The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry in New Zealand's honours system. It was established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits", to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity.
In the order of precedence, the New Zealand Order of Merit ranks immediately after the Order of New Zealand. Prior to 1996 New Zealanders received appointments to various British orders, such as the Order of the Bath, the Order of St Michael and St George, the Order of the British Empire, and the Order of the Companions of Honour, as well as the distinction of Knight Bachelor. The change came about after the Prime Minister's Honours Advisory Committee (1995) was created "to consider and present options and suggestions on the structure of a New Zealand Royal Honours System in New Zealand, which is designed to recognise meritorious service, gallantry and bravery and long service".
Rear Admiral David Ledson, ONZM, RNZN, wearing the medal for Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
The number of Knights and Dames Grand Companion (and Principal Companions) is limited to 30 living people. Additionally, new appointments are limited to 15 Knight Companions, 40 Companions, 80 Officers and 140 Members per year.
As well as the five grades, there are three types of membership. Ordinary membership is limited to citizens of New Zealand or a Commonwealth realm. "Additional" members, appointed on special occasions, are not counted in the numerical limits.
People who are not citizens of a Commonwealth realm are given "Honorary" membership; if they subsequently adopt citizenship of a Commonwealth realm they are eligible for Additional membership.
The Collar, worn only by the Sovereign and Chancellor, comprises "links of the central medallion of the badge" and "S"-shaped Koru, with the Coat of Arms of New Zealand in centre. Hanging from the Coat of Arms is the badge of the Order.
The Star is an eight-pointed star with each arm bearing a representation of a fern frond, with the Order's badge superimposed in the centre. Grand Companions wear a gold star and Knight Companions wear a silver star.
The Badge for the three highest classes is a gold and white enamel cross with curved edges bearing at its centre the coat of arms of New Zealand within a green enamel ring bearing the motto For Merit Tohu Hiranga, topped by a royal crown. The badge for Officers and Members is similar, but in silver-gilt and silver respectively. Grand Companions wear the badge on a sash over the right shoulder (though the Governor-General usually wears it as a neck decoration in lieu of the Collar); Knight Companions and Companions wear the badge on a neck ribbon (men) or a bow on the left shoulder (women). Officers and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left lapel (men) or a bow on the left shoulder (women).
The ribbon and sash are plain red ochre.
Knight/Dames Grand Companion and Knight/Dames Companion are entitled to use the style Sir for males and Dame for females.
The order's statutes grant heraldic privileges to members of the first and second level, who are entitled to have the Order's circlet ("a green circle, edged gold, and inscribed with the Motto of the Order in gold") surrounding their shield. Grand Companions are also entitled to heraldic supporters. The Chancellor is entitled to supporters and a representation of the Collar of the Order around his/her shield.
Two positions, (Secretary & Registrar and Herald) were created in the Statutes of the Order with all appointments published in the New Zealand Gazette.
From 2000 to 2009, the two highest levels of the Order were Principal Companion (PCNZM) and Distinguished Companion (DCNZM), without the appellation of "Sir" or "Dame".
The following contains the names of the small number of members of the grades Principal Companion (PCNZM) and Distinguished Companion (DCNZM) who chose not to convert their appointment to a Knight or Dame Grand Companion, or Knight or Dame Companion, and thus not to accept the respective appellation of "Sir" or "Dame". The majority of those affected chose the aforereferenced appellations.
A change to non-titular honours was a recommendation contained within the original report of the 1995 honours committee (The New Zealand Royal Honours System: The Report of the Prime Minister's Honours Advisory Committee) which prompted the creation of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Titular honours were incorporated into the new system before its implementation in 1996 after the National Party caucus and public debate were split as to whether titles should be retained.
There has long been debate in New Zealand regarding the appropriateness of titles. Some feel it is no longer appropriate as New Zealand has not been a colony since 1907, and to these people titles are out of step with present-day New Zealand. Others feel that titles carry both domestic and international recognition, and that awarded on the basis of merit they remain an appropriate recognition of excellence.
In April 2000 the then new Labour Prime Minister, Helen Clark, announced that knighthoods and damehoods had been abolished and the order's statutes amended. From 2000 to 2009, the two highest levels of the Order were Principal Companion (PCNZM) and Distinguished Companion (DCNZM), without the appellation of "Sir" or "Dame"; appointment to all levels of the Order were recognised solely by the use of post-nominal letters.
A National Business Review poll in February 2000 revealed that 54% of New Zealanders thought the titles should be scrapped. The Labour Government's April 2000 changes were criticised by opposition parties, with Richard Prebble of the ACT New Zealand party deriding the PCNZM's initials as standing for "a Politically Correct New Zealand that used to be a Monarchy".
The issue of titular honours would appear whenever honours were mentioned. In the lead up to the 2005 general election, Leader of the Opposition Don Brash suggested that should a National-led government be elected, he would reverse Labour's changes and re-introduce knighthoods.
In 2009, Prime Minister John Key restored the honours to their pre-April 2000 state. Principal Companions and Distinguished Companions (85 people in total) were given the option to convert their awards into Knighthoods or Damehoods. The restoration was welcomed by Monarchy New Zealand. The option has been taken up by 72 of those affected, including rugby great Colin Meads. Former Labour MP Margaret Shields was one of those who accepted a Damehood, despite receiving a letter from former Prime Minister Helen Clark "setting out why Labour had abolished the titles and saying she hoped she would not accept one". Clark's senior deputy, Michael Cullen, also accepted a knighthood.
↑ "New Zealand Royal Honours". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ Prime Minister's Office (2 May 1996). "The New Zealand Order of Merit". New Zealand Executive Government News Release Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
1 2 "The Review of the New Zealand Royal Honours System". New Zealand Numismatic Journal, Proceedings of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand (75): 17–21. 1997. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
↑ Sir Jerry Mateparae held higher precedence as Chancellor and Principal Knight Grand Companion while Governor-General.
↑ "The Queen's Service Order / The Order of New Zealand / The New Zealand Order of Merit". New Zealand Gazette (44): 1287. 28 April 2014.
↑ "The New Zealand Order of Merit". New Zealand Gazette (130): 3198. 26 September 1996.
1 2 "Additional Statutes of The New Zealand Order of Merit (SR 2000/84)". NZ Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
1 2 "Titles discontinued". New Zealand Defence Force. 10 April 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ Milne, Jonathan; Spratt, Amanda (5 September 2005). "Brash plans to bring back knighthoods". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
↑ Prime Minister's Office (8 March 2009). "Titular Honours to be reinstated". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
↑ "Press Release – Knighthoods restored". Monarchist League of New Zealand. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009.
↑ "Colin 'Pinetree' Meads to take knighthood". NZPA. 12 May 2009.
↑ Young, Audrey (14 August 2009). "Helen Clark Loses: Ex-Labour MP takes Title". New Zealand Herald.
The New Zealand Order of Merit at Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Accessed 8 July 2013.
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High Assurance Systems
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AIAA Elects Alex Edsall, Draper Engineering Manager, as Associate Fellow
CAMBRIDGE, MA—The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) elected Draper managing engineer Alex Edsall as an Associate Fellow for 2023. The AIAA will formally welcome the class at its 2023 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition in National Harbor, Md., in January.
AIAA brings together government, industry and academia to advance aerospace engineering and science in both civil and defense fields. AIAA is the world's largest aerospace professional society.
The distinction is awarded to individuals who are AIAA Senior Members with at least 12 years of professional experience and outstanding work or contributions to the field of aeronautics or astronautics.
Edsall began his career in underwater acoustics, submarines and sonar before joining Draper in 1982 as a Draper Scholar while earning a Master's in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his tenure, he has served as technical director for subsystem design for the Trident Life Extension program and engineering manager for space systems and the ballistic missile programs. Under Draper's sponsored education program, Edsall earned a Master's in engineering management from Tufts Gordon Institute.
Recently, Edsall served on assignment from Draper as technical advisor to the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs.
Edsall has been active with the AIAA Missile Systems Technical Committee and the AIAA Technical Program Committee for Defense Forum.
Edsall is one of 122 Associate Fellows elected for 2023. A number of current Draper employees hold similar distinction with AIAA. They include Phil Hattis, a Fellow, and six who are Associate Fellows: Kevin Duda, Daniel Keating, Pete Paceley, Michael Ricard, Brandon Stiltner and Marc Weinberg.
Draper is a corporate member of the AIAA.
Draper AIAA Associate Fellow 2023 honoree Alex Edsall is an engineering manager at Draper. Credit: Draper.

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We study the concept of an H-partition of the vertex set of a graph G, which includes all vertex partitioning problems into four parts which we require to be nonempty with only external constraints according to the structure of a model graph H, with the exception of two cases, one that has already been classified as polynomial, and the other one remains unclassified. In the context of more general vertex-partition problems, the problems addressed in this paper have these properties: non-list, 4-part, external constraints only (no internal constraints), each part non-empty. We describe tools that yield for each problem considered in this paper a simple and low complexity polynomial-time algorithm.


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Here we dig into some of the reported performance of the new Ryzen 9 4900HS; we will, of course, be doing our testing in the coming pages.
Next up is portability and aspects involving it. First up, I do want to note the unique and awesome design of the screen hinge. This hinge uses the leverage of the tilt of the display along with the fulcrum or point of rotation to become the lower feet for the G14, raising it above the table or desk surface. This increases the gap where cooling air can reach the cooling fan inlets on the bottom.
Also of note here is that instead of toting the 180W power brick, you can carry a much smaller 65W PD charger available from ASUS and charge the notebook while on the go.
ASUS offers three display options. 1080p/60, 1080p/120, and 1440p/60. The base 1080p/60 does not include adaptive sync while the two higher-end panels do. Being Pantone validated is nice, and means that you can count on the 100% sRGB color space coverage for some levels of color-critical work. I would still suggest a calibration tool is used to ensure as accurate representations as possible.
The keyboard of the G14 is a standard chicklet style with a white backlight. The power button has a fingerprint sensor integrated, offering Windows Hello functionality. Above the keyboard, we also have a volume control, mic mute, and ROG Armoury Crate launcher button.
I do like the spacebar, which comes down slightly on the lefthand side to better match where your thumb may rest when gaming on the WASD keys.
The G14 has a quad-speaker array with two tweeters for your highs, while the drivers lower on the chassis offer mids and lows. We tested this, and I will say that the audio range is quite full and sound very good running a test song like Crab Rave. The reason I choose Crab Rave is that it has such a distinct mix of pops and hisses in the highs along with solid mids and lows to exercise an audio solution. It is worth noting that the audio solution is Dolby Atmos, which is great and should help with immersion in gaming or media consumption.
Wireless connectivity being Wi-Fi 6 or AX is a strong showing allowing for Gigabit level speeds without the required cabling.
The twin fan cooling solution has very thin-bladed and dense cooling fans in place. These two fans push through a massive heat pipe and cooling fin array oriented in both the rear and sides of the laptop chassis. The fans themselves are designed to be self-cleaning and reduce dust buildup and long term performance impacts.
ASUS Armoury Crate is the software base station for ASUS motherboards and systems. This is an all-in-one hub where you can control your components along with RGB or AniME Matrix display.
Here we get a view of the two sides of I/O. One thing I was disappointed to see was the lack of an SD card reader, but being such a small form factor, I can let it slide.
ASUS released the Zephyrus G14 with a host of optional accessories, such as a carrying sleeve, a 65W Type-C PD charger, Webcam, and even a ROG mouse.
The packaging for the G14 is a bit unique with the AniME Matrix design and the use of foil for the ROG eye. Other than this, the front is blank. The rear is equally void of marketing with only the required warning, certification, and inventory management labels found here.
The white side of the box we see also carries an inventory management label with UPC, model number, serial number, and other barcodes in place. Thew opposing side has the color options with ours being marked moonlight white with the AniME Matrix.
Opening the box, ASUS designed a propping mechanism similar to the notebook lid, which lifts the internal packaging to push the G14 upwards and present it to you. To the right, we have the accessory pack location.
The accessory pack for the Zephyrus G14 is as follows:
Box for paper documents
180W Power brick
AC Mains cable
AniME Matrix user guide
Marketing card
G Series manual
Here we get a look at the 180W power brick. This is a 180W unit made by Delta, which is a well-respected source. And therefore, we see no worries here. Now that the accessories are out of the way, let's take a look at the Zephyrus G14.
Zephyrus G14 Overview
The lid of the screen, we see that over 50% of the cover has the small holes to expose the over 1200 individual AniME Matric LEDs.
On the lower panel of the G14, we see there are several vent locations. We must assume that some are for cooling while others are for audio. On this lower panel, we also find labels identifying the G14 model we have on hand.
Here we see the Zephyrus from every angle, and we will list the I/O below:
Left-side
Charge port (Barrel plug)
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (with DisplayPort and PD)
Combo headphone and microphone 3.5mm jack
Right-side
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
Here we have the keyboard for the G14. The row of four buttons up top control volume, microphone mute, and launching the Armoury Crate application. I do like the remote arrow keys, as many notebooks crowd them or crunch them in with other keys.
The display on the G14 is 14," and all are anti-glare. Our model is 1440p with a 60hz refresh rate with adaptive sync. The chin of the display carries the ROG Zephyrus nameplate. Note that the upper bezel has two pinholes for the microphone; however, there is no webcam onboard.
The touchpad is not huge, but it does have a good feel and smooth glide to it. The button presses are deliberate, and I did not find any issues with misclicks while navigating. The palm rejection is good enough, as I was only able to trick it when I really tried to.
The only marketing decals on the palm rest area are at the top left of the wrist rest area and are the Ryzen 9 4000 series and GeForce RTX badges.
Here we see the hinge I mentioned previously in action. The hinge opens up to allow the display to tilt to your desired angle, while also elevating the keyboard and letting the bottom vents to get more airflow.
Here is the G14 up and running. The screen is bright enough, even with studio lights blasting it with photons. Out of the box, the display was set with a scaling factor, making it look lower resolution, but makes things easier to read for those who do not like a 14" 1440p panel and the potential strain to their eyes. I ran the display at 100% scaling and have no regrets, as it is sharp and works well; however, I could see how some may struggle if their eyesight is not super sharp.
Inside the Zephyrus G14
The Zephyrus G14 has a total of 14 screws attaching the lower panel. All of the screws are Phillips and removed without any major fuss. I would recommend using a sorting tray or diagram to avoid potential issues with screw length.
With the panel removed, we can see how much ASUS has packed onto the tiny motherboard. The huge tentacle-like array of heat pipes keeps the CPU and GPU under control. The only serviceable items will be the RAM slot and the M.2 SSD slot. The single DIMM slot is left of center covered with black protective plastic. The long thin black plastic to the mid-right is the M.2 slot.
The battery, while we are in here, is a 76Wh unit, which is a bit shy of the 99Wh legal limit, and does have me question the battery claims I have seen for this unit. If the claims are true (spoiler alert, they are), then imagine what this unit could do with a bigger 90+Wh battery.
BIOS/UEFI and Software
Moving into the UEFI by pressing F2, and the very user-friendly easy mode interface greets you. Of course, we will be moving directly to the advanced mode. We will show you several screenshots of the UEFI below.
As you can see, ASUS made a full graphical UEFI experience, which in my opinion, feels far more modern and user friendly than what we find in several other models we have seen.
ASUS software is mostly the Armoury crate, which is the new command center, as we mentioned previously. We will show you the various screens within the control panel below.
As you can see, the Armoury Crate offers lots of configuration for the system, including lighting and the AniME Matrix display.
One other piece of included software is McAfee antivirus. I never like bloatware, but at least unlike Norton, this one is easy enough to remove if you desire.
Here we see the stock desktop as the G14 would arrive to you but scaled to 100%, of course.
System/CPU Benchmarks
WPrime
WPrime is first up and being a multi-threaded benchmark. We know it will scale with any CPU we throw at it. You can manually set the number of workers or threads you want to allocate to the calculation, which; we did the total thread count for each CPU to ensure we measure the maximum performance the CPU can offer.
The new Ryzen 4000 mobile 4900HS pulls some impressive results trouncing the 10875H and 9750H from Intel. This surprised me as the 10875H has higher clock speeds.
Moving to Blender, and it's more of the same with the 4900HS pulling a result that's over two minutes faster at the classroom scene render.
Corona Render
Corona Render allows the 10875H to catch up but just barely pulling a two-second lead over the 4900HS. This is a mere 1.5% lead, which is showing that Ryzen 4000 mobile poses a real threat to Intel mobile platform dominance.
Cinebench is a long-standing render benchmark that has been heavily relied upon by both Intel and AMD to showcase their newest platforms during unveils. The benchmark has two tests, a single-core workload that will utilize one thread or 1T. There is also a multi-threaded test which uses all threads or nT of a tested CPU
The Cinebench results show just how much AMD has gained on 1T performance as there was only a ten-point deficiency or 2% compared to Intel's 10875H in the AORUS 15G. The multi-threaded test, however, shows a massive overtaking with the 4900HS pulling an 841 point or 20% lead.
POVRay shows itself to be a tougher test in regards to 1T performance. Here we see the 1T result that the 10875H pulls a near 9% victory. Switching gears to nT, and we see the 4900HS come to life again with a lead of 22% over the 10875H.
Aida64 Memory , Encryption & Hash
The Zephyrus G14 shows top marks on the memory showing results north of 45GB/s across the range. However, as is standard with Ryzen, the latency takes a hit compared to Intel.
AES has been a very strong point for Ryzen, and it is no different here with over double the performance of the 10875H. The SHA-3 result is a lot tougher and brings the 4900HS to a little over 2% below the 10875H.
7-Zip is an open-source and free compression application. It works well with multi-threading and also can see gains from clock speed as well.
Moving to the 7-Zip compression suite, we see the results of intel optimization again, but unlike previous generations of Ryzen, the 4900HS is nipping at the heels here. 7-Zip is very frequency friendly, and therefore the Intel chips get a bump here.
PCMark 10
PCMark is a benchmark from UL and tests various workload types to represent typical workloads for a PC. Everything from video conferencing, image import, and editing, along with 3D rendering, are tested.
PCMark shows the 4900HS pulling a great result overall, and only losing ground in the essentials score. This is expected as that test tends to favor frequency.
WebXPRT
WebXPRT is a browser-based test, and we like this test as this is one of the areas not many think to test. This also happens to be a real-world usage test that can be impacted by the mitigations which have recently rolled through and were patched.
WebXPRT sees the 4900HS trailing by a little over 8%, and I cannot say I am surprised, as the test likes high frequencies.
Graphics Performance Benchmarks
Unigine Superposition
Superposition from Unigine is a DX12 based benchmark. We test with the 1080p Extreme preset to push the graphics to the limit.
Here we see the 2060 Max-Q fall about where we would expect it as the lower 65W TDP means performance falls just around the 1660Ti model we saw on the XPG Xenia 15.
3DMark Firestrike
3DMark Firestrike is our second graphics or synthetic gaming test. Here we see what we would expect with the GPU being the limiting factor here. However, notice the CPU score, which shows the 4900HS pulling a little over a 5% lead over the 10875H.
Time Spy is another 3DMark test variant, but this one is for DX12 based systems. This test can be quite stressful, and since its an entirely different load, you may be surprised to see how the results shuffle when compared to Firestrike.
Moving to the newest graphical and gaming benchmark in the UL suite, and we see more of the same with the CPU leading the pack, while graphics performance is around where we would expect it.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a newer title and represents a relatively current AAA title. Here we see that at 1080p, the G14 pulls just under an average 80FPS. Moving to 1440p, which none of the other notebooks could do, and the G14 shows an average of 54FPS, but with the adaptive sync screen, I found it to be playable with no major hitches.
Moving to our next title, Wolfenstein Youngblood, and we see that at 1080p, we get an average of 137FPS. This is a great result, and turning up the wick to 1440p, we still delivered 88FPS, which is great, and since the display can only run up to 60Hz, this means that at full resolution and adaptive sync, you can have a robust gaming experience.
System I/O, thermal, and Power Consumption
Storage: CrystalDiskMark
For storage performance, we test the platform using its internal storage along with external ports via the listed storage device. It is tested in CrystaldiskMark 7.0.0 x64, and we average the results to ensure a good cross-section of expected performance.
CrystalDiskMark
The 1TB Intel 660p shows a sequential read of 1672.60 MB/s, with writes hitting 1749.09 MB/s. These numbers are not horrible but a bit below what I would normally expect, but this being a review unit, it is likely the drive received a thorough thrashing before I received it.
For battery tests, we use the PCMark 10 Battery tests in Office, Gaming, and Video modes. This should give us a good cross-section of various usage models and how long the battery will last. We also time the recharge rate of the battery with the system sitting idle at the desktop form the time the system shuts off from the battery drain.
This is where we got a huge surprise with the Zephyrus G14 pulling 8 hours and 43 minutes worth of battery life, which is awesome, and means that being away from an outlet for a day of work, there is a real possibility that the G14 could keep you running.
Putting the G14 to the fire with the gaming test, and we see we get just over an hour and thirty-eight minutes.
The battery on the G14 recharges from flat to full in two hours and three minutes with its included 180W power adapter. If charging with Type-C at 65W, you can expect that time would increase quite a lot, but it is the price you would pay for the portability of a smaller brick.
At idle, we can see that the exhaust pushing up the front of the screen shows around 36C range while the keyboard checks in at 32C, and the palm rest is nice at 29C. The bottom at idle, we see mid 30's with the exhaust ports seeing 33C.
Pushing a full burn-in CPU and GPU load, we see the vents exhausting in front of the screen, hitting 49C while the keyboard gets up to around 45C, although it did not really feel warm, and the palm rest sees a modest uptick to 32C.
The bottom of the G14 tops out at 46C, which is warm, but not horrible. The exhaust vent facing out of the rear is the warmest at 51C, as I would expect with the system being hit at max load.
When I first heard about the G14, and it's Ryzen 4000 mobile that powers it, I was very excited to see what Ryzen 4000 mobile can do finally. However, based on its package, I was reserved in my expectations as to how the system will perform both thermally and in benchmarks as I feared the worst and that we would see abysmal base clock performance.
Well, I was proven wrong, and then some, as the Ryzen 9 4900HS proved its meddle by taking on some of the best Intel has to offer and unseated the equivalent eight-core part form the AORUS 15G, which I need to mention is bigger and heavier than the G14. The total package is one hell of a capable notebook that can handle long hours of work or some tethered to the outlet gaming with ease.
Display: The Zephyrus G14 has many display options, and the 1440p one we have is what I consider ideal with its ability to offer a lot of screen real estate without being a crazy expensive 4K panel. Also, the addition of adaptive sync means that you can game on harsher AAA titles and still get smooth gameplay in a compact package.
Battery Life: The Zephyrus G14 has the best battery life we have tested to date, and dare I say it is near some of the most capable ultrabook levels like we have seen with the 15" LG Gram.
AniME Matrix: This is not a "must-have" feature, but it is one of those things that is simply cool when you see it. It creates a unique aesthetic much more than you can get with a decal or skin. Also, you can change it on-the-fly.
What do we think could be better?
Card Reader: I know this is a nitpick, but it is one of those things that if someone is going to use the G14 as a mobile workhorse, I think some may find its absence odd.
Webcam, or lack thereof: The decision to omit a webcam is odd, I mean there is a huge chin where one could have been included. I think there will be many users that will see it as a nonissue, but for those who may want to adopt the G14 for work use, they may find its absence annoying as they will not have to lug around a separate camera to do the job that most laptops offer standard.
The Zephyrus G14 is a well-equipped workhorse that can last you all day with basic office work. The G14 is no slouch in gaming, offering solid framerates at high settings even at its native 1440p. I guess the real question would be, do you want yours in white or black?
The ASUS Zephyrus G14, while it doesn't top every chart, it does so well across the board that it is a top contender. Add to this the potential for all day working untethered, and it comes out as a performance champion.
ASUS Zephyrus G14
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WOW! I've just turned 39!! That's going to take time to get use to!! Then to think, I turn the big 40 next year! But, I still think, I look OK for my age!
Life is so crap right now! At least cycling keeps me going!
My life is so crap right now! Nothing is going right, was hoping the whole, house thing would have been sorted by now. But it's not been, so come Monday, I am going to be homeless.
Cycling is, about the only thing, stopping me, from having a break down!
Don't even ask, me some of the things, I've been Googling the last number of nights… But think, you can guess!!
Vlog: Having to move house!
Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during May 2018.
Since it turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far in the UK! Got up to around 25C in my area. So I, of course had to go out wearing white Lycra! Also ended up doing the longest cycle of April so far, did 31.75 miles.


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We are at the midpoint of Star Trek: Discovery. Past it, actually. Episode 9 of 15 was released on 12 November. The series returns in January.
The series is true to the Star Trek ideal of diversity. They are trying to be consistent with the timeline of taking place 10 years before the original series and are working at keep things in context. (Why did Spock, whose parents were also the main character Michael's guardians, join Star Fleet?) There are references to the original series, such as two episodes involving the scoundrel Harry Mudd.
However, the technology is all out of whack. They have holograms and holodecks, something that didn't show up until Next Generation. And dark. It's way too dark for the Gene Roddenberry Star Trek positive vision of the future. But each episode is intense with unexpected plot turns. And, of course, they left us hanging at the end of episode 9.
It's not your father's Star Trek. Hell, it's not my Star Trek. Nonetheless Terry and I will be watching when the series returns in January.


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Q: mathematical max/min in neo4j cypher Follwing is a working query I wrote in cypher, using a CASE expression coupled with the sign mathematical function to workaround the apparent lack of a mathematical min method.
MATCH (a)-[ar:REL]->(b)<-[br:REL]-(c)
RETURN CASE sign(ar.integer-br.integer) WHEN 1 THEN sum(br.integer) ELSE sum(ar.integer) END AS integer
ORDER BY integer DESC

I needed to compare two numbers and take the lowest one (the same could be done for the highest), and then sum all the lowest results. This is the common math.min or math.max functions, not the min or max statistical aggregations.
Is there a better way to do it? Am I missing something?

A: This query might work for you.
MATCH (a)-[ar:REL]->(b)<-[br:REL]-(c)
WHERE ID(a) > ID(b)
RETURN b, SUM(
  CASE
    WHEN ar.integer > br.integer THEN br.integer
    ELSE ar.integer END) AS integer
ORDER BY integer DESC

The WHERE clause is used to prevent duplicate matches (otherwise your sums will have double their correct values). It also calculates the SUM for each b (the aggregation "grouping key"), and then sorts the results in descending order. (If you did not aggregate with a grouping key, then there would be only a single sum, so sorting would not make any sense.)

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"I lost nine children by miscarriage": Sharon Stone confides
Sharon Stone confessed on Wednesday to having suffered nine miscarriages in her life.
Sharon Stone has revealed she suffered nine miscarriages. On Wednesday, June 22, the 64-year-old actress commented on an Instagram post from People magazine that announced an exclusive interview with dancer Peta Murgatroyd. The latter recently opened up about her miscarriage, while her husband, choreographer Maks Chmerkovskiy, was in Ukraine.
"As women, we have no space to discuss the depth of this loss. I lost nine children by miscarriage", revealed Sharon Stone, mother of Quinn Kelly (22 years old), Laird Vonne (17 years old) and Roan Joseph (16 years old), all three adopted. "It is not nothing, physically or emotionally, but we are made to feel that it is something to bear alone and secretly with a feeling of failure", can we read.
Sharon Stone confided in the comment.
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"Instead of receiving much needed compassion, empathy and healing. The health and well-being of women left to the care of male ideology has become lax at best, ignorant in fact and violently oppressive in the effort," the "Basic Instinct" actress continued, whose comment been "liked" by more than 500 Internet users.
In 2017, Sharon Stone told the magazine "Extra" the reasons why she had never had a child naturally. "The Rh factor is a genetic thing, which all my siblings have. I suffered three miscarriages, at 5 and a half months pregnant, and I never understood why or how they happened. I think when it affects an entire family, it's pretty terrible to see that the medical community is not focused on what needs to be done," she explained.


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Q: Java 8 BufferedReader lines() method prints different count number I have faced a problem to count line number using lines() method of BufferedReader. Following is the content of test.txt file.
1 Career
2 Filmography
3 Awards
4 References
5 External

Here is the source code to count line number twice.
  BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File("test.txt")));
  long lineNo=br.lines().count();
  long lineNo2=br.lines().count();

  System.out.println(lineNo); // 5
  System.out.println(lineNo2);// 0

Here, I have question why second line of lineNo2 print 0 instead of 5? Thanks in advance.

A: From the Javadoc:

After execution of the terminal stream operation there are no
  guarantees that the reader will be at a specific position from which
  to read the next character or line.

count() is a terminal operation. Thus the position of the reader is unspecified after the first count()-call.

A: The java 8 API specifies here that

After execution of the terminal stream operation there are no guarantees that the reader will be at a specific position from which to read the next character or line.

So after you execute the br.lines().count() statement there is no guarantee on the pointer's location.
The lines().count() invocation consumes the data from the file and when invoked again without closing the stream. It cannot consume the same data again by invoking br.lines().count().

A: The BufferedReader.lines() method returns a stream. Accessing the stream (eg when you perform a count() on it), will read lines from the buffer, moving the current position in the BufferedReader forward.
When you do a count(), the entire stream is read, so the BufferedReader() will - probably - be at the end. A second invocation of lines() will return a stream that will read no lines, because the reader is already at the end of its data.
The javadoc of BufferedReader.lines() specifies:

After execution of the terminal stream operation there are no guarantees that the reader will be at a specific position from which to read the next character or line.

I read this to mean that there is no guarantee that it is immediately after the last line returned from the stream, but as a count consumes all lines, I am pretty sure it is at the end. Going back to the beginning of a reader is (usually) not possible.
If you need to do multiple actions with the data from the BufferedReader.lines() you either need to process to stream once, or you need to collect the data into temporary storage. But note that executing a terminal operation like a count of lines (or a collect) might never complete (eg if the BufferedReader is fed from an infinite source).


This article uses historical travel writing by Anglo-European Women to investigate the construction of gendered geographies in the Far North. Applying an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, literary analysis and gender studies, the paper examines the gendered aspects of travel, and the intersectionality of gender, class and race. Using examples from two published travel accounts and personal archives, the paper will demonstrate the historical processes of gender differences and representations, as well as capture the intersectionality of literature and the construction of place in real, imaginary and symbolic terms.
This week's blog comes from Silke Reeploeg, a lecturer with the University of the Highlands and Islands based in the Shetland Islands. She has taught history and literature on a s200_silke.reeploegvariety of programmes including Orkney and Shetland Studies, Island Studies and Highlands and Islands Culture, and has recently completed a PhD thesis on the historical and cultural links between Scotland and Norway in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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There are many different types of lawyers (also called attorneys). At some point in time, almost everyone will benefit from understanding what lawyers do, their educational background, and what different types of lawyers there are. Among other purposes, the information is useful for those considering a career in law, for businesses that are hiring for their legal department, and for individuals who need legal representation or advice.
The primary educational requirements are the same for all lawyers in the United States. To become a lawyer, you must attend three years of law school. At most law schools, you have no power over what courses you take during your first year.
Law students typically receive a set schedule of foundational courses from your school. During your second and third years, you usually need to complete certain required courses but can also take elective courses of your choice. Law students who know what type of lawyer they want to be should focus their electives in the subject area they plan to practice.
Some schools offer "certificates" in certain areas. These certificates are not required to become a specific type of lawyer but can provide useful education and credentials. For example, a student that wants to become an environmental lawyer might want to pursue a legal education at a school that offers a certificate in environmental law.
After graduation from law school, an attorney's education is not required. To practice law in the United States, you must pass the bar examination for the state where you will be practicing law and meet other state requirements for getting "admitted" to practice in that state. Studying for the bar usually takes about three months. In most states, you must wait another two to three months to get results. In addition to the bar examination, prospective lawyers must also pass an ethics examination, and background check to get admitted. Lawyers can only practice law in the states where they have been admitted to practice.
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Paralegals main function is to assist the lawyers that they work for. The day-to-day responsibilities of paralegals vary greatly. Some paralegals provide more administrative support doing things like placing court dates and deadlines on the lawyer's calendar, writing simple letters, sending out notices, and organizing the lawyer's files. Other paralegals perform more substantive legal work like summarizing depositions, medical records, and other documents, drafting complicated correspondence and reports, and even doing legal research.
Although not required, colleges across the country offer degrees in paralegal studies and related subjects. There are also a few national examinations that paralegals can take to obtain a paralegal certification. Taking the extra step to obtain a degree and certification can help new paralegals find a job or a higher paying job.
The pay of paralegals is less than attorneys, but a good paralegal at a large law firm can earn enough money to live quite comfortably in their location.
Public Interest Lawyer. Public interest lawyers focus on helping society in some way. They may do this by representing individual clients who cannot afford private legal representation through legal aid organizations or other nonprofits. They might also be involved in drafting and promoting legislation to reform the legal process. Public interest lawyers work for nonprofits or governmental agencies and usually have the lowest salaries of all the different types of lawyers.
Government Lawyer. There are government lawyers for every single aspect of government. Local, state, and federal governments all have attorneys on staff. Within each level of government, an attorney works for an agency. For example, on the federal level, the FBI has attorneys as does the Department of Environmental Protection. At the local level, permitting boards usually have an attorney to assist with their operations.
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By mid-year in 1976 I had given up trying to capture or create a single image on film to symbolize our bicentennial. It just seemed impossible to create an image that was not trite or cliche—like bursting fireworks or some such thing.
I love the textures and details brought out by the strong side light from the setting sun—my style to this day! And those details….the real feather duster and the rusted scissors and chains. And when was that old scale (made from wood!) made? Of course my 1976 theme was made complete when the owners tacked-up the 1976 US Bicentennial calendar over the previous year's calendar.
All I did when I copied the original slide was crop some off two sides because the slide was damaged. Once in Photoshop I did a single image tone map (dark) to enhance the already warm detail and then I brought the whites UP to make the 1976 calendar stand out.
I must say that without our current digital capabilities and the editing powers of Photoshop this image would never have been seen by the public. A perfect blend of old and new.


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Q: how to request server without continuous connection i use web service to exchange data betwen c# client and php server to check data change. But i must request continus to hosting but if i do that the server will be overload.
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cGet.DownloadString(loptinh.domain+"postandroid.php?res=00000tt" + loptinh.id);

does it have any ways like the using GCM in android or another ?

A: Do you need a pinpoint precision? Do you need the message exactly the moment when it arrives at the server?
Because if that's not the case, the easiest way to resolve this error is to check the server only every few seconds/minutes to prevent unnecessary traffic. You'd have some delays between detection of the message though.
If the answer is yes, well then it's a bit harder.
If you have access to the server, it would be (probably) the best scenario. You'd just write yourself an application for the server that would check the database locally and if a message arrives, send a notification to your application. Your local application and the server application could remain connected to get the notification as soon as possible.
If you don't have access to the server, well, I can't think of a way how to make this work for you. The server doesn't seem to allow/support persistent connection. Maybe I'm wrong and hopefully someone else could provide a better solution...


JIMANI, Dominican Republic — It's dusk on market day at the Haitian-Dominican border. Throngs of Haitians have cleared Dominican trucks of their wares, stuffing diapers, brooms and food-flavoring mixes into buses, and strapping the overflow to roofs for the return trip to Port-au-Prince.
But off the main drag here, a smuggling operation is underway.
Men and women empty a couple of trucks, tying boxes with colored string and setting them in piles on the ground. Purchasers stack them on wheelbarrows and rush them to nearby Lake Azuei, where wooden boats stand ready for the trip to Haiti.
The contraband is eggs. Demand is high in Haiti, where malnutrition is a real threat for many people. Haitians eat more than 30 million eggs a month, and most cross the border illegally from their only land neighbor, whose eggs can cost half the price.
Haiti essentially banned Dominican eggs in 2008. The move followed discovery of avian flu across the border, but many doubt that's the main reason. Haiti faces a dilemma familiar to many countries: Keep prices low by allowing free trade, or restricting imports and encouraging domestic production, even though that is likely to drive up prices, at least in the short term.
Officials say its goal tightening the border should help create an internal market. Instead, dysfunction and lack of investment feed a vicious cycle that perpetuates Haiti's status as the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. The government has paid more attention to the border than to the other half of the strategy — boosting local production. But it hasn't fully implemented either part, frustrating nearly everyone.
The border briefly re-opened to Dominican eggs after a devastating earthquake in 2010. But the next year, Haitian authorities cracked down with greater determination. Four years later, they banned 23 more common items, including pasta, snacks and cement mix from crossing the land border, citing the inability of customs officers to properly inspect and levy duties. Those products continue to pass as contraband, helping fill the boats on Lake Azuei.
While improving border controls might increase customs revenue, much of the public sees the effort as heavy-handed and arbitrary, especially when it's not accompanied by strong efforts to develop the economy. The patchwork of half-measures makes life in Haiti even more precarious.
Those bringing Dominican eggs into Haiti never know if they will make it back to Port-au-Prince with their cargo, or if it will be seized. Haitian producers brace for a glut of cheap eggs during the Dominican tourism industry's off-season. Uncertainty makes banks reluctant to provide loans to new producers.
Much of what is sold in Port-au-Prince comes from the twice-weekly market a couple of hours away in Jimani, where Haitians bargain heatedly before loading up and heading home.
Jocelyn Lefevre, who sells Haitian chickens and Dominican eggs in a Port-au-Prince open market, rails against the government for the way he is treated at the border.
"The police chase us, and the customs agents take our stuff while letting other merchandise go through!" he said. Besides, it's expensive to travel to the border and to change money. But it's still a better deal than buying Haitian eggs.
One problem, officials say, is the high cost of entering the poultry business in Haiti. To make a profit, you need a minimum of 10,000 hens, said Michel Chancy, a former Ministry of Agriculture official who now advises the government. Buying imported birds and cages, as most Haitian egg producers do, can cost $30 a bird, he said. The biggest expense after that is feed, whose ingredients generally come from the United States.
Haiti Broilers, a joint Haitian-Jamaican company producing chicken near Port-au-Prince, expanded into the egg market four years ago and is now the biggest supplier in Haiti, with 400,000 hens. The expansion created 200 more jobs.
Dominique Charles Jean, hatchery manager for Haiti Broilers, said the company financed its Haiti operations by itself, but the government helped with paperwork that reduced import duties on feed and equipment.
Damonclès Thermeus, who heads the Ministry of Agriculture's unit on poultry production, foresees many more jobs in a growing egg and poultry industry, plus jobs for people growing corn and other ingredients for feed. If the ministry prioritizes egg production and invests every year, Haiti can reach self-sufficiency in eggs in 15 to 25 years, he said.
In particular, Thermeus and Chancy say, the government should provide technical assistance for producers, facilitate bulk purchases of feed for multiple producers, and provide incentives for banks to lend at low rates. But Chancy still thinks that securing the border is job one.
He knows it's not easy. Last March, Chancy helped draft a plan to increase domestic egg production. The plan declared it "practically impossible to eliminate egg contraband at the border" due to the interdependence of the Haitian market and Dominican producers.
But it's worth working toward that goal, Chancy said, citing an increase in domestic production since 2011. "That interdiction is an opportunity for us to invest," he said.
In the last six years, Haitian companies have gone from producing a million eggs a month to 7 million. That's a lot of eggs, but it still means that Haitian producers are providing less than one per month for each of the country's 11 million people.
Max Antoine, who heads the government commission on border management, said political instability — a recent history of disputed elections, deposed leaders and interim governments — has made it difficult to secure the border. There also are budget and morale problems. Smugglers have attacked agents, and customs posts have been burned.
Many merchants in Port-au-Prince hate their country's reliance on imported food, but also hate the government's remedy.
Jorel Hibart buys eggs from sellers like Lefevre and fries them to sell in breakfast plates on a Port-au-Prince street. He said Haitian eggs would cost more, and he can't afford it.
"All of this stuff is Dominican," he said, pointing angrily around his cluttered cooking table.
Then he paused to serve his next customer a heaping plate of fried Dominican egg with Dominican spaghetti and Dominican tomato sauce — a classic Haitian breakfast.
This story was produced in association with Round Earth Media, which is supporting the next generation of global journalists. Michel Joseph contributed to the report.
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As the title estates my Corsair Venegeance Pro RGB is not working correctly with my Gigabyte Aorus b450M motherboard. The RGB lights up, but stays in the default function. It does not show up in Corsair's RGB software, but does in RGB fusion, however in the RGB fusion software I cannot customize it. No matter what options I choose, they do not apply to the RAM. My BIOS has been updated to the latest version, I have tried resetting the sticks, and reinstalled the iCUE software, still nothing. Thanks!
As Taras says iCUE does work. I have Vengeance Pro RGB in B450 M as well. Cannot get RGB Fusion to control them, only iCUE.
I have the Corsair Venegeance rgb, and i could do so in fusion but not very well, that said the newer versions of rgb fusion are better so i may disable icue.
SDK was already enabled and I have uninstalled RGB fusion, still nothing.
i did say "disable sdk"
Funny, my SDK is enabled.
Full software control is disabled.


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Updates from a guy who is visiting every country in the world.
Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards: Travel Writer
Riding the ore train
17/12/2016 by lukewedwards, posted in Africa, Backpacking, New Country, West Africa
Today started before dawn as we needed to travel 3(ish) hours from Dakhla to the Mauritanian border via taxi. We found numerous taxi drivers but none of them was willing to take us down and they all said we needed a Grand Taxi. A Grand Taxi turned out to be an antiquated Mercedes saloon which wasn't leaving until 0730 which was an hour and a half after we had anticipated as the border opened at 0900 and we needed to get on the train in Nouhadibou (Mauritania) at 1400.
The taxi was extremely uncomfortable for me who had ended up in the middle, as we were sharing the fare with a Moroccan couple, and I don't think it was much better for Nick next to me. We stopped a couple of times en route but the remainder was spent looking out the windows at vast nothingness as we headed through the remainder of Western Sahara.
The Moroccan border check point (Western Sahara isn't internationally recognised as independent) was quite straight forward, getting stamp out of the country and filling in a couple of forms was all it took. To then get to the Mauritanian border control you had to go off road for 3km through 'no-mans land' with a rough track which was lined either side with land mines. More worrying though was just before the border there was a Mexican standoff between the Moroccan Arny (half a dozen vehicles) and the Western Saharan forces (a couple of vehicles and a couple of built up positions) with 3 UN vehicles in the middle, off to one side. Not the ideal last impression you would want to give visitors.
The Mauritanian border was much more complicated. First we had to have all our details taken down and explain our itinerary, then we went to another building where we could actually get a visa but in there there was absolutely no order and people kept jumping to the front and the man scanning passports and making visas seemed to just take passports from his pile at random. Pur finger prints were taken as well as a photo for our visas, mine however I was looking down at the time so I look asleep in mine… The passports then get handed onto another guy who sticks the visas in and charges €120 for it!!! One of the most expensive visas in the world, which is dropping down to €40 in 2017… We did however meet our first fellow English traveller who was a plumber who owns a house in Gambia and who was driving down, taking a similar route to us. We finally had to go to a third building where they asked more questions and then stamped the visas, validating them.
Once inside Mauritania it wasn't plain sailing yet as every few hundred metres there was a check point where we had to hand over our passports or even get out on a couple of occasions to wrote down our details. Unfortunately 10km outside Nouhadibou we saw the train, which runs alongside the road, heading towards us having left on time from the station. We went to the station anyway to enquire about the next train and we were told between 15-1600 which suited us perfectly as we needed to get food and water for the 12 hour journey.
The journey is on a 2.4km long iron ore train, one of, if not the longest in the world. We were catching it from the port and travelling overnight for 12 hours into the Saharan Desert, in one of the empty ore carriages. Most locals sit inside one of the passages coaches at the rear but it is free and accepted and almost encouraged to ride in the carts.
We bought loaves of bread, a lot of water and some nutella for sustenance for the journey then had great hilarity with currency before paying to get back to the train station, just after 1500. We actually had to wait until 1700 for the train to finally turn up but we were greeted by a very friendly customers officer who spoke excellent English and told us we were very welcome and it wasn't often they had visitors from England which is true as neither Nick or I know of anybody else whom had been travelling here.
Needless to say we clambered aboard and had a truck to ourselves and the train lived up to our expectations. Trundling through the desert with dust and iron ore flying in your face, seeing the vast expanse of desert was unbelievable. I could honestly write an essay on it but it still wouldn't convey the awesomeness of the experience. Probably the coolest thing either of us has ever done.
Also I would challenge you to find anywhere with a more clear night sky. The stars were unbelievably clear.
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Putin discussed with the king of Saudi Arabia the situation in Syria
The Russian President also informed the Saudi monarch about the results of yesterday's visit to Russia by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This was reported by Dmitry Peskov.
MOSCOW, 21 Oct. The Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed by phone with the king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud the issues of Syria, said on Wednesday the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"In a telephone conversation with king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, Putin continued the discussion of the Syrian subjects", — he said.
"The Russian head of state briefed the monarch on the outcome of the recent visit to Russia of President Bashar al-Assad," — said Peskov.
Assad on Tuesday evening visited Moscow where he held talks with the head of the Russian state. The presidents discussed issues related to the continued operation HQs of the Russian Federation and the Syrian army. This is the first foreign visit of Assad since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011.
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Putin will take part in the forum "Russia calling" and will meet with the Ministers
Hillary Clinton thanked Lavrov for Russian
Aksenov: after two years, the Crimea will not be dependent on Ukraine in anything
Deputies of the city Council appointed a new city Manager Bryansk
The Crimean authorities will be invited to the Peninsula of MEPs
The Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation: in Russia there are about 90 nationalist and extremist groups


For football, try and maintain a sward height of between 50-70mm. Hurling players like to have a much tighter 20-30mm sward height.
Brush according to manufacturers recommendations usually after every 10 to 15 hours of use or once per week and no more than 3 times per week general rule. Keep records.
Remove any algae and moss from surface. Crumb Rubber filled systems require regular brushing to maintain manufacturer's recommendations on rubber levels and pile heights.
Make sure that goal mouth rubber levels especially along kick out areas and replace if low.
Clean decontamination areas out, make sure brushes at entrance and pitch signage is in place.
Always brush in different directions, as brushing in one direction will tend to cause the fibres to lean in that direction. This will result in different ball roll characteristics in different directions.
The carpet is usually contaminated with debris from pitch. Brush carpet when dry to remove any clay particles. Make sure levels are ok with clay surrounds.
It's a good time to raise goal mouths if the pile height of the carpet is below the bordering natural pitch. Remember raising the carpet means raising the cross bar.
Moss and algae, however require specialist treatment normally using specific chemicals and techniques to remove residues. The advice of the installing company should be sought at an early stage if the problem occurs. The longer you leave an infestation in general, the bigger the problem will become.


Your Journey with RENT has been extensive to say the least, what calls you back to this show after all this time?
RENT is timeless to me. Being a cast member changes you forever. I love the experience of sharing this message and tell these characters story.
How do you prepare for callbacks?
Callbacks are where the fun happens for me. Cause you've already done all the work to learn the material and pass the first audition. So, I really try to dig into the character choices and freeing myself up enough to go in and be confident in my performance.
What is the job of a swing?
A swing is a show rehearses to be ready at any given moment to play a multitude of roles. By far one of the hardest jobs in the cast.
How do you manage to separate ensemble and principle roles especially with different vocal tracks?
As a swing or understudy, you have to figure out how you learn best and translate the information given to you into things that will help you remember. I was a Universal Swing in Motown, so I would be in one week in three different productions. I have notes for every character in every version of the show. I'd take the big notes in my script, then in a spiral note card book put all the entrances, exits, and cue lines so that I can carry around with me as I go through the track.
If the show is simple enough music wise, you can clearly decipher the vocal tracks. What's helpful is that multiple characters can be on the same vocal track, which makes the tracking of who sings what easier. I have a very firm spirit of organizing in me, so I try my best to organize my mind first which lets me eventually actual enjoying the onstage swing life.
You're one of the CLEANEST and most precise riffers to ever touch a Broadway stage, how'd you build that muscle memory?
Wow, that's grossly generous but thank you lol!! I come from a Gospel background so making music has always been in my life. The more you do, the more things you pick up on. I am also surrounded by the dopest musicians and singers that truly keep me always working to get better. Riffing to me on Broadway to me must be tasteful and useful, so I use that as my guide and let my voice do what it knows how to do.
What was it like being in the cyclone or talent that was 'In the Heights'?
In the Heights was by far the hardest show I have ever done. Between Andy Blankenbuehler's choreography and Lin's patter and music, we all were working hard from downbeat to the curtain call. And every time I felt like dying, I looked over at my cast mates who were dying too and nod and say " …we got this!!". Again, what a blessing to be around people that love and work just as harder or harder than you!
It really is an Olympic marathon, and self-care is vital. SLEEP and HYDRATION is the utmost important ingredient to all self-maintenance. And the show schedule and life most times won't leave you enough time to have them. Balance is the key. Moderation is the ultimate key. Your body and mind break down faster than it rebuilds. So, anything that helps you rebuild is good to make a constant in your life … gym, movies, family, church, side projects, outreach, yoga, Physical Therapy, therapy, etc… I do a lot of my own writing and music performing which helps a lot. I do try and catch a Church Service at least twice a month. Also, I have to have a chill night with friends, it literally recharges my soul.
You have recently gotten more involved in creating original music, what was the decision to create your own music instead of giving voice to other music like?
I have been writing my own stuff since before I really understood what Broadway was, so creating to me seemed such a normal habit. Deciding to share my music was something I knew I couldn't do alone, so it took the help of some close friends to make that amazing step possible. I love making music and if people dig or can feel my stuff, it warms my heart to share. Sharing just seemed more inevitable more than decided. I still lend my voice to all kinds of music and phenomenal composer/ songwriters. People are writing some good sh*t, I'd be a fool to not want to be apart.
Your 54 Below show "where is the love" a duet concert with Crystal Monee Hall is a celebration of Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. Could you tell us why you chose these two artists to celebrate and what you hope people receive from this experience?
Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack are American treasures and created some of the best duet tunes ever. Crystal and I have been dreaming this project up for a while and realized that not many people celebrate them enough. So, we decided now was the time. It's literally a trip down that "good ole" soul lane, remembering their hits and classic's. From "Where Is the Love" to " You've Lost That Loving Feeling" to the ever iconic 'You've got a Friend", this concert will have you bopping and swaying. Their music is timeless, and we are beyond excited to celebrate it.
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Beyond the Stage Door with Alvin Hough Jr.


The two commercially significant species of coffee beans are: Coffea Arabica, and Coffea Robusta.
feet between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn in tropical or subtropical conditions.
Liffe robusta coffee futures contract, one of the world's benchmark coffee prices.
The darker the roast the more you will taste the char, rather than the flavor of the bean.
As the roast darkens, caffeine and acidity decrease proportionately.
It takes approximately 2,000 Arabica cherries to produce just one pound of roasted coffee.
2.Cut the Pain. Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%.
3.Coffee helps you burn fat. Caffeine helps fat cells break down body fat and use it as fuel for training.
bacteria on teeth that leads to tooth decay. Adding milk or sugar to coffee negates this benefit.
help reduce the risk of developing certain cancers.
7.Coffee protects your brain. High caffeine levels in your blood reduce the risk of Alzheimer disease.
8.Good for the heart. It contains Tannin which promotes good cardiovascular health.
Consuming a small amount of espresso coffee can benefit your heart and found no negative effect.
1.Coffee is addictive. Too much consumption of caffeine can cause addiction.
Better drink coffee moderately to avoid this habit.
3.It can cause ulcers. Drinking coffee without taking any solid food can harm your stomach.
speciality coffee you don't have to worry about this.