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[[Against a flood of images from Lakatos (and the Negaverse...), Trudy struggles to come to grips with the host of memories returning to her. She holds her head as if in pain, trying to concentrate.]]
Trudy: [thinking] I remember... Lakatos... the warehouse, the "smoking man" and what he did to... Nikki? The kiss... Nick was angry... Furious! He knew! He knew I wasn't the other me... But we put that aside to escape... the crash... But he DOESN'T remember... I see his memories... He remembers OTHER things... things that don't make sense... things unfamiliar...
[[Trudy's eyes widen in stunned realization, while the images behind her (her mental images) all show the diabolical face of "Nega-Nick".]]
Trudy: [thinking] THAT WASN'T NICK...
References: Since there are too many individually referenced strips here, we'll link to stories instead: "Masquerade"; "Oblivious"; To Thine Own Self...
GPF HOME SEARCH ARCHIVE ARCHIVES BY DATE STORY INDEX STORYLINES: Year One: Nov. 1998 to Oct. 1999Year Two: Nov. 1999 to Oct. 2000Year Three: Nov. 2000 to Oct. 2001Surreptitious MachinationsYear Five: Nov. 2002 to Oct. 2003Year Six: Nov. 2003 to Oct. 2004Year Seven: Nov. 2004 to Oct. 2005To Thine Own Self...Year Nine: Mar. 2008 to Oct. 2008Year Ten: Nov. 2008 to Oct. 2009Year Eleven: Nov. 2009 to Oct. 2010Year Twelve: Nov. 2010 to Oct. 2011Year Thirteen: Nov. 2011 to Oct. 2012Year Fourteen: Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2013Scylla and Charybdis Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Epilogue I Epilogue IIYear Seventeen: Nov. 2015 to Oct. 2016Year Eighteen: Nov. 2016 to Oct. 2017Year Nineteen: Nov. 2017 to Oct. 2018Year Twenty: Nov. 2018 to Oct. 2019Year Twenty-One: Nov. 2019 to Oct. 2020Year Twenty-Two: Nov. 2020 to Oct. 2021Year Twenty-Three: Nov. 2021 to Oct. 2022The Entropy War
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A former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Alao Akala, has blamed the demolition of part of Fresh FM structure in Ibadan on a gap in communication between operators of the media outfit and officials of the Oyo State Government.
Akala said this while responding to questions from journalists after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Tuesday.
Officials of the Oyo State government had demolished a portion of the building housing Fresh FM, a private radio outfit owned by a musician, Yinka Ayefele, said to be critical of the Oyo State government.
Akala said, "I think the demolition of the radio station, was just due to a communication gap between the government and the owner of the radio station.
He said when given the chance to return to the state as governor, he would build on the achievements of Governor Abiola Ajimobi to give all the people of the state a true sense of belonging.


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Q: Why is my bar graph not stretching according to the data i received?
Why does my Bar Graph is not stretching even though I'm sending the data properly? I tried to change the height of it, but the maximum value shows is only 100, but when I hover the mouse to specific bar, it shows different value?
{id: '26', name: 'CAHS 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '112'},
{id: '32', name: 'CASE 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '326'},
{id: '36', name: 'CBMA 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '204'},
{id: '42', name: 'CEIS 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '114'},
{id: '47', name: 'CHTM 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '153'},
{id: '52', name: 'CMT 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '170'},
{id: '71', name: 'SHS 2022-2023 1st Semester', coursecount: '98'}

This is my Barchart.js
const BarGraphUsageStudents = ({data}) => {

   return (
    <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height="100%">
    <BarChart
      width={500}
      height={300}
      data={data}
      margin={{
        top: 5,
        right: 30,
        left: 20,
        bottom: 5,
      }}
    >
      <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" />
      <XAxis dataKey="name" />
      <YAxis />
      <Tooltip />
      <Legend />
      <Bar dataKey="coursecount" fill="#69e141" />
    </BarChart>
  </ResponsiveContainer>
    );
}

A: You are using the string value in the coursecount.
Try to change all your coursecount to the number type or if you can't, you can write a map on your data like this:
data={data.map(item => ({ ...item, coursecount: Number(item.coursecount) }))}

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A: the problem is due to width and height given in ResponsiveContainer, they are 100% of parent and thus it is affected by the parent container, also the string type of coursecount.
add a div above ResponsiveContainer and give height to that div, by doing this , your chart will be responsive as well (try resizing), and change type of coursecount
const BarGraphUsageStudents = ({data}) => {

   return (
 <div style={{"height":"500px"}}>
    <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height="100%">
    <BarChart
      width={500}
      height={300}
      data={data.map(item => ({ ...item, coursecount:
         Number(item.coursecount) }))}
      margin={{
        top: 5,
        right: 30,
        left: 20,
        bottom: 5,
      }}
    >
      <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" />
      <XAxis dataKey="name" />
      <YAxis />
      <Tooltip />
      <Legend />
      <Bar dataKey="coursecount" fill="#69e141" />
    </BarChart>
  </ResponsiveContainer>
</div>
    );
}

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Georgia Tech will start TaQuon Marshall at quarterback for the Yellow Jackets' season opener against Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game Monday night. Coach Paul Johnson made the announcement on the Tech pregame radio show.
Marshall had been competing with Matthew Jordan, Lucas Johnson and Jay Jones. Marshall, a junior, will be making his first career start. As the No. 3 quarterback last season, he played 14 snaps at quarterback and threw one pass.


I had the incredible pleasure of attending this year's Growth Marketing Conference in San Jose, CA.
All of the experts were there spouting knowledge and sharing all they know. The secrets, the tricks, the mindset and so forth.
In attendance, you had the total marketing lineup. Neil Patel, Sean Ellis, Rand Fishkin, Guy Marion, Ben Parr, Lars Lofgren, Dennis Yu and so many more!
I highly recommend buddying up with someone who attended this because much of the conference is recorded and it was MONEY!
Anyways, one of the most notable speakers was Dennis Yu, CTO of Blitzmetrics. Dennis took the conference by storm when he outlined the value of Facebook Video ads and a few other strategies to capitalize on using them for a low dollar amount.
Before we dive in, it should be established Dennis isn't the only expert bullish on Facebook Video. Marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk has also been an advocate about the conversion rates and reach of these ads, loudly pushing it at the Inbound marketing conference in Boston this year.
So, why do they love Facebook video so much?
Photos and general text posts online do decently well. However, it is very well known that to get a post to reach its highest conversion point, you must attach an image.
We can all sit here and lie to ourselves that the image now makes everyone read our post.
Or we can be realistic and address the fact that a nice image receives higher engagement because it is an image. People click the like button and scroll right by what we actually wrote.
So while the numbers look great, what is this doing for your personal brand?
A personal brand needs engagement that resonates with your audience.
This is what makes a video so powerful. With a well put together piece, 10 seconds is enough to tell an entire story.
Additionally, when it comes to the numbers, Facebook provides data that shows you how many people watched the entire video.
With a well-crafted video, this number can actually become 100%, even in the masses!
See these results posted by Pubcon.com, produced by Fitness Star Emily Skye.
Emily received 18 million video views on one video and it had a 100% completion rate.
Facebook is the data king the present day.
If you ever wondered what Facebook does with all of that information you put on it, here is your answer. They use it for targeting insanely specific ads that they sell to advertisers.
And becoming an advertiser on Facebook is easy. Literally just sign up.
Below is an example I just threw together, but in seconds I was targeting a specific crowd that could garner high-quality results.
It's a pretty strange audience I concocted and I have no clue why would you want to target these people, but you would reach about 2,000-5,200 of them a day!
To further emphasize this point, Dennis Yu shared how he uses Facebook to make sure he is receiving customer support by big brands if they screw something up.
For example; Dennis had had a poor experience with a travel company, they weren't helping him out as he had hoped and so he took to Facebook. He recorded a video and uploaded it into the Facebook Ads Manager.
Once there, he set the targeting parameters to be so specific, the video only appeared to people who worked at that company.
This travel company totally freaked out when they saw the video. They just saw it on Facebook and thought the whole world had seen it!
This is where Gary Vaynerchuk really drives home his point. Gary runs a media agency that works with lots of big brands. He explains that they just haven't bought into video ads like they should and this is what keeps the pricing so low.
Since Facebook is essentially bidding for people's time, the fewer people use it, the cheaper it will be. The more competition there is, the higher the price.
Gary explains that because big brands are so traditional they are still putting billions a year into television and radio. He explains that once these big guys switch, it's over!
Imagine a Proctor & Gamble giving orders for all money to be put into Facebook Ads. That's BILLIONS of dollars going straight into the competitive pool.
You owe it to yourself to take advantage of this opportunity while it is on the table.
I am sure you are wondering, though, how cheap are the ads?
To reference our friends at Pubnub.com again, Emily Skye was not a one hit wonder.
On another video, Emily had 1.6 million views at the cost of $.0005 a view.
While you shouldn't expect $0.005 cost per view on every video, it has been shown to be pretty standard to score somewhere around 1,000 reach for just a few bucks.
The last and most valuable piece to pick up here is to recognize the barriers to entry and how insanely low they are.
Experts are pushing this tool because it is so powerful with raising awareness. Many stars like Tai Lopez made their famous videos and grew their following with just an iPhone camera.
You can do the same thing. Pick up your camera and just start recording.
I took my own advice on this one and started recording some one-off videos of my own.
Funny enough, it's literally just me in a hoodie. But that's what is working these days.
How else would you explain Snapchat?
Dennis and Gary have built their brands with tools like Facebook Video.
Give yourself a push, film a crazy video & put $20 behind it on Facebook.
And that is what I leave you with. Get out there and just go shoot!


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Duane Vermeulen Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth
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Date of Birth 3 July 1986
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Famously known by the Family name Duane Vermeulen, is a great Athlete. He was born on 3 July 1986, in Mbombela, South Africa. Mbombela is a beautiful and populous city located in Mbombela, South Africa South Africa.
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On 2 November 2019, Vermeulen played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final against England. He was part of the South African team that won their third World Cup at the Yokohama Stadium in Japan. He was awarded a man of the match award for his performance where he made a number of vital contributions, including 10 carries, making 49 meters (both the most in the match) and 2 turnovers.
After a short spell in Japan with Kubota Spears, Vermeulen travelled back to his home nation of South Africa as a Bulls-player, signing in October 2018.
Before his first full international cap, he represented South Africa at the second level of international rugby, appearing for the Emerging Springboks. One highlight of his appearances for the Emerging Boks was being in the squad that performed against the British and Irish Lions, holding them to a 13–13 draw, during their tour to South Africa in 2009.
On 8 September 2012, Vermeulen made his international debut for South Africa, where he formed part of the starting lineup going up against Australia. He was selected again to start the following week against New Zealand in Dunedin, where South Africa lost by 10 points. On 29 September 2012, South Africa beat Australia 31 – 8, a victory which marked Vermeulen's first Springbok win.
He was selected for the Springboks' 2012 Northern Hemisphere tour. Vermeulen received a man of the match award for his performance against England at Twickenham during this tour, based on a number of vital turnovers on the ground, 15 hard tackles, and his role of primary ball carrier on the day.
Although putting in some strong displays for the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 season, where the Stormers made it all the way to the final, and looking like being a certain selection for the Springboks, Vermeulen was not called into the Springbok squad that faced Wales, Italy and France. He was also omitted from the Springboks 2010 Tri Nations Series squad.
After a stand out Currie Cup domestic Rugby Season, Vermeulen was named as part of the 39-man preliminary training squad ahead of the 2010 end of year grand slam tour to the Northern Hemisphere. He was once again overlooked for selection in the final squad. Injuries plagued Vermeulen's 2011 and early 2012 seasons, however, after playing just 9 games of Super Rugby, was selected as part of Heyneke Meyer's squad for the away leg of the Rugby Championship.
He began his career in the Free State, playing for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Cheetahs in the Super 14. He eventually followed his former coach Rassie Erasmus and joined the much larger and more competitive Western Province rugby union in 2009 after three seasons with the Free State.
Vermeulen has twice won the Currie Cup, in 2007 with the Free State and in 2012 with Western Province. In 2014, he was one of five nominees for the IRB Player of the Year award. He was then named captain of the Stormers for the 2015 Super Rugby season. Whilst out with a neck injury, in June 2015 Vermeulen flew to France to be unveiled as a post-2015 Rugby World Cup signing for Top 14 club RC Toulonnais.
Daniel Johannes "Duane" Vermeulen (born 3 July 1986) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League, having previously represented the Pumas, Free State Cheetahs and Western Province in South African domestic rugby, the Cheetahs, Stormers and Bulls in Super Rugby and Toulon in the Top 14. He was an instrumental part of South Africa winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup and received the Man of the Match award for his monumental effort in the final.


What started in Heidelberg with two sheep that was bought from borrowed money, turned into the success story that is know as the Biltong Factory today – the ever popular stop along the Garden Route for people stocking up on padkos for the road ahead. One of the sheep didn't make it and turned sour in a potjie they made for a festival in Witsand almost 20 years ago, yet Oom Fanie found a way to build the factory into a prosperous business which today has another branch in Riviersonderend. Through meat sticks they sold over the area they built the business and today you won't believe the variety of dried meats they have available as you walk in the door.
Does the name biltong sound a little unfamiliar to you? You will soon discover that it originates from South Africa and the locals love it! It's a variety of dried, cured meat and various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef and game meats to fillets of ostrich from commercial farms. It is typically made from raw fillets of meat cut into strips following the grain of the muscle, or flat pieces sliced across the grain. So why not stop by for a taste? You're in South Africa after all!


Jennifer Lopez's latest project is a story of "True Love."
The entertainer has an agreement with Penguin Group (USA) for a book, her first, about her "cathartic" 2012 world tour. The publisher announced Monday that the book will be called "True Love."
The memoir will focus on a two-year period when she faced "one of her life's most defining periods," the publisher said, according to Publisher's Weekly. During that time, she "confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she's ever been."
Lopez said working on the project was a "deeply cathartic, personal, and vulnerable experience." She added, "If [the book] could touch even just one person then it would honestly become one of the most fulfilling endeavors of my life."
It will come out in English and Spanish and will be released through Penguin's Celebra imprint on Oct. 29.
According to Celebra, the book will be a "diary" in which Lopez confides her greatest fears and how she overcomes them.


Can You Stare Like a Whale?
Don't asked me why I decided to name him Placebo Duck. For once, there was no logic behind my madness. Anyway, my mum, she absolutely loved her duck. I even gave her a list of his super powers and weakness, just in case she needed to know someday. Super Placebo Duck's super powers include: Flight (has not figured out landing yet, though); Bread Vision (can turn anything into bread with his crusty gaze!); Super Duck Strength (7 times the strength of a normal cape-less duck); and Witty Comebacks (self-explanatory.) His only weakness: Pears.
With ducks on the brain (and just a touch of crazy) I thought it might be nice if I offered up a new free pattern. So I set out to make a little crochet cutie I could share with you all. And thus we have, Filbert!
Filbert, Super Placebo Duck's younger cousin, doesn't have any ducky super powers, unless you count the power of his cuteness.
This little duckling is pretty tiny. Finished size is just a few inches tall (so he crochets up super quick!). Given its size, it is not suggested that this toy be given to any very little ones.
Chain 6, plus 1 for turning (chain 7 total). Make a single crochet in the second chain from hook. Next work two hdc, one after another. After that work one dc, one trc, and finally a hdc in the last stitch. FO. You should now have a sort of triangular piece of fabric. The thicker end (with the yarn tails hanging off it) will be sewn to the body. (Therefore, the smaller end opposite that is the bottom of the wing.) For a visual of this kind of technique check out my Confused Owl pattern.
The beak is super simple. What we need to do is create a magic circle. Instead of working single crochets in our circle, though, we're going to make half-double crochets. So to start make your magic circle. Slip stitch once. Then work 5 hdcs. Slip stitch once more, then fasten off. Don't completely pull the yarn tail (thus closing the circle.) Just pull the yarn tail enough to make the beak look like a semi-circle. There's your beak! You can sew it right to the head, weaving in the ends. You can attach your eyes after sewing the beak.
The feet are made just the same as the beak, only instead of 5 hdcs, just work 3. Sew 'em to the body and weave in ends.
The tail, as you might've maybe guessed, is worked just like the beak and feet. The difference this time is this: instead of working 5 hdsc, work 5 dcs. That's it! Fasten off, sew it on your duck's booty and weave in ends.
Go ahead and sew everything where it needs to be, stuff the head and the body, and then sew those two together. Weave in ends and there's you oh so adorable mini duck.
Please note: This is an original design and pattern. I do not grant permission to anyone to sell any products made as the result of this pattern and/or design. Please, if you do use this pattern or design direct others to this original posting so that they too can enjoy the super ducky cuteness.
For a full list of amigurumi-related posts visit the amigurumi page. Have fun!
OMG soooooo adorable!! MUST MAKE A WHOLE ARMY OF THEM!!
Do you have any patterns for like a bunny or a dog or stuff like that? Thanks!
Do you happen to have the pattern for the tie? I'm terrible at figuring that stuff out on my own. Lol. My step daughter wants the tie made. haha.
Holy adorables! Thank you so much for sharing – I've been looking for a pattern for my first Little Yellow Duck Project duckling, and I think I found it! And by the way, OMG, those glasses on Super Placebo Duck's mild mannered alter ego? SUPER CUTE!
I'm an all around artistically inclined, creative kind of girl.
Along with creative pursuits I like learning and solving problems and getting right to the bottom line. I'm a genuine science fiction fan, my cats are more important to me than anything - period - and I do my best to just be me.
And somehow I manage to balance my no-nonsense attitude with my limitless creativity and childlike love for cartoons and fuzzy animals for an all around okay life.
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Can You Stare Like a Whale? Read the story to find out! After that use the free accompanying pattern to make your own micro whales.
"Worrying is a misuse of imagination." Try thinking about how awesome it would be to have a pet dragon instead.
Now you can make your very own adorable squid! This pattern comes in PDF format with plenty of pictures and step-by-step instructions to guide you.
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2010 Census: Census Bureau Should Refine Recruiting and Hiring Efforts and Enhance Training of Temporary Field Staff
GAO-07-361 Published: Apr 27, 2007. Publicly Released: Apr 27, 2007.
The success of the 2010 Census depends, in part, upon the U.S. Census Bureau's (Bureau) ability to recruit, hire, and train over half a million temporary workers at peak. Under the Comptroller General's authority, GAO reviewed the extent that the Bureau's (1) recruiting and hiring processes for these staff are consistent with selected human capital principles and (2) training delivery and content take into account known challenges. To answer these questions, GAO analyzed relevant reports and past recommendations to select principles for evaluating these activities, reviewed related Bureau documents, observed the 2006 Census Test in South Dakota and Texas, and interviewed Bureau officials.
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Agency Affected
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to, in order to refine its approach to recruiting and hiring, evaluate the factors that are associated with and predictive of employee interest in census work, performance, and commitment. These factors may include prior work experience and employment status. The Bureau should determine the best way to measure employee performance for the purposes of this analysis. The Bureau should also consider these findings for better targeting applicants in subsequent decennial operations. This effort could be conducted during address canvassing and other early operations during the 2008 Dress Rehearsal and during the 2010 Census. The resulting information will be useful when recruiting and hiring for the Bureau's largest decennial operation, nonresponse follow-up, and subsequent operations.
Closed – Implemented Closed – Implemented

Actions that satisfy the intent of the recommendation have been taken.

During the 2010 Census, the Bureau implemented our recommendation to better target applicants in subsequent decennial operations. Specifically, the Bureau made changes to their recruiting and hiring practices for employees for field operations conducted close to the end of 2010 data collection. For example, the Bureau used enumerators with nonresponse follow-up experience to conduct the Vacant Delete Check operation. The Bureau also conducted tests during enumerator training for the 2010 Nonresponse Follow-up operation to explore the need for new selection tools during the 2020 Census. During April 2011, the Bureau reported the project manager continued to work on finalizing the results of the tests. These actions taken by the Bureau represent a credible step towards addressing our recommendation.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to determine the best way to gather employee performance data during the address canvassing operation in the 2010 Census to inform rehiring decisions during subsequent operations.
Closed – Not Implemented Closed – Not Implemented

While the intent of the recommendation has not been satisfied, time or circumstances have rendered the recommendation invalid.

On June 25, 2007, the Bureau outlined its plans to address our recommendations. The Bureau did not agree with this recommendation and plans no new action.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to modify recruiting and hiring tools, including the skills test and phone interview, to better differentiate applicants with the skills and competencies needed by crew leaders from those who would be better suited for other field positions.
In April 2007, GAO recommended that the Census Bureau modify its recruiting and hiring tools to better differentiate applicant skill sets and competencies. Based on this recommendation the Bureau developed a new applicant assessment process, and in February 2018 the Bureau provided a technical report that demonstrated their efforts to differentiate applicant skill sets. Additionally, at the January 2018 Program Management Review Bureau officials offered a recruitment and assessment demonstration which showed stakeholders how the Bureau has modified their recruiting and hiring tools. These actions will improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff; which should lead to efficiency gains.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate the effectiveness of alternate approaches for delivering training, including the use of video content, as compared to the current verbatim approach. If new approaches are found to be more effective, evaluate the feasibility of delivering this type of training during subsequent operations.
On November 30, 2009, the Bureau said the agency continues to believe that verbatim training is the most effective method to train the trainers who will train short term census workers and will help ensure consistency among training. The Bureau does not believe using video training is feasible because of costs and logistics. The Bureau plans no new action.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to, prior to the 2010 Census, incorporate into training visual aids illustrating how to conduct census work.
During 2009 census field operations, the Bureau utilized visual aids for conducting work on address canvassing and group quarters validation. For address canvassing, the Bureau prepared and distributed poster-size screen shots for using the handheld computers that were posted on walls during training classes. The Bureau also developed quick reference guide for each worker. For group quarters validation, the Bureau provided four large maps in the training kits to make map training more efficient and easy to understand. On November 30, 2009, the Bureau announced the agency will is developing visual aids for workers conducting Nonresponse Follow-up during the summer of 2010.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to revise or modify training to enhance material on reluctant respondents so that field staff are provided with a realistic impression of the prevalence of respondent reluctance and strategies for convincing these respondents to participate.
During July 2009, the Bureau completed its 2010 enumerator training manual and instruction guide for Nonresponse Followup.
Department of Commerce To improve the Bureau's recruiting, hiring, and training of temporary field staff, the Secretary of Commerce should direct the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to prepare training modules addressing prototypical location-specific challenges that may be selected and used by regional or local census offices. For example, modules on situations localities may face--such as enumerating apartment buildings or dealing with empty mobile home sites--could be centrally developed by Bureau officials to ensure the consistency and quality of such modules. Local or regional officials could then select those modules most appropriate to the local area for use in training.
During 2009, the Bureau developed job aids for location specific challenges such as hard to find multi-unit buildings, natural disaster areas for census workers to use during the address canvassing operation.
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Mixtape: 15 Spelled-Out Songs for Scrabble Nerds
By Flavorwire Staff
Scrabble is where board game nerds and word nerds meet, a place where Dungeons and Dragons strategy combines with spelling bee prowess. And it's not just for people who aced their vocabulary quizzes or spent all night playing Risk — Scrabble, indeed, is a music nerd's paradise. Why? Well, from Gwen Stefani ("That shit is Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!") to the Kinks ("L-O-L-A, Lola") some bands just love to spell it out. In the grand tradition of our mixes for English majors and science nerds, we present 15 songs that will help you out at your next Scrabble tournament.
Patti Smith — "Gloria" (Van Morrison)
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Van Morrision may have penned this song — and his version with garage rock group Them is pretty great too — but Patti Smith positively owns it when she belts out the chorus: "G-L-O-R-I-A"
Word score (barring double/triple score spaces): 7
Smog — "Bloodflow"
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It's hard not to love a band that names their album Dongs of Sevotion. Smog's Bill Callahan starts this song sleepily and ends with a rousing girl chorus shouting, "B-L-Double-O-D-F-L-O-W, bloodflow, bloodflow!"
Word score: 18, assuming you can trick your Scrabble-mates into thinking that "Bloodflow" is in the OED as a compound word.
Tammy Wynette — "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
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In this heartbreaking ditty, country's queen of sad spells out the words she doesn't want her little boy to hear: "T-O-Y," "S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E," "C-U-S-T-O-D-Y," and, you guessed it, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E."
Word score: 13
Carla Thomas — "B-A-B-Y"
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Memphis Soul royalty Carla Thomas, daughter of Rufus Thomas, scored a hit for Stax records with this infectious tune, crooning "B-A-B-Y" with a dope organ melody following along.
The Fall — "C.R.E.E.P."
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Far be it for us to explain anything Mark E. Smith does. What, for example, is a "scum-egg," and where can we find a hip priest? What time is the Hex Enduction Hour, again? We're not sure what, if anything, C.R.E.E.P. actually stands for. What we can tell you is that this song is crazy danceable, and, yes, they do spell out "creep."
Word score: 9
Television — "Friction"
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This song could just as easily have fit into our science nerds' mix: It is, after all, an ode to friction. But Tom Verlaine clinches it after the last chorus when he admits, "I'm crazy about friction/F-R-I-C-T-I-O-N." Physics has never been so catchy.
Aretha Franklin — "Respect"
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This song is actually the way we learned how to spell "respect," and we suspect we're not the only ones. Aretha Franklin: Soul Sultaness and Book to second-grade teachers everywhere.
L'Homme Run — "Pizza Party"
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Before there was Vampire Weekend, there was L'Homme Run, Ezra Koenig's hilariously verbose white-boy rap crew (back then, he went by the moniker DJ Plastic Cutlery). Their (intentionally misspelled) hip-hop ballad to pepperoni slices has either one of the best or worst choruses of all time: "P-I-Z-Z-A P-R-T-Y/If you got a blunt, then we can get high/If you want to come, pick up the phone/Don't get caught with the whack Calzone." Wise words indeed.
Word score: 34, but probably actually zero, due to that whole double-word-and-misspelling thing
The Magnetic Fields — "Washington, D.C."
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The cheerleading chant of "W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N, baby, D.C.!" might just make you want to move to the nation's capital. You will, at the very least, want to ride a railroad track to go see your sweetheart.
Word Score: 22 — and in the new version of Scrabble, proper names are allowed!
Elvis Presley — "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
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Elvis is a guy who knows trouble — or, at least, how to spell it. Not to be confused with his other, non-spelled-out song "Trouble." In this one a later stage (read: bad jumpsuit stage), the King greets trouble with a smile: "Say, good L-double-O-K-I-N-G/I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E."
Webbie (feat. Lil' Boosie and Lil' Phat) — "I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T."
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This song is not only a spelling lesson, but also a dictionary entry. In case you don't know what independent means, Webbie helpfully provides a definition: "She got her own house/She got her own car/Two jobs, work hard/she a bad broad." Beyonce would approve.
Pixies — "Velouria"
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Though it's a little hard to make out, at the end of this song Frank Black sings "V-E-L-O-U-R-I-A." Black is actually an acclaimed word nerd — their song "Ana" is an acrostic, and "Hangwire" was written in haiku.
Bo Diddley — "I'm a Man"
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A classic from a rock pioneer, "I'm a Man" asserts Bo Diddley's masculinity in no uncertain terms. In between advising women to "stand in line" and talking about his cousin "Little John the conqueroo," Didley demonstrates his dexterity with the alphabet: "I'm a man/ I spell M-A-N."
The Modern Lovers — "Girlfriend"
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So Jonathan Richman — he of the David Byrne-ian dance moves and adorable striped shirts — misspells "girlfriends." (He leaves out the second "i" and the "d"). It's still a great song — dreamy and sweet, without being sappy.
Word score: 15 (if you run the chorus through spellcheck)
Hot Chip — "Over and Over"
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Of course, spelling is a repetitive activity — if you stare at a word long enough, it just doesn't make much sense. For instance, "penguin"? What were they thinking? It's in that spirit that Hot Chip's "Over and Over" mashes together a bunch of sort of words, like a seven-year-old mushing his vocabulary into one sentence."K-I-S-S-I-N-G-S-E-X-I-N-G/C-A-S-I-O-P-O-K-E-Y-O-U-M-E!" ? Sure! Why not? That sounds pretty good.
Word score: 53, but really, if you manage to piece that together in an actual Scrabble game, you win no matter what.


A home's kitchen is a centerpiece for gathering and celebrating moments with family and friends. Your kitchen design should be comfortable, inviting, and a place you want to spend time. InsideOut Renovations in Lincoln, NE, can help you take on that kitchen remodeling job and make your dream kitchen a reality.
Not every home needs a six-burner range or Italian marble counter tops, but yours might. When considering your new kitchen design, think about a typical night of cooking and the things you use the most. Is there something that always bothers you while cooking? What do you love in your current kitchen? Be honest with your contractor about the things that matter most. When all is said and done, you'll be the one spending time in the kitchen, so make it work for you.
Remodeling and updating a kitchen has plenty of practical applications, but it is also a great opportunity to add some touches to your home you've always wanted. Visual references and suggestions will help you and your remodeling contractor to stay on the same page and end up with a new kitchen you are both proud of.
Once you've established your end goals with a contractor, the real work begins. A full kitchen remodeling can take anywhere from four to eight weeks, sometimes more. Plan ahead for easy meals that don't the require use of a full kitchen. It's a perfect excuse to make dinner plans with those friends you haven't seen in too long or revive a favorite college ramen recipe.
With years of expertise in kitchen design, custom cabinetry, and all around remodeling, InsideOut Renovations is ready to work together to create your dream kitchen. Give them a call at (402) 474-0028 or visit their website to get started on your ideal kitchen.


The Bates Method is an educational discipline which takes, as its basis, the work of W. H. Bates MD (1860 - 1931). Dr.Bates was an eminent New York ophthalmologist at the turn of the twentieth century.
He published his book 'The Cure of Imperfect Eyesight by Treatment without Glasses' in 1920 in which he explained his research, theories and practices. He also edited "Better Eyesight" magazines which ran from 1919-1930 which both he and Emily Lierman contributed to.
Mrs Emily Lierman worked with Dr.Bates during his researches (many of the pictures in his book are of her) and later assisted him at the free Clinics in New York. Towards the end of his life Mrs. Lierman and Dr. Bates married.


This study is an in-depth description of the application of Cognitive Control Therapy (CCT) in regard to an adolescent with Down syndrome. The literature review revealed a dearth of knowledge on the cognitive development and functioning of adolescents with Down syndrome. The interpretivist research paradigm was used as a philosophical basis for the qualitative case study that created an opportunity for close observation and critical reflection. The primary method of enquiry consisted of interliking therapeutic sessions during which CCT was applied as an intervention technique. The data generated through this process were verified in terms of recent literature, interviews and observations. The data analysis served to highlight the interactive relationship between such aspects as the adolescent's genetic predisposition, as well as physical and psychological factors which to a large extent, influence the cognitive functioning and development, and therefore also the learning ability of the adolescent with Down syndrome. The findings show that the application of CCT resulted in an improvement (although limited) in the adolescent's metacognitive abilities and distractibility and that there was a measure of transference in regard to the social and emotional domains. In conclusion, it appears that CCT was an effective intervention strategy for this adolescent because it accommodated his specific learning style.
Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.


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Guitar Hero outsells Rock Band in the US
UBS analyst Ben Schachter's that Guitar Hero outsold Rock Band by more than 1 million units in America last month, Gamespot reports.Over 1.7 million Guitar Hero games of all versions and formats were sold in the US in November, of which 978,000 were copies of the latest version, Guitar Hero World Tour. This compares with […]
UBS headlines
Music industry grown 32% by games in 2008
According to UBS analyst Ben Schachter, music games have been a "key driver" for music industry this year, with "sales of music-themed games responsible for 19% of overall industry software dollars in July (15% YTD) and 44% of y/y industry dollar growth during the month (32% of growth YTD)."That's not insignificant. In a research note, […]
Analyst: Rumored 360 price cut could line machine with both Wii and PS3
The latest Xbox 360 price cut seems like a pretty good idea considering the console's less-than-rocket sales of late, but could it end up being Microsoft's ace-in-the-hole? UBS analyst Ben Schachter thinks so."If we are correct [about the price drop], it would position the Xbox 360's low-end sku as the lowest priced next-gen console (below […]
Hickey: "We absolutely believe Activision will take a look at Take-Two"
Speaking to The Deal, Janco's Mike Hickey has predicted that Activision Blizzard will take a look at buying Take-Two, for no better reason that to piss EA off."We absolutely believe Activision will take a look at Take-Two," said the analyst. "If a competitor is for sale, you take a look, and if EA is your […]
Schachter calls for more Wii third-party hits
UBS analyst Ben Schachter has called for higher profile third party titles for the Nintendo Wii following the May NPD software numbers."While overall hardware and software trends for the Nintendo Wii continue to be strong, we would like to see more third-party hits on the platform," said Schachter."To date, Guitar Hero III, Sega of America's […]
UBS latest
Hickey: "We absolutely believe Activision will take a look at Take-Two"


I really enjoy the short meetup with Ferene. We went TCC at Central Clarke Quay. The ambience was quite good; just that the tables were too close to one another. Thankfully, the seats beside us were not taken.
Ferene talked about her pet Maltese dog, Beanie. Made me feel like having a pet dog too. Maybe someday when I am very free, have a domestic helper and not afraid of dogs, then I will consider keeping one.
so cute dog lah...got dress sumore!


Typewriters. Not the 1980s typewriters that were half computers, half type machines. The double space habit comes from old manual typewriters, which employed monospace fonts. In comparison, fonts used nowadays like Helvetica and Times New Roman are proportionally spaced. This means that the letter i gets less space than the letter m. In monospace, both get the same amount of spacing (due to the moving mechanics of an old typewriter). As such, there would be a little space around an i to compensate for the larger m. Thus, double spacing after periods was used to make the end of a sentence more obvious. Of course, that was over thirty years ago. Today we only use monospace fonts if we want to create the good ol' feeling of typewriters, which most people of my generation have never even touched. So why do people still do this? Either they want to act older than their age, or they never got the memo that double spacing is wholly unnecessary. And, in practice, for every person who double spaces consistently after a period, there are at least two who, somewhere in their twelve page paper, forget to double space once. Just once. And that is inconsistent and ugly.


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Q: Integrals related to the reciprocal beta function It is known that $$\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\cos^{a-1}x\cos bx~dx=\frac{\pi}{2^aa\mathrm{B}\left(\dfrac{a+b+1}{2},\dfrac{a-b+1}{2}\right)}$$ as https://dlmf.nist.gov/5.12 stated.
How about $\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\cos^{a-1}x\sin bx~dx$ , $\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\sin^{a-1}x\sin bx~dx$ , $\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\sin^{a-1}x\cos bx~dx$ ?
Or how about $\int_0^\pi\cos^{a-1}x\cos bx~dx$ , $\int_0^\pi\cos^{a-1}x\sin bx~dx$ , $\int_0^\pi\sin^{a-1}x\sin bx~dx$ , $\int_0^\pi\sin^{a-1}x\cos bx~dx$ ?
I notice someone can evaluate $\int_0^\pi\sin^\alpha t\cos kt~dt$ for integer $k$ : How to do $\int_{0}^{\pi}(\sin t)^{\alpha}\cos (k t)dt$ please?

A: Let's recall (and modify) one of the known approaches to get the first of these integrals.
Assume (temporarily) that $0<\Re a<\Re b$. Let $\gamma_+$ be the boundary of $$\{z:|z|<1,0<\arg z<\pi/2\}$$ (consisting of the segment $[0,1]$ of the real line, the quartercircle $\{e^{ix}:0\leqslant x\leqslant\pi/2\}$ and the segment $[i,0]$ of the imaginary line), and similarly $\gamma_-$ be the boundary of $$\{z:|z|<1,-\pi/2<\arg z<0\}.$$ Then, by Cauchy's integral theorem (the singularity at $z=0$ taken as a limit)
$$0=\int_{\gamma_+}z^{b-a}(1+z^2)^{a-1}~dz=\int_{\gamma_-}z^{b-a}(1+z^2)^{a-1}~dz.$$
Writing explicitly the integrals along each piece of the contours, we get
$$0=F_+(a,b)+2^{a-1}i\int_0^{\pi/2}e^{ibx}\cos^{a-1}x~dx-ie^{i(b-a)\pi/2}F_-(a,b),\\0=F_+(a,b)-2^{a-1}i\int_0^{\pi/2}e^{-ibx}\cos^{a-1}x~dx+ie^{i(a-b)\pi/2}F_-(a,b),\\\text{where }F_\pm(a,b):=\int_0^1 x^{b-a}(1\pm x^2)^{a-1}~dx.$$
Observe that $F_-(a,b)=\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{B}\left(a,\frac{b-a+1}{2}\right)$. Thus, taking the difference of the preceding equalities, we get rid of $F_+$, and using the reflection formula for $\Gamma\left(\frac{b-a+1}{2}\right)$, we obtain the first formula in the question (which then holds, by analytic continuation, for any $a,b$ with $\Re a>0$). Taking the sum instead, we get $$2^{a-1}\int_0^{\pi/2}\cos^{a-1}x\sin bx~dx=F_+(a,b)+F_-(a,b)\sin\frac{(b-a)\pi}{2}.$$ This time, the $F_+$ is retained, and there's no simple formula for this integral. (Of course, $F_+(a,b)$ can be expressed in terms of incomplete beta functions, or evaluated in closed form in some particular cases, say when $a$ and $b$ are both (half-)integers, or when $(b-a-1)/2$ is an integer.)

The upper limit of $\pi$ makes it a different story. For $0<\Re a<\Re b$, integrating $z^{b-a}(1-z^2)^{a-1}$ over the boundary of $\{z : |z|<1,0<\arg z<\pi\}$ (and using the reflection formula for $\Gamma$ again), we get $$\int_0^\pi e^{ibx}\sin^{a-1}x~dx=\frac{\pi e^{i\pi b/2}}{2^{a-1}a\mathrm{B}\left(\frac{a+b+1}{2},\frac{a-b+1}{2}\right)}$$ (which, again by analytic continuation, holds for any $a,b$ with $\Re a>0$).


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Q: Should I use different sized icons for iOS and Android in a forms application? I have a forms application with a tab bar.  For the iOS I created these icons:
ionicons_2-0-1_ios-pause-outline_25.png
ionicons_2-0-1_ios-pause-outline_25@2x.png
ionicons_2-0-1_ios-pause-outline_2523x.png

They are sized 25*25, 50*50 and 75*75
From what I have read I believe these to be the correct sizes.
However can someone give me advice on the sizes and naming conventions for the Android side of the application.
I was told that the filenames might need to be different.  Also how can it work if I want to use one icon for iOS and another for Android. Currently I specify icons like this:
var homePage = new NavigationPage(new HomePage())
{
   Title = "Home",
   Icon = "ionicons_2-0-1_ios-home-outline_25.png"
};

A: Yes, you probably want to seperate those.
You can read everything on working with different images on the documentation page. Each platform has very specific guidelines on the right image sizes, also depending on the controls you use them on. Just Google for 'icon sizes' or 'human interface guidelines' in conjunction with Android or iOS. Also, you might want to look into the MFractor plugin, which has a (paid) function to generate the right sizes for you which really saves you time.
For Android you might want to avoid using hyphens, since they are known to cause trouble.
To distinquish platforms, you can use constructions like this, for XAML:
<ContentPage>
    <ContentPage.Padding>
        <OnPlatform x:TypeArguments="Thickness">
            <On Platform="Android, UWP">0</On>
            <On Platform="iOS">0,20,0,0</On>
        </OnPlatform>
    </ContentPage.Padding>
</ContentPage>

And in code:
switch(Device.RuntimePlatform)
{
    case Device.iOS:
        this.Padding = new Thickness(0,20,0,0);
        break;
    case Device.Android:
    case Device.UWP:
    case Device.macOS:
    default:
        // This is just an example. You wouldn't actually need to do this, since Padding is already 0 by default.
        this.Padding = new Thickness(0);
        break;
}

(Code samples from xamarinhelp.com)
While this shows it for Padding you can apply it on strings and apply it to your situation. However, you do not have to use different filenames. You can name them identically but just use different icons. Also the platform will figure out which resolution to get or postfix it with @2x, etc.