Summer is such a positive time for so many. Its appeal is obvious: it's a simple time. Simplified evenings (not as many kids obligations), simplified travel (no snow to battle), and simplified meals (fire up that grill).
This theme of simplicity carries over nicely to many aspects of ZixCorp and its Email Encryption Services.
Simple Choice: For anyone considering email encryption, ZixCorp is a simple choice for a variety of reasons. First, the ZixDirectory has tens of millions of members, which if you subscribe to a "safety in numbers" mentality, then ZixCorp is a clear choice. Second, ZixCorp is used by some very prestigious partners and customers. On the partner front, we're partnered with leaders like Google, Symantec, Webroot, Dell/SecureWorks and M86. On the customer side, we're used by nearly 1 in 5 hospitals, the SEC, AIG and FINRA, to name a few.
ZixMobility - Our competitors either utilize a push architecture, which doesn't support mobility, or they suggest you download an app. ZixMobility simplifies the user's life with a web-based approach that delivers one-click access to your secure message.
Transparent Email Encryption - This is the ultimate in simplicity. Secure email that's identical to standard email for both sender and receiver. How? Simple, we (using our ZixGateway) encrypt everything that needs encryption on the way out of the sender's organization, and we decrypt everything (using our ZixGateway) on the way into the recipient's organization.
Next blog entry, I'll cover ZixDirectory and why SaaS makes ZixCorp easy to install.


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Home › Optical Goniometer
57 - Optical Goniometer
R. Fuess, Berlin-Steglitz
Used for measuring anges on faces of crystals and gems. Incomplete.
Made in Germany approximately 1890's. It is brass and still has its original lacquered and black enamelled finish. Using a vernier and slow motion tangent screw, angles can be measured to 1 arcmin on the graduated scale. The crystal is mounted on the head, which is adjustable in the x, y and z directions, as well as tiltable in two axes and rotatable around the third. The collimator is fixed to the tripod, while the telescope (missing) is movable. Adjustments critical to the actual measurements are made using a number of thumb screws below the tripod. To get accurate measurements, small crystals with smooth faces must be used. The goniometer works on the principle of turning the crystal about an axis parallel to the edge between two faces. The image reflected from a second face may be brought into the same position as that formerly occupied by the image reflected from the first face; the angle through which the crystal has been rotated, as determined by a graduated circle to which the crystal is attached, is the angle between the normals to the two faces.
Book reference:
Encyclopedia Britannica 1961, "Goniometer"
C. Leiss, Die Ophschen Instrumente des Firma, R Fuess, Leipzig,1899

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Good communication is as much about listening and presentation as it is about imparting knowledge. This is according to Madge Gibson, a senior associate at Jack Hammer Executive Headhunters.
Despite the seniority of candidates that we deal with in the head-hunting sphere, clients still find it necessary to request 'strong communication skills' as a key requirement when we undertake a search. At first glance this may seem a redundant request - after all, surely good communication skills go hand-in-hand with a certain level of professionalism and experience? Not so! And the corporate world is well aware of this, she says.
All too often, managers believe that communication is about talking to their staff, customers and stakeholders, the ability to speak to an audience without faltering, or the creation of a well-worded PowerPoint presentation. Yet a good communicator is someone who listens and invites the participation of others, promoting genuine dialogue, and who values what other people have to say. We've been given two ears and one mouth for a reason! she says.
"And when you do have something to say," she adds, "make sure that it is succinct, clear, relevant and to the point". The fact that you can 'speak the hind leg off a donkey' on any subject is not a skill, and most definitely not a 'communication' skill. Talking 'at' someone and not picking up on their lack of understanding or receptiveness is a big failing in many executives. Some people just like the sound of their own voices. A good communicator actively reads his audience and knows when to shut up.
A hugely underestimated area of communication is presentation through body language. Experts say that only 7% of what you communicate is through the words you choose; over 50% of communication is conveyed through body language - posture, eye contact, facial expression, body movement, gestures etc. - while the balance is a function of how you speak - tone of voice, volume, projection, emphasis and expression.
People often place more control on the content of their speech than their body language, yet its body language that speaks the loudest. For example, how often have you seen a nervous person trying to be assertive and failing dismally? The words may be correct but the associated posture or fidgeting will give the game away and no one will take them seriously.
"It's worth investing in management communication training or the services of a professional coach to upskill in these areas. After all, a message or idea that is clearly communicated and well understood stands a greater chance of being successfully implemented," Gibson concludes.


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Ram To Release Their 5th Studio Album Titled "ROD"
Rockbrary / October 11, 2017
RAM was created in 1999 by Harry Granroth, who wanted to form a real, true heavy metal band; he was sick of the misinterpretation of metal that ruled the scene at the time, and had a pile of material that he wanted to bring to life. He soon found Daniel Johansson, a young but experienced and very talented guitar player who wielded a traditional metal guitar style. The two started working on some of Harry's earlier material and began to write new songs. After a long and tiresome search, Harry then found Oscar Carlquist; a powerful heavy metal vocalist with a mutual hatred for the current metal scene. Oscar quickly became involved in the song-writing process and crafted interesting lyrics to accompany the music. The backbone of RAM was formed. Oscar brought in drummer Morgan Pettersson, one of the few drummers left who still played the 70/80's hard and heavy drumming style. They then recruited the legendary Leif Larsson, an icon in Gothenburg metal as he had previously been a member of Frozen Eyes.
In the spring of 2017, RAM entered the studio once again to record their 5th full-length studio album Rod. This album is the first RAMalbum to feature a concept story consisting of 6 songs that account for the entire B side of the LP. RAM are confident that once again the reviews will be through the roof and look forward to conquering new territories and fans while on yet another crusade of HEAVY METAL TYRANNY!
Stay Tuned For More News, reviews and more on RAM
RAM line-up:
Oscar Carlquist: Vocals
Morgan Pettersson: Drums
Harry Granroth: Guitar
Martin Jonsson: Guitar
Tobias Petterson: Bass
RAM online:
http://ram-metal.com
https://www.facebook.com/RAMheavymetal
October 11, 2017 in Heavy Metal. Tags: Metal Blade Records, RAM, ROD
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package org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff.constants;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff.taginfos.TagInfo;
import org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff.taginfos.TagInfoAscii;

/**
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 * http://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff/tifftags/docs/oce.html
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public interface OceScanjobTagConstants {
    public static final TagInfoAscii EXIF_TAG_OCE_SCANJOB_DESC = new TagInfoAscii(
            "Oce Scanjob Desc", 0xc427, -1,
            TiffDirectoryType.EXIF_DIRECTORY_UNKNOWN);

    public static final TagInfoAscii EXIF_TAG_OCE_APPLICATION_SELECTOR = new TagInfoAscii(
            "Oce Application Selector", 0xc428,
            -1, TiffDirectoryType.EXIF_DIRECTORY_UNKNOWN);

    public static final TagInfoAscii EXIF_TAG_OCE_IDNUMBER = new TagInfoAscii(
            "Oce IDNumber", 0xc429, -1,
            TiffDirectoryType.EXIF_DIRECTORY_UNKNOWN);

    public static final TagInfoAscii EXIF_TAG_OCE_IMAGE_LOGIC = new TagInfoAscii(
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            TiffDirectoryType.EXIF_DIRECTORY_UNKNOWN);

    public static final List<TagInfo> ALL_OCE_SCANJOB_TAGS =
            Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(new TagInfo[] {
                    EXIF_TAG_OCE_SCANJOB_DESC,
                    EXIF_TAG_OCE_APPLICATION_SELECTOR,
                    EXIF_TAG_OCE_IDNUMBER,
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Jürgen Sparwasser (Halberstadt, 4 de juny de 1948) és un exfutbolista de la República Democràtica Alemanya de la dècada de 1970 i posteriorment breument entrenador de futbol.

Trajectòria esportiva
Començà la seva trajectòria als equips inferiors del Lokomotive Halberstadt de la seva ciutat natal el 1956. El 1965 ingressà a l'1. FC Magdeburg on romangué la resta de la seva trajectòria. Debutà amb el primer equip el gener de 1966. L'any 1979 es retirà després d'una lesió de maluc jugant un total de 271 partits de lliga i marcant 111 gols. Després que el Magdeburg descendí a la segona divisió al final de la temporada 1965-66, Sparwasser fou part de l'equip que assolí l'ascens la temporada següent, marcant 22 gols en 27 partits. També disputà 40 partits en diverses competicions europees. Fou part de l'equip que guanyà la Recopa d'Europa de futbol el 1974.

Entre 1969 i 1977 disputà 49 partits amb la RDA, marcant 14 gols. Participà en els Jocs Olímpics de 1972, on disputà 7 partits i marcà 5 gols, guanyant la medalla de bronze. També participà en el Mundial de 1974, marcant un gol en la victòria de la seva selecció sobre la República Federal Alemanya.

Un cop acabada la seva carrera de futbolista treballà breument d'entrenador, com assistent a l'Eintracht Frankfurt el 1988 i 1989 i entrenador del SV Darmstadt 98 el 1990 i 1991.

Palmarès
1. FC Magdeburg
 Lliga de la RDA de futbol: 3
 1971-72, 1973-74, 1974-75
 Copa de la RDA de futbol: 4
 1968-69, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1978-79
 Recopa d'Europa de futbol: 1
 1973-74

Selecció de la RDA
 Medalla de bronze als Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu: 1
 1972

Gols internacionals

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Enllaços externs

Futbolistes alemanys de la RDA
Futbolistes internacionals amb seleccions europees
Medallistes alemanys de la RDA als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1972
Entrenadors de futbol alemanys
Esportistes de Saxònia-Anhalt

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In financial markets, implementation shortfall is the difference between the decision price and the final execution price (including commissions, taxes, etc.) for a trade. This is also known as the "slippage". Agency trading is largely concerned with minimizing implementation shortfall and finding liquidity.

Decision price
The decision price is the price of the stock that prompted the decision to buy or sell. The most common decision price is the close price or the arrival price. If we split the decision to buy a stock from the actual trading of the stock, as is often the case with fund managers (decision makers) and brokers (trade executors), you can see why both are used.

From the fund manager's point of view, his decision to trade is often based on the closing price of the day's trading (along with the entire history of the stock and other signals/indicators). When he decides to buy a particular stock the next day, it is because he believes that the price will go up from that closing price. Thus his decision price is the close price.

However the broker, unless she is explicitly told what levels to buy at or what prompted the desire to buy, does not know when or why the decision was made. Her best guess is that the current price at the time the order is received is what prompted the decision and thus her decision price is the arrival price. There is no common definition of this price, but the broker normally uses the last traded price or the "mid price" - equal to the average of the current bid and ask prices being quoted at the time the order was received.

Brokerage firms specialize in developing algorithmic strategies, and providing them to the institutional investment community, that aid in the quest to minimise slippage from benchmarks such as implementation shortfall, volume-weighted average price or time-weighted average price. Alpha Profiling is an example of an algorithmic method of minimising implementation shortfall.

See also
 Algorithmic trading
 Market impact
 Market microstructure

External links

 Trade Strategy and Execution (CFA Institute)
 Market impact models and optimal execution algorithms

Financial economics

Financial markets


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Quora Question: Will SpaceX Rockets Cut Cost of Space Travel?
By Quora Contributor On 4/23/16 at 10:00 AM EDT
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 8. Reuters
Tech & Science Space Travel SpaceX Rockets Elon Musk
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we'll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here.
Answer from Sophia de Tricht, rocket motor design engineer:
Disclaimer: the numbers quoted here are what we in the business call "WAGs." It's a guess. I just pulled numbers down that sounded close to correct and proved my point.
The question is this: Will SpaceX's reusable rockets reduce the cost of space travel for real? Think of it this way: You have two companies launching rockets in direct competition. Say they both charge $70 million per launch to LEO. Say they're both under a 12-launch contract that provides them with a fixed price per launch, let's say $80 million. Say company A develops a way to recover the most expensive part of the rocket (the engines, per launch $4 million in research and development, $750,000 in maintenance and $5.25 million in amortization) and company B just uses a cheaper rocket. Say company B saves $5 million per launch by using a cheaper expendable rocket. But company A loses $2 million per launch by recovering their lower stage and reusing it. Let's also say that the first stage can be reliably reused six times.
So the actual cost to company B for launch is $65 million and for company A it's $72 million when you add in the extra cost of recovery. That's still OK, because the launch contract is for $80 million per launch.
Initial conditions are set, let's hit play. Analysis provided below when there's something worth mentioning.
Launch 1 profits
Company A: $8 million; Company B: $15 million
Analysis: Company B, non-recoverable, seems to be ahead right now. Their cheaper disposable rockets seem to be a good, solid business choice.
Company A: $ 24.34 million; Company B: $30 million
Analysis: What happened? Well, the collected costs of building a new set of engines they didn't have to pay for, $10 million, plus the $8 million in added profit on their originally $72 million launch, minus an amortization fee of $1.665 million per launch...
Company A: $40.67 million; Company B: $45 million
Analysis: Company A's first stage is only halfway through its life cycle, and it's already set to massively overtake company B's cheapo throw-away rocket. It's definitely competitive flop-sweat time for company B.
Analysis: Company A is still going strong. On that single, first stage they saved $10 million (well, $9.335 million. More on that later) not buying for every launch. They've closed a $7 million dollar gap and will be overtaking in the next couple of launches.
Analysis: Break-even point for company A. Not only is this the last flight of their original first stage, but it's also the point where they overtake the competition in profits.
Company A: $106 million ; Company B: $105 million
Analysis: It may at first seem like company A's profits should flatline here because of having to buy a new engine, but remember, they've been amortizing the cost of a new engine by taking $1.665 million out of the last six launches. So the actual cost out of this launch to build the engine is a measly $10,000. No big deal. Now company A has a new first stage good for another six launches and a steady linear profit lead over company B.
Company A: $124 million; Company B: $120 million
Analysis: There's no need to amortize the cost of another engine for this contract, as this engine will carry the rocket through the remainder of the contract.
Launch 10 profits
Launch 12—end of contract profits
Final analysis: the initial difference in launch profits to the company were $7 million in favor of company B's more expedient, more immediately inexpensive solution. However in the long run, company A's reusable engine made $16 million more for company A than the throw-away.
So it's obviously profitable. No doubt about that. How does that, though, translate into lowered cost of access to space? Moxie and a cutthroat attitude, that's how!
So take that $16 million that the contracting party gladly gave you for 12 launches. That's $1.3 million per launch that you can save without even tightening your belt corporate belt. Let's say just to round up to an even number, you find another $700,000 in costs you can eliminate without really hurting your bottom line. So instead of contracting launch services for $80 million per launch (nearly $1 billion in contracted services), you could bring it down to $78 million. That's a savings of $24 million over the contract period. Now you've got the low bid on single-award contracts, which means you'll get them, and your competitor won't. So company B has to find a way to stay competitive.
Problem is, as long as the quality of service is the same or similar enough (in the case of launch services, this generally means "how many times you've blown up a rocket compared to your competitor"), the only way to do that is to trim the fat and bring your prices down to match. So in not too terribly long, that same contract industry-wide theoretically goes for a $78 million bid across the board. Nobody can ask for $80 anymore because there are so many vendors that offer the same service for less.
Theoretically, that's how it works.
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Jerusalem Post World News
Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state
Under Obama, Blinken worked to limit most US combat deployments to small numbers of troops.
By OMRI NAHMIAS
US deputy secretary of state Antony Blinken attends an interview with Reuters in Paris, March 4, 2016.
(photo credit: CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS)
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate his longtime adviser, Antony Blinken, as the next secretary of state, The New York Times, CBS and Bloomberg reported on Sunday night. According to another report on CNN, the announcement is expected on Tuesday, and Blinken is the leading candidate.
Blinken is one of Biden's closest advisers. In 2009, when Biden was vice president, he served as his national security adviser. Later, he became deputy national security adviser from 2013-2015 under president Barack Obama and then-deputy secretary of state from 2015-2017.
Blinken, 58, was born in New York to Jewish parents.
Early in Biden's primary campaign, he was tapped to lead his foreign-policy team as its top adviser. In the past year, he has represented the Biden campaign in numerous events and panels, communicating the nominee's positions on foreign policy, from China to Russia to the Middle East.
One of the top issues on his desk would be how to deal with Iran. In August, he addressed the Aspen Security Forum that was held online and defended the Obama administration's record on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Asked what Biden would do if he was elected president, Blinken said he would "seek to build on the nuclear deal and to make it longer and stronger if Iran returns to strict compliance."
"And then," he continued, "we would be in a position to use our renewed commitment to diplomacy, to work with our allies, to strengthen and lengthen it – but also we'd be in a much better position to effectively push back against Iran's other destabilizing activities, because we would once again be united with our partners instead of isolated from them."
He also noted that the arms embargo on Iran was not extended. "There's a lot of irony in what I'm hearing from the [Trump] administration, blaming the Obama-Biden administration for the sunset of the conventional arms restrictions, because much of that was actually put in place by our administration in the first place," he continued.
"And we could have probably extended those prohibitions from inside the deal through a unified front with our allies."
Blinken also addressed the US-Israeli relationship and said Biden has "an ironclad" commitment to Israel's security.
"Israel has never been – until now, unfortunately – a partisan political issue," he said. "And I think it's very bad for the United States and for Israel that someone tries to turn it into one."
In May, Blinken addressed a webinar organized by a pro-Israel Democratic group, Democratic Majority for Israel. He said that as US president, Biden would keep disputes with Israel out of public view.
"Joe Biden believes strongly in keeping your differences – as far as possible – between friends, behind doors, maintaining as little distance in public as possible," he said.
Blinken reiterated Biden's commitment to resuming assistance to the Palestinians, adding that he would abide by congressional restrictions conditioning much of the aid on the Palestinian Authority ending payments to Palestinians who have killed or wounded Americans and Israelis. He reiterated Biden's position that he would not condition aid to Israel.
"He is resolutely opposed to it," Blinken said. "He would not tie military assistance to Israel to any political decisions it makes – full stop."


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Q: Chrome OS Notification Shelf Icon How can I create a shelf icon for Chrome OS notifications? Using web notifications would be preferred, but using extension notifications is also acceptable.
Update: It seems that appIconMaskUrl of extension notifications adds an icon to the shelf, but the icon is an all white square.
This image demonstrates the desired behavior.

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Public Philosophy and Outreach
What Should Humanities Institutes Do?
. February 2, 2017 at 8:10 am 3
What should humanities institutes at universities do? Among other things, "prompt general efforts toward identifying the varied roles that the humanities can play in 21st-century society," says Robert Frodeman, a philosopher at the University of North Texas, in an essay at Inside Higher Ed. He argues that institutes should focus on the future and relevance of the humanities.
Such a focus would have researchers, preferably in interdisciplinary teams:
Identify instances of success and failure in efforts to bring humanistic insights to nonphilosophic audiences, such as STEM researchers and policy makers in the public realm, and in corporations in the private realm;
Develop techniques, approaches and perspectives—that is, best practices—for facilitating the transfer of useful insights to outside audiences; and
Promote interdisciplinary projects with the STEM disciplines, as well as with schools of business, education and the like across the academy, as well as transdisciplinary projects with policy makers, NGOs, businesses and community groups within wider society.
explore the historical development of the humanities;
question whether the humanities should be viewed as "disciplines" at all;
re-evaluate the role of rhetoric in humanistic education;
theorize the problem of "dirty hands," so that we can distinguish between judicious compromise and "selling out";
pursue challenges and opportunities tied to the continuing development of digital culture;
rethink criteria for—and alternatives to—tenure and promotion;
develop new indicators of success and impact for humanities scholarship;
explore the seconding of humanities professors to other departments;
create lab courses and internships for humanities students (undergraduate and graduate);
identify new institutional locations for the humanities—e.g., storefronts at local shopping malls
Examples of such work already being done at existing humanities institutes (and similar institutions) are welcome.
Categories Public Philosophy and Outreach
Tags centersfuturehumanitiesinstitutesphilosophypublic
Margaret Atherton
These kinds of directives always sound to me like: The humanities have no value in their own right. Get with the program and be useful to STEM disciplines.Report
Reply to Margaret Atherton
I don't get that impression in this case. Instead, I see a desire to expand the circle of people we interact with in general. This strikes me as a recognition of the importance and usefulness of what we do. We can be of value to STEM, and also to consumers in shopping malls.Report
Zaceva
Mikhail Epstein's Transformative Humanities Manifesto is a great contribution to the topic of future of humanities. He calls for coming back to the original purpose of humanitites – which are human beings and issues they have to face NOW. He calls for helping make sense of current and future world of a man and decrease the obssesion with neverending reinterpretations of texts which is very common in various fields of humanities (so called scholarship). He wants humanitites to actually have a real impact in culture sphere by preparing us for big changes in science and technology. I think he is very much on the same page as Frodeman.Report


Michael learns the New York party scene from James St. James (Green), who teaches him the "rules of fabulousness", which mostly revolve around attracting as much attention to oneself as possible. Despite James' warning, Alig hosts a party at Limelight, a local club which is owned by Peter Gatien (McDermott), and soon becomes the hottest club in New York, with Alig at the head. Alig is named "King of the Club Kids" and goes on a cross country journey in search of more club kids. Alig and James pick up Angel Melendez (Cruz), Gitsie (Sevigny), and Brooke (Natasha Lyonne). Soon after meeting, Gitsie becomes Alig's new girlfriend. However, after Michael descends further into drug abuse, his life starts to spiral out of control, eventually culminating in his involvement in the murder of Angel. Gitsie and Michael decide to go to rehab and treat it as a "Second Honeymoon", leaving James behind.


Driven from the west side of the Stanhope burn valley, immediately to the east of Noah's Ark Open-cut. Drystone arched throughout its accessible length. Wider than a typical level - about 2.05 metres wide. Blocked at about 76 metres from the entrance(09/05/2013). The fall is mud, pebbles and broken limestone lumps. On the north side of the level, at a point 13 metres from the blockage, are two small culverts, by which most of the water enters the level. The dump is well vegetated with no obvious signs of buildings. References in Weardale Mines, Fairbairn.


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Nummer, formellt Nummer.se, är en teatertidning som startades av kulturjournalisten Ylva Lagercrantz på uppdrag av Riksteatern år 2000. Andra redaktionsmedlemmar genom åren har i urval varit Cecilia Djurberg, Jenny Aschenbrenner och Maina Arvas.

Nummer är journalistiskt obunden och innehållet rikstäckande. Alla former av scenkonst bevakas och fokus ligger på recensioner, nyheter, intervjuer och reportage.

Nummer är också ett bokförlag som har gett ut två titlar: Teaterlexikon – 2000-talets scenfenomen från a till ö samt jubileumsboken 2000-talets första teaterdecennium: scenkonstbevakning i Nummer 2000–2009.

I december 2010 startade tidningen också en blogg där tidningens frilansskribenter skriver mer fritt och personligt om scenkonst. Dessutom har webbplatsen Nummer.se utvecklats till en allmän nyhetssajt om nyheter från (den svenska) teatervärlden.

Nummer har fått flera utmärkelser genom åren, varav Årets bästa kultur & debattsajt (Internetworld, 2005) och Årets nättidskrift (Föreningen för Sveriges nättidskrifter, 2007) kan nämnas.

Referenser

Källförteckning
 Riksteatern

Externa länkar
 Nummerbloggen

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The government news web site bans the controversial word.
The government news bureau in Finland has installed an automated censorship device into its discussion group web site.
When a Finnish version of a direct loan word from Swedish, the second official language in Finland, (rysse, for Russian) is being used in the discussion site, the device automatically deletes this word from the site.
This censorship device still functions in 2003, although the new Finnish constitution, adopted in 2000, ensures full freedom of speech to Finnish citizens.
The forbidden word "ryssa" is a direct loan from the Swedish "rysse", with the last vowel changed to reflect the Finnish grammatical laws.
The ban of this word is a reflection of the "Finladization" of the Finnish society, which forbids any criticism towards Russia or Russians, who currently occupy some 13 per cent of acknowledged Finnish territory, as a result of Stalin's attack on Finland in 1939 and onwards.
Some people believe that the word "ryssa" is "racist" and inappropriate and therefore it must be forbidden.
Most topics which relate to the possible return of the Soviet-occupied Finnish areas, including Finnish Karelia, have been closed by the web site administrator.
The existing censorship raises many eyebrows in this northern EU member state, especially as this censorship occurs on a government news web site.


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Home Business of Brand How to: Fix the Sims 4 Stuttering Issues on Windows 10
How to: Fix the Sims 4 Stuttering Issues on Windows 10
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Many users have observed stuttering in The Sims 4, which usually occurs when rotating the camera.
This could be a common driver issue, so try updating them using a dedicated tool.
Disabling the internet functions may possibly solve the problem, so give it a shot.
You can use the Origin client's settings to check the integrity of the game files.
One of the most popular games in recent years is The Sims 4. Despite this, the game, like its predecessor, is riddled with problems and malfunctions.
With The Sims 4, it appears that the game's optimization is on the short side. One of the most frequently mentioned issues is stuttering while playing the game, particularly while panning the camera.
We developed a list of feasible remedies to assist you in resolving this issue and continuing to enjoy the game.
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How can I stop The Sims 4 from stuttering?
1. Comply with the specifications
Let's begin with the most obvious. If you have a modern computer or laptop, there's a good chance you have a system that can run The Sims 4.
However, we must first cover that ground before moving on to more sensitive procedures. Furthermore, you may be using an earlier configuration.
Nonetheless, here are The Sims 4's minimum system requirements:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ or Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 (2.0 GHz Dual-Core required if using integrated graphics)
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 graphics card, ATI Radeon X1300 graphics card, or Intel GMA X4500 graphics card
DirectX 9.0, 10 and 11 are all supported.
16 GB hard disk drive
For product activation, you'll need access to the internet.
2. Examine the drivers
Drivers, particularly GPU drivers, are critical. And the most difficult aspect of Windows 10 to cope with.
Specifically, you may have the best GPU in the world, but without the right drivers, gaming becomes a stuttering experience. Windows 10 comes with a basic set of display drivers, but they won't work in most cases.
At least not for gaming or legacy cards. All you have to do now is go to the OEM's official website and download the appropriate driver.
Find a suitable, up-to-date driver by clicking on one of the following links:
AMD/ATI
Also, check sure the driver is installed correctly by removing the previous display driver from the device. After you've completed this stage, you can play the game. Continue down the list if the problem persists.
Drivers are updated automatically
Of course, you may go to the manufacturer and get the necessary drivers, but that isn't easy and will take the time that you don't have.
The simplest method is to utilize a dedicated updating application that will scan your system in a matter of seconds, discover all of the appropriate drivers for your system (not just the GPUs), and instantly update them.
3. Turn off online functions
Origin is an acronym that stands for "open source."
Start the game in Offline mode by clicking on Origin.
You can also open Application Settings by clicking Origin.
Disable Share hardware info under the Diagnostics tab.
Go to Origin In-Game under More, and turn off Enable Origin In-Game.
Even though The Sims franchise has always been about the single-player experience, The Sims 4 was designed with multiplayer in mind.
Since this plan fell through, the game's online features have become more of a hindrance than a benefit. Except if you're a member of the modding community and have a custom multiplayer mod installed.
Before you begin playing the game, turn off all internet services to cut a long tale short. For some users, this solved the issue. Simply launch the game, go to Game Settings, and turn off Online content.
Disable the internet features in Origin as well. To achieve the desired effect, follow the steps outlined above.
4. Verify the game's fairness
Launch the Origin application.
My Game Library is now open.
Select Repair from the contextual menu when right-clicking on The Sims 4.
Then, close Origin after the utility has verified the integrity of the game files.
Start your computer and play the game.
There's a potential that anything went wrong with the installation files because The Sims 4 is such a customizable game.
The problem is that you have no way of knowing whether or not that is the case. So rather than reinstalling, you can use the tool in the Origin desktop client as a first step.
The integrity of the game files is checked with this utility. If any of those are destroyed, it downloads and replaces the affected files.
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5. Change to windowed mode or the 32-bit version
My Game Library and Open Origin
Open Game Properties by right-clicking on The Sims 4.
Select Advanced Launch Options from the drop-down menu.
From the drop-down menu, choose The Sims 4 32 Bit.
Confirm modifications by adding -w to the command-line.
Then, begin the game and look for ways to improve.
There are dozens of discussion threads about this issue on the internet. Some customers were successful in resolving their stuttering, while others were unsuccessful.
Changing advanced launch options is one of the most typical remedies. By running the game in windowed mode, some users could eliminate stuttering.
Others were more successful with the 32-bit version of the game. The Origin desktop client can be used to apply both.
Follow the methods above to run The Sims 4 in windowed mode and eliminate image stuttering.
6. Enable dedicated graphics and turn off Vsync
If you happen to have a dual-GPU setup, we recommend playing The Sims 4 on the dedicated graphics.
Even though the dedicated GPU should take over from the integrated graphics when the game starts, this transfer creates bugs.
The game's loading is obviously hampered, and stuttering is a possibility.
You have two options for enforcing the specialized Nvidia or ATI graphic. The first approach can be implemented via the GPU's control panel. You should also disable Vsync globally from there.
The second option is to right-click the game's shortcut and choose high-performance graphics from the contextual menu. Finally, simply pick Run with the graphics processor and the dedicated card from the two options.
7. Get rid of the mods
Restart your PC after closing the game and the Origins client.
Go to the following directory:
C:\Users\Your Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\Sims4
Cut the Mods folder from the Mods folder and paste it on the desktop.
Start the game to see whether the white screen appears.
The Sims 4 experience is incomplete without mods. However, some of these may create performance issues in the game.
They're prone to corruption as well, but they can't be restored with the Origin's built-in utility.
And if you have a number of them installed, you'll probably have a hard time figuring out which one is causing the recurrent stutters.
As a result, we recommend temporarily disabling all mods to see if they're causing the stutters in the first place.
8. Reinstall the game and Origin if necessary
Finally, reinstall the game and the Origin client, and hope for the best. But, again, we can affirm that this is a major issue based on a large amount of information available on the subject online.
The game, like The Sims 3, has its share of glitches. However, given that most people can still play the game without stuttering, you may be responsible for a minor portion of the problem.
Follow the troubleshooting recommendations we provided and, if the game continues to stutter, contact the developer via the official forum.
I hope you found this guide useful. If you've got any questions or comments, don't hesitate to use the shape below.
User Questions:
1. On Windows 10, how can I stop stuttering?
The Wallpaper Slideshow should be turned off.
Install the most recent version of Windows (or Go Back)
Toggle the Game Mode On/Off switch (or Off)
Installing games on a separate drive is a good idea.
Vsync should be enabled.
Make use of a frame rate limiter.
Is your computer overheating?
2. What's the deal with my Sims 4 being so choppy?
The Sims 4 will lag if there are many applications operating in the background that take too much resource. As a result, you should close all other background apps before playing the game. Try playing The Sims 4 to see if the latency disappears.
3. In Windows 10, what causes stuttering?
The following are the most common reasons: Drivers that are no longer supported. A sluggish computer is usually caused by outdated drivers. It's also possible that your device drivers are broken or corrupted, causing the stuttering.
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Most of you know of my orchid images and love seeing them so I will add some at the end of the post as this is what this is all about.
As most of you would know from my absence that inspiration and motivation have been sadly lacking in my life since my hubby, Colin, passed away. Yes I am living, doing new things and trying to move on, but sadly inspiration and motivation have been a long way away, so what has inspired and motivated me to do this blog post?
Well a combination of two things, one a very inspirational person and two, injustice.
First let me tell you about this person who has inspired me.
He, yes it's a good Aussie bloke, is a person who has a great love of native orchids and wildflowers in general. He has a wealth of knowledge and has found orchids that had never been photographed before as well as many new sites for some that were thought to be extinct or very close to extinction.
Now this in itself is pretty amazing, but this person doesn't get paid for what he does, he heads out almost every day no matter what the weather and often on his own, to fight the mosquitoes, snakes and tics to survey new areas.
He could rely on what others have found, but no, he ventures out to new locations, exploring, sometimes finding very little and sometimes being greatly rewarded with a rare find.
Does this man keep the information to himself or write a book to profit from the knowledge he has gained?
He has inspired a new generation of people to learn about our native orchids, to walk the bush carefully, looking where they walk, taking care when photographing so as not to disturb habitat.
He has discovered things that affect the orchids which no one previously knew.
Such as, that some of the methods of marking orchids for surveying were harming the plants and as a result, new methods have been found.
He has liaisoned with councils and raised awareness to stop habitat loss which is the greatest cause of orchids becoming endangered.
He has discovered that even using a flash can change the percentage of some flowers being pollinated.
He has shared this information freely and shown people to many sites, teaching them how to ensure we don't harm the orchids.
Has the orchid community at large appreciated this?
Some have, but he has also been the target of much jealousy and people who want to make money doing what he does, harassing him and others in his group.
This in itself would be a great injustice, but on top of everything else his youngest son died this year, less that 3 months ago.
He has continued to be there for others as he quietly deals with his pain and grief and yet this is when some people choose to put the boots in.
What is wrong with the human race that we attack our own kind?
We see it constantly, people who give and care being attacked or vilified by others in the industry.
I would encourage each of you to think about the things you fight against and see if there is another way, can you educate people, rather than trying to control them.
Can you instill love rather than hate?
Can you be an example to others?
Terry Dunham is the man that has inspired me to write this post and I want to thank him for all the work he has done, in running the FB group, in opening up the wonderful world of native orchids to us, for giving his time and knowledge freely. For choosing to educate us, so that we too can educate our friends and the next generation, it is only as we learn to know what is around us that we will be able to preserve it.
Now I would like you to enjoy the following images.
This is the tiny helmet orchid, it is about the size of a pinky fingernail and grows in moist damp areas close to the ground or in rotting tree stumps.
Hare Orchid. I left the finger in to show you the size.
This entry was posted in Better Photography and tagged conserve, death, education, hate, injustice, inspiration, love, orchids, preserve, wildflowers by Jules Healing Art. Bookmark the permalink.


Mandya/Mysuru, Apr 8: The stalemate over supporting each other candidates of JDS and Congress in Mandya continued as leaders and workers are not willing to work as per Coalition ethics.
Even today the congress flags were flying high in the campaign taken up by the film actor Yash in support of Sumalatha Ambareesh against Coalition partners JDS-Congress candidate Nikhil, Son of Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. A meeting between Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah and Congress leaders from Mandya on campaigning jointly for the Lok Sabha polls failed to make any breakthrough in Bengaluru.
Congress leaders N Chaluvaraya Swamy, one time strong JD-S leader, Ramesh Bandi Siddegowda and others refused to campaign for Nikhil despite former Siddaramaiah urged them to follow coalition theory.
Sumalatha's entry into the fray in Mandya against Nikhil has divided the coalition partners, with several Congress workers backing her openly despite Congress High Command Dikat.
The Congress leaders of this Sugar Bowl District wanted Chief Minister Kumaraswamy to clarify who has 'back stabbed' as stated by him. The Congress leaders also questioned why they should be campaign for Nikhil, as they will be sidelined soon after the elections.
The big question mark exists now is whether they would take part in the election campaign by Rahul Gandhi in Mandya constituency on April 13. Congress leaders in Mandya claimed that there is still time to take a call on the matter.
Meanwhile, irrespective of their respective leaders and workers decision, both Nikhil and Sumalatha are sweating it out by carrying out campaigning in the rural areas.
However, in Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency, to dispel doubts over mistrust among the coalition partners, the leaders of both the parties held a joint press conference on Sunday to display their unity against the challenge posed by the BJP.
Senior leaders of both parties from the region including JD (S) State President A H Vishwanath, Ministers G T Devegowda and S R Mahesh besides former Ministers H C Mahadevappa and Tanveer Sait (both Congress) turned up for the conference and pledged to work together in the Lok Sabha elections.
Vishwanath hoped that the display of unity would draw the curtains on speculation over the lack of understanding between the two parties.
The conference comes after days of speculation over a possible absence of will and inclination among leaders and workers of the JD(S) to work for the victory of Congress candidates C.H. Vijayshankar in Mysuru and R. Dhruvanarayan in Chamarajanagar.
Devegowda said the leaders of both parties, who had fought against each other in the earlier elections, were in the process of ironing out their differences. He said he and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too had not spoken after the Assembly elections, but held a discussion for 90 minutes recently.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mahesh warned JD(S) workers indulging in anti-party activities of penal action. Similarly, he expected Congress leaders to act against their workers in Mandya district, who were not campaigning for JD(S) candidate Nikhil. "If it is a question of Congress' survival in Mysuru, it is a question of JD(S)' survival in Mandya," he added.


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4 Brands Collaborating with ThredUp to Reach Young Thrifty Shoppers
Gen Z and Millennials continue to fuel the secondhand shopping market, and these four brands have collaborated with ThredUp to reach young shoppers…
We've told you how secondhand shopping has been a trend on the rise for years now. YPulse's sustainability research shows that 49% of Gen Z and Millennials have purchased secondhand clothing and accessories, and another 27% haven't but are interested. Our shopping and retail report also shows that 20% have sold items on a resale site / app themselves. Gen Z and Millennials desire for a more eco-friendly way of shopping, coupled with their hunt for deals, have helped to make secondhand shopping platforms a success.
Resale platforms like Poshmark, Depop, and ThredUp have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, and COVID accelerated their growth even more. According to research from ThredUp and GlobalData, the secondhand market is expected to reach $77 billion by 2025, and is growing 11 times the rate of the broader retail clothing sector according to retail analytics firm GlobalData and ThredUp. ThredUp CEO James Reinhart says the company brought in $186 million in revenue—an increase of 14% from the previous year. The number of active buyers grew 24% last year, while 77% of its product supply came from repeat sellers.
In late 2019, ThredUp launched their Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) which offers retail partners the opportunity to use their services, including free secondhand ThredUp donating shipping labels with purchases, secondhand pop-up store activations, and store credits, for shoppers who sell their secondhand goods. Earlier this year, we rounded up all the brands that have partnered with Depop to reach young shoppers—but of course many brands are also partnering with ThredUp, with some resale programs within bigger fashion brands powered by ThredUp's RaaS. Partnering with the platform helps to incorporate a touch of eco-friendliness, and budget friendliness into fashion brands that may not be known for being green, or affordable. Here are just four brands who have teamed up with ThredUp for programs and initiatives to reach thrifty young shoppers:
Madewell's Secondhand Thrifted Denim Platform & Pop-Up Shop
YPulse's sustainability research shows that 49% of Gen Z and Millennials have purchased secondhand clothing and accessories, and according to ThredUp, Madewell's denim is one of their favorite styles to thrift. Madewell began working with ThredUp in 2019, but in the last year, they've expanded their partnership in several ways to continue reaching young customers. Powered by ThredUp's RaaS service, Madewell introduced Madewell Forever, a shopping platform dedicated to "pre-loved" denim, over the summer to show their ongoing commitment to sustainable fashion. More than 3,000 denim styles ranging from $30 to $50 are available, along with a feed that refreshes each hour with new inventory. With Madewell Forever, the brand plans to welcome more than one million jeans to the program by 2023 as part of the brand's large-scale circularity initiative. Meanwhile, in the fall, Madewell launched a pop-up shop in Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York for shoppers to buy some of their pre-owned products, ranging from $10 to $40. A first of its kind mending and alterations station was also available in the pop-up shop to help customers find the perfect fit.
Gossip Girl's Thrifted Shopping Kits
As if the "Gossip Girl" reboot wasn't already screaming Gen Z, young fans had the opportunity to to thrift their favorite looks from the show earlier this year. Ahead of the premiere of the Gossip Girl reboot on HBO Max, the show's costume designer and stylist Eric Daman teamed up with ThredUp to give young fans the chance to thrift their favorite looks from the show. Together, the two curated boxes (a.k.a "thrifted shopping kits"), contained 10 pieces that "emulate the fashion identities" of Gossip Girl's characters and main settings including Upper East Side, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, and shoppers were only charged for the items they keep, plus an additional $10 styling fee. While OG Gossip Girl (Millennial) fans may have shopped for their favorite looks directly from designers, sustainability is the new name of the game.
Adidas' Choose to Give Back Program
In the spring, Nike launched their own Nike Refurbished resale platform to take back pre-owned sneakers and sportswear from customers to resell at reduced prices. At the beginning of the month, other athleticwear giant Adidas took a different approach with their new resale platform by enlisting the help of ThredUp's RaaS platform. The Choose to Give Back program is aimed at helping to "extend the life" of sports performance and lifestyle apparel and footwear. The program will invite consumers to send used products from any brand back to Adidas via their Creator's Club to be reused or resold. While it is currently only exclusively available to those who are Creators Club members, the brand says it plans to expand the program online and in stores early next year. Though it is currently available only to Creators Club members on Adidas' app, the company said it plans to expand the program online and in stores early next year. According to ThredUp Senior VP and GM of Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) Pooja Sethi: "Adidas has a reputation for driving innovative, sustainable solutions globally, and ThredUp is thrilled to support their latest initiative to encourage more circular habits among consumers. By enabling resale at scale with customizable solutions for leading brands and retailers, we're high-quality clothes in use longer and fighting fashion waste."
Fabletics x ThredUp Clean Out Kits
Adidas isn't the only athleticwear brand partnering with ThredUp. The resale platform is known for its Clean Out Kits, which allow users to send in their clothes to receive money or online store credit—and their RaaS program has made it easier for brands to tap into that service. Loungewear and athleisure boomed during lockdowns—and Fabletics is attempting to reach new customers by offering Clean Out Kits to fill with clothes, shoes, and accessories from any brand and ship them back to ThredUp for free. Those who use the kits exclusively through Fabletics receive payment in the form of Fabletics credits, which will automatically be added to their Fabletics account and can be redeemed online or in-store for up to a year. According to CEO Adam Goldenberg: "Fabletics' move into resale is part of a broader strategy to become more environmentally conscious. this deal with ThredUp is a win-win for us and a good step into circularity—our customers now have a hassle-free way to give their unwanted clothing a second life, while gaining perks to refresh their closets, and we at Fabletics are excited to play a more meaningful role in creating a more sustainability-conscious fashion industry." Meanwhile, apparel brands like Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister, Farfetch, Vera Bradley, and even electronic goods brand LG have since taken advantage of ThredUp's Clean Out Kits by given their customers the opportunity to donate old clothing and accessories and receive credits from the brands.
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Q: What does -_ mean in Scala? When I'm reading source code of some Scala App, I always see such expression val sortedWithId = scores.data.zipWithIndex.sortBy(-_._1).
What does -_ mean?
You know it's so hard to google this kind of expression, so if anyone knows, could you give me some examples?
Thanks in advance.

A: There are actually 3 parts in -_._1

*

*The minus sign '-' which changes the sign of _._1 (see Jörg comment below for all details)

*The placeholder parameter for the anonymous function _, writing _._1 is the same as writing x => x._1

*The access to the first element of the tuple passed as parameter _1
-_._1 is actually passing an anonymous function that returns the negative of the first element of the tuple passed as parameter, and could otherwise be written: w => - w._1


Decal depicts the two Cobra's used by the United States Forest Service. The conversion parts for around the gun turret and FLIR pod are available from Contrails.
These two Hueys are leased to the National Science Foundation to transport scientists around Antarctica. The helicopters are owned by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. of Lafayette, LA.


RE: The tariff classification of a divided skirt from Bangladesh or Hong Kong.
In your letter dated September 8, 2000, you requested a classification ruling on behalf of Leonard A. Feinberg, Inc., 1824 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA.
The submitted sample, style 137-2-11, is a divided skirt. It is manufactured from 100% polyester woven fabric. You claim that the fabric has a 600mm polyurethane coating. The garment is not visibly coated as that term is defined in the Harmonized Tariff Schedules. The body of the garment is a short with a fly front opening secured by velcro. Large panels encircle the short. They are sewn to the side seams and waist. Also featured is a patch pocket on the left side of the garment. The leg separation is not apparent when viewed from the front. The sample will be returned as requested.
The applicable subheading for the divided skirt will be 6204.53.3010, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, which provides for skirts and divided skirts: of synthetic fabric: other: other: women's. The duty rate will be 16.4% ad valorem.
The divided skirt falls within textile category designation 642. As a product of Bangladesh or Hong Kong, this merchandise is subject to a visa requirement and quota restraints based upon international textile trade agreements.


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Q: How can I get value after hashtag from URL in Java I have a URL and I want to print in my graphical user interface the ID value after the hashtag.
For example, we have www.site.com/index.php#hello and I want to print hello value on a label in my GUI.
How can I do this using Java in Netbeans?

A: Simple solution is getRef() in URL class:
URL url = new URL("http://www.anyhost.com/index.php#hello");
jLabel.setText(url.getRef());

EDIT: According to @Henry comment:
I would recommend to use the java.net.URI as it also deals with encoding. The Javadocs say: "Note, the URI class does perform escaping of its component fields in certain circumstances. The recommended way to manage the encoding and decoding of URLs is to use URI, and to convert between these two classes using toURI() and URI.toURL()."
and this comment:
Why not just doing uri.getFragment()
URI uri = new URI("http://www.anyhost.com/index.php#hello");
jLabel.setText(uri.getFragment());

A: Use the String.split() Method.
public static String getId(string url) {

    return url.split("#")[1];

}

String.split() returns an array of Strings that are delimited, or "Split," by the value you pass to it, or in this case #.
Because you want only the string after the #, you can just use the second item in the array that it returns by adding [1] to the end of it.
For more on String.split() go to Tutorials Point.
By the way, the part of the URL you are referencing is the Element ID. It is used to jump to an Element on a webpage.