CALGARY, May 24, 2017 /CNW/ - Seven Calgary-based technology companies will receive over $2.5 million in federal government support to help market and supply their products to the global marketplace, while creating over 70 local jobs.
Through this investment, these companies have developed solutions that will improve access to health diagnostic systems, clean water, and business communication systems, as well as provide more intuitive products for musicians and interior decorators.
David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, made the announcement today on the Minister's behalf during a visit to Innovate Calgary.
Today's announcement supports western-based companies that develop cutting-edge technology, create jobs, and spur the economy. Funding for these Calgary-based companies is part of several successful projects announced under the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. The program provides $100 million in repayable contributions to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Western Canada. Since 2014, WD has invested nearly $97 million through WINN and expects to create over 1,600 jobs across the West.
The Government's Innovation Agenda aims to make Canada a global centre for innovation – one that drives economic growth by creating better jobs, opportunities, and living standards for all Canadians. This investment is an example of that vision in action.
PS Lametti will also deliver a keynote speech on the Government's Innovation Superclusters Initiative at Dynamic Source Manufacturing. This $950-million program, designed to jumpstart innovation in high-growth areas where Canada is a world leader, will select up to five innovation superclusters.
Superclusters are dense areas of business activity where innovation happens and where many of the jobs of today and tomorrow are created. They attract large and small companies that collaborate with universities, colleges or not-for-profit organizations to turn ideas into solutions that can be brought to market.
The initiative is part of the Government's Innovation and Skills Plan, a multi-year strategy to make this country a world-leading centre for innovation, create more well-paying jobs and grow the middle class.
The Innovation and Skills Plan includes $950 million over five years to create innovation superclusters.
"Calgary has again proven that it is a home to a diverse community of innovators. These new technology companies are demonstrating that economic growth is possible in many industries. Our Government is a champion of innovation at all stages in the ecosystem and the WINN funding helps these organizations get beyond a critical stage in their product development."
"Since spinning out of the University of Calgary, the Government of Canada has been supporting us every step of the way. This WINN funding has allowed Zephyr Sleep Technologies to accelerate the launch of MATRx Plus to Canadian healthcare providers".
"iConnectivity is honoured to have the financial endorsement of the Government of Canada. This nod builds upon our success in becoming the number one provider of MIDI interfaces in the world. We're especially excited about how our upcoming product line will create a more connected creative environment for musicians. This investment will help us to commercialize more rapidly."
"Canada is full of innovative ideas, however it is challenging for small business start-ups to get financing or investment; which is why funding like this is key to progressing Canada forward in the global economy. We would not have been able to advance our technology so quickly, had it not been for our WINN funding."
- J.R. Brooks, Director of Operations, IWR Technologies Inc.
"WINN funding has enabled Oral4D Systems to expand our clinical documentation and analytics solutions into a larger segment of the dental market. It has accelerated our ability to address new market opportunities."
"At Under the Roof Decorating Inc. (UTR), we design, market and sell innovative products that make picture hanging and wall decorating easy. Our revolutionary new Place&Push™ technology lets you hang picture frames in seconds - and we are thrilled to have WINN's support to bring this innovative technology to market in a big way."
"Since the founding of Calgary Scientific, we have pushed to be innovative in solving complex technological issues with creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. This support will enable us to continue employing Canadians and growing our uniquely innovative team, with which we have secured over 40 patents."
- Dave Waldrop, CRO, Calgary Scientific.
"As in most cases, innovators and startup companies suffer under incredible financial pressure to launch their ideas and take their product to market. In Dakota's case, the award and support from WINN to offset the monies that had been raised internally, has been nothing short of 'life saving.' Through the WINN program, we have completed several critical milestones and now have our product coming off the assembly line and into the hands of potential customers around the world."
- Vaughan Payne, President & Partner, Dakota Supplies Inc.
WINN is a $100 million five-year federal initiative that offers repayable contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with operations in Western Canada, in order to help move their new and innovative technologies from the later stages of research and development to the marketplace.
The intent of WINN is to promote the development and diversification of the western Canadian economy by providing financial support to qualified SMEs to help them accelerate the commercialization of innovative products, processes, and services in Western Canada and by stimulating greater private sector investment in western Canadian commercialization activities.
PureWeb Silk will build on the cloud enablement capabilities of CSI's PureWeb software platform for collaboration and file sharing between professionals, clients, and others. Through a web browser, PureWeb Silk integrates applications such as audio and video conferencing, application sharing, and sharing of image galleries within one interface.
Commercialize MOPPITT, an all-in-one commercial mop will that will reduce the risk of cross-contamination and is compact enough to fit in places with limited storage space such as aircrafts, emergency vehicles, and buses.
Commercialize and market its iConnectMIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) that can share music across platforms, simultaneously, and in real-time allowing musicians to record music from various sources such as guitars, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, and computers and mix them into one piece of music.
Commercialize an ultrasonic water recycling process that extracts clean reusable water from manure on-site, making the manure 75 per cent lighter. The technology provides dairy and hog operations with additional water resources, helps them to realize transportation cost savings, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from storage of manure by 38 per cent.
Develop, prototype, and launch Aligner4D, Orthoguide, and Dental 4D software through a web-based application. The software will make access to treatment information more efficient, provide complete 3D models of dental charts, and allow professionals a wide range of functions for analyzing and displaying patient data over time.
Under the Roof Decorating Inc.
Commercialize new décor products that make art and photo installations easier and prevent damage to walls. The company will also develop and commercialize a mobile app called DecoPreview that will allow users to preview how a room will look after the item is installed.
Commercialize an at-home sleep diagnostic system that will analyze which people with sleep apnea may be better candidates for oral appliance therapy (OAT) instead of more invasive treatments. The technology could replace trial and error methods used to test effectiveness of OAT in sleep laboratories and clinics, thus reducing diagnostic time and costs.


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Wilson is preparing his bank reconciliation at 31 May 2005. His bank statement shows a balance of $228 cash at the bank. The balance on the bank account in his general ledger is $113 (credit). He has noted the following reasons for the difference: (i) Cheque number 958602 was incorrectly recorded in Wilson's cash book as $760. The cheque was correctly debited on the bank statement on 2 May as $670. (ii) Bank charges of $428 were debited by the…show more content…
The debit balance on the bank account in his general ledger is $2,717. The bank statement for his business bank account shows that he has $44 at the bank. You have noted the following: (i) Due to an addition error, Jeremy overstated the total of cash banked by $900. (ii) Jeremy recorded the value of a cheque paid to a supplier as $540. The cheque was debited on the bank statement at the correct value of $450. Jeremy did not record interest earned of $120, or bank charges of $265. Both of these items are shown on the bank statement for November. During November, a lodgement of $4,000 to Jeremy's personal account was credited to his business account by the bank. A customer's cheque for $464 was returned as the customer did not have sufficient funds for payment. Jeremy has not made any entries in his books for the return of the cheque. A lodgement for $7,785 was not credited by the bank until 1 December. Jeremy recorded this lodgement in November. Cheques issued, with a total value of $2,531, have not been debited by the bank. This includes a cheque for $427 which was cancelled. Jeremy has not made any entries in his books to record the cancellation of the cheque.
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Fifth round of talks between govt and farmers begins
Posted on December 5, 2020 By Asian Mail India, Latest News
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The fifth round of talks between the government and agitating farmers' representatives began here on Saturday even as protesting farmers stay put on Delhi's border points amid heavy police deployment sticking to their demand of repeal of the three farm laws.
Early in the morning Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss the situation arising out of the farmers agitation which entered tenth day on Saturday. Sources said the Ministers apprised the Prime Minister of the latest situation on the issue. The meeting lasted about one and a half hours. After this meeting the Prime Minister and the Home Minister had a one-on-one which continued for nearly one hour, sources said.
Ahead of the fifth round of the meeting, some farmers' leaders hoped for a positive outcome but said they want only repeal of the three farm laws. No amendments to the laws would be acceptable to them, they added
The agitating farmers have blocked many key entry routes to Delhi from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and threatened to intensify their agitation and block more roads if the government did not accept their demands. They have warned that they would hold a Bharat Bandh on December eight if their demands were not met.
The three farm laws which were enacted in September, are being projected by the government as major reforms in agriculture sector mainly to remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country. However, farmers fear that the new laws would pave way for the entry of corporates in agriculture sector by scrapping the mandi system and eliminating the safety cushion of Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Centre has asserted that these mechanisms would remain.
The Agriculture Minister had said after the fourth round of the meeting on December three that the government had an ''open mind'' on the issue and the MSP system would continue. ''The government has no ego and is discussing with the farmers with an open mind…I would like to reiterate that the MSP system will continue and we will assure farmers about it,'' he said. He said that in the new Act it had been provided that farmers could take their grievances to SDM court. Farmers' Unions feel that SDM court is a lower court and they should be allowed to go the court. ''The government will consider this demand,'' he added.
The Minister said the agitating farmers also expressed concern over an Ordinance on stubble burning and the Act on electricity. The government is open to consider and discuss these issues as well, he said.
The government would contemplate that the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) was strengthened. APMC is a marketing board to ensure that farmers are safeguarded from exploitation by large retailers, as well as ensuring the farm to retail price spread did not reach excessively high levels. Until 2020, the first sale of agriculture produce could occur only at the market yards (mandis) of APMC. One of the farm laws allows farmers to sell their outside APMC mandis in India. The govenment has assured that APMC was further strengthened and its usage increased.
The new laws lay down provision for private mandis outside the purview of the APMC, the Minister said and added that the farmers raised the issue in the meeting that if trade takes place outside the purview of mandi, it would be on the basis of PAN Card. They however, said PAN Card could be easily acquired by anyone today. So trader should be registered.
The government would ensure that the trader gets registered, the Minister said and expressed confidence that the talks would reach a solution.
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At the age of 79 Lefty Wright, who was a teacher and coach at Park Hi, passed away on October 12, 2015. Lefty — also known to some as "Gene" —was born on December 12, 1935 in Sterling Rock Falls, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his beloved grandson, Theodore Wright and his brother, Jerry. He is survived by his wife Nan, his high school sweetheart and best "bud" for 64 years; daughter Debbie Norgaarden (Jed); and son Todd (Andra Palmer); grandchildren Cole, Sarah and Paige; brother Robert (Marian) and sister-in-law Bev; and many other treasured family members and friends.
Lefty was passionate about his family and friends, St. Louis Park Schools, the Minnesota State High School League, the University of Minnesota Cross-Country and Track & Field events, playing tennis and golf, biking, road trips and family dinners. His life will be celebrated and memories shared in a service of remembrance with reception to follow at 10 AM on Saturday, October 31st at the Wayzata Community Church, 125 East Wayzata Boulevard in Wayzata. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Wayzata Community Church or donor's choice.
Several of us received the news [of Lefty's death] early Tuesday morning as we were setting up courses for high school cross country meets under cloudy skies and cool temperatures. As the morning continued and we carefully chose where to put pennant lines and cones, unwrapped our previously and carefully folded pennants and looped them onto stakes with the Lefty loop, measured and painted perfect starting boxes for athletes and cleared all the loose leaves away...the clouds disappeared, the sun came out, the skies warmed, and we knew Lefty had approved of our set-up and organization of the day.
Many of us knew him personally and worked closely with him. Many of us only knew him by name and reputation. All of us knew him by the things we did as officials in Minnesota for TF and CC. Processes, procedures, protocols, and, the important one -- athlete-centered attitudes -- find their way back somehow to Lefty Wright and his persistent leadership in making these sports such great and fair experiences for all involved.
As we continue this season and move into track in a few months, Lefty will always be with us and his spirit will continue to define the high quality of officiating in these sports that Minnesota is known for. I know I join you in mourning the loss of his physical presence but are glad he is free of the suffering he so stoically endured the past few years. He always did it the Wright Way!
As many of you know by now, I lost my best friend and 'soul mate' this week. My dear Lefty died on Monday, October 12th, from the cancer he has been battling since 2014.
He said to me last week that he wanted to write the last 'Lefty update'… but he didn't get the chance to put it into writing. I'm sure it was neatly organized in his head though. That is the way he would prepare speeches— thinking about it awhile, all in his head, organizing it the way he wanted before he would put it to paper.
"The idea of quitting never occurred to me. Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others. Don't assume that it's too late to get involved. So, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, I decided to live… or at least try to live, the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor and with composure. I get up some mornings have a good cry, then I go live a good day! Learn how to live and you'll know to die; learn how to die, and you'll know how to live.
Dying is only ONE thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else. We are teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. Create your own. I may be dying, but I am surrounded by loving, caring souls. How many people can say that? The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die.
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to the community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted. There is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn't the family. If you don't have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from family, you don't have much at all. Love is so supremely important.
I had to ask myself, 'am I going to withdraw, and give up on the world because it's been so horrible to me now, or am I going to live?' I decided I was going to live. Grieving is an important part of living because experiencing loss is inevitable for everyone. I let myself experience the grief, the sadness, the anger, the regret, and the sense of finishing before my time. I let the tears flow, then I started to think about what I'm crying about. I'm crying about my own death, my departure from people I love, the sense of unfinished business and of leaving this beautiful world. Crying has helped me gradually come to accept the end— the fact that ALL living things must die.


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This summer, Frankee York (Oglala Sioux) and Raymond Vigil became the new owners of ABC Seamless, a construction franchise that specializes in siding, roofing, gutters, and windows.
Prior to becoming owner of the Rapid City location, Vigil worked for ABC Seamless in Pierre, South Dakota, for four years. York, who also has a background in construction, had been exploring potential business ventures when the prospect with ABC Seamless in Rapid City arose.
"When Ray called me and told me about the opportunity, I was all in," said York.
Friends for over a decade, York and Vigil, had previously discussed becoming business partners. York had even approached Lakota Funds, a non-profit Native American community loan fund located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, to inquire about possible financing options. With the wheels already in motion on several fronts, the pieces naturally fell into place with the purchase of ABC Seamless.
Although it was the first time either partner had obtained a business loan, Vigil says, "It was a really good experience for both of us. Lakota Funds did a great job guiding us through the process."
York and Vigil are relocating their families to the Rapid City area and settling into their new community. They have already hired two installers, are still looking to fill a few more positions, and are booked out a couple months already.
"It has been pretty successful so far. Everything is picking up in a good way," says York.
This project was made possible with funding from Wells Fargo.
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Graphene-reinforced concrete is "more than twice as strong" say scientists - Dr Wong - Emporium of Tings. Web Magazine.
UK scientists have found a way to incorporate wonder-material graphene into concrete, greatly increasing the material's strength and water resistance.
According to researchers at the University of Exeter, the composite material is "more than twice as strong and four times more water-resistant than existing concretes".
The technique developed by the scientists uses nano-engineering technology to suspend atomically thin shards of graphene in the water that is used when mixing concrete.
This process requires less material than a tradition manufacturing process. This drastically reducing the material's carbon footprint, resulting in a concrete that is not only strong, but also more sustainable.
Monica Craciun, professor of engineering at the University of Exeter, believes the innovation will be "an absolute game-changer" for the architecture and construction industries.
"Not only is it stronger and more durable, but it is also more resistant to water, making it uniquely suitable for construction in areas that require maintenance work and are difficult to be accessed," she said.
"Yet perhaps more importantly, by including graphene we can reduce the amount of materials required to make concrete by around 50 per cent – leading to a significant reduction of 446 kilograms per tonne of the carbon emissions," she continued.
Graphene is one of the strongest materials known to science. Made up of a single layer of carbon atoms, it has a range of impressive properties, for instance, it is transparent, and is extremely conductive of heat and electricity.
Since graphene was isolated at the University of Manchester in 2004, scientists have been developing a wide range of uses for the material including incorporating it in hair dye, water filters and night-vision contact lenses.
According to Dimitar Dimov, another member of University of Exeter research team, graphene-reinforced concrete has the potential to revolutionise the construction industry.
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The Vulcan Ventures-backed company, which lets shoppers band together to get discounts on items by purchasing them in bulk, will cease operations at the end of January.
Mercata, a group-buying site backed by the venture capital firm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said Thursday it will cease operations at the end of the month.
The Bellevue, Wash.-based company, which withdrew a $100 million initial public offering Wednesday, said in a statement Thursday that it was closing its doors after a private investment could not be raised.
The financial woes of Mercata, which lets shoppers band together to get discounts on items by purchasing them in bulk, are just another sign of how cash-strapped Internet companies are having a hard time getting investors to come back to the trough. It also marks another investment by Allen's venture firm, Vulcan Ventures, that has folded its doors.
"The difficulty that Mercata faced was that it wasn't able to capture great discounts and, in fact, the search bots like Ask Jeeves turned up better prices than Mercata," said Andrew Bartles, senior e-commerce analyst with Giga Information Group. "So for all the effort to be part of the pool, the reality was you didn't get as good of prices as other sites."
He added that Mercata was hurt by its small selection in various categories and by the threat that sites like Yahoo and America Online could start up similar businesses but with a greater number of participants. Its competitors included ActBig, Zwirl.com and C-Tribe.com.
Vulcan Ventures holds nearly a 55 percent stake in Mercata and was one of several investors that poured $90 million into the company. Other investors included Europ@web, Amerindo, Global Retail Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Thomas Weisel Partners.
Representatives from Vulcan Ventures and Global Retail Partners declined to comment.
Although its investors pumped money into the company as early as February, the downturn in consumer e-commerce stocks and investments took their toll, said Tom Van Horn, Mercata chief executive.
"Investors have seen their interest in e-commerce decline, even in those companies that do well and are recognized as groundbreaking and innovative like we are," Van Horn said. "This funding environment is the toughest I've ever experienced."
He noted that although the company was not profitable, it had been meeting all the milestones its investors had set. Van Horn declined to comment on when the company had expected to be profitable.
After delaying its IPO plans last year, the company began seeking additional funding in the second half of the year and tried to find a buyer. Van Horn added that several large public and private companies expressed interest, but as the markets tanked and investor interest in e-commerce declined, so did prospective buyers.
Van Horn disputed Bartles' characterization of Mercata's selection, noting that the company had greatly expanded its product offerings and received few complaints from customers relating to selection.
One high-profile albatross for Allen was retailer Value America, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. The company filed for bankruptcy just three months after Vulcan and other investors plowed $30 million into it. Allen and other investors had originally invested $60 million in the e-commerce company.
Another disappointment was Vulcan's stake in Drugstore.com. The Bellevue, Wash.-based firm invested $40 million to buy nearly 2.3 million shares, or a 4.3 percent stake, according to Drugstore.com's proxy statement last year. That investment today is worth about $3.2 million.
Vulcan also spent $14 million for a 9.9 percent stake in 800.com, a privately held consumer electronics e-commerce company, according to 800.com's prospectus. The company filed for an initial public offering in March last year but withdrew those plans three months later, citing the drop in the stock market.
Mercata, which launched in May 1999, will accept orders until Jan 31.
"I think it was a good idea and they deserved a lot credit for trying to pull it off. But like many ideas that have been tried, execution turned out to be a problem," Bartles said. "I don't think the category is necessarily dead, but may resurface in different clothing."


Corn butter is a plant-based sensation, and with good reason: It's a sweet and creamy easy-to-make vegan alternative to butter that isn't overly processed or high in fat. Agar powder, a seaweed-derived alternative to gelatin, helps to bind the ingredients while keeping things light. Look for agar powder in the baking aisle next to jello ingredients or at Asian markets.
Combine corn kernels with ½ cup water in a blender. Blend for a few minutes to achieve a very creamy texture.
Pour into a container with a lid and let cool for 10 minutes. Then cover container and chill in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes to set.


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Belbaşı je jama in pozno paleolitsko / mezolitsko mesto v južni Turčiji, ki leži jugozahodno od Antalye.

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Kultura Belbaşı je izraz, ki se včasih uporablja za opis prazgodovinske kulture, o kateri so bile v šestdesetih letih raziskane jasno prepoznavne sledi na kraju samem, včasih pa se je uporabljala tudi za naslednje mezolitske / proto-neolitske kulture jame Beldibi v bližini, le nekaj kilometrov oddaljeno proti severu ali v širšem pomenu, zajema celotno zaporedje, ki ga sestavlja pol ducata jam zahodno od Antalye, v tem smislu pa zajema tudi neolitska območja jam Çarkin, Öküzlü in jame Karain. Drugi viri začnejo zaporedje v Beldibiju, tako da se nanašajo na kulturo Beldibi ali pa vsako jamo obravnavajo posamezno. Takšna zaporedja od poznega paleolitika do neolitika na tako tesno lociranih mestih ni znana drugje.

Predmeti kulture Belbaşı vključuje različne puščice, trikotne konice in poševno prirezane lopatice.

Kultura Beldibi ponuja še barvne kamninske gravure na stenah jame, doslej edina znana jamska umetnost v zahodni Aziji, pa tudi oprema, okrašena z naravnimi oblikami in geometrijskim okrasjem. Našli so uvožene predmete iz obsidiana, verjetno iz vzhodnega Taurusa ali severno od reke Gediz in zgodnje oblike lončarstva. Pojavljajo se kosti jelena, kozoroga in goveda, verjetno pa so se ukvarjali z obalnim ribolovom v bližnjem Sredozemskem morju in z zbiranjem divjega zrnja. Ni še nobenega dokaza o pridelavi hrane ali reji živali.

Do proto-neolitske kulture Beldibi, ki se je razvila iz mezolitske Belbaşı, je le možno, čeprav zelo, da se viri razlikujejo v izbiri pogojev za zadevne kulture.

Zbirka obeh kultur temelji na mikrolitih.

Povezava z drugimi prazgodovinskimi kulturami
Kultura Belbaşı kaže znake zgodnje povezave s kulturo Kebaran v Palestini. Njihova naselja so bila v tem pogledu stalna, značilna Natufianska kultura mest v tem pogledu in mnoga kasneje so se razvila v kmetijske vasi, podobno kot Jerihov predhodnik Tell es-Sultan, naseljen okoli 7800 let pred n. št..

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using System.Linq;
using Orchard.ContentManagement;
using Orchard.ContentManagement.Drivers;
using Orchard.ContentPicker.Fields;
using Orchard.ContentPicker.ViewModels;
using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;

namespace Orchard.ContentPicker.Drivers {
    [OrchardFeature("Orchard.ContentPicker.LocalizationExtensions")]
    public class ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver : ContentFieldDriver<Fields.ContentPickerField> {
        private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;

        public ContentPickerFieldLocalizationDriver(IContentManager contentManager) {
            _contentManager = contentManager;
        }

        private static string GetPrefix(Fields.ContentPickerField field, ContentPart part) {
            return part.PartDefinition.Name + "." + field.Name;
        }

        private static string GetDifferentiator(Fields.ContentPickerField field, ContentPart part) {
            return field.Name;
        }

        protected override DriverResult Editor(ContentPart part, Fields.ContentPickerField field, dynamic shapeHelper) {
            return ContentShape("Fields_ContentPickerLocalization_Edit", GetDifferentiator(field, part),
                () => {
                    var model = new ContentPickerFieldViewModel {
                        Field = field,
                        Part = part,
                        ContentItems = _contentManager.GetMany<ContentItem>(field.Ids, VersionOptions.Latest, QueryHints.Empty).ToList()
                    };

                    model.SelectedIds = string.Join(",", field.Ids);

                    return shapeHelper.EditorTemplate(TemplateName: "Fields/ContentPickerLocalization.Edit", Model: model, Prefix: GetPrefix(field, part));
                });
        }

        protected override DriverResult Editor(ContentPart part, ContentPickerField field, IUpdateModel updater, dynamic shapeHelper) {
            return Editor(part, field, shapeHelper);
        }
    }
}

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Yesterday I woke up with an extreme amount of excitement in my heart, knowing that my amazing sweet friend Regan from Seraphim Fire Photography was cruising up to my neck of the woods for a visit and photo shoot. I won't say too much about what she is up to, but she is in the process of documenting woman in a Super Hero style fashion, where we get to design our own super hero persona and outfit and have a shoot based on our creations.
The goal was presented to me a month or so ago and it ignited a beautiful fire in my heart, sitting and thinking of what my super hero powers are and how I can portray them. I feel like my super hero powers are healing, kindness and compassion and I get to those aspects of myself through being centered and filled spiritually. When I am in the thick of nature, I can sit by a tree and feel filled by all of the natural elements around me, I feel like I could give endless amounts of compassion to all those around me seeing with clear eyes and an open heart. In finding this knowing I knew what I was to create for my super hero persona…Which isn't far off from my "real life" so my costume had to be out there.
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Q: How to find the minimum distance from a point to a set? Let $M=\{x: x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+x_{3}^{2}\le4, x_{1}^{2}-4x_{2}\le0\}$ and $y=(1,0,2)^{T}$. Find the minimum distance from $y$ to $M$, the unique minimizing point and a separating plane. Does anyone know how to solve the problem without KKT conditions? It would be very helpful.

A: Finding the minimum distance from $y$ to $M$ can be done by solving the following problem: Minimize
$$
d=(x_1-1)^2+{x_2}^2+(x_3-2)^2\quad\quad \quad \mbox{(the squared distance to $y$)}
$$
subject to:
\begin{align}
{x_1}^2+{x_2}^2+{x_3}^2&\le 4\\
{x_1}^2-4{x_2}&\le 0
\end{align}
You can solve this with KKT conditions if you are familiar with non linear optimization. Actually this also gives you the unique minimizing point (its coordinates are the triplet $(x_1,x_2,x_3)$ of the solution).

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Post by Patush » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:37 pm
By Rev. Ted Pike
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) had its <http://edwork.edgeboss.net/wmedia/edwor ... .wvx>first hearing in the House Education and Labor Committee today. Key witnesses were homosexual Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin. The Jewish Anti-Defamation League, architect of the bill, issued a release today saying, "Support for ENDA sends an important message to all Americans that...discrimination will not be tolerated in the workplace." House Democrats favor ENDA's plan to grant homosexuals, transgenders and all sexual deviants included under "sexual orientation" special rights to be hired and not fired in American businesses of 15+ employees. Meanwhile, liberal Jewish organizations are lobbying to make sure ENDA will require Christian churches to hire homosexuals in all non-spiritual positions (including church administration, business and education).
The civil rights legislation of the 1960s banned discrimination in hiring and firing. But they don't clearly state whether churches must hire unbelievers or people of other faiths in nonspiritual positions. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 suggests churches can remain free to discriminate. In 2007, a Bush administration legal memo said churches (and even religious organizations receiving federal funds) don't have to hire unbelievers. Now 11 Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League, plus other liberal organizations, are demanding that the Obama administration and Att. Gen. Eric Holder reverse Bush's "discriminatory" policy.
<http://jta.org/news/article/2009/09/17/ ... o-holder-t
hrow-out-bush-policy-on-religious-groups-hiring>The Jewish Telegraph Agency:
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, 11 Jewish groups and dozens of other religious and rights organizations said the 2007 Bush Administration Office of Legal Counsel memo used an "erroneous" interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Signing onto the letter are the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, B'nai B'rith International, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hadassah, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, National Council of Jewish Women, Na'amat USA, Rabbinical Assembly, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Women of Reform Judaism.
The two largest groups of American religious Jews-Reform and Conservative-broadly embrace homosexuality. Their members may openly practice their deviant lifestyle and even become rabbis. Thus, the majority of American religious Jews, who have repeatedly marshaled in favor of the pro-homosexual federal hate crimes bill, have nothing to lose by inviting even more homosexuals into their synagogues, nonprofit businesses, schools and summer camps. Polls consistently show that roughly four out of five American Jews are liberals who vote for the homosexual-friendly policies of the Democrat party.
In contrast, the vast majority of evangelical Christians are morally opposed to homosexuality. ENDA would force Christian churches to hire activist homosexuals and thus devastate the spiritual autonomy and identity of American evangelicalism.
Organized Jewry in America thus reveals its continuing opposition to Christianity. Evangelicals, on the other hand, have historically favored Judaism and supported Israel unconditionally. They still exempt Israel's PR representative, the virulently anti-Christian Anti-Defamation League, from criticism. Liberal Jews in America are biting the hands of those who have fed them.
Is the church mounting its own counteroffensive against ENDA and four other Christian-persecuting hate bills now surging through Congress? With few exceptions, it is not. But YOU can join the National Prayer Network at <http://www.truthtellers.org/>www.truthtellers.org as we rally opposition to ENDA and the flood of new Christian-persecuting, ADL-conceived hate crimes bills.
Call your two Senators and House members toll-free at 877-851-6437 or 202-225-3121 toll and say,
"I am angry that the Democrats are moving forward even more freedom-stealing hate crimes bills. I will vote against the Senator and Congressman who votes for ENDA and other hate crime legislation."
Please send a similar message to the pivotal members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, names available on the <http://www.truthtellers.org/actionplan.html>Action Page at <http://www.truthtellers.org/>www.truthtellers.org.
The religious right, following the defeatist advice of Dr. James Dobson, has largely concluded that it is useless at the present time to fight the Democrat majority in Congress and its five hate bills (See, July 11.09 article, "<http://www.truthtellers.org/alerts/poss ... m>Possible Hate Bill Vote Moday...Dobson Fails Us in the Battle."). Focusing on healthcare, conservatives hope to alienate voters against the Democrats at midterm elections next year and regain control of Congress. Yet, it is likely that Democrats this fall will steamroll opposition and pass Obama's healthcare plan. History has shown that when a controversial plan becomes federal law, organized opposition quickly dissipates. Conservatives may well lack the momentum to actually overthrow the Democrats. Meanwhile, they will have allowed at least five major hate crimes bills to pass, creating a legally enforceable, Christian-persecuting hate crimes bureaucracy in America.
If this happens, even the most upright conservative President who might be elected could not halt it; the federal government, justice department, FBI and all local police would be obligated to enforce anti-Christian persecution-at least until the hate laws were repealed. And that is unheard of once hate laws are passed. No nation laboring under hate crimes bureaucracies established by ADL has thrown off its freedom-destroying yoke. Hate laws, like Roe v. Wade, reveal an incredible tenacity to outlive public opposition.
How, I ask, can anyone consider this terrifying scenario and not pick up their phone right now and protest?
<http://www.truthtellers.org/>www.Truthtellers.org
Let the Anti-Defamation League teach you how they have saddled 45 states with hate laws capable of persecuting Christians, and spearhead attempts to pass the federal hate crimes bill: <http://www.adl.org/99hatecrime/intro.as ... /intro.asp.
TALK SHOW HOSTS: Interview Rev. Ted Pike on this subject. Call (503) 631-3808.
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Analysis: Koalas: new laws – old tricks
NSW planning policy for koalas falls short of the legal safeguards needed to protect the iconic animals and their habitats.
By Cerin Loane, Senior Policy and Law Reform Solicitor, and Rachel Walmsley, Policy and Law Reform Director, Sydney
A new NSW SEPP – State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 – is due to commence on 1 March 2020. With koala numbers having been in decline in NSW over the past two decades, a revised Koala SEPP had been highly anticipated as an opportunity to bolster legal protections for koalas. Frustratingly, the finalised Koala SEPP does little more than tinker around the edges. The fact remains that NSW laws fall far short of providing tangible protection for koalas. And with koala populations and their habitats significantly impacted by the summer's devastating bushfires, it's going to take more than just a few revisions to provide our koalas and their habitats the real legal protection they need.
The status of koalas in NSW
Koalas are currently listed as a vulnerable threatened species in NSW, meaning there is a high risk of extinction in the medium-term.[1] Additionally, individual populations at Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens on the lower north coast, between the Tweed and Brunswick Rivers east of the Pacific Highway in the Northern Rivers area and within the Pittwater Local Government Area in northern Sydney are listed as endangered populations.[2]
Accurately estimating koala numbers is difficult. Despite regulations, policies and community initiatives, overall koala numbers in NSW are in decline. In 2016, the NSW Chief Scientist relied on the figures of Adams-Hoskings et.al. in estimating approximately 36,000 koalas in NSW, representing a 26% decline over the past three koala generations (15-21 years).[3] We note however that other reports suggest koala numbers are even lower than this.[4]
These estimates were made before the catastrophic bushfire events of this summer, which have been devastating for koalas, with estimates showing that more than 24% of all koala habitats in eastern NSW are within fire-affected areas.[5] Many people are asking how our environmental laws can help conserve and restore vulnerable wildlife at this time – this is something that EDO continues to look at as we start to move forward from the events of this summer (see our response to Australia's climate emergency).
A new state environmental planning policy is one legal tool intended to help koalas, but on our analysis the SEPP will remain largely ineffective in addressing the exacerbated threats currently facing them. It took just weeks for almost a quarter of koala habitat in NSW to be burnt in the bushfires, while it has taken the NSW Government 10 years to simply update the list of relevant koala habitat trees in the SEPP. The need for enforceable and effective laws is now more urgent than ever.
Key changes to the NSW Koala SEPP[6]
On 1 March 2020, NSW State Environmental Planning Policy No 44 – Koala Habitat Protection (SEPP 44)[7], which has been in place since 1995, will be repealed and replaced by a new State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 (new Koala SEPP).[8] SEPP 44 will continue to apply to development applications made, but not finally determined, before 1 March 2020.[9]
SEPP 44 aims to protect koalas and their habitat, but its settings are weak and not targeted at the type or scale of projects with highest impact. Additionally, the problematic definitions of core koala habitat and potential koala habitat are adopted by other legislation (including the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC Act)), where they are used as a benchmark for triggering processes and regulation relating to land clearing and development assessment.[10]
EDO has been calling for changes to SEPP 44 for the best part of a decade. In December 2010, EDO wrote to the Government on behalf of Friends of the Koala noting that SEPP 44 'is in urgent need of reform'.[11] In 2016, the Government announced a review of SEPP 44.[12] EDO made a submission on the Review of the Koala SEPP outlining our key concerns with its operation and making recommendations for improvement.[13] It wasn't until fires began burning across the state late last year that the Government announced the release of the new Koala SEPP, just days before Christmas.
Despite recommendations that the Government consult on the text of a draft SEPP and any relevant guidelines or supporting material following its 2016 review, the final SEPP was made without any additional consultation; but it does address a number of stakeholder concerns. Most significantly, it updates the definition of 'core koala habitat' and removes the problematic concept of 'potential koala habitat', instead relying on mapping (a new Koala Development Application Map and new Site Investigation areas for Koala Plans of Management Map) to initially identify koala habitat. However, certain legal mechanisms still apply only to core koala habitat.[14]
The new SEPP also updates the list of feed tree species in Schedule 2, used to help identify koala habitat, from 10 species to 123 species, categorised into 9 distinct regions. Other key changes include:
Removing the requirement for site specific plans of management (in instances where a comprehensive Koala Plan of Management is not in place), instead requiring decision-makers to take into account new standard requirements in a Koala Habitat Protection Guideline. Concerningly, the Guidelines have not yet been seen, there are no formal requirements for developing the Guidelines (e.g. no requirements for community consultation or peer review) and the standards within the Guidelines are not mandatory – the new Koala SEPP requires only that they be taken into account.
Moving provisions relating to how local environment plans and other planning instruments should give effect to protection to koalas from the SEPP to a new Ministerial planning direction (which is yet to be made).
Ongoing concerns
There are also a number of key concerns that have not been addressed by the new Koala SEPP. For example:
No areas of koala habitat are off-limits to clearing or offsetting – NSW laws do not prohibit the clearing of koala habitat. Despite declining koala numbers and the devastation caused by this summer's fires, NSW laws still allow koala habitat to be cleared with approval. The new Koala SEPP simply requires decision-makers to ensure development approvals are consistent with koala plans of management (PoMs) or, if a PoM is not in place, that the (yet-to be-made) Guidelines are taken into account. If our laws are to truly protect koalas and their habitats then the approval process must not allow important koala habitat to be offset or cleared in exchange for money, in the way that the NSW Biodiversity Assessment Method does. Rather, all development that has serious or irreversible impacts on koala habitat must be refused.
The requirement for councils to prepare Comprehensive Koala PoMs remains voluntary – Due to the slow uptake by councils (only 5 comprehensive PoMs have been finalised since SEPP 44 commenced in 1995),[15] EDO has previously recommended that the preparation of comprehensive koala PoMs (CKPoMs) be mandatory (i.e. the SEPP require that draft CKPoMs be prepared and exhibited within a particular timeframe).
The new Koala SEPP still only applies to limited types of development – As was the case with SEPP 44, the new Koala SEPP still only applies to council-approved development. This means that the new Koala SEPP does not apply to the wide range of development and activities that can impact on koala habitat, including complying development, major projects (State significant development and State significant infrastructure), Part 5 activities (e.g. activities undertaken by public authorities) and land clearing activities requiring approval under the LLS Act.
The 1 hectare requirement has not been removed – The arbitrary threshold of 1ha for triggering SEPP 44 has been carried over to the new Koala SEPP. Excluding sites below 1ha from the Koala SEPP leaves small koala habitat areas, particularly koala habitat in urban areas, without adequate protection. The 1 hectare requirement also contributes to cumulative impacts and can reduce connectivity across the landscape by allowing small patches to be cleared.
Climate change considerations have been overlooked – The review of SEPP 44 provided an opportunity to incorporate requirements to identify and protect habitat and corridors that will support koalas' resilience to more extreme heat and natural disasters, even if there is no koala population in those areas now, however there is nothing in the new Koala SEPP that specifically addresses climate change.
Monitoring and compliance requirements have not improved – There are no new requirements relating to monitoring, review, reporting and compliance in the new Koala SEPP.
The future for NSW koalas
The new Koala SEPP highlights the overarching deficiencies in NSW laws to provide genuine protections for wildlife and nature. The way our laws are designed, very little is off limits to development or activities such as urban development, mining, and agriculture. While environmental laws provide processes for assessing environmental impacts, at the end of the day weak offsetting laws and discretionary decision-making powers allow destructive activities to go ahead to the detriment of our wildlife and natural resources. Contradictory policy settings in NSW laws mean that laws aimed at conserving biodiversity and maintaining the diversity and quality of ecosystems (such as the BC Act) are undermined by other legislation that facilitates forestry, agricultural activities and developments (such as the LLS Act, Forestry Act 2012 (Forestry Act) and Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act)).
Many of the recent initiatives by the NSW Government to address koala conservation have focused mainly on funding and policy, without substantial legislative or regulatory reform to increase legal protections for koala populations and habitat. The new Koala SEPP is no exception. While some improvements have been made, particularly in relation to the definition of core koala habitat, overall many concerns remain and the Koala SEPP is unlikely to result in improved outcomes for koalas.
Until our laws are strengthened to truly limit or prohibit the destruction of koala habitat, koala populations and their habitat will continue to be at risk and koala numbers will continue to decline in NSW, possibly to the point of local extinction.
[1] Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, s 4.4(3)
[2] See www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=20300; www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10615 and www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10614
[3] NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, Report of the Independent Review into the Decline of Koala Populations in Key Areas of NSW, December 2016 above no 6, citing Adams-Hosking, C, McBride, M.F, Baxter, G, Burgman, M, de Villiers, D, Kavanagh, R, Lawler, I, Lunney, D, Melzer, A, Menkhorst, P, Molsher, R, et al. (2016). Use of expert knowledge to elicit population trends for the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Diversity and Distributions, 22(3), 249-262. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12400
[4] See, for example, Paull, D., Pugh, D., Sweeney, O., Taylor, M.,Woosnam, O. and Hawes, W. Koala habitat conservation plan. An action plan for legislative change and the identification of priority koala habitat necessary to protect and enhance koala habitat and populations in New South Wales and Queensland (2019), published by WWF-Australia, Sydney, which estimates koala numbers to be in the range of 15,000 to 25,000 animals. In 2018, the Australian Koala Foundations estimates koala numbers in NSW to be between 11,555 and 16,130 animals, see www.savethekoala.com/our-work/bobs-map-%E2%80%93-koala-populations-then-and-now
[5] See Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Understanding the impact of the 2019-20 fires, https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/fire/park-recovery-and-rehabilitation/recovering-from-2019-20-fires/understanding-the-impact-of-the-2019-20-fires
[6] See https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/Environment-and-Heritage/Koala-Habitat-Protection-SEPP
[7] See https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/1995/5 (Note – This link is unlikely to work after 1 March 2020, however the former SEPP will be able to be found on the NSW legislation website under repealed EPIs (environmental planning instruments))
[8] See https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/2019/658
[9] State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019, section 15
[10] As noted earlier in our submission, for example, for the purpose of the land management regime under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013, category 2-sensitive regulated land (on which clearing is more strictly regulated) is to include 'core koala habitat'.
[11] EDO NSW Submission on State Environmental Planning Policy No 44 – Koala Habitat, December 2010, available at https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/edonsw/pages/3547/attachments/original/1485908888/Attachment_A_-_2010_EDONSW_SEPP_44_Submission_for_FOK.pdf?1485908888
[12] See https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/State-Environmental-Planning-Policies-Review/Draft-koala-habitat-protection-SEPP
[13] See https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/edonsw/pages/3547/attachments/original/1485908884/170131_Koala_SEPP_44_Review_Submission_-_FINAL_to_DPE.pdf?1485908884
[14] For example, under clause 9 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019, which applies to development on land for which no PoM is in place, the Guidelines will not apply if a suitably qualified and experienced person provides information that the land is not core koala habitat.
[15] There are only approved plans for five council areas, and a further nine Councils who have drafted or undertaken koala habitat studies See https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/koala/koala-conservation


Nigeria have climbed 10 places to 50th in the latest FIFA World Ranking, which will be officially published on November 24.
The Super Eagles have become a different force under new Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, with the former African champions unbeaten since he took over.
Just last weekend, they defeated Algeria 3-1 in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match, which kept them top of Group B with six points and in pole position to clinch the sole ticket.
Senegal are now the highest-ranked African country, despite dropping to 33rd position. Ivory Coast and Tunisia are just behind in joint 34th, dropping three and climbing four respectively.
Nigeria are level with Burkina Faso in 50th, after shooting up 17 places following their 2-0 win over Cape Verde in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
Egypt are also up 10, into 36th, but Ghana's poor World Cup qualifying campaign is reflected in their fall of seven places to 52nd.


Answer: Place the apple on one person's head.
The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less.
Answer:The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
one of us you'll find in jet.
What relation would your father's sister's sister-in-law be to you?
Answer:This person would be your mother.
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door.
Answer:You will never reach the door, it will always be half the distance, no matter how small!
Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts.


Stone and rain. Rain and stone. It seemed to be a theme of the weekend. No matter the weather, when we reached any stone of significance the rain would fall. From soft misty drizzle to gale force rain storms, we experienced just about all the types of rain Scotland seemed to offer, often in the space of just a couple of hours.
And so it was at our next two sites, both of which featured carved Pictish stones. I'd never seen such stones in real life before, so it was a thrill to see the first one, even though it had been reconstructed and sat in the middle of a modern housing estate. There had been a circle there, once, still marked with a ring in the grass, but it had been pulled down long ago, in days when such monuments were no longer revered, their carefully chosen stones broken for use in stone fences and buildings. Some still remained on site, said to come from the original circle, and, despite the cracks crossing the face of the carved stone, the images were still clear, a serpent and spear, thought perhaps to represent the nearby river, and a semi-circle and broken spear, the shape of which came to have more significance for me, later in the day. The rain was still falling as we got into the cars, a soft cool drizzle, dampening the stones but not our spirits, as we headed out into the landscape once more.
And thanks for sharing, Sue!


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Szomszédok  (, en français : « Les voisins ») est une sitcom hongroise qui a connu un fort engouement populaire dans les années 1990 en Hongrie. Le lieu de tournage de la série se situe dans le quartier de Gazdagrét, dans un arrondissement périphérique de Budapest.

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Série télévisée créée en 1987
Série télévisée hongroise des années 1980
Série télévisée hongroise des années 1990
Série télévisée se déroulant à Budapest
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José M. de Vinck & Leonidas C. Contos
The Internet Bible Catalog » List of English Translations » José M. de Vinck & Leonidas C. Contos
Click here for sample verses from the version by José M. de Vinck & Leonidas C. Contos.
Title: The Septuagint Psalms. The Psalms Translated from the Greek Septuagint.
[By] José M. de Vinck & Leonidas C. Contos
Date: 1993. № of copies printed: 2000.
Publisher: Allendale, NJ (U.S.A.): Alleluia Press / Redwood Shores, CA (U.S.A.): Narthex Press
Contents: Psalms according to the LXX 1- 151
Images: Cover, Title
Location: Collection Bibelarchiv- Birnbaum; Karlsruhe, Germany
Comments: Hardcover octavo, sewn binding; XIV & 192 pp. Foreword given by Archbishop Iakovos of »The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America« on The Feast of Indication, 1993. Introduction written by José de Vinck, Allendale, August 1993. He characterizes his translation briefly, as follows:
»I have offered a literal translation, giving the reader the freedom of choice. I spite of all the scolarly research, there will always remain in the Psalms a certain mystery, and it should be respected. The quaint titles have been omitted, because they are generally imcomprehensible. Also, the numbering of the paragraphs has been dropped, for it seems distracting in a book intended for devotional reading.«
All texts are framed in red. As said in the Introduction, Psalm- headings and verse numberings are not given.


Local fans of soulful jazz vocals are likely familiar with Tori Roze, who with her band Hot Mess have carved a niche in the local scene for nearly a decade, recording four CDs. The most recent, Baggage Claim, is a ten-song collection of band-written originals (with one cover) that are a great sampler of a singer who is all in, and while wearing her influences on her sleeve, can aggressively handle ballads that variously recall Ella, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, and other unique and powerful vocalists.
A lot of Roze's success is due to the band's tightness and expertise: she sings and plays kalimba and hand percussion on the new record, while backup vocals and flute are handled by Lee Clark, John Alexander on guitar, Jordan Morita on keys and trombone, Harley Magsino on bass, and Charles Weller adds both drums and keys. "Trust Love" starts off with a smart beat and backing vocals that usher in Roze singing her heart out: "the past is all over now/ give into love and maybe raise yourself up instead." It is self-affirming and catchy. "Show Me" follows, with trombone and flute lines setting up a light, floating jazz cloud; Roze is in the pocket with some power pipes weaving a message about action instead of words.
Alexander lays down a tasty chord framework for "Oh Lord, Please," which, after Roze joins in, becomes a snappy, expressive full-band Gospel-jazz statement: "I thought I could see but I was blind before… Please send me guidance so I know which way to go." Shifting gears back to a smoother jazz feel, "Slow Down" is the disc highlight, a very memorable mid-tempo love song that makes perfect use of all of the band's tools, including unison trombone/flute riffs under the slyly suggestive lyrics.
"Irish Coffee" has a lively rhythmic vibe that has a reggae flavor, a foot tapper that includes solo spots by Morita's horn and Alexander's guitar–rare instrumental spotlights that lift the tune. An urgent drum beat sets up "My Life" as it zips along with a strong undercurrent, while Roze discusses her musical and personal life in terms that include "composing" and "bulldozing," while she tears into the vocal before echoing the themes in both channels more softly.
"Just Say No" has another great groove, as in one of the best vocal performances by Roze here she issues warnings to a prospective female lover that a certain man, (and then a woman) just want to take sexual advantage of her. The album closes with what might be the only misstep, and it is largely a question of taste: a heavy jazz version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It is sung a million times better than the Nirvana original, but nonetheless has a lurching beat and lyrics that are a poor match for Roze and the band. But some listeners may enjoy a grinding, trombone-based version of the anthem about mulatto, mosquito, bleakness, and despair.
Tori Roze and the Hot Mess have a winner with Baggage Claim.


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Social media has enjoyed a secure place in our lives for over a decade, and it was always clear that the technology was here to stay. The only question was: How would it fit in with our lifestyles? Was social media destined to become an occasional pastime, or play more of a central role in how we interact with each other?
The unstoppable growth of these platforms – both in terms of their overall user base, and in the average amount of time spent per user – has made the answer abundantly clear: In terms of influence, social media wears the crown and nothing else even comes close.
Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn grabbed the public's attention through constant innovation, each one building its own niche to maximize engagement. So where do they go from here? And what can we expect in 2019 from a digital marketing standpoint?
9. B2B social media. The most recent reports (Q2 2018) show a staggering 37% increase in LinkedIn revenue and a 41% growth in LinkedIn user sessions. With 600 million users worldwide, and the ability to target audiences by company, field or profession, the platform is an outstanding place to make high-value contacts.
8. The Evolution of Electronic Direct Mail. This marketing strategy has been in place for some time, but its implementation in countries like Thailand has mostly been halfhearted. Effective EDMs should be crisply written and designed, precisely targeted based on audience interest, linked directly to relevant sales pages, and tracked for clicks and conversions. All interactions should be framed as win-win, leaving readers feeling valued and appreciated even if they don't take you up on your offer. By crafting EDMs properly, or wrapping them in newsletters, you'll leave a positive impression in your readers' minds.
7. Influencer marketing. Celebrities will always stay in the spotlight, but smaller and more niche influencers can do a more effective job of bringing authenticity and genuine connection to your marketing efforts. Look for a significant rise in video and Instagram-based influencer marketing, centered around semi-famous personalities who are respected as authorities within the field they are promoting.
6. Getting the audience involved. For even greater authenticity, ask your own customers to do your marketing work for you – and give prizes and publicity to the ones who make the best ads, designs, or videos in support of your products. Genuinely enthusiastic submissions will start coming in if your product has a real fan base, giving you all the social proof you'll ever need to show the quality of your brand.
5. Artificial intelligence. This trend is more geared toward apps and websites than social media venues. Interactive interfaces can ask users what kind of content they are looking for, and scan their responses with AI software to direct them to the relevant products or services you can offer. This feature requires strong programming and writing skills to ensure a smooth user experience, as customers navigate through your app or site by interacting with your company avatar.
4. Augmented reality. By overlaying text or images onto real-world digital representations, AR technology merges the real and the virtual in a way that will only grow to be more seamless over time. Already the technology is being promoted heavily by tech companies like Apple, and platforms like Snapchat, which are expanding the possibilities of the format to include better optimized experiences for advertisers and users alike.
3. Short-form video. It took several years for marketers to figure out how to use the internet as a medium for video advertising, but the current trend of explainer videos and introductory videos for articles have proven to be a big hit among users who want more information before they decide to spend time on a website or start reading a blog. Instead of acting as pure advertisements, many of the most effective videos are just there to help orient the audience, and prime them to receive the accompanying content.
2. Podcasts. While the best videos are often short, the best audio tends to be long-form. In-depth conversations are perfect for demonstrating expertise on a subject, while also keeping audiences informed and entertained in their free time, during their commutes, or as they go through their daily activities at home. Ideally, podcasts will keep advertising time to a bare minimum while creating an open, relaxing space for conversation that audiences can appreciate at a general level.
1. Marketing efforts going >90% digital. The more you invest in smart digital marketing campaigns, the more your efforts will pay off. Thailand leads the world in terms of time spent online, and the costs to advertise domestically on Facebook are still well below the world average. Expect 2019 to be the year that every company realizes a strong online and social media presence is mandatory for growth. A polished online image can do wonders for your marketing efforts, particularly if it is accompanied by a unique brand voice that users genuinely feel affection for and want to follow.
As we count down to another exciting new year, consider that your competitors are likely planning to embrace one (or several) of the above marketing strategies as they prepare their 2019 budget. If your company would like to move forward with an effective digital marketing upgrade, contact Lexicon today.
Lexicon is a full-service digital marketing agency in Bangkok, Thailand. We specialize in corporate storytelling and produce all of our content in-house, including branding, copywriting, video production and graphic design. Lexicon's social media marketing services start from just 25,000 THB per month.


How to play MP3 with its lyrics being showed?
How to play MP3 with its lyrics being showed in the Note 3 stock Music Player app?
I copied some .mp3 files and their corresponding .lrc files with the same file name to a folder in SD card.
And I am sure that I had checked 'Lyrics' option in Settings of the stock Music Player app on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
But any lyrics was showed while I played the mp3 files. Why?
These .mp3 and .lrc files were downloaded from VOA website.
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Well, in a shrewd, overwhelming, terrifying, overloading, amazing, bombastic move the house Mario built dropped a ton of bricks upon everyone on the planet. For 25-ish straights minutes (yes, you read that right) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ruled the conference, unloading characters, stages, specials, etc. That etc is there to help me maintain sanity I lost by minute 11.
Let's attempt to sort through some of the madness, shall we?
Every character to ever appear in a Super Smash game is on this roster. All of them. The roster will start out initially with a base that's the same size as the N64 iteration. Through unlocking by playing against friends and a single player campaign (and probably, definitely Amiibos) the final total will be in the mid-60s.
Wanted to battle Solid Snake against the likes of Cloud or Pac Man? Done! Love Animal Crossing? You have 8 villager models to choose from. Wanted to play as a female Pokemon Trainer? Have at it. Content to stay with old stalwarts like Kirby? Well, he's now got copy abilities for every single fighter.
Oh, did we forget to mention that the costume game is off the hook? It feels like there are endless variations to every person on the roster. The sheer amount of work put into this game (and the presentation) is utterly insane.
On top of all this Nintendo focused on the staggering amount of tweaks and finessing they did for Ultimate. Specials are bigger and badder. Air dodge has been improved. Fake item balls appear on the map, which are really bombs and will alter matches in mere seconds.
In a day and age where people bemoan games being overpriced for the content inside, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stands as big achievement before it's even released. That's impressive and Nintendo knows it. On December 7th, we'll see exactly how well they pull all this off.


Expect to hear about more Gap store closings soon.
Gap reported flat same-store sales, a key measure, mostly due to a 7 percent decline by its flagship Gap brand. The report Tuesday evening came with frank talk from Gap CEO Art Peck on a conference call with analysts about future store closings.
In recent years, Gap has been closing stores, going down from 1,100 stores to 775 worldwide today. But more need to be shuttered, Peck said. A high-profile Gap location in Uptown Dallas' West Village closed earlier this year, and part of it has been leased by Sephora.
"There are hundreds of other stores that likely don't fit our vision for the future of Gap brand specialty store, whether in terms of profitability, customer experience, traffic trends" and other measures that weigh on the "long-term relevance of the brand," Peck said.
The unprofitable stores, which the company hasn't publicly identified, "are a drag on the health and a drag on the performance of the brand," Peck said.
Gap's other brands, Old Navy and Athleta, have had stronger results, but Old Navy missed its sales projection. The company also owns Banana Republic, which posted a better than expected sales increase of 2 percent.
Gap started this year with 196 stores in Texas: 11 Athleta, 42 Banana Republic, 55 Gap, 1 Intermix and 87 Old Navy. Texas is Gap's second-largest state after California, where it's headquartered.
"A big part of this issue is — and again, it's been sort of the unspoken but clear moves on the table is we have stores that we have allowed to continue to age in locations that have also continued to age. And at some point those stores become toxic to the health of the business and that's really what we're stepping up and addressing here right now.
"At the same time I can show you, as I said, a significant number of stores that are in locations that are fresh and relevant and current for the consumer that are generating very nice consistent four-wall contributions, are very healthy, have a significant component of known customers that shop there. So we have proof points about the health of the core and we know what the dots are that we can act on the unhealthy component of the fleet as well. And I think the lesser effect is just overall market size and the greater effect is wrong stores in the wrong location that were too big and have run down."


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