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CX North America: Successful Company Launch in North America
CX North America Information Systems, Inc. (CX North America) provides freight collaboration solutions for the transportation management sector in the United States, Canada and Mexico. CX North America offers carriers, brokers and third-party logistics (3PLs) providers Software as a Service that creates a single view of their fleet and partner networks on any desktop or mobile device. Notably, the solution enables real-time communication with carriers and drivers via the CX North America Driver Mobile app and provides real-time visibility over freight operations at anytime from anywhere through its Freight Vision Mobile App. Both are available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
When CX North America approached DPR Group to introduce the company and its solutions to the North American market, the stakes were high. Competition within the $700+ billion North American transportation technology industry is intense. With deep-pocketed upstarts such as Amazon and Uber reportedly ready to muscle their way into the shipping express lane, CX North America could not afford to go unnoticed. The company needed to communicate that it was geared up and ready to shift the freight transportation market to the next level.
In order to maximize media coverage for the rollout in North America, DPR Group recommended that CX North America, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom–based Transportation Exchange Group, take part in a "soft launch" in January to get the buzz started, and then make a "hard launch" for a bigger splash at the April 2017 Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) conference in Las Vegas.
Key Goals
Establish CX North America's reputation as a leading provider of freight transportation and logistics software solutions by producing and distributing a steady stream of positive news about the company.
Garner media attention and interest in CX North America in the business and transportation markets by cultivating relationships with editors, reporters and bloggers who cover freight transport and logistics.
Build media momentum leading up to CX North America's formal North American launch at the April 2017 TIA conference in Las Vegas.
To help create name and brand recognition, CX North America drew upon DPR Group's extensive success in assisting European companies establish a presence in the U.S. marketplace. The DPR Group staff formulated a public relations and marketing plan to raise awareness about the company and its solutions among targeted transportation, supply chain and vertical publications.
With a series of press releases designed to build momentum, DPR Group's media relations pros delivered a steady stream of news about CX North America throughout the period leading up to the TIA conference. Pre-conference publicity culminated in a press release from the conference itself announcing the formal launch of CX North America's freight collaboration platform. DPR pre-pitched all of the editors, reporters and bloggers scheduled to attend TIA to arrange for in-person interviews with CX North America's president and CEO and senior vice president of marketing.
DPR Group secured coverage for CX North America in top publications, such as Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Journal of Commerce, Today's Trucking, Canadian Shipper, Expediters Online, Material Handling & Logistics, Fleet Owner and Freight Business Journal, among others.
CX North America made a strong debut, with numerous prospects, journalists and influencers visiting its booth and learning about the differentiators that make its solutions unique.
DPR Group's extensive experience and deep expertise launched another international company in North America, building a strong presence for their products and services in their target marketplaces and creating a foundation for long-term credibility in a new geography. Whether working exclusively in the United States or collaboratively with PR agencies in other countries, DPR Group has proven to be a reliable partner for high-tech companies from around the globe.
DPR Group Achievements
Established the credibility of CX North America as a company and differentiated its freight management solutions in a competitive technology space by securing numerous media placements with high-value business and trade media outlets.
Achieved two pre-conference objectives articulated by the president and CEO: a bylined article placement in Supply & Demand Chain Executive and a briefing with industry analyst Adrian Gonzalez. A third objective, a bylined article placement in SupplyChainBrain, followed by the TIA conference.
Created pervasive, high-profile exposure for CX North America before, during and after the show, resulting in numerous client prospects, journalists and industry influencers visiting the company's booth at its TIA debut.
Positioned CX North America as a "rising star" to the business and transportation markets.
"Finding the right public relations partner for your business is never easy with too many agencies over-promising but under-performing. I am very happy to say DPR Group is different. Dan, Jeanne and the team have delivered great results from the very start and have become a highly valued extension to our in-house marketing and communications team. Working with DPR Group, we have been able to significantly accelerate our launch and growth in the North American market."
– Simon Bunegar, senior vice president of marketing, CX North America Information Services, Inc.


Sonia Nazario doesn't just write.
Sure, she was the youngest person the Wall Street Journal ever hired. She also landed that coveted writing gig fresh out of college.
As an investigative journalist, she propelled from one vital assignment to the next with her go-getter attitude and a passion for emerging Latin American social issues. Within months at the Wall Street Journal, she leapt from news assistant to reporter.
She'd go on to collect award after award for her unadulterated reports too, written with force and literary appeal.
Yet Sonia says that when she first started out as a reporter, she couldn't write.
"My editor in Atlanta knew he would have to teach me to write better, but I had a lot of the other skills and innate abilities that would make me a good reporter," she shared with me.
So who says writing is a talent? Not Sonia Nazario. And as a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, she'd know a thing or two about that. That's why, in this Q&A, Sonia shares what writers need to know to write well and get published.
If you're worried you don't write well enough to live out your writing dreams. If you think about writing everyday but believe you weren't born with "the writing gift," you won't want to miss this interview.
Reporters, novelists, bloggers—anyone who dreams about writing something that matters—will find what they need to finally push forward right here. All straight from an author who doesn't just write.
She's made the world a better place through writing.
If you know anything about Sonia Nazario, it's that she hitchhiked and rode atop 7 freight trains through 1600 miles of Mexico and Central America. Her journey took three long months. And she did it twice.
That would be harrowing enough for anyone. But it got worse for Sonia.
She shared this terror-train journey with the gangs who claimed and ran them, the corrupt cops who stole money from children along the way, and the women and children whom Sonia knew wouldn't all make it.
Why would anyone willingly jump into this kind of horror?
If you're Sonia Nazario, you do it to give voice to the children who flee violence and poverty only to enter the US illegally and alone (an estimated 74, 000 child immigrants entered the US in just 2014).
To write the Pulitzer Prize winning series that would become Enrique's Journey, Sonia retraced the steps of Enrique, a 17-year-old boy from Honduras who faced this violently dangerous trek to find his mother Lourdes in the States. She'd left him behind in Honduras to earn the money that would send Enrique to school past the third grade.
"I thought I was walking just up to the line of crazy but never really crossing it" Sonia said during her speech at California State University Bakersfield in October.
She changed her mind when a tree branch nearly knocked her from the train on her second trip. The locomotive force would have sucked her into the wheels like so many women and children before her had she fallen.
Lucky for the uncounted children she's helped through Enrique's Journey, Sonia avoided the fall, survived the trip, and finished the story.
Projects this critical take a dedication few can muster. It isn't just the commitment to a cause. To overcoming innumerable dangers. Even when you hear the call. When you face the challenge. When you've hurdled over innumerable obstacles. You still have to shape the story so others hear the call too.
You have to tell the story so right that readers dare to engage with the towering, too-big issues that have long since burned them out and buried their hopes.
This is the power of Sonia Nazario and her work. And this is what she shares here with you. How she writes so people listen.
Ready, writer? Here we go.
Here's what you'll find in this Q&A with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Sonia Nazario.
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The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is following the lives of 19,517 children born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2000-01.
A renewed interest in child wellbeing in the late 1990s in the UK set the scene for a new and distinctive child cohort study, after a gap of 30 years.
Since the initial birth survey the cohort has been followed up five times at ages 3, 5, 7, 11 and most recently at 14, when 11,872 cohort members (11,726 families) took part. The next survey will take place in 2018 when the cohort members are age 17.
The main data collection methods used during the study have included questionnaires, cognitive assessments, and interviewer-administered physical measurements.
Questionnaires have been used to gather a variety of information about study members and their families, including social and family background, mental health and wellbeing, and housing, employment and income.
Cognitive assessments have measured verbal, language and numeric ability throughout childhood.
Physical measurements and self-reported health have provided information about different health conditions experienced by the study members. Cohort members have been asked to wear an activity monitor and complete a time use record to measure daily activity. The study has also collected saliva samples from study members and their biological parents to see how their health is linked to their genes.
MCS has provided important evidence to show how circumstances in the early stages of life can influence later health and development.
Findings from the study have revealed that children who are breastfed tend to be healthier and to show better cognitive development.
MCS has also found that the month children are born could influence which classes or sets they are in. Researchers showed that children born in the summer months were more likely to be placed in lower ability groups than their autumn-born peers.
MCS is fourth in a long line of cohort studies in the UK, but is distinguished from them in a number of ways related to the design of the sample. Its carefully constructed sample (19,517 children in 19,243 families selected through Child Benefit Records) was designed to provide a proper representation of the total population.
Its first sweep, carried out during 2001-2002, laid the foundations for a major new longitudinal research resource, taking a new "year long" cohort of around 19,000 babies.
In England and Wales they were born over the 12 months starting in September 2000, and over 13½ months from late November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As the MCS children were born between September 2000 and January 2002 the study is also well-placed to identify any season-of-birth effect on children's development.
Information was first collected from parents when the babies were aged 9 months.
The sample design allowed for disproportionate representation of families living in areas of child poverty, and in areas of England with high ethnic minority populations.
Sample boosts
Certain sub-groups were intentionally over-sampled, in particular those living in disadvantaged circumstances, children from minority ethnic backgrounds (in England), and youngsters growing up in the smaller countries of the UK, namely Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Individual pupil information from the National Pupil Database has been linked to survey data, for those cohort members whose parents consented. This data is available for use from the Secure Data Service.
Management and funding
The MCS is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and a consortium of government departments. It is managed by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
Accessing the data
The majority of MCS survey data can be accessed by bona fide researchers through the UK Data Service at the University of Essex. Anyone wishing to access the data will need to register with the UK Data Service before downloading. Some datasets are only available via Special Licence, or via the UK Data Service Secure Lab. Access arrangements comply with ESRC Research Data Policy.
Research metadata, including basic frequencies, is available using NESSTAR at the UK Data Service. The CLS website provides copies of the questionnaires and documentation used in the study.
Roxanne Connelly, Lucinda Platt; Cohort Profile: UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). Int J Epidemiol 2014; 43 (6): 1719-1725. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyu001
2000- ongoing
Original sample size
Professor Emla Fitzsimons
Related evidence
Longitudinal studies have allowed researchers to track whether breastfeeding is associated with other outcomes in infancy and childhood, through to adolescence and even adulthood.
Longitudinal studies have been used by researchers to explore a wide range of issues relating to higher education, including the value of having a degree and how family background affects the likelihood of going to university.
Longitudinal studies have enabled researchers to track the evolution of the obesity epidemic and understand more about the predictors and prevalence of obesity both in childhood and adult life.
Women's employment
Longitudinal evidence has helped us understand a wide range of issues relating to women's employment, including gender equality, and the impact of education and family responsibilities on their careers.
Longitudinal evidence has helped us understand more about the impact of maternal employment on different areas of children's development, from their health and weight to their literacy and numeracy skills. Researchers have also used data from the CLOSER studies to look at changes in mothers' employment rates and working arrangements over time.
Longitudinal evidence has helped determine the extent to which parents' employment patterns are passed to their children, and crucially, whether or not there is a growing number of households where unemployment has persisted across generations.
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"Timor Goksel, the former spokesman of the U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. defended the observer mission in Syria. He said it will take time for the team to deploy and get acclimated, but that it would ultimately have a positive effect on the situation.
Goksel said that extra time is needed to get the full observer team on the ground, since the Syrian government insists on approving what nations will participate.
Analyst Nadim Shehadi of Chatham House inLondon, however, said that time is of the essence in deploying the U.N. observer team.
We, the residents of the city of Zabadany, draw your attention to the fact that the international delegation of UN observers visited the city yesterday, Monday, April 23, and met with opposition activists. The meeting lasted 10 minutes.
Upon their arrival, only three of the monitors emerged from the UN vehicle: the head of the mission, an Indian; a Brazilian monitor; and a third, a Moroccan, Col. Ahmad Hamishi. The rest of the observers remained in the vehicle.
When we requested that Col. Hamishi receive the lists of detainees, some of whom had been detained for 8 months, and lists of local martyrs and their causes of death, he refused, explaining that it was not part of his mission.
After that, we asked him to take possession of our activists' Google Earth satellite images of the map of Zabadany. The images show clearly where heavy military equipment is stationed in the city, and where tanks and artillery equipment are deployed; this equipment has a range of approximately 45 kilometers. Col. Hamishi refused to accept the images, providing no reason for his refusal.
When we informed him that we had risked our lives to meet him, and were ready to accompany him so that he could see with his own eyes the widespread military checkpoints, he refused, saying he did not have the time.
As he walked to his car to leave, after fewer than 10 minutes with us, one of our activists pointed to a house in which a wall had been destroyed during Assad forces' bombing. Col. Hamishi informed us that he did not believe that the damage was the effect of shelling, and that his position was justified by the fact that the house had not completely burned down.
When the mother of a missing person approached to request that he return her son, he refused to listen to her, and informed her that he did not know Arabic.
After that, the UN observers' delegation met with a regime delegation made up of Intelligence agents and shabiha. The regime representatives informed the UN observers that there was no military or tank deployment in the city – even though they would have had to pass through checkpoints to reach the area where the opposition activists were gathered.
But killed they are. Sometimes watched by these observers.
"Russia accused the Syrian rebels on Thursday of waging a wide-scale terror campaign that is designed to kill as many civilians as possible despite a formal ceasefire.
So the civilian population is apparently shelling themselves with the Russian 240 mm mortar bombs to destroy their own houses and apartments. And killing themselves so they can put themselves in mass graves.
Yeap that sounds like a very plausible theory doesn't it?
I was going to write about EU's part but what's the point? On Monday April 23, EU imposed the 14th round of sanctions.
I mean come on! 14 in little over one year -That's one every 24 day. It's becoming ridiculous.
This is NOT serious. It's just cynical and hypocritical.
This is the EU that according to the official rhetoric was set up to be a "big" player on the international arena, be a counterweight to USA, and to promote peace.
And EU hasn't even worked out which goods will be included in the new embargo!
"Previous rounds of U.S. and EU sanctions have done little to stop the bloodshed, although there are signs the Syrian economy is suffering. International measures against Assad's regime have depleted its foreign currency reserves by half, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said last week.
EU experts will work out later precisely which goods will be included in the new embargo. One of the diplomats said so-called "dual-use" goods can include anything from vehicles to fertilizers and other chemicals.
The only precedent in international relations for the luxury ban is one imposed by the EU in 2007 on North Korea for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Officials said this could serve as a model for the same measure against Syria. That ban included foods such as caviar and truffles, high-quality wines and spirits, fashion accessories including bags and shoes, perfumes, crystal and silverware, and purebred horses.
"The European Union agreed Monday to slap new sanctions on the Syrian regime, banning luxury goods exports and further restricting the sale of items used to repress dissidents, a diplomat said.
"These sanctions will be put in place against Syria," the diplomat told AFP after EU ambassadors endorsed the measures ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
The extent of the luxury ban has yet to be defined but the aim is to deliver a symbolic blow against the posh lifestyle of President Bashar al-Assad and his glamorous British-born wife Asma, another diplomat said.
"The Assad couple, as well as his inner circle and leaders of the regime must be made to understand that events in Syria will also impact their personal lives," the source added.
Brusselsalso decided to expand the blacklist of dual-use goods which can be used for internal repression or for the manufacturing of equipment used for internal repression.
So now after the 14th round of sanctions the EU blacklist is totalling 126 people and 41 firms or utilities.
Yes, the sanctions have some small effect and it annoys the Assad ruling circle but that's about it.
So what are EU doing about the Russian, Iranian and Chinese massive support and sanction busting?
Because then you have to annoy them, and of course you cannot do that.
So instead, ALL the efforts of EU is into these quite meaningless sanctions.
When EU has imposed the say 48th round of sanctions, maybe will be worth writing a post about it.
On one side Russia, Iran and China literally pouring in all types of heavy weapons (remember the 240 mm Russian mortar bomb), personal, training etc for the Assad regime.
On the other unarmed civilians and a resistance with some light arms.
And NATO is apparently very worried that if the civilians get anything more than Kalashnikovs and the odd RPG, so they at least can defend themselves and offer some resistance to the Assad forces, that that would constitute "a proliferation of weapons in the region".
"NATO's chief on Monday said the alliance was opposed to providing arms to the Syrian opposition seeking to counter a regime crackdown, warning that it would fuel a proliferation of weapons in the region.
"We monitor the situation closely," Rasmussen said, adding that the situation in Syria could impact neighboring Turkey, a NATO member.
This must be one of the most hypocritical, cynical and ridiculous statements ever made by NATO.
The people of Syria will "thank you" for your "deep concern" as they are being slaughtered by the Assads forces.
So according to this superb NATO logic, the Russian 240 mm mortar bomb, supplied by the as always helpful Russia, used to destroy block after block, neighbourhood after neighbourhood in CIVILIAN Syrian cities, is NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER.
By the way, the use of such weapons in dense urban environments is a war crime.
But giving this to the resistance so they can defend themselves is a serious "proliferation of weapons in the region".
Really good work there NATO!
This is the same NATO that without any hesitation went in full scale in Libya. Then it wasn't any talk about "that it would fuel a proliferation of weapons in the region".
"It is also very interesting to compare how eager the Obama administration, EU and NATO was to go into Libya with their do nothing attitude with Syria.
Nor did Gaddafi kill so many Americans as did Assad (Bashar and Hafez al-Assad – It is A Family affair). Etc. Etc.
Then there was NO concern "that it would fuel a proliferation of weapons in the region". In fact, NATO gave sophisticated weapons to known Al Qaeda groups like LIFG.
As I said before, it is so ABSOLUTELY mind-boggling hypocritical that you just want to throw up.
And while NATO is "concerned", the Syrian civilian population continues to get slaughtered.
And that Samantha Power, Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Senior Director of the National Security Council, mentioned above just got apointed by Obama to head the new White House Atrocities Prevention Board.
But still on Syria? NOT A PEEP!
So apparently she is VERY SELECTIVE in which atrocities to "prevent".


BT or British Telecommunications was established in 1980 in London.
BT business telephone systems are just one of many products they provide and used by thousands of businesses every day.
The BT Versatility 2+8 Analogue telephone system is ideal for small to medium businesses. Because it is a modular system, it can easily grow as your requirements change.
The BT Versatility 2+8 Analogue comes pre-configured as a 2-line 8-extension Telephone System, but can be expanded to a maximum of 8 lines and 32 extensions in increments of 2 lines or 8 extensions.
The BT Versatility 2+8 Analogue is capable of having a voicemail feature added, as well as internet and hospitality features should they be required.
Can grow from 8 to 32 extensions and connect up to 8 telephone lines.
Can accommodate Direct Dialling In (DDI), improve call routing, and enhance call management by providing more numbers that can be dialled into the organisation than there are lines.
Has an impressive range of smart, practical feature phones, plus a powerful easy-to-use expansion console.
Has more than 50 different call handling features. The BT Versatility allows an organisation to have a different set working on each of the phones in your business.
Allows for voicemail, making missed calls a thing of the past and enabling your business to stay open long after the office is closed.
With the inclusion of ISDN will introduce an extra level of sophistication with digital features such as calling line identity and networked call routing.
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The success of a movie depends on its set—without it there can be no dialogue, no action. Inspired by the role of interiors in films, architect Mehruss Jon Ahi and filmmaker Armen Karaoghlanian present the aerial views of cinema's favorite movie sets in their online journal Interiors. The journal focuses on just one film at a time—starting out with a detailed essay on how space is used, and continuing with blueprints from specific scenes. Beauty and The Beast's ballroom and the vault from The Dark Knight are among the scenes recreated. Ahi and Karaoghlanian watch movies closely and focus on the design nothing that "certain scenes are either shot from above or there is enough information on the screen for us to dissect every angle of the space," Ahi told CO.Design.com. "There are times when we have to make educated guesses, but these guesses are usually based on architectural data. We often use a door, window, or a character as a reference point for measuring an entire space."
Check out all 23 issues of Interiors, including the most recent analysis of Being John Malkovich.


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THOUSANDS packed the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm over the Easter Long weekend for an extra special Byron Bay Bluesfest. The festival celebrated its 25th birthday this year with five days of…
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namespace crypto {
namespace hash {

constexpr std::size_t SHA224_BLOCKSIZE = 64;
constexpr std::size_t SHA224_SUMSIZE = 28;

constexpr std::size_t SHA256_BLOCKSIZE = 64;
constexpr std::size_t SHA256_SUMSIZE = 32;

constexpr std::size_t SHA512_224_BLOCKSIZE = 128;
constexpr std::size_t SHA512_224_SUMSIZE = 28;

constexpr std::size_t SHA512_256_BLOCKSIZE = 128;
constexpr std::size_t SHA512_256_SUMSIZE = 32;

constexpr std::size_t SHA384_BLOCKSIZE = 128;
constexpr std::size_t SHA384_SUMSIZE = 48;

constexpr std::size_t SHA512_BLOCKSIZE = 128;
constexpr std::size_t SHA512_SUMSIZE = 64;

std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha224();
std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha256();
std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha384();
std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha512();
std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha512_224();
std::unique_ptr<Hasher> new_sha512_256();

}  // namespace hash
}  // namespace crypto

#endif  // CRYPTO_HASH_SHA2_H

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Last Wednesday morning at 5.30 am around forty police and 30 bailiffs smashed down the door of the Ex Grand Banks Occupied Social Centre in Tufnell Park near Camden, London and evicted its inhabitants. The Centre had previously resisted eviction in May thanks to 120 people including many kids from the local school. The police Forward Intelligence Team filmed the event, photographed everybody, photographed notebooks and as much paper based material as they could find.
One of those running the social centre explained its importance "During a period of increasing privatization, gentrification and desire for an easy profit, where community resources are being closed down and sold off by the council, and the closure of youth clubs coupled with the new Anti-social behaviour curfews mean kids have nothing to do and nowhere to go, there is an urgent need to reclaim our spaces from greedy property developers and run them ourselves to meet our real needs."
In a place like Camden where the spiralling price of property means that no ordinary group of people can afford to rent or buy this space, and where many buildings lay empty, squatting seems the obvious practical and political answer - we decided to take back buildings ourselves, rather than fight a losing battle lobbying a council that appears to care less and less about the impact its policies have on people's lives."
The property - an ex-wine bar - had lain empty for over two years before it was occupied and the centre had proven to be one of the most successful community projects for some time, providing a vibrant mix of workshops and skills share from screen printing to radio training, free lunches for students, children's' days, English lessons, and a fair trade café supporting Zapatista communities in Mexico.


The osteoporosis test is a type of procedure that allows doctors / rheumatologists to examine bone density in the outpatient clinic. Osteoporosis is a disease identified by thinning and deterioration of bone tissue with loss of calcification and density. Osteoporosis may increase over time. This can make the bone fragile and increasingly porous. Women and the elderly are more at risk of suffering from osteoporosis. Inheritance, low body weight and chronic use of certain drugs (steroids) may also be risk factors for the disease. Lifting, bending, bumping, sneezing can also cause a bone to break in people with osteoporosis. The osteoporosis test helps estimate bone density and bone breakage probabilities. Osteoporosis tests monitor bone density, doctors usually refer to the bone densitometer. Bone loss can occur due to various ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis, hyperparathyroidism, chronic kidney disease, multiple myeloma or drugs such as antiepileptics and glucocorticoids.
The growing incidence of osteoporosis is driving the growth of the osteoporosis test market. Fast turnaround times, lower processing costs compared to conventional methods also fuel the growth of the osteoporosis test market. Furthermore, the varied application of osteoporosis test procedures in analyzing / localizing bone density and increasing adoption into a routine osteoporosis check is exploiting the growth of the test market. osteoporosis. The osteoporosis test is the technological integration of the existing bone densitometer or the scanning techniques have further reduced the risk associated with kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedures. However, the potential side effects associated with kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedures such as epistaxis, fainting, fluctuation in blood pressure or reactions due to anesthesia would hinder the rate of adoption. The lack of awareness of joint pain and osteoporosis and limitations of DEXA leads to limit the market for osteoporosis tests.
The market for osteoporosis tests has been segmented based on the component, end user and geography.
According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, worldwide, 8.9 million people suffer fractures every year due to osteoporosis. About one-tenth of the 60-year-olds, one fifth of 70-year-old women, two-fifths of 80-year-old women and two-thirds of 90-year-old women. Osteoporosis affects about 75 million people in Europe, North America and Japan. A growing number of patients have visited osteoporosis tests and its growing demand shows lucrative growth opportunities for companies investing in this market.
From the geographical point of view, the test market for osteoporosis is segmented into regions. North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan, the Middle East and Africa and Japan. The region of North America and Europe shows healthy growth in terms of revenue due to greater awareness of osteoporosis control as part of routine control. The lower cost of the procedure compared to other alternative treatments and low risk associated with the procedure is increasing the growth of the osteoporosis test market. The developing cluster of North America, Asia and Africa is likely to gain momentum towards the end of 2020. The population of patients suffering from osteoporosis testing is mainly prescribed with a alternative medicine treatment in the region, which results in chronic side effects due to treatment.
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With their long, dangling flowers and exuberant growth, angel's trumpets (Brugmansia) bring a touch of the tropics wherever you grow them. Sometimes confused with their close cousin Datura, Brugmansia flowers droop whereas Datura flowers are upright. Angel's trumpets grow into an evergreen shrub or small tree in Florida but are normally used as pot plants elsewhere in the country. The Florida Museum of Natural History recommends angel's trumpets for attracting butterflies into your garden.
Angel's trumpets have large, dangling flowers.
Grow angel's trumpets in full sun for best flowering, although they tolerate light shade. Native to South America, these are heat-loving plants. They grow best in moist, slightly acid, organic soil. Angel's trumpets grow into woody shrubs or trees in the warmer parts of their range, but act like perennials in cooler areas, dying back to the roots after frost and then putting up new shoots in the spring. Brugmansia is hardy in USDA plant zones 8 to 11. The University of Vermont suggests propagating them by rooting semi-hardwood cuttings in summer. The seeds are often sterile and won't germinate.
You will find both species plants and named cultivars offered for sale. The red angel's trumpet (B. sanguinea) is an award-winning species with 9-inch long, orange-red flowers with yellow-green at the base and yellow veins. B. aurea has 9-inch, white to golden yellow flowers that are fragrant at night. The hybrid B. x insignis has pink or white flowers up to 16 inches long. Choice cultivars include Golden Queen, with scented, soft yellow flowers, and Knightii, another award-winner with double yellow flowers. Charles Grimaldi has an abundance of large, salmon-colored flowers. Two cultivars with variegated leaves are Peaches and Cream, with peach-colored blooms, and Variegata, with apricot flowers.
Angel's trumpets are part of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The flowers, leaves and seeds of angel's trumpets are poisonous, so use this plant with care in gardens accessible to children or pets. Symptoms of toxic exposure include hallucinations, muscle weakness, dry mouth, fever, increased blood pressure and pulse, dilated pupils and paralysis. You can be affected both by ingesting plant parts or by inhalation of the flowers. Never add any part of angel's trumpet to compost piles since the poisonous alkaloids do not break down.


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The Blackstone River Greenway (formerly Bikeway) is a partially completed  paved rail trail defining the course of the East Coast Greenway through the Blackstone Valley from Worcester, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island.

As of 2016, approximately  of the trail has been completed in Rhode Island, connecting the communities of Woonsocket, Lincoln, Cumberland, and Manville. Some  of completed trail in Massachusetts connect Worcester and Millbury, as well as 3.7 miles of trail connecting Uxbridge and Blackstone.

The path roughly parallels the right-of-way of the active Providence & Worcester Railroad and its predecessor, the Blackstone Canal, running alongside the Blackstone River. In some places, the bike path follows the old canal towpath, with the long-abandoned canal running along one side and the river on the other.  Only a short portion near Pratt Dam (a.k.a. Lonsdale Dam, connecting Lincoln, Rhode Island and Cumberland, Rhode Island) runs on abandoned railroad right-of-way.

Once finished, the greenway will be linked to the East Bay Bike Path, for an additional  of trail to Bristol, Rhode Island.  The Blackstone River Greenway is also a designated section of the East Coast Greenway, the 3,000-mile trail system connecting cities from Maine to Florida.

History
In 1985, the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (known after 1999 as the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor) was designated by the United States Congress, following the path of the Blackstone River from Providence to Worcester.

Rhode Island

In 1997, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Department of Transportation began work on the first Rhode Island segment, from Lincoln to Ashton. This segment was completed in 1998. A second Rhode Island segment was completed in 2002, from Ashton to Manville. In August 2007, a bridge reconstruction project at Martin Street in Lincoln was completed, ending a three-year bike path closure. The new bridge incorporated a major safety improvement with the path passing underneath Martin Street instead of meeting it at grade. In November 2007, a  extension from Manville to the Woonsocket Water Treatment Plant was opened. A  segment from Lonsdale to Valley Falls, which includes more than  of boardwalk over part of the Lonsdale Marsh, opened in 2008. A segment through the River's Edge Recreational Complex in Woonsocket was completed in 2008, and that segment was linked to the previously-completed portions to the south later that year. In 2011, an  segment of on-road bicycle lanes opened connecting the Blackstone River Greenway with the East Bay Bike Path, starting in Providence. In 2013, sharrows were painted through Woonsocket from the Massachusetts border to the River's Edge Recreational Complex.

In early Summer 2017, a new  section of path was completed along the Seekonk River in Providence, stretching from Gano Street to Pitman Street, which was extended by a further  in 2020. A $4.5 million section of path in Woonsocket known as Segment 8C was completed in 2019, consisting of  of path from the Massachusetts border to Cold Spring Park in Woonsocket including a 182-foot truss bridge over the Blackstone River. Segment 8B1, a further  of path along Truman Drive in Woonsocket, was opened in 2020. As of 2021 the total Rhode Island portion of the greenway is  long,  of which make up the longest contiguous segment. Additional projects are under design to extend the path further through Woonsocket, connecting existing segments, as well as through the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls.

Massachusetts

In 1996, a study undertaken by the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (known at the time as the Department of Environmental Management) produced a plan for seven segments of trail linking Worcester with Blackstone, Massachusetts and the Rhode Island border.

 Blackstone to Millville (2.92 miles)
 Millville to Uxbridge (3.30 miles)
 Uxbridge to Northbridge (9.09 miles)
 Northbridge to Grafton (1.39 miles)
 Grafton to Millbury via Sutton (6.02 miles)
 Millbury to Worcester (4+ miles)
 Worcester (2.61 miles)

Construction was delayed due to a lack of state funds, a shortfall attributed to the over-budget "Big Dig" highway tunnel project in Boston. In 2005, as part of the Massachusetts Turnpike-Route 146 interchange project, the first  segment, from Worcester to Millbury, was opened to the public.

In 2010, an agreement was reached between MassDOT and DCR for DCR to take over the management of the design and environmental permitting of Sections 1 through 5 of the Greenway, including preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Section 6 was previously constructed by MassDOT, and Section 7 will be designed by the City of Worcester, and constructed by MassDOT.

In 2013, five bridges in Blackstone that run concurrently with the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) were repaired and repainted. These are the two Factory Pond Bridges, the northern Canal Street Bridge, a Blackstone River Bridge, and the St. Paul Street Bridge. By September 2014, these bridges received new ipe wood decks and safety railings. In 2014, new bridges were also constructed over Kane Court and Main Street, and a tunnel was built under Church Street, all in the town of Blackstone. The entire 3.7-mile path was finally completed in December 2016. Restoration work on the Blackstone Viaduct, located adjacent to the southern terminus of this path, began in 2019. When completed, this project will add approximately 0.5 miles of bike path extending to the Rhode Island border, where it will connect with an existing segment of path in Woonsocket.

All of the trail between the missing Blackstone River and Rte. 122 bridge in Blackstone and Rte. 146A in Uxbridge is part of both the SNETT and the Blackstone River Greenway.

Crossings

See also
 Southern New England Trunkline Trail
 East Bay Bike Path
 Washington Secondary Rail Trail
 Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island

References

External links
 Blackstone River Greenway and Bikeway Access
Blackstone Bikeway and Visitors Center Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation
Blackstone River Greenway Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Rail trails in Massachusetts
Rail trails in Rhode Island
State parks of Rhode Island
East Coast Greenway
National Recreation Trails in Massachusetts
National Recreation Trails in Rhode Island
Protected areas of Providence County, Rhode Island
Protected areas of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Protected areas established in 1985
1985 establishments in Massachusetts
1985 establishments in Rhode Island
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

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Унтергруппенбах () — община в Германии, в земле Баден-Вюртемберг.

Подчиняется административному округу Штутгарт. Входит в состав района Хайльбронн. Подчиняется управлению "Шоцах-Боттварталь".  Население составляет 7861 человек (на 31 декабря 2010 года). Занимает площадь 27,27 км². Официальный код  —  08 1 25 098.

Подразделяется на 6 сельских округов.

Достопримечательности
 Замок Штеттенфельс (XIV в.), принадлежавший в XVI в. семейству Фуггеров
 Старая ратуша (1740 г.), также построенная при Фуггерах
 Новая ратуша, бывший дом священника (конец XVIII в.)
 Евангелическая церковь св. Иоанна
 Католическая церковь св. Стефана
 Бывший ресторан «Роза» (XV в.)

Фотографии

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальная страница

Города Баден-Вюртемберга


In April 2016, on a mission to promote their world- leading position, 23 New Zealand agritech businesses travelled to California on a week-long, Callaghan Innovation-led venture.
New Zealand has had great success in developing agri-technologies thanks to a unique combination of geographic, human capital, regulatory and economic advantages. In April 2016, on a mission to promote this world- leading position, 23 New Zealand agritech businesses travelled to California on a week-long, Callaghan Innovation-led venture.
The week gave participants a solid insight into the state of agritech in California, to help them to validate the New Zealand technology and product offering, and better understand the needs of the US market.
The anchor event for the mission was a one-day conference called 'Transforming Agtech', developed by Callaghan Innovation for a US audience. Through a combination of the immersion programme and the conference, participants had excellent opportunities to make connections and meet potential partners, which was one of the key objectives of the mission.
Connections were made with venture capitalists and other investors, for example, large corporates interested in strategic partnerships such as Intel, Monsanto Growth Ventures and IBM Ventures, and potential innovation partners such as the THRIVE AgTech accelerator and the Innovation Center for US Dairy.
Most valuable was being able to interact with other New Zealand agritech companies on neutral territory where competitive barriers were not an obstacle.
Bridgit Hawkins from effluent management company ReGen reported that "the exposure to noteworthy US agritech businesses, such as Climate Corp, was really valuable and gave us a great benchmark for assessing our strengths and weaknesses".
The participants deemed the mission a success, having an impact on their innovation and business strategies as a result of the connections they made that will help them to develop their products in the future. The event created momentum for the local agritech sector (including organisations that were not directly involved with the mission), a real sense of collaboration and an acknowledgement of Callaghan Innovation's commitment to the sector.
Many participants reported gaining deeper connections with other players in the New Zealand agritech sector, as well as insights into how our businesses measure up against their US counterparts. As Steve Brooker of Gateway Data Services says, "Most valuable was being able to interact with other New Zealand agritech companies on neutral territory, where competitive barriers were not an obstacle to real discussions about how we can all benefit from working together to help the New Zealand agritech market grow and develop." Of the 23 businesses that went on the mission, all have reported that they made new or stronger connections to help them develop their products. In addition, 14 businesses indicated that they had plans to do further R&D as a direct result of having participated in the mission.


Today's question comes from lassarina: "What one evolution in RPG gameplay in the last x years (you can define X) do you most enjoy, and what one evolution do you most dislike?"
As it happens, I'm not that broadly versed in RPGs. Probably 80% of the RPG games I've played since I started seriously gaming in 2001 are Final Fantasy games, and most of the rest are BioWare. So it's not like I have a large basis for comparison. (Aside from these two series/publishers, I play mostly puzzle, platform, and casual games.) And the FF games and BioWare games are quite different from each other, which makes it difficult to compare them. But a couple of thoughts.
Probably the evolution in RPGs I am enjoying the most is the move toward voiced protagonists. I generally connect more with the Final Fantasies that include full voice acting, and in Dragon Age 2, I found that Hawke having a voice added many more dimensions to the character. It makes their interactions with party members and NPCs feel more natural. And I'm sure I wouldn't have enjoyed the Mass Effect series nearly as much without the fantastic voice acting of Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard. I'm sure it's a matter of taste -- I know some people prefer a near-tabula rasa protagonist, like the Warden -- but I find I prefer my player character to be a character, or at least the outline of one.
If that doesn't count as gameplay ;) then I vote for the emergence of casual mode. Sometimes, I just don't want to be stuck on the same boss battle for five million years. I want to hack and slash and move on with the story. So the ability to turn the game down to Casual, then bump it back up to Normal when I'm ready, is a lifesaver.
As for evolutions I don't like? That's harder to pick. Sometimes I miss the turn-based battles of Final Fantasy X -- the ability to move through battles at my own pace was so important to me as a gaming newbie. But everyone is moving away from that, including the FF series. This isn't a 100% dislike, though, because I also really enjoy some aspects of more modern system (I loooooved Gambits in FFXII). So I guess I can't really pick on any general trends I don't care for -- it really depends on the game, and on how things are specifically implemented.
Going beyond Bioware's games, I like how story-based games in general are far more likely these days to allow the player to select difficulty level. This opens up a much wider range of game to me because some play styles just aren't my thing and sometimes I only want to play for story while moving through as quickly as possible. Although, for fantasy-style RPGs like the DA series I usually want my nightmare play-through too.
Unrelated: can you recommend a few good puzzle games? Preference for iOS because that's my primary casual gaming platform, but I own just about every other platform/OS under the sun so any good puzzler reco is welcome.
The nice thing about difficulty levels is that you can change them. So if you feel like a Nightmare run one day, and just zipping through to get story another day, you can. I would LOVE to be able to change the difficulty level in the Final Fantasy games. There are some stupidly hard boss battles in that series -- and also some that are so easy that they're a little silly.
At the moment, I'm replaying the Phoenix Wright trilogy, a mystery game where you play as a lawyer and uncover evidence and catch people making false statements at trial. It's a little silly at times, but it's fun, the characters are charming, and I find the puzzles to be a reasonable level of difficulty most of the time. Originally was a GBA/DS game, but the first three games at least have been ported to iOS, and you can play the first couple of trials for free. Also, have you played Braid? It's a puzzle platformer that does some really neat things with storytelling and time? We have it on PS3, and I think it's also on PC and XBox Live. I will think about others.
I've wanted to play the Phoenix Wright games. So happy about all of the old games that are coming over to iOS.
I've been meaning to play Braid but … forgot what it was called. Now I won't forget.
Whenever you come across other casual games or fun puzzle games that are more involved/story-based, let me know!
Sorry for the long delay in my reply -- work dragged me away from the internet.
but I find I prefer my player character to be a character, or at least the outline of one.
I totally agree. Compared with my Hawkes, I don't have nearly such a strong sense of who my Wardens were. Even if the extra dialogue options you get in DAO supposedly mean you get to shape the Warden more. The voice acting just adds so much.
I am very attached to my Wardens also, but I had to create most of their personalities from scratch. So it's different. Hawke was more like a separate person that I spent the game getting to know. And in a game, I think I like that better (even if overall I preferred DA:O to DA2).
I also love casual mode, which is funny given that my favourite FFs tend to be the hardest ones and also lol Atlus games. But still. There's a time and a place.
Huh, I didn't realize that the Warden doesn't have a voice. I think I had some vague expectation of more Jennifer Hale.
I loved FFXII's Gambit system, too, and would love to see it used again in the series. The whole reason I still haven't gotten around to Revenant Wings yet is that it doesn't have the battle system I wish it did!
In a perfect world, I would have the option of being voiced by Jennifer Hale. Everyone would come to my conference presentations!
Oh wow. I would so use a Jennifer Hale button. Can you imagine using it to run meetings, or shut down noisy students???
I, too, was a fan of the Mass Effect series where selecting an answer wasn't this understood "you just spoke" thing. The character customization was amazing (have you ever seen my ME character? He looks STRIKINGLY like me) but adding the voice was just icing on the cake. I also liked that his voice changed based on the mood (anger, empathy, compassion, and firm are just some of my favorites).
It's insane. I had so much fun making him too.


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A Quick Look at Google Plus
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Google+ is going to be an indispensable part of your content marketing strategy because it's now at the core of Google itself.
Launched in June 2011, the search giant's social network had more than 500 million users as of December 2012. This kind of growth and such a huge user base is difficult to be ignored by content marketers across the world.
Its popularity and user base is not the only reason why you should use this platform to expand your reach; but it is also an excellent content sharing platform. And the sharing of content may directly affect your rankings on Google.
To quickly improve on visibility on search engine, this is probably the best thing you can do. However, you still can't ignore the needs and requirements of your audience and the type of the content they consume.
Including Google+ in your content marketing channels list is extremely important. As it is growing leaps and bounds, it can help you gain more exposure than Twitter and Facebook. Moreover, Google+ is a network that is organized around the content.
Let us see a few reasons why content marketers can't ignore Google+ when it comes to reaching a wider audience in most influential manner.
Google+ Is More than Just a Social Network
It's true that Google+ is a topical social network but it's much more than that.
It has been integrated with Google Reader, Google Chrome, Google Docs, YouTube and Gmail. In short, it's become a platform that unifies Google's offerings into a whole.
According to Mike Elgan, Google+ is not a standalone network but Google turned its products into its (Google+) features. Not only this, it already had other features including Hangouts that contains almost all features of Skype. Besides this, it also integrates Picasa, a photo management service. Since its launch, Google has integrated several other features with their social networking platform.
Google's Search, Plus Your World
Search, Plus Your World is a combination of social and personal search, in order to help people find the information that best suits their needs. According to Google's algorithmic head, Amit Singhal, it's an effort to transform it into a search engine that not only understands content, but also people and relationships. The personal search algorithm and social search algorithm are merged in a way that's very useful and pleasant.
By experts, it is considered as the most radical transformation ever.
Google+ Is All About Content
The clear purpose of the search giant and all its products is to organize the world's information in the best possible manner, helping people find the best results for them. Unlike Facebook, Google+ is not hostile towards content marketers/brands who want to promote genuine content. It's difficult to reach your audience on Facebook unless you want to pay for it.
Google+ is organized around content. In fact, it's all about content. It makes sense to get yourself on Google+ and build an audience there. It provides a different environment for socializing and content sharing. So adapt to it and connect with your audience on Google+ through quality content.
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Q: Problema de Execução Selenium Python IE 11 Eu estou com um problema na execução do selenium no IE 11.
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get("http://www.python.org")
assert "Python" in driver.title
elem = driver.find_element_by_name("q")
elem.clear()
elem.send_keys("pycon")
elem.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
assert "No results found." not in driver.page_source
driver.close()

Meu código está nessa base, O problema é o seguinte, o navegador abre ai na hora do send_keys() ele não acontece nada.
estou usando o seguinte modulo para IEDriverServer.exe, usando from webdriver_manager.microsoft import IEDriverManager
Alguém sabe o motivo desse problema ?

A: Quando voce está instanciando a utilização do webdriver, está usando o Firefox e não o IE.
Tente utilizar:
driver = webdriver.ie()
ao invés de:
driver = webdriver.Firefox()

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n Stainless steel and titanium fluid path materials.
n An SSI advanced solvent select feature.
maximum flow of 5 mL/min.
PC control, and status through.
flow in and out of the weld cell.
detected or if the overall flow is too low.
n A drawback air cylinder. n Vortex shedding flowmeters. n DeviceNet interface.
n All models compatible with any VICI actuation option.
n An optional microelectric actuator.
n Computer control facilitated via RS-232 or RS-485 interface.
n A choice of .004, .006, or .010" bore.
n Mean Time Between Failure calculated at 300 years.
n An industry standard 8-pin electrical.
n An intelligent Energy-Saving (ES) function.
n An ACM (Automatic Condition Monitoring) function.


When Bobby Petrino arrived as Arkansas coach in 2007 he was hailed with shouts of "Woo Pig Sooie!" On Tuesday he was dismissed in disgrace for having "knowingly misled" the university regarding a relationship he maintained with a school employee half his age.
Petrino, 51, was fired with cause by athletic director Jeff Long. Long's decision came after he reviewed the relationship between Petrino and Jessica Dorrell, an athletics department employee who was riding on the back of Petrino's motorcycle when he crashed into a pit on April 1. Petrino, who is married with four children, did not tell his bosses that Dorrell was with him at the time of the crash. He suffered four broken ribs, a cracked vertebrae in his neck and numerous abrasions on his face.
Once the coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Petrino finishes with a 34-17 record in four seasons, 21-5 over his final two in Fayetteville. He left the Falcons in his previous role by resigning without addressing his players. He left notes in their lockers.
In a press conference to announce the firing Tuesday, Long said he learned that Petrino paid Dorrell $20,000 at one point, but did not elaborate on the reason for the payment. Long declined to comment on Dorrell's job status.
At least three people were killed and 25 others injured when a mini bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
"A mini bus ferrying passengers on Thursday morning met with an accident at Khara," police sources here said.


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Howe dismisses reports Ake could return to Chelsea
By West London Sport 29/01/2019
Eddie Howe insisted Bournemouth have "had no contact from any other club" as he dismissed reports of a possible return to Chelsea for Nathan Ake.
Centre-back Ake, who cost £20m from Chelsea in 2017, has been linked with a move back to Stamford Bridge before Thursday's transfer deadline.
However, speaking at a press conference ahead of his side's game against the Blues, Bournemouth manager Howe said he had no concerns about the future of the Netherlands international.
"We love working with him, we think he's got outstanding attributes, he's getting better and better in his position," Howe said.
Chelsea were also linked with Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson prior to bringing in Gonzalo Higuain.
"The speculation, as it has been all January, has been purely that – as with all our players," Howe added.
"We've had not contact from any other club so it's business as usual."
Quiet, but some encouraging signs - analysing Higuain's debut
Chelsea players call for Hudson-Odoi to stay
Morata completes move to Atletico Madrid
Chelsea reject Hudson-Odoi's transfer request
Hudson-Odoi told he will not be sold by Chelsea


In the midst of the 1980s workout craze, why not exercise while making copies?
Forty-five years ago today, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Here's some of what's happened since.
Two springtime approaches to foisting free pants on the public.
But the Big Bad Wolf doesn't need to blow this house down.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a meal prepared by a "sandwich virgin."
After years of study by the TTC, Torontonians were finally able to purchase a transit pass in 1980, even if it cost more than Montreal's.
Audiences and critics were smitten with Whitney Houston during her first live Toronto appearances in the mid-1980s.
The landmark's evolution from a showcase of the province's achievements to a family amusement park.
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The presence and removal of Occupy Toronto are only the latest in a series of many changes in this history-rich site's appearance.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Which Vehicle Has the Right of Way?
Thirty years ago, it was a legitimate question.
The national leader began his political career reshaping policy at City Hall.


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Q: MySQL SET Syntax on Raw in Django Can I use the MySql SET Type to create a RawQuerySet on Django, for example:
sql = """SET @some_variable = (SELECT COUNT(id) FROM Model);
         SET @other_variable = (SELECT COUNT (name) FROM Model);
         SELECT @some_variable, @other_variable"""

And then
var = Model.objects.raw(sql)
print var
print len(list(var))

If anyone can clarify this doubt, appreciate.

A: No, because response must be mappable to your model.
Checkout https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/db/sql/


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Skin, Hair & Nail Conditions
This Bride Used Her Engagement Photos as a Way to Share Her Struggle With Alopecia
She credits her husband-to-be with helping her feel more confident.
Lisa DeSantis
Lisa DeSantis is the deputy beauty director at Real Simple Magazine. Previously, she was a beauty editor for both Real Simple and Health Magazines.
From the high school student whose artist mother painted her bald head for her senior photos to the bride who chose not to wear a wig on her wedding day, more and more women with alopecia are using social media to celebrate and embrace their beauty. The latest is Makenzee Meaux, a bride-to-be who turned her engagement photo shoot into an inspiring way to reveal that she has the autoimmune condition to friends and family.
In a now-viral Facebook post, Meaux uploaded a collage with three photos: One where she's removing her wig, another where she's posing and smiling, and a third where her fiancé kisses her cheek (see the gorgeous images below)."This is probably the most difficult thing I will ever do in my life," she writes in the caption of the photos, going on to describe her decades-long struggle to keep her diagnosis private, along with her reasons for opening up about it now.
"I was diagnosed with Alopecia Universalis when I was 8 years old," Meaux says. "It is a disease where all of your hair follicles suddenly stop growing and the doctors can not figure out why or what will bring it back. They call it the mystery disease. Nothing else is wrong with the body other than hair will not grow which as you can imagine for a young girl, is a huge confidence killer."
After being bullied when she was younger, Meaux says she "lost all hope that I could ever feel beautiful again" until meeting her now-fiancé Bryan. "He has helped me be brave and realize that hair is not what makes you beautiful and is not what makes people love you," she write. "It is truly all about what's on the inside."
Meaux's powerful message is an inspiration to others with alopecia, as well as anyone who struggles with self-confidence. "[T]he people who love you do not care whether or not you have hair and the ones who do are not worth your time or your love," she writes. "So this is me, the true me."
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import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Http, Response, Headers, RequestOptions } from '@angular/http';
import { Observable }     from 'rxjs';
import { User } from '../../User';
import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject';
import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {

  private base_url = 'http://localhost:4000/api';
  token: string;
  private userSource = new Subject<User>();
  user$ = this.userSource.asObservable();

  constructor(public http: Http) { }

  setUser(user: User) {
    this.userSource.next(user);
  }

  registerUser(user: User): Observable<boolean> {
    let body = JSON.stringify(user);
    let headers = new Headers();
		headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json');
    let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });
    return this.http.post(`${this.base_url}/register`, body, options).map( (res) => this.setToken(res) );
  }

  loginUser(user: User): Observable<Object> {
    let body = JSON.stringify(user);
    let headers = new Headers();
		headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json');
    let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });

    return this.http.post(`${this.base_url}/authenticate`, body, options).map( (res) => this.setToken(res) );
  }

  logout() {
    this.token = null;
    localStorage.removeItem('currentUser');
  }

  verify(): Observable<Object> {

    let currUser = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser'));
    let token = ( currUser && 'token' in currUser) ? currUser.token : this.token;
    let headers = new Headers({ 'x-access-token': token });
    let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });
    return this.http.get(`${this.base_url}/check-state`, options).map( res => this.parseRes(res) );

  }

  setToken(res: any){
    let body = JSON.parse(res['_body']);
    if( body['success'] == true ){
      this.token = body['token'];
      localStorage.setItem('currentUser', JSON.stringify({
        email: body['user']['email'],
        token: this.token
      }));
    }
    return body;
  }

  parseRes(res: any){
    let body = JSON.parse(res['_body']);
    return body;
  }

}


Alan uses high quality materials in his original paintings, including acid-free, hot pressed watercolor paper and professional-grade watercolors. Since 2015, his watercolors have been made on Arches top-quality 100% cotton watercolor paper. Alan frames his original paintings in koa and other beautiful wooden frames that match the beauty of his art.
Prints are made by the Printmaker on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. To insure the highest quality, the giclées are printed on Breathing Color Pura Velvet 100% Cotton Fiber and imaged with archival pigmented inks. The paper and ink combination carries an Wilhelm archival rating of over 100 years when displayed under museum conditions. Since museum conditions -- acid free matting, uv blocking glass, uv free lighting and low relative humidity -- are often difficult to maintain, the Printmaker guarantees prints not to fade for 30 years if they have been archivally framed and not displayed in direct sunlight or exposed to other high levels of uv radiation, atmospheric pollution, or excessive sea air. If your properly framed and displayed print shows signs of significant fading within 30 years, it made be returned to the Printmaker for replacement.
Frames for both original watercolors and numbered prints are made of koa or other beautiful woods or materials that match the quality of the watercolor. Frames for originals since 2015, and for all framed prints, were made at Christian Riso Fine Art & Framing in Koloa, Hawaii.


Got a lot of gear and nowhere for it to go? The Dodo Juice Tooled Up detailing bag could be the way to go.
Got a lot of gear and nowhere for it to go? The Dodo Juice Tooled Up detailing bag could be the way to go. Generous dimensions mean it can take many machine polishers lying down, and the side pockets take up to 14x 250ml bottles (3x in each end pocket!). Inside, there's four more pockets good for clay, pad spurs etc. and the fold down handle gives good access to what's inside. Rubber feet keep it off the floor and it even folds flat when not in use.


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Q: How inject a Singleton class annotated with @Startup? @Inject, @Resource, @EJB ou BeanManager? I have a class like this:
@Singleton
@Startup
@Default
public class A {

    private Manager manager; // Manager is an interface

    @PostConstruct
    public void init() {
      if (some rule is true) {
         manager = new ManagerA();
      } else {
         manager = new ManagerB();
      }
    }

    public Manager getManager() {
       return manager;
    }

}

Now I have a endpoint JAX-RS like this:
@Path("mypath")
public class B {

    // @Inject vs @Resource vs @EJB - my doubt
    private A objA;

    @POST
    @Path("resource")
    @Consumes("application/json")
    @Produces("application/json")
    public Response myMethod(String param) {

        objA.getMamager().executeSomeMethod(param);

        return Response.status(HttpStatus.SC_OK).build();
    }
}

When I go inject the object it takes errors regardless of the annotation that I use. Some errors:

*

*WFLYWELD0044: Error injecting resource into CDI managed bean. Can't
find a resource named

*Failed to start service Caused by:
org.jboss.weld.exceptions.DeploymentException: WELD-001408:
Unsatisfied dependencies for type A with qualifiers @Default
How to solve it?

A: you probably have a race condition with your @Singleton @Startup bean and something it depends on.  i've seen this several times myself.  especially when the @Startup bean depends on another facility that the container has to initialize (q.v. JPA, JMS, CDI, etc.).  if this is the case, remove the @Startup and just let the bean get initialized when it gets first injected into a dependent.
if you really, really, really need the bean to be @Startup, try to isolate what dependency it is failing on, and mark that dependency in the @DependsOn(depends="blah blah blah") annotation.
another workaround i have used, if you cannot remove the @Startup, isolate the dependency and lazy inject it via JNDI (old school).  sometimes, all the bells and whistles just get in the way of "how it's really done."  /grin
caveat emptor