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<?php

namespace PHPPdf\Test\Core\Formatter;

use PHPPdf\Core\Node\Node;
use PHPPdf\Core\Node\Container;
use PHPPdf\Core\Document;
use PHPPdf\Core\Point;
use PHPPdf\Core\Node\Text;
use PHPPdf\Core\Node\Paragraph;
use PHPPdf\Core\Formatter\ParagraphFormatter;
use PHPPdf\ObjectMother\NodeObjectMother;

class ParagraphFormatterTest extends \PHPPdf\PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
{
    private $objectMother;

    private $formatter;
    private $document;

    protected function init()
    {
        $this->objectMother = new NodeObjectMother($this);
    }

    public function setUp()
    {
        $this->formatter = new ParagraphFormatter();
        $this->document = $this->createDocumentStub();
    }

    /**
     * @test
     * @dataProvider dataProvider
     */
    public function calculateTextsPositions($x, $width, $height, array $fontSizes, array $wordsSizes, array $expectedPositions)
    {
        $paragraph = $this->createParagraph($x, $height, $width, $height);
        $this->createTextNodesAndAddToParagraph($wordsSizes, $fontSizes, $paragraph);

        $this->formatter->format($paragraph, $this->document);

        foreach($paragraph->getChildren() as $i => $textNode)
        {
            $this->assertPointEquals($expectedPositions[$i][0], $textNode->getFirstPoint(), sprintf('%%sfirst point of "%d" text is invalid', $i));
            $this->assertPointEquals($expectedPositions[$i][1], $textNode->getDiagonalPoint(), sprintf('%%sdiagonal point of "%d" text is invalid', $i));
        }
    }

    private function assertPointEquals($expectedPoint, $actualPoint, $message = '')
    {
        $this->assertEquals($expectedPoint[0], $actualPoint[0], sprintf($message, 'coord x of '), 1);
        $this->assertEquals($expectedPoint[1], $actualPoint[1], sprintf($message, 'coord y of '), 1);
    }

    public function dataProvider()
    {
        $lineHeightFor15 = $this->getLineHeight(15);
        $lineHeightFor12 = $this->getLineHeight(12);

        return array(
            array(
                2,
                25,
                200,
                array(15, 12),
                array(
                    array(
                        array('some', 'another'),
                        array(10, 12),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array('some', 'another', 'anotherYet'),
                        array(10, 12, 15),
                    ),
                ),
                array(
                    //expected position for 1st text
                    array(
                        //first point
                        array(2, 200),
                        //diagonal point
                        array(24, 200 - $lineHeightFor15),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array(2, 200 - $lineHeightFor15),
                        array(24, 200 - ($lineHeightFor15 + 2*$lineHeightFor12)),
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            array(
                0,
                25,
                200,
                array(15, 12),
                array(
                    array(
                        array('word'),
                        array(10),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array('some'),
                        array(10),
                    )
                ),
                array(
                    array(
                        array(0, 200),
                        array(10, 200 - $lineHeightFor15),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array(10, 200 - ($lineHeightFor15 - $lineHeightFor12)),
                        array(20, 200 - ($lineHeightFor15 - $lineHeightFor12) - $lineHeightFor12),
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            array(
                0,
                25,
                200,
                array(12, 15),
                array(
                    array(
                        array('word'),
                        array(10),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array('some'),
                        array(10),
                    )
                ),
                array(
                    array(
                        array(0, 200 - ($lineHeightFor15 - $lineHeightFor12)),
                        array(10, 200 - ($lineHeightFor15 - $lineHeightFor12) - $lineHeightFor12),
                    ),
                    array(
                        array(10, 200),
                        array(20, 200 - $lineHeightFor15),
                    ),
                ),
            ),
        );
    }

    private function createParagraph($x, $y, $width, $height)
    {
        $parent = new Container();
        $parent->setWidth($width);
        $paragraph = new Paragraph();
        $parent->add($paragraph);

        $boundary = $this->objectMother->getBoundaryStub($x, $y, $width, $height);
        $this->invokeMethod($paragraph, 'setBoundary', array($boundary));

        return $paragraph;
    }

    private function createTextNodesAndAddToParagraph(array $wordsSizes, array $fontSizes, Paragraph $paragraph)
    {
        foreach($wordsSizes as $index => $wordsSizesForNode)
        {
            $this->createTextNode($wordsSizesForNode, $fontSizes[$index], $paragraph);
        }
    }

    private function createTextNode(array $wordsSizes, $fontSize, Paragraph $paragraph)
    {
        $textNode = new Text();

        list($words, $sizes) = $wordsSizes;
        $textNode->setWordsSizes($words, $sizes);
        $textNode->setFontSize($fontSize);

        $paragraph->add($textNode);

        return $textNode;
    }

    private function getLineHeight($fontSize)
    {
        return $fontSize*1.2;
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function useWidthOfAncestorIfParagraphParentsWidthIsNull()
    {
        $width = 300;
        $grandparent = $this->objectMother->getNodeStub(0, 500, $width, 100);
        $paragraph = $this->createParagraph(0, 500, 0, 100);

        $grandparent->add($paragraph->getParent());

        $wordsSizes = array(10, 20, 30);
        $text = $this->createTextNode(array(
            array('ab', 'cd', 'ef'),
            $wordsSizes,
        ), 12, $paragraph);

        $this->formatter->format($paragraph, $this->document);

        $this->assertEquals(1, count($paragraph->getLines()));
    }
}


My sculptures are influenced by the forms and forces of nature. Certain natural forms captivate me: seed pods, bursting with potential life energy; branches and vines that reach and grasp in anthropomorphic ways; textures that mirror both the processes of growth and decay. As a child, I was always drawn to the natural world around me. I would range through the dense New England woods, marshes and ponds where I made discoveries which may have seemed commonplace to others but were fascinating to me. I was a child that had an eye for detail and the tiny things that made nature amazing did not escape my gaze. Nature can be likened to a web and it cannot be represented by something as simple as a single object; there is no end result, the cycle is in constant motion. The technical aspects of my work, the processes employed, allow me to mirror nature. This method of creation contains technical, time consuming, spontaneous and responsive processes which allows the work to grow and evolve. These two different ways of working are as important as the artwork itself. Though my individual sculptures may appear to be an `end result', they are simply a snapshot into the cycle of nature as I interpret it. They evoke questions as to where they came from and where they are going to. The forms I create are not meant to literally represent specific organisms, but instead contain the essence of many different organisms, combined to represent the course of nature. The sculptures embody my view of nature and they take on new forms in the same way that nature evolves.
Morrisey, Jesse. The Growth of Form. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2010. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3174. April 22, 2019.
Morrisey, Jesse, "The Growth of Form" (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2010).
Morrisey, Jesse. The Growth of Form [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2010.


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The local presence of global banks
Author(s): Iñaki Aldasoro, John Caparusso, Yingyuan Chen
by Iñaki Aldasoro, John Caparusso (Bank for International Settlements) and Yingyuan Chen (International Monetary Fund)1
JEL codes: F30, G15, G21.
Keywords: Financial institutions, business models, lending, supervision.
Global banks establish their international presence through host-country networks of subsidiaries and branches. These entities' roles and behaviour are illuminated by their balance sheet positions, but these have not been systematically captured across countries. This brief introduces an attempt to redress that gap with initial findings from system- and entity-level balance sheets across two dozen jurisdictions. Subsidiaries, focused on domestic currency and retail business, appear to be ceding share, while branches, more tailored for flexible international cash management, are maintaining presence. But branches' positions are more volatile than subsidiaries', raising concerns for host supervisors. Evidence from the new data suggests host authorities in advanced economies have successfully constrained branch behaviour, but those in emerging economies have not.
Global banks can act outside their home countries in many ways. Buying bonds of an international issuer, participating in a lending syndicate, or lending cross-border to a multinational client's country operation – these activities channel credit across borders but require no international operational presence. International banks can also serve customers from offices located in foreign countries, providing not only credit but also transaction, treasury and cash management, as well as wealth management services in a range of currencies. Evolution in the mix of business models has changed how the international system behaves, particularly in response to shocks.
The contraction of international lending in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis mainly reflected a shrinkage of cross-border lending. International banks' foreign offices positions remained stable overall, and as a share of host country banking system assets (Graph 1).
While distinct as a group from peers that operate 'cross-border' from home countries, banks with networks of 'foreign bank offices' (FBOs) are heterogeneous in their strategies and structures. A centralized global model provides corporates and financial institutions with trade, treasury and cash management and payment services that require significant flexibility in product structuring, currency, booking domicile and liquidity management. A decentralized multinational model, on the other hand, focuses on local currency credit services in multiple countries.
These two business models operate through distinct organizational and legal entity architectures. Centralized global banks operate mainly through international hubs and, if needed, local branch offices that are subsumed within foreign country parents, primarily supervised by home country regulators, and generally without access to local deposit insurance. Decentralized multinational banks operate through local subsidiaries that report to local supervisors and participate in local deposit insurance.
The business conduct and legal status of these foreign offices manifest themselves through differences in balance sheet structure and behavior that largely define their economic significance, particularly for financial stability. The study of FBO balance sheets has been fragmented, reflecting limited and heterogeneous disclosure: extensive work on foreign bank branches in the United States; studies of branch balance sheets in a few other countries; and multi-country work on subsidiaries' assets and credit provision.2
The BIS has published initial results from a new database of foreign bank office balance sheets that attempts to address these difficulties.3 The database provides time series of standardized balance sheets for foreign bank branches and subsidiaries, and banking system aggregates across 24 host countries. This includes entity-level standardized balance sheets for 16 of the host countries, supplemented with G-SIBs' country office data in other countries where available.
This database first confirms and broadens a stylized understanding of the differences in the balance sheet structures of foreign bank branches, subsidiaries and domestic banks (Graph 2). Branches are especially distinctive, reflecting their corporate banking focus. This shows particularly for liabilities – much more limited use of deposits, and greater reliance on wholesale and intragroup funding. Branches' somewhat lower exposure to loans as a share of assets may in part reflect the dearth of deposits, though their intragroup assets (reflecting branches' function as cross-border liquidity management vehicles) are significant in some countries. Moreover, BIS international banking statistics document that branch offices (particularly in emerging markets) are heavily skewed toward foreign currency balances.
These observations reflect aggregation across a wide group of emerging market and advanced economy banking systems. This level of aggregation may well obscure country- and bank-level patterns that could enrich our understanding of relationships between balance sheet aggregates and countries' positions in the international financial system, as well as between foreign bank offices' balance sheet structures and parents' overall business models.
While we noted earlier that local (i.e., foreign bank office) claims have been more stable than cross-border claims, this obscures two developments. First, foreign bank offices (especially branches) of emerging market parents have grown much faster than those of peers based in developed economies. Secondly, assets of foreign bank branches have grown much faster than subsidiaries. Both developments reflect the growing prominence of Chinese banks, which account for a high proportion of emerging market banks' share gains and whose foreign office growth has been largely through branches (Graph 3).
The shift from subsidiaries to branches is significant in part because branches are stronger transmitters of risk across borders. Their assets and (especially) loans are more volatile. Moreover, as illustrated by the new database, branches' asset volatility is more responsive to home country conditions than subsidiaries' (Graph 4). Host supervisors have long voiced both concerns.
In some countries, hosts have attempted to mitigate risks associated with foreign bank branches by more tightly regulating their behavior. A few have introduced explicit regulation to 'subsidiarize' branch operations, moving them within the local regulatory and supervisory perimeter, and in one instance have limited branches' scope to shift liquidity to and from related offices. Other countries' authorities may have opted to restrict branch balance sheets through less formal supervisory 'guidance'.
This is not directly observable but might be inferred from branches' balance sheets. Rising branch liquidity ratios or reduced intra-group balances (falling gross balances or a shift from net borrowing to net lending) support local prudential regulators but undermine branches' roles as efficient instruments for international liquidity management. Evidence from the balance sheets of branches and subsidiaries suggests that supervisors in advanced economies have in fact induced foreign branches in their jurisdictions to raise their liquidity ratios, but that hosts in emerging markets have not exerted similar pressure (Graph 4). Furthermore, the limited available evidence suggests that branches net and gross intragroup positions are broadly following a similar trajectory.
In principle, there is no general 'optimal' level of local supervisory control over foreign bank offices. Public policy should aim to strike an appropriate balance between the efficiencies associated with branch flexibility and the lower host country risk associated with tighter supervisory control. This posture is difficult to define, particularly as stress conditions fluctuate. However, more granular information, available to both home and host regulators, might improve efforts to balance operational efficiency and risk mitigation. Publication of the banks' foreign subsidiary and branch office balance sheets could support efforts to develop appropriate policies and standards.
Aldasoro, I, J Caparusso and Y Chen (2022): "Global banks' local presence: a new lens", BIS Quarterly Review, March 2022.
Cetorelli, N and L Goldberg (2011): "Liquidity management of U.S. global banks: internal capital markets in the great recession", NBER Working Papers, no 17355.
Cetorelli, N and L Goldberg (2012): "Banking globalization and monetary transmission", Journal of Finance, vol 67, no 5.
Fillat, J, S Garett and A Smith (2018): "What are the consequences of global banking for the international transmission of shocks? A quantitative analysis", NBER Working Papers, no 25203.
Hills, R, J Hooley, Y Korniyenko and T Wieladek (2015): "International banking and liquidity risk transmission: lessons from the United Kingdom", Bank of England, Staff Working Papers, no 562.
Turtveit, L (2017): "Branches of foreign banks and credit supply", Norges Bank Economic Commentaries, no 3.
Wong, E, A Tsang and S Kong (2014): "Implications of liquidity management of global banks for host countries – evidence from foreign bank branches in Hong Kong", HKIMR Working Papers, no 21/2014.
Iñaki Aldasoro is a Senior Economist at the Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements. Before joining the BIS he worked for the European Systemic Risk Board. He holds a PhD in Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.
John Caparusso is a Senior Economist at the BIS focused on bank and banking system stability. Prior to joining the BIS, John conducted similar research at the International Monetary Fund. Before that, he was a bank analyst and investor, based in Asia.
Yingyuan Chen is a Financial Sector Expert at the Global Markets Analysis Division in the IMF. She publishes market surveillance notes on advanced economy financial markets and contributes to IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, covering topics on banking sector, funding market, asset valuations (equities and sovereign yields), market liquidity and crypto assets. Yingyuan holds a Master's degree in Finance from University of Maryland and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Renmin University of China.
1. ↑ The views expressed in this policy brief belong to the authors and are not necessarily the views of the BIS and the IMF.
2. ↑ See Cetorelli and Goldberg (2011, 2012) and Fillat et al (2018) for the United States, and Hills et al (2015), Turtveit (2017) and Wong et al (2014) for other jurisdictions.
3. ↑ See Aldasoro, Caparusso and Yuan (2022) for a longer treatment of the themes in this brief.

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Vanishing puzzles have been around for over five centuries, but they weren't so popular until one man came around and change that completely. His name was Sam Loyd (1841-1911) and he created one of the most recognizable Vanishing puzzles ever, called Get Off the Earth, which was invented in 1896. He also created other interesting designs, and since then other designers followed in his footsteps. One of this designers is Jean Claude Constantin and the puzzle is called Magic Domino.
The principle behind the vanishing puzzles is quite simple and deceiving. Each puzzle is divided into smaller pieces that compose a picture. When you rearrange the pieces in a specific order it's possible to make some objects in the original configuration disappear. This trick seems like pure magic, but it's far from that. It's merely a well designed puzzle with every little detail carefully thought out to play with your mind.
The Magic Domino is exactly like the above description. There are two sets of domino pieces, one with eight white pieces and another with seven dark brown pieces. The goal is a little more complex than the vanishing puzzles, but still similar. The idea is to swap the brown domino pieces in the tray with the bottom white pieces. Since there's a difference between the number of white and brown pieces, you need to rearrange all the square pieces inside the tray so they can accommodate the eight dominoes.
The puzzle is way more difficult than I thought. It is rated as a level 8/10, and while I expected some challenge I didn't think it was that hard. It took me a few sessions and the total time must be around three hours, more or less. You might not notice this right away from the pictures, but the white pieces are slightly smaller than the brown ones. This is a key to solve the puzzle and I didn't notice it at first.
Rearranging the brown pieces at the bottom was relatively easy compared to the challenge at the top. You just need to make a slight change to the rectangular pieces. The 12 square pieces at the top, however, seem much more complicated to swap around. It's only 11 pieces actually, as the piece that reads "Magic Domino" doesn't have any indent cut into it - Could've been even harder, but the slight easiness was more than welcome. Still, finding a correct arrangement was a pain, but the result is very rewarding.
Constantin's Magic Domino is the first puzzle of this kind - not a picture, that is - that I know of, so far. It's a brilliant puzzle and I really recommend it to anyone that knows Sam Loyd's puzzles. It provides a great challenge and, of course, it's a must-have in any collection.
Availability: You can buy a copy of Magic Domino at PuzzleMaster for $31 CAD. For other Constantin's designs click here.
If you're like me and you love multi-level logic games, I bet that sometimes you feel overwhelmed with so many choices the market has to offer. It's a great time to be a fan of these games right now, with their increasing popularity. The reason for this, in my opinion, lies in several factors, like the user-friendly rules, the decent number of challenges available, and of course, the most important one, they're very addictive and fun to play, wherever you are, since they're great travel companions.
MetroVille by SmartGames is my latest addiction, from the mind of - who else? - Raf Peeters. With so many designs currently available, I'm yet to find a multi-level game I dislike. This type of games is so fascinating by the fact that there's endless designs possibilities, and whenever I try a different game, I always experience something different. MetroVille is unlike anything I've ever tried. With a dynamic board that's always changing from challenge to challenge, it'll be a while before you find yourself tired of it.
The concept, I must confess, was a little harder to understand than other more traditional multi-level games. The challenge cards, for example, is one of the main differences. MetroVille has only eight challenge cards, but actually contains 64 different challenges and four different levels of difficulty. How come? It's simple, since each card features a different city and on each side of the card there's four distinct challenges (two for each difficlty). So, in total, each card has actually eight challenges. Multiply by eight cards, and there you go, 64 challenges.
The game board is where the concept really shines. Each of the nine track counters is easily removable and you can rearrange them according to each challenge card. When you pick a card and all nine counters are placed on the board, you can then twist them in 360º into four different positions. By twisting the counters you'll allow the metro to go from station to station, not necessarily all five in one challenge.
Each challenge has a specific order for each station the metro should pass. The metro can only go in one direction at a time and can't make sharp turns, like turning left at a crossroads. You can pass through the same path more than once, but once you start you cannot change the disposition of the tracks anymore until you reach the final station.
The challenges, like usually, start out quite easy, but as you progress to harder levels it becomes increasingly more challenging. At harder levels it's very hard to find a continuous path that passes through all the stations indicated in the challenge. You'll find yourself twisting the tracks quite a lot in an effort to find the only possible solution for each challenge. I did several of the harder levels and never found the game overly frustrating. Some challenges did took over 10 minutes to solve, but it's never boring and you'll get a great rewarding feeling once you solve one of the "master" levels.
MetroVille by SmartGames is yet another great logic game. It promotes logical thinking and strategic planning skills as well as visual and spatial perception. It's great for kids, but also quite useful to keep your adult brain healthy. This kind of games is awesome and I can't stress enough how great they are. Highly recommended, whichever logic game you end up choosing.
Availability: MetroVille came from PuzzleMaster, but unfortunately it's out of stock at the moment. Check back soon, because they're always updating their stock. In the meantime, check out other great designs by SmartGames.
Why do Trick Locks arouse so much curiosity in us? Why are we so attracted to these intriguing objects? Is it because they have the power to lock away secrets? Is it because they offer the possibility to be unlocked by alternate methods other than the traditional turn of a key? Or is it simply because everyone, puzzler or not, are in the same playing field, since it's up to each one's intuition and cunning to unlock its secret. Whatever it is, one thing is certain, Trick Locks are here to stay and challenge our most inner curiosity.
The object that recently attracted my curiosity and demanded to be explored and discovered is Splinter Spierenburgh's Swing Lock, his second contribution to the Trick Lock family. After Splinter's Burgh Lock (seen above), which was made from 3D-printed nylon, a material not entirely recommended for trick locks, the designer wanted to try something different...and what better way to make a Trick Lock than in stainless steel. The result is a near perfect presentation with a stunning and very well polished design, accomplished after some trial and error, also seen by the accompanied .pdf where we can witness the various stages of design and prototyping (from the LEGO concept to the first prototype in fiberboard) that took place before the final stylish version you see here.
Like many Trick Locks, you are provided with a key - A very stylish key, I might add. How the key belongs in the solution is for you to find out for yourself. Sometimes they're necessary, sometimes they're not. One thing you'll immediately notice though, is that the key interacts with some kind of magnet (or magnets) inside the puzzle. As you push the key inside one of the two keyholes and turn it, you can feel it being attracted to something and interacting with some parts of the mechanism. You'll also be able to hear some parts rattling inside, as if there were parts moving freely around the puzzle. You need to feel the shackle's movements with your hand at all times, to know when or if you've made any real progress. The shackle has three positions: neutral, half down and fully down. When you manage to get it fully down you have solved it, and you just need to pull it up and remove it.
When you finally open the puzzle you're not all done, though. You're still half way there. Now, you need to reset the mechanism and be able to close it again. After you've successfully closed it and opened it again in a matter of seconds, thus understanding the mechanism, you can finally say you've solved it. I recommend now to remove those screws and take a look at the mechanism inside - It's a thing of beauty. You'll see the clear window that will let you peer inside, but still protects the mechanism to be accidentally tampered with. You can also put the lid back at a 33º angle so the keyhole allows you to see just a tiny portion of the mechanism. You can use it as a hint for someone struggling with the solution.
Unlike the Burgh Lock, where the only option was the 3D-printed version, the Swing Lock has two version, the metal one and the plastic one. They're basically the same puzzle, but since the two materials are so distinct there's bound to be some differences. The most obvious differences (not counting the price) are the look, as the plastic (PMMA, perspex) is colored black and, of course, the weight, with the plastic version weighing only 114g (.25lb). The dimensions are about the same for the two versions.
As for the solution, there's no major differences from one version to another. I was able to solve the metal version first, in about 20 minutes or so, although it took me much more time to figure out how to close it and ultimately, understand its mechanism. Once I knew what to do I was able to replicate it without any problems in the plastic version. If you ask me what version do I prefer, I'll tell you without a shadow of a doubt, the metal version. But, if you ask me if the plastic version suffers in any way on how the mechanism behaves, I'll tell you absolutely not. It's just a matter of affordability.
Difficulty-wise, I found the Swing Lock slightly easier than the Burgh Lock. The metal surely made me more confident to maneuver it without worrying about breaking it - although you still need to worry about not breaking other things if you drop it on the floor. You need three steps to solve it, but to reset it I found that only one move is necessary. There are at least a couple of different ways to close the lock, but none of it involves doing the steps required to solve it in reverse. You have to be creative.
Quality-wise, the Swing Lock is two steps forward from the Burgh Lock, no question about it. It looks and feels professionally made, and while I don't have something similar to compare it to, like a Popplock, it's certainly worth its high price.
Any Trick Lock collector and enthusiast will love the Swing Lock. I have solved many locks over my years of collecting and I can say that the mechanism is completely unique and original. Both puzzles function as they should, there are some good red herrings along the way to keep you from discovering the solution too soon, and whichever version you end up choosing I'll guarantee you you'll have an amazing experience with it. A must have for any puzzle collector.
Availability: You can get both metal and plastic versions at MFAVE. If at any time there's a shortage of stock, you can be placed on a waiting list by contacting Splinter directly here.
With all the current economic situation in Europe, Siebenstein-Spiele's Euro Krise seems like an appropriate choice to spend some free time. You won't need a doctorate in economy to solve this one, but it might be harder than you think. Can you solve, at least, this small crisis and put some order back in the provided tray?
Designed by Siebenstein-Spiele's main designer Jürgen Reiche, and made from laser-cut wood in two colors, the circular tray measures only 10.5cm in diameter (about 4.1"). Inside, it holds 12 coin-shaped pieces cut in different ways. With the exception of two perfectly round coins, the other ten pieces all have distinct shapes that can only be arranged in one unique solution. This makes for one rather challenging puzzle, and since this is a packing puzzle, be prepared for a lot of trial and error.
The design of the Euro Krise is fantastic. The cuts in the pieces give the illusion of a 3D effect, as if the pieces overlap each other. Each coin is engraved to look as close as possible with a real Euro coin, although the diameter is slightly bigger on the wooden version (27mm, as opposed to 23mm on a real coin). The width is also thicker in the wooden version.
Rated as a level 8/10, the difficulty of the puzzle is right at the limit of what can be considered a frustrating puzzle. Because the pieces are round, there's a lot of possibilities when you're placing a certain piece. It took me over an hour and a half to finally solve the puzzle, and even then the pieces didn't move as loosely as they did before I took the pieces out. It requires a little adjusting to get the pieces in the right places, at first giving the impression that it's not the real solution you've just found. The pieces are only engraved on one side, so they can't be flipped - It can be a positive thing, since there's less possibilities to place a certain piece.
Euro Krise is a cleverly designed puzzle, very challenging, but also quite rewarding when you finally solve it. It's not among the best by Siebenstein-Spiele, but certainly above average for a packing puzzle, especially how well presented it is - Something that this company excels at.
Availability: You can find the Euro Krise puzzle at PuzzleMaster for about $19 CAD. For others designs by Siebenstein-Spiele click here.
Ring on a Stick is the second puzzle from Dimiter Vakarelov I've had the pleasure to solve so far. Recently, I've received a very nice package from Dimiter with several unique string puzzles, all designed and handmade by him, and among them there were these three amazing puzzles that were made using real wooden sticks - Something I had never seen before, although Dimiter took inspiration from one of Kirill Grebnev's designs, the Attached Ring.
The Ring on a Stick puzzle is a little different from the first puzzle I reviewed from Dimiter, the Cherries on a Stick, but not that different... On the outside, both puzzles look quite different from each other, and besides the stick and the metal rings, there's not much similarities. So how come they are so similar in their solving methods? This is what's so fascinating about this type of puzzles. You have to discover for yourself what principle - or combination of principles - comprise the solving method for each puzzle.
See, all these string/wire puzzles you ever saw are based on only 5 or 6 different principles. It's up to designer to find different ways of utilizing these principles and using different combinations to create a new puzzle. So, for every string/wire puzzle you solve there may be one, two or even more principles represented in the design, and the fun in them is to apply your previous knowledge learned from other puzzles. It sounds easy in theory, but I'm far from understanding all principles, and sometimes it's quite difficult to visualize how to solve a certain puzzle, even if you've solved a hundred different ones before. It all depends if the designer was successful to mask and hide as best as possible the principles used in the puzzle.
The Ring on a Stick was a very pleasant surprise in the way that it only took me a couple of minutes to solve after I had solved the Cherries on a Stick - which by the way took me a few hours. This is a bit difficult to explain in words, but to make it simple, both puzzles use the same principle. I had the fortune of finding out almost right away that the Ring on a Stick had to be solved in a similar way, in other words, the string had to pass from the inside of the metal ring to the outside. After that, the wooden ring was all but free.
In terms of difficulty, the Ring on a Stick is slightly easier than the Cherries on a Stick. Not only because I already knew the solving process, but because I believe it's easier to do the steps required to solve. They're easier to understand. I'd classify it as a level 7/10. As a reference, the Cherries were to me an 8/10.
It's hard to choose from the two puzzles which one I prefer. They're both so original and fun to solve, I wouldn't want to choose. For a beginner, the Ring is probably a better choice to start, but it's always a bit relative when it comes to classify string/wire puzzles.
Availability: Dimiter can produce any of these puzzles on request. For prices and other questions, drop me an e-mail and I'll put you in contact with him.
Another puzzle from the genius of Jean Claude Constantin, 3L is a perfect example of simple becoming complex. Not among his hardest puzzles - not even close - but probably the hardest 3-piece packing puzzle I've ever tried.
The design is a bit intriguing, since the tray is shaped like a horseshoe. Not sure what's the significance behind that choice. Also, if you look closely, there's three holes in the right part of the tray and four in the left. I'm probably over-thinking, but it does make you think if there's more to it than meets the eye... The colors chosen for the puzzle, as always, work like a charm giving the puzzle more character and elegance - There's a total of five different wood colors, including the three pieces.
The goal of the puzzle couldn't be simpler. You're given three different sized L-shaped pieces and a tray with an irregular area, and the object is to try and pack all the pieces. There's only one way to do it, and the pieces can't go over the edges. The dimensions of the pieces and the tray are just right to make you believe a certain arrangement is possible, but you always end up a millimeter or two short of packing that final piece.
Solution: If you're stuck, click here to check out the solution.
3L is a fantastic puzzle. Constantin manages to create a simple and yet challenging puzzle that's perfect for anyone to try, even non-puzzlers. It's a good one for someone that usually doesn't get along with packing puzzles, since it's not frustratingly hard.
Availability: Unfortunately, the 3L puzzle is currently unavailable at PuzzleMaster. Check back often to see if it's back in stock, and in the meantime you can browse other great designs by Constantin.
Nowadays, Trick Locks seem to be made from many different materials, as opposed to the traditional metal locks that can be seen everywhere. An example of this type of puzzles is the IQ Locker series by Mi-Toys, a collection of four different Trick Locks made from natural wood. There are some downsides associated with the choice of wood for Trick Locks, but the low production cost seems to weigh more in the end, and the quality is fairly decent to dismiss them, as they're a nice and cheap alternative to their more expensive metal counterparts.
The first puzzle from the IQ Locker series I've acquired is the Combination Lock, an intriguing design reminiscent of a number locking mechanism seen in many products, like suitcases. The only difference is that there's no numbers in the Combination Lock, but something more subtle instead... The puzzle seems well built, considering how low the price is, with a polished and clean look. Its dimensions are 14.5cm x 5.9cm x 1.8cm (5.7" x 2.3" x 0.7"), which is pretty nice overall for this kind of puzzle.
The mechanism in the Combination Lock is rather interesting, because it has its similarities to another known mechanism, but it still manages to differentiate itself from it with a clever design. The cogs, at first sight, don't seem to have anything special to them - Just three simple acrylic cogs. However, at close inspection, you'll see something surprising. The dents in each of the three cogs have different thicknesses and are spaced in different intervals. Now, I can't say everything about the mechanism, but I'm sure you can have an idea of how they should interact with the internal parts of the shackle. The goal is open and then close the lock.
The Combination Lock looks more difficult than it actually is. I also find it strange that it's classified as a level 5/5 - Far from it, actually. It took me less than 5 minutes to open it, but here's the kicker, I didn't know right away it was solved. Why? Because I was under the impression that I had to completely remove the shackle from the puzzle. It turns out that you only need to open the shackle twice as high as its original size over the top edge. It actually took more than 10 minutes to figure it out, so I guess you could say I took around 15 minutes to solve it. It all comes down to interpretation of the instructions, which only mentions "Open it" and "Unlock it". There are cases where you can completely remove the shackle from the puzzle (including one I've recently solved), so that's what my initial confusion was all about.
The puzzle has two different stages until it's fully opened, so you need to rotate the cogs one a time to pull the shackle all the way up. Closing the lock is much easier, since you can see how the cogs will interact with the shackle. Difficulty-wise, I'd say it's more like a 3.5/5.
The Combination Lock was a nice surprise, considering my expectations weren't as high as for a metal lock. Yes, you have better feedback from a metal mechanism, but in this case I believe you don't lose too much with the wooden/acrylic mechanism. Pretty good puzzle, overall, and recommended for Trick Lock enthusiasts.
Availability: The Combination Lock, as well as the others in the IQ Locker series, can be found at Brilliant Puzzles for just $10.95 USD each.


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O  foi um clã samurai descendente distante de Minamoto no Morifusa. Eram proeminentes shugo-daimyō na província de Harima durante o Período Sengoku.

Membros do clã
 Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350).
 Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).
 Akamatsu Mitsusuke
 Akamatsu Sadaura

Ver também
 Sesson Yūbai (1290-1348)
 Ōnin no ran, os Akamatsu se aliaram ao clã Hosokawa

Referências
 Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan: Medieval Japan, Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 10-ISBN 0-521-22354-7/13-ISBN 978-0-521-22354-6;  OCLC 165440083
 Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301

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Grad night is supposed to be a night of carefree celebration before growing up and leaving childhood behind, but after graduation Chris is spending his night wandering streets alone with a black eye and a split lip. Beat up yet again for being out and proud, he is contemplating how glad he'll be to leave his childhood, and this town, behind, when he stumbles across the town's other outcast, his childhood best friend, Nick. Chris hasn't spoken to Nick in years. When Nick was thirteen his family moved away, and when they came back to town a year later, Nick had a new stepfather, a new set of bruises, and no interest in being friends with Chris or anyone else. He's spent high school getting into trouble and breaking hearts while Chris has been getting ready for college. On the surface they couldn't be more different, but it isn't long before Chris starts to see that Nick is just as scared and lonely as he is, and just as used to pain.
They only have the one night, Nick is leaving town in the morning and Chris is heading off to school, and Chris knows before he accepts the drink that Nick offers that Nick will break his heart too. The knowledge is as terrifying as his approaching adulthood, but not nearly as terrifying--and intoxicating--as the realization that he can break Nick's heart in return. They both know that accepting that it will hurt never makes it hurt any less, but being together might make the pain--and the future--easier to face.


Laura Seward Forczyk, MSc is NASA Subject Matter Expert for planetary science missions at Astralytical and the Founder and Executive Director of Georgia Space Alliance. She desires to dance on the Moon and explore the stars.
Laura is a scientist, entrepreneurial, a frequent source for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and podcasts. She is also a public speaker.
Laura's company, Astralytical, is a research, consulting, and publishing firm founded in 2016 and located outside of Atlanta. They specialize in space-related scientific research, industry and policy analysis, career coaching, and communications.
Her volunteer nonprofit organization, the Georgia Space Alliance, has a goal to bring together professionals and interested parties to form a unified community to support space activities and development within Georgia.
Previously, Laura was the Manager at Florida Operations for Swiss Space Systems (S3), where she managed all preparations for parabolic flight and suborbital spaceflight activity in Florida, including coordinating with NASA KSC and Space Florida, partnering with tourism and marketing entities, communicating with scientific payload providers, and working with regulatory agencies such as the FAA and DOT.
Laura started her working experience in 2003 as Astrophysicist at Villanova University, where she analyzed ultraviolet observations of cataclysmic variables binary star systems and analyzed a catalog of nearly 100 stars that closely resemble the Sun. In June 2005, she became Assistant Operations Manager for NASA Academy at MSFC (Marshall Space Flight Center) where she analyzed x-ray and gamma-ray observations of gamma-ray bursts observed by NASA's Swift telescope. There, she also won the Von Braun Leadership Award.
While Laura was at NASA, she also joined NSS's Huntsville Alabama L5 society (HAL5) as a secretary and later became a president of Florida Space Development Council for National Space Society (NSS).
Laura was a NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellow Astrophysicist, an X-ray Optics Manufacturing Engineer, and finally was a volunteer NASA Student Ambassador.
After NASA Academy at MSFC, she became an Experimental Planetary Scientist at University of Central Florida in Orlando. She designed and executed experiments of low-velocity impacts into regolith granular material. She has gotten experience with microgravity conditions, vacuum systems, and image analysis, managed a team of undergraduate students under Dr. Joshua Colwell, and flew 65 parabolas with microgravity experiments on 2 microgravity parabolic flight campaigns.
In July 2010, Laura took the role of Planetary Protection / Education & Public Outreach Lead where she designed, wrote, and presented a mission study to Jupiter's moon with JPL Team X mentors.
She was also Field Planetary Scientist for NASA Lunar Science Institute Meteor Crater Field Camp in Arizona, where they researched non-public areas of Meteor Crater during an 8-day field camp and analyzed geological features in situ and documented geology research techniques.
In the Summer of 2012, Laura worked as Experimental Planetary Scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Center where she conducted experiments blasting high-powered jets of gas into granular materials. She also worked on the "Physics of Rocket Exhaust Shock Impingement for Martian Landing Technologies" project.
For a year, she took the Lead as Space Industry Analyst at NewSpace Global, where she researched, analyzed, and ranked private companies in the "newspace" commercial space sector, focusing in particular on company management, market, capitalization, and technology.
Before she joined S3 (Swiss Space Systems), Laura was a Scientific Research Analyst at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space in Melbourne, Florida, where she assisted over 50 microgravity research experiments to fly to space.
Laura earned her Master's Degree of Science in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2008. She earned her Bachelor's Degree of Science in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2006. In 2014, she finished (without the dissertation) her doctoral lab work and coursework at the University of Central Florida.
She also holds her Zero Gravity Certification from Zero-G Corporation and did her Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Training at NASTAR Center. Read the story from the Washington Post featuring Laura. Read Laura's summary of a potential human mission Mars mission.
Laura was mentioned in the Mashable story Kids and the Earth are the real losers in Trump's NASA budget and in the GeekWire story Commercial space ventures hail NASA opportunities in orbit and on the moon. Watch the interview with Laura at Florida Space Day. Read the full list of her articles and interviews!
Laura is the author of Rise of the Space Age Millennials (Spring 2019). Visit her LinkedIn profile. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter. Visit and read her homepage Astralytical and her blog Laura's Space on Space.


Sister Mary Irene spent her entire 56-year ministry career in elementary education, 45 as classroom teacher or principal and 11 as co-director or tutor in the Ursuline Institute of Learning. The congenial and faith-filled woman with the twinkling blue eyes died March 22 at Regina Health Center (RHC) in Richfield where she had been in residence since May 2017. She was 80 years old.
Mary Rita Kane was born July 15, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio, the third daughter born to Francis and Florence (Carroll) Kane. Tragically, Florence died in childbirth two years later. Within a few years' time Francis married Rosemary Austgen and together they had five children, expanding the Kane offspring to eight.
Mary graduated from the former St. Mary High School in Cuyahoga Falls in 1956 and within months joined the Ursuline congregation from St. Joseph Parish, Cuyahoga Falls. At her reception ceremony she was given the name Mary Irene. She professed final vows in 1962. She earned bachelor and master's degrees in education from St. John College.
She began her teaching career in Grade 2 at St. Charles Borromeo School in Parma. She also enjoyed teaching tenures at St. Clare (Lyndhurst), St. Ann (Cleveland Heights), St. John Bosco (Parma Heights), Christ the King (East Cleveland) and St. Joseph (Avon Lake) where she also served six years as principal.
Sister Mary Irene retired from classroom teaching in 2006 and moved to the motherhouse to serve as co-director and tutor in the Ursuline Institute of Learning. She also served as transportation coordinator at the motherhouse until her move to Richfield. While in residence at Regina, Sister Mary Irene helped facilitate communications between the motherhouse and her Ursuline community at RHC.
Sister Mary Irene will be remembered for her warm and friendly personality and as one whose devotion to family and community spanned a lifetime. She was a committed and prayerful religious, and a loving sister, aunt, and friend.
She is survived by siblings Kathleen Petrovic, Ann Laubert, John Kane, Edward Kane (Carol), Susan Kane, Christine Kane and James Kane (Patti), and many nieces and nephews.
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Woman Suffering With MS Fundraises For Treatment In Russia By Making And Selling FUDGE
Jill Marriner, 47, from Bristol.
A woman who is facing the prospect of dying of MS is fundraising £50,000 for groundbreaking treatment in Russia – by making and selling FUDGE.
Jill Marriner, 47, started flogging her sweets at table top sales this time last year to help her raise cash for life-changing treatment.
It was such a hit that the mum-of-one went on to launch an online shop and Fab Fudge now boasts a luxury 30-flavour range.
Jill runs the business from her kitchen – with the help of son Josh, 22, and husband Tim, 47 – and is well on her way to hitting her £50k target thanks to soaring sales.
Once she raises enough money she'll be able to fly to Russia for the innovative treatment, which is said to 'reboot' the immune systems of sufferers.
It's not a cure for MS but if successful, the stem cell transplant – which isn't available on the NHS – will give Jill, of Hartcliffe, Bristol, her spark back.
She said: "It would be amazing if I could raise enough money to have this treatment. It's not a cure, but it's close to a cure.
"Fab Fudge was born to help me towards that target.
"I started making it for friends and it was popular. They said, 'You really should be selling this', so I did. The rest is history.
"Initially it just looked like brown squares of fudge but over time I've experimented and played around with the recipe, with colours and flavours.
"I wasn't really making that much at first but it took off overnight.
"Now we have an online shop and we're getting at least five orders a week.
"We make the fudge fresh in my kitchen and let it set, then chop it and bag it up. It's like a full-time job – I have to force my body to keep up.
"I'm really surprised by how successful it has been."
Jill suffers from MS and has been selling homemade fudge to help fund revolutionary treatment in Russia
Jill is fundraising for treatment which is similar to a bone marrow transplant and is currently being trialled by doctors in Russia.
It is called Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, or A-HSCT and is available in the UK, but Jill says she's been told she's ineligible for trials.
The innovative procedure involves harvesting the patient's own stem cells and storing them before blasting their entire body with chemo.
This destroys the faulty immune system in which the MS is taking hold.
The stem cells are then transplanted back in with the hope that the body will recover from the chemo and the white blood cells return healthier.
Jill calls it a 'reboot' for her body and hopes it will ease her fatigue and 'brain fog'.
In all, the procedure – minus the cost of flights, accommodation and aftercare – will set Jill back around $50,000 dollars, she estimates.
As well as donations from strangers, income from her part-time admin job and charity skydives, a big chunk of that will come from her Fab Fudge earnings.
Jill selling fudge at a market.
But as well as helping towards her enormous target, Jill said preparing the roughly five orders she receives every week acts as therapy for her.
The mum, who has also had to remortgage her house to help raise funds, said: "I love it. It's very therapeutic – I have a whale of a time.
"It has helped with my stress levels and it's nice because I'm at home and pottering around in my own house. I never thought I would be able to do this."
She added: "My illness has destroyed my life. I wasn't a brilliant mum when my son was little because I was always tired and ill.
"I asked him what memories he had of his childhood and he said, 'You were always sick.' That broke my heart. It was soul-destroying.
"I would love for this treatment to give me my life back. I will always have MS, but it might put the illness into a dormant state.
"I've got a lot of living left to do and MS isn't invited."
To find out more about Fab Fudge visit fab-fudge.co.uk and to donate towards Jill's treatment, visit www.gofundme.com/RebootMe
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Q: Cannot segue from UILabel to ViewController in the storyboard, I am trying to segue from a label to a view controller. For whatever reason, it's not going. Has anyone else experience this?

A: Its not possible. You can only segue from UIControls or subclasses of it, like UIButtons.
UILabels don't have target-action methods for activating the segue. An alternative is to use UITapGestureRecognizer on the label and run the segue yourself.
But simply using a button is simpler.

A: Style the UIButton to appear like a Label and then perform your navigation, just a quick hack.

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I have two monitors. There's this weird issue that every once in a while Mirage will minimize for a bit by itself, then why I try to open it again it switches to my other monitor.
I'd suggest you set the primary again in multiple monitors 1 left 2 right , also check if areo is turned off if w7.
Just to clarify, the game starts and stays in my main monitor most of the time. Sometimes, mid gameplay, it will switch monitors without me doing anything (I think).
I'm on Windows 10. I made sure my primary display was correct. It is. Thanks, though.
@Skindiacus We have not seen this issue in our office and we all have multiple monitors.
What screen mode are you running the game in?
Do you have Dispaly Scaling (Windows Display Properties) set to 100%?
Not entirely sure how to check this, but I haven't changed any setting around, so, hesitantly, auto-select?
I have a Nvidia GTX 960. I looked up how to switch it to high performance, and it looks like I'm missing the option or something.
Anyway, I found something else that's probably causing it. There's this little window that opens at about the time time interval as the Mirage minimizing thing. It's only appears for a split second, so I'm trying to catch a glimpse of what it's called. I'll get back when i figure out what it is.


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Ross Tucker's Week 9 NFL Betting Advice
The former NFL offensive lineman and current broadcaster reveals his favorite Week 9 bet
By Ross Tucker - Oct 30, 2019, 9:32pm
The Jets stink. I showed some faith in them to bounce back in Jacksonville after their disastrous Monday Night Football loss to the Patriots and it backfired as they laid another egg against the Jaguars and reignited Minshew Mania. Needless to say, I won't make that mistake again. That means I am now 5-3 with my weekly picks and am looking to get back on the winning track.
Each week, I will give you a bet or two that I like for that week. Sometimes, it will be pure analysis and observations of the matchups and an edge that I feel I am able to identify. Other times it will be my instincts as a former player. And hopefully a lot of times it will be a combination of both.
This week I like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers getting 6.5 points from the Seattle Seahawks for three reasons:
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This is not the Seahawks defense of years past. Not even close. They have given up both yards and points on a consistent basis all season and last week was no different.
Matt Schaub, yes, that Matt Schaub, and the Atlanta Falcons lit up the Seahawks as the veteran back-up filling in for Matt Ryan threw the ball for 460 yards in a 27-20 loss that might have been a Falcons win if not for a questionable fumble call that went the Seahawks way against Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman on the goal line. More importantly for our purposes, the Seahawks once again allowed the opposing team to move the ball at will for much of the game.
Now they must contend with Jameis Winston and, more importantly, receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans? There's a reason why this game has the highest total on the board right now and that reason is the oddsmakers know that the Seahawks secondary is particularly vulnerable to the Bucs' aerial attack.
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We touched on this a couple of weeks ago when we cashed in on the Ravens getting the points out in Seattle before beating the Seahawks 30-16 and it still stands now. Just like the defense, the home field advantage in Seattle is not what it used to be. They are 6-2, but both of their losses have come at home. Not only that, even their wins at home have been close calls, by one point each against both the Bengals in Week 1 and the Rams in Week 5. Four games is a big enough sample size for me this season. Now they have the Bucs coming into town and while I don't think the Bucs will win the game, it certainly wouldn't surprise me, and I absolutely picture them keeping this close in a high-scoring back-and-forth affair at worst.
Bucs Were Robbed
Yes, the Bucs lost to the Titans on the road last week but that's probably not the outcome they deserved. Tampa Bay not only stopped Titans punter Brett Kern on his fake field goal attempt late in the game but forced a fumble that they returned for the go-ahead touchdown. Unfortunately for them, the officials had incorrectly blown the play dead and cost the Bucs a touchdown. It was a brutal mistake by the refs that most likely cost Tampa a victory.
Fortunately for us, we pay close attention to the games, realize what happened, and will cash in with the Bucs getting 6.5 big points on Sunday.
About Ross Tucker
Ross Tucker played in the NFL for seven years as an offensive lineman after graduating from Princeton University in 2001. As a broadcaster, he works for Radio.com, CBS Sports, and Westwood One. He also owns and hosts his own podcast network including the Ross Tucker Football Podcast all available at RossTucker.com. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @RossTuckerNFL.


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June 11th, 2015 The St. Louis Blues have notified veteran Barret Jackman that he will not be re-signed. End of an era: The #stlblues have notified Barret Jackman they will not be re-signing him. He will be UFA on July 1. http://t.co/pVDs3couqN — Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) June 11, 2015 Jackman, winner of the Calder Trophy and...
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History of Milstead
Milstead probably comes from the Old 'middel' meaning 'middle' with 'stede' as a 'place, site'; therefore, 'middle place'.
Milstead parish church is a Grade: II listed building, dedicated to Saint Mary and the Holy Cross. The Normans built it in the 12th Century, and extending it in the 13th century, by the lengthening of the chancel and adding the north and south chapels that only go half the length of the chancel. A 15th Century tower completed the ensemble. In the 15th century, an unknown founder cast and hung two bells in the newly constructed tower. In 1440, William Chamberlain added a tenor. In 1798, Edward Hasted described St Mary's church as 'small, and consists of one isle and one chancel, with a low square tower at the west end of it, in which hang three bells. On the north side is another small chancel'. In 1872, the architect William Butterfield restored and enlarged the Milstead church. He rebuilt the chapels and chancel windows. The nave windows he beautified with `Butterfield dumplings` created by cutting away the plaster like a pie crust to reveal the stonework underneath.


It doesn't calculate in the alters or the bonus from the mayor.
Ok, let's have a closer look at your screenshots. Your income was ~4K+ and you are currently training 248 mages, their Gold upkeep is 20 and Food upkeep is 7.
Food Upkeep is added to your Food Balance right away and you can see it in your Farm under Troop Upkeep (as "Troops in Training" .
Gold Upkeep is applied to your income only when they complete training. So, 248 Mages will tally to 248 * 20 = 4960, which is more than your Income, but I checked your account, you have 26% off with all bonuses, so it should be 3,670.
Now the question is, were you training anyone else in any other building at the same time (e.g. Barracks or Watchtower) as it's all combined. Or had any construction going as buildings require upkeep.
For example, let's have a look at the Town with NOTHING happening (no training, no building, nothing). Gold Income is 5,466 and troops gold upkeep bonus is 15%. It shows that we can train 1071 Axemen. The Gold Upkeep for Axemen is 6g/unit, which gives 1071 * 6 = 6,426 - 15% = 5,462. So, exactly as it's supposed to be.


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Google's decision to open a research facility in Beijing even though its search services remain blocked in the country speaks volumes about how the tech giant is probably recognising that it will have to look at China as a contender
Even as Google's products remain blocked in the country, the US search firm said on Wednesday that it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in China which will be first-of-its-kind in Asia and will employ local talent. It added that the team will operate out of its existing office in Beijing.
It is interesting to note that the development comes a few months after China announced its national plan for AI, calling for the country to catch up with the US. A report prepared by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a research arm of the US intelligence community, had cited public documents and claimed that China's People's Liberation Army was investing in a range of AI-related projects and PLA research institutes were partnering with the Chinese defence industry. "The PLA anticipates that the advent of AI could fundamentally change the character of warfare," it had said.
Even though the US has been at the helm of technological developments on the global platform, a report published jointly by New York-based research consultancy Eurasia Group and Beijing-based VC firm Sinovation Ventures on December 6 outlined how China has been making rapid advances in AI over the past few years. The fact that Google has chosen to open a research facility in Beijing even though its search services remain blocked in the country speaks about how the US is probably recognising that it will have to look at China as a contender.
In a blog post on the company's website, Fei-Fei Li, chief scientist at Google Cloud AI and Machine Learning, said, "Whether a breakthrough occurs in Silicon Valley, Beijing or anywhere else, [AI] has the potential to make everyone's life better for the entire world." Google operates two offices in China, with about half of its 600 employees working on global products.
Google's search engine is banned in the Chinese market along with its app store, email and cloud storage services. China's cyber regulators say restrictions on foreign media and Internet platforms are designed to block influences that contravene stability and socialist ideas.
While tightening restrictions are likely to hamper a re-entry to the Chinese market for Google, the firm has increasingly focused on exposing its AI products in China. This year Google held a Go tournament in cooperation with local authorities in eastern China, pitching its AI against Chinese world champion Go player Ke Jie. The event was highly publicised overseas but local media was muted.
Earlier this month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made an appearance at a conference run by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country's top cyber regulator, where he steered away from market access issues to discuss the potential of AI.
Google said the new Chinese AI research centre will join a list of similar overseas centres operating in New York, Toronto, London and Zurich.
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Trump to Pull Nomination of Pentagon Official Who Raised Concerns About Ukraine Aid Hold: Report
Jerry LambeFeb 11th, 2020, 5:11 pm
The White House is expected to withdraw its nominee for Pentagon Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer after discovering that Elaine McCusker resisted the administration's order to withhold congressionally appropriated military aid to Ukraine, according to a New York Post report Tuesday. The move follows the ousters of impeachment witnesses Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and appears to be another sign that President Donald Trump is exacting revenge against those he believes betrayed him.
McCusker, who currently serves as the Pentagon's acting comptroller, never spoke publicly about the order to withhold aid, but internal White House emails obtained by Just Security prior to the impeachment trial in the Senate illustrated her pushing back against the decision and warning officials that it likely violated the law. Trump formally nominated her for the permanent comptroller position in Nov. 2019.
A White House official told the New York Post that the administration "needs people who are committed to implementing the president's agenda, specifically on foreign policy, and not trying to thwart it."
As previously reported by Law&Crime, McCusker was one of the first Trump administration officials to flag the hold on the aid as being problematic and question whether the decision was legal.
"As we discussed, as of 12 AUG I don't think we can agree that the pause 'will not preclude timely execution.' We hope it won't and will do all we can to execute once the policy decision is made, but can no longer make that declarative statement," McCusker wrote to career OMB official Mark Sandy–who initially signed off on the hold of the aid in the beginning of July–and Trump's hand-picked OMB Associate Director for National Security Programs Michael Duffey.
On Aug. 26, two days before the hold on the aid was reported publicly for the first time in Politico, McCusker again emailed Duffey, concerned about non-compliance with the "impoundment" law's requirements.
"What is the status of the impoundment paperwork?" McCusker asked at 5:38 a.m.
"What paperwork?" Duffey responded. "I am not tracking that. Is that something you are expecting from OMB?"
"Yes, it is now necessary — legal teams were discussing last week," McCusker answered.
Prior to the leak, the emails initially released by the White House under a Freedom of Information Act request redacted all of McCusker's legal concerns.
After the scandal went public, Duffey tried to paint the Pentagon and McCusker as being responsible.
"As you know, the President wanted a policy process run to determine the best use of these funds, and he specifically mentioned this to the SecDef the previous week," Duffey wrote on Sept. 9. "OMB developed a footnote authorizing DoD to proceed with all processes necessary to obligate funds. If you have not taken these steps, that is contrary to OMB's direction and was your decision not to proceed. If you are unable to obligate the funds, it will have been DoD's decision that cause any impoundment of funds."
"You can't be serious," she responded. "I am speechless."
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Q & A with Jenson Button
By Jonathan Noble
@NobleF1
Published on Tuesday April 29th 2008
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Q. Are you happy with your result in Spain?
Jenson Button: Yes I am. It was an interesting race, the first stint for me was not great. I was struggling with a twitchy rear end but my strategy was to go long so I wasn't too worried. I thought the pace compared to Rubens was fine and the second stint is when the car came good.
When the circuit gripped up, it gave the car more rear grip which it would normally, and I had a good balance. I think the first stint the aero balance wasn't quite right and that was just getting used to it I think.
The last two stins were very good with the car, I was able to push it very hard and the laptimes were very consistent. It was great to get some points, we learnt a lot from the race, there is a lot of very useful data there but obviously I have got to say sorry for Rubens losing his front wing and I have heard that Heikki is okay which is good news.
Q. With the car going well in Barcelona, are things looking good for the rest of season?
JB: This sort of circuit is probably not our best at the moment. It is very bumpy, and if you look at our ride quality it is not our best feature at the moment. Considering we did okay here, in Turkey we should make another step forward compared to our competitors, if you watch the footage you will see what I mean about our ride quality. That is an area we need to improve in, going to Turkey it is a very smooth track anyway so that should help us.
It was a good weekend in the end, I struggled at the start of the weekend because of a lack of experience of this aero package, and it is very different to what the car was like before, it is a very different way of driving and a different way of setting it up, so it took a bit of time to get used to. I am there now and it is nice to get three points and it is great for the team. We didn't just sneak a point, we got three.
Q. In terms of improving, are you on schedule with the progress of the car, or ahead of schedule? Is this what you expected?
JB: I think we are pretty much where we expected. We started the race much further down than I was hoping for. I was hoping to be in the top ten and it would have made life easier for ourselves, but as I said I don't think this circuit is the best circuit for us and I didn't get the best out of the car over the weekend before the race because I didn't feel comfortable with the balance and I don't think we really got the best balance with this car.
When the circuit gripped up the car came good, and I think it showed we were trying to run too much aero balance, we were trying to have too much front end on the car to get rid of understeer but it is not working it is just giving us a twitchy rear end, so the important thing is we understand the aero package a lot more now and going to Turkey I am looking hopefully to get into the points again.
Q. Did the safety car affect your race?
JB: It really did because I was running long, so it really did cause a problem and being behind my teammate it will always be a nightmare in the pit stop behind the SC because you have to wait for them, and I lost two places in the pitstop because I had to wait for Rubens, lost it to Fisichella and Nakajima, it didn't matter in the end because we beat them, but maybe we would have been a bit close to Webber. I finished 17 seconds behind him because we wound everything down for the final stint.
Q. Are these points well-deserved?
JB: There were quite a few retirements for sure, we cannot forget that, but we finished 15 or 16 seconds behind Webber and that was with a safety car that really did cost me a lot of time and a lot of positions, so for me I am happy with the race.
The first stint was the area where I was lacking in speed because we didn't have the right balance but I think the car has improved and I think ther eis more to come just working with the car as it is, not adding bits. Understanding the aero more for when we go to turkey. Turkey is a circuit I love, and it should suit the car a little bit better than this place does.
Rubens came out of the pitstop and Fisi hit him and he lost his front wing, and because I had to wait for Rubens they light-fuelled Fisi, they didn't put much fuel in, I came out and then he came across and didn't give me much room, we actually touched and I almost headbutted the light system, and he got me on the exit because I was on the dirty side.
We ended up with three points, and in a way I was a little bit surprised as I was 13th after the safety car, so we did a good job. I think our pace was very good in the second and third stint, the last lap showed that, I was fifth quickest on the final lap I thought I would push on the final lap to see what we could do.
Q. Are regular points now achieveable?
JB: I think Turkey will be a bit better than here, the performance. But you've got to look at the performance compared to everyone that finishes and if the two McLarens, the two Ferraris and the two BMWs don't have issues then that leaves two points for everyone else to fight over.
Then you have Alonso and you have Webber who are the two people you are fighting against, and maybe Trulli. It is going to be a lot more difficult if everyone finishes in Turkey to get points but if you look at our pace compared to our competitors you will see we are more competitive.
Q. Is the car now giving you confidence?
JB: I picked up a lot of rear grip in the second stint and the car felt more normal, and then the third stint with the prime tyre I did a couple of quick laps to get some time on Nakajima and I backed off 1.5 seconds per lap and I pushed on the last lap and did a good lap time. There are areas we need to improve with the balance but it is a right direction.


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The AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme aims to provide capacity building for professionals from National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) of ASEAN Member States who wish to pursue a career in disaster management. It offers select group of NMDO staff the opportunity to further develop their professional knowledge, skills and experience in regional cooperation on disaster management by exposing them to various settings in which they work with and learn from key partners including the United Nations and other international organizations such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
The programme also serves as a platform to develop strong inter-governmental network to strengthen regional cooperation. Funded by the Japanese Government and other partners, the programme seeks to generate a pool of disaster management champions across ASEAN. ACE Programme was carried out successfully in 2014, 2015 and 2016, with different sessions held in Indonesia, New Zealand and Japan including a substantial period based within the AHA Centre in Jakarta. The fourth cohort is due to start its training in March 2016.
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Marcelo Bastos (nascido em 28 de janeiro de 1987) é um skatista paulista.

Carreira

Início
Antes do skate, Marcelo gostava de velejar; o pai de Marcelo sempre foi um apaixonado pelo iatismo. Na qual o pai de Marcelo era sócio do Clube de Campo Castelo; também tinha comprado um optimist (barco indicado para crianças) e colocou Marcelo e seu irmão para velejar na Represa de Guarapiranga, em São Paulo. Marcelo adorou o esporte, tanto que ganhou o campeonato paulista e disputou o brasileiro.

Mas, aos 15 anos, quando teria de mudar de classe (para o 420 ou para o 470) um amigo lhe apresentou o skate e Marcelo ficou "viciado". Parou de velejar e passou a se dedicar a esse novo esporte.

Profissionalização e títulos
No ano de 2008 virou profissional, e no mesmo ano foi campeão nacional, já no ano seguinte ele obteve seu primeiro pódio internacional ao terminar em terceiro lugar no Tampa Pro, na Flórida, Estados Unidos.

Em 2010 ganhou o Oi Vert Jam, no Rio de Janeiro, na qual foi uma surpresa, pois ganhou de skatistas experientes como Bob Burnquist e Sandro Dias. Também no mesmo ano ganhou o Telekom extreme playgrounds, em Berlim, Alemanha; o que lhe garantiu o título de campeão mundial de skate vertical em 2010.

No Oi Vert Jam de 2011, Marcelo foi bi-campeão.

Atualmente mora em San Diego, Estados Unidos; na qual pratica também snowboard nos tempos vagos.

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