Snowbird life hacks — tips and considerations for a hassle-free snowbird lifestyle.
There are many retired people who own an RV that is winterized and stored through the cold winter season. Some of these folks have thought of becoming a Snowbird and fleeing south when the cold weather blankets their northern abode. There appears to be two main reasons they choose not to make the leap, family ties and financial feasibility.
Well, involvement with family, especially through the holiday period, is certainly a valid reason. However, the ability to fly home for a special event is certainly a good option, albeit at an added cost. And, speaking of cost, how can one justify carrying the costs for two living locations? After all, while you are in the south you still must carry the overhead of your home. Sounds expensive!
While it seems that two locations would amount to two times the cost, it may not be true. In accessing your winter migration budget the following considerations must be made.
Your home grocery costs will follow you, amounting to little change. Actually, down south may be less costly, as the increase in seasonal population in many southern destinations often leads to price cutting in both food stores and restaurant offerings.
Your home utilities, electric, gas, and water will be substantially reduced as the house will be empty. The hot water tank can be turned off and the furnace thermostat can be reduced to a minimum value.
TV cable, phone, and internet may be suspended or reduced depending on your supplier's policies. Satellite services may be able to travel with you using the same receiver and programming as at home.
Any vehicles left at home can have the insurance reduced to storage comprehensive only.
Your monthly gasoline and auto maintenance budget also travels with you.
Any snow removal costs, if applicable, are gone.
All other expenses such as entertainment, miscellaneous, etc, also go with you.
Your additional expenses of course will be the travel costs down and back plus the monthly campsite charges.
One great advantage to this is, if you already own an RV, you can try it for one season and see how it works. There is no long commitment like buying or leasing a home.
Alright, you are going to give it a shot! To get the most out of this you need to also make the traveling down and back part of this adventure. Make your days short. Stop and stay in some of the many unique parks and villages the route provides.
Watch the weather forecasts and travel in the best weather window opportunities.
Travel during the daylight only otherwise you will miss the enjoyment of the scenery and will feel this is more chore than pleasure.
Be prepared to hold up for a day or two should the weather turn bad or you find attractions along the way to want to enjoy longer.
Reserve a site early at your selected RV park. During peak season they fill up quickly.
Wintering in the south in your RV has an additional advantage. You get increased use and pleasure from your RV investment.
Snowbird Cost is such a beautiful place for honeymoon and Holiday, Adventure travel experience. Nice Post.
Glad you enjoyed the post/ Thank you for your comment.


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Parornix asiatica är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Remigijus Noreika 1991. Parornix asiatica ingår i släktet Parornix och familjen styltmalar.

Artens utbredningsområde är Turkmenistan. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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import java.util.function.BiFunction;

import org.onosproject.store.primitives.DistributedPrimitiveOptions;

/**
 * Builder for {@link ConsistentMap} instances.
 *
 * @param <K> type for map key
 * @param <V> type for map value
 */
public abstract class ConsistentMapOptions<O extends ConsistentMapOptions<O, K, V>, K, V>
    extends DistributedPrimitiveOptions<O> {

    private boolean nullValues = false;
    private boolean purgeOnUninstall = false;
    protected BiFunction<V, org.onosproject.core.Version, V> compatibilityFunction;

    public ConsistentMapOptions() {
        super(DistributedPrimitive.Type.CONSISTENT_MAP);
    }

    /**
     * Enables null values in the map.
     *
     * @return this builder
     */
    public O withNullValues() {
        nullValues = true;
        return (O) this;
    }

    /**
     * Clears map contents when the owning application is uninstalled.
     *
     * @return this builder
     */
    public O withPurgeOnUninstall() {
        purgeOnUninstall = true;
        return (O) this;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a compatibility function on the map.
     *
     * @param compatibilityFunction the compatibility function
     * @return the consistent map builder
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public O withCompatibilityFunction(
        BiFunction<V, org.onosproject.core.Version, V> compatibilityFunction) {
        this.compatibilityFunction = compatibilityFunction;
        return (O) this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether null values are supported by the map.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if null values are supported; {@code false} otherwise
     */
    public boolean nullValues() {
        return nullValues;
    }

    /**
     * Returns if map entries need to be cleared when owning application is uninstalled.
     * @return {@code true} if yes; {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public boolean purgeOnUninstall() {
        return purgeOnUninstall;
    }

}

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Les Oxiones sont un peuple antique plus ou moins fabuleux mentionné par Tacite en même temps que les Hellusiens, et qui aurait vécu aux limites septentrionales du monde (sans doute dans les environs de la Mer Baltique). Selon Tacite, on racontait d'eux qu'ils « ont la tête et la face d'un homme, avec le corps et les membres d'une bête », mais il ajoute que « comme il n'y a rien de certain sur ces peuples, [il] n'en parlera pas ». Le paragraphe en question est consacré à des peuples (Peucins, Vénètes, Fennes…) dont il ne sait s'il faut ou non les considérer comme Germains.

Des hypothèses ont été avancées pour rapprocher les Oxiones (on trouve aussi Exiones ou Etiones, qui semblent être des corruptions) des Sames (Lapons) ou des Kvènes, ou encore pour voir dans ce nom la racine germanique Ochs- (bœuf) ou une racine ancienne oiss, de *uksos signifiant « cerf » ou « petit du cerf », ce qui l'apparenterait aux Hellusiens dont le nom aurait une signification voisine. La légende des créatures mi-homme, mi-bête pourrait s'expliquer assez facilement dans le cas de tribus vêtues de peaux de bêtes.

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Tacite, Mœurs des Germains, 43-46
  Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde ()
  Johann Kaspar Zeuss, Die Deutschen und die Nachbarstämme ()

Peuple ancien
Peuple mythique


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Chen Jingrun,  – , est un mathématicien chinois qui a contribué de manière significative à l'enrichissement de la théorie des nombres. Chen est considéré comme un pionnier et une figure majeure des mathématiques au , et l'un des mathématiciens chinois les plus importants de l'histoire.

Histoire personnelle

Chen Jingrun est le troisième fils d'une famille nombreuse de Fuzhou, Fujian, Chine. Son père était un employé de la poste. Chen Jingrun sort diplômé en mathématiques de l'université de Xiamen en 1953. Son mentor à l'Académie chinoise des sciences était Hua Luogeng.

Recherches

Ses travaux sur la conjecture des nombres premiers jumeaux, le problème de Waring, la conjecture de Goldbach et la conjecture de Legendre ont fait progresser la théorie analytique des nombres. En 1966, il a prouvé ce qui est désormais appelé le théorème de Chen : tout entier suffisamment grand est la somme d'un nombre premier et d'un nombre semi-premier, c'est-à-dire un entier qui est le produit d'au plus deux nombres premiers. Par exemple : 100 = 23 + 7 × 11.

Éléments commémoratifs

L'astéroïde (7681) Chenjingrun lui doit son nom.

En 1999, la République populaire de Chine a émis un timbre postal de , intitulé Le meilleur résultat de la conjecture de Goldbach, avec l'effigie de Chen et une inégalité :

Œuvres
 J.-R. Chen, On the representation of a large even integer as the sum of a prime and a product of at most two primes, Sci. Sinica 16 (1973), 157–176.
 Chen, J.R, "On the representation of a large even integer as the sum of a prime and the product of at most two primes". (en chinois) J. Kexue Tongbao 17 (1966), 385–386.

Littérature
 , «  », dans Ici aussi la vie respire, et autres textes de littérature de reportage (1926-1982), trad. Noël Dutrait, Alinea, 1986, p. 107-145.

Notes et références

 Pan Chentong et Wang Yuan, Chen Jingrun: a brief outline of his life and works, Acta Math. Sinica (NS) 12 (1996) 225–233.

Voir aussi

Article connexe
Nombre premier de Chen

Lien externe

Naissance en mai 1933
Naissance dans la province du Fujian
Décès en mars 1996
Mathématicien chinois du XXe siècle
Membre de l'Académie chinoise des sciences
Décès à 62 ans


Why Jungle Book names? B-P started the Wolf Cubs in 1916. Rudyard Kipling the man who wrote the Jungle Book, was a friend of his. BP liked the Jungle Book stories they were fun and encouraged an interest in nature and outdoor activities, which appealed to boys as much then as it does today. It also showed the characters strict code of behaviour and loyalty, fair play and clean living which could well serve as a pattern for every day life. So BP asked Rudyard Kipling if he could use the Jungle Book stories as the background to the Wolf Cubs. The name Wolf Cubs stayed with the section till 1966, when they became Cub Scouts.


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Current owners book home as a vacation rental and make steady income with potential for more.
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Mad Dog McPhie (born Stewart McPhie on 19 October 1971) is an English professional wrestler. He has worked on the United Kingdom's independent circuit.

Professional wrestling career
McPhie was trained as a professional wrestling at Hammerlock Wrestling in Sittingbourne, Kent under trainers Justin Richards, Alex Shane, Dino Scarlo, and Hammerlock's owner Andre "The Hammer" Baker. McPhie competed against many of Hammerlock's wrestlers like "The Phoenix" Jody Fleisch, Paul Ashe, Solid Gold, and Scott Parker. In addition, he teamed with "The Anarchist" Doug Williams against Gary Steele and Jake "The Snake" Roberts on 25 April 1998.

After a short time, McPhie moved on to compete in the independent wrestling scene and competed for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in singles matches against the UK Pitbulls. He also worked for the Catch Wrestling Association before settling with the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance (UWA).

McPhie was a regular rival of Phil Powers and was managed by Steve Lynskey while in the UWA. At British Resurrection, McPhie had a match against Phil Powers. He also had matches with Tom Monroe and Kerry Cabrero, as well as a tag team match with partner Jonny Storm against Phil Powers and Paul Sloane. At Pain on Pleasure Beach, McPhie wrestled Phil Blend and Joe Young. At Vengeance is Mine, he faced Leon Murphy and Jodie Fleisch.

He then returned to the independent scene until July 2002 when on a show for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany, McPhie injured his ACL.

Championships and accomplishments
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked 496th in Top World 500 Wrestlers (2000)

References

1971 births
English male professional wrestlers
Living people
People from Corby


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HomeNewsroomMedia & Press ReleasesLABOR CALLS AGAIN FOR TOUGHER INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER LAWS TO PROTECT WORKERS
LABOR CALLS AGAIN FOR TOUGHER INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER LAWS TO PROTECT WORKERS
Labor is once again calling for the creation of industrial manslaughter laws in NSW, with higher penalties including prison time, to ensure bosses are held accountable for workplace deaths. Labor will reintroduce legislation into Parliament as soon as possible in 2021.
The calls come after the defendant company in the Christopher Cassaniti matter was handed a $900,000 fine in the District Court. 18-year-old Mr Cassaniti was crushed to death in a workplace accident in Sydney's north-west in 2019.
The judge initially issued a $1.2 million fine but gave a 25 per cent discount due to a guilty plea by the defendant. The judge said the offence was of the 'utmost severity', and given the circumstances 'almost certain to occur'. He added that the steps to avoid the risk were 'simple and inexpensive'.
The prosecutor accepted a plea to a category 2 offence, which had a maximum penalty of $1.5 million. The most serious kind of case, category 1, carried a maximum penalty at the time of the offence of $3 million.
Labor Leader in the Legislative Council and Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Adam Searle said the tragic death of Christopher Cassaniti illustrates the need for these new laws, which would include the re-establishment of an Industrial Court in NSW where workplace safety laws would be enforced.
Mr Searle also committed to implementing reforms known as "Christopher's Law", which the Cassaniti family has been strongly campaigning for to ensure special protections for apprentices and young people entering the construction industry.
"One death is one too many, and every worker should come home. We must take action to ensure workers are safe and rogue employers are held accountable," Mr Searle said.
"The current laws are failing and a major overhaul of safety standards is needed. There must also be increased enforcement of those standards, because employers and other businesses that do the wrong thing must be held to account when someone is killed on their watch" — Adam Searle MLC, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection Julia Finn said: "We need to develop a culture that supports workplace safety in NSW, not a culture that's all about cutting corners and unsafe workplaces.
"Deaths at work should always be treated as the most serious kind of case and punished accordingly. It's as simple as that," Ms Finn said.
Labor proposed changes to the State's workplace safety laws following a spate of workplace fatalities and injuries in NSW, but was defeated in a close 19-18 vote in the Legislative Council in March this year.

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Album This song officially appears on the Live At The BBC Official live.
"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" is a song written by Terry Thompson and first recorded by US soul singer Arthur Alexander. It was originally released in the USA in 1961, and in the United Kingdom the following year, as the b-side of "You Better Move On".
The song, along with Some Other Guy, became a standard on the 1960s Mersey scene, particularly at the Cavern Club, and was covered by Cilla, The Beatles. and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Recording was always the thing. Rather than TV and films. TV and films were a possibility, if we became stars, but records were the main objective. That was what we bought, that was what we dealt in. It was the currency of music: records. That's where we got our repertoire from, the b-sides, the Shot Of Rhythm And Blues, the lesser known stuff that we helped bring to the fore, the R&B stuff.
A lot of our [early] tracks may not have been 'cool'. I think if we'd just been cool, we wouldn't have made it how we did. But that was a great aspect of us. John would do A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues or You Really Got A Hold On Me – you could call that cool.
Don't you know you're gonna have a lot of pleasure?
2:15 • Radio show	• L1 • Rhythm and Blues singer Arthur Alexander, who was a particular favourite of John's, first released this in March 1962 on the B-side of another British beat boom staple 'You Better Move On'. The Beatles performed it on three occasions for the BBC; this was the last.
"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" has been played in 4 concerts.


Четверг, 15 декабря 2011 года, 17:00, Москва, Институт молекулярной биологии им. Энгельгардта, 3-й этаж, конференц-зал.
Many global patterns in molecular evolution are defined by the genetical code, including rates of nonsynonymous and synonymous evolution, synonymous codon usage and the optimality of the genetic code. The evolution and usage of stop codons, however, have not been rigorously studied with the exception of coding of non-canonical amino acids. Here, we study the rate of evolution and genomic frequency of TAA, TGA and TAG canonical stop codons in bacterial genomes. We find that stop codons evolve slower than synonymous sites, suggesting the action of weak negative selection. However, the frequency of stop codon usage relative to genomic nucleotide content indicates that this selection regime is not straightforward. The usage of TAA and TGA stop codons is GC-content dependent, with TAA decreasing and TGA increasing with GC content, while TAG frequency is independent of nucleotide content. We thus modeled stop codon usage and nucleotide content with mutation rates and two selection on nucleotide content and TAG frequency as parameters. We found that the relationship between stop codon frequencies and nucleotide content cannot be explained by mutational biases or selection on nucleotide content. However, with weak nucleotide content-dependent selection on TAG, -0.5 < Nes < 1.5, the model fits all of the data and recapitulates the lack of a relationship of TAG and nucleotide content. For biologically plausible rates of mutations we show that, in bacteria, TAG stop codon is universally associated with lower fitness, with TAA being the optimal stop codon for G-content < 16% while for G-content > 16% TGA has a higher fitness than TAG.
Рабочий язык семинара — английский (и русский).
Москва, ул. Вавилова, 32, Институт молекулярной биологии им. Энгельгардта (ИМБ РАН), 3-й этаж, конференц-зал.


I got home from my eagle hunting yesterday to find the Sandhill cranes were laying out on the site of last year's nest. Of course I immediately assumed that they had been there all day, and that maybe she was sitting on eggs. Well, that hope was dashed this morning when neither one was out there on the nest. No cranes means no eggs. It was January 20th last year when they laid their eggs, according to one neighbor. But they came back this afternoon, and are out there on the nest right now, and, since I'm ever the optimist, it's just a matter of time.
When I got home today I checked to see if cranes were out there and noticed a bird flitting from spot to spot along the water's edge. To me that indicated the Tri-color heron, but when I went out with the camera all I could find was a Little Blue heron. A large Little Blue Heron. Maybe I ought to run his photo through Merlin just in case. But that sneaky little Tri-color was out there after all. I love it when I'm right. And, the eagle hunting. I forgot to post my favorite photo from yesterday.
I'm not seeing any sun out there, and I'm chilly here in the house, so the sunset probably isn't in the cards tonight. I guess that means I'm done here. I see a Grace and Frankie marathon in my immediate future.
I tried not to like it based on Jane Fonda, will never 'like her, but the show is good.
Thanks H.J., How did I forget to include it the day before? Tired I guess.


In a boost to promote Goa as a destination for start-ups, the state government on Monday received a positive response to its pitch from none other than Narayan Murthy, founder and chairman emeritus of Infosys Limited.
Officials are on a visit to Bengaluru and Hyderabad to meet top IT companies to partner with EDC in the proposed incubation centre.
Minister along with IT companies.
The EDC is trying to accelerate the entry of knowledge-based industry in the state and has planned an incubation centre for IT start-ups in the state. Kuncalienkar said that several top IT companies support incubation centres and we are looking at similar partner for our centre.
The EDC incubation centre will have space for 40-45 start-ups and could also be financially supported by way of funding from the CMRY scheme and other government schemes.
The EDC team comprises of Kuncalienkar with Santosh Kenkre, vice chairman, Sandip Bhandare, director, Surendra Vernekar, managing director and Ryan Carvalho.


A typical type of outbound connectivity defined on a IP telephone system is a SIP trunk. SIP is Session Initiation Protocol which is, ironically, what it stands for as well. The description couldn't be more accurate. SIP as protocol defines the way that voice calls are setup, maintained, and terminated in an IP telephony network. SIP, in my mind, offers ISDN/PSTN like features over existing infrastructure (in many cases), at significantly lower costs, and with extended capabilities.
One misconception I've heard rather frequently is that SIP is the protocol used to carry voice and data packets between the endpoints. This isn't true at all. SIP is the protocol used to establish the session and maintain it, it does not actually carry the voice payload. In most cases RTP is the protocol that is used to transfer the traffic between the endpoints. So while the two protocols are directly related to each other, they both perform their own separate tasks.
At the core level there are two types of SIP network objects, clients and servers. The clients can be something like an actual IP phone that has SIP functionality or a gateway device that is the terminating point for a SIP trunk. The clients are often referred to as user agents (UA) or endpoints. On the server side there are a few different types of servers. I'll talk about the 2 main server types briefly.
Proxy Server – The server that receives the SIP request from a SIP client and forwards the request to its next hop. The next hop can be another proxy server or a receiving user agent. Proxies general support basic functionality such as AAA, routing, and other security features.
Registrar Server – Handles the registration for a client user agent.
The SIP-UA ID can be a username or a standard telephone number. The SIPGateway can be a a domain or a specific IP address.
While that was by no means a detailed description, it should give you some base understanding of what SIP is and its function in an IP telephony network. In my last post, we did a full CME 7.1 setup but we didn't talk much about the SIP trunk setup piece of the configuration. Let's run through that configuration now.
Configures a SIP server interface on the gateway. Again, we point this towards the proxy.sip-ua.com FQDN. These two lines together are what is required to make outbound calls.
In the next post, we'll talk more about dial-peers in more detail.
I followed you instructions and outgoing calls are working fine, but I'm having problems with incoming calls, I want to ring a specific extension, lets say ext.301. but cannot achieve that.
I'd be very grateful for any helpful suggestions.
Do you see traffic coming into the CME box? Its just not working?
Hi Jon, I'm digging up a super old thread, but I'm hoping you can still help. I have basically the same problem. Outbound works fine. I can see the call coming into the CME but it doesn't go anywhere. I'm really new to the CME. All I want basically is to have all calls that come in regardless of number dialed or caller-id or really anything to go straight to my hunt group at pilot 2020. I have made this work with my analogs by doing connection plar 2020 for that analog voice port, but I want my SIP calls to do the exact same thing. I would really appreciate any ideas you might have, I've tried everything I can think of.


Unfortunately, Red Kites went extinct in England and Scotland in the 1800s, but survived in small pockets in Wales until reintroductions began in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were so rare that at one time only one female successfully raised chicks. Sadly, persecution of Red Kites still exists in some areas today, particularly Scotland, however Red Kites remain one of the biggest conservation success stories in history.
We are very proud that our project played an important role in the Red Kite Reintroduction Programme, which started in the 1990s, and is one of our most successful conservation projects to date. The overall reintroduction programme is one of the most successful reintroduction projects in the UK, and is also one of the longest-running continuous conservation projects in the world.
Between 2003 and 2005, the Hawk Conservancy Trust released 12 Red Kites into the wild. We bred four of these Kites here at the Trust and released them as fledglings in handmade nests; the remaining birds were adults and released from an aviary. We worked closely with local farmers and landowners for nearly five years to ensure the local community was involved and supportive of the project. We were able to measure the kites' movements and behaviour after release by fitting them with radio-transmitters and leg rings.
Today we continue our important work with Red Kites. We have a team of valued volunteers who walk set survey routes across our study area and record sightings of Red Kites and other birds of prey. The data from these surveys enable us to estimate how many Red Kites live in the study area and how the population changes over time.
The results of our surveys show very positive results and we estimate that the population of Red Kites across the study area more than doubled between 2011 and 2016. This is not unexpected in a population that is re-establishing itself and re-colonising available habitat. Our results for this project have just been written-up and will be published soon.
After the successful reintroductions, the number of Red Kites surviving was similar to wild populations: 50% in the first year and 70% in the second and third years. The kites started to breed and each breeding pair was raising an average of two chicks, which is similar to wild birds breeding in Europe.
Red Kites are very adaptable birds and this has contributed to their successful reintroduction. The species has returned to its previous habitats quickly, particularly urban landscapes. Red Kites are an important species to have around; they are mostly scavengers, feeding on animals that have already died, however they also hunt rodents and small mammals. Scavengers form an essential part of any ecosystem, and Red Kites are perfectly adapted to perform this task in the UK.


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This morning in what for me counts as the wee hours (but was actually just 7:00), we schlepped Buddha and Dasher over to the vet, where they are going to be put under for heavy-duty dental cleaning, which they both sorely need -- doubly so for being FIV+.
Of course, it's worrisome and stressful to put lil' sweet-natured Buddha and big lovable oaf Dasher into carrying crates and leave them mowling piteously at a big, scary place full of strangers; but they've both been under anesthetic before and come out fine, and we'll pick them up tonight and take them home. So we don't foresee any problems really ... it just causes anxiety, 'cause, y'know, we love those guys. Hopefully each one having his adopted brother for company will bring them some comfort now that they've become accustomed to each other.
The Space Cossacks -- "Transatlantic Orbit"
buddha, dasher
A Few More Thoughts on Minions
Update to yesterday's post, here are some further thoughts...
Hit Points: I think I'll set this to a flat 1/level, no Con bonus, +5 for large, +10 for huge, +15 for gargantuan and larger. (The idea of a colossal minion messes with my head.) That would put yesterday's ogre at 13 hp.
Weapons: Instead of mucking around with weapon sizes, I'm thinking to make things easy minion damage will just max out at 1d10+Str modifier.
I'm also toying with the idea of building "monster role" classes (i.e., soldier, artillery, skirmisher), which would then turn "minion" into a template that would be added. This will take a little more thought. Details as events warrant.
dungeons & dragons, gaming
"Roooger Ramjet, he's our man! Heeeee-ro of our nation!" sang Greg. "For his adventures just be sure to stay tuned to this sta-tion!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Brigid said. "Why, of all the things you could be singing, did you pick the theme song to a forty-year-old cartoon that frankly wasn't anything to write home about when it was new? What goes on in that brain of yours?"
Greg, frozen in place like somebody caught with his hand in the cookie jar, silently looked around, moving only his eyes back and forth in an exaggerated mode of alarm for several seconds. Finally, he sang, "Toooooom Slick! Toooooom Slick! Let! Me! Tell you why! He's the best of all the guys!"
"Oh for Pete's sake," said Brigid, heading for the door. "I'm getting out of here."
"There's no such word as 'I'm getting out of here' in automobile racing, Marigold!" Greg called after her.
"Shut up!" she replied, slamming the door behind her.
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"Roooger Ramjet, he's our man! Heeeee-ro of our nation!" sang Greg. "For his adventures just be sure to stay tuned to this sta-tion!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Brigid said. "Why, of all the things you could be singing, did you pick the theme song to a forty-year-old cartoon that frankly wasn't anything to write home about when it was new? What goes on in that brain of yours?"
Greg, frozen in place like somebody caught with his hand in the cookie jar, silently looked around, moving only his eyes back and forth in an exaggerated mode of alarm for several seconds. Finally, he sang, "Toooooom Slick! Toooooom Slick! Let! Me! Tell you why! He's the best of all the guys!"
"Oh for Pete's sake," said Brigid, heading for the door. "I'm getting out of here."
"There's no such word as 'I'm getting out of here' in automobile racing, Marigold!" Greg called after her.
"Shut up!" she replied, slamming the door behind her.
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Kittehs Update
B & D are back up from under, with teeth scrubbed and gingivitis removed. A few of Dasher's teeth were not salvageable, alas, and had to be removed, but as soon as the anesthetic wore off his eyes went POINK! open and he immediately inhaled a bowl of food, so he's no worse for wear. (They way he eats, teeth are sort of an afterthought anyway, what with only being used to chew and all.)
So we'll be picking them up on the way home from work. They're going to be on antibiotics for a few days, but life should quickly get back to normal, with the exception that hopefully Dasher's breath won't be able to wilt trucks any more. Fixing their teefs is the last legacy bit of health issues these guys came with that needed addressing, so hopefully we won't be shelling out any more big piles of money on them for a while.
PS: I'm working in my mind on an anthropomorphic drawing of these guys ... with Buddha in a smoking jacket looking a bit like a fuzzy Sydney Greenstreet and Dasher in plaid shirt and cowboy hat like Jethro Clampett.


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Geografia
 Stati Uniti d'America
 Rock City – villaggio della Contea di Stephenson, Illinois

Musica
 Rock City – gruppo musicale R&B statunitense
 Rock City – album dei Riot del 1977
 Rock City – traccia dell'album Hardware dei Krokus del 1981
 Rock City – album di Royce da 5'9" del 2002
 Rock City – singolo di Royce da 5'9" del 2002
 Rock City (Version 2.0) – album di Royce da 5'9" del 2002

Altro
 Rock City – locale di Nottingham
 Rock City – discoteca di Torino (1990-2008)


Fujitsu is committed to creating the broadest cloud services portfolio in the industry. The acquisition of RunMyProcess (RMP) represents an exciting addition to our FUJITSU Cloud IaaS Trusted Public S5 capabilities and a significant step towards Fujitsu's long term vision of Composite Business Ecosystems.
Fujitsu believes that the cloud is leading to increasing opportunities for organizations to radically improve their business models through the integration and leverage of specialized services from partners. Over time we believe that this will lead to a world in which businesses become 'composite businesses' - that is businesses composed from services that exist both inside and outside the bounds of any one organization.
Our long term vision is therefore to gather together in one high productivity business platform all of the capabilities needed to rapidly create, integrate, distribute and monetize composite services across complex new ecosystems of platforms, devices, providers, integrators and consumers.
RMP was founded in 2007 and its innovative technology securely captures and optimizes process flows that link people together with cloud, on-premise and mobile systems across complex environments. The company was previously recognized by Gartner as a "Cool Vendor" and Red Herring named it as a Top 100 Innovator.
With its native cloud architecture RunMyProcess (RMP) is a perfect fit for Fujitsu's vision and will deliver significant synergies in combination with our existing cloud infrastructure, enablement and services capabilities.


'Don't buy anything here, we're very expensive.' That's the unlikely slogan emblazoned at the entrance of this business, which has a number of shops in Madrid. Nothing could be further from the truth, because you can find some real bargains at Nuevos Guerrilleros among the mountains of shoes for men, women and children. You'll find all kinds of styles including some modern and extravagant models.


The director Andrew Bujalski narrates a scene from his film featuring Regina Hall as the manager of a Hooters-style restaurant called Double Whammies.
The director Andrew Bujalski narrates a sequence from his film starring Regina Hall.
A perfectly cast Regina Hall stars in this stealth charmer about women working in a Texas sports bar, the latest from the director Andrew Bujalski.
In Andrew Bujalski's romantic comedy, a personal trainer and her boss find their badinage interrupted by an out-of-shape heir.
The director discusses a sequence from his film featuring Cobie Smulders.
"Computer Chess" is set in 1980 at a gathering where computer programs created by nerds face human competition.
Film directors, producers and editors in Austin, Tex., talk about the creative ferment and hardscrabble collaborative spirit their community fosters.


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Discharge from AFM challenged
A member of the Armed Forces of Malta filed a complaint with the Ombudsman alleging that he suffered an injustice when he was discharged after he had served his term in prison following a court judgement. He maintained that the discharge was unjust.
Considerations and conclusion
The Ombudsman informed complainant that the Ombudsman Act gave the Ombudsman jurisdiction to investigate complaints that were filed by members of the Armed Forces only in respect of appointments, promotions, salaries and pension rights as laid down in the First Schedule of the Act.
One cannot in any way conclude that the complaint fell within these limits of the Ombudsman's jurisdiction. It was within the discretion of the Commander of the Armed Forces to terminate complainant's army service because of the court proceedings and the eventual judgement against him.
Such cases are regulated by Legal Notice 91 of 1970 that contains regulations on the Appointments and Conditions of Service of the regular forces of the Armed Forces of Malta. Regulation 45(1)(e) lays down that:
"Service with the force can be terminated in cases and manner herein provided:- a man of the force that during his service is condemned
(1) from the Civil court or a court martial to prison; or
(2) from a civil court to detention; or
(3) from a court martial for a period of detention that when confirmed, is for twelve months or more; shall be discharged from service except if in the opinion of the Commander his retention in the service is necessary in the interest of the service."
Complainant had been condemned to prison by a Civil Court therefore he was liable to be automatically discharged from the service. It appeared that the Commander did not feel the need to make an exception in his case and therefore complainant could not remain in the service.
The Office sought to help complainant to seek redress through the Department for Employment and Industrial Relations. However, it transpired that, since he was a member of a disciplined force, he could not be considered to be an "employee" within the definition of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act. In fact Article 2 of that Act defines an "employee" as including a person who is employed or who is normally employed or who is seeking employment with any government department, except if he is a member of a disciplined force. Complainant could not therefore contest his discharge from the Army before civil tribunals because legislation governing industrial relations did not apply to members of the Armed Forces.
For this reason the Ombudsman could not proceed with the investigation.
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Q: How to add a word to the end of a line in bash? In the following code we are adding words one under the other. I want to add at the end of a line
doc_in=$1 #document to read
main_d=$2 #dictionary of words
ignored_d=$3 #other dictionary of words
doc_out=$4 #document to write

word="example"

function consult_user() {
    echo "word not found:[$word] Accept (a) - Discard (i) - Replace (r):"

    read opt
    if [ $opt == "a" ]
    then
        #Here I want to add at the end of a line and not "echo"
        echo $word >>$doc_out # me agrega todo con un \n
    elif [ $opt == "i" ]
    then
        echo $word >>$ignored_d
    else
        read new_w
        echo $new_w >>$doc_out
    fi
}

consult_user

A: You can use sed command to get it done.
   sed -i -e "s/$/$word/" $doc_out

[root@client1 ~]# word=example
[root@client1 ~]# doc_out=test
[root@client1 ~]# cat $doc_out
Test Line1
Test Line2
Test Line3
Test Line4
[root@client1 ~]# sed -e "s/$/ $word/" $doc_out
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This investigation of the occupational movement and reasons for movement of men age 45 to 59, between their first and current jobs, specifically examines: (1) change and stability of various occupational personality types; (2) the effect of selected variables on change and stability or personality types; and (3) the relationship between job and personality types. The most significant implication of this study for career development research was that Holland's theory of vocational selection proved relevant to older men presently working in the labor force and to the study of occupational mobility. The theory also has strong implications for vocational retraining and counseling of men.
Parsons, George E. An Application of John Holland's Vocational Theory to an Empirical Study of Occupational Mobility of Men Age 45 to 59. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1971.


5. This caprese mac and cheese = awesome!
This year really has flown by, I can't believe we're almost a quarter of the way into the year! I am a little sad as March is kind of the last month of summer. I do love all seasons equally, but I am not particularly fond of the in-between weather that lies ahead before it's hot chocolate season. So I am focusing on the positive.
I plan on indulging in ice creams, berries and beach days before they all expire! I must say I think that raspberries are currently at their best.
I am also looking forward to finally upgrading to some decent running shoes this month and styling my new trench from Woolworths with classic stripes the first time the temps drop below 20*C.
I am considering reinventing my bedroom curtains by doing an ombre dye, if only I can decide on a colour.
Finally I hope to find another recipe I love as much as this caprese mac and cheese– maybe one that is a little healthier! Any suggestions?
Hope you all have an amazing month ahead! What are you looking forward to most?


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Primark owner forecasts 20% profit jump after bumper six months
PRIMARK owner Associated British Foods today said half-year profits jumped 20% after another forecast-beating performance from the high street chain.
The group, which also owns household brands Kingsmill, Silver Spoon and Twinings, said Primark profits were up 18% to £144 million after new stores and an 8% rise in like-for-like sales lifted its revenues 19% to £1.26 billion.
Primark's progress came despite the impact of the weak pound on the cost of imports, particularly those goods sourced in US dollars.
The chain operates from 196 stores across Europe and AB Foods said it expected to open another six stores in the second half of its financial year, including at Chester, Bury and Blackburn.
Overall profits for the group - adjusted for property sales and accounting items - rose to £331 million in the 24 weeks to February 27. The performance benefited from a substantial rise in profits from its sugar businesses, including a very strong performance from the UK.
Chief executive George Weston said: "The investments made in recent years are now delivering very satisfying returns throughout the group."
He said Primark was going from "strength to strength" after exceeding expectations in the first half of the year.


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Liberty Grove Hosts Electronic Recycling Day
By John Lowry, Peninsula Pulse – July 26th, 2012
Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors with tid bits of information about goings on in Town Government.
• The town extends an invitation to the Town of Washington Island to participate in Electronic Recycling Day on October 20. A shred fest and electronic recycling will be held at the Town Hall. Sister Bay will also participate.
• The board heard a request from the Port des Morts Staircase Project being undertaken by the Neptune Dive Club of Green Bay. The club proposes to build a staircase to the shore for water access. The town has been working with the club on the project.
Several questions arose regarding parking, restrooms, and cautionary signage since there is a steep drop off just offshore. The parks and properties committee will address those issues and report back to the board.
• The board appointed Janet Johnson, Peter Sauer and Joe Carpenter to serve as alternate Board of Review members. A resolution was also passed appointing the Clerk/Administrator, Walter Kalms, to the Board of Review.
The Board of Review has been scheduled for August 29 at 1 pm in the main meeting room of the Town Hall.
• The board discussed having non-Liberty Grove residents on the Plan Commission. It authorized a revision to the Ordinance establishing a Town Plan Commission to allow non-Liberty Grove residents and Administrator Kalms will draw that up.
• A lengthy discussion followed Sam Perlman's presentation of the Ellison Bay Focus Group Report to the Board. The Board received the report and then sent several of the provisions to appropriate committees to discuss and act upon.
Finance will consider setting the Town's portion of room tax collections into a segregated fund that would be used for tourism related projects and marketing. Parks and Properties will look into updated garbage and recycling receptacles for Town Parks and downtown Ellison Bay. Highway committee will address pedestrian safety and work with the DOT to see what options are available for walking paths, crosswalks and how to slow traffic passing through Ellison Bay. They will also look into parking areas.
• The following comes from the Wisconsin Towns Association Web Site: (7/10/12) Each year, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) certifies the final equalized values by class of property for each of Wisconsin's 1,850 municipalities, 72 counties, and 1,074 tax incremental districts (2011 count) by August 15.
State law (Wis. Stats. 70.57) requires that any changes in value identified in any of these 2,904 taxation districts after the certification date must be made the following year. These statutory "70.57" corrections are often required when DOR receives assessment reports late in the processing cycle.
To help reduce the need for statutory 70.57 corrections, DOR aims to produce preliminary equalized values by August 1 to allow each municipality to review its submitted data and identify changes or updates before the values are certified.
Town of Gardner and Southern Door Schools Host Electronic Recycling, June 5
Shredding/Appliance Recycling Day for Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Residents
Liberty Grove Recycling Day June 18
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Big Freedia Bringing Bounce To Bonnaroo
April 3, 2012 April 12, 2013 Evan Brenner
When Big Freedia takes the stage at Bonnaroo this summer, booties will bounce.
Freedia, fresh off one of her biggest performances to date, a late-night performance on the Jimmy Kimmel show, is known as the "Queen Diva" of bounce, a type of music that originated with Freedia and other artists from New Orleans.
Bounce music, for those unfamiliar, is best described in a recent interview Freedia gave to Fuse TV, where she's quoted describing it as "simple, uptempo, heavy bass, call and response type music."
Freedia's career so far has landed her in prestigious places like the New York Times, who wrote a full-fledged lifestyle piece on her career-to-date.
And, Freedia just released her first-ever video game on her Web site, aptly named the Booty Battle Game, where, you guessed it, two voluptuous booties battle for the best bulge. Players pick from four different "booties," and battle it out.
But her music career began as a sophomore in high school.
"I got my start singing in the choir" said Freedia.
Her role as a choir director and eventual sharing of her love of music with friends is what initially gave her the spark to enter the New Orleans musical threshold.
Her involvement with the local music scene has landed her guest appearances and performances with some of the most well-known names in music from New Orleans, LA., to Brooklyn, NY.
"I've collaborated with artists like Galactic and Matt and Kim," said Freedia.
Freedia mentions her love for performing at festivals, and said concert attendees might even see her outside of Centeroo, Bonnaroo's main stage and vendor area.
"We'll definitely be walking around," said Freedia.
Recent health issues forced Freedia to cancel some of her most recent tour, but Freedia said since her health issues are now resolved, she's ready to come back bigger and better, noting that the crowds at every show is the force behind her continued assault on music.
"The fans is what keeps me going," said Freedia.
In parting, Freedia has advice for first-time Bonnaroo campers: Be prepared.
Check out Big Freedia on social media and the Web:
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A dear friend recalls a revealing story an acquaintance witnessed some years ago on a Family Island. Upon hearing considerable commotion outside an older white Bahamian woman rushed to her window to see what all the fuss was about.
Confronted with two of the local boys fighting, she jeered: "Only black people carry on like that!
Genuine insight requires context. Its companions include discernment, nuance, balance, prudence, humility -- and scepticism. It counts as its enemies cynicism, sensationalism and prejudice.
Like a counterfeit Blue Marlin, pseudo-intuition is eventually unmasked by its own pretensions. From afar a Gucci knock-off seems appealing. But upon closer inspection its poor workmanship can no longer be disguised by its borrowed brand name.
During the run up to the current US presidential primary season, scores of broadcast and print pundits used near flawless language skills to produce highly flawed analyses of the race to come.
Who is Making the Grade?
The recent release of the BJC and BGCSE results, including the accompanying national grade averages for these exams, was followed by the usual arguments, wailing and gnashing of teeth, surface analysis, finger-pointing and spin.
The results do tell us something about the teaching and learning in our schools, particularly in our public schools.
They are symptomatic of a rusting and outdated assembly-line system that has produced tens of thousands of students who lack basic competency in the most basic subject matters.
I will be on vacation for the next three weeks to re-charge my batteries. Look forward to your visits in October.
I know what you must be thinking. 'The new normal', what in heaven's name is Craig talking about? Well, the other day I was in Florida listening to talk radio.
There was a director from the International Monetary Fund, an economics professor, and a few others. They were talking about the global economy and what the future holds. The professor was the one who used the 'new normal' phrase, and he did so in reference to the high prices that we are experiencing worldwide.
He said that, as he did not expect a significant strengthening of the dollar any time soon; coupled with the fact that the price of oil was likely to remain high and the war in Iraq was ongoing, he believed that the current high prices are going to be the norm.
In the early years of the 20th century the Explorers Club was one of the hottest gigs around.
Back then its membership included men like Robert Peary and Matthew Henson - the white and black Americans who first reached the North Pole in 1909 (with the help of a few eskimos).
Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who was the first to climb Mt Everest in 1953 with the Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was the club's honorary chairman for decades.
And astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the Explorers Club flag with them on their trip to the moon in 1969.
In fact, a good number of the 20th century's most influential adventurers were members of this society, whose New York headquarters contains a treasure trove of exploration artifacts and memorabilia.
Over the years the Explorers Club has sponsored hundreds of expeditions. And one of the most recent was to the Bahamas - to Peterson Cay National park off the coast of Grand Bahama to be exact.
Liz Frogan, Chair of the UK's Heritage Lottery Fund, offers a down home definition of heritage. She has little patience for those superficial and cocktail party explanations that tend to equate heritage with works of art or artefacts under a spotlight in a museum.
This distinctiveness combines a sense of place and identity, the two being as intimate as the pulp and the seed nestled together in a guinep pod. Bahamians do have an appreciation for much of our heritage.


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Image Gallery: Get Connected to the Internet
There are many older and newer technologies that allow you to get connected to the Internet, including this wireless Internet card. Click through the next few pages to see the different types of connections and find the one best for you.
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Cable Modem. A cable modem allows users to get high-speed Internet from their cable provider, though in times of heavy usage with many connected users, performance might be significantly slower. See cable modem's competition next.
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DSL Modem. Digital subscriber line (DSL) technology transmits data over phone lines without interfering with voice service. A DSL connection works better when you are closer to the provider's central office. See a broadband modem next.
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Broadband Modem. The broadband modem can use DSL or a cable Internet service to go online. Here, the DSL line connects to your phone jack and the USB line or Ethernet to your computer. Learn more about Ethernet connections next.
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Ethernet. Ethernet cable connects devices in close proximity to a local network and the Internet. The next type of Internet connection uses Ethernet ports and is one of the newer Internet connection technologies.
Broadband Over Powerlines (BPL). Imagine plugging your computer into any electrical outlet in your home and having high-speed Internet access. That's BPL, but it hasn't been implemented on a large scale. Learn about fiber-to-the-home next.
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Fiber-to-the-home Broadband (FTTH). FTTH uses fiber optic cables to connect to the Internet. Such optics-based systems can deliver digital information -- telephone, video, data, etc. -- very efficiently. Explore mobile broadband next.
[b]Mobile Broadband[b]. Most mobile broadband services simply require the use of a wireless Internet card (like the one from T-Mobile pictured above), which allows users to access the Internet through cellular signals. Learn more about wireless Internet cards next.
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Wireless Internet Cards. WiFi cards let you connect to the Internet at home or in a Hotspot if you have a wireless transmitter or adapter. Some cards come built-in to your laptop. See what is necessary for the WiFi signal next.
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[b]Router[b]. This wireless router emits a signal that a WiFi detector or wireless card can pick up and use to connect to the Internet. You'll need a router if you are setting up a WiFi network at home. Some WiFi signals are going big time, like on the next page.
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Municipal WiFi. Municipal WiFi potentially can provide free or cheap Internet access throughout cities. Routers, like the one above, are mounted on light poles. See what type of WiFi network Municipal WiFi uses on the next page.
Wireless Mesh Networks. In a wireless mesh network, the network connection is spread out among dozens or even hundreds of wireless mesh nodes that "talk" to each other to share the network connection across a large area. See a bigger WiFi network on the next page.
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Satellite Internet. Satellite Internet uses a satellite dish to upload and download data communications. It is best for rural areas, or areas with no other connection option as it isn't the fastest. Next, see one of the easiest Internet connections.
Portable Internet Devices. Portable Internet devices rely on WiFi and WiMAX technology to connect to the Internet, and include smartphones and the iPhone. See Internet Connectivity to learn more.
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WiFi cameras let you upload pictures automatically to your computer or Web space from any location -- as long as there's an Internet connection.
Learn about the amazing things that municipal wireless networks can do -- besides potentially providing free or cheap Internet access.
San Francisco's MUNI system includes Connected Bus vehicles with Wi-Fi for passengers.
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Corporate travelers can use prepaid Internet services to access sales reports and other documents while traveling.
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Could proprietary platforms and devices splinter the Internet?
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Although most common in yearlings during their first season on pasture, clinical parasitism may be seen in adults as well. Poor growth, weight loss, diarrhea, a scruffy hair coat, signs of anemia, and intermandibular edema (bottle jaw) may be seen with GI parasitism or liver fluke disease.... Skin diseases, that is common in young adults and elders, vary greatly in signs and symptoms. The disease sometimes is temporary or sometimes permanent. It may be painful or painless. These all types depend upon the causative agent, the age of the affected person, environmental condition, person's immunity and nutrition.
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dedicated rare disease medicines program would mean that some medicines for more common but still low prevalence diseases, such as many cancers, may be excluded despite facing the same challenges of "rarer" conditions.


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Q: Printing image flie from browser I am trying to print an image from a browser.
For example: http://www.canadianpetconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Cats1.jpg
I want my printed page to not have any margins on any side such that the image starts from top left of the page.
I also want that the width of the printed image should be fixed, say 8inches.
Is there any CSS/JS/HTML workaround?
Edit: I would be fine If I need to change a few settings in the printout popup that comes up.

A: Use @media print in CSS and set the image width and height to the desired dimension. The rest of the settings you can manage in the browser printing section.
@media print {
    img {width: ?px; height: ?px; }
}

You can use even relative units for image properties.
As regarding your request to expand the image width to the device screen resolution, and then print the resulting image, i think it's almost impossible, because these settings you are managing from the printer device drivers.

A: CSS MEdia Types will help you. See below link. (use @media print)
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_mediatypes.asp
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  p.test {font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;}
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@media print
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  p.test {font-weight:bold;}
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As with any thing in life you get good, better and best. but when it comes to your wedding images you want best and nothing less.
You can not place value on an experienced and well rounded wedding photographer. They need to be flexible, approachable, understands any difficult lighting situation.
They need to know the normal run of a wedding and mostly know how to work around it. If things run late, to make sure you still get the images you want.
Do they understand your culture, your wedding day? and Mostly your wedding photograph needs?
Would your photographer be able to manage the most craziest scenario you can think of that might possibly but hopefully not happen at your wedding?
Does your photographer do a schedule planning session to understand your needs of your wedding day?
Does you photographer understand and give direction for your family photographs?


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La cattedrale di Dunblane (in inglese: Dunblane Cathedral) è un edificio religioso della cittadina scozzese di Dunblane, nell'area amministrativa di Stirling (Scozia centrale), eretto a partire dal 1150 ed ampliato tra la prima metà del XIII secolo e la prima metà del XVI secolo.

Descrizione
La cattedrale di Dunblane non si presenta come una delle più imponenti cattedrali scozzesi.

La parte più ampia è rappresentata dalla navata dell'ala occidentale, che presenta un tetto risalente al 1890.

Nell'ala sud-occidentale della cattedrale, si trova una pietra pitta, risalente al IX secolo.

Storia
Le prime attestazioni della presenza di un vescovo a Dunblane, importante centro religioso (il nome della città deriva da quello di San Blano) sin dal IX secolo, si hanno intorno al 1555, anche se si hanno notizie di vescovo celtici e caldei antecedenti a quella data.

La prima pietra sul sito dove ora sorge la cattedrale era stata posata intorno al 1150, quando fu realizzata la chiesa originaria. Nello stesso periodo fu anche eretta a scopo difensivo una torre a quattro piani nei pressi della chiesa..

Nel 1233 un frate domenicano di nome Clemente, che probabilmente trovò in loco soltanto questa piccola chiesa e la torre, chiese permesso al papa per l'ampliamento della struttura.

Nel 1237, il papa autorizzò i vescovi di Glasgow e Dunkeld di recarsi a Dunblane per eventualmente concedere al neo-vescovo Clemente la possibilità di riscuotere un quarto delle decime delle chiese della diocesi e di concedergli la costruzione di una cattedrale.

Gran parte dell'edificio fu realizzato prima del 1258, anno della morte di Clemente.

L'edificio raggiunse il suo massimo splendore architettonico nella metà del XVI secolo, quando la cattedrale si presentava ornata con numerose statue, vari dipinti e finestre in vetro.

Soltanto una decina di anni dopo, con l'avvento della Riforma protestante, la cattedrale iniziò a perdere d'importanza. Intorno al 1600 si verificò anche un crollo del tetto, che non fu più restaurato.

Nel 1816 il cancello dell'edificio fu restaurato dall'architetto James Gillespie Graham e 1914 furono donati alla cattedrale l'altare e l'organo.

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Voci correlate
 Diocesi di Dunblane
 Cattedrali in Scozia

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GM launches new logo to show it's serious about an electric future
Kirsten Korosec	1 week
General Motors has changed its logo, refreshed its website and kicked off a new "Everybody In" marketing campaign as part of a broader effort to illustrate the company's transformation to a modern, fast-moving and inclusive organization that is serious about accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles.
The changes were unveiled Friday as part of GM's presence at the virtual 2021 CES tech trade show that officially begins January 11. The restyled website will go live January 11.
"This is the fifth time GM has changed its logo in its 115-year history and probably the most progressive thing that we've done since 1964," GM chief marketing officer Deborah Wahl said in a press call with reporters Friday. The all-cap GM logo has changed to a lowercase "gm" with a softer blue gradient evoking clean skies of a zero emissions future and an underline below the "m," a nod to GM's underlying Ultium battery architecture. The negative space around the "m" even looks like an electrical plug, said Wahl.
"It's optimistic, it brings energy and vibrancy and reflects our view of the future," she said. "It does build on our strong heritage, with a key element of recognizable consistency and trust. But overall, it really wants to humanize our company and this brand identity project was actually led in-house by a team of our designers who took it on knowing that it represents all 164,000 of our employees."
Surfer Bethany Hamilton in a new ad campaign by GM that launched in January 2021.
The effort is meant to be more than just a logo change and a slew of new ads that feature everyday folks alongside cameos from author Malcolm Gladwell, surfer Bethany Hamilton, gamer Erin A. Simon and Peloton cycling instructor Cody Rigsby. It's meant to show a company that has truly evolved from a slow-moving legacy automaker to one that can be nimble, tech-centric and appealing to the next-generation of car owners.
GM wants to inspire; and these changes are meant to kick off its makeover.
Of course, there is real money and resources behind this evolution. GM said in November it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on the development of electric vehicles and automated technology, a 35% increase that exceeds the automaker's investment in gas and diesel and is an effort to bring products to market faster.
GM reveals 'Ultium,' the heart of its EV strategy
More than half of GM's capital spending and product development team will be devoted to electric and electric-autonomous vehicle programs, the company said at the time.
The U.S. automaker is also accelerating its go-to-market timeline and adding more EVs to its portfolio plans. GM plans to bring 30 new electric vehicles to a global market through 2025. The company had previously committed to 20 EVs by 2023. More than two-thirds of those launches will be available in North America and every one of GM's brands, including Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet and Buick, will be represented, according to the automaker.


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Q: post array into mvc controller list from angularJS I have an array which looks like this
var saturday=["10/14/2018","10/21/2018","10/28/2018","11/04/2018","11/11/2018","11/18/2018","11/25/2018","12/02/2018"];

now I want to post this array into my mvc controller
I created one class
public class saturdays
{
    public string saturday { get; set; }
}

and one method
 public JsonResult insertAllHolidays(List<saturdays> saturday)
 {
     return null;
 }

and I am posting the data into controller like this
$http.get('/Main/insertAllHolidays', {
    params: {
        saturday: saturdayArray
    }
}).then(function (data) {

});

but I am getting the error of

resource cannot be find
The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could
  have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily
  unavailable.  Please review the following URL and make sure that it is
  spelled correctly.

how can I post my array int mvc list?

A: You should be able to simply pass in the list on the params as follows:
var app = angular.module("appModule", [])

app.controller("SomeController", function ($scope, $http) {

   $scope.sendData = function () {
      $http.get("home/insertAllHolidays", {
         params: {
            saturday: [
               "10/14/2018",
               "10/21/2018",
               "10/28/2018",
               "11/04/2018",
               "11/11/2018",
               "11/18/2018",
               "11/25/2018",
               "12/02/2018"
            ]
         }
      });
   }

});

And the corresponding method (in your case insertAllHolidays) on your controller should be able to pick this up.
NOTE: You might want to do List<string> list as the input parameter and do your date conversion to the saturdays class object.
More on the config arguments:

*

*https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$http#$http-arguments


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Two More Investment Fraud Cases — Different Schemes, Same Result
T. GormanPosted on June 15, 2009 Posted in SECActions
Recently, the SEC has brought what seems to be an almost endless series of investment fund cases, many of which are Ponzi schemes. Most of the cases have a common theme of inducing investors to part with their hard earned cash with tales of a proprietary investment strategy that is safe, conservative and has virtually guaranteed returns not obtainable elsewhere. Of course, the investment is a fraud and the investors lose their cash, or at least most of it.
At the end of last week, the SEC filed two more investor cases. These are a variation on the standard themes, however. Unfortunately the end result for investors is probably the same.
In SEC v. Aura Financial Services, Inc., Case No. 09-21592 (S.D. Fla. Filed June 11, 2009), the Commission filed an action against an Alabama company and six individuals who served as registered representatives. According to the SEC, from about October 2005 through April 2009, defendants induced customers to open brokerage accounts at Aura Financial. The registered representatives then churned the accounts, took excessive mark-ups and executed unauthorized trades repeatedly. During 2008 fifteen customers who were victims of the alleged fraud had losses of over $3.5 million in their accounts — no profits for the investors, only the defendants. Trading losses still generate commissions and these defendants charged over $1million. The SEC's complaint, which charges violations of Sections 17(a) and 10(b), is in litigation. See also Lit. Release No. 21081.
SEC v. ZNext Mining Corporation, Inc., Civil Action No. CV 09-2611 (N.D. Cal. Filed June 12, 2009) is still another variation but of an old theme — shares in a gold mine. The Commission's action alleges fraud in violation of Section 10(b) and the sale of unregistered securities in violation of Section 5 by defendants ZNext Mining and its principal, Elvira Gamboa.
According to the SEC, over a four year period Ms. Gamboa promoted the sale of stock in ZNext by distributing false and misleading press releases suggesting that it owned and operated a gold mine in the Philippines. From 2006 to 2008 the company sold at least 1.9 million shares of stock to a promoter. Other shares were sold through the company's investor relations officer. In fact, the company was an empty shell — no gold for the investors, only Ms. Gamboa. Overall, she made at least $1 million from the sale of the shares, according to the SEC. This case is also in litigation. See also Lit. Release No. 21084.
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SUDEP Action is thrilled to announce the clinical trial of a device that could stop deaths. There are about 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK. SUDEP claims around 600 lives each year in the UK. Young adults are at particular risk. Deaths often happen during the night.
testing the tiny wearable device to monitor breathing in people with epilepsy. The project team includes Professor John Duncan and Dr Fergus Rugg-Gunn at University College London, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and a team of engineers led by Dr. Esther Rodriguez-Villegas, an Electronics Professor at Imperial College London.
The clinical trial has been made possible by an appeal to SUDEP Action's supporters and major donors which has raised £130,000.
The exact cause of SUDEP is not known. In some cases the heart stops first. However, apnoea has been identified as most likely in the lead up to a sudden death. The monitoring device could give the alarm when someone stops breathing, providing a chance of saving that life through CPR. The device will trigger an alarm if breathing stops.
WADD has already been researched on sleep apnoea patients and on a group without apnoea and was found effective with high sensitivity and low false alarm rates. A clinical trial is needed now to test the device on patients with epilepsy. The research would be a significant step towards development of a minute device which could be worn all the time by people at high risk of SUDEP. There is currently no such device in production.
The research team believe that the WADD alarm is a significant step forward for those at high risk of SUDEP who may experience many seizures. The aim is to test the apnoea alarm on people with epilepsy to see how well it works when people are experiencing regular seizures and whether it is ready for commercial development or whether it will need further research and development.
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Tired of the suburban sprawl and fast-paced life common in Bergen County, Paula Tedesco sought a more peaceful and serene place to call home. She found that place when she discovered nearby Ringwood. She and her husband traded their Bergen County "life in the fast lane" for the Ringwood "life at the lake" when they purchased a home in Erskine in 2011.
Paula spent over 40 years working as a psychiatric nurse, spending the last ten years as a nurse practitioner for NewBridge Services in Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties. Although now retired from full-time employment, she continues to volunteer her services at a clinic for the underinsured. In her professional career, she has chaired many committees and has held office in nursing organizations on the local, state, and national level.
With her background in psychiatry and therapy, Paula is a listener. She wants to hear how people feel and what they want. If elected, she promises to bring this inclination to listen with her to the council. And, she is a doer.
Paula got her first taste of politics at age ten. While in the fifth grade, her class ran the school-wide election between Kennedy and Nixon. She was on the Kennedy campaign and they won! From that day until this, she has continued to support Democratic candidates and ideals.
Speaking of supporting Democratic candidates, in 2017 Paula's passion for local politics was ignited by the campaign of the three Democrats who sought, and ultimately won, seats on the Ringwood Borough Council. The issues they fought for resonated with her and she decided to help their campaign and applauds what they have been able to accomplish since being sworn into office.
Their campaign also inspired Paula to become more involved in the community. She became an active member of Sustainable Ringwood (Green and Creative Teams) and assisted in their effort to achieve bronze certification for the borough. Paula was also appointed to the Juvenile Detention Advisory Committee in January 2019. Earlier this year, Paula presented a resolution to the council in which she proposed launching a Stigma-Free campaign in Ringwood. As Chair of the Stigma-Free Task Force, Paula was instrumental in helping the town secure a $7,000 grant from Atlantic Health.
In addition to mental health issues, Paula believes that environmental health issues should be one of our top priorities. One such environmental health issue is the quality of our drinking water. If elected, she will push for increased water testing to ensure the quality of our water supply conforms to the highest standards possible to guarantee safe drinking water now and for future generations.
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Dunlop, Johnston up for Classic challenge
Prize fighter: Michael Dunlop toasts his Classic TT success in 2015 and (inset) Lee Johnston is aiming for podium places
By Paul Lindsay
Top local road racing stars Michael Dunlop and Lee Johnston will ride Suzuki GB supported XR69 machinery in next year's Classic TT on the Isle of Man.
The immaculately liveried Team Classic Suzuki XR69s are owned and run by self-confessed Suzuki aficionado Steve Wheatman, who took 11-time Isle of Man TT winner Dunlop to Classic TT wins in 2013 and 2015.
The team will contest a number of events throughout the year, including the Classic TT, which Fermanagh ace Johnston is delighted to be a part of.
He said: "I love the relaxed atmosphere at the Classic TT, which is growing year on year.
"The big three internationals are obviously my main focus in a season and I'll be aiming to add to my debut TT podium in June and my wins at the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix, but it's also an honour to be asked to ride for Steve's team."
Speaking of the Classic TT, where he has already been victorious in the 350cc class, Johnston added: "The new livery on the Team Classic Suzuki XR69s is absolutely mint.
"They are beautiful bikes to ride and Michael has already shown how capable they are with two wins.
"My aim now is to hopefully see both of Steve's bikes on the podium next season at the Classic TT."
The support for Wheatman's team will come from Suzuki GB's Vintage Parts programme for 2016. Suzuki GB After Sales Marketing Co-Ordinator Tim Davies said: "Being involved with Steve and Team Classic Suzuki is a perfect fit for us.
"Racing is a hugely important part of Suzuki's heritage and even though bikes and technology are always moving forward, we don't forget about the bikes that got us to where we are.
"It's the same with our road bikes too, which is why we're so committed to supporting the team next season.
"We're sure we'll be celebrating some good results together in 2016 with both Michael and Lee onboard."
In conclusion, team owner Wheatman said: "In 2015 Michael Dunlop raced our XR69 to victory at the Classic TT, which was his second win in three years on our bike, and we'll be aiming for the top step again at every event we enter in 2016 with both Michael and Lee Johnston."


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An 2 de la révolution tunisienne: Les intérêts économiques privés
Year 2 of the Tunisian revolution: Private profit vs public interest
2 July 2013 | Guest comment
by l'Observatoire tunisien de l'économie
In October 2012, the Tunisian government submitted a draft bill to the Constituent Assembly to shape a legal and institutional framework favourable to public-private partnerships (PPP). As soon as the post-revolution period began in 2011, this proposal began to be drafted by the transitional government led by then prime minister Béji Caid Essebsi.
A proposal funded by the international financial institutions
This legislative process has been strongly supported by international funders and by pressure groups, such as the French think tank IPEMED (Institut de Prospective Écononomique du Monde Méditerranéen). The implementation of the proposal is a loan condition of the European Investment Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Tunisia has received these IFIs' technical assistance to draft the bill, as revealed by an official document called "Operationalising PPP", issued by the AfDB: "The AfDB and the OECD are pleased and ready to support Tunisia in this programme. Both organisations have worked closely on helping the government to prepare this proposal."
The International Finance Corporation (IFC, the World Bank's private sector arm) has also been involved. The IFC is working on investment climate reform in Tunisia, and has said that its "advisory programme will play a key role in improving the business environment, strengthening financial markets, addressing skills mismatches and supporting public-private partnerships in infrastructure." To "improve" the international investment framework a $2.4 million IFC technical assistance project will work with the ministry of investment to "re-engineer the incentive regime, and introduce the necessary legislative and institutional amendments."
A proposal drafted by foreigners
During the first discussion round on the proposal, a member of parliament observed: "This draft bill is a translation, it is incomprehensible. The parliament should call the government members for explanations." Our experts in Tunisian public law have corroborated this impression. Mustapha Beltaief, a professor at the faculty of law and political sciences of the Tunis El Manar University and a former member of the High Authority for the Achievement of the Goals of the Revolution. He asserts that: "Looking at the legal terms used, the one who has drafted this draft bill cannot be a Tunisian. Obviously, it has not been drafted by Tunisian legal experts."
Heated discussions in the parliament
During the second discussion round on the bill by the finance committee, the attending government members were stunned to see the members of parliament so critical of this privatisation bill. The strategic and sovereign sectors have not been spared by the market-oriented structural reform. Without any boundaries, it will be possible to privatise all sectors: defense, homeland security, health, data management – as a result, private companies could have privileged access to public administrations' data. Furthermore, the PPPs will not benefit regional development despite the government's claim. First, there is no government strategy to develop the hinterlands; secondly, if private investors had been interested in investing in the development of these areas, they would have done it as soon as lots of advantages were conferred on them, in 1972. They did not. The hinterlands are of interest to the government only for one reason: the exploitation of natural resources. The minister of the economy Ridha Saidi confirmed this when he revealed the first proposed PPP project: the Sra Ouertane phosphate mine exploitation.
Salah Chaouaib, an independent member of parliament, said critically: "You speak of a break with the past, but where is the break here? On the contrary, you are continuing past policies which allowed private companies to exploit our natural resources." Mabrouka Mbared, member of the political party Congress for the Republic, explained that the IMF "has demanded that Portugal stops using [PPPs] because they have fuelled public indebtedness. Why should we accept to promote the kind of financial engineering which causes states' bankruptcy!"
Responding to the critical voices, Asma Sehiri, director of the prime minister's legal department, tried to justify the government policy: "It is not really a privatisation and it is one of the requirements for loans of the European Union." The statement was clear: the PPP bill is a European requirement for loans. In other words, it is blackmail: loans against market-oriented reforms.
Pressure put by the IFIs
In March 2013, a meeting on PPPs took place in Paris at the French parliament. The long-term goals of the international institutions were revealed during this meeting by the AfDB representative: "Tunisia = Business". Furthermore, the Tunisian members of parliament were described as "causing havoc".
Because of civil society and the parliamentary resistance, democracy turns into an impediment to private companies' business plans. This then raises one question for the government: how to get around parliament?
In May 2013, Saidi declared at a press conference that an "ad hoc commission" would be formed within the prime minister's office to work on laws, such as the one on PPPs, that are obstructed in the parliament. He also declared in mid May that a new draft bill was being prepared: "Conditions, procedure and mechanisms of the public-private partnerships would be decided by decree". Should we conclude that the government is preparing a bill sufficiently imprecise to facilitate resorts to decrees, so that the terms of the draft bill could be passed through? It is clearly a trick to force through this law.
The ongoing blackmail and the pressure by the international financial institutions are weakening the process of democratic transition, even though the IFIs officially support it. They are pushing the Tunisian government into adopting arbitrary, non-transparent and dictatorial practices. The same practices that the IFIs did not stop funding during the time of former president Ben Ali.
This time is over; we will not let it happen.
l'Observatoire tunisien de l'économie, Tunis, Tunisia
http://www.facebook.com/ObsTunEco, contact@economie-tunisie.org
Translation to English by Soisic Rivoalan.
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