I think I'm due a badge: I'm the last person in the UK to never have eaten at Nando's. If I walk past a branch around dinner or lunch there's always a queue around the block. I'm not sure why. It seemed to creep into the public consciousness out of nowhere. I'm sure it's wonderful, but I've just never felt the compulsion to try it.
Therefore I was nonplussed when a bottle of Nando's Smokey BBQ sauce dropped through my letterbox. But I was intrigued. It was a little tangy, a little sweet, a little spicy… so it ended up in this hash, which owes a small debt to Jools' Pregnant Pasta.
Get a large pan on very hot. Add a splash of oil and add the carrot, celery and bacon.
After a couple of minutes stir-frying the bacon should be starting to colour. Add the mince and a grind of seasoning. Continue to stir-fry for another 8 – 10 minutes.
Add the BBQ sauce and stock. You want it quite soupy for serving with potato. Stir to combine well and check for seasoning. Serve with a jacket potato and creme fraiche.
This entry was posted in beef, carrots, celery, chicken, food, potatoes on February 22, 2013 by Gary.
Lasagne has to be one of my favourite dinners. If I'm stuck for what to cook, it always pleases a crowd and satisfies. I like a lasagne with gutsy tomato sauce, plenty of layers of pasta and a bubbling, cheesy topping. I've tried all sorts, with Marmite in, with marmalade in, with soy sauce in… this version is about as traditional as I make mine.
I used some CIRIO tomatoes in this one, a mix of thick passata, tomato puree and the amazing Pizzassimo sauce.
On a whim, I picked up a jar of pre-made white sauce. Before I knew how to make bechamel I would use Ragu white sauce. I don't know why I went for this; I haven't tried it in maybe 12 years. But I was really pleased with the taste of it, slightly peppery and perfectly creamy. I didn't dare look at the ingredients list but if I was running short on time I'd definitely use it again.
Looking for other lasagne recipes? Try Summer veg lasagne or this more full-on lasagne recipe.
Get a large saucepan on a low heat, add a splash of oil and fry the onion gently for about 10 minutes. When softened, crank up the heat and add the mince, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Add the garlic, tomatoes and stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Check for seasoning and take off the heat to cool slightly.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Get an ovenproof dish and start with a layer of pasta. Add a thin layer of mince mixture, half the white sauce and top with pasta. Add more mince, more pasta and top with white sauce. Grate cheese over the top and bake for about 30 minutes until bubbling and golden. Leave out of the oven to set for a couple of minutes, it'll be easier to cut.
This entry was posted in beef, cheese, food, lasagna, lasagne, mince, tomato on September 23, 2012 by Gary.
This entry was posted in beef, chilli, coffee, cumin, espresso, garlic, onion on May 24, 2012 by Gary.
There's always room on the cookbook shelf for someone offering midweek family meals done in an interesting way. And that's the motto of Alex Mackay's new book Everybody, Everyday . The premise is presented simply: take one mother component or recipe and then spin it off half-a-dozen ways. It means it encourages you to use a familiar thing, such as pesto, and find new culinary homes for it. The book also has other dimensions, encouraging family food and how to prepare the same meal for toddlers. As someone always trying to think of new things to cook a littl'un the ideas are very welcome. Handily (uniquely?) the recipes are all for 2 people, the usual amount I cook for, and makes it super-easy to multiply up. Nothing is super fancy or cheffy but there are a few subtle restaurant-style tricks to lift your cooking, such as draining off fat but basting in butter for a finishing glaze. There's plenty of inspiration to be had.
There are a few downsides to the recipes I've tried so far though: some of the recipes take a while. I can be nippy in the kitchen when I want to be, but I'm taking nearly an hour on each one so far. And they use pans by the bucket, plenty of hob-juggling required which requires good planning or washing up inbetween. Don't let that detract from the great inspiration on offer though, each recipe I've cooked so far has been packed with flavour and extremely tasty. Like this one – a minced beef patty, topped with a glossy and rich meaty gravy and served with crisp saute potatoes. Delicious!
Preheat the oven to it's lowest setting and get the kettle on. Let's start the sauce.
Fry 10g of butter with the onion, vinegar, soy and with 3 tablespoons water over a medium heat, covered for about 8 minutes. Take the lid off and crank up the heat, then add the wine until reduced by three quarters. Then add the stock and reduce by about two thirds. Turn off the heat.
While this is going on, simmer the potatoes for 12 minutes in salted boiling water. Drain and leave to steam for a few minutes.
Get a frying pan on really hot and add a splash of oil. Lower the heat, add the potatoes cut side down and fry for 5 or so minutes until golden. Turn off the heat, drain off the fat, then toss the potatoes in 10g of butter, a sprinkle of sea salt and some chopped parsley. Pop in the oven to keep warm.
Mix the mince with the mustard and a pinch of salt and form into 2 burgers. Fry in a little oil over a medium heat for a couple minutes on each side. Again drain the fat and toss with 10g butter and leave to rest for a couple of minutes while you reheat the sauce. Bring the sauce back to the boil and stir in the rest of the butter, seasoning if necessary. Serve and devour!
This entry was posted in beef, burger, food, potatoes, red onion, stock, wine and tagged alex mackay on May 1, 2012 by Gary.


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Kuh (Duits voor koe) is een installatie uit 2000 ontworpen door Lois Weinberger. Het werk werd in 2019 in Dilbeek geplaatst in kader van de openluchttentoonstelling 'De Blik van Bruegel'.

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De realistische koe oogt voor de toeschouwer eerder surrealistisch doordat ze in de bebouwde kom is geplaatst in plaats van in de wei zelf. Weinberger gebruikt hier dus dezelfde subtiele kritische blik die Bruegel ook toepaste in zijn werken, namelijk dat het landschap meer is dan wat de toeschouwer op het eerste zicht als vanzelfsprekend ervaart. Voor deze koe liet Weinberger zich inspireren op een West-Vlaams rood runderras dat vroeger het polderlandschap kenmerkte, maar anno 2019 dreigt te verdwijnen door de opkomst van de op massaconsumptie gekweekte soorten.

Oorsprong
Kuh werd oorspronkelijk bedacht in de jaren 2000 om een druk verkeersknooppunt meer artistieke expressie te geven. Het surrealistische idee van een realistische koe tussen twee rijstroken zou uiteindelijk niet worden gerealiseerd.

Dilbeek

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9-26-00: Added Three Musketeers (494-501-691) data and models to "Solving the Cycle"
e are striving to make sense of a very small and powerful motor: a molecular machine that drives muscle contraction, cell division and a variety of other processes in non-bacterial cells. Our approach is to isolate damaged (mutant) versions of the motor and try to deduce why changing the motor at a given point causes it to function improperly. We then hunt for "repaired" versions of these motors. The location and behavior of the repair event will hopefully lead us to a mechanical understanding of how and why the myosin protein is a motor. In short, we're trying to figure out what the parts are and what forces are acting to induce the motor to go through its cycle (e.g. in an internal combustion engine, the ignition and explosion of fuel, regulated by the valves, drives the pistons which are connected eventually to the axles).
I've tried to make this page accessible to pretty much anybody who wants to think or learn about the problem we work on; this may alternately frustrate experts and fail to satisfy newcomers. Your comments can help me. Each page has a color theme; to help you remember where info is. There's a navigation table at the bottom of most pages with likely places to go next; the Monster Truck will always bring you Home (this page). In the list below, sections with icons take you to specific info while those that are text-only lead to another page of descriptions and choices. Text in green gives a more technical description of content.
Philosophy: Is there really any hope of getting clues about how a tiny machine works by breaking it? And what hope is there of trying to fix it by breaking it some more? For the philosophy behind our approach of mutant making and suppressor isolation as an approach to enlightenment, delve into this page. Rationale.
Introductory Stuff--Follow this link to go to a directory that will guide you through the basic workings of the myosin motor and the odd nomenclature used on these pages to refer to the 3-D structure of a 'frozen' myosin motor. Newly added Amino Acid Theatre lets you explore amino acid structures and compare them. Biochemical summary of cycle.
How do they DO that?--Follow this link to go to a directory that will guide you through the basic methodologies we use--from isolating mutants to learning the properties of defective motors. Mutant isolation, biochemical characterization.
A Specific Example: Follow this link to go to a directory that will walk you through our work with one specific mutant motor. You'll see how we have deduced a model for what's wrong with the motor and how we're using mutant hunting to test and extend our proposal. Genetic and biochemical analysis of G680V mutant.
the Sea of Hypotheses (all hope abandon, ye who enter!). Does any of this genetic mucky-muck help us understand how the motor works? To see how we're integrating biochemistry, suppressor genetics, and sheer guesswork to solve the " riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma," visit the Sea of Hypotheses, where hopes and dreams--and plans of attack--are revealed. Models for motor movement, faults of mutants, suppressors.
Hot new stuff! Added our latest genetic and intellectual data concerning three highly conserved residues that form a cluster in most crystal structures and which each showed up as cold-sensitive mutants in our initial genetic screen. Follow this link to get right to the meat of the problem (or go straight to our working model).
Whodunit? Despite the liberal use of the word "I" in this document (mostly to denote lack of responsibility of others for harebrained ideas) this work is very much a team effort. A short credit list appears on the next page. Most of the stuff in these pages was generated by a variety of commercial, shareware and freeware sources. In the giving credit where it's due dept. there's WhoDunIt.
Care to Comment? I'd be most curious to know what you thought of the ideas and presentation here. The link to my name in the footer will address an e-letter to me.


After getting a night off, Miikka Kiprusoff was back at for the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Dec. 18, 2009 7:27 a.m.
Los Angeles King Peter Harrold takes a hard check from Calgary Flame Aaron Johnson during the Flames' 2-1 win Thursday.
CALGARY — After getting a night off, Miikka Kiprusoff was back at for the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Kiprusoff made 34 saves, including 15 in the third period, as Calgary hung on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.
Kiprusoff was rested Tuesday night in St. Louis after being peppered with 81 shots in his two previous starts.
Dion Phaneuf, with less than a second to go in the first, and Nigel Dawes had the goals for Calgary (20-10-4), which kicked off a four-game homestand by snapping a three-game winless skid.
Corey Elkins, with his first NHL goal, replied for Los Angeles (22-12-3) .
With 2.9 seconds remaining in the first and the game scoreless, Olli Jokinen outduelled Anze Kopitar off the faceoff and drew the puck back to Jarome Iginla.
The Flames captain quickly slid the puck back to Phaneuf at the blue-line, who one-timed a slapshot past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. After video review, the power-play goal stood as Phaneuf's seventh of the season and first in 20 games.
"Olli did a great job winnning the draw and Iggy made a great pass putting it right in an area where I could get it off," said Phaneuf.
Kings coach Terry Murray said the goal was pivotal.
After a scoreless second period, Dawes made it 2-0 at 1:02 of the third. Kings defenceman Alec Martinez had his clearing attempt intercepted and the Flames eventually worked the puck in deep to Daymond Langkow, who set up Dawes for a one-timer.
Elkins scored at 11:06 of the third off Oscar Moller's centring pass to bring the Kings to within one.
Los Angeles dominated much of the third period, outshooting Calgary 16-3, but could get no closer as Kiprusoff improved to 18-8-4.
Since giving up six goals and getting pulled after two periods in a 7-1 home ice loss to Chicago on Nov. 19, Kiprusoff has been one of the NHL's hottest goaltenders. In 12 starts since that rocky outing, Kiprusoff has gone 7-3-2, allowing only 17 goals over that span. Quick finished with 22 saves to drop to 20-11-3.
Taking advantage of a beaten up Kings team with seven players sidelined with injuries, Calgary played a punishing physical game outhitting Los Angeles 26-10.
"They came out with a real hard and heavy game, a gritty game here tonight," said Murray. "Take a look at our lineup, they're seeing a lot of guys that we've called up from the American Hockey League and they wanted to push us out of the game with a lot of heavy play.
Flames defenceman Marc Giordano led the home side with four hits. Kings captain Dustin Brown was on the receiving end of each of them — two in particular drawing a roar from the sell-out crowd of 19,289.


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11-25-1988, Arcadia Theater (Dallas): Sonic Youth Mudhoney
Bronco Bowl (Dallas)
Bronco Bowl (Dallas) | 1991 - 2003 3
12-11-1991, Bronco Bowl (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
04-15-2003, Bronco Bowl (Dallas): Zwan
Club Dada (Dallas)
Club Dada (Dallas) | 2013 - 2013 1
09-28-2013, Club Dada (Dallas): Mudhoney Cheap Time
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (Dallas)
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (Dallas) | 1994 - 2015 3
08-20-1994, Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
Deep Ellum Live (Dallas)
Deep Ellum Live (Dallas) | 1993 - 2000 2
11-01-1993, Deep Ellum Live (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
Gypsy Tea Room (Dallas)
Gypsy Tea Room (Dallas) | 2005 - 2005 1
07-08-2005, Gypsy Tea Room (Dallas): Billy Corgan
Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
Majestic Theatre (Dallas) | 2016 - 2016 1
04-18-2016, Majestic Theatre (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
Palladium Ballroom (Dallas)
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09-22-2010, Palladium Ballroom (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
Reunion Arena (Dallas)
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Spider Babies (Dallas)
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06-27-2002, Spider Babies (Dallas): The Frogs
The Granada Theater (Dallas)
The Granada Theater (Dallas) | 2008 - 2008 1
09-05-2008, The Granada Theater (Dallas): Mudhoney Melba Toast Record Hop
The Hot Klub
The Hot Klub | 1982 - 1982 1
02-26-1982, The Hot Klub: The Fast Quad Pi
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Trees (Dallas) | 1991 - 2005 5
08-10-1991, Trees (Dallas): The Smashing Pumpkins
12-10-1992, Trees (Dallas): Mudhoney
06-24-1995, Trees (Dallas): Mudhoney Clawhammer
08-25-2001, Trees (Dallas): Mudhoney The New Elite Shackleford Brown
05-17-2005, Trees (Dallas): Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

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"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else."
— Will Rogers
The Illiterate Digest (1924)
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— Will Rogers American humorist and entertainer 1879 - 1935
"Warning to Jokers: Lay off the Prince"
"Funny the way it is, if you think about it.
Somebody's going hungry, someone else is eating out.
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong.
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"Interesting things did seem to happen, but always to somebody else."
— Diana Wynne Jones, livro Howl's Moving Castle
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"Maybe we're all in somebody's dream. Maybe everything's a dream, and nothing else."
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"I wonder if I am capable of being somebody's sun, somebody's everything. Am I centered enough now to be the center of somebody else's life?"
— Elizabeth Gilbert, livro Eat, Pray, Love
Fonte: Eat, Pray, Love
"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else. Everything."
— Danny Trejo Mexican American actor 1944
"Actor Danny Trejo saves a trapped baby from an overturned car" https://kfor.com/2019/08/07/actor-danny-trejo-saves-a-trapped-baby-from-an-overturned-car/ (August 7, 2019)
"The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective."
— James Patterson American author 1947
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"Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything."
— Gloria Estefan Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and divorciada 1957
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"America, I know the road will be long, but I know we can get there. Yes, we will stumble, but I know we'll get back up. That's how a movement happens. That's how history bends. That's how when somebody is faint of heart, somebody else brings them along and says, come on, we're marching."
— Barack Obama 44th President of the United States of America 1961
2013, "Let Freedom Ring" Ceremony (August 2013)
"Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works."
— Sherman Alexie, livro The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Fonte: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
"Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else."
— André Gide French novelist and essayist 1869 - 1951
"Everything is funny, if you can laugh at it."
— Lewis Carroll English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832 - 1898
Variante: Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it
Fonte: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
"If you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. If you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen."
Misquoted by Mitt Romney " These Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLZpMFbxyxU" campaign ad ()
[2012-07-19, Romney video deceptively edits Obama speech to make it sound anti-business, Greg, Sargent, The Plum Line, The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-romney-video-deceptively-edits-obama-speech-to-make-it-sound-anti-business/2012/07/19/gJQAoRpavW_blog.html, 2012-10-08]
The Web version of the ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lr49t4-2b8 uses a longer misquote: "If you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, "well, it must be because I was just so smart." There are a lot of smart people out there. "It must be because I worked harder than everybody else." Let me tell you something — if you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Splices two parts of a speech in Roanoke, Virginia on (see above). Full quote:

There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me — because they want to give something back. They know they didn't — look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, "well, it must be because I was just so smart." There are a lot of smart people out there. "It must be because I worked harder than everybody else." Let me tell you something — there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges; if you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

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"Finally, I can spend somebody else's money on somebody else. And if I spend somebody else's money on somebody else, I'm not concerned about how much it is, and I'm not concerned about what I get. And that's government. And that's close to 40% of our national income."
— Milton Friedman American economist, statistician, and writer 1912 - 2006
Fox News interview (May 2004)
Contexto: There are four ways in which you can spend money. You can spend your own money on yourself. When you do that, why then you really watch out what you're doing, and you try to get the most for your money. Then you can spend your own money on somebody else. For example, I buy a birthday present for someone. Well, then I'm not so careful about the content of the present, but I'm very careful about the cost. Then, I can spend somebody else's money on myself. And if I spend somebody else's money on myself, then I'm sure going to have a good lunch! Finally, I can spend somebody else's money on somebody else. And if I spend somebody else's money on somebody else, I'm not concerned about how much it is, and I'm not concerned about what I get. And that's government. And that's close to 40% of our national income.
"Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave."
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"Not, not mine: it's somebody else's wound.
I could never have borne it. So take the thing
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Whisk the lamps away…
— Anna Akhmatova Russian modernist poet 1889 - 1966
No, it is not I, it is else who is suffering.
I could not have borne it. And this thing, which has happened
Let them cover it with black cloths,
And take away the lanterns...
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— Joanna Trollope British writer 1943
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Singapore May Relax Some Curbs This Year, CDL Says
Zen Tan February 25, 2016
Singapore authorities may just take its foot off the brakes and relax some property curbs this year, said Kwek Leng Beng, the billionaire executive chairman of City Developments Ltd (CDL), which built luxury condominiums such as the St. Regis Residences near the Orchard Road shopping belt.
Mid-income and low-end housing could see further price declines and the high-end market remains subdued, he added.
"They will press the button at the right time although developers are hoping they will do it sooner than later," Kwek said. "I think they will do something this year, that's my speculation, as there are a lot of mid- and low-end homes coming up. I suspect it will be the abolishing of the buyer's stamp duties."
Singapore has succeeded in taming record home prices with a slew of property cooling measures which included capping mortgage loan financing to 60% of a borrower's monthly income, higher stamp duties on home purchases and an increase in real estate taxes.
Home values have dropped 8.4% from the peak in 2013 and sales have since declined to about half the level that year.
In Property Market Outlook Tags cooling measures, Singapore property, CDL
Credit: CapitaLand
The Silver Lining In Trimming Prices
Leveraging on the buying momentum in recent launches, developers have succeeded in offloading a bunch of unsold units by trimming prices.
Brief take up of unsold units
The Panorama moved 60 units of the 80 units released between Oct and November last year. The recent discount rate relative to launched prices is about 6% to 7%.
The Panorama by Wheelock Properties is a 99 yr leasehold project in Ang Mo Kio Ave 2. It sells close to 30 units a month on average. The average sales price for the Panorama is about $1,229 psf.
Sky Vue in Bishan by CapitaLand sold 80 units of 182 units released last November.
CapitaLand has dangled carrots of up to $150,000 discount for the rest of the units at Sky Vue across all unit types. The recent discount rate at Sky Vue is approximately 6%.
'The Sky Collection', Sky Vue's premium units from 28th floor up is lauded as homes with a panoramic view.
Sky Vue is a 99 yr leasehold project along Bishan St. 15. Prices start from $821,000, $1.1 million and $1.6 million for a 1 / 2 and 3 bedroom respectively. The number of unsold units is down to about 100.
The 694 unit Sky Vue development was first launched in September 2013. It sold 433 units during its first month at a median price of $1,401 psf.
According to The Edge, top sellers among existing launches were Sims Urban Oasis on Sims Drive and Lakeville in the Jurong Lake District, which recorded 94 and 38 caveats respectively in 4Q 2015.
Launched in April 2014, Lakeville is close to Lakeside MRT station, Jurong Lake and the Canadian International School. The 38 caveats lodged averaged $1,260 psf.
At Sims Urban Oasis, a city-fringe project close to Aljunied MRT station, the 94 caveats averaged $1,337 psf.
In Residential Property, Property Market Outlook Tags Price trimming, unsold units
Nicolas Lannuzel
Survival In The Singapore Property Market – Property Agents Go Uber
Zen Tan January 7, 2016
Survival - it's a jungle out there, the numbers showed.
Singapore has over 30,000 registered real estate agents. Relative to the volume of deals, the number of agents is ten times the volume of monthly transactions, according to the Institute of Estate Agents.
By comparison, in Australia's New South Wales, 1,840 agents handle an average of 8,160 monthly transactions in Sydney, according to CoreLogic Inc.
Amidst cooling measures and fierce competition in a slowing property market, some property agents are going the Uber way to make ends meet in Singapore, according to a Bloomberg report.
"The market is slow because of the cooling measures. We have no choice, we have to come up with means to make ends meet," said Loh, who started out as a realtor in 2008 but turned to driving for Uber last October, to pay the bills. For Loh, his income has dwindled to an average monthly taking of S$3,000, a far cry from the up to $30,000 commission he could get in a single deal during the peak of the property market boom.
Uber is an American international transportation network company that allows consumers to book a trip for a taxi or private car via smartphones through the Uber mobile app.
Though property agents often juggle between jobs in what is a notoriously cyclical business, things don't look so good in Singapore, where home prices fell by the most among the world's major markets last year. After seven years of government intervention to cool prices in Asia's second-most expensive housing market, a plunge in sales volumes is hurting real estate agents even more than price declines.
Knight Frank Global House Price Index which tracks 55 global residential markets showed that home prices in Singapore declined 4.3% in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, more than in Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Australia,
Since 2012, total property transaction volumes in Singapore have plummeted about 68% with developers managing about 7,000 new homes sales last year, according to SLP International Property Consultants.
Institute of Estate Agents is offering training courses in other jobs, such as property management to help agents cope and supplement their income.
In Property Market Outlook Tags Survival, Property Market, Uber
Singapore city by Erwin Soo
Fitch: Singapore Banks Able to Withstand Rising Property Risk
The property market correction in Singapore may place modest pressure on banking system loan quality, Fitch Ratings says in its latest Asia-Pacific Chart of the Month report. Nonetheless, local banks DBS Bank Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank Limited should be able to weather a significant rise in credit costs given their healthy loss-absorption buffers.
Residential property prices in Singapore are down 5%-8% from their peak in mid-2013, in contrast to Hong Kong where steady demand and a supply shortage continue to drive up prices. Nonetheless, Fitch expects Singaporean banks' potential losses from mortgages to be minimal due to relatively healthy household balance sheets and adequate collateralisation.
The government's macro-prudential policies over the past few years included measures to strengthen mortgage underwriting practices at local banks. Mortgage delinquencies remain extremely low in both Singapore and Hong Kong (Singapore: 0.36%, Hong Kong 0.02% at end-September 2014).
While we anticipate Singapore banks' loan losses to rise as the property market continues to cool, Fitch expects the Monetary Authority of Singapore to remain vigilant for signs of stress. The agency remains watchful of potential second-order effects of the housing slowdown, such as weaker private consumption and rising construction company defaults.
In Property Market Outlook Tags Singapore property
2014 Property Market Outlook Around The World: Dubai
Zen Tan December 22, 2013
Dubai is hot property. Dubai is so hot that once again Dubai house prices is the fastest rising in the world.
A 28.5% price growth, year on year, ending September 30, 2013, makes Dubai the No. 1 race horse in the world property market. See Knight Frank's Global House Price Index.
The Index shows Dubai house prices surging 11.8 per cent in the past 6 months and 4.5 per cent in the last 3 months. Analysts are anticipating that Dubai and the UAE's property prices will continue rising in the near future, tying this to the new growth prospects of the Emirate winning the rights to host World Expo 2020.
Last year, same quarter, Dubai managed a mere 2 percent price rise, and ranked 23rd in the Global House Price Index, but jumped a whopping 21.7 per cent year-on-year, as investors returned in droves to their favourite property market, in this region and around the world.
In Q3 2009, average Dubai house prices was down a massive 47 per cent, landing at the bottom of the Global Price Index Chart amongst the 42 countries charted. Dubai at that time was really down in the dumps, with massive financial loss and huge economic insolvency. This year Dubai's housing rebound is impressive to say the least.
What lessons can we learned from the Dubai economic roller coaster? My personal observations are:
1. Rapid growth can cause a country's economic performance to derail, and in dire cases to default on payment, like the sudden 2008 global financial crisis.
2. The pace of economic growth therefore should be measured and handled responsibly. Rapid, unchecked economic expansion can cause hiccups and insolvencies.
3. Strong economies are usually more resilient. These are the last to go under and the first to recover.
4. The same principles can be applied to property investments. Invest soundly in strong economies, vibrant cities, centres of growth, and regions that are politically stable. Sound principles of investment should be your number 1 guide.
Global banking giants, Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered have confirmed that Dubai is not experiencing a property bubble and that Dubai's recent property price rises are backed by fundamentals, and talks of a property bubble are prematured. Improved fundamentals, increased housing regulations, subdued mortgage growth and low off-plan sales make this price rally substantially different from the 2008 scenerio.
In a report, Global Head of Residential Research, Liam Bailey, stipulated that Dubai will see a jump of 10 to 15 per cent in prices in 2014.
Authorship: Zen Tan
In Overseas Property, Property Market Outlook Tags Dubai, fundamentals, property price rises, 2014


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Where are the picks printed?
Pad printing is for designs with more than one color or larger than a circle radius of 3/4". Your design can utilize the entire area of the pick using this process. However, the digital printing process can accommodate similar designs at a lower price point. See below for more information on digital printing.
Hot Stamp is a reflective or flat, one-color stamp limited to a circle radius of 3/4". Typically White print on a dark pick or Black print on a lighter pick is the norm, but other colors can be used. This is the most cost effective printing method for single color printing.
Digital Print is a more recent option and in many cases can be a great, and more affordable alternative to PAD Printing. If your logo requires multiple colors then select the Digital option. We will let you know through the proof process if we or Dunlop have any questions and will work with you to come up with the best solution.
Once I pay the printing set-up fees, will I be charged set-up fees for re-orders?
No, once Dunlop creates your logo from your approved mock up, it is kept on file and can be used again for re-orders. If you need to re-order and also need to make changes to the logo, there will most likely be a new set-up fee.
What colors can I use?
Dunlop offers a variety of colors and finish choices. We'll provide you with a best match or recommendation during the proofing process.
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Kevin Hemker, the Alonzo G. Decker Chair and professor of mechanical engineering, is known for work explaining the underlying, atomic-level details that govern the mechanical response, performance and reliability of disparate material systems. He holds joint appointments in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Hemker's research group has made key observations and discoveries that have challenged the way the community thinks about and understands materials behavior in nanocrystalline materials, materials for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), metallic micro-lattices, thermal barrier coatings for satellites and gas turbines, armor ceramics, extreme environments, and high temperature structural materials. They are now working on projects including deformation behavior and grain growth in nanocrystalline materials and thin films, the characterization and modeling of multilayered thermal protection systems, the development of metallic materials for MEMS, and the development of architected materials through textile and additive manufacturing.
Hemker is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Additive Manufacturing and Architected Materials (JAM2) and has sponsored research projects with the United States Air Force, Army and Navy, as well as the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and NASA. He is leading a collaborative effort to develop Metal MEMS of nanotwinned-NiMoW alloys with an unprecedented balance of properties and the potential to ensure that sensors can hold up to the demands of the next technological frontier. Hemker also is co-principal investigator of a $1.6 million Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer Our Future (DMREF) grant from the National Science Foundation, in which researchers at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University are studying the fused filament fabrication (FFF) process and its effect on the underlying molecular structure and properties of 3-D-printed polymers.
Hemker served as editor of Scripta Materialia from 2004 to 2011 and was a member and vice chair of the DARPA Defense Science Research Council from 2010 to 2015.
He is the 2018 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), a member of the HRL Technical Advisory Group, and a member of the SRI Technology Council. He received the Materials Science Research Silver Medal from ASM International and has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Metals (ASM International), and TMS and is a member of the Material Research Society and the American Ceramics Society.
Hemker received a BS in metallurgy from the University of Cincinnati in 1985 and a master's and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in physics at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne before joining the faculty of the Whiting School of Engineering in 1993.


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Q: Extrange error when passing a variable as reference to a thread in C++ I'm trying to make a few threads to calculate average, minimum, maximun and standard deviation at the same time.
Like this (T is a 100 size double array):
P[0] = thread(&average, T, ref(average));
P[0].join();
P[1] = thread(&maxmin, T, ref(max), ref(min)),
P[2] = thread(&standardDev, T, ref(stdDev),ref(average));

P[1].join();
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And in the method:
void average(double* T, double &average) {
double sum=0.0;
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Then I compile it with:
g++ -pthread -std=c++11 (filename) -o (name)

But it fails and shows this error:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/4.8/thread:39:0,
             from ejercicio_4.cpp:2:
/usr/include/c++/4.8/functional: In instantiation of 'struct std::_Bind_simple<double*(double*, std::reference_wrapper<double>)>':
/usr/include/c++/4.8/thread:137:47:   required from 'std::thread::thread(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Callable = double*; _Args = {double (&)[100], std::reference_wrapper<double>}]'
ejercicio_4.cpp:89:40:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/4.8/functional:1697:61: error: no type named 'type' in 'class std::result_of<double*(double*, std::reference_wrapper<double>)>'
       typedef typename result_of<_Callable(_Args...)>::type result_type;
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I have g++ 4.8, so it should work with threads, I don't know what's causing this error.
Thanks in advance.

A: There is a typo or maybe a name collision on first line, where you are passing as second argument the name of the function (average) rather than the name of a target variable. What you probably meant to write was:
double avg;
P[0] = thread(&average, T, ref(avg));


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Accepting Racial Identity
by Alzak A. | Apr 21, 2013 | Dear Doctor, Lifestyle | 0 comments
Q As an immigrant from India, I am considering settling in the U.S. and becoming part of American society. But, it is difficult to understand how Indian or American I feel. Although, I don't think that my race or ethnicity are the most important parts of me, I also notice that my skin color and racial background, in a primarily white society are quite salient. Sometimes I just want to erase my background and assimilate, and at other times I really want to be seen with all the differences that I bring. It gets really confusing and controversial and I don't know quite how to deal with it all.
A Race, color and ethnicity are aspects to celebrate because they also connect us with our families, languages, traditions, ancestors and countries of origin. People feel stronger, less alienated and more enriched when they feel a sense of belonging and have roots. At the same time people are also discriminated against and hated for their skin color or race.
Prejudice, misunderstanding and not accepting differences have been diseases of society for thousands of years. So, we can't pretend it doesn't exist. However, there are more people now who see that each culture is unique, and each individual is unique and this makes life fascinating, as we learn from the diversity and richness of cultures and individuals.
People go through a process in discovering and finally accepting their racial identities in the United States. At first we may want to conform to the majority standards of whiteness in actions, speech, dress, beliefs and attitudes because that is considered positive.
Many people of color discover that they can't quite fit into the Euro-American society and start to wonder if the U.S. is as racially inclusive as portrayed. This is a stage of "dissonance" or confusion. It brings up anger and upset about disparity and the challenges of institutionalized racism. There is also a stage where people of color will avoid close contact with other white people and feel they only belong with people of their own racial group. This stage is called "emersion." At some point they are able to see that people in their own racial group have negative qualities and that whites are not the enemy. They see racism as the enemy. The whole issue becomes less personal and more systemic. A person feels more control and autonomy at this stage.
In the last stage one's sense of identity expands to include other dimensions of themselves more fully and they feel themselves more as a whole person.
Not every body goes through all of these stages and they are not necessarily linear.
However, you can see there are stages and one stage can conflict greatly with another.
When we're with persons of even similar race, each person could be at a different place in their discovery of racial identity and what it is to be bi-cultural. It is helpful to be aware and not move to judge others, but rather appreciate the complexity and sensitivity of where people originate from and value the differences among us.
Alzak Amlani, Ph.D. is a counseling psychologist in the Bay Area. (650)325-8393. Visit www.wholenesstherapy.com.
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Overwhelm is a message to yourself from yourself - a call to action, a sign to pay greater attention to your needs and what you can comfortably manage and have the desire to manage."
AUSTIN, TX, July 02, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- After Donald Trump's election, the American Psychological Association's annual stress survey saw "a statistically significant increase in stress levels in the U.S." for the first time in its 10-year history. Life strategists, activists, and authors Donna Lipman and Kathy Hertz experienced this increase in stress and overwhelm firsthand in themselves and in their communities, and they have written about it in their new book: "Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era – An Essential Guide."
The two are now offering tips from their book to the public to help people identify when they are in a state of overwhelm so they can know without a doubt that it's time to seek the support of much-needed self-care routines to bring themselves back into balance.
"Overwhelm is a message to yourself from yourself," says Donna Lipman, "a call to action, a sign to pay greater attention to your needs and what you can comfortably manage and have the desire to manage."
"True well-being is about you and your relationship with yourself," adds Kathy Hertz. "It can only be achieved by taking the time to check in, get clear, and make choices based on your priorities. Being in or noticing overwhelm is not the problem — not acting or taking responsibility for it is. When overwhelm owns you, you have lost."
•	Numbing out with food, alcohol, social media, work, etc.
•	Sleeping too much or too little.
•	Feeling out of control or powerless.
•	Forgetting or losing things.
•	Experiencing heart palpitations or a general sense of anxiety.
•	Retreating from friends, family, or the world.
•	Acting reckless or careless.
•	Being unable to focus.
•	Making excuses, blaming others, or painting yourself as a victim.
•	Having a short temper; angering easily.
•	Wanting to cry or scream from frustration.
•	Not taking care of yourself.
They invite the American public to take the "Overwhelm Quiz" from the "Beyond Resistance" book and, based on how they score, seek appropriate self-care to rebalance their sense of well-being.
Rate each question on a scale from 1 – 5, with 1 being the least true and 5 being the truest.
•	My workdays and weekends are jam-packed.
•	When spending time with my friends, family, partner, I'm anxious to move on to the next thing — I can never fully enjoy the moment.
•	Quiet time for myself seems impossible.
•	I use my vacation days to run errands and catch up on chores.
•	I manage to stay on top of things, but I don't know how long I can keep up.
•	More often than not, I am tired and stressed out.
•	My life is certainly not boring, but it's also wearing me down.
•	I find myself waking up angry, scared, or upset.
•	I tend to say "yes" to every request.
•	Even when I have time for myself, I'm not doing anything that nourishes or replenishes my physical, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
"If you scored between 10 and 15, you are doing great!" they write. "If you scored between 16 and 30, you may want to think about ways to take a little more time for yourself or use your time to support your well-being more effectively. If you scored between 30 and 50, take heed and consider your self-care now!"
About Kathy: Kathy Hertz proudly calls herself a card-carrying member of The Resistance. She was recently recognized with the prestigious Point of Light Award from George H.W. Bush's Points of Light Foundation for her work with refugees on Lesvos, Greece and is also a veteran of the Bill Clinton and John Kerry Presidential campaigns. As a certified life coach through The Ford Institute for Transformational Training, Kathy has experienced and witnessed the enormous impact that unchecked negative internal voices and beliefs can have on lives. She now brings her diverse background together with her life-coaching skills to partner with Donna Lipman and create a roadmap for surviving and thriving during these turbulent political times. Their new book is called "Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era – An Essential Guide."
About Donna: Ford Institute executive, master integrative coach, presentation skills trainer, and author Donna Lipman brings together her commitment to The Resistance with her life coaching and presentation abilities to partner with Kathy Hertz in creating a guide to help navigate the stress of these chaotic political times. Their new book "Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era – An Essential Guide" offers self-care solutions and action-oriented exercises to inspire everyone from political observers to advocates and activists.


Is there a big cat stalking the Home Counties?
Can you help to identify this suspected big cat which is thought to be stalking the Home Counties after one of our readers spotted it walking in a field.
The reader, who has asked to remain anonymous, saw the animal on Sunday night (April 17) at around 6pm on Chaulden Lane in nearby Hertfordshire.
They told us: "We saw what we are quite confident was a puma walking on a field.
"We were able to observe the animal in details for about two minutes until it walked into the hedgerow. It was large and powerful.
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Skype is a free web-based communication tool which allows people to video conference, make calls, and instant message. Skype has more than 300 million active users all around the world (see 24 Amazing Facts about Skype).
Skype provides a variety of educational opportunities for classrooms. Students can connect with other students, increase their knowledge, and interact with other cultures. They can use Skype to share projects, polish their language skills, exchange information about particular books with students who read the same books or present their dissertation to their committee. Skype also provides students and teachers with the opportunity to participate in virtual tours of historical places, communicate with authors and researchers, and engage in conversations with classrooms around the world. In these case, Skype provides a simple platform for student development and growth. In addition, Mystery Skype is the educational game which many teachers can use it in their Language, Geography, History, Science. Two classrooms can call each other on Skype globally and ask questions which related to the class. Mystery Skype is both fun and instructive game for learners. However, it should not be forgotten that time zone differences might be an issue if you connect with educators, students, and interesting people across the world.
Price:Skype is technically a "free" community-based software if you use it with devices which have Skype application. However, if you want to get a phone number with the country code in which you live, you have to pay a little amount of money.
Ease of Use: Skype main page is very simple and does not comprise a lot of information. Therefore, you can easily see sign up, download Skype, use Skype online, and help icons. After you click one of them, you can effortlessly keep track of directions and reach your goal. Skype has a seamless help page. They split the necessity information into the categories such as getting started, calling, video, account and payments, messaging, and everything else. It means you don't have to think too much or spend a long time to get an assist. If you don't know which category includes your question, you can use search icon and text keyword to find an answer. Furthermore, you can join the conversation and note previous discussion pertain to the topic.
Designers: Skype was created by Janus Friis (Denmark) and Niklas Zennstrom (Sweden) in 2003. Then, Microsoft bought Skype, paying $8.5 billion.
Accessibility: Skype offers voiceover, narrated screen reader, High-contrast settings, magnifier, and speech recognition to convert speech to texts to support people with hearing or seeing disabilities.
Dr. Ruben Puentedura's SAMR model offers a lens for examining how technology is adopted in a classroom. As you strive to incorporate online tools into your classroom, we encourage you to use this model as an analytic tool.
Substitution: Students use a Skype to meet, communicate, and interact with other students online (instead of engaging in a face-to-face discussion).
Augmentation: Students can join video conferencing, share their screens, and communicate with other students who live in the U.S or abroad and save their videos for future use.
Modification: Students critically evaluate their thoughts on a specific content of readings or their knowledge. For example, American students read some books from Turkish literature and they can make a skype video call with students in Turkey. Turkish students mention their cultural norms in the book. Therefore, Americans can compare and analyze cultural differentiations.
Redefinition: Subject matter experts, faculties, and famous people all around the world can be invited to join a class discussion and share their expertise.
Mystery Skype provides entertaining and productive class teachers. Particularly, in the Geography, Language and art, Science, and Maths teachers can use it effectively. Learners make a video call in different part of the world and ask critical questions about their location. Then find students' location playing a guess. Mystery Skype allows students to recognize of cultural awareness, speak with second language learners, and learn knowledge related to geographical features of the place. Remember, teachers should get permission students to show themselves on camera.
Science: There are many opportunities to use Skype for STEM. Students can follow along with scientists as they build a new rocket or walk on a glacier in Iceland.
English/Language Arts: Skype allows both educators and students to connect with one another on a global level. Learners can find a chance to speak the foreign language with native speakers. In addition, students can meet authors and lecturers on Skype to get more information about writing and reading their own language.
Skype in the Elementary Classroom!
You can use Skype video call either clicking "Use Skype online" or "Download," but remember in both situations, you should install Skype web plugin.
Rock, M. L., Schoenfeld, N., Zigmond, N., Gable, R. A., Gregg, M., Ploessl, D. M., & Salter, A. (2013). Can You Skype Me Now? Developing Teachers' Classroom Management Practices through Virtual Coaching. Beyond Behavior, 22(3), 15-23.
Morgan, H. (2013). Technology in the classroom: Using Skype for exciting projects. Childhood Education, 89(3), 197-199.
Foote, C. (2008). See Me, Hear Me: Skype in the Classroom. School Library Journal, 54(1), 42-43.


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	echo file_get_contents(IA_INCLUDES . 'adminer' . IA_DS . 'adminer.css');
	exit;
}

define('SID', true);

$DB_HOST = IA_DBHOST;
$DB_USER = IA_DBUSER;
$DB_PASSWORD = IA_DBPASS;
$DB_DRIVER = 'server';
$DB_PERMANENT = 0;

$_GET['username'] = IA_DBUSER;
$_GET['server'] = IA_DBHOST;
$_GET['driver'] = 'mysql';
$_GET['db'] = IA_DBNAME;
$_SESSION['pwds']['server'][IA_DBHOST][IA_DBUSER] = IA_DBPASS;

include IA_INCLUDES . 'adminer' . IA_DS . 'adminer.php';
die();

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Although summer typically has its fair share of mind-numbing entertainment such as beach novels, jack-hammer action movies and dumb comedies, once in a while comes up a worthy artistic endeavor. And that's exactly what happened last week when the Lincoln Center Festival presented Mieczyslaw Weinberg's The Passenger, a three-hour opera daring to take on the decidedly daunting subject matter of the Holocaust, which was performed by the Houston Grand Opera at The Park Avenue Armory.
With a story inspired by Passenger from Cabin Number 45, a radio play by Zofia Posmysz, a Polish woman who had survived three years in Auschwitz before becoming a noted journalist and writer, and a score composed by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Polish man who lost his entire family, his country and his name in 1939 before fleeing to Russia where other challenges would await him, The Passenger had irreproachable pedigree from the very beginning. But where would it go from there?
The Park Avenue Armory was clearly not designed for live musical performances, but on the other hand, even my side seat in the penultimate row was still a vast improvement over The Met's Family Circle. And if I was not thrilled by the unavoidable amplification, I must admit that it was discreet and unobtrusive, much more so in fact than the hearing aid of the man sitting next to me. Luckily I was able to escape the grating echoing and buzzing effects coming from the device by moving away quickly and settling down again three seats away, mentally thanking from the bottom of my heart whoever had not showed up and saved my evening.
The Passenger's plot is fairly simple: In the 1960s, while accompanying her diplomat husband to his new assignment in Brazil aboard a luxury ship, a woman seems to recognize a former prisoner, supposedly long dead, she used to supervise at Auschwitz during the war. This triggers a confession about her past to her shocked husband as well as a trip down to the hell that was the notorious prisoners' camp. That's where we ended up spending most of the evening, leaving the frivolous pleasures of luxury cruising above for an examination of life and survival down under.
A lot of the performance's success depended on the two leading ladies, and they both brilliantly gave full human dimension to their characters while maintaining a superior level of musical integrity. As the traveler Liese, mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt easily went from seemingly gentle high society lady to cruel, sometimes ambiguous, camp overseer.
She found the perfect sparring partner in soprano Melody Moore, whose Marta steadily bristled with strength and poise even when confronting evil forces. Her singing was bright, assured, and even in the darkest moments lighted up the stage with uncompromising dignity, turning the young prisoner into a true leader.
Walter is a hapless man, but he still deserves to be heard, and tenor Joseph Kaiser imparted his understandably dumfounded diplomat with just enough humanity not to make him look despicable. Moreover, his naturally elegant singing totally fit in the fancy environment he was traveling in.
Tadeusz, Marta's fiancé, was the closest we ever came to a romantic lead, and baritone Morgan Smith had the looks and the voice to memorably fill the part. He was not onstage often, but his presence improved every scene he was in: love struck with Marta, proudly defiant with Liese, and grandly standing with the commandant.
Marta's companions in the camp were all fully drawn out characters so that the various personalities effortlessly came through. Their playful camaraderie and unwavering solidarity were vividly expressed in scenes like the chaotic arrival of the new prisoners, Marta's unflappably lying to save a Russian partisan, and the touching celebration of her birthday.
Taking place in two different worlds, the opera benefited from an ingeniously designed two-level set that made good use of The Armory's cavernous space. The top level represented the upper deck of an opulent ocean liner on which white-clad beautiful people wandered, conversed and danced with enviable insouciance. Right underneath stood the filthy camp where the Nazis ruled and the prisoners struggled to survive. Railroad tracks efficiently helped move lights and sections of the set while starkly symbolizing the transient nature of the business at hand. Having the chorus hang over the camp as a bunch of curious modern witnesses was another inspired idea emphasizing the hard-to-believe horrors happening below and their relevance to our modern times.
But even with a dynamite cast and an impressive set, The Passenger could not hide a few superficial flaws such as non-singing exchanges that generally lacked dramatic resonance, music conveying emotional turmoil too pompously, and the frustratingly uneven pace of the whole thing. But that's nitpicking when one thinks of the many powerful moments, including the unforgettable climax during which Tadeusz, summoned to perform the commandant's beloved cheesy waltz in front of him, threw himself into Bach's Chaconne instead, a defiant move that will have fatal consequences, just like his solo violin will eventually be overpowered by the full orchestra.
If the opera itself was not an impeccably well-rounded affair, Weinberg's score presented an remarkable wide range of musical components such as the light jazz entertaining the well-heeled passengers on the ship, the jarring dissonances endured by Walter when discovering that his wife is a monster, the richly melodic romanticism illuminating Marta and Tadeusz's chance encounter, the sweet simplicity of the a cappella Russian folk song sung by Katya. The biting influence of Dmitri Shostakovich, Weinberg's long-time friend and mentor, was everywhere to be found, but the composition had also clearly been put together by someone who was working from first-hand experience.
Placed stage left but still visible by most, the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra made itself superbly heard under the energetic baton of Patrick Summers. The relentless score is not an easy one to tame, but the overall performance was clean, sharp and perfectly balanced. This was definitely not pretty music, but its jagged edges made it all the more intriguingly complex, eventually giving the opera its irrepressible force and profound humanity.


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Colts to hide out-of-town scores during Sunday's game
The Indianapolis Colts need help to get into the playoffs — but first, they need to take care of their own business by beating the downtrodden Jaguars.
In order to keep their professional football players focused on doing their jobs, the Colts are hiding scores of other NFL games involving teams Indianapolis needs to lose during Sunday's affair.
"Maybe not to all guys, but if it's a distraction to one guy, that's one guy too many," Colts coach Frank Reich said of the decision, via ESPN. "It's better not to have them up there. It's irrelevant. It can do nothing to add to what we have to focus on. It only has a potential negative effect in our view."
Fortunately for those in the stands and any interested players, this is not 1999. A curious individual need not stare at the scoreboard and wait for it to cycle to the Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Baltimore-Cincinnati, Tennessee-Houston or Miami-Buffalo games to see if the Colts suddenly have a better chance of getting to the playoffs. There's no need to flip open and extend the antenna from your bulky, largely plastic cellular phone in order to dial a friend and find out what's going on around the NFL.
This is the Information Age. There's no hiding the truth, man. Just ask Philip Rivers.
"My normal mode when we play the 4 o'clock game, I kind of flip through the Sunday Ticket on my phone. So to say I won't be doing that will be a lie," Rivers said, again via ESPN. "I won't be consumed with it, but I'll be aware. To try to pretend like you're not going to know the outcome of those games is probably unrealistic. But I don't think it needs to consume our locker room. Go through normal routine. If your normal routine is checking on 1 o'clock games, I don't know why you will change that to act like you're not interested."
Attempting to insulate a football team is nearly impossible in today's era of instant information and social media. That falls on the shoulders of the players, not the staff, who can emphasize the importance of being focused on the task at hand, but can only hope its players are as much in tune with the wants and needs of the organization as those coaching them. And if the players want to know, they're going to find out.
This is, again, their job. They get paid to attempt to win football games, and they are well aware that after losing to Pittsburgh last week, none of those other scores matter if the Colts don't first win their own game. Leave the scoreboard checking for afterward, sure, but turning Lucas Oil Stadium into closed-circuit television just seems unnecessary.
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CATHOLIC families in a cross-community housing development in Belfast have been ordered to leave their homes in a sectarian threat thought to be from loyalist paramilitaries.
The residents live off Ravenhill Road in Cantrell Close – a housing development that was part of a Stormont 'shared communities' strategy.
They have presented themselves to the Housing Executive as homeless.
Police visited them on Tuesday around midnight about a warning issued stating they were not welcome in the area because of their religion.
The threat also said that if the residents did not leave the area they faced violence, according to Belfast Live.
One resident told the news website they were worried about the safety of their children.
In June, the area made headlines after UVF and other loyalist flags were put up in the Cantrell Close and Global Crescent neighbourhoods.
The developments, managed by Radius Housing, are located close to Ravenhill Avenue and the loyalist Woodstock Road areas.
They are part of the Stormont executive's 'Together Building United Communities' programme.
A Housing Executive spokesman said: "A number of families in the south Belfast area have presented to us as homeless claiming sectarian intimidation. We have no further information at this time."
Radius Housing said it had been informed "that the PSNI are currently investigating threats and acts of intimidation against a number of Radius tenants at Cantrell Close".
"Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of all of our tenants and we are engaged with the PSNI, NIHE as well as our tenants, community and political representatives as we address this ongoing issue.
"It is our goal that the residents of Cantrell Close, and all of our developments, live free from any type of intimidation or threat to their safety. We believe that aim is shared by the vast majority of people who live here."
The PSNI said: "We do not discuss the security of individuals. However, if we receive information that a person's life may be at risk we will inform them accordingly.
"We never ignore anything which may put an individual at risk. No inference should be drawn from this."
In a joint statement, DUP South Belfast MP Emma Little Pengelly and MLA Christopher Stalford condemned the threats.
"It is absolutely disgraceful that anyone should be threatened from their home. This area has traditionally been welcoming to all and those responsible do not represent the area. It must be condemned by everyone," they said.
"Those behind this intimidation must be identified and face the courts. Anyone with information should contact the police and ensure those responsible face the full weight of the law."
Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir hit out at the UVF following the intimidation.
"This blatant sectarianism has no place in our society and should be condemned outright," he said.
"This is meant to be a shared neighbourhood and it is completely unacceptable that people are being intimidated by the UVF in this day and age."
He added: "We need voices from within unionism to speak out and show leadership. We also need the authorities to take a stand against sectarianism in order to tackle this issue adequately."
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw said she understood four families had been threatened and had left their homes, but not all of them had presented themselves as homeless.
"It is incredibly disappointing that such a great scheme that was set up as a shared neighbourhood to bring families together to work, play and socialise together, is brought into this controversy again - paramilitary thugs trying to stamp their control over an area," she told the BBC.
SDLP MLA Claire Hanna said: "Shared housing is vital for progress in this society and it must be protected. We cannot live in a society where families are being threatened out of their homes.
Meanwhile, social housing tenants intimidated out of their homes will no longer receive special priority points for rehousing, under proposals to reform the allocation system.
A draft review of the current points-based system for determining housing need has removed the 200 points allocated to intimidation victims.


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This third incarnation of Phoenix is loosely themed on writing and is designed to bring our readers enjoyment, inspiration, and insight into others' creative processes. The University of Sydney Writers' Society is immensely proud of its annual anthology, but we are aware that publication is merely a single gear in the literary engine.
For the first time, extracts of early drafts and editorial reflections have been included to expose the private considerations of the artist and sometimes secretive editorial practices. Readers will also find a selection of short stories, poetry and non-fiction including interviews with prominent figures in Australian literature, such as Judith Beveridge and John Tranter.
However, the Writers' Society urges readers to remember that Phoenix is more than the sum of its parts. This journal is to us a kind of alchemy that preserves the promise of young writers, transforming the transient into the enduring. The theme of writing has made us very conscious of what motivates us to publish. Whether right or wrong in our belief, we compiled this anthology with the confidence that beauty is as profound as wisdom.


The Complete Guide To The Flute And Piccolo by J.James Phelan and contributions by Lillian Burkart.
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namespace reinvently\ondemand\core\vendor\paymentbraintree;

use reinvently\ondemand\core\components\eventmanager\CoverEvent;
use reinvently\ondemand\core\components\payment\Payment;

class PaymentBraintree extends Payment
{
    /**
     * @return void|array Events list for ex. [Test2::RAISE_EVENT_TEST2];
     */
    public static function requiredTriggeredEvent()
    {
    }

    /**
     * @return void|array Events list for ex. [Test2::RAISE_EVENT_TEST2];
     */
    public static function optionalTriggeredEvent()
    {
    }

    /**
     * @return void|array Events list for ex. [Test2::RAISE_EVENT_TEST2];
     */
    public static function requiredOnEvent()
    {
        return [
            Payment::RAISE_EVENT_TOKEN,
            Payment::RAISE_EVENT_AUTH,
            Payment::RAISE_EVENT_SALE,
            Payment::RAISE_EVENT_CANCEL_AUTH,
            Payment::RAISE_EVENT_CANCEL_SALE,
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @return void|array Events list for ex. [Test2::RAISE_EVENT_TEST2];
     */
    public static function optionalOnEvent()
    {
    }

    /**
     * @param CoverEvent $event
     * @return bool
     */
    public static function onToken(CoverEvent $event)
    {
        if (!($event->container instanceof BraintreeContainer)) {
            return false;
        }

        $event->container->setScenario(Payment::RAISE_EVENT_TOKEN);
        if (!$event->container->validate()) {
            return true;
        }

        $token = \Yii::$app->braintree->getToken($event->container->getUserId());

        if (!$token) {
            throw new \LogicException('Token must be');
        }

        $event->container->setToken($token);
        return true;

    }

    /**
     * @param CoverEvent $event
     * @return bool
     * @throws exceptions\BraintreeException
     */
    public static function onAuth(CoverEvent $event)
    {
        if (!($event->container instanceof BraintreeContainer)) {
            return false;
        }

        $event->container->setScenario(Payment::RAISE_EVENT_AUTH);
        if (!$event->container->validate()) {
            return true;
        }

        return \Yii::$app->braintree->auth($event->container);
    }

    /**
     * @param CoverEvent $event
     * @return bool
     * @throws exceptions\BraintreeException
     */
    public static function onSale(CoverEvent $event)
    {
        if (!($event->container instanceof BraintreeContainer)) {
            return false;
        }

        $event->container->setScenario(Payment::RAISE_EVENT_SALE);
        if (!$event->container->validate()) {
            return true;
        }

        return \Yii::$app->braintree->sale($event->container);
    }

//    public function init()
//    {
//        \Yii::$app->eventManager->on(static::RAISE_EVENT_AUTH, function (CoverEvent $e){
//            if ($e->container instanceof BraintreeContainer) {
//                \Yii::$app->payment->auth($e->container);
//                $e->handled = true;
//            }
//        });
//    }

}


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I Comephoridae sono una famiglia di pesci ossei appartenenti all'ordine Scorpaeniformes a cui appartiene il solo genere Comephorus con due specie.

Distribuzione e habitat
Questa famiglia è endemica del lago Baikal in Siberia.

Sono pesci pelagici che si trovano in genere a profondità molto elevate (fino a 1600 metri). Si possono considerare veri e propri pesci abissali d'acqua dolce. Tuttavia alcuni individui, prevalentemente femmine, si possono trovare in superficie.

Descrizione
Sono affini ai Cottidae ma hanno un aspetto peculiare, testa e bocca molto grandi, pinne pettorali molto ampie e a forma di ali, pinne ventrali assenti, prima pinna dorsale composta di raggi spinosi molto brevi, seconda pinna dorsale e pinna anale con raggi molli e lunghe fino al peduncolo caudale. Il corpo è privo di scaglie e traslucido, quasi vitreo. Lo scheletro è fortemente demineralizzato. La linea laterale nella regione cefalica forma un reticolo di cavità mucose che si aprono all'esterno con numerosi pori.

Misurano al massimo 20 cm.

Biologia
Sono ovovivipari. Si riproducono alla fine dell'inverno. Si nutrono in prevalenza di anfipodi. Hanno un elevato contenuto di grassi (circa il 25%), questo fa sì che quando muoiono questi pesci galleggino e spesso finiscano per essere congelati nel ghiaccio superficiale del lago.

Specie
 Genere Comephorus
 Comephorus baikalensis
 Comephorus dybowskii

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Scorpaeniformes


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Q: Recursive Function in matlab How do I write a recursive Function in matlab, it basically being a Markov chain!
I tried writing a pseudo code for it and new to MATLAB:
The function goes this way:
   P= Probability
    x= status(0,1)
    Dij= probability to pick a site
    P(Status of Site(i) being x at next time step)= Summation[P(Status of Site(i) being x   at previous time step)*Dij]

I have tried code, can anyone tel me whether its right:
 function [t,index]= CopyingInfluenceModel
%%Define constants
StatusP1=rand(1,0);
StatusP0=rand(1,0);

% Initializing the variables
t=[];
index=[];
i=[];
%assigining the initial conditions
t(1)=0;
%set index no i to 1(initial condition for i=1)
i=1;
%% If the probability is zero, terminate while loop
while p(i)>=0
%calculate time step for given index no
t(i+1)= t(i);
%calculate the status_probability at given time t=(i+1)
StatusP1(i+1)=StatusP1(i)+sum(StatusP1(i)*Dij);

%index i increases by 1 to calculate next probability
i=i+1;
end
end

A: First the recursive "Hello World" factorial function in matlab:
function result=f(x)
if (x<=0)
    result=1;
else
    result=x*f(x-1);
end

end

It can be called like this:
>> f(4)
ans =
    24

Not knowing much about Markov chains, I am making a guess here at what your function is supposed to do. First the code:
function yourmainscript
    % state 1 -> state 1: 50%
    % state 1 -> state 2: 50%
    % state 2 -> state 1: 25%
    % state 2 -> state 2: 75%
    D=[0.5 0.5; 0.25 0.75];
    p0=[1; 0];

    % Get probability that the system is in state number 1 at time step number 4
    % given the transition matrix D and the initial probabilities p0
    P(1,4,D,p0)
end

function result=P(state, t, D, p0)
if t==0
    result=p0(state);
else
    possible_states=(1:length(D))';
    result=D(state,:)*arrayfun(@(x) P(x, t-1, D, p0), possible_states);
end
end

The parameters D and p0 describe the system and are just passed through unmodified. Using global variables or playing with function nesting will work for them, too, as long as they are accessible.
state is an integer between 1 and the total number of states that you deal with, t is an integer that represents the time step.
At t==0 we can use state as an index into p0 to get the probability.
For t>0 I have rewritten the sum as a matrix multiplication:
We need the row of Dij (which is D(state,:) given by the current state and multiply it with the vector of the probabilities of all possible states at the last time step.
The line
possible_states=(1:length(D))';

is a column vector containing 1,2,3,...,last state and is needed in the next line. Arrayfun calls a function (first argument) for each element of an array (second argument) and stuffs the result into a vector. The first argument is a shorthand for defining the following function:
function result=wrapperfunction(x)
    % Assume t, D and p0 are in scope and the function P is known
    result=P(x, t-1, D, p0);
end

Please note that matlab is case sensitive, so if you define a function "Markov" then matlab still doesn't now about "markov".
Edit: Sorry, you have updated your code while I was composing this answer, so it may or may not apply to the updated version.


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Lead systems: sensitivity and specificity.
Ileana L. Pina, R. A. Chahine
In this article, the modified 12-lead system and the bipolar lead systems are discussed, both of which may provide adequate sensitivity and specificity of stress tests for clinical purposes. A single lead V5 or, preferably, bipolar modification of lead V5 may be adequate in certain situations in which cost or the type of population being tested legitimizes such a choice. However, the modified 12-lead system is far more popular for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with ischemic heart disease. The final choice of lead system for monitoring stress tests will ultimately depend on the needs and resources of a given laboratory.
Cardiology Clinics
Exercise Test
Pina, I. L., & Chahine, R. A. (1984). Lead systems: sensitivity and specificity. Cardiology Clinics, 2(3), 329-335.
Lead systems : sensitivity and specificity. / Pina, Ileana L.; Chahine, R. A.
In: Cardiology Clinics, Vol. 2, No. 3, 08.1984, p. 329-335.
Pina, IL & Chahine, RA 1984, 'Lead systems: sensitivity and specificity.', Cardiology Clinics, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 329-335.
Pina IL, Chahine RA. Lead systems: sensitivity and specificity. Cardiology Clinics. 1984 Aug;2(3):329-335.
Pina, Ileana L. ; Chahine, R. A. / Lead systems : sensitivity and specificity. In: Cardiology Clinics. 1984 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 329-335.
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Bower is a package manager for such assets, and would have solved this problem. But I was reluctant to add another package manager to the mix and make the deployment setup even more complex.
That's when I came across rails-assets, which is a proxy between bundler and bower. This allows us to include bower packages in our application using only bundler. You don't need to have bower installed on your machine.
To use it, you need to add source 'https://rails-assets.org' at the top of your Gemfile, and then include any bower packages as gems with rails-assets- prefixed to their name.
For example, you could add gem 'rails-assets-bootstrap' and you will be able to accesss bootstrap assets from application.js (using //= require bootstrap) and application.css (using *= require bootstrap).
When you request a gem from rails-assets, it converts bower packages into gems that can be installed via bundler. I've only used it with Rails, but it is compatible with any sprockets based application.
The project has been around for more than a year, and it seems to be stable. Although I haven't yet moved to rails-assets for all the client side assets in my app, this has already simplified the asset dependencies a great deal.