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Kazakh-Turkish Bilateral Relations Discussed in Astana
By Aiman Turebekova in International on 9 February 2016
ASTANA – The main directions of bilateral cooperation, such as strengthening political dialogue and a cultural exchange, development of relations in the field of transport, energy, tourism and infrastructure were discussed during Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's official visit to Kazakhstan on Feb. 6, the Akorda press office reported.
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that this visit shows the importance of Turkey for Kazakhstan's foreign policy.
"This year, Kazakhstan will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its independence. From the first days of our sovereignty, we have been making every effort to bring closer our fraternal peoples. By working closely over the years with the leadership of your country, we have restored ties between Kazakhstan and Turkey. I became an initiator of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States. There is a Turkic Academy in Astana, where scientists are exploring common culture and history of both countries. The value of Turkey is very large for Kazakhstan, and we will never give up our cooperation," said Nazarbayev.
He also emphasised that growing geopolitical tensions around Turkey has an impact on Kazakhstan. "Today, it is necessary to continue the search for new ways out of the prevailing situation. Many of the causes of the events remain unclear. The conflicts in Syria and Iraq have shown a lack of unity among Muslims. We have become closer to a time of a conflict between Sunnis and Shiites, which was earlier predicted by the West. The crisis in relations between Turkey and Russia has become a big concern for Kazakhstan. The two countries are our important allies and partners," highlighted the Kazakh President.
In turn, Davutoglu maintained that he always regards trips to Kazakhstan as coming to his home. He congratulated Kazakhstan on its 25th anniversary of independence and praised Nazarbayev for his contribution to the strengthening of bilateral relations.
"Relations between Kazakhstan and Turkey are intensively developing in all directions. We have implemented joint projects in transport, energy and other fields. And trade relations have been strengthening. If Turkey is a gateway for Kazakhstan to Europe, Kazakhstan for Turkey is the way to Eurasia," Davutoglu said during his talks with Nazarbayev.
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#RollsRoyceCullinan #EffortlessEverywhere
"The super-luxury lifestyle is evolving and Rolls-Royce is in the lead. Luxury is no longer an urban concept. More and more it is about embracing and experiencing the wider world. Our customers expect to go everywhere in luxury, effortlessly and without compromise, conquering the most challenging terrain to enjoy life's most enriching experiences, wherever they may be. For this reason, they have asked us to create a Rolls-Royce that offers uncompromised luxury wherever they dare to venture. Cullinan is that car. It is Effortless, Everywhere.
It is incomparable and dramatically evolves the parameters of super-luxury travel, translating Rolls-Royce's ethos of 'Effortlessness' into physical capability, anywhere in the world. Cullinan will simply take the world in its stride."
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
"The launch of a new Rolls-Royce model is always a seminal moment in the luxury industry. Today we are setting a new standard by creating a new class of motoring and motor car for customers who are well-connected, highly mobile and have a global perspective. They want a new type of motor car that gives them unbounded access in ultimate luxury. Their sense of adventure and daring demands a "go-anywhere in ultimate luxury" motor car that will both take them to and meet them at the pinnacle of life. Cullinan is that motor-car."
Peter Schwarzenbauer, Chairman of Rolls-Royce and Member of the Board of the BMW Group.
"From the very beginning the design team treated this brand new Rolls-Royce as a unique, high bodied car. With global customer expectations in mind, our aim was two-fold – realise a presence to match the magnificent capability of Cullinan, whilst setting sector defining standards for luxury and elegance. We know that many of our luxury patrons pursue sports or leisure hobbies that require precisely this type of go anywhere vehicle – Cullinan's design gesture had to possess an immediate sense of effortless accomplishment."
"The label SUV is now applied to anything with a two-box silhouette and the least suggestion of going off tarmac. We envisioned an authentic, three-box high-bodied all-terrain car with a convention-challenging design and absolute capability that would satisfy the adventurous urges of our clients."
Giles Taylor, Director of Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
"This landscape is savage, but this journey has been seamless. What's unique is the ability to absorb the road without thought and simply let yourself get lost. You don't so much drive as you float and it seems to get almost smoother the faster you go. The turning and the grip are unreal, almost hugging the road and seeming to glide above it. Sometimes making pictures is as much about getting there as it is about the image itself."
Cory Richards, National Geographic photographer and star of The Final Challenge.
Cullinan at a glance
The most anticipated car of 2018 and, quite possibly, the most anticipated Rolls-Royce of all time.
Named after the largest diamond ever discovered which now resides in the British Crown Jewels.
An all-terrain high-bodied car that makes the idea of authentic, luxury off-road travel a reality for the first time. Luxury travel is now Effortless, Everywhere.
Contemporary and functional design ensures Cullinan gains iconic status in the face of increasingly bland SUV designs.
The first "three-box" car in the SUV-sector. Cullinan's rear partition wall creates a distinct environment for passengers, separated from the luggage compartment.
The most practical of Rolls-Royces. Cullinan is the most versatile, family oriented, fun-to-drive super-luxury SUV available today.
The second new Rolls-Royce to sit on the all-new aluminium 'Architecture of Luxury', Cullinan is the most technologically advanced, and only purpose-built, luxury SUV in the world.
Tested to destruction all over the planet, Cullinan is an incredibly capable off-roader that sees the development of the 'Magic Carpet Ride' for off-road enjoyment, without sacrificing any Rolls-Royce on-road behaviour.
Cullinan offers a suite of Bespoke features developed specifically for the many various lifestyles of its owners including the Viewing Suite and the Recreation Module.
The 6.75 litre twin-turbo V12 Rolls-Royce engine delivers 563bhp/420kW and 850Nm/627lb ft of torque to the all-new all-wheel drive, all-wheel steer system needed to overcome any challenge.
A century-long pedigree of adventurous quests and campaigns successfully carried out across all terrains thanks to the luxury offered by a stout vehicle that was swift, stealthy and dependable. "A Rolls in the desert is above rubies" – T.E. Lawrence.
When Rolls-Royce announced three years ago that it would launch Cullinan, it did so in the knowledge that its customers around the world had asked it to build "The Rolls-Royce of SUVs", with luxury, performance and usability not seen before in the SUV market. Many of these customers were younger, very successful high-net-worth individuals who are heavily engaged in the experience economy, and wanted a Rolls-Royce that would take them to the ends of the Earth in ultimate luxury.
Automotive mobility has always been a fast moving and dynamic business, with new concepts – such as SUVs – appearing with great regularity. But those new concepts need to be perfected in order to be adopted by those customers who will accept no compromise – the patrons of true luxury. Hence the Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
"History set our precedent, and today Rolls-Royce answers its call to action," comments Müller-Ötvös. "Our answer to the visionaries, adventurers, explorers and those who believe in the supremacy of liberty is the Rolls-Royce Cullinan."
What is Cullinan?
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is Rolls-Royce as it's never seen before. When Sir Henry Royce said, "Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it", he could have had Cullinan in mind.
"We knew we had to offer our clients what they couldn't find in the SUV market," continues Müller-Ötvös. "They do not accept limitations or compromises in their lives. They are the new pioneers, and for them it's about their sense of adventure and daring in how they live their experiences. This approach to life demands a motor car that can go-anywhere in ultimate luxury and style – Rolls-Royce style. Hence Cullinan."
It was clear that these new, younger and more adventurous customers wanted a Rolls-Royce that would take them completely off the beaten track and reward them with life's most enriching experiences.
What they didn't want was a vehicle as ubiquitous as an SUV with compromises such as increased cabin noise due to the "two-box" formula; shared platforms that affect performance and comfort; the choice of being good either on-road or off-road; or a lower, more featureless SUV that blends in and becomes just another car.
"Cullinan is luxury in its purest form blended with perfect practicality and off-road capability," comments Müller-Ötvös. "Effortless, Everywhere is not just the promise behind Cullinan. It's the fact."
Making luxury Effortless, Everywhere engendered an evolution in Rolls-Royce's approach to creating an authentic Rolls-Royce SUV. The most obvious sign of this was the radical rear of Cullinan.
For the first time a Rolls-Royce has an opening tailgate, called 'The Clasp'. In a nod to the era when luggage was mounted on the exterior of the motor-car, so the occupants did not travel with their belongings, the rear profile of Cullinan is a two-part, 'D-Back' format, with the bustle denoting the place of the luggage. 'The Clasp' opens and closes in its two sections automatically at the touch of the key fob button.
The rear passenger compartment of Cullinan has been designed to offer the best seat in the house for the owner's particular needs. Two rear configurations are offered – Lounge Seats or Individual Seats.
The Lounge Seat configuration is the more functional of the two options. With space for three passengers in the rear, it will likely be more attractive to families. The rear seats also fold down – a first for Rolls-Royce.
The seats fold electronically in a number of configurations by pressing the appropriate button in the boot or rear door pocket. One press sees each backrest effortlessly fold down, whilst at the same time moving the headrests upwards to avoid making an imprint on the seat cushion. Both seat backs can be folded completely, creating a flat load area or in a 2/3 and 1/3 split, increasing practicality even further. Rear passengers can still travel with a long load, or use the carpeted seat back as an occasional table on which to rest their precious personal items.
For those who intend to transport large items back from their adventures, the rear of Cullinan offers a large amount of space in different arrangements.
The rear compartment or boot area offers a standard 560 litres of space, growing to 600 with the parcel shelf removed. Furthermore, the base of the rear seats sits higher than the boot floor, so even with both rear seats folded, the items in the boot cannot slip forward and are safely contained, unlike in any other SUV. But for those wishing to carry a long item back from their trip – whether it be a Mark Rothko from the Art Gallery or a newly discovered artefact from the latest archaeological dig – a loading length of 2245mm and load capacity of 1930 litres is accessed by electronically raising the boot floor to meet the seat base, allowing the item to slide through effortlessly.
Rolls-Royce's investment in making the rear of Cullinan effortlessly and ultimately practical has the side benefit of offering a loading length longer than a Range Rover Vogue Extended Wheelbase. A very practical Rolls-Royce indeed.
Knowing that the Rolls-Royce customer expects to bespoke his or her Cullinan, a second rear configuration is offered.
The Individual Seat configuration is for those who value the ultimate luxury an SUV can offer over practicality. The two individual rear seats are separated by a Fixed Rear Centre Console incorporating a drinks cabinet with Rolls-Royce whisky glasses and decanter, champagne flutes and refrigerator. The seats also move in a number of planes to offer ultimate comfort whilst travelling in the rear.
One final feature brings Rolls-Royce's ultimate level of luxury to this configuration of Cullinan, creating the first truly "three-box" SUV. Inspired by the age when one never travelled with one's luggage, a glass partition isolates the passenger cabin from the luggage compartment, creating an inner ecosystem for the occupants. In addition to enhanced and class-leading silence within the cabin, a further benefit becomes clear in the hottest and coldest of environments. Thanks to the sealed cabin created by the glass partition wall, the occupants can remain in the optimum temperature even when the luggage compartment stands open.
Cullinan awakes at the touch of the unlock button on the Bespoke key, or indeed by simply reaching out to its beautifully tactile stainless steel door handle. It lowers itself by 40mm to make entry effortless as the iconic Rolls-Royce coach doors stand open to welcome driver and passengers to their adventure.
Having stepped directly into the cabin, thanks to the wide aperture of the doors and completely flat floor, driver and passengers press the door closing button to seal themselves within the sanctuary of Cullinan's cabin. Or one touch of the sensor on the exterior door handles will see the doors automatically close themselves from outside.
A touch of the start button then elevates Cullinan 40mm to its standard, commanding ride height, placing its occupants in the perfect position from which to see the world as it drives off.
The driver instantly recognises Cullinan as a driver's car thanks to its thicker, smaller steering wheel. It's heated, pliant rim hints at epic voyages which Cullinan is all too eager to begin, whilst heated and ventilated seats mean passengers will be perfectly acclimatised. From their commanding position at the helm of Cullinan, all equipment and technology is clearly seen and reached by the driver.
All information is clearly communicated by the latest generation of digital instruments, with the displays themselves designed with clear and beautiful virtual needles, Rolls-Royce jewellery-like chaplets and clear lettering.
The central information screen is for the first time touch sensitive, allowing the driver to quickly select functions, map views and vehicle set-up whilst on the trail. This portal can still be controlled from the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy controller which nestles on the central console with the 'Off-Road' button, Hill Descent Control button and Air Suspension height adjustment controls.
A host of other cutting-edge technology makes Rolls-Royce Cullinan the most technologically advanced car of its type in the world. Further equipment includes: Night Vision and Vision Assist including daytime and night-time Wildlife & Pedestrian warning; Alertness Assistant; a 4-Camera system with Panoramic View, all-round visibility and helicopter view; Active Cruise Control; Collision Warning; Cross-Traffic Warning, Lane Departure and Lane Change Warning; an industry leading 7×3 High-Resolution Head-Up Display, WiFi hotspot, and of course the latest Navigation and Entertainment Systems.
For those not behind the wheel, the world's most spectacular scenery is to be seen from a privileged position. Those in the rear sit higher than those in the front of the car on Rolls-Royce's Pavilion Seating, enjoying grandstand views of their surroundings thanks to the large glazed area of Cullinan's side windows and industry-leading panoramic glass roof. And if they wish to locate themselves or their latest far-flung discovery, they can zero in on their location on the rear touchscreen map.
Also, no photographic opportunity will be missed as all electronic devices can be charged via the five USB ports around the cabin, whilst phones can be wirelessly charged in the front of the cabin.
Arriving at their remote destination, the occupants can descend without dirtying their trouser legs as both front and rear coach doors wrap low under the sill of Cullinan, ensuring that all dirt remains on the outside of the door. A feature only Rolls-Royce would have considered.
Authentic Rolls-Royce engineering – everywhere
"The proposition of this car is an engineering masterpiece, its off-road capability, whilst maintaining the world-famous 'Magic Carpet Ride' of Rolls-Royce," comments Müller-Ötvös. "When we began engineering this car, these were the guiding principles."
Key to the creation of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV was the Architecture of Luxury – Rolls-Royce's proprietary all-aluminium architecture.
The Architecture of Luxury really comes into its own in creating Cullinan. The engineering team behind Cullinan adapted the Architecture of Luxury to the design template of a high-bodied car laid down by Giles Taylor and his design team thanks to its innate adaptability.
It was designed and engineered from the ground up in such a way as to be scalable to the size and weight requirements of different future Rolls-Royce models, including those with different propulsion, traction and control systems, thus underpinning the long-term future product roadmap.
Cullinan uses this new architecture in a wholly different manner to deliver an iconic design and presence, uncompromised comfort, space and usability, cutting edge technology and the peerless on-road and off-road driving experience and capability.
The component parts of the base architecture were reconfigured into a spaceframe that was higher and shorter whilst also delivering a completely new feature never seen before on a series production Rolls-Royce – a tailgate.
The all-new aluminium sub-structure delivers extraordinary car body stiffness for exceptional 'best-in-class' functional performance on rough terrain whilst offering better ride comfort.
The integration of new technologies into the architecture was also key to ensuring the fundamental quality of Cullinan as Effortless, Everywhere. The engineering team began by creating a drivetrain that would bring Rolls-Royce's famous 'Magic Carpet Ride' off-road.
"The drivetrain system we engineered for Cullinan had one key job to do," explains Caroline Krismer, Engineering Project Leader for Cullinan. "To bring the famed Rolls-Royce 'Magic Carpet Ride' to all other terrains possible, while ensuring class-leading on-road behaviour in the SUV sector."
Rolls-Royce's celebrated Magic Carpet Ride impresses off-road as well as on-road thanks to the new lighter architecture, and the latest generation of self-levelling air suspension. Through a thorough re-engineering of the existing air suspension system – including adding larger air struts with more air volume to cushion the blows of the toughest of terrains – the strengthening of drive and prop shafts, the inclusion of drive to the front wheels as well as the back for the first time in Rolls-Royce history, and the complete reworking of the new 6.75 litre twin-turbo V12 Rolls-Royce engine to deliver just the right level of torque (850Nm) at the lowest possible revolutions (1,600rpm), the Rolls-Royce engineering team has ensured Cullinan will take owners to places no modern Rolls-Royce owner has travelled in luxury before.
The suspension makes millions of calculations every second as it continuously varies the electronically controlled shock absorber adjustment system – reacting to body and wheel acceleration, steering inputs and camera information. A new double-wishbone front axle and 5-link rear axle deliver astounding levels of control over lateral roll and shear forces and deliver incredible agility and stability, as does the addition of four-wheel steering, all contributing to incredible drivability and nimbleness.
In the case of driving off-road, the electronically controlled shock absorber adjustment system uses an air compression system to actively push down any wheel it detects losing traction to ensure every wheel is constantly in contact with the ground and maximum torque is being provided to all wheels.
"Put simply, what makes the car great on-road makes the car great off-road," concludes Krismer.
The final piece of the puzzle of ensuring that the Rolls-Royce Cullinan is Effortless, Everywhere is one single button. Known within Rolls-Royce as the 'Everywhere' button, one single push is all it takes to harness all the aforementioned peerless Rolls-Royce engineering and unleash all of Cullinan's off-road capability.
Once engaged, the driver can finesse the off-road setting to glide over any situation, whether it be rough track, gravel, wet grass, mud, snow or sand delivering all 850Nm of torque to all four wheels without interruption. And faced with deep snow, sand or the need to ford streams, Cullinan delivers the deepest wading depth of any super-luxury SUV at 540mm thanks to its highest ride height.
Designing a force of nature
"At this point in the history of automotive design, SUVs have become homogenous and ubiquitous," comments Giles Taylor, Director of Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. "The label SUV is now applied to anything with a two-box silhouette and the least suggestion of going off tarmac. We envisioned an authentic, three-box all-terrain high-bodied car with a convention-challenging design and absolute capability that would satisfy the adventurous urges of our clients."
Working with the Architecture of Luxury, Taylor and his team designed the car he knew would meet expectations. Iconic design, proper Rolls-Royce proportions inside and out, and uncompromised levels of luxury.
"One of the first benefits of the Architecture of Luxury to the design of Cullinan was the ability to place the wheels and create a unique roofline silhouette that would give Cullinan an immediate sense of Rolls-Royce pedigree," comments Taylor. "This gave Cullinan the commanding stance of a warrior, immediately communicating its strength and power, whilst at the very same time allows effortless entry and exit from the rear cabin."
This strength and power are immediately apparent from the face of Cullinan. Key features such as lights and air intakes are deep set into the bodywork, whilst strong vertical and horizontal lines create a powerful visage, with the prominent brow of a Saxon warrior created by the line that runs across the top of the pantheon grille and 'eyebrow'-like daytime running lights. This approach lends a toughness of expression to the front of Cullinan.
The grille is created from hand-polished stainless steel, but for Cullinan it is set slightly proud of the surrounding bodywork that pushes it up and forward. The Rolls-Royce badge and Spirit of Ecstasy ride significantly above the line of the wing, giving them a unique vantage point.
Away from the face of Cullinan the vertical lines that run from the A-pillars down along the raised bonnet edge, down the side of the grille and into the metal skid plate below emphasise the height of the car and its dominant character.
From the side, the purposefulness of Cullinan is clear. There is an uncompromising sheerness of the typical Rolls-Royce long bonnet profile, with the bonnet itself seen to be set higher than the wings of the car to communicate greater toughness.
The line then rises quickly on the A-pillar to resolve in an ultimate height for Cullinan of 1,836mm, a height accentuated by the glass to metal ratio as seen from the side. From just over the B-pillar, the roofline becomes quite fast and drops away to the even faster rear glass which resolves in an elegantly protruding boot lid that reminds one of the D-Back Rolls-Royces of the 1930's, some of the last of the marque to still carry their owner's luggage on a shelf outside the car.
Taylor's famous rotating line then takes the eye back towards the front of Cullinan as it shoots forward through the 22-inch wheel hubs to give it a beautiful balance, whilst the depth of the side profile is optically broken up by a most authentic and honest piece of metal, like a Saxon spear, that flies down the lower door surface and gives the whole side of the car a beautiful sense of tension.
The rear view of Cullinan continues the theme of functionality, with the design reduced to a functional baseline. Any jewellery is subdued. So for instance, the Rolls-Royce badge stands on its own smaller plinth separate and above a thin metal finisher over the number plate housing. The design theme for the rear lights also remains simple as two narrow upright units house all the lights and are minimally adorned by thin narrow strips of jewellery at their centre. A final mark of functionality are the exposed metal exhaust pipes and skid plate, both reminding one of Cullinan's power and ability.
Inside, the cabin of Cullinan combines authentic Rolls-Royce luxury with simple, symmetrical functionality to express the car's inherent strength. Whether the fascia and centre stack of the dashboard or the arm rests on the doors, structural horizontal and vertical elements underpin the interior design.
The centre stack is framed by hand-finished metal pillars that bridge the upper fascia and middle console, giving it a sense of robustness, whilst also suspending the horizontal elements of the fascia to give a more commanding feel.
The upper fascia is clad in a newly developed contemporary 'Box Grain' black leather – a durable and water resistant boarded leather similar to that used in Italian high-end luggage and handbag design. It gives the fascia a sense of width as it runs across its upper segment, allowing the jewellery-like elements of clock and air vents to stand out beautifully.
Supporting this upper section is a strong band of wood that is moulded in three-dimensions to flow out to the centre stack, whilst the entire dashboard is protected by leather pads on top and at the bottom. The top pad is fashioned in a wing like fashion, suggesting muscularity and movement, as well as the functionality of a cockpit.
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Generally speaking Bruce and I see things on the Linux front fairly differently. But in this instance, I find myself in near complete agreement across the board.
As the article points out, Ubuntu is taking double hits from both general naysayers along with those of the purist group that simply feel that it is mooching off of Debian code. In first instance, the problem Ubuntu faces comes from the fact that it has created a level of expectation in which some feel is has not been able to meet.
On the Debian front however, I have little pity here. They had years to choose to reach across the spectrum – it never happened. So Ubuntu was to a degree a necessary evil in the eyes of many. While Debian is vastly more stable, it is clearly not hitting the right chord with the newbies. Apparently enough folks want Linux to cutting edge. Debian stable is hardly that. Go figure.
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Thing 1: I used more pink than calculated (9 mL instead of 6) because it didn't look as dark as I would have liked. Of course, it migrated a good bit, so that accounts for the larger pink sections.
Because of the way the first batch dyed, there aren't grey and light pink sections, so much as black and pink separated by the littlest bit of white and off-whites. As I mentioned yesterday, the dye migrated quite a bit. The initial black stripe was skooshed within the 1" section, but migrated about half an inch beyond that. When I added the "grey" dye (diluted black), there was already so much black that it just made the slightly fainter black more black. Same with the pinks.
Goals 1 and 2: I wanted to eliminate as much of the black drool as possible, and get a little more definition in the greys and light pink, as well as white sections.
Also, this meant there was a LOT less liquid on the blanks so that meant less liquid to carry the black dyes around. This decreased the black drool considerably. It also meant less dye, which meant less migration and more distinct white areas post-nuking. Excellent.
Thing 2: I also remembered to spritz the vinegar BEFORE nuking. This meant not having to unwrap and possibly contaminate the non-black sections.
Thing 3: I carefully folded up the packet accordian style with black at the edges and put a small glass jar under the pink section to keep it elevated. I figured any black dye that wanted to roam would stick to the lowered areas and stay away from the pinks. I think this helped.
Thing 4: I had to nuke for smaller amounts of time because, as the temperature went up, the packet started inflating and falling over. I nuked until it was about to fall over, and then let it cool a bit before repeating. I think I had 4 nukes instead of the usual 3, so this wasn't too bad.
I think, no matter how you look at it, making self-striping yarns is time-consuming.
I think this method means a lot less winding for self-striping yarn. That's a definite plus. No walking around chairs or keeping track of peg boards.
I think if you know how to use your knitting machine, it's not bad making up the blanks. If you don't, you may curse or sweat.
I think applying the dyes is not difficult but probably less mindless than the usual ways.
I think the mottled and unpredictable transitions between stripes is very interesting and fun to watch.
I think carrying around a dyed blank is less fiddly than a skein of yarn: no tangles or knots.
I think intentional frogging of dyed blanks as you're knitting up socks is fun and satisfying. Frogging is not fun when it's endless, when it's because of a mistake you made, or when it means you're negating hours of work. None of these apply!
I think I'm done with self-striping socks for a while.
My Dye-O-Rama yarn is finally dyed and dried and ready to go out! Wanna see?
A light steaming and a bath did not entirely remove the crinklies, but I don't think it'll be an issue in the knitted item. I wonder if the cooking or the cooking and drying in knitted form made the crinklies so pronounced.
This time 'round I made several changes in hopes of having clearer color bands. Overall, the changes worked great. But first things first... How I did it the first time.
It's a Studio SK860, I think, bought new several years ago. Suffice it to say, I had grand plans.
Scott took them, despite protestations of unwashed hair and grubby clothes.
This machine knits primarily dk to light worsted weight yarns. I'm no machine knitter so don't hold me to that. But that's a rough range. I "cast on" with grippy waste cotton over 30 needles at dial setting 6 and knit about 8-10 rows. Then I switched to the Kona superwash and knit 200 rows (I weighed as I went; 200 rows = 2 oz). Back to the grippy waste cotton for another 8-10 rows and then off the bed. Rinse and repeat for the second skein.
Note: this made a very loose fabric, which worked out fine. The yarn fulls when washed and dyed, and you don't want a tight gauge getting in the way of dye penetration.
I soaked the blanks in hot water with a bit of dish detergent and rinsed gently before using. When ready, I laid out my protective plastic drop cloth and plastic wrap and unrolled the blanks onto the plastic wrap (stockinette stitch, as you know, wants to curl up something fierce, so I did my best to lay it flat).
I based my numbers on Deb Menz's Color in Spinning, past experience and guesstimation. Good old guesstimation. Here's how it went. (If you really hate numbers and would rather skip to the fun part, jump to the Aside).
To figure out how much dye to use, first I figured out what dye intensities I wanted. I knew I'd get good saturated colors with 4% dye solution, and then I figured 1% ought to do it for the greys and light pinks.
Next, I figured out what percent of the whole each band was. The total was 6", so each (non-white) color was 2/12 of the whole. Here's where it gets a little interesting. If you like math. If not, maybe the opposite.
because the black takes up only 2/12 of the whole. Right. And for the 1% bands, I decided to dilute the 1% dye solution to .25%, so that the calculations would be the same as above. Same amount of liquid, different amount of dye.
To be honest, you can just wing it and put as much as looks right to you. If you want consistent stripes, then use the same amount for each stripe. It's that easy.
I laid out measuring tape next to my blank. Following the color pattern, I added the dye and skooshed in to make sure it got all the way through to the other side. I started with black and did all the black stripes, then did the pink stripes, then the lighter colors.
Above, the black bands were placed and skooshed between the 6" and 7" marks, and 12" and 13" marks. The grey was placed over the migrated black sections. I used more pink than calculated because I wasn't happy with the intensity. Hence, it migrated more.
I spritzed a nice layer of vinegar over the whole shebang. After nuking and forgetting. Doh!
Nuked for the usual [~2 mins on, several mins off] x 3.
You can tell there is much less white here than before nuking.
Also, there are a bunch of areas where the black drooled, plus one section where I accidentally spattered black... I wasn't quite happy with how it turned out so I made a bunch of modifications and tried again. That's the photo at the beginning of the post! Details on that coming up.
Thanks so much for your words and thoughts. Just. Thank you.
This week I'm at a technical conference in Boston so posts will be spotty, but I've been dyeing and it's been fun so I hope I can squeeze something in here and there.
It's about time I got started on my Dye-O-Rama sock yarn! I knitted up some Kona on the knitting machine and then dyed stripes of pink, black and white. The results were a little unexpected with some bleeding of black dulling the pink, a few black splotches, and a lot less white than expected from dye migration. But, overall, I got the effect I was looking for, so with a few tweaks I think it will suit my purposes. I'll post more details on the whats and the hows soon (you know me, there were plenty of calculations flying around, some useful, some not so much).


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[1] Association of Pre-treatment Radiomic Features with Lung Cancer Recurrence Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Kyle J Lafata JulianC Hong Ruiqi Geng Bradley GAckerson Jian-Guo Liu Zhennan Zhou Jordan Torok ChrisRKelsey Fang-FangYin
Data Analysis mathscidoc:1905.43004
Physics in Medicine and Biology., 64, 2019
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[2] Two-stage dimension reduction for noisy high-dimensional images and application to Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
SZU-CHI CHUNG INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC SHAO-HSUAN WANG INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC PO-YAO NIU INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC SU-YUN HUANG INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC WEI-HAU CHANG INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC I-PING TU INSTITUTE OF STATISTIC
Silver Award Paper in 2020
Annals of Mathematical Sciences and Applicaitons , 5, (2), 2020
Principal component analysis (PCA) is arguably the most widely used dimension-reduction method for vector-type data. When applied to a sample of images, PCA requires vectorization of the image data, which in turn entails solving an eigenvalue problem for the sample covariance matrix. We propose herein a two-stage dimension reduction (2SDR) method for image reconstruction from high-dimensional noisy image data. The first stage treats the image as a matrix, which is a tensor of order 2, and uses multilinear principal component analysis (MPCA) for matrix rank reduction and image denoising. The second stage vectorizes the reduced-rank matrix and achieves further dimension and noise reduction. Simulation studies demonstrate excellent performance of 2SDR, for which we also develop an asymptotic theory that establishes consistency of its rank selection. Applications to cryo-EM (cryogenic electronic microscopy), which has revolutionized structural biology, organic and medical chemistry, cellular and molecular physiology in the past decade, are also provided and illustrated with benchmark cryo-EM datasets. Connections to other contemporaneous developments in image reconstruction and high-dimensional statistical inference are also discussed.
[3] Challenges of big data analysis
Jianqing Fan Fang Han Han Liu
National science review, 1, (2), 293-314, 2014.6
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Big Data bring new opportunities to modern society and challenges to data scientists. On the one hand, Big Data hold great promises for discovering subtle population patterns and heterogeneities that are not possible with small-scale data. On the other hand, the massive sample size and high dimensionality of Big Data introduce unique computational and statistical challenges, including scalability and storage bottleneck, noise accumulation, spurious correlation, incidental endogeneity and measurement errors. These challenges are distinguished and require new computational and statistical paradigm. This paper gives overviews on the salient features of Big Data and how these features impact on paradigm change on statistical and computational methods as well as computing architectures. We also provide various new perspectives on the Big Data analysis and computation. In particular, we emphasize on
[4] Myelin activates FAK/Akt/NF-B pathways and provokes CR3-dependent inflammatory response in murine system
Xin Sun Xi Wang Tianxiang Chen Tianyi Li Kai Cao Andrew Lu Yongxiong Chen Dongming Sun Jianhong Luo Jianqing Fan Wise Young Yi Ren
PLoS one, 5, (2), e9380, 2010.2
Inflammatory response following central nervous system (CNS) injury contributes to progressive neuropathology and reduction in functional recovery. Axons are sensitive to mechanical injury and toxic inflammatory mediators, which may lead to demyelination. Although it is well documented that degenerated myelin triggers undesirable inflammatory responses in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), there has been very little study of the direct inflammatory consequences of damaged myelin in spinal cord injury (SCI), i.e., there is no direct evidence to show that myelin debris from injured spinal cord can trigger undesirable inflammation in vitro and in vivo. Our data showed that myelin can initiate inflammatory responses in vivo, which is complement receptor 3 (CR3)-dependent via stimulating macrophages to express pro-inflammatory molecules and down-regulates expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Mechanism study revealed that myelin-increased cytokine expression is through activation of FAK/PI3K/Akt/NF-B signaling pathways and CR3 contributes to myelin-induced PI3K/Akt/NF-B activation and cytokine production. The myelin induced inflammatory response is myelin specific as sphingomyelin (the major lipid of myelin) and myelin basic protein (MBP, one of the major proteins of myelin) are not able to activate NF-B signaling pathway. In conclusion, our results demonstrate a crucial role of myelin as an endogenous inflammatory stimulus that induces pro-inflammatory responses and suggest that blocking myelin-CR3 interaction and
[5] Signal processing of acoustic signals in the time domain with an active nonlinear nonlocal cochlear model
M Drew LaMar Jack Xin Yingyong Qi
Signal processing, 86, (2), 360-374, 2006.2
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A two-space dimensional active nonlinear nonlocal cochlear model is formulated in the time domain to capture nonlinear hearing effects such as compression, multi-tone suppression and difference tones. The micromechanics of the basilar membrane (BM) are incorporated to model active cochlear properties. An active gain parameter is constructed in the form of a nonlinear nonlocal functional of BM displacement. The model is discretized with a boundary integral method and numerically solved using an iterative second-order accurate finite difference scheme. A block matrix structure of the discrete system is exploited to simplify the numerics with no loss of accuracy. Model responses to multiple frequency stimuli are shown in agreement with hearing experiments. A nonlinear spectrum is computed from the model, and compared with FFT spectrum for noisy tonal inputs. The discretized model is efficient and accurate


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Professionals National Front(PNF)Strongly Criticises National Trade Policy Formulated by Malik Samarawickrema and the Sri Lanka -Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Posted by Administrator on 15 July 2018, 7:15 pm
by C.A.Chandraprema
Last Thursday, the Professionals' National Front (PNF) which brings together professionals from the medical, engineering, banking, IT, architectural, and many other spheres held a seminar to a packed audience at the Sri Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Mandiraya in Thunmulla on the SL-Singapore Free Trade Agreement ahead of the debate in parliament on the same matter scheduled for the afternoon of July 17. The PNF is a body that took shape through agitation against the attempt by the present government to expand the free trade agreement with India to include the trade in services. One of the main demands by the PNF from its very inception is that Sri Lanka should have a national trade policy on the lines of which any free trade agreement should be entered into.
Since the government was dragging its feet in the matter of formulating a national trade policy, the PNF took the initiative to appoint a people's commission to make recommendations for the formation of such a policy. In the meantime, a document styled 'New Trade Policy' appeared last year on the website of the Ministry of Strategic Development and International Trade purporting to be Sri Lanka's national trade policy. It was supposed to be in accordance with this policy that the SL-Singapore FTA had been entered into. Speaker after speaker at last Thursday's event bitterly criticized both the so called National Trade Policy formulated by Minister Malik Samarawickrema and the SL-Singapore FTA that the government entered into. One of the main criticisms made by the PNF against the purported national trade policy of the present government is that nobody had been consulted in its preparation and that it was only 'an essay' written by an expatriate Sri Lankan.
When the Indian government updated its Foreign Trade Policy last year, they got all stakeholders including exporters, trade associations, state governments, and even foreign missions involved in the process. But Sri Lanka's New Trade Policy seems to have been formulated without any such process and had appeared suddenly on Malik Samarawickrema's ministry website. This was tantamount to a deliberate insult to the professional organizations that had been agitating for a properly formulated national trade policy. In the midst of all this, the government entered into the SL-Singapore FTA without any consultation or discussion with stakeholders. In fact very few people were even aware that such a thing was on the cards until it was suddenly sprung on all of us. Even though a parliamentary debate is to be held next Tuesday on the SL-Singapore FTA, it's being held after the FTA has been signed and the Customs Dept. instructed to adhere to its provisions. It was this FTA that for the first time opened up virtually the entire Sri Lankan services sector to competition from Singapore. To say that the professional associations have reached boiling point is an understatement.
New Trade Policy from nowhere
Among the main criticisms made at that seminar about the SL-Singapore FTA was the fact that Sri Lanka has undertaken to provide zero duty access to Singapore for 50% of all product lines immediately, and increase this proportion to 80% within various time frames going up to 12 years, without however obtaining any comparable concession for Sri Lanka. All product lines could be exported completely duty free to Singapore even before the FTA. The other matter taken up was the mandatory opening up of the movement of natural persons in categories such as managers, executives and specialists in a context where these phrases are not defined anywhere, not even in the legal text of the SL-Singapore FTA which defines the word 'day' but not the words manager, executive or specialist.
It's no great wonder that such criticism would be made of the SL-Singapore when it was based on the so called 'New Trade Policy' of the present government which itself is a document lacking focus or depth. The Foreign Trade Policy of India is 150 pages long and is very focused whereas Sri Lanka's new trade policy is just 29 pages and inconsistent in its assertions. This is why the PNF calls it an 'essay'. The expatriate Sri Lankan who is supposed to have penned this trade policy starts off with the claim that in recent years (meaning the years before the present government came into power) Sri Lanka's openness to international trade and investment has declined sharply and that the increased 'protectionism and inward orientation' have slowed economic growth.
The NTP states that the main reason for the inward orientation was Sri Lanka's tariffs and para-tariffs which have increased the level of protection for Sri Lankan domestic industries at the cost of production for exports. It then goes on to state that this results in consumers having to pay more and local producers not being under any pressure to match international quality standards. It states that high levels of protection divert resources from production for export and that tariffs and other measures that protect domestic industries create disincentives to exports by directly raising the price of imported inputs and raw materials and intermediate and capital goods. However, it is a well known fact that any export oriented industry can import inputs and raw materials from overseas for their industries duty free and that this was the whole purpose in establishing free trade zones.
How then can Sri Lanka's tariff regime be a dampener on exports? This talk of tariffs protecting local industry applies only to a few product lines such as footware where there are established local industries and the removal of those tarrifs will result in a flood of imported goods that will result in those industries being wiped out. Obviously the writer of this NTP is opposed to giving these few local industries any form of protection. While talking about reducing Sri Lankan tariffs to open the Sri Lankan economy to the outside world, the NTP at the same time talks of the protectionism that is 'spreading globally', particularly in the industrialized countries. But it has not said what we should learn from this wave of protectionism that is sweeping through the very countries that once advocated free trade.
While talking about opening foreign markets for Sri Lanka's exporters through multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements, the NTP acknowledges the sub-optimal performance of the four existing FTAs (now five with the SL-Singapore FTA) with India, Pakistan, SAFTA and APTA. The NTP acknowledges that the preferences accorded under these FTAs are 'partial and limited' and are vastly underutilized by Sri Lankan exporters. Non-tariff barriers and stringent rules of origin are said to be among the reasons for the failure of these FTAs. While acknowledging that the FTAs that Sri Lanka have not succeeded because of protectionism at the other end, the NTP still says that most countries have become 'more open to trade' whereas Sri Lanka's economy has become inward-oriented and markedly more protected.
Tripping over one's own buzz words
How is it that the top professions that Sri Lanka has deployed to negotiate FTAs could not find countries that have become 'more open to trade' to sign FTAs with? If other countries have become more open, why is Sri Lanka having so much trouble trying to export to those countries? This NTP that Minister Malik Samarawickrema has got written, is a classic case of people tripping up over their own buzz words and platitudes. The NTP itself acknowledges that Sri Lanka will take a more strategic approach in future trade and partnership agreements, drawing on the lessons of experience, while simultaneously addressing shortcomings in existing ones. This means that negotiators will identify non-tariff barriers at the onset and address them along with tariff reductions, specify the mutually recognized or agreed standards, clarify and negotiate rules of origin that best serve its industry requirements, and aim to make market access more predictable for Sri Lankan exporters.
What the NTP has failed to state is that if it so difficult to negotiate more openness, then there must be less openness in the world than we think there is! It is observed in ths NTP that Sri Lanka's high tariffs and para-tariffs are also motivated by the need to raise revenue for the government through trade taxes at the border which is relatively easy to levy. This is true. The biggest single item of revenue for the Customs Dept are the taxes on vehicles which the present government too has been plumbing for all they are worth. There is nothing in the NTP which shows how the government is going to meet the shortfall in revenue caused by the reduction or elimination of tariffs. The NTP is replete with the usual jargon such as improving firms' ability to compete with imports, but without any indication as to how this will be achieved by removing tarrifs.
One concession to commonsense made in the NTP is with regard to the agricultural sector where it is observed that because any change in import policy may have a negative impact on incomes of farmers and prices of essential consumer goods, the government needs to be cautious in reforming tariffs and other levies at the border and that given the importance of agriculture in Sri Lanka, it is imperative for the government to formulate the long-term trade policy as an integral part of a comprehensive agricultural development strategy for the country. Such a policy should accord high priority to food security, livelihood and rural development, employment, and poverty reduction on one hand, and the improvement of productivity on the other.
The NTP observes that many of the poor can benefit greatly from trade liberalization insofar as it reduces the cost of staples, or creates new export opportunities but some can also be hurt by the lower prices of that which they produce. Trade reforms in the most sensitive sectors will be carried out cautiously with these considerations in mind and, where possible, mechanisms will be put in place to facilitate the migration of workers out of those sectors. This last point seems to indicate that whoever wrote this 'essay' on trade policy has the Singapore model in mind and forgets that this is a real country and not a city state. We have a semi-urban and rural hinterland unlike Singapore. The PNF is right in rejecting the NTP that the yahapalana government has put forward. What this country needs is a proper foreign trade policy modeled on that of neighbouring India which is formulated after taking the needs of the economy of the country and after extensive consultations with all stakeholders.
Courtesy:The Island
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Knockout specialist Reymart Gaballo and Romero "Ruthless" Duno banner another ESPN5 fight night at the Midas Hotel and Casino on Saturday.
Gaballo, the World Boxing Association Interim Bantamweight champion, battles Japanese Yuya Nakamura in the featured 10-round, non-title bout, while Duno collides with India's Kuldeep Dhanda for the vacant WBA Asia Lightweight crown.
Unblemished with a 20-0 record highlighted by 17 knockouts, Gaballo will be shooting for a victory that would elevate his ranking in the bantamweight division after a first-round victory over African Julian Kisarawe in his previous fight.
On the other hand, the 23-year-old Duno, who has an 18-1 card with 14 knockouts, tries to earn a place at the WBA 135-pound world rankings in the match sponsored by SMART, 1-Pacman Partylist, and Midas Hotel and Casino.
"Being televised live by the help of ESPN5 is a big, big opportunity na ma-i-showcase nila 'yung talent nila and hopefully tuluy-tuloy 'yung pag-develop ng boxers. Hopefully, they can showcase their world-class skills to everybody in the Philippines and around the world," said Sanman Boxing Promotions' JC Mananquil, manager and promoter of Gaballo and Duno during the weigh in and fight press conference at Midas Tent Friday.
"Reymart is still the interim the WBA world champion right now and the two WBA champions are still in the super-series events. We're waiting the results ng tournament, but I hear rumors na baka ma-cancel 'yung tournament, so if that happens, I know Reymart will still fight for the best," added Manangquil, who is hopeful that a Sanman boxer will be a world titlist this year.
The 5 p.m. scheduled fight night will also feature Sanman's Dave Apolinario, who will go up against Filipino compatriot Ramshane Sarguilla in an eight-round undercard match.
Gaballo, Duno, and Apolinario all met their limits after weighing 118.5, 134, and 111.5 pounds, respectively, at the pre-press conference weigh in supervised by the Games and Amusement Board.
This weekend's event is the first of a two-week set of boxing matches co-promoted by ESPN5.
"After next week, we'll announce the next wave of boxing events. It's not just local, it's also international. But we will have a continuous flow of boxing events that we'll put in TV," said ESPN5's Lloyd Manaloto.


Two research institutes have released China's first National Security Blue Book.
The China National Security Research Report says, among other things, that terrorism here in China is taking on new characteristics.
China on Friday welcomed the evaluation and suggestions by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on implementing the international rights covenant.
The UN committee concluded a review of China's second report on implementing the covenant on Thursday. Chinese ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva Wu Hailong took part in the deliberation.
Preferential policies will be granted to encourage college graduates to work at grassroots or start businesses in a move to boost employment, the State Council, China's cabinet, announced on Tuesday.
Graduates that decide to work at grassroots will be provided with tuition compensation or a reduction in their student loan, the State Council said in a statement.
The State Council, China's cabinet, said on Wednesday that it has approved the establishment of an inter-ministry joint conference mechanism to coordinate income distribution reform.
The mechanism, led by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning body, includes the ministries of education, science and technology, public security, civil affairs, finance, human resources and social security, according to a statement on the website of the central government.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent his respects to the nation's disabled people and called for greater efforts to improve their lives.
Xi made the remarks when meeting 165 disabled people who were honored as national role models for their self-reliance at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi said the living conditions of disabled people have drastically improved since the country's reform and opening up drive and with the support of the entire nation.
From 19 to 20 ,May 2014 , the special representative of the Ministry of foreign affairs of China of human rights affairs Liu hua and the director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the Ministry of foreign affairs of British Li feng co-chaired the 21st Human Rights Dialogue in London. During the conference, they met with the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Ministry of foreign affairs of British Fred. Both countries dispatched delegates from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Ethnic Affairs, Religious Affairs, Women's Affairs and the Persons with Disabilities to attend the meeting.
A market attack in Urumqi that left at least 31 dead and 94 injured Thursday morning was terrorist violence, according to authorities.
Two vehicles, without license plates, broke through roadside fences and plowed into people at an open air market at Park North Street near Renmin Park at 7:50 a.m. and explosive devices were set off, said a statement issued by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's publicity department.
The country has launched a one-year nationwide campaign against terrorism after a series of violent and deadly attacks by radicals and religious extremists.Yang Huanning, executive vice-minister of public security, said the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region would be the main battlefield.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for "nets spread from the earth to the sky" to defend against terrorist acts in Xinjiang, stressing long-term stability as the main goal for the region.
Xi made the remarks at the second central work conference on northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a two-day meeting which closed on Thursday.
While urging strengthened precautions and international anti-terrorism cooperation, Xi called for "walls made of copper and steel" and "nets spread from the earth to the sky" to capture terrorists.
The Chinese State Council, the country's cabinet, has issued a guideline to boost healthcare reforms this year.
The guideline, announced in a government statement on Wednesday, puts forward 31 tasks in six fields to deepen the reforms.
Those in public hospitals will be stepped up through adjusting prices of medical services, improving medicine purchasing in county-level hospitals and finetuning policies and mechanisms for traditional Chinese medicines, the statement said.
According to the statement, 700 more counties will start trial reforms of their public hospitals in 2014. This means the trial reform will affect half of the country's counties and about 500 million people in rural areas.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for fostering socialist values among children while sending greetings ahead of Saturday's International Children's Day.
Chinese authorities must improve education, social aid and protection for minors, Premier Li Keqiang urged on Friday, two days ahead of International Children's Day.
Li made the remarks during a tour of a children's hospital in Beijing, where he visited disabled orphans receiving treatment.
The premier said such orphans are among the people in greatest need of help, and called on doctors and nurses to do a better job in curing their physical as well as psychological pains.
Noting that a special program had provided medical treatment and rehabilitation training to more than 80,000 disabled orphans, Li said authorities must step up investment in the scheme to allow more kids, especially those from the countryside and less developed regions, to benefit from it.


Paul began his career in the funeral business in 1988 with Johnson Funeral Home in Georgiana. He started working in Montgomery and Prattville in 1993, after graduating from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. If he is not at the funeral home, Paul is likely at the beach or lake with friends and family or cooking wonderful meals and entertaining.
Casey has been serving Montgomery families as a funeral director with Dignity Memorial® since March 2016. She graduated from Valdosta State University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. After a couple of years in sales, she decided to change careers and obtained her associate degree in mortuary science from Jefferson State Community College in 2015. Casey began her career as a funeral director in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2014 and has since served families with utmost professionalism and compassion.
If she is not at the funeral home, you will likely find Casey enjoying time with her family in Auburn, at the beach or out on the nearby lakes fishing with her husband.


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This 3-litre tank enables prolonged operating periods without refuelling and features a captive tank cap.
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'Just a matter of time': As Devon Toews waits his Islanders turn, past and present coaches see a bright future
By Arthur Staple Nov 30, 2018 26
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Patience has been a virtue for Devon Toews for a few years now. He went undrafted in 2012 and 2013, his first two years of eligibility, while playing for Surrey in the British Columbia Junior League. He was already committed to attend Quinnipiac, across the continent from his Abbotsford, B.C. home, and his future coach thought every NHL team was making a mistake.
"I told about 10 friends who are NHL scouts to take this kid, he'd be a steal in the sixth or seventh round," Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said. "They felt he was too small, I guess. He had the height (6-foot-1), but he was really skinny back then. Even when the Islanders took him in 2014, it was the fourth round. I really felt like he had all the tools, even back then."
Now in his third pro season, Toews does indeed seem to be ready to make the leap from the AHL to the NHL. He didn't look a bit out of place in Islanders training camp, handling...


"I Have a Dream" speech is synonymous with Dr. Martian Luther King Jr's legacy. It wasn't his first speech at the Lincoln Memorial but it's the speech history likes to repeat the most. The part they don't like to talk about is he regretted the speech.
It happened after he witnessed what was happening in Vietnam. He even called some of the optimism of the speech superficial.
It was't that he no longer thought equality was important. He knew the dreamy-eyed idea of such wasn't realistic seeing the nature of what was happening with the Vietnam war. He knew there needed to be a different approach.
A Time article uncovers more watered down King facts that may make your head spin but may do you some good. Here's the link 10 Historians on What People Still Don't Know About Martin Luther King Jr.


Is the upcoming May 12 fight the quite superb Vasyl Lomachenko will have with the talented, and naturally bigger, Jorge Linares, the toughest fight yet for the gifted southpaw? The size issue aside – Lomachenko going up to 135, having already conquered both the featherweight and super-featherweight divisions – this same question could have been asked ahead of Lomachenko's recent fight with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Indeed, some fans did ask this ahead of the intriguing fight "Hi-Tech" instead won with apparent ease; making Rigondeaux flat-out quit. It's to be hoped we will see Lomacehnko show his full arsenal of skills and weaponry on May 12 (the frightening thing is, we may well have seen Lomachenko win and win so commandingly having shown us just 50-percent or so of what he can really do if and when he has to).
Can Linares, an established lightweight, in fact, in the opinion of most, THE best lightweight on the scene today, bring out the best in Lomachenko? Can Linares even beat Lomachenko? The proud champion who has been on such a good roll recently, is sure, he is convinced, that he will defeat Lomachenko next month. In fact, in speaking with ESPN Deportes, Linares said Lomchenko has been "protected" at pro level, and that as he has been beaten once before (by Orlando Salido), he can be beaten again.
And Linares is fully aware of the size advantage he will hold over his challenger on May 12. Linares told ESPN Deportes how Lomachenko will be fighting a man "twice his size" when he challenges him for his crown. Salido, many moons ago now, did beat Lomachenko (in an over-the-weight affair, the tough Mexican opting to take a fine instead of killing himself to make 126 pounds) and he did it with experience, size and strength and cunning. Might Linares, 44-3(27) manage to pull off a similar thing next month?
It's a great fight, a fascinating fight, and arguably the best fight of this year so far – on paper at least. Now we need to see the two fighters perform, to the best of their abilities. Can Lomachenko make yet another good fighter, some would even say great in reference to Linares, quit? Or is the Ukrainian machine making a mistake by tackling such a fine fighter in his lightweight debut?
Who has the most pressure on them in this fight, Linares or Lomachenko? Lomachenko, as he is expected by most to win. Linares might just surprise us, and Lomachenko, with a pull out all the stops, career defining performance. If this one does go into the later rounds, how will Lomachenko cope with the size and strength of the defending champion?
Or can Lomachenko, 10-1(8) show his specialness as a fighter once again and make short work of Linares? May 12 promises to deliver one interesting big fight.


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Mulligan Stew September 23rd 2017- Bruce Cockburn special – with Colin Linden
September 19, 2017 Weekly Playlists
Met up with Bruce and Colin at the Vancouver Island music festival this summer in Courtney Comox.
They had just finished recording Bruce's 33rd album Bone on Bone.
Produced by Colin Linden, Cockburn's longtime collaborator, the album is built around the musicianship of Cockburn on guitar/vocals and the core accompaniment of bassist John Dymond and drummer Gary Craig. (Same guys who back Blackie and the Roadie Kings and all three members separately. Plus many others.)
I couldn't wait to ask Colin this question "Am I crazy or is this the best thing you've heard out of him in years?"
"Am I crazy or is this the best thing you've heard out of him in years?"
"it may be the best record", says Colin.
Colin has produced 9 of the last 10 Cockburn albums.. almost 26 years together. He knows his music.
"If he had released just the demos, with just him, it would have been his best ever"
Think about that. Bruce Cockburn is a 12 time Juno winner. Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee. Songwriting Hall of Fame Inductee.
He turned away from traditional Christianity in the mid-70's but finds his own spirituality in his recent home in San Francisco..in a 200 person church in the neighbourhood. He likes the music and choir so much he invites them into the studio to share the songs he's written.
Songs by-the-way that he thought would never come after 3 years of writing his book Rumours of Glory.
But come they did..starting with a song that's going to become one of his finest ever 3 Al Purdy's, a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Al Purdy's poetry.
As sung/spoken by a "street person" with a long coat flapping in the wind.
"I'll give you 3 Al Purdy's for a 20 dollar bill"
Did I mention that the songs rock? Well, not exactly rock but groove and move.
Jesus Train
Stab at Matter
12 Gates to the City " I wrote the last two verses so – I gave myself permission to speak for God, in this case.
Colin Linden and I agree that Forty years in the Wilderness ranks with Cockburn's best ever song. As good as anything he's written.
In our interview Bruce says "I believe in the Divine, something at the Centre of the Universe"
photo-KevinOReilly
Two other songs should be noted. The environmental warning "False River" came about at the invitation of Yvonne Bloomer, the poet laureate of Victoria, British Columbia. Bloomer was seeking a poem about the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline. "Pipelines have their own perils that we're all aware of," says Cockburn, "so I started writing what was meant to be a spoken-word piece with a rhythm to it. But it evolved very quickly into a song."
"States I'm In," which opens the album, conjures up feelings of mystery and dread. He adds: "Maybe it's also a play on words about me living in the States."
Speaking of the last 9 years he's spent living in the USA..if you listen..you can find references to the politics, crime and headlines of the day. It's all there.
And wait until you hear his comments about Donald Trump..
Bone on Bone is an album so good – his co-write with Bonnie Raitt didn't make the cut.
In our hour you'll hear 7 songs from Bone on Bone and two singular Canadian voices..Bruce Cockburn and Colin Linden.
We are blessed to have them in our lives.
-TDM
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Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, the Canadian singer-songwriter has issued a steady stream of acclaimed albums every couple of years. But that output suddenly ran dry in 2011 following the release of Small Source of Comfort. There were good reasons for the drought. For one thing, Cockburn became a father again with the birth of his daughter Iona. Then there was the publication of his 2014 memoir Rumours of Glory.
"I didn't write any songs until after the book was published because all my creative energy had gone into three years of writing it," Cockburn explains, from his home in San Francisco. "There was simply nothing left to write songs with. As soon as the book was put to bed, I started asking myself whether I was ever going to be a songwriter again."
Such doubt was new to the man who's rarely been at a loss for words as he's distilled political views, spiritual revelations and personal experiences into some of popular music's most compelling songs. What spurred Cockburn back into songwriting was an invitation to contribute a song to a documentary film about the late, seminal Canadian poet Al Purdy and he was off to the races.
Bone On Bone, Cockburn's 33rd album, arrives with 11 new songs, including "3 Al Purdys," a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Purdy's poetry. Cockburn explains its genesis: "I went out and got Purdy's collected works, which is an incredible book. Then I had this vision of a homeless guy who is obsessed with Purdy's poetry, and he's ranting it on the street. The song is written in the voice of that character. a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Purdy's poetry.
Cockburn's rugged fingerpicking style on the Dobro perfectly matches Purdy's plainspoken words and the grizzled voice of his street character. A similar guitar style can be heard on two of the next songs Cockburn wrote, the gospel-like "Jesus Train," and "Café Society," a bluesy number about people who gather at his local coffee shop to sip their java and talk about the state of the world.
There's a prevalent urgency and anxious tone to much of the album, which Cockburn attributes to living in America during the Trump era. But, more than anything, Bone on Bone amounts to the deepest expression of Cockburn's spiritual concerns to date. The 12-time Juno winner and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee turned away from traditional Christianity in the mid-1970s toward a quest for the more all-inclusive mysticism he documents in his memoir. And it's that kind of spirituality that figures prominently in "Jesus Train" and "Twelve Gates to the City." In "Looking and Waiting," Cockburn sings of "scanning the skies for a beacon" from the divine.
"It's a song of faith and frustration," says Cockburn of the latter. "…Tired of looking in from the outside. My MO has always been to be aware of the divine…that dimension…always dealing with being stuck in a kind of observer's position with respect to all that. I know it's there. I don't really see as faith so much as knowledge. Others may have different ideas about those things, but for me, I don't have to struggle to believe in God, or the notion that God cares what happens to me. But I do have to struggle with being in a conscious, intentional relationship. That underlies a lot of these songs."
"Forty Years in the Wilderness" ranks alongside "Pacing the Cage" or "All the Diamonds" as one of Cockburn's most starkly beautiful folk songs. "There have been so many times in my life when an invitation has come from somewhere…the cosmos…the divine…to step out of the familiar into something new. I've found it's best to listen for, and follow these promptings. The song is really about that. You can stay with what you know or you can pack your bag and go where you're called, even if it seems weird…even if you can't see why or where you'll end up."
"Forty Years in the Wilderness" is one of several songs that feature a number of singers from the church Cockburn frequents, for the sake of convenience referred to in the album credits as the San Francisco Lighthouse "Chorus." "The music was one of the enticements that drew me to SF Lighthouse. As I found myself becoming one of the regulars there, and got to know the people, I felt that I really wanted all these great singers, who were now becoming friends, to be on the album. They were kind enough to say yes!" Among other songs, they contribute call-and-response vocals to the stirring "Stab at Matter." Other guests on the album include singer-songwriters Ruby Amanfu, Mary Gauthier, and Brandon Robert Young, along with bassist Roberto Occhipinti, and Julie Wolf, who plays accordion on "3 Al Purdys" and sings with the folks from Lighthouse, together with LA songwriter Tamara Silvera.
Produced by Colin Linden, Cockburn's longtime collaborator, the album is built around the musicianship of Cockburn on guitar and the core accompaniment of bassist John Dymond and drummer Gary Craig. Also very much part of the sound is the accordion playing of Cockburn's nephew John Aaron Cockburn and the solos of noted fluegelhorn player Ron Miles (check out his stunning work on the cascading "Mon Chemin," for example).
"States I'm In," which opens the album, conjures up feelings of mystery and dread. "It's literally a 'dark night of the soul' kind of song," Cockburn explains, "as it starts with sunset and ends with dawn. It passes through the night. The song is about illusion and self-delusion, looking at the tricks you play on yourself." He adds: "Maybe it's also a play on words about me living in the States."
Cockburn, who won the inaugural People's Voice Award at the Folk Alliance International conference in February and will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in September, continues to find inspiration in the world around him and channel those ideas into songs. "My job is to try and trap the spirits of things in the scratches of pen on paper and the pulling of notes out of metal," he once noted. More than forty years after embarking on his singer-songwriting career, Cockburn keeps kicking at the darkness so that it might bleed daylight.
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cry baby (live) Janis Joplin Pearl (bonus tracks)
if you love somebody (live) Sting all this time
pulling back the reins (live) kdlang live by request
www.canadahouse.com Coming UP – Bruce Cockburn/Bone on Bone www.mulliganstew.ca
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (live) Paul Simon Live in NYC
Mulligan Stew – Year 22 with Terry David Mulligan NEXT – Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone Album out now
Jesus Train Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
Stab at Matter Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Twelve Gates to the City Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
3 Al Purdys Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
mulligan Stew – with tdmulligan NEXT – Colin Linden on Bruce Cockburn www.mulliganstew.ca
Colin Linden Interview Colin Produced 9 of last 10 BC albums
False River Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
40 years in the wilderness Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Cafe Society Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Great balls of fire (live) Jerry Lee Lewis Live
Mulligan Stew on a Saturday Night TD Mulligan www.mulliganstew.ca
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Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix Smash Hits
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Living in the USA (live) Steve Miller band Ultimate Hits
TD Mulligan NEXT WEEK – Alan Doyle and Bob Rock
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Our Clone Series was created to highlight the different nuances that each Pinot Noir clone exhibits. What do we mean by "clone"? Grapevines in general, and Pinot Noir vines in particular, are genetically unstable and can mutate slightly over time. Each grape variety is actually made up of many subtypes, called clones. These clones can result in different flavors, intensity, color, etc. At Scheid Vineyards, we grow 17 different clones of Pinot Noir. Pommard is one of the Dijon clones and is known for earthy, fruit forward characteristics, as well as structure and density. A dramatic and vibrant wine, our Scheid Vineyards Clone POM has aromas of black cherry, raspberry, cola and vanilla mingled with a hint of clove. It is a classic Pinot Noir, with soft tannins and round, rich, red fruit on the palate.
Mesa del Rio is a cool region vineyard in the Greenfield area known for producing wines of intense varietal character and well-balanced acidity. The 2011 growing season was cooler than normal, resulting in overall yields that were down about 20% – 30% from average. The lower yields mean we were only able to produce four barrels of our Clone POM, but it is a stellar 81 cases with an optimal acid level and deep, delicious, concentrated flavors. The Pommard clone is one of the oldest Pinot Noir clones planted in the U.S., where it was originally sourced from Chateau de Pommard in the early 1950's.
The grapes were handpicked and destemmed into small fermentation bins and allowed to cold soak for 2 – 3 days. Cold soaks are used to help stabilize color and enhance flavor. The juice was then fermented in small lots in open top fermenters and punched down 3 times a day at the height of fermentation to gently increase extraction of color and phenolic compounds. The must was drained, pressed to stainless steel tanks and, after settling the heavy solids, the juice was racked clean to barrels for secondary fermentation and storage. Aged for 18 months in 100% French oak barrels, the wine was bottled without fining or filtration, to preserve the delicate notes and mouthfeel. After bottling, the wine was laid down for an additional 23 months prior to release.


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Q: Parsing xlsx file in ruby using gem roo My HTML code, here am passing xslx file for parsing,
<form method="post" action="/home/parse_xlsx" enctype="multipart/form-data">
   Upload XSLX File <input type="file" name="xlsx_file" id="xlsx_file"  />
   <input type="submit" value="Post"/>
</form>

My Controller code,
def parse_xlsx
    xlsxFile = params[:xlsx_file]
    prefix_tmp_path = xlsxFile.path
    filename = xlsxFile.original_filename
    fullname = File.join(prefix_tmp_path,filename)

    require 'roo'
    s = Roo::Excelx.new(fullname)

    for i in 1..14
      puts s.cell(i,3)
    end
end

Giving me error ,
file /tmp/RackMultipart20130910-10043-u4nqsc/CMS.xlsx does not exist

When I run the following code on console am keeping my 'CMS.xlsx' file in rails root folder & it is running without any errors.
require 'roo'
s = Roo::Excelx.new("CMS.xlsx")
for i in 1..14
  puts s.cell(i,3)
end

Please explain where I am going wrong.

A: xlsxFile.path is the file's location, you shouldn't have to join in the filename.  If you need to save the file, you can rename it the original filename when you move it to it's file location
try
 s = Roo::Excelx.new(xlsxFile.path)

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Just heard the great news that Tom Fletcher, whom I photographed for Lancaster's very own Flax Books, when he was featured in the Flax006 anthology, has just been signed up on a 2 book deal by major UK publisher Quercus.
His first title, "The Leaping", centres around a group of former students working in a call centre in Manchester. To try and escape their daily boredom they buy a house in the Lake District only to find it situated near a pack of werewolves.
The book will be published in July 2010.


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Definition Essay on Qualitative Research
NCR Corporation, known as a world leader in ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) retail checkout scanners, and check-in kiosks at airports, announced in June 2009 that it would move its world headquarters from Dayton (OH) to Duluth (GA), a suburb of Atlanta, after more than 125 years. An employer of 1,200 mostly high-salaried, professional workers in Dayton, NCR was enticed to move by Georgia's offer of more than $56.9 million in tax credits, it's fast-growing educated 25- to 34-year-old population cohort; international offices for 10 European state governments and the busiest international airport (Atlanta) in the world. What qualitative research might NCR have done to reach this decision? NCR will use its move to Georgia to downsize its world headquarters workforce. What qualitative research could help NCR determine which of its 1,200 employees will be offered positions in Duluth?
If this sample essay on"Definition Essay on Qualitative Research" doesn't help,
What is Qualitative Research?
Qualitative research is the type of research people use to gain insight into a problem, issue, or theory. Qualitative research is an in-depth exploration of what people think, feel, or do and, crucially, why. If you want to know to identify human behavior and what barriers there may be to their changing that behavior, you would use qualitative research to explore those issues. Qualitative research does not give statistically robust findings. In the case of NCR and their decision to move, focus groups I think would have been utilized to form this decision. This method would have reduced the risk of researchers bias. A focus group is basically research that organizations do to gather information about persons perspectives and opinions about new ideas. Focus group participants are asked questions in an interactive setting and are encouraged to discuss thoughts freely with other participants.
Methods of Qualitative Research
The open and free discussions typically generate ideas and can provide a wealth of information for the business or organization. Questions asked of group participants should be based on the objectives of the project. For the decision of which employees to take in the movie, one on one interviews would be a useful qualitative research method. When qualitative research takes the form of an interview, the interviewer asks open-ended questions and simply records what the participant says.
The more intimate environment allows participants to talk openly and is particularly appropriate where participants are competitors who would not agree to come together in a focus group. The individual interview is a valuable method of gaining insight into people's perceptions, understandings, and experiences of a given phenomenon and can contribute to in-depth data collection. However, the interview is more than a conversational interaction between two people and requires considerable knowledge and skill on behalf of the interviewer. (Ryan, Coughlan, Cronin,2009)
Pepsi Qualitative Research
Pepsi launched a new global branding campaign based on the concept of life at the moment called Live For Now. It did extensive research prior to the launch of the campaign. What research should be done to determine if the campaign is resonating with worldwide audiences? Qualitative research would be the method that would be used. Qualitative research follows a semi-structured discussion guide to ensure that all topics under consideration are covered and that the discussion stays relevant. However, the questioning is open and participants are encouraged to explore the reasons for their responses. The discussion process can reveal underlying views and motivations, behavioral triggers, and barriers. It can explore reactions to messages, printed material, design features, and new products, test understanding of terminology, help generate new concepts, and much more.
Qualitative research is usually audio-recorded and transcribed. The transcriptions form the data which is then analyzed by the moderator. Groups can also be video-recorded and can also be observed in real-time at venues specially designed for that purpose. You can expect a report or a presentation of the findings supported by verbatim quotes from the participants.
Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2014). Business Research Methods. (12th
ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Frances, R., Coughlin, M., & Cronin, P. (2009). Interviewing in qualitative research: The one-to-one interview. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 16(6), 309-309.
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One among one of the most typical electrical wiring queries is regarding how to wire a switch. Although applying switches at your house is sort of straightforward, wiring a single might not be that uncomplicated for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. There are different types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you happen to be setting up a single-pole toggle switch, a really popular switch (along with the simplest).
There are actually a few colors of wires in a standard single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and hook up them about the terminal screws - just one on leading along with the other to the base screw on the switch. The white wire serves to be a resource of uninterrupted electric power and it is commonly connected to a gentle coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Join the green wire towards the ground screw within your switch.
These ways would commonly be sufficient to generate a standard swap work without a difficulty. Then again, for those who usually are not self-confident which you can accomplish the job thoroughly and safely and securely you far better permit the pros do it rather. Immediately after all, there is certainly a purpose why this endeavor is without doubt one of the most common electrical wiring thoughts asked by most of the people.
For many cause, the way to wire a ceiling fan is likewise considered one of the most widespread electrical wiring concerns. To simplify this activity, you can utilize just one swap for any single ceiling fan. To wire the lover, it is just a make a difference of connecting the black wire of your ceiling fan to the black wire in the swap. When there is a light, the blue wire must be linked on the black wire from the change at the same time.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using MagicLockScreen_Helper.Resources;
using MagicLockScreen_Service_ImageSearchService.Models;
using NoteOne_Core;
using NoteOne_Utility.Converters;
using NoteOne_Utility.Extensions;
using Windows.Data.Xml.Dom;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
using Windows.System.UserProfile;
using MagicLockScreen.BackgroundTask;
using MagicLockScreen_Helper;

namespace MagicLockScreen_Service_ImageSearchService
{
    public class InfoImageSearchBackgroundTaskService : BackgroundTaskService
    {
        public InfoImageSearchBackgroundTaskService(Service service, XmlElement configXml)
            : base(service, configXml, UpdateLockScreenBackgroundTask.BackgroundTaskSettingFileName)
        {
            DoAsync = Task_Run;
        }

        #region Properties

        public List<object> TimeTriggerTimes { get; private set; }

        #endregion

        protected override void Initialize(XmlElement configXml)
        {
            base.Initialize(configXml);

            TimeTriggerTimes = new List<object>();

            try
            {
                string[] times = configXml.GetAttribute("TimeTriggerTimes").Check("").StringToArray();
                foreach (string time in times)
                {
                    string[] tc = time.StringToArray(':');
                    if (tc.Length > 1)
                        TimeTriggerTimes.Add(new { Name = ResourcesLoader.Loader[tc[0]], Value = tc[1] });
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ex.WriteLog();
            }
        }

        private async Task Task_Run(Dictionary<string, string> parameters)
        {
            if (parameters.ContainsKey("LockScreen") && parameters.ContainsKey("Wallpaper"))
            {
                bool updateLockScreen = bool.Parse(parameters["LockScreen"]);
                bool updateWallpaper = bool.Parse(parameters["Wallpaper"]);

                var random = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
                var infoImageSearchService = Service as InfoImageSearchService;
                if (infoImageSearchService != null)
                {
                    SearchImage image =
                        await infoImageSearchService.QueryDataAsync(parameters["keyword"], (uint)random.Next(0, (int)infoImageSearchService.MaxItemCount));
                    if (image != null)
                    {
                        RandomAccessStreamReference stream =
                            RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromUri(new Uri(image.OriginalImageUrl));

                        if (updateLockScreen)
                        {
                            await LockScreen.SetImageStreamAsync(await stream.OpenReadAsync());
                        }

                        if (updateWallpaper)
                        {
                            await ApplicationHelper.SetWallpaperAsync(await stream.OpenReadAsync(), false);
                        }

                        ApplicationHelper.UpdateTileNotification(image.OriginalImageUrl,
                                                                 infoImageSearchService.ServiceChannel.Model.Title,
                                                                 image.Title);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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