Gotlanders have a tradition of joining together in pursuit of common interests.
There are many small associations rather than a small number of large ones. With over 900 registered associations, Gotland has the highest concentration of associations in the nation.
Gotland´s extensive arts scene draws on the island´s rich cultural heritage. Appreciating the importance of culture for social development and individual wellbeing, Region Gotland supports clubs and associations, as well as many local cultural activities.
Both professional and non-profit cultural workers are assisting in this venture.
The public Culture School offers many different activities for both children and adults.


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Part of LuckyMe's 15/16 advent calendar.
By Jeff Ihaza
DJ Paypal, fresh from the release of his stellar Brainfeeder debut, Sold Out shares a new track to cap off the year. As part of LuckyMe's annual advent calendar in which the label releases a new track daily for twelve days, Paypal has shared "No One Else," a classic soul sample-flipping footwork track that's as longing as it is pulsating. Check out the track, along with the other releases from the calendar, above.
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Psalm 74:1-23. If the historical allusions of Psalm 74:6-8, etc., be referred, as is probable, to the period of the captivity, the author was probably a descendant and namesake of Asaph, David's contemporary and singer (compare 2 Chronicles 35:15; Ezra 2:41). He complains of God's desertion of His Church, and appeals for aid, encouraging himself by recounting some of God's mighty deeds, and urges his prayer on the ground of God's covenant relation to His people, and the wickedness of His and their common enemy.
cast … off — with abhorrence (compare Psalm 43:2; Psalm 44:9). There is no disavowal of guilt implied. The figure of fire to denote God's anger is often used; and here, and in Deuteronomy 29:20, by the word "smoke," suggests its continuance.
sheep … pasture — (Compare Psalm 80:1; Psalm 95:7).
The terms to denote God's relation to His people increase in force: "congregation" - "purchased" - "redeemed" - "Zion," His dwelling.
feet — (Genesis 29:1) - that is, Come (to behold) the desolations (Psalm 73:19).
roar — with bestial fury.
congregations — literally, "worshipping assemblies."
ensigns — literally, "signs" - substituted their idolatrous objects, or tokens of authority, for those articles of the temple which denoted God's presence.
Verse 5-6
Though some terms and clauses here are very obscure, the general sense is that the spoilers destroyed the beauties of the temple with the violence of woodmen.
was famous — literally, "was known."
carved work — (1 Kings 6:29).
thereof — that is, of the temple, in the writer's mind, though not expressed till Psalm 74:7, in which its utter destruction by fire is mentioned (2 Kings 25:9; Isaiah 64:11).
defiled — or, "profaned," as in Psalm 89:39.
together — at once, all alike.
synagogues — literally, "assemblies," for places of assembly, whether such as schools of the prophets (2 Kings 4:23), or "synagogues" in the usual sense, there is much doubt.
signs — of God's presence, as altar, ark, etc. (compare Psalm 74:4; 2 Chronicles 36:18, 2 Chronicles 36:19; Daniel 5:2).
no more any prophet — (Isaiah 3:2; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 43:6).
how long — this is to last. Jeremiah's prophecy (Jeremiah 25:11), if published, may not have been generally known or understood. To the bulk of the people, during the captivity, the occasional and local prophetical services of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel would not make an exception to the clause, "there is no more any prophet."
(Compare Psalm 31:1).
how long … reproach? — us, as deserted of God.
blaspheme thy name — or, "perfections," as power, goodness, etc. (Psalm 29:2).
Why cease to help us? (Compare Psalm 3:7; Psalm 7:6; Psalm 60:5).
For — literally, "And," in an adversative sense.
Examples of the "salvation wrought" are cited.
divide the sea — that is, Red Sea.
brakest … waters — Pharaoh and his host (compare Isaiah 51:9, Isaiah 51:10; Ezekiel 29:3, Ezekiel 29:4).
heads of leviathan — The word is a collective, and so used for many.
the people … wilderness — that is, wild beasts, as conies (Proverbs 30:25, Proverbs 30:26), are called a people. Others take the passages literally, that the sea monsters thrown out on dry land were food for the wandering Arabs.
cleave the fountain — that is, the rocks of Horeb and Kadesh; for fountains.
driedst up — Jordan, and, perhaps, Arnon and Jabbok (Numbers 21:14).
Verse 16-17
The fixed orders of nature and bounds of earth are of God.
(Compare Psalm 74:10; Deuteronomy 32:6). The contrast is striking - that such a God should be thus insulted!
multitude — literally, "beast," their flock or company of men (Psalm 68:10).
turtledove — that is, the meek and lonely Church.
congregation — literally, "the company," as above - thus the Church is represented as the spoiled and defeated remnant of an army, exposed to violence.
And the prevalence of injustice in heathen lands is a reason for invoking God's regard to His promise (compare Numbers 14:21; Psalm 7:16; Psalm 18:48).
oppressed — broken (Psalm 9:9).
return — from seeking God.
ashamed — (Psalm 35:4).
(Compare Psalm 3:7; Psalm 7:6). God hears the wicked to their own ruin (Genesis 4:10; Genesis 18:20).
These files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.
This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed.
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Psalms 74:4". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/psalms-74.html. 1871-8.


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Tidal Offers 12 Days of Free Music Streaming for Holidays
by Usman Qureshi – Fri, December 22, 2017
Earlier this week, lossless audio and high-definition music videos subscription service Tidal released its official apps for Apple TV and Android TV platforms and today, it has announced that it is opening up its platform to anyone and everyone for 12 days beginning on Christmas, The Verge is reporting. Users will be able to sign up for the free trial, which includes Tidal's Hi-Fi tier, without any credit card.
"Heading into 2018, we're looking forward to giving TIDAL members more access and a high-quality soundtrack to everyday life," said Tidal VP Tony Gervino. "We value what music and music culture means to people and trust this preview will give music fans a taste of the elevated music experience that TIDAL is offering its customers."
To make things even more exciting for the holidays, Tidal has said that it will release exclusive content on each day of the trial, including four new original content series', interviews, music videos, and documentaries on Rapsody and Trombone Shorty. The streaming service says it will also be giving away some concert tickets during the 12-day trial.
Once the free trial launches next week, all you'll have to do is enter your email address to begin listening. You will also be able to enjoy the trial on the Tidal iOS app, which is available at the following Apps Store link.
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Cooperating with Mother Nature… beautifully!
Aspen trees — what's not to like?
Every now and then a client requests quaking aspens (Populus tremuloides) be included in their urban or suburban residential landscape design. And since I design mostly for DIY clients, I tell them I will not write in 'aspen' on a plan because I don't recommend these trees for urban or suburban residential situations, but of course they are free to replace anything I recommend with whatever they want.
So why don't I like these trees?
But I just saw an article about them in Garden Design that refreshed my mind about why they aren't appropriate trees for suburbia. It is entitled Botanical Superlatives: The Largest Forest of One (photo here is from the article by Scottks1/Flickr). The article tells how this very stand of aspen trees in the Fishlake National Forest in southern Utah is ALL ONE ORGANISM covering more than 100 acres and aged at 80,000 years old. Yes, you see many individual trees here, but each one is a genetic clone of it's neighbor, and they are all connected to a single massive root system under ground. Individual trees above the ground may die, but the root system lives on and produces new trees above the ground. And it continues to spread.
This—what you see in the photo above—is what you will start if you plant an aspen tree in your yard. Yes, it's pretty. But is it being a responsible neighbor to plant something that WILL invade your neighbor's yard? I know that evil bamboo can be contained (I personally love bamboo). I have never heard of aspen being contained. I will look in to that. If it can, perhaps that would be a good strategy.
But there are other reasons why I'm not a fan of aspen for urban or suburban use. Aspens are only pretty when they are young (my opinion). As they age, their beautiful pale bark becomes dark with fissures. And as they age, because aspen's wood is very brittle most of them suffer at least a fair amount of breakage over time… not good if you live in a windy area like we have in the Columbia Gorge area. Aspens are are affected by a host of conditions, most notably aspen and poplar leaf spot, leaf shoot blight, and leaf rusts… all caused by fungi that love wet conditions which we have in springtime around here as they are leafing out. And just to add one more nail to the my aspen coffin, they are better suited to higher elevation than we have here on the banks of the Columbia River near Portland, OR.
If you live at lower elevation, and have an urban or suburban residential lot, I ask you to consider an alternative to quaking aspen. If it's the trembling leaves that you love take a look at Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura) — photo at right. It plays nice in the neighborhood, grows to about the same stature as does the aspen; has stronger wood than does aspen so is at least moderately wind-tolerant; has fall foliage that is yellow to apricot with touches of lavender which when crushed smells of burnt sugar.
So, please, let's leave aspens to live wild and free in the mountains. There are plenty other types of trees that you can learn to love around your home in the city.
Another great alternative to aspen is gingko. Flutters just the same and turns the same brilliant yellow in fall. And without any of aspen's bad behavior.
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I took the photo on the Lake Malawi in Africa. That lake is flat.
But I'm not paddling there, I'm doing Rhine and trying to find the best start….
The Rhine is not a lake and it's not flat. It is a river. A strong river with masses of water going down from Swiss and German mountains. To high up and the river can be to strong…..
So, if a bold (and very pretty ) man is starting to paddle on the Rhine, then turning right on the connecting river Main, and then connecting the river Danube….
Then the bold man thinks; -where is the best kind-of-safe-starting point. Not to high because the waterfalls and rocks in the water will harm the paddling board (and the very pretty bold head ) 😉 if he flips in to the water.
The Rhine is a river that flows from Grisons in the eastern Swiss Alps to the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at about 1,233 km (766 mi) with an average discharge of more than 2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s).
The Rhine and the Danube formed most of the northern inland frontier of the Roman Empire and, since those days, the Rhine has been a vital and navigable waterway carrying trade and goods deep inland. It has also served as a defensive feature and has been the basis for regional and international borders. The many castles and prehistoric fortifications along the Rhine testify to its importance as a waterway. River traffic could be stopped at these locations, usually for the purpose of collecting tolls, by the state that controlled that portion of the river.


To understand the self-loathing narrative pushed on us by some Australians about the date of our national day, you need only examine the way Australia's history is being taught.
There is a direct correlation between the version of our history taught in universities, and the story that is yearly trotted out to Australians in the lead-up to January 26.
And the historical themes preoccupying the academic community tend to frame public debate as well as policy decision making. The themes are based on class, race and gender, which are of course the Left's trope du jour.
In an audit of Australian history teaching at universities by the Institute of Public Affairs — Australian History's Last Stand — by far the most dominant theme is identity politics. The report found that of the 147 subjects taught across 35 universities last year, a total of 102 either focus on or make reference to class, race and gender. This means the vast majority of subjects offered by history departments employ the lens, to a greater or lesser extent, of identity politics through which to view our past.
It is almost impossible for students to study this nation's past without encountering the modern obsession with class, race and gender. It appears that our history has been enlisted to support political causes by academics who are more concerned with rewriting the past through identity politics than they are with a narrative motivated by professional concerns.
It hasn't always been so. Historians such as Manning Clark, Geoffrey Blainey, Allan Martin, John Hirst and Stuart Macintyre might have been divided by politics, but they all shared a traditional approach to the discipline of history. They saw their roles with clarity, which was to understand and study Australian society, agreeing that history is about the expanse of time in which human beings have lived and acted.
All operated under the assumption they were able to paint a fairly accurate picture of past events by using a linear model of historical thinking and sifting through historical evidence. However, in the 1960s there appeared a range of radical post-structuralist and postmodernist theories invented by a group of mostly French philosophers who essentially rejected such notions of the linear model, historical evidence, objective truth and knowledge.
Perhaps the most influential of these was Michel Foucault, philosopher, historian, social theorist and inventor of the neologism power-knowledge. He proposed that knowledge is power, and history is fiction, and the historian's only role is to be social commentator and political activist.
The approach to Australia's history in academe carries all the hallmarks of Foucault's radical postmodernist theory. Many individuals who specialise in Australia's history have wholeheartedly embraced the idea that they are political activists and social commentators whose self-proclaimed role is to rewrite the past as a way of empowering minorities and the oppressed.
The problem is that history is distorted when it becomes a conscious vehicle for advancing contemporary political agendas. In Australia's case, much of our history is not only being distorted but is being ignored completely. Because the story of our success as a modern nation based on the ideas of liberalism is almost absent from the university curriculum, it is completely omitted from the narrative being pushed by the anti-Australia Day lobbyists.
There is little if any discussion of the fact that Australians laid the foundations of one of the world's most successful liberal democracies, which has achieved unprecedented levels of personal freedom and social equality and which continues to attract people from all over the world. There is little, if any, recognition of Australia as a beneficiary of Western civilisation.
But you only need to look at the result of the recent poll commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs to understand just how wide is the divide between academe and the nation, and how mainstream Australians regard themselves and this country.
The results showed that 75 per cent of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, that 76 per cent are proud of Australia's history and 88 per cent are proud to be Australian. Moreover, 92 per cent think freedom of speech is important and 77 per cent believe freedom of religion to be an important value.
There is clearly no identity crisis among the majority of Australians who turn out in force each January to celebrate this country's past, present and future.


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Composed in 1951 during a period of almost frenzied activity, the 'Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings' is one of Malcolm Arnold's finest concertos, full of technical display, melody, contrast and colour. The 'Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands) and Orchestra' was written for the legendary three-handed husband and wife team of Phyllis Sellick and Cyril Smith. Unashamedly popular in style, the Concerto contrasts dark tragedy with meltingly romantic melodies, and closes with a brilliantly witty and uplifting rumba.
Artists Sargent, Kevin
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Composers Arnold, Malcolm
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Conductors Heikkila, Esa
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Orchestras Ulster Orchestra
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Producers Taylor, John
Concerto for Piano Duet, Op. 32
1 Beckus the Dandipratt, Op. 5
2 Fantasy on a Theme of John Field, Op. 116
3 I. Allegro moderato
4 II. Andante con moto
5 III. Allegro
6 I. Allegro
7 II. Larghetto
8 III. Vivace
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ARNOLD: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / Phantasy for String Quartet "Vita Abundans"
ALWYN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata alla toccata
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Q: how to get uint256_t upper and lower part in nodejs/javascript, i have equivalent c++ but not sure how to implement this in javascript/nodejs.
c++:
template <unsigned int BITS>
enum { WIDTH = BITS / 32 };
uint32_t pn[WIDTH];

    uint256 seed = "00000800ab9d2c5409a9b4dea2aa6f8471cecc41b35706e6d6155098e5f3595d";

    uint64_t Get64(int n = 0) const
        {
            return pn[2 * n] | (uint64_t)pn[2 * n + 1] << 32;
        }

    uint64_t first = seed.Get64(0) % 6 + 1;
    uint64_t second = seed.Get64(1) % 6 + 1;

able to get uint64_t first with below. but not sure how to implement it for second one.
   //uint64_t first = seed.Get64(0) % 6 + 1;

    var bigInt = require("big-integer");
        var hash = bigInt("00000800ab9d2c5409a9b4dea2aa6f8471cecc41b35706e6d6155098e5f3595d",16);
        console.log(hash.and(new bigInt("ffffffffffffffff", 16)).mod(6) + 1)

//result of first = 6

A: How to do it with javascript "native" BigInt

const get64 = (value, n=0) => (value >> BigInt(64*n)) & 0xffffffffffffffffn;
const toNumber = value => +value.toString();

var hash = 0x00000800ab9d2c5409a9b4dea2aa6f8471cecc41b35706e6d6155098e5f3595dn;
var first = toNumber(get64(hash, 0) % 6n + 1n);
var second = toNumber(get64(hash, 1) % 6n + 1n);
console.log(first, second)

alternatively, you can do what many consider a big no-no and extend BigInt prototype - usually I'd suggest extending the BigInt class, but, that's not possible as far as I can tell (since new BigInt is not supported)

BigInt.prototype.get64 = function (n=0) {
    return (this >> BigInt(64 * n)) & ((1n<<64n) - 1n);
}
BigInt.prototype.toNumber = function () {
    return +this.toString();
}

var hash = 0x00000800ab9d2c5409a9b4dea2aa6f8471cecc41b35706e6d6155098e5f3595dn;
var first = (hash.get64(0) % 6n + 1n).toNumber();
var second = (hash.get64(1) % 6n + 1n).toNumber();
console.log(first, second)

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Como vem a tona a nossa juventude... Ooohhh saudades dos meus vinte e poucos anos!!!
I was packing at the time (2009). Regretting that did not try earlier to join Legion etrangere.
sorry but... what hapend here....OHHH $$$$$$$$$ now i Get It...U2 Think!!!!
Love is the temple, love is the higher law. We get to carry each other. If you grew up with siblings - you know. We get to carry each other.


New Members (of all shapes, sizes and ages!) are ALWAYS welcome with DBC! Check out these fun ways to get involved and join us on the water!
For all cancer survivors, registration is free. It's $125 per year for Community Paddlers (individuals without a diagnosis of cancer). Please mail a check to Dragon Boat Charleston at 1643 Savannah Hwy Box 261, Charleston SC 29407.
Once you're registered, Click Here to View the Practice Schedule. We currently paddle on Saturday mornings at 9:00am. We paddle five times per week from March-October.
Click Here to Sign Our Waiver.
The Eye of the Dragon team is made up of newly recruited cancer survivors who go through a 10-week orientation and training program that culminates in their participation at our Annual Dragon Boat Festival. The Outreach Program results in many of our members staying part of the DBC Family for a lifetime.
The 2019 Program will run from March 20th to May 8th on Wednesdays at 6:30PM. This is FREE and offered ONLY for cancer patients and survivors. Those interested in participating must register and sign-up by e-mailing Gail Stamm.
In partnership with Berkeley County School District, DBC celebrates students who have overcome great challenges to become well-respected students by their teachers and other students. DBC attends the annual awards luncheon to meet the students and hear their stories as they receive their awards. Then, DBC invites all of the honored students to participate in a special paddling event at our location in Brittlebank Park. In the same way that they had to learn to overcome their challenges in life, they are reminded at the Turn Around paddle that with DBC, as in life, it is important to find a place where you are never alone.
Getting involved with Dragon Boat Charleston is not only good for your health and fitness, but it is fun! To help get everyone started, we host a Novice Program twice a year. The Novice Program is a great way to offer instruction and coaching to our new members while allowing the new members a chance to get to know one another!
People join Dragon Boat Charleston to improve or maintain their physical and mental health. With a Club of more than 100 paddlers, people vary in the amount of time spent being involved. Also, we have many people who practice several times a week yet never wish to participate in a race.
ACS = All Cancer Survivor – the Awakened Dragons are made up of people who have had any type of cancer. They compete against other "All Cancer" teams.
BCS = Breast Cancer Survivor – The Paddles and Pearls team is made up of breast cancer survivors. This is the most popular type of team since Dragon Boating was actually founded many years ago by a Canadian doctor who realized that the motions associated with the sport help breast cancer survivors heal more quickly.
Senior Women's – The Holy City Silver Dragons team is made up of women who are over the age of 50. The people on the team are community paddlers and cancer survivors.
Men's – The Charleston Thunder team is made up of all men, of all ages. These members are survivors and community paddlers.
Outreach – The Eye of the Dragon team is made up of newly recruited cancer survivors who go through a 10-week orientation and training program that culminates in their participation at our Annual Dragon Boat Festival.
Depending on the races that we enter, other DBC Mixed teams can be created. Typically, people like being associated with a team if they decide that they want to participate in races, but it is not the only way to be part of DBC.
1How much is it to join DBC?
Membership is free for all cancer survivors. Cancer survivors also participate in our fitness and nutrition programs free of charge. All race fees are paid for by DBC and some of your race travel. For community paddlers (those without a diagnosis of cancer) membership is $125 per year. You receive a discount on all fitness programs and some travel. All race fees are included in your membership fee. There may be other costs throughout the year, such as race shirts every few years, your hotel for a race, spring camp, etc.
2How do I get involved?
Email monica@dragonboatcharleston.org. If are you are new to the sport, the best way to start is to try out the 6-Week Novice Program at 6:00PM on Wednesdays. The next Novice Program: Wednesdays August 8th-September 12th 6-7PM. MUST register in advance - E-mail Monica to sign-up!
Wear clothes that you don't mind getting wet. Wear sunscreen, sunglasses, closed-toed shoes, and a hat. Bring water. DBC will provide a paddle and life jacket.
4When can I go to a race?
You can go to a race as soon as you feel ready and have talked it over with a coach. DBC goes to about 4-5 races per year.
Take a look at our practice schedule.
The majority of DBC's budget is raised through the Charleston Dragon Boat Festival held in May each year. Support also comes in the form of individual donations, other special events and grants.
7DBC has how many members?
8What are all of these acronyms?
9What is the Charleston Dragon Boat Festival?
DBC holds an annual dragon boat festival fundraiser in the community. The event raises money for the cancer survivor programs of Dragon Boat Charleston. Typically, DBC members volunteer for the festival while over 60 community novice teams race.


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Here's How Data Privacy Laws Will Impact Global Search Firms
The European Union's data privacy law, GDPR, went into effect last month. Executive search firms are concerned they may be subject to fines for lack of compliance. Anthony Harling, co-founder of Not Actively Looking, examines the law, how it will affect recruiting firms and what they can do to protect themselves from impending fines.
July 20, 2018 – The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recently went into effect and is expected to have a tremendous impact on executive search firms across the E.U. – including the U.K. – and how they handle personal data. GDPR also affects U.S. recruiting firms and others that collect and process information about individuals living in the E.U., no matter where they are located. For many in the search industry these are uncertain days, with two-thirds of executive recruiting firms concerned they could be exposed to heavy fines under GDPR, according to research released by executive search software platform Invenias.
The law, which was passed two years ago, is designed to protect individuals from threats to privacy in this still emerging digital age. GDPR, in a nutshell, brings greater transparency to data privacy and personal information storage through explicit consent. And it allows E.U. citizens access to their personal data that is being held by organizations and, if they wish, to opt out.
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Under the new law, personal data is defined as "any information related to a natural person or 'data subject,' that can be used to directly or indirectly identify the person." That information might be bank details, medical information, a computer IP address and more.
While the U.K. and the European Union continue to work on the details of Brexit, how GDPR ultimately plays out in the U.K. remains unsettled. It is in effect there now, however, and is likely to continue in one form or another after the formal separation, scheduled for March. Among the requirements of the law: Individuals must consent before organizations can maintain or make use of someone's personal information; cyber breaches must be reported within 72 hours; and people have the right to have their information deleted and stop it from being made available to others.
More Data Privacy for the Individual
In this brand new episode of 'Talent Talks,' we delve into the recent developments of the GDPR from an executive search perspective with our host Andrew Mitchell and Anthony Harling, founder and chief commercial officer of Not Actively Looking. "We're entering an era where individuals want to manage their own data," said Mr. Harling. "People want to control their own data, and that is going to drive how search firms behave going forward." Listen Now:
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Anthony Harling, co-founder and chief commercial officer of U.K.-based Not Actively Looking, recently sat down with Hunt Scanlon Media to discuss the new law and its impact on executive recruiters. Mr. Harling, whose company is a U.K.-based global matchmaking platform for senior executives and executive search firms, knows the search industry from front to back. He has 25 years of experience in the search sector, including stints with Heidrick & Struggles and Eric Salmon & Partners.
Anthony, how will GDPR impact executive search firms?
GDPR certainly isn't going to be the disaster that many people in the executive search industry thought it would be. It's going to change the way that we do certain things, for sure. But, as I see it: Good GDPR = good business. The focus of GDPR is on changing the way that organizations handle personal information.
What changes do you see coming as a result?
I see three main changes for the executive search industry: Given the need to notify individuals when they create a record and the requirement to keep information accurate and up-to-date, search firms are going to have to be much more careful about adding people to the database. People will also want to control who can access confidential information such as salary expectations and future career aspirations. This is the era of the self-managed profile. It puts the individual in charge of his or her personal information. We're also going to see a change in the way that search firms share information with clients. If you send a progress report to clients that contains the names of potential candidates, not only do you have to inform those people in advance, but you may also create a GDPR liability for your clients. Suddenly the online client portal becomes an essential element of the executive search process, a safe and secure way to keep clients in the loop, not just a fancy tool for a few select firms. GDPR is already ushering in new systems and processes, new ways of working. The best search firms are definitely becoming more professional in the way that they do things, more careful about how they handle personal information. These firms will expect a certain standard when it comes to the way that they work. They also need systems and tools that are designed to meet the requirements of GDPR. It's forcing firms to re-evaluate the tools at their disposal.
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What can search firms do to prepare for this new regulation?
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"GDPR certainly isn't going to be the disaster that many people in the executive search industry thought it would be. But it is going to change the way that we do certain things, for sure."
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In the U.K. the supervisory body for ensuring the proper implementation of GDPR is the Information Commissioners Office, the ICO. The information commissioner has made very clear that the U.K. is going to adopt the new regulation in full, regardless of Brexit. This means that the U.K. is fully signed-up to GDPR. Brexit isn't going to make any difference at all. In fact, I see other countries and other regions adopting some kind of new data privacy laws in the fairly near future. I would expect some sort of regulation to come in the U.S. before too long. Good search firms everywhere need to start thinking seriously about how they handle personal information.
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Not Actively Looking was actually ahead of the curve on a lot of this stuff. We launched our global candidate portal well in advance of GDPR. We've built a tool that allows executives to share confidential information with selected search firms. Search firms can direct unsolicited CVs / unsolicited resumés to Not Actively Looking, thereby allowing the executives to create a self-managed profile that they themselves control. It's a win-win for search firms and for executives. We've also created a radical new search system that is browser based and fully GDPR compliant. It includes a GDPR Compliance Manager to help firms manage all of their GDPR notifications, subject access requests and the right to be forgotten. Having an old-fashioned out-of-date system to manage your assignments is just too risky for search firms these days. We've created our system with one goal in mind: to make things simple. GDPR doesn't have to be burden that cripples your business.
Thus far, what have you seen now that GDPR is in effect?
I've noticed a few things. Apart from the flood of emails that we're all getting from organizations that we didn't even know were holding our personal data, search firms are really starting to tighten things up. Holding thousands and thousands of records on your proprietary database is now seen to be more of a liability than an asset. Search firms are deleting a lot of old records, directing more and more of their contacts and candidates to become self-managed profiles. Quite rightly, in my view, search firms are now being much more careful about how they handle personal data. It will take a while for things to settle down, but search firms are generally getting much smarter about how they handle the GDPR notifications, making sure that they inform people when they create a record and things like that. Don't get me wrong: There is still work to be done, but most firms are on track to building good data privacy into their everyday business. I think people in general are already much more aware of the need for good data privacy. We care about who has access to our personal information and what they do with it. Some of the recent data breaches and some instances where data has been misused have brought data privacy issues into the headlines. Fortunately, it hasn't yet involved any of the top-level executive search firms. Let's hope it stays that way.
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Dunbar replaced Breeland and Moreau replaced Fuller in this defense.
Back to the OP. If we are going to acquire a WR, I'd rather go after Larry Fitz than Dee Thomas. Yes he's 35 but he's like AP, incredible physical specimen that defies age. And yes, I wouldn't give up much but Fitz is totally wasted with Rosen and the Cards are ripe to unload salary and acquire picks ala Oakland.
With Fitz in the slot, AS has his safety net possession receiver. Crowder won't be here next year, Quinn could learn at the feet of a master at this position. Two years of Fitz and AS then go young at both spots.
Not for that money, Joe.
That tact was commented on earlier in the thread.
I will bet the house we stick with the guys we have.
Fuller was excelling in this defense, and thats before it was THIS good.
Writing him off because he's gone to KC (against his wishes) who have one of the worst defenses and DC's in football around him is assnine to say the least.
Its alot easier for corners to look good if the opposition QB's are'nt getting all day to throw.
Funny how one injury at CB now has everyone scurrying for bodies.
Lets hope when Dunbar returns his last two games are anomolies. Nack you yourself said many times in chat vs Saints and Panthers that now OC's have enough film on him they know how to attack him.
Lets hope not., because in the Panthers game in particular he looked abysmal.
I don't think Dunbar is exactly lighting it up any more than Fuller. They both are struggling and their stats show that. I was just surprised to see how much they both have been struggling.
But Fullers place is not on the outside, that is pretty apparent. That KC moved him back to the slot should improve his production.
I have no idea when Dunbar was actually injured, but his play has been suffering the last two games. The issue is, Stoman as his replacement is very raw and is going to make errors in learning the Pro game, but he is making plays on the ball which is more than can be said of Norman.
Moreau has actually impressed me more than any of our DB. He has a bright future here.
I think Gruden said he didn't think we would be players for trade.
Agreed on The Bruin, was high on him coming in. He can play inside and outside as well, just like Fuller.
Fuller has been playing both outside and inside from week 1 in KC - nothings change there, its the fact that he's playing on a very bad team defensively, exacerbated by the fact the KC offense is scoring so many points so quickly, thats causing issues. Remember the Pearl Harbour crew?
...I still bet we get a receiver...way too much uncertainty in that area to instill confidence in our sputtering offense and his inept playcalling at times..
Considering we should be getting Crowder, PRich, Quinn and possibly Sims back soon, I just don't see us going after a WR right now. We brought in and brought up guys to fill those holes until they got back.
We did get a new receiver: Floyd.
Given it takes so long for the QB to build a rapport with receivers then trading for one now makes no sense.
I can see us adding both a CB and wideout by the trade deadline, but they will be lesser names / talents than Peterson and Thomas.
I like Watson, but it's just one game, man. Each game can have its own different entity.
... oh he's a stud South make no mistake about that... he will continue to be one of the best for years to come barring a catastrophic injury that he just can't recover from...he's just hitting his stride from coming back from that injury from last year..
I do believe Watson will be a stud. I'm a huge fan! But my response to it being only "one game" was more a response to you being knee-jerk to what a team may do to us per what they did to another opposition.
...I hear ya South...I was just commenting how good he looked and how ready we're going to have to be to come close to containing that offense... we were also talking about whether Alex could win a shootout and most agreed he could...I agreed but with the right weapons...we still have a lack of pop in our WR corp.a difference maker so to speak... we have JAGS and alot of those have been hampered with injuries..the Floyd's and Quicks of the world aren't going to get it done..this team needs a difference maker #1 type...the noise is last night might not have been a deal breaker for Parker but the ante sure might have been upped..
Looks like Watson will be without Will Fuller for the remainder of the season. Devastating injury for them.
Jackson is our Eagles' Killer. And will kill us if we allow him to join that Nest of Nasty!
Come on, Bruce, Doug and Jay.
Work your Tampa connections and get this deal done before the trade deadline!
Watch him go back to Philly.
I'd love to see Pierre back. Don't think it would take much to land him either.
Being traded to the Texans.
Yup - I would prefer Jackson or Tate anyway at this point (even before learning of the Thomas trade).
Tate for a player or a 5th would be intriguing. It's a rental on the cheap and a chance to build a relationship, that would likely net a comp pick anyway in 2020.


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Perhaps this might be better off, then, in Roleplay or On Screen, as this is a theoretical discussion of fanfic, rather than a straightforward discussion of something that would have actually happened.
but god does work in mysterious ways.
so he has proven before ..
As TTF says I think this ios more apropriate here than in the thread it was originated from.
i am with you on that graham it does belong here.
The angels' assignment is focused wholly on my Will. Therefore--in order for them to do the Lord's work, all of them, Tess included, must with His blessing, go aboard Titanic.
And Graham, you did good by moving this thread here.
Well, MurdochsAid, if Tess is to go aboard then, you'd best make her a "high yeller"...a very light skinned person of colour, incidentally, because that is the only possible way for her to be [sign in to see URL] that or play the invisibility card.
I will, Lights, except that she will make her presence known to Will, in order for her to deliver her lines I told you about. Her fellow angels; Monica, Gloria, Andrew & James, know she's already aboard.
At the end of the voyage, she "will" make her presence known (a long with her fellow angels, when they finally reveal themselves all to being angels) to; Thomas Andrews, J. Bruce Ismay, Captain E.J. Smith and his fellow deck officers (you included)...on the starboard boat deck, near the bridge wing.
I think that JBI will be "the" most surprised. Will won't be too surprised, but he will be pleasantly surprised to meeting the other angels; Monica, Gloria, and Andrew.


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By NewsVerses.com	 Last updated Jan 14, 2021
(CNN) — They're watching you, wherever you stroll. They know precisely the place you pause, whenever you decelerate and pace up, and so they rely you out and in of the town.
What's extra, they're monitoring your telephone, to allow them to inform precisely how many individuals out of your nation or area are through which space, at which era.
And so they're doing it in a bid to alter tourism for the higher.
Welcome to Venice in a post-Covid world. The canal metropolis might have been often known as La Serenissima, or The Most Serene, throughout its centuries ruling the waves because the highly effective Republic of Venice.
Up to now few years, nevertheless, issues have change into slightly much less serene, because of the virtually 30 million guests who descend annually on the town of simply 50,000 inhabitants.
Earlier than Covid-19 struck, vacationers have been arriving in usually unmanageable numbers, choking the principle streets and filling up the waterbuses. Authorities had tried numerous measures, from introducing separate residents' strains at main vaporetto (waterbus) stops to bringing in turnstiles that may filter locals from vacationers on busy days. A deliberate "entrance tax," as a result of debut in 2020, has been postponed to January 2022, as a result of pandemic.
However in addition to controlling footfall, the authorities wished to trace tourism itself — not simply by registering in a single day company however, in a metropolis the place the overwhelming majority of tourists are daytrippers, by counting precisely who's within the metropolis — and the place they go.
Enter the Venice Management Room.
A state-of-the-art 'management tower'
The management room logs every thing from water ranges to the principle routes persons are taking across the metropolis.
Julia Buckley
On the island of Tronchetto, subsequent to the two-mile bridge separating Venice from the Italian mainland, the Management Room opened in September 2020. A former warehouse that had been deserted for the reason that 1960s, it is a part of a brand new headquarters for the town's police and authorities — a self-described "management tower" for the town.
The constructing has places of work for the mayor, different dignitaries, and a big CCTV room, with cameras feeding in pictures from across the metropolis, watched over by the police.
Up to now so regular. However then, throughout the hall, there's the Good Management Room — one other financial institution of screens with pictures and knowledge coming stay from across the lagoon. They don't seem to be being monitored for crime, although; they're feeding info to the authorities that can create a profile of the hordes of individuals visiting Venice. The hope is that gathering the knowledge is not going to solely observe footfall now, enabling the authorities to activate turnstiles and begin charging for entrance on busy days. Ultimately, they hope that the info will assist create a extra sustainable tourism plan for the longer term.
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A simulation of the principle thoroughfares taken across the metropolis.
"That is the mind of the town," says Marco Bettini, co-director basic of Venis, the Venice-based multimedia and tech firm which constructed the system.
"We all know in actual time how many individuals are in every half [of the city], and which nations they're from."
He clicks on the video feed from the Grand Canal — the "freeway" of Venice, as he calls it — to take a look at the site visitors.
"There's big site visitors stress right here," he says. Public waterbuses, boats delivering items, taxis, residents zipping up the "highway" in their very own, personal boats, and, in fact, these well-known gondolas — they're all jostling for area on the Grand Canal. With no designated lanes, it may be a free-for-all.
However the brand new system not solely information what is going on on; it analyzes the site visitors, recognizing the several types of boats, from gondola to a "topo" — basically a water-truck. It then shops the numbers. And it even tallies with the general public transportation timetables, logging if a waterbus is late and, in that case, by what number of minutes.
Staff may also activate a "time machine" to look again — up to now at present, for instance, there have been greater than 1,000 boats passing underneath the principle bridge at Piazzale Roma, the principle entry level to the town.
It is the pedestrian numbers, nevertheless, which can be of extra curiosity to the authorities taking a look at tourism patterns. The system not solely counts guests within the neighborhood of cameras posted across the metropolis, nevertheless it additionally, at the side of TIM (Telecom Italia, Italy's largest telecommunications supplier), crunches who they're and the place they arrive from.
On this winter day, earlier than the Veneto area entered one other semi-lockdown, for instance, up to now, 13,628 folks have entered Venice, and eight,548 have left. Within the hour after 7am, 1,688 folks arrived at Piazzale Roma (the gateway to the town by highway and tram) — the commuters.
At 10am, the arrivals reached a peak of two,411: most definitely the daytrippers.
Monitoring guests by nation and space
The authorities hope that monitoring guests will assist them perceive higher the move of vacationers.
The authorities can see the place these new arrivals are from by analyzing their telephone information (the knowledge is all aggregated routinely, so no private particulars could be gleaned).
There are 97 folks within the space round St Mark's Sq. on this Saturday afternoon, in keeping with Bettini — of which solely 24 usually are not Italian.
And up to now at present there have been 955 folks within the space, 428 of whom have come from overseas. Of the 527 Italians, solely 246 are resident in Venice (if a cell phone is commonly logged within the metropolis, it's counted as a resident).
"As you possibly can see, the variety of daytrippers — is steep," says Bettini. That is essential info, as a result of these "hit-and-run" vacationers are normally charged with inflicting probably the most injury to the struggling metropolis. They have a tendency to return in from different elements of Italy — usually from seaside resorts on a foul climate day — and infrequently spend cash, bringing their very own meals and consuming illicit picnics on bridges and on waterfronts. However since they do not keep in a single day, they can't be counted by the authorities — till now.
Counting the daytrippers and monitoring the place they have a tendency to go to, and which streets they take, could possibly be essential for a metropolis which has resorted to closing its essential thoroughfares to non-locals at busy occasions in an try to unfold folks all through the town.
As Valeria Duflot, co-founder of Venezia Autentica a web based social enterprise engaged on sustainable tourism, says: "The issue is just not that Venice has too many guests. The issue is that every one the guests go to the identical two locations: St Mark's Sq. and the Rialto Bridge."
The place are you from?
Working with a phone operator, authorities can hint the place these at the moment within the metropolis are from.
Italians are logged by the area they stay in. Of the foreigners, the system breaks down the place they arrive from (information is predicated on the place their cell phone is registered, so most definitely their nation of origin), and shows them as bars on a map on the town — a graphic illustration of overcrowding in actual time, with colours going from white to crimson because the numbers get larger.
Immediately, 36% of overseas guests are German, adopted by the Swiss (16%) and British (13% — this go to happened earlier than the brand new UK variant noticed British vacationers banned from Italy). Simply 1.312% of tourists are from america — though, on condition that American vacationers are nonetheless banned from the European Union, it is a shock it is even that a lot.
And at present, there have been 85,000 folks logged in Venice. A a lot higher quantity, 177,000, have been in Mestre, on the mainland. On the islands — the place locations reminiscent of Burano and Murano are fashionable with vacationers — there are 5,700 folks, this Saturday afternoon.
There's lots extra that the authorities are retaining tabs on: how briskly persons are shifting in locations like St Mark's Sq. (begin working and the machine highlights you), the tide ranges all through the lagoon (essential for monitoring acqua alta flooding, and figuring out when the brand new Mose flood boundaries needs to be raised).
The system took three years to construct, at a price of €3m ($3.5m). And though some may baulk on the privateness implications (though no private information is recorded, you and your provenance is basically being logged as you progress across the metropolis), the authorities are very proud.
"In 2021, Venice celebrates its 1,600th anniversary," says Bettini. "And we'll be celebrating with expertise."
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Stratolaunch
World's largest plane returns to the skies after two years
Two years on from its maiden flight, the world's largest aircraft is back in action. The monstrous 385-ft-wide Stratolaunch Roc performed a series of flight maneuvers, including a low approach over the runway, during its second successful test flight.
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World's largest plane completes maiden flight
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Universal Credit: what took everyone so long?
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Universal Credit has the lot. It is as if someone has started with a list of everything in the benefits system that causes problems and designed the new benefit round it.
Then there was the abandonment of all the benefit's objectives, one by one. All the primary objectives – such as simplification, work incentives, reducing in-work poverty, smoothing transitions and cutting back on fraud and error – have been fatally compromised. The marginal rate of deduction is much higher than intended. The cuts in work allowances have removed any incentive for most claimants to remain in contact with the system if they find work.
Third, there were the problems of implementation. None of the innovative methods envisaged – real-time processing, smooth tapers, digital by default – was achievable. There is no effective system for coordinating and pooling all the information required in one place – the new system has come to rely primarily on returns from claimants about changes. The system makes complex demands of claimants (for example, those relating to security, agreements by couples or job search) which are almost impossible to police. It system relies on accurate information from claimants, and people cannot respond sensibly to questions they do not know the answer to.
And then, last of all, there are the so-called 'teething' problems – miscommunication, lost payments (surely that ought to be a priority concern?), and the difficulties of introducing the new benefit at the same time as managing a large injection of additional rules such as conditionality and housing. With or without Universal Credit, we are already in the position where nearly a quarter of unemployed claimants have had benefits stopped. Universal Credit is not just threatening a major breakdown in the safety net; it has already happened.
I did wonder, before I started, if I really needed to bother writing all this again. I've been making the same sorts of criticisms of Universal Credit for nearly seven years now – try this blog from October 2010, when I was arguing that the scheme was simplistic, impractical and wouldn't either enhance work incentives or reduce administrative errors. While it's encouraging that so many people are waking up to the problems – it's never too late to make things a bit better, at least – I have to ask: what took everyone so long?


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The question was exactly the type of big-picture problem that the team of biologists and physicists, who have been working together since the early 2000s, likes to tackle.
Thanks to previous work by team member Eric Wieschaus, the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology and professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, scientists know exactly which genes and molecules are involved in creating stripes across the embryo that mark the segments of the fly larva. If anything goes wrong, the stripes form in the wrong places or not at all.
"The experiment defines the first truly quantitative measure of how much information cells have available for crucial developmental decisions and how much of that information they actually use," said Wieschaus, who is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and earned the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on the genetic control of early embryonic development.
"This gives us an amazing tool for understanding how decision-making in biology actually works, one that is useful at levels ranging from the way proteins bind to DNA to how new biological pathways arise and compete during evolution," he said.
Mariela Petkova, a co-first author on the study, was an undergraduate working in Gregor's laboratory when she took on the question of how the cells use genetic and molecular information to find their locations and fates.
These signaling molecules spread through the embryo's body, forming concentration gradients that activate four so-called "gap" genes. The expression of these genes produces protein molecules that act on DNA segments known as enhancers to drive "pair-rule" genes to produce the striped pattern.
Petkova made detailed measurements of gap gene expression and the exact amounts of molecules produced in the cells along the long body axis. She started the research as part of her senior thesis and then deferred going to graduate school for a year to continue working on the project. She finished the work while on breaks from her studies at the Harvard University Biophysics Graduate Program.
With these measurements in hand, the theoretical physics part of the team was able to model how the cells use information to find their place in the embryo. The team included co-first author Gašper Tkačik, who earned his Ph.D. in physics at Princeton in 2007 and is now a faculty member at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
With that assumption, Tkačik and Bialek used a relatively straightforward mathematical approach to predict where the stripes would form. The team then compared the predictions to the actual measurements of gap molecules and found they had accurately anticipated the locations of the stripes.
The real proof came when Petkova studied the eggs laid by flies which have mutations in the genes coding for the maternal signaling molecules that are at the start of the cascade. The team precisely predicted how various gene mutations altered the stripe pattern — for example by making some of the stripes disappear or form in the wrong place.
The fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is frequently used to learn general principles of biology that may apply to more sophisticated organisms such as humans. Whether organisms other than the fruit fly adhere to this optimal use of information remains to be seen, said Gregor.
This work was supported in part by U.S. National Science Foundation grants PHY-1607612, CCF-0939370 (Center for the Science of Information), and PHY-1734030 (Center for the Physics of Biological Function); by National Institutes of Health grants P50GM071508, R01GM077599 and R01GM097275; by Austrian Science Fund grant FWF P28844; and by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Predoctoral Fellowship.


The whole process of planning a wedding, from start to finish, is to be enjoyed and a wedding planner can prove to be invaluable for many reasons.
There are so many services we outsource in our private and professional lives and if you don't possess the experience and knowledge of how to plan an event I would advise you not to start with trying to organise the biggest day of your lives.
You don't have to leave everything in someone else's hands, just find a planner who can be that great point of contact and support you will need; the person who has done it before and knows the trade.
Most of us wouldn't buy a house without a real estate agent, or invest our money without consulting a broker. Today it is common that we let somebody else take care of the grocery shopping, nannying, cleaning, laundry and cooking in our households. Why should your wedding day be treated differently?
You are going to have someone you can trust, who supports you, listens to what you want and does everything they can to make your dreams come true. On top of that they stick to the budget and are there to handle contacts and paperwork while making sure you fully enjoy the time leading up to the wedding and the day itself.
When signing the contract both of us are committing to the terms and conditions within it, which is like a type of guarantee that things will go well and a promise from us that we will make our utmost for your day and happiness.
Talking money can be difficult and many people worry about the budget from the start. The beauty of a good wedding planner is that they help you with this, they know what needs to be included, where you can save money and will most likely help you avoiding costly mistakes.
You will receive support and help during all stages, be recommended the best options and provided with inside knowledge. The planner is going to be the to-go to person for your suppliers and vendors, and can also make decisions, be harsh and negotiating in situations you are not comfortable with.
You probably have plenty of ideas and thoughts about the wedding, but don't have the knowledge, motivation or time to realise them. Sharing your vision with a wedding planner can take the edge off; we can give you great tips and ideas you may not have thought of.
Your wedding is one of the most important events of your life and with the right help it can turn out better than you expect.
We are working with you, towards the same cohesive goal.
Keeping on top of the administrative tasks is a full time job itself and you and your partner will most likely be too busy organising meetings at venues, searching for suppliers and dealing with friends and family to find the necessary time for contracts, payments, final decisions etc. A wedding planner can be your assistant in this and provide you with all run-sheets, checklists and schedules required.
A wedding planner think about and sees things you don't and can handle what you might not be able to.
The job of a planner is to check everything is running smoothly and to deal with any issues should they arise. Having someone by your side on the day itself can provide a priceless comfort. A wedding planner will make sure you can enjoy your day, and that is something everybody will thank you for.
On your day you should do nothing else than love, laugh, cry for the right reasons and dance.


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Mission Designer (f/m/d)
We are currently looking for a Mission Designer to work on our upcoming projects with Unreal Engine. You will be responsible for all aspects of content creation, from the initial design phase, white boxing and first playable, through to the final polish phase. This role will have frequent communication and interaction with the lead level designer, lead game designer, environment artists and gameplay programmers.
Preparing mission document drafts.
Designing, prototyping, iterating on and polishing the in-game part of the open world including missions, enemy encounters, and other gameplay elements, using the Unreal Engine 4 tools and blueprint system.
Collaborating with game designers to ensure that the level design contributes to and enhances the gameplay.
Collaborating with environment artists on crafting spaces where gameplay flow and visual composition form memorable experiences.
Collaborating with narrative designers to provide unique and immersive gaming experiences
Conducting play-testing sessions and gathering feedback and action points to refine the levels and gameplay. Taking part in other play-testing sessions, providing feedback and suggestions to help fine tune and improve the game.
Reporting directly to the lead level designer
2+ years' experience at a game studio working as a level designer or mission designer.
Experience with 3D engine game editors.
Experience with open world games.
Ability to design missions – from the concept phase to polish and debug – through an iterative process based on playtests feedback
Experience with Unreal 4 tools and blueprint system.
Ability to create map layouts at all stages – from simple drawings to fully functional world locations in at least one of the existing game engines.
Shipped at least 1 title as a level designer.
Examples of previous work done are appreciated.
Narrative System Designer (f/m/d)
Tech-Programmer (f/m/d)


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Q: WPF RichTextBox - get whole word at current caret position I enabled spelling on my WPF richtextbox and I want to get the misspelled word at current caret position before the context menu with spelling suggestions is displayed.

A: The new way
    void richTextBox1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Key == Key.Back)
        {
            TextPointer start = richTextBox1.CaretPosition;
            string text1 = start.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Backward);
            TextPointer end = start.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Backward);
            string text2 = end.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Backward);

            richTextBox1.Selection.Select(start, end);
            richTextBox1.Selection.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.ForegroundProperty, Brushes.Black);
            richTextBox1.Selection.Select(start, start);
            //e.Handled = true;
        }
    }

A: Check this out
http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article842-spellchecker-in-wpf-.aspx
Right around here seems to discuss some options which may help your scenario:
"Here we are using SpellingError class to get the Suggessions. CaretIndex returns the index where the carat is in the textbox. GetSpellingError can return SpellingError object only when the current Carat location has a word with errors and also SpellCheck is enabled for the TextBox. "

A: The old way
    private void richTextBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Back)
        {
            var z = this.richTextBox1.SelectionStart;
            var r = richTextBox1.Find(" ", 0, z, RichTextBoxFinds.None | RichTextBoxFinds.Reverse);
            var q = this.richTextBox1.Text.Substring(r + 1, z - r - 1);
            switch (q)
            {
                case "test":
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionStart = r + 1;
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionLength = z - r - 1;
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Black;
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionStart += this.richTextBox1.SelectionLength;
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionLength = 0;
                    //e.Handled = true;
                    break;
                default:
                    this.richTextBox1.SelectionStart = z;
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

A: For future reference:
void richTextBox1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
   var rtb = (RichTextBox)sender;
   var tr = rtb.GetSpellingErrorRange(rtb.CaretPosition);
   if(tr != null)
   {
       string spellingerror = tr.Text;
       //Do whatever
   }
}


The Indiana Works Council NWI is comprised of approximately 15 local education and workforce leaders across NW Indiana. Their primary goal is to enhance the career readiness of both adults and students through the development of new programs and innovative learning.
ACI was asked by the Indiana Works Council to create an awareness campaign to help change the perception of Career and Technical Education programs in Northwest Indiana. We created an integrated campaign targeted at middle school and high school students, school counselors and parents.
The Works Councils are charged with facilitating sector partnerships within their region and enhancing the career readiness of Hoosier adults and high school students through the development and support of innovative career and technical education (CTE) curricula.


A newer brand of running and hiking shoe is creating waves in the world of outdoor footwear. Bucking conventional athletic footwear form that has reigned for decades, Altra aims to provide an alternative that is high performance and foot friendly.
Altra is an American based brand which was established by two American runners, Golden Harper and Brian Beckstead. Both Harper and Beckstead researched the human foot to design their shoes specifically to prevent foot injuries common to runners and hikers. The technology behind the Altra design provides hikers and trail runners with a shoe that can ideally keep them going longer and faster than before.
Since the company's start in 2011, Altra has grown exponentially, taking their marketing worldwide so everyone has the chance to benefit from their design. While there are more models and options available each year, the foundational design is present in each model. Altra Trail shoes are uniquely named after the surrounding mountain peaks of the company's origins. The Superior also now has three different models of shoe, each one slightly more improved. The brand is responsive to feedback and is continually improving on their design to keep the shoe as reliable as possible. One of their newest models is the Superior Trail Shoe 3.0. Due to their award winning design, I wanted to try out the Superior Trail Shoe for myself.
The Altra brand designs their shoes to complement the body's natural stride. They studied the foot's movements and observed how the toes spread when walking or running. From their observations and research, the company created their FootShape toe box. The FootShape toe box grants the toes enough room to spread out when making contact with the ground. As mentioned before, this creates more stability in the foot which helps fight pronation problems and prevents plantar fasciitis.
The Altra shoe also strands out from the crowd with their Zero Drop Technology. The Zero Drop refers to the sole of the shoe which equally places the heel and the front of the shoe at the same distance off the ground (see below). The benefit of this design is in promoting a natural balance for the foot as well as aligning the posture from the heel to back. With correct alignment, runners see improved body posture and flexibility. Over time the Achilles and lower calf muscles are strengthened due to the more natural design of the Zero Drop technology.
Overall, the Altra shoes offer great fit and comfort. The sizing of the Superior 3.0 runs slightly smaller compared to average shoe. The lacing helps create an improved feel and fit with an asymmetrical design.
The top or upper material of the Altra Superior 3.0 is a combination of thicker waterproof plastic which reinforces the shoe, and mesh. The mesh provides breathability and the ability to dry quickly.
The Altra Superior's design provides extra cushion throughout the sole to support runner's and hiker's comfort for even longer distances.
The Superior contains a rock plate in their packaging that can be attached on the bottom of the sole to protect the shoe from unwanted rocks stuck between the tread. The rock plate is flexible and supports the Zero Drop design of the Altra brand.
The shoe's design also includes a Velcro gaiter attachment point on the heel. The sewn in heel "sling" is helpful for securing "Four-point" gaiters. Altra makes gaiters as accessories for their shoes to prevent dirt, rocks, and debris from entering into the shoe.
The price of Altra shoes are similar to most trail and hiking shoes. Older models of hiking shoes are available for discounted rates.
The Altra brand offers a 30 day refund, replacement, or exchange for their shoes bough in the continental U.S.
Toe box is designed to allow toes freedom to move. This prevent foot injuries as well as blisters and offer extra stability.
Zero Drop-the heel is the same distance from the ground as the toes are, which helps build better running technique and strengthens calf muscles.
When I heard about the Altra Brand in 2015, I was intrigued by the wide toe box and Zero Drop technology. I had to try a pair for myself. Since then, I have recommended Altra running shoes to many of my friends, as they have become my go-to hiking and running shoe. Most of my family and friends now sport their own Altra shoes and feel the same way. For a reliable, breathable hiking shoe, try the Superiors by Altra.


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var assert = require('assert');
var makerjs = require('../dist/index.js')

describe('Measure', function () {

    it('should find number between when not exclusive', function () {
        var a = 7.180755781458288;
        var b = 172.8192442185417, c = 7.180755781458288;

        var isBetween = makerjs.measure.isBetween(a, b, c, false);
        assert.equal(isBetween, true);
    });

    it('should not find number between when exclusive', function () {
        var a = 7.180755781458288;
        var b = 172.8192442185417, c = 7.180755781458288;

        var isBetween = makerjs.measure.isBetween(a, b, c, true);
        assert.equal(isBetween, false);
    });

    it('should find angle between when not exclusive', function () {
        var a = 7.180755781458288;
        var arc = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 10, 172.8192442185417, 7.180755781458288);

        var isBetween = makerjs.measure.isBetweenArcAngles(a, arc, false);
        assert.equal(isBetween, true);
    });

    it('should not find angle between when exclusive', function () {
        var a = 7.180755781458288;
        var arc = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 10, 172.8192442185417, 7.180755781458288);

        var isBetween = makerjs.measure.isBetweenArcAngles(a, arc, true);
        assert.equal(isBetween, false);
    });

    it('should find same center for bounding hexagon and a circle', function () {
        var ring = new makerjs.models.Ring(100);
        var center = makerjs.measure.modelExtents(ring).center;
        var hex = makerjs.measure.boundingHexagon(ring);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointEqual(hex.origin, center));
    });

    it('should find same center for bounding hexagon and a square', function () {
        var square = new makerjs.models.Square(100);
        var center = makerjs.measure.modelExtents(square).center;
        var hex = makerjs.measure.boundingHexagon(square);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointEqual(hex.origin, center));
    });

    it('should find same center for bounding hexagon and an offset circle', function () {
        var ring = new makerjs.models.Ring(100);
        ring.origin = [7, 77];
        var center = makerjs.measure.modelExtents(ring).center;
        var hex = makerjs.measure.boundingHexagon(ring);
        assert.equal(hex.origin[0], 7);
        assert.equal(hex.origin[1], 77);
    });

    it('should find same center for bounding hexagon and an offset square', function () {
        var square = new makerjs.models.Square(100);
        makerjs.model.center(square);
        var center = makerjs.measure.modelExtents(square).center;
        var hex = makerjs.measure.boundingHexagon(square);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointEqual(hex.origin, center));
    });

    it('should find overlapping arcs', function () {
        var arc1 = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 10, 0, 90);
        var arc2 = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 10, 270, 45);
        var arc3 = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 10, 90, 91);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isArcSpanOverlapping(arc1, arc2, true));
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isArcSpanOverlapping(arc1, arc3, false));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isArcSpanOverlapping(arc1, arc3, true));
    });

    it('should find overlapping lines', function () {
        var line1 = new makerjs.paths.Line([0, 0], [5, 5]);
        var line2 = new makerjs.paths.Line([3, 3], [7, 7]);
        var line3 = new makerjs.paths.Line([8, 8], [9, 9]);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isLineOverlapping(line1, line2));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isLineOverlapping(line1, line3));
    });

    it('should find equal slopes', function () {
        var line1 = new makerjs.paths.Line([0, 0], [5, 5]);
        var line2 = new makerjs.paths.Line([3, 3], [7, 7]);
        var line3 = new makerjs.paths.Line([8, 8], [8, 0]);
        var slope1 = makerjs.measure.lineSlope(line1);
        var slope2 = makerjs.measure.lineSlope(line2);
        var slope3 = makerjs.measure.lineSlope(line3);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isSlopeEqual(slope1, slope2));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isSlopeEqual(slope1, slope3));
    });

    it('should find point on a slope', function () {
        var line = new makerjs.paths.Line([0, 0], [5, 5]);
        var slope = makerjs.measure.lineSlope(line);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnSlope([3.3, 3.3], slope));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isPointOnSlope([0, 1], slope));
    });

    it('should find point on a circle', function () {
        var circle = new makerjs.paths.Circle([0, 0], 1);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnCircle([0, 1], circle));
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnCircle([Math.SQRT2 / 2, Math.SQRT2 / 2], circle));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isPointOnCircle([1, 1], circle));
    });

    it('should find point on a path', function () {
        var circle = new makerjs.paths.Circle([0, 0], 1);
        var arc = new makerjs.paths.Arc([0, 0], 1, 1, 90);
        var line = new makerjs.paths.Line([0, 1], [5, 5]);
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([0, 1], circle));
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([0, 1], arc));
        assert.ok(makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([0, 1], line));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([1, 1], circle));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([1, 0], arc));
        assert.ok(!makerjs.measure.isPointOnPath([1, 1], line));
    });

});