, the tendon is 'bonded' with the surrounding concrete. Internal bonded tendons are installed before concrete is poured and become locked in concrete. This approach is often used for bridges and heavily loaded beams in buildings – flat internal systems are also an excellent choice for thin slabs.
Internal unbonded tendons – where the prestressing steel is not actually bonded to the concrete that surrounds it, except at the anchorages. They are used in slabs and slabs-on-ground for buildings and parking structures but also more and more in infrastructure projects.
External unbonded tendons – these are installed on the outer surface of concrete structures. This type of post-tensioning allows access for maintenance and replacement, this is therefore the solution of choice for bridge enhancements and refurbishments.
Ground anchors – these are used to stabilize sides of excavations, hillsides and tunnel walls. They are also used for resisting uplift for towers or seismic strengthening. CE-marked PT products are constantly under surveillance to ensure they continue to fulfill all requirements of their European Technical Approval.
Q: How is PT installed?
A: The short answer is 'easily' – that is, by a Specialist Post-tensioning Specialist whose staff have completed the relevant training and have the backing of a major international organization.
Post-tensioned systems should only be designed and installed by PT Specialist Companies, such as those within the BBR Network. Designing the shape of the PT layout and specifying the right system is a vital stage in the process and requires sound engineering consideration in order to maximize the benefits for all the stakeholders in a project.
Work on applying the post-tensioning system can begin after any formwork or bottom reinforcement has been installed. Typically, for a bonded system, ducting will be laid out first, then strands will be installed with the help of a strand-pushing machine and end anchorages will be placed. But also off-site prefabrication of post-tensioning tendons can offer great benefits for certain construction projects.
Concrete placement follows next. When the concrete has attained its minimum strength, the strands are anchored in a common anchorage device and stressed with a large, multi-strand jack or mono-strand stressing tool. When the jack reaches the correct load, it releases the tendon. The tendon then retracts slightly, activating the anchoring system and creating a tight lock on the tendon. The anchor maintains the applied force in the tendon and transfers it to the surrounding concrete.
The duct is then filled with a cementitious grout that provides corrosion protection to the strand and bonds the tendon to the concrete surrounding the duct.
Q: Is PT a recent invention?
A: No, it's been around for a long time! In fact, prestressed concrete has become the most widely used construction material for today's bridges and a growing number of residential, commercial and public buildings. BBR has led in this development and today thousands of projects worldwide contain BBR post-tensioning technology.
Almost as soon as reinforced concrete had been developed, at the end of the 19th Century, engineers recognized that its performance could be improved if the bars could be placed in tension – and keep the concrete in compression. However, it was not until much later that the use of post-tensioning for structures really became widespread.
BBR's long history of innovative development began in 1948, when the partnership patented the BBRV 'button head wire' post-tensioning system. Subsequently, BBR developed a complete range of prestressing and post-tensioning systems, ground anchors and stay cable anchorages, covering all structural engineering applications, and today, the BBR Network operates in over 50 countries around the globe.
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Punk quells straight edge stereotype
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Taylor Todd stands outside the SUB-Mission gallery, where his band just finished up their set. He is wearing a Society System Decontrol shirt with his fists x'ed up with permanent marker, symbolizing his straight edge lifestyle. Photo by Matt Saincome / Xpress
The term straight edge was coined in the Minor Threat song "Straight Edge" more than 30 years ago, but after decades of misrepresentation, the term has been skewed.
Straight edgers don't drink, smoke or do drugs. Some don't engage in promiscuous sex, consume animal products, or drink caffeine, but the three core tenets of straight edge that all edgers share are no drugs, drinking or smoking. This choice often finds them at odds with the idea of a typical college experience, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that 28.2 percent of college-aged people binge drink.
"It's weird for me to even think about what the words 'college experience' mean. I would never, ever join a frat or do any of that stuff. Drinking and doing drugs just aren't a part of my life," a straight edge student and liberal arts major Taylor Todd, 22, said.
The message remains relevant to many people, including college-aged people like Todd, who are looking to find their high without the use of substances. Often, that high is found by playing in a band — or two in Todd's case — and being a part of the punk and hardcore community.
In response to the late 1970s punk scene — filled with nihilist aspects involving substance abuse — straight edge first boomed in the early 1980s around bands like Minor Threat and Society System Decontrol, according to "American Hardcore: A Tribal History" written by Steven Blush.
As bands and people moved on over time, the idea remained, and in the late '80s and early '90s straight edge took a new form around youth crew bands including Youth of Today, Chain of Strength and Gorilla Biscuits.
Later on, a more militant straight edge movement rose from the scene and some bands, like Earth Crisis, started advocating violence toward drug dealers or intoxicated people at their shows, according to Carl Gunhouse, 36, who has been involved in the straight edge scene for more than 20 years. The more militant aspect of straight edge ended up garnering more attention and left a harsh stigma on people like Todd.
Todd plays in two hardcore bands featuring exclusively straight edge members: Secret People, his main project, and Counter, his side project. Counter is one of the few bands in the Bay Area hardcore scene that openly claim the straight edge title, and are going on a three-day California tour with the popular Maryland straight edge band Mindset.
Todd came to San Francisco to get away from the drug culture in Mendocino County, where he was raised. As he watched friend after friend fall victim to drugs, he saw straight edge and the big city as a positive escape.
Todd doesn't have a story of heartbreak or family tragedy behind his reason for claiming edge. He doesn't slap beers out of other people's hands and won't refuse to sit at the same table with a person eating meat.
"I am straight edge because I observed the world around me. Straight edge and vegetarianism are about rejecting things that are blindly consumed. Just because something is the traditional diet doesn't mean it's what's best for you," Todd said.
Going through college being straight edge wasn't much of a challenge for Gunhouse, as he was part of the hardcore community where straight edge was understood. After receiving his master's of fine arts from Yale University, along with a slew of other degrees, Gunhouse now teaches photography to college students and documents bands.
"In hardcore in general I think it's fair to say the militant aspect has always been in the minority, which can lend itself to some boisterous over compensating, i.e. Judge, Earth Crisis, Floorpunch, etc." Gunhouse said in an email explaining that some people may have a misconception of straight edge as a whole due to some poorly made documentaries.
But Todd said he doesn't see straight edge as a dividing or isolating factor in his life. Some extreme factions within the straight edge scene are more militant, excluding others who partake in drugs and alcohol from their social circle, but for Todd and many others like him, that isn't what a positive lifestyle is about.
Carloz Cruz, 19, a fan of Secret People and student at Skyline College, explained why other straight edgers may get a bad rep for being judgmental, but the guys in Secret People, Todd included, do not.
"I think it's all about how they go about it. They don't push it on you," Cruz said.
On tour, Todd's bandmates say he is the enthusiastic guy who gets them off the couch to go see the city. The youngest in his band, Todd provides the youthful energy and his friends provide the experience needed to complete their band's goals.
Matt McCall, who is in both of Todd's bands, recalled what it was like touring the Northwest with a man almost 10 years younger than himself.
"He pushes us to do stuff when I would just sit down and watch TV," McCall said.
Todd enjoyed skating from a young age and says seeing his friends quit skating once they got into heavier drugs, reaffirmed his choice to live a drug free lifestyle. Fearing that he too would get stuck in a small town working a dead end job, Todd used straight edge to "keep his focus."
"I can't tell if I'm going to be edge forever. I hope if I'm not edge that I will have gained some perspective from being edge that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I hope I'll be."

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The National Football League (NFL) is arguably the most popular professional sports league in North America. It is the most profitable by far with revenues last year around $9.2 billion. It consists of 32 teams each with 53 players on their active roster and 10 practice squad players. They play the sport of football each Sunday for 17 weeks starting in the fall. A number of former football players have committed suicide in the recent years. All that committed suicide were found to have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Two former players that killed themselves Jovan Belcher and Paul Oliver were both proved to have this disease. It is a degenerative brain disease said to be caused by repeated blows to the head. The brain degeneration is associated with memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia.
Paul Oliver was a defensive back for the San Diego Chargers and before that, he played at the University of Georgia. He was a standout player in both college and the NFL. In 2012, Oliver got into an argument with his wife, Chelsea Oliver, so she took her kids on a walk to let him cool down.
When she returned they continued to argue. That is when he went upstairs and returned with a handgun. Shortly after he returned with the handgun he shot himself in the head. His wife said that he was depressed in the time before the shooting and that they had talked of a divorce. In April of this year, he was diagnosed with CTE. He only played professional football for four years but it had obviously taken its toll on him and his brain.
Jovan Belcher was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and on December 1, 2012, he killed himself and his girlfriend. It all started at his home where he lived with his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, he killed her while his mother was caring for his one-year-old child in a nearby room. He then drove to the Chiefs practice facility and shot himself in front of the current general manger and current head coach of the time. In the past couple of days, it just came out that there were signs consistent with CTE that were found in his brain.
The issue is that for many years is that the NFL hid the effects of head injuries and concussions. They downplayed them and said that they had no real long term affect on players and that they were relatively harmless. Many players suffer from injuries sustained during their playing time. In 2011, a lawsuit was filed by former players suing over concussions. In 2013, the NFL attempted to settle with the players for $675 million. The lawsuit was turned down by the judge as he said it was unfair to the players. In the summer of 2014 they resettled for the same amount but this time there was no cap on what the players could be paid for the injuries they sustained.
The stakeholders in the NFL are the players, all the employees who work for the NFL, all the fans, the sponsors of the NFL, the TV providers, the TV networks, the communities in the cities around the stadiums, and everyone that plays the games. The producers of all NFL apparel and any equipment the NFL uses are also stakeholder since they have a role in keeping players safe. The key players are Paul Oliver, Jovan Belcher, and other former players that committed suicide and are affected by the lawsuit for injuries sustained playing football.
Paul Oliver, former defensive back for the San Diego Chargers
According to Individualism, "Business actions should maximize profits for h owners and stakeholders of the business but do so within the law". The NFL has grown in revenues from $6.5 billion in 2006 to $9.2 billion last year. They also just negotiated new TV deals for next season in which they will receive about $6.5 billion in TV revenue alone. They are a very profit driven league and always looking for new ways to make money. Two years ago they negotiated a new deal on uniforms with Nike which doubled the amount they would be paid to have their teams wear Nike clothing. They also signed a four-year $720 million deal with Verizon for Verizon to be the official wireless provider of the NFL. The NFL is a profit machine with TV deals worth no less than $622 million a year. In terms of maximizing profits, the NFL does very well and will only continue to keep growing. The NFL does all of this legally and within the restraints of the law. All of the practices in which they gain their money is legal. In the sense of Individualism, the NFL is ethical because it makes all its money in legal ways.
According to Utilitarianism, "Business actions should aim to maximize the happiness in the long run for all conscious beings that are affected by the business action." The NFL does cause happiness for its players as they achieve the level of satisfaction of making it to the highest possible point in the game of football that they can. However, the happiness is usually short lived as the average career of an NFL player is 3.5 which is the lowest of any major sports league in America by almost a year. So although short term happiness is achieved long-term happiness is not, as many players are met with severe injuries after their playing careers are over. The lawsuit which outlines some serious medical issues such as ALS, dementia, and CTE. All serious injuries that affect you greatly. In ALS you are usually dead in between 2-5years and dementia slowly makes you lose your memory. And if you can't remember all the great times that you played for a can is it worth it and can it still cause you happiness? CTE can cause many problems such as anger and depression. Those prevent happiness. So the NFL might be good at causing you initial happiness it will most likely lead to sadness. In the cases of Paul Oliver and Jovan Belcher, the game that they loved ended up killing them.
Permanent brain trauma on NFL players' brains vs normal brains
Kantianism is "Always act in ways that respect and honor individuals and their choices. Don't lie, cheat, manipulate or harm others to get our way. Rather, use informed and rational consent from all parties." The NFL has a history of downplaying concussions and head injuries telling players that they have very little effect on the players in the long term and that serious injury from head injuries was rare. Obviously, this is not the case and the NFL lied and manipulated players for years. Part of the culture is to man up and just play through injuries. So many saw the head injury as an injury that was very playable through so they just played through it thinking they would be fine. Many players were under this false assumption and maybe if they knew what injuries could mean in the long run they could either stop playing or try and get help for their injuries. Paul Oliver was suffering from depression and anger which are symptoms of CTE. Maybe if he knew what the symptoms were he could've gotten help. Also, a part of Kantianism is "'the formulation of humanity,' which states that it is wrong to use people as a mere means to get what you want." The NFL clearly was wrong in using players to simply make money and not properly warn them about the dangers of the game. They saw players a mean to profit and knew that if one gets hurt they have another player just like him to replace him. The players are basically soldiers and they go out and make the NFL money and if one gets hurt then it is just a casualty of war.
According to Virtue Theory, you should, "Act so as to embody a variety of virtuous or good character traits and so as to avoid vicious or bad characteristics." The four virtue characteristics are courage, honesty, temperance and justice. Courage is the willingness to take chances and to stand up for what is right. The NFL knew that the head injuries would affect the players in the long term but they hid it for as long as they could until it came out that they are dangerous. They still, however, refuse to say that they are at fault for the injuries. The honesty represents being truthful with the stakeholders of the business. The NFL was not honest with its players about the effects of their head injuries. Temperance represents the ability of the entity to set realistic expectations. The players realistically expect to be told the truth about their injuries and not have them hidden from themselves. Justice represents being fair to all parties. It is not a fair by the NFL to hid or lie about the long term affects of the injuries to their players.
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The vehicle manufacturers are in a tough race to be the first to present an autonomous vehicle that reaches levels four and five of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). In pursuit of level 5, the OEMs are looking for a way to reduce the time for research and development.
One of the challenges in the development of autonomous vehicles is to collect, store and quickly analyze a staggering amount of sensory data. The companies that can most effectively collect sensory data and convert them into algorithms to improve the accuracy and performance of the vehicle will win the race.
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Lance B. White, famed & gifted psychic healer, author, and exceptionally adept practitioner of question triggered channeling, L.B. White is Zany Mystic.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1950. My journey has taken me to the depths and heights which is ultimately part of a spiritual journey. In 2007, I wrote an irreverent account of my journey called Tales of a Zany Mystic, offered at Amazon Books. One year prior, I was asked if I wanted to do a weekly radio show. This marked the birth of a weekly internet radio show on BBS Radio: A Fireside Chat With Zany Mystic
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This autobiographical tale chronicles the author's life, having "chosen" to be born to two gay alcoholic parents. Following their lead, the author struggles throughout his lifetime with being gay, severe alcoholism, drug abuse. It's a spiritual odyssey, which includes an insider's look into an esoteric school studying the ideas of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. Later, his meteoric rise as a drug dealer in San Francisco, California to the gay "party and play" (PNP) scene culminates with a warning from a living angel. After two arrests, encounters with other angels and many mystical experiences, the author transcends his lifelong battles.
He speaks with eloquence of the coming shift in consciousness which coincides with the Mayan calendar's end date of December 21, 2012. He now devotes his life to spirituality, writing and broadcasting his radio show, A Fireside Chat With Zany Mystic. For those with issues about being gay, addictions, or desiring to advance spiritually, this book has it all. A heartwarming personal triumph which offers humor, wit and style; a fascinating story, but more than that, a "ray of hope".
During the 1970's, I did Werner Erhard's EST training, their Six Day Experience, the Advocate Experience, Vipassana meditation training. Prior, I was in an esoteric school studying Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. I chose to leave, upon discovering that the teaching had turned into a cult. My closest friends were the first two students to join the "Fellowship of Friends" run by Robert Burton, and we worked on many projects relating to spirituality over the years.
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By G.I. Bergstein - Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:10 pm
- Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:10 pm #84
The rate of information exchange in the globalized and interconnected world of today is mindbogglingly staggering. We have almost instantaneous communication with anyone on this planet, and have access to a colossal treasure trove of digitized records and contributions gathered from all corners of the globe. While spatial separation of individuals throughout much of history had ensured that the amount of information that a person had access to was limited by the physical means of transferring the data, we are now no longer bound by such restraints. Both spacial distance and time delay have been reduced to the speed of light in the world of the internet. This technology is an extension of an earlier breakthrough in radio communications, a fulfillment of 100 years of innovation, that has birthed a view of spatial (terrestrial) and temporal (past and present) irrelevance. All past and present data are now equivalent bit streams, potentially accessible to anyone.
Such a world is awash with various types of communication data, most of which is noise to any single individual. The amount of information generated per day is simply too large for whole consumption and hence filtering it in some way is a necessity. This is verily the case for what we call the "news". As in the information of importance happening currently or that has happened recently, and hence reporting on the things that are considered "new" to the public. The globalized news system is one such filter, condensing the facts of the happenings and presenting them in narratives that conform most amiably to their viewership. It is not an impartial presentation of facts as is expected of scientific matters, but rather often acts more as a mechanism for thought forming, social molding, and attention magnets for revenue. Whether this is done consciously or not by all news outlets is debatable and ultimately it matters little in the current discourse. All such entities do this to attract viewers and to keep financially afloat.
But where are these news outlets getting their sources from? Are they fact checked, and if so, by whom? Do they borrow and parrot each other? Is there a centralized committee that state certain stories are of more importance than others? Would it be possible for the "news consumer" to examine the source directly rather than receiving them through these colored lenses? Well, what if there was such a place where anyone can go to view and verify those sources? What would that look like and how would it interface with the regular news outlets? And what use would that be in the current world? Would it be at all possible to herd the firebrand journalist cats to use a single system?
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Re: Raw unfiltered news - a pathway to real news#85
By Candideto - Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:52 pm
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:52 pm #85
The news is not a centralized entity but there are several nexus points of interest. Much of the actual news gathering activity is performed by a handful of international "news agencies" or "news services" that sell their stories to various media outlets. The larger organizations are old entities that have provided these services for decades, some even for a couple of centuries. There are also other smaller news agencies operating at a relatively local level. News agencies for the most part try to provide an impartial and facts-only reporting, without political slants or other one-sided opinions. Once these stories are purchased, the media entities then choose which stories to promote and ignore (or downplay or outright attack) those that go against their policies. If the organization heads and senior editors of media outlets think in similar ways, then it can appear as if they all run with the same news. But those directions could be for many reasons, and without any insider knowledge, one can only guess at what those could possibly be. We can be sure however that there is a significant component that strives for maximum monetization in all of these organizations and their business decisions.
For example, some of these larger media groups may hold several different flavors of news catering to major demographics, usually mirroring what is currently referred to as "identity politics". One mega-media group may hold multiple subsidiaries focusing on different narratives to capture the attention of their target audiences. Those audiences are then provided feeds of their liking and their focus is held by the media outlet using all manner of psychological tools developed during the 20th century. Over time, it becomes an emotional addiction (with a chemical component if one was to take into account the associated hormones released in the body due to those emotional cues, and accompanying sugar-laden snack foods consumed during the tele-programming), and the consumer is trained to repeat the narratives of the news anchor, as if they were their own. They are placated or enraged at the whims of the media outlet, and their critical thinking skills are bypassed in favor of group think and the setup foments righteous superiority over supposed opposing enemies. All the while, other subsidiaries of opposing factions, all part of the same parent group do the exact same with their audience. It's as if playing an orchestra - a symphony full of fever-pitch crescendos and lullaby decrescendos. As long as the viewer keeps on clicking and keeps on watching Kermit and Piggy, it matters little where the revenue comes from.
Then there are the news aggregators, interpreters, and other independent journalists who gather much of their information from both the news agencies and the media outlets. They also bring in stories from other sources such as social media, interviews and other exclusive material. Such operations are often labelled "independent", "alternative" or "fringe" by the large media outlets (commonly referred to as the "main stream"), and they're considered to be competitors against one another, albeit an unfair one, much like the story of David versus Goliath. The division is not as clear cut however, as many of the "alternative" operations also employ the same tactics as the "main stream", but are limited in what they can achieve due to smaller budgets. They're also part of the controlled audience of the large media to some extent, whether they'd like to admit it or not. So the water is muddied and the narratives can often contradict one another, resulting in overall confusion and mistrust of those alternate sources by the public.
If there was going to be a single system to catalog news stories and allow the end consumer to be able to check the sources, it would likely have to hook into the existing "news agency" system. Perhaps the stories from these agencies would all have a "high confidence" rating (as long as the news remains unbiased and are of high quality) and it would be in the best interest of the journalists to reference them. This would work in much the same way how it is done in academic papers, where referencing reputable journals and sources would rank the paper higher, as opposed to using a weak source such as a random wiki page or a 280 character avian dropping. But the significance and the value of that dropping would still need to be taken into consideration in such a system.
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By Sybilla - Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:45 pm
The quality of many articles that pass for news today would be characterized as tabloid by the 20th century news standard. They're chock full of opinions and polarizing language designed to incite strong emotional responses. Not all of them are this way of course, but there has certainly been an erosion of standard and a preference for sensationalism in those that once were considered prestigious publishers. A typical structure of such a news article can be summed up as consisting of four parts. First and foremost, an article or a "news story" needs to have a catchy click-bait title to pique the interest of the browsing fish. It needs to entice and titillate the senses, typically with a picture, wriggling that emotional worm on the hyperlink hook. Once the fish bites, the second part comes into play; The "abstract" or the opening paragraph that is meant to provide a summary of the story. At this point, the reader may realize that she has been duped as the paragraph does not adequately reflect the sensational title and accompanying image. Then again, she may have the patience to read on past that "summary" and have a go at trying to trudge on and see if there's an actual story here. This is the third part; the body of the article. It may be composed of several meanderings, a few ramblings, and irrelevant fillers but the hope is that the journalist would eventually get to the point as you start to scroll and skim faster and faster down this long-winded abyss. As if at the end of Dante's journey into the inferno, she finally beholds the last paragraph of this hellish descent. The fourth part of the article, the conclusion and closing remark. Perhaps there was a point to the article and perhaps this final paragraph will give you the answers you seek! You'd be wrong though. It either ends abruptly or it gives you yet another irrelevant information that has little to do with the title.
But at least you saw a few targeted advertisements for the things you were recently talking about in your kitchen. And maybe you feel good about supporting a news outlet that aligns well with your moral compass. It doesn't matter if it's not proper news, because now you can say that you're "informed" among your peers because you made an effort to at least understand the article. You're at least a reader, somebody who engages that part of the brain requiring higher functions, even though comprehension was not achieved in this time-waster. But perhaps you're just too dense to understand it. Maybe other people are smarter than you and you just don't appreciate the person's writing. No, there's a limit to this. A "news" article is not supposed to be an incomprehensible nonsense written as if by a baboon with a ballpoint pen lodged between its cherry red cheeks. It is meant to inform, give you the pertinent information, and to impart to you the answers to the seven question words - who, what, which, when, where, why, and how. If it can give you these without losing the interest of the reader, then the article is well written, and it is not your fault for not being able to understand the "style" of the writer.
Thankfully though, there are plenty of other media outlets that can interpret, decode, or find the actually relevant coherent material and provide the necessary answers. The reliability of those media groups however ultimately comes down to trust and perhaps that trust can only be applied for certain subjects, or the stories must always be taken with a grain of salt. It would be nice if there was a condensed form of news repository where those seven questions are concisely summarized so that they can be sifted through quickly. That would save time and allow the reader to be able to deep-dive only when necessary, rather than having to invest in so much wasteful hunting across news sites.
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By Candideto - Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:18 pm
- Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:18 pm #88
Such a system partially exists in the form of social media, news apps on phones/tablets, RSS, etc. You can subscribe to various news outlets and then get notified whenever there's something of interest that the "algorithm" deems you may like. However this setup is inherently limited in several ways. For instance, there's a bias in the type of news you receive, which many see as a useful filtering feature. It must be recognized though that preventing information overload from bombardment of irrelevant news is one thing, but not being informed of certain topics and staying ignorant due to algorithmic bias is quite another. The former is a genuine problem, the solution is partial and problematic on several levels.
For example, those algorithms are biased to have certain goals and the target objectives may not be in your best interest. They may have been constructed using "big data" mined from a large number of users, but if you're a statistical anomaly or an outlier, then the algorithm is next to useless in predicting what you may like or want. If the algorithm is catered to your browsing activity or to your private conversations overheard by various ioT 007 agents sitting idly around your house, then one might expect that the chance of success in suggesting the "right" material would be higher. But then again, if your private conversations with your family and friends do not align with your interests, or if your browsing activities do not match the expectations of the algorithm, you might again end up with garbage results. Therefore the algorithms are limited and useful only to those who are predictable, and those that fit and match the expectations of the algorithm's parameters.
But even if the algorithm was successful in meeting its objectives, the article/video/media is again biased in forwarding its own preferred forms rather than something that you actually prefer based on your own past browsing history or your private conversations. Also as already noted, those media feeds are themselves biased, which means that the actual news items you receive are not catered to you at all, but rather framed and packaged to their liking and leanings. And if this system is designed to maximize profit by preferring news stories that are likely to get the largest number of clicks and views, it is the subscriber that ends up feeding the service rather than the service feeding the subscriber. Therefore one can make an argument that it is not in the best interest of someone wanting to stay informed to subscribe to such services. So what is the alternative?
One avenue is to further develop RSS type of information collection and news aggregation. The concept can be extended to include information that would help in better categorizing and increasing the confidence level of news items. The system would give an aggregator client the necessary tools to provide the highest quality news stories in an easily navigable way without incurring information overload or burnout. The clients can expand and incorporate various algorithms to better cater to specific audiences. They may be add-ons or other pluggable AI personalities. They may even employ local learning and communicate with trusted contacts, or if privacy is an issue, then such a feature would be turned off or would be limited by the users. These things have already been implemented in similar ways, so they are technically possible to do. But it would be a significant paradigm shift, requiring a strong market demand and a large backing from the public for high quality news. Its success then would be contingent upon the journalists to raise the standard, to raise the bar, and to set the correct expectations. The people must taste the difference between junk-news and healthy-news to be able to distinguish the two. In other words, tabloids should return to being tabloids, and quality news should be recognizable and augmented for the current era.
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Q: How do I express this $f(x,y)$ in terms of $f(z)$ $$f(x,y)=e^y\sin x+ie^y\cos x$$
The problem requires me to express in terms of $z$ only.
My attempt:
$$=e^y(\sin x+i\cos x)$$
$$=ie^y(\cos x-i\sin x)$$
If $e^{-i\theta}=(\cos\theta - i\sin \theta)$, then:
$$=ie^ye^{-i\theta}$$
But then I get stuck. I'm not sure what to do with the $e^y$.
Note: - the final answer is given. It says it's:
$$f(z)=ie^{-iz}+c$$
...but I still need to learn how to arrive at that answer.

A: Write
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&=e^{-i(x+iy-\pi/2)}\\\\
&=e^{-i(z-\pi/2)}
\end{align}$$

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Next stop Brazil!
Brazil, officially known as the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is famous for its glamorous beaches, eccentric carnivals and the vivacity of the locals.
Some of you may be surprised at the number of languages and destinations that we offer, this is why we try to offer you varied destinations each month, and this month is no different as we go further afield to Brazil. Portuguese is often in the shadow of French and Spanish as a second language, however with around 215 million native speakers (making it the 6th most spoken language globally and third most spoken European language) we feel it deserves more recognition as a language.
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Brazil is the largest country in South and Latin America. As well as being the fifth largest country, it is also the largest lusophone country in the world. Brazil occupies 47% of the South American continent, bordering all South American countries with the exception of Ecuador and Chile. Brazil's varied landscape, which includes cities, beaches, mountain ranges and rainforests, attracts many tourists every year. While Brazil's natural assets remain the most popular among tourists, more and more come to experience the culture of Brazil's cities, in particular Rio and its famous carnival.
Brazil was claimed for the Portuguese empire in 1500 and colonisation effectively begun in 1534. However, the country suffered through much unrest with the indigenous tribes fighting amongst themselves and against the Portuguese. While exports remained unstable, the gold rush in the 1690's saw a huge number of new settlers arriving from Portugal and Portuguese colonies. The early 19th Century saw the Portuguese Royal court move to Brazil and the establishment of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Subsequently Brazil won their war of Independence and Portugal declared Brazil independent in 1822 and the military coup of 1889 saw the monarchy finally overthrown and the establishment of the early Republic.
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However, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Brazil was marked by many coup d'etat as the country was subject to many dictatorial powers and military regimes. The late twentieth century saw democracy making a come back with Brasilia instated as the official capital and Cardoso's successful Plano Real (1980) improving Brazil's economic situation. The peaceful transition of Cardoso to da Silva as President saw the arrival of political stability in Brazil. The current President, Rousseff, was elected in 2011 and is Brazil's first female president.
Being such a big country it is hard to see everything that it has to offer, especially as each city and state has so many attractions and a slightly different atmosphere then the others. That being said, here are a few of the top cities.
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São Paulo: Home to 11,316,149 people, this is the largest city in Brazil and the capital of the state of São Paulo, located on the South East coast. It is known for its skyscrapers, lively cultural scene and its gastronomy.Top sites include: Ibirapuera park, mercado municipal, zoological park, Paulista avenue, Praça de sé, Pátio de colégio, Museu do Ipiranga and Catedral da Sé.
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Parati (Paraty): Located on the Costa Verde and home to 36,000 people, Parati is in the South Eastern state of Rio de Janeiro. It is a historic, colonial city that attracts many tourists with its varied landscape juxtaposing mountains and coastline. You may recognise this city as Isle Esme from the film Twilight.
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Recife: Known as the "Venice of Brazil", Recife is the capital of Pernambuco state in North Eastern Brazil. It is the fifth largest city in the country and a major port. Notable sites to see are: Mercado de São José, Forte Cinco Pontes, Pátio de São Pedro, Praça de República, Recife Antigo and Olinda.
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Manaus: The capital city of the state of Amazonas in Northern Brazil. Otherwise known as the gateway to the Amazon or the Heart of the Amazon. The opportunity to see the wildlife and take part in river cruises and stay in jungle lodges attracts huge numbers of tourists every year. You will also see the 'Meeting of Waters' here where the Rio Negro and Solimões river meet in a stark contrast of colour.
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Rio de Janeiro: The capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the second largest city in Brazil with 6.3 million inhabitants. It is one of the most visited cities in the Southern hemisphere. Its popular attractions include: Carnival, the natural settings, Christ the Redeemer, Bossa Nova, Copacobana, Sugarloaf mountain + cable car and the Biblioteca Nacional. Rio welcomes the most tourists per year of any South American city.
We cannot discuss Brazil without mentioning its sublime beaches, so here are some of the better and lesser known beaches that stretch across the Brazilian coastline.
Fernando do Noronha, source: cruisingoutpost.com
Alter do Chao - Pará
Praia do Toque - Alagoas
Arpoador - Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana - Rio de Janerio
Lagoinha do heste - Florianópolis
Lopes Mendes - Ilha Grande, Rio State.
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By Paul Klein on September 28, 2007 8:38 PM
Damn. I want to like Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, and I sure wanted to like their new show Sympathy for the Devil (named for a Rolling Stones' song.)
Yet this show is just another unfortunate example of "curator as artist." What a wrong idea. I'm se eing it way too much. With all the hyperbole in the artworld, curators want to be stars too. Bad! Curators should perform a service to artists and connoisseurship. Plain and simple, curators are servants.
Well that's not what's happening in Sympathy for the Devil. Curator Dominic Molon delves into remote, inaccessible references, using art in ways not intended by the artists to make a point that invariably does a disservice to the artists and their artwork.
Oh, the point is there all right: that art and rock 'n roll are intertwined, but so many others have explored the relationship of music to art so much better previously, so much more didactically and beautifully. like the Joint Show from long ago or the Hyde Park Art Center's recent Sun Ra exhibition.
This MCA show is the kind that leaves me feeling insufficient, like I'm supposed to comprehend Molon's arcane, indulgent references, when the fact is that it is the show that is insufficient.
Upstairs the MCA is presenting highlights from their collection acknowledging their 40th anniversary celebration. There are some great piec es owned by the MCA. And a lot of them have been paraded out so often I gather that there are a lot of holes. Yes, there are a few pieces by Chicago artists, but the ratio of great local art shown here does not correspond to the amount of great art made here. One thing that is particularly illuminating is that all the didactic wall text for this show is in the artists' own words. Now that's innovative and relevant. Bravo.
I want to like the MCA. I want them to be exemplary. (I do like that they are having free admission the next 40 days as part of their celebration and are also having scads of Chicago artists on site just about daily.) I bet I've seen every exhibit and been to the museum every month for going on 3 decades. I donated lots of money, pushed them for thirteen years before they began the 12 x 12 series and funded it for the first 2 years. They have some great curators there and they've presented some great shows. Yet going forward they need to do better, much better.
What is it about government that makes it think it can act in its own self-interest - or for that matter even have a self-interest?
Let's just speak locally and keep it art related. After the insult of the City's public art ordinance that effectively removed the public from public art, we now have the Chicago Park District contending with a lawsuit generated because it trashed a long standing Chicago work of art.
I'm talking about Chapman Kelley's wildflower painting, sculpture, garden that has graced Grant Park since Harold Washington was Mayor. How dumb is it for the Park District to ignore the law and arrogantly alter the art?
Chapman Kelley sued. Chapman Kelley won. The Park District stands to lose $1.5 million. So many people are trying to do so much to benefit art in Chicago and all by itself Chicago screws the arts again. Damn.
By Paul Klein on September 7, 2007 8:40 PM
Having taken the summer off from writing largely because I haven't seen much worth writing about I think it is time to raise the standards. My revised intent is to write about art that I believe is worth seeing.
With the start of the fall art season opening tonight I previewed about 20 shows that I had high expectations for. When I go out looking for art I ideally want three things: 1, to see art of substance. 2, a glimpse into the artist's soul. 3, art that knocks my socks off. Here are the exhibits that met my criteria
Jacob Hashimoto at Rhona Hoffman. This show flat out sings. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute who no longer lives here, Hashimoto and his kite referential art are calm, deep, sensitive, expansive, meditative, harmonious and exciting. His art has grown leaps and bounds in the past 5 years. See this knockout show. Watch him grow.
Todd Pavlisko at Monique Meloche. I've known Todd for maybe ten years, since he was at graduate school at Carnegie Mellon. He was always a very big thinker. Now he's got the means and the moxie to pull it off. Stimulated by Stephen Hawking's zero gravity flight, this exhibit explores our human condition of Hope and Hopelessness; the duality we address everyday but rarely really acknowledge. Ballsy, different, brave, challenging, fresh, focused and freethinking Pavlisko is an important artist on the threshold of real recognition.
Chris Millar at ThreeWalls. This is work to be awed and amazed by. Maybe reminiscent of Tony Fitzpatrick, or Chris Ware but rendered in paint, this Canadian artist gets more content into a small work of art than I could absorb in a year. Fresh, crisp, dynamic and lewd; this show is a visual treat. And down the hall, check out Chicagoan Cayetano Ferrer at the brand new ThreeWallsSolo.
Wesley Kimler at Architrouve. Kimler has been making art for years and yearly, if not monthly, his art, its power, its ability to communicate and affect us keeps getting better. Lots better. In this two-person exhibit (with photographer Sandro's fascinating photographs of large black women pressed onto sheets of plexiglas) Kimler ratchets his drawings up a notch by adding heads and faces to his large torn and reassembled sheets of paper saturated with dense black, soulful marks. I read them as eulogistic antiwar statements, meditating on larger universal life and death issues, as they brush Leon Golub aside with their vigor, guts and staying power.
Heather Marshall at Linda Warren. In her first one-person exhibit Marshall delivers lucid, crisp, transcendent paintings whose scale belies their size. Visualize a Jeff Wall backlit photo. Shrink it to a foot in size and make it an oil painting. The exhibit, appropriately dedicated to her teacher and mentor Donald McFadyen, who died too young at 45, shows that his spirit lives on.
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Q: Connecting to a Online MySQL Database using VB.Net I've searched around and haven't been able to find anything along the lines of doing this.

A: You need to install Connector/Net, which will give you a full ADO.Net provider for MySql you can use.  Be warned that this is GPL software, meaning if you distribute it as part of a commercial product you must also distribute your source code.  It's an open legal question, but last I heard most web sites are okay with this, because you are not distributing your server code.  Desktop apps may have an issue, though.

A: Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient
Public Class LoginForm1
    Dim MySQLConnection As MySqlConnection
    Private Sub OK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Cancel_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Cancel_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Cancel.Click
        End
    End Sub
Private Sub OK_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OK.Click
        MySQLConnection = New MySqlConnection
        MySQLConnection.ConnectionString = "server=db4free.net;Port=3306; User ID=db4freeusername; password=db4freepassword; database=nameofyourdatabase"
        MySQLConnection.Open()

        Dim MyAdapter As New MySqlDataAdapter
        Dim SqlQuary = "SELECT * From nameofthetable WHERE Username='" & UsernameTextBox.Text & "' AND password = '" & PasswordTextBox.Text & "';"
        Dim Command As New MySqlCommand
        Command.Connection = MySQLConnection
        Command.CommandText = SqlQuary
        MyAdapter.SelectCommand = Command
        Dim Mydata As MySqlDataReader
        Mydata = Command.ExecuteReader
        If Mydata.HasRows = 0 Then
            MsgBox("Error During Login:Please Enter Valid Data")
        Else
            Form1.Show()
            Me.Hide()
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

A: First of all you need to install MySQL connector for .NET.
Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient

Dim myConnection As MySqlConnection = New MySqlConnection()
Dim myConnectionString As String = "Server=SERVERNAME;Database=DATABASE;Uid=root;Pwd=password;"
myConnection.ConnectionString = myConnectionString
myConnection.Open()

//execute queries, etc

myConnection.Close()

A: I use C#:
const String ConnectionString = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=localhost;Port=3306;Database=test;User=root;Password=;Option=3;";

OdbcConnection conn = new OdbcConnection(ConnectionString);

conn.Open();

OdbcCommand command = new OdbcCommand();

command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

command.Connection = conn;

command.CommandText = "insert into search (tempsearchKey, state, suburb) values ('" + tempsearchKey+"','"+state+"','"+suburb+"')";

command.ExecuteNonQuery();

command.Cancel();

install odbc driver from mysql website
and convert this to VB.NET,
Maybe this link could help:
http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/ebonat-load-and-search-mysql-data-using-vbnet-2005.html

A: Install MySQL connector for .NET, and APACHE, also install XAMPP so you could use phpMyAdmin


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Constanze, Mozart's beloved, Agnes Selby
The Resource Constanze, Mozart's beloved, Agnes Selby
The item Constanze, Mozart's beloved, Agnes Selby represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
Selby, Agnes
Constanze, the wife of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, was not the foolish and self-interested individual of popular opinion, much of which is based on the views of Mozart's father, who believed that his son had chosen an inappropriate partner. This strong-minded woman was, however, to be of critical support to her beloved husband. From a family of accomplished musicians, she was possessed of a fine voice and sang in public performances of a number of Mozart's works, both before and after his death. She bore him six children, of whom two survived childhood. Her business acumen was such that after his death she was largely responsible for keeping his music before the public, organising concerts, securing the accurate publication of many of his works, including the Requiem, and acquiring patronage from the aristocracy. Her second marriage to the Dane, Georg Nikolaus Nissen, continued a life story which is a rich example of self-sufficiency and competence in an era when a woman in business was a rarity. Importantly, this book restores the reputation of a woman much maligned by history
Vienna, Austria, Hollitzer, 2013
Revised edition.
Originally published in 1999 by Turton & Armstrong Pty Limited Publishers
Part I. Constanze, wife of Mozart
part II. Constanze, widow of Mozart and Madam Nissen
Constanze, Mozart's beloved
Agnes Selby
Mozart, Constanze, 1763-1842
Mozart family
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians
MUSIC / History & Criticism
Composers' spouses
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Q: Lightbox not working with Rails, even when document on page load ready is in the codes I'm using Lightbox with Rails.
I've did what everyone suggest on stackoverflow with the lightbox-plus-jquery.js file to stop the turbolinks. i.e.
var ready;
ready = function() {

<the downloaded codes>

};
$(document).ready(ready);
$(document).on('page:load', ready);

But my image gallery is still not working, dont think my codes are wrong since all my other JS files works with the above codes?
My html codes:

CSS code is the default one downloaded from site.
Anyone successfully used lightbox with rails before? Or could help me crack this case?
Thanks in advance.

A: I had the same problem. It's not a rails issue.
You should put

(or equivalent) to the end of your body tag in the HTML, instead of the head. The problem is that if the script is in the head, it will run before the images are ready to be parsed by the library.


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Of the approximately 14,000 covered bridges that once existed in the U.S., Pennsylvania claims almost 200 of the remaining 550. The 19 bridges in Columbia County and the four on the border between Columbia and Northumberland Counties represent the third largest concentration in the state.
The annual Covered Bridge Festival at Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park in Elysburg celebrates these bridges, as well as northeastern Pennsylvania's foliage season. This year's event is Thursday, October 5 through Sunday, October 8, 2017. You'll find over 380 artists and artisans displaying primitives, paintings, prints, photography, pottery, and more. You'll find décor for every holiday season, plus 38 food vendors, free entertainment, and even free parking. The Festival may only last four days, but we think the bridges deserve celebrating the other 361 days of the year as well! Any day in the fall, a scenic drive to see some of these historic bridges also highlights our beautiful foliage season. Experts predict the 2017 fall colors will be especially brilliant, so it's a great time to explore the Columbia County countryside. If you are attending the Festival, you can see 11 of the covered bridges between the area near Knoebel's and Bloomsburg.
Your best guide is Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, an 11 page downloadable brochure with photos and information about each of the 25 bridges in the two counties, plus two suggested tour routes, detailed directions, and maps. Other interesting sources of information are The Pennsylvania Covered Bridges website, with information about each bridge as well as an interactive map to help you plan your route. Columbiapa.org illustrates each bridge and offers helpful statistics and GPS coordinates.
The design of the trusses used for a covered bridge determined the maximum length of its span and the complexity of its construction. Multi-span bridges (like building multiple bridges end to end), have supports in the water to span across wider streams and rivers, allowing some truss designs to be used over longer reaches. The Pennsylvania Covered Bridges website illustrates a dozen different trusses, three of which you will see when you visit the 11 covered bridges to the south of Bloomsburg: the simplest, oldest and most common design, the Kingpost/Multi Kingpost, the Burr Arch, and the Queen Truss. Since the Kingpost Truss limited spans to no more than 40 feet, Multi Kingpost or a different truss was required for longer spans. The Queen Truss, although still simple in design, extended the possible span to 100 feet. The Burr Arch Truss, patented in 1804, allowed even longer spans. Of the remaining covered bridges in Pennsylvania, over 60% have Burr Arch Trusses.
Five of the bridges are near Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park and the Covered Bridge Festival. Four span the South Branch of Roaring Creek, the boundary between Columbia and Northumberland Counties. Two bridges are located within the Amusement Park: the Lawrence L. Knoebel Bridge, a Kingpost, was built in 1881 and originally located at Benton, PA, and the Knoebel's Grove Bridge, a new Queen Truss (1975), replacing one that had been sited just upstream. Nearest to the Park, the Johnson Bridge spans a tributary of the same creek, and offers a very photogenic setting for camera buffs. Farthest from the Inn are the Krickbaum Bridge and the Richards or Reichard Bridge.
Closer to Catawissa, you'll find two Burr Arch bridges, the Parr's Mill Bridge and the Davis Bridge, as well as the photogenic Queen Truss Esther Furnace Bridge. All three bridges span the North Branch of Roaring Creek, as does the Snyder Bridge, farther to the southeast. The Holllingshead Bridge, very near Catawissa, is a Burr Arch built in 1851 and restored in 1999. As you approach Bloomsburg, you will find the Rupert Bridge. This bridge, constructed in 1847 and recently repaired, also uses the Burr Arch Truss and spans 185 feet over Fishing Creek.
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Darren Sharper reaches new plea agreement in rape case
Darren Sharper's new plea deal could put him in prison more than 9 years.
Darren Sharper reaches new plea agreement in rape case Darren Sharper's new plea deal could put him in prison more than 9 years. Check out this story on thenewsstar.com: http://tnsne.ws/1p1Zin3
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Former NFL star Darren Sharper has reached a new plea agreement that could put him in prison for more than nine years and require him to testify against two co-defendants at an upcoming federal trial, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
The terms of the new plea agreement were not disclosed for Sharper, who is accused of raping nine women in four states. But after his previous plea agreement was rejected last month by a federal judge, he didn't have much leverage for a better deal.
He could have withdrawn his guilty plea, facing trial and the possibility of 20 years in prison on federal rape and drug charges. Or he could try to reach a new plea agreement that might lead to longer punishment than the nine-year deal rejected last month by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.
The previous nine-year deal was an "inappropriate" and insufficient punishment for his crimes, Milazzo indicated then.
The same judge on Wednesday set a hearing for March 17 on Sharper's new plea agreement. A trial is scheduled for May 16 involving two of his alleged accomplices: former sheriff's deputy Brandon Licciardi and New Orleans waiter Erik Nunez. Both have pleaded not guilty.
Sharper agreed to cooperate with authorities as part of his previous plea deal. If he testifies at trial, that cooperation could be weighed in his sentencing afterward.
"Mr. Sharper respectfully requests that his sentencing be continued until after the trial of this matter, currently scheduled for May 16, 2016, so that the Court can evaluate his full cooperation in connection with sentencing," his attorneys stated in court documents Wednesday. "The government consents to this request."
Milazzo granted that request. His sentencing is now set for June 16.
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He won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints and also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. Nunez worked for the same women's charity events at which Sharper sometimes made appearances to raise breast cancer awareness, according to social media accounts in his name.
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Dragon's Bloodline — Chapter 14
Scene of Carnage
When I told everyone that I was going to fight the Ogre King, everyone reacted.
"Huh? How did something like that happen!?"
Carlos had the most direct response.
"Ah, well, it is Ria."
Lulu gave up.
"Yeah yeah, template template!" [TN: Template is something Japanese people say like how we say stereotypical fantasy things (and games, etc). Like elves HAVING to live in the forest and stuff like that.]
Serge was saying something that I didn't understand the meaning of.
"Still, Nee-chan really likes to fight huh. Weren't you born with a tail?"
"It wasn't there when I was born, but it may grow here soon."
Though if it did grow, it would be a lizard's tail, not a monkey's.
The rules are anything goes. Fainting, surrendering, death, or if you can't stand up in a ten count you would lose. It was a dangerous decision. To the point that there were no observers, it was more ill-natured than a duel.
"Am I in charge of healing again…?"
"It's different from when I fought Reyas this time. I might die."
"No no no, I'd be troubled if you died!"
Carlos seriously tried to stop her, but Ria wouldn't stop.
"No no no, that's seriously dangerous Nee-chan."
Saying that she would fight in the plaza, Serge also realized it.
Ogre King-san. Using Identify on him, he saw it.
Level 125.
By the way, Carlos is level 35, Lulu 32, and Serge 25.
"Levels aren't everything."
"No no no, you know, if it were a difference of 5 or 10 you could say that. But even his Skills are ridiculous you know?"
Heavy Weapons level 9.
"I see. Level 9 huh…"
"After Body Strengthening, Bone Strengthening, Herculean Strength, Intimidation, Roar, Robust Health, Strong body as well as all kinds of resistances, including high magic resistance, and also clearly having various fighting skills, doesn't he have the strength of a last boss class? If it were all of us we might somehow manage, but for your level?"
Ria smiled. It was a smile from the bottom of her heart.
What was fun about fighting weaklings? As for fighting with the chances against you, wouldn't you want to fight seriously?
She was serious.
The crowed clamored. Leaving her leather armor and short sword with Lulu, as well as her magic bag since she would be troubled if it were to rip, Ria went to the center of the large plaza.
Already finished with his preparations, the Ogre King carried his weapon on his shoulder.
The Ogre King drew in a breath.
(I'm coming!)
A roar that shook the air emanated from the Ogre King.
More than half of the onlookers that came to watch fell out of fear, half of them fainting.
In an instant, Ria closed the distance. The Ogre King's face warped in astonishment.
He didn't sense her approach. No, he'd never seen movements like that.
It was an original way of walking martial art, something that you couldn't sense start.
And without stopping, Quick Draw.
There was an intense metallic sound.
Both separated instantaneously.
The spectators couldn't understand what happened.
The Ogre King's warhammer fell down, damaged.
However, Ria's katana was also chipped.
Even though she'd used her best katana just in case, she wasn't able to perfectly cut through the thick metal lump.
She thought that she would be able to cut through the handle, but the Ogre King didn't allow it. He defended with the thickest part.
Without hesitating, Ria swung her katana. The Ogre King intercepted it.
A continuous crashing could be heard.
Ria's katana couldn't be seen. However, the Ogre King stopped all of the attacks.
"Fuha-"
He swung the warhammer.
She dodged. Her clothes torn by her shoulder being just barely grazed.
(If only I had Nagasone Kotetsu.)
If it were that Japanese sword, it could cut through any lump of metal. If that were reinforced with this world's magic, this would be over.
However, there were no Japanese swords in this world. There were something close, but the steel was different. Having said that, the strength of mithril katanas still wasn't enough.
After preparing our weapons, the match started. I have no choice but to fight with what I have now. That's the truth.
She opened the distance between them. It had finished before even a breath. However, in this short bout of offense and defense, her magic power and endurance were entirely diminished.
"You're an interesting human. Of the times I've had enjoyment in my life, you're the second since that man."
"That man?"
I adjusted my breath, and in order to recover a bit, I spoke.
"A human man. He had considerable skill in the sword and magic. Of the two times I've lost in my life, one was to that human."
I was amazed to learn that there's a human that could beat this monster.
"What's this person's name?"
"I introduced himself as Ars. Since he's in Krasli Kingdom, if you're still alive when we finish this fight, you should go meet him."
With that, the Ogre King grinned.
"Have you recovered?"
Ria's High Speed Recovery skill helping her endurance and magic power was noticed.
"You're pretty calm."
"No, I'm just enjoying myself. Still, I have a trump card you know?"
"Then, how about… this!"
She drew closer.
And again, the repeated their bout of offense and defense.
Ria was just barely able to dodge, and there was just a small wound on the Ogre King's skin.
The warhammer was slightly chipped from the first attack. This slight error in its balance impeded the exchange between him and his opponent.
Even so, she couldn't land the decisive blow. Even if she cut a bit of skin, it was of no concern given ogres' vitality.
And each time she exchanged blows with the Ogre King, the stamina of Ria's katana decreased.
"How the heck is this happening? Ria is winning?"
Lulu wasn't able to see the exchange of blows between the two. Even for Carlos, who'd trained in the sword and was better than the average person, it was the same.
"I think they're even. However, using it like that, the katana is probably going to break."
"You can see them?"
"I used acceleration magic on my eyes."
Serge said so proudly, though the situation was bad.
In spite of narrowing the acceleration to his senses, the best he could do was follow the battle.
Compared to warhammers that smash to kill, katanas make use of slashes. Of course metal rods can be used to could exchange blows, but a blade will be crushed. Serge had such useless knowledge.
Of course, Ria also understood this.
Even if you ward it off with the side of the blade, avoiding it from hitting the edge of the blade, it would undoubtedly break sooner or later. The katana would become unusable.
She looked for a way out of the situation.
Magic? Useless. With the degree that Ria could use offensive magic, she had already used too much magic on body reinforcement.
If that's the case, there's no choice but to do it.
Forcing the katana's trajectory, she drove it into the warhammer's shaft.
With a clear sound, the sword broke.
The Ogre King brandished his warhammer, and she barely dodged it. There was a crater in the ground from the force of the impact, and the warhammer broke from its hilt.
The katana broke from halfway down. The Ogre King lost his weapon.
Aiming his right fist at Ria's face, the Ogre King swung. The katana was light from being broken, and she swung to sever his hand.
Though the katana's blade had been crushed, it still reached the Ogre King's bones.
But the fist didn't stop. The trajectory was shifted, but it hit Ria's left shoulder.
The joint was disconnected, and bones were smashed.
The shock blew her away twenty or so meters. She lost her grip on the katana.
She was saved since she was thrown into the spectators. Ogre muscles were perfectly good cushions.
"Owww…"
Even though I have pain tolerance, painful is painful. While healing myself with magic, I returned to the plaza.
The Ogre King easily pulled out the stuck katana and pulled up his fists vigilantly.
With that injury, he should be more or less restricted to his right hand.
Though Ria's left arm wouldn't move either. When the bones were smashed so messily, it wouldn't be recovered by a simple heal.
"You damaged my strengthened body."
"I strengthened my weapon with magic."
When used against Reyas it could sever an arm through armor, but didn't work on the Ogre King.
"Lulu! Katana!"
A human isn't a match for an ogre without a weapon. Lulu threw the short sword she was looking after to Ria.
But the Ogre King wouldn't stay silent seeing the opening.
Ria extended her hand to the air. Aiming at her, the Ogre King swung his left fist.
However, that was Ria's plan.
The Ogre King who took a big swing was full of openings.
Without even looking at the short sword, Ria slipped into the ogre's bosom.
(If this doesn't work, it's my loss!)
She stepped into his territory. There was a crater from the shock.
Pushing it out, her right palm hit against the Ogre King's abdomen.
"Kaa-!"
By using all of her strength, as well as rotating her hips, she pushed through the stubborn abdominal muscles.
First, several bones in her right leg broke from being pushed beyond their limits.
Her right arm broke. Her muscles ruptured, blood vessels exploded, and blood gushed out of her skin.
The Ogre King wasn't moving. Neither was Ria.
After several seconds, the Ogre King fell backwards.
Although Ria had serious wounds, the girl was still standing. On the contrary, moving slowly, she picked up the knife that was thrown to her with her left hand.
However, she didn't have the spare energy to end it. She couldn't use either arm properly. It was all she could do to drag her feet and walk.
She continued to use healing magic, but wasn't even able to stop the blood at best.
"Ria!"
"Jii-chan!"
Lulu and Gig jumped out from the spectators. Carlos and Serge also followed.
"Don't come!"
They stopped moving at Ria's shout.
"It hasn't been ten seconds yet."
If you couldn't get up within ten seconds, it was a loss.
After counting that much, Ria fell onto her bottom.
"Lulu, please treat him. Since I damaged his internals, it would be bad to leave it alone."
"But aren't you seriously injured too?"
"Only on the outside. It's not a matter or life or death."
Saying so, Lulu went to treat the Ogre King.
So Serge came here instead.
"Nee-chan, that last thing, was it Chinese Kenpo?"
"Japanese martial arts. It's said to go through armor. It's a technique for messing up the opponent's insides. Well, I couldn't use it in my previous life though."
With Serge's healing, her right arm recovered.
"Oh Lulu, please heal my left shoulder. It seems to be stuck in an odd shape from my recovery."
Closing her eyes, Ria collapsed.
In her body, she felt cells being restored rapidly. However, that further took away from her endurance.
She managed to win somehow. An unprecedented feeling of satisfaction welled up.
Noticing the shadow that suddenly appeared over her face, the Ogre King was being supported on both sides and looking over to her.
"A fine warrior."
There was a deeply satisfied ring to the Ogre King's voice.
It was just a fight, and moreover neither had died, so there was delight.
They could fight again.
"If we fight again, it would probably be my loss."
"Perhaps. However, you won this time."
He obediently admitted his defeat. They smiled at each other.
Ria's stomach growled. For a body to regenerate, it needed food.
Gahaha, the Ogre King laughed.
"Everybody, prepare a feast! For coming across a warrior!"
Everyone was excited and shouted in joy.
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They also consider themselves the Leander Independent School District Goodwill Ambassadors. Every year they raise thousands of dollars at their Gift of Love Clinic and give all proceeds to a student or teacher in our district who is in need of financial assistance when faced with serious medical illness. They also host other clinics and dance camps throughout the year to promote dance and physical fitness within our district.
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I like Jillian, she's young, she's fun and I officially want to be her friend. Although she seems to have this underlying insecurity-filled thought process, her posts are very good and I was kept quite content and focused while reading them.
The design of Jillian's World isn't bad, it's purple and although I usually hate purple, it seems to fit with Jillian's personality. And so I accepted it and thought it to be a good design.
Her writing flows which is always important and shows that she is a good writer.
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