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module Adminpanel
  module Base
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    module ClassMethods

      # Adminpanel API
      def mount_images(relation)
        has_many relation, dependent: :destroy
        accepts_nested_attributes_for relation, allow_destroy: true
      end

      # implementing cache by default.
      def belongs_to(name, scope = nil, options = {})
        super(name, scope, options.reverse_merge!({touch: true}))
      end

      # The fields and the types that should be used to generate form
      # and display fields
      def form_attributes
        []
      end

      # The name that is going to be shown in the new button and that is going
      # to be pluralized (if not overwritten) to generate collection_name
      def display_name
        'please overwrite self.display_name'
      end

      # side menu icon
      def icon
        'truck'
      end

      # The word that is going to be shown in the side menu, routes and
      # breadcrumb.
      def collection_name
        display_name.pluralize(I18n.default_locale)
      end

      def get_attribute_label(field)
        form_attributes.each do |attribute|
          attribute.each do |name, properties|
            if name == field
              return properties['label']
            end
          end
        end
        return "field #{field} 'label' property not found :("
      end

      # returns the attributes that should be shown in the correspondin view
      # (some attributes may be filtered from the index table, from the show
      # or even both)
      def display_attributes(type)
        display_attributes = []
        form_attributes.each do |attribute|
          attribute.each do |name, properties|
            if (
              properties['show'].nil? ||
              properties['show'] == 'true' ||
              (
                properties['show'] == type &&
                properties['type'] != 'adminpanel_file_field' #file fields get only displayed in form
              )
            )
              display_attributes << attribute
            end
          end
        end
        return display_attributes
      end

      # return true if model has adminpanel_file_field in
      # it's attributes
      def has_gallery?
        form_attributes.each do |fields|
          fields.each do |attribute, properties|
            if properties['type'] == 'adminpanel_file_field'
              return true
            end
          end
        end
        return false
      end

      # returns the attribute that should be namespaced to be the class
      # ex: returns 'productfiles', so class is Adminpanel::Productfile
      def gallery_relationship
        form_attributes.each do |fields|
          fields.each do |attribute, properties|
            if properties['type'] == 'adminpanel_file_field'
              return attribute
            end
          end
        end
        return false
      end

      # gets the class gallery and return it's class
      def gallery_class
        "adminpanel/#{gallery_relationship}".classify.constantize
      end

      # returns all the class of the attributes of a given type.
      # Usage:
      # To get all classes of all belongs_to attributes:
      #   @model.relationships_of('belongs_to')
      #   # => ['Adminpanel::Category', Adminpanel::ModelBelongTo]
      def relationships_of(type_property)
        classes_of_relation = []
        form_attributes.each do |fields|
          fields.each do |attribute, properties|
            if properties['type'] == type_property
              classes_of_relation << properties['model'].classify.constantize
            end
          end
        end
        return classes_of_relation
      end

      def routes_options
        { path: collection_name.parameterize }
      end

      def has_route?(route)
        if (!exclude?(route)) && include_route(route)
          true
        else
          false
        end
      end

      def fb_share?
        false
      end

      def twitter_share?
        false
      end

      def member_routes
        []
      end

      def collection_routes
        []
      end

      def is_sortable?
        false
      end

      def has_sortable_gallery?
        if has_gallery?
          gallery_class.is_sortable?
        end
      end

      private

      def exclude?(route)
        if routes_options[:except].nil?
          false
        elsif routes_options[:except].include?(route)
          true
        else
          false
        end
      end

      def include_route(route)
        if routes_options[:only].nil? || routes_options[:only].include?(route)
          true
        else
          false
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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Developing an approach for conservation of abandoned rural settlements in Turkey [ITU J Faculty Arch]
ITU J Faculty Arch. 2019; 16(1): 97-115 | DOI: 10.5505/itujfa.2019.48991
Developing an approach for conservation of abandoned rural settlements in Turkey
Koray Güler1, Yegân Kâhya2
1Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Following the industrial revolution, abandonment and decrease of population in rural areas are common problems that can be faced all around the world, as a result of various factors. As a consequence of implemented policies and radical changes in social life, nowadays large number of rural settlements in Turkey are also in the process of abandonment. However, many of these abandoned rural settlements have invaluable vernacular assets that bear the traces of past rural life and comprise the spirit of these cultural landscape areas. Although rural heritage in depopulated settlements have melted against the natural conditions by time, some settlements succeed to preserve their authenticity and integrity to a certain extent. On the other hand in some villages, which are more crowded and close to the city centers, authenticity and integrity values of traditional architectural heritage has been destroyed by human beings as a result of new construction pressures. This situation accompanies a big dilemma about conservation of traditional architectural heritage. This article aims to discuss reasons of depopulation in countryside, impacts of abandonment, pros and cons of re-evaluation alternatives for rural settlements and to develop proposals not only for preservation of rural architectural heritage in rural regions of Turkey, but also for revitalization and sustainability of livelihoods in there.
Keywords: Abandoned Rural Settlements, Rural Depopulation, Rural Architectural Heritage, Rural Landscape, Cultural Landscape
Koray Güler, Yegân Kâhya. Developing an approach for conservation of abandoned rural settlements in Turkey. ITU J Faculty Arch. 2019; 16(1): 97-115
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Melbourne Stabbing Spree Leaves One Dead
MELBOURNE, Australia — The police shot a knife-wielding man in downtown Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, moments after he stabbed three people, killing one and wounding two others.
Witnesses said the man emerged from a car, which then burst into flames, shortly after 4 p.m. He then began to attack pedestrians on Bourke Street, a busy shopping strip in Melbourne's city center.
When officers arrived at the scene, they were confronted with the man brandishing a bloody knife. A video of the confrontation, which circulated on social media, shows a civilian bystander trying to help the police by repeatedly pushing a shopping cart at the man.
Officers ultimately shot the man in the chest and arrested him. The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was taken to the hospital and was in critical condition, the police said.
There is "no known link to terrorism at this stage," Superintendent David Clayton said at a news conference shortly after the episode. He said the police were currently looking for any other suspects, but that the investigation was in its "very early stages."
"Someone screamed, 'I think he has a knife,' and I turned around and saw the car on fire," said Meegan May, who was a passenger on a tram that passed the scene of the attack.
The identities of the victims, including their ages and genders, have not yet been released.
Knives are the weapon most commonly used in homicides in Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a government agency. In 2015, the most recent year from which comprehensive data is available, 30 percent of all murders in Australia involved knives, as did 26 percent of attempted murders.
The incident occurred less than a year after an attack on the same street, in which a man barreled his car into a crowd, killing four pedestrians and injuring at least 20 others. His trial is underway this week in the Victorian Supreme Court.
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Decent fuel economy - 20 M.P.G. or better.
We have friends in New Mexico and Arizona and we like to visit them in the coach. Both of which locations have higher altitudes (5,000 to 7,000 ft. above sea level). I did not want to have to mess with a 4 barrel carberetta ever five minutes because we are gone higher or lower. The solution for this is the fuel injection and computer system to automatically adjust the timing and fuel mixture to our altitude.
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Q: (Shoot or fire) at something or somebody In which one of the following sentences the preposition 'at' seems to be redundant and why:

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*He shot at the sparrow.

*He fired at the sparrow.

Meanwhile I need to know if both 'shoot' and 'fire' sounds natural to you and of course they are identical in this sense or each one of these two convey different meanings.

A: I think your research has been misdirected.
Let us read a simple definition of at from Merriam-Webster:

used to indicate the person or thing toward which an action, motion, or feeling is directed or aimed

I make the assumption that shot and fire mean to discharge a weapon, like a pistol.
Now we consider the examples.

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*He shot at the sparrow.

*He shot the sparrow.

1 means that he shot towards the sparrow, or in the direction of the sparrow. It does not necessarily imply that the sparrow was injured, killed, or even hit by the bullet. 2 implies that the sparrow was actually hit.

*He fired at the sparrow.

*He fired the sparrow.

3 is similar in meaning to 1. 4 does not sound right (to me at least) under the aforementioned assumption. One usually fires a weapon, a bullet, a rocket, etc., and not the target. So 4 does not sound like anyone shot or shot at the bird.
Since 4 doesn't make sense in terms of shooting, then, to me, the first definition that comes to mind for 4 is

fire

*:  to dismiss from employment
  <He was fired from his job.>

So the sparrow was dismissed from his job. This is silly. :D
The second meaning that comes to mind is that the bird was roasted. In either case, the meaning of shooting does not come to mind.

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Trendsetter Cities: Green Forest, Eureka Springs make business publication's annual list
By Robert Cox
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Green Forest Mayor Jerry Carlton cuts the ribbon during an open house at the new Green Forest City Hall in June 2019. The building helped Green Forest earn recognition in Arkansas Business' annual list of Trendsetter Cities, published last week.
Two Carroll County cities were among more than 20 honored last week when they were named 2020 Trendsetter Cities by Arkansas Business.
The annual honors, designed to honor cities who are leaders in innovative programs and initiatives for improvement and growth, were presented in six categories for city improvement projects, ranging from Education & Workforce Development, Infrastructure/Water, and Environmental/Green Management Practices to Wellness & Fitness, Public Safety and Tourism Development/Creative Culture.
Each category was sorted by size, with awards given for winners and honorable mentions in three size categories based on population, ranging from 20,000 or greater, 5,000-20,000 and Under 5,000.
Eureka Springs High School agriculture teacher Jason McAfee (right) helps student Isaiah Morris plant marigolds in the school's greenhouse in 2018.
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Among this year's honorees in the Under 5,000 categories were Green Forest for its newly completed city hall and Eureka Springs, where the local school district's Career Technical Education program is working to prepare students to enter the job market in a number of skilled trades.
"It's a pretty big honor," said Green Forest Mayor Jerry Carlton, in his first term at the helm of the city of 2,751 residents. "We built a pretty nice building that should look good for years to come."
Carlton also said he hopes the new city hall will prove to be of aid in attracting more economic opportunities to the city.
"We're a small town," Carlton said, "but we want to be modern as well. We were overdue for a new facility."
The new building, which replaced the previous 65-year-old structure, came with a price tag of just over $2.35 million and was paid for by franchise fees paid to the city by various companies. The 7,000-square foot building houses not only the city's administrative offices and city council chambers, but also its police department and district court offices.
Aside from its location just off the downtown square, the building has another local tie. Designs for the project were developed by Green Forest native Josh Siebert, an architect at Modus Studios in Fayetteville.
On its website, Modus describes the facility, which incorporates metal and brick in its design, as a "new, modern facility," saying its "bold form and modern palette transform preconceived ideas of what a traditional, small-town civic building can be, setting a foundation and precedent for the forthcoming investments in downtown Green Forest."
"It's one of many much-needed improvements in Green Forest," Carlton said. "We're working on stuff every day to try to improve the quality and appearance of our city."
Those changes, Carlton said, are coming, but it may take some time.
"You can't you can't change everything in a day," he said.
In Eureka Springs, the local school district's developing CTE program — which offers students an alternative path to college by offering career training and technical skills that can help them find good-paying jobs — is what caught the eye of the judges.
Eureka Spring High School principal David Gilmore said the credit goes to his staff.
"We've got a lot of really good teachers that work hard to build up their programs," Gilmore said. "We have a solid business program in place and we also have a film, audio/visual and TV class that we teach. There's a lot of components of film in industry and that's taught at a very high level in Eureka. And then also our shop program has been strong for years. The kids are actually building a project on the campus itself right now — an outdoor classroom project — that they're building. We have a lot of career technical ed."
And they keep adding options, including an agriculture department headed by Jason McAfee that has already had a big effect on campus.
"About four years ago, we added an agriculture department to the to the school there," Gilmore said. "Eureka Springs had never had an FFA program. They'd always had the building trades side of it, but they never had the agricultural side of it. So, our superintendent sought out a really good agriculture teacher, found one that had worked at the University of Arkansas in their greenhouse programs. He's got a master's in horticulture and he's just done a fantastic job over the last four years, building up the FFA program, the agriculture program."
Since his arrival, McAfee's students have been busy, helping set up a greenhouse and launching a hydroponics program that provided the school cafeterias with freshly grown Romaine lettuce, saving the school some money while helping improve student nutrition.
McAfee said his department is getting a lot of attention because it's new.
"Each program has its own thing," McAfee said. "We have a strong [CTE] program overall over there. They've all gotten amazing award. Even our shop program's gone on to win top three nationals several times the last few years."
The greenhouse that serves as one of the major components of McAfee's program was funded through a grant. In addition, a new weather station — which is accessible online — that has been set up on campus was funded through a "Living to Serve" grant obtained through the FFA.
"in addition to [the educational value], the grant challenged setting up a local what we would call an environmental working group," McAfee said. "And I've been actively working on that recently, trying to get the right people in the community involved. It's fairly small right now, but we're just trying to figure out what is going to be our role in the community as far as what we can provide.
Eureka Spring Mayor Robert "Butch" Berry, whose office provided assistance in applying for grants, called the district's CTE program an invaluable asset to the community.
"Our greatest asset in Eureka Springs that we're losing — and we have been since I was in high school — is our kids leaving Eureka Springs," Berry said. "If we can develop a method where they could stay here and instead of having to go to work for a low-paying job, they can get out and make some money around here, we're all going to be better off."
Gilmore said Berry's assessment was spot-on.
"I think it's huge for our students," Gilmore said. "When I was a kid, they preached you got to go to college all the time. Now a lot of that has changed. They see there's a huge need for kids in the trade areas. That can be a very diverse field, so I think it's going to be huge for our students."
A solid CTE program might even help graduation rates, he said.
"It'll help kids find a niche in the school and find something they can get interested in and completed on out and finish their degree in high school and move on to opportunities," Gilmore said. "I think it's huge for our kids and for our community and our country in general, because these kids are learning a trade, something they can make a career out of, and help build up the communities where they live."
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On October 31, 2018, the city of Tbilisi joined the international action "Let's Light a Candle of Memory!" and commemorated the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-1933, the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia informs.
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Steering Cars Out of National Parks
Left to right, Federal Transit Administrator James S. Simpson, Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett, Ohio Senator Mike DeWine and Ohio Representative Ralph Regula attended the press conference at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. (Photo by Julie Grant)
The federal government is awarding nearly 100 million dollars in grant money over the next few years to reduce traffic in national parks. The GLRC's Julie Grant reports:
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The federal government is awarding nearly 100 million dollars in grant money over the
next few years to reduce traffic in national parks around the country. The GLRC's Julie
Grant reports:
The money is for alternative transportation projects,
including trains, shuttle buses, and bicycle trails. Federal Transit Administrator James
Simpson says each year there are nearly 700 million visits to America's national parks
and public lands:
"And by and large those visitors have only one way of getting in and around these
national treasures: by car."
The shuttle buses and trains are expected to reduce car pollution as well as traffic
congestion. Simpson says they are trying to help more people visit the public lands while
preserving the natural habitat and wildlife.
For the GLRC, I'm Julie Grant.
More on the Federal Transit Administration's proposal
The National Parks Service on the new alternative transporation
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White House Pushes Fuel Additive
New ethanol plants are under construction since the White House has mandated that California use ethanol to replace MTBE as an additive to reduce smog. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham has more:
New ethanol plants are under construction since the White House has mandated that California use ethanol to replace MTBE as an additive to reduce smog. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports.
Farmers in the Midwest have seen depressed prices for corn in recent years. That's why they were thrilled to hear the demand for ethanol might double because California will be required to use corn-based ethanol to replace the now banned MTBE. The requirement came despite the fact that technical staff at the EPA found California could have cleaner air without ethanol. Frank O'Donnell is with the environmental group, Clean Air Trust.
"The Bush administration came in and made a totally political decision to discard the technical information of the EPA's best scientists and said, essentially, California had to use an ethanol mandate."
The Clean Air Trust says the Bush Administration was under pressure by Archer Daniels Midland's lobby engine. ADM produces more than half the ethanol used in the U.S. and was a major contributor to the Bush Campaign. The EPA's administrator, Christine Whitman, says the decision was simply about enforcing the Clean Air Act. For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, this is Lester Graham.
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Boxhead 2Play Rooms
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Boxhead 2Play Rooms Instructions
In Single Player Mode: Move left using the left arrow key. Move right using the right arrow key. Move up using the up arrow key. Move down using the down arrow key. Shoot using 'space'. Change weapons (when more than one weapon is available) using number keys 1-9. In Multiplayer mode: Player One moves left using left arrow key, right using the right arrow key, up using the up arrow key, down using the down arrow key, shoots using '/' key and changes weapons (when available) using '.' and ',' punctuation keys. Player two moves left using 'a', right using 'd', up using 'w', down using 's', shoots using 'space' and change weapons using 'q' and 'e' keys.
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Boxhead 2Play Rooms Walkthrough
Bambo is back once in Boxhead 2Play Rooms, the exciting follow up to the destined to be classic zombie game Boxhead. This one takes the solid foundation laid down by the original game and improves on it offering three modes of play, ten rooms, new weapons and all new zombies to defeat. If you like killing zombies and working to get a high score, you're going to absolutely love this game. The greatest thing about this game is also what really sets it apart from most of the other zombie games online - the addition of 'multiplayer' mode. Instead of having to fend off hordes of zombies on your own, you can enlist a friend to help you. You will use the controls on one side of the keyboard while your friend uses the other. Together, you'll take on the zombies and do everything you can to stay alive for as long as possible.
The basic premise behind Boxhead 2Play Rooms isn't terribly uncommon in the world of online zombie games. There has been a zombie outbreak and you need to kill them or be killed yourself. Like many of the other zombie games in the genre, you're able to collect new weapons as you play but instead of purchasing them from an upgrade store using points or finding them scattered on the ground they're given to you as a reward for getting a high multiplier. The idea behind the multiplier is pretty simple. Every time you kill a zombie, your multiplier increases by one. Kill zombies as quickly as you can to earn a bigger multiplier. Over time, your multiplier decreases if you haven't gotten a kill. The tricky part is the rate at which your multiplier decreases speeds up as your multiplier climbs. If you want to get the highest multiplier possible, you'll need to be quick. Better weapons will improve your performance in this area. Of course, the catch 22 here is that you need to get your multiplier up in order to get those new weapons. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. As you play, you'll understand how the multiplier works a little better and you'll be able to figure out the best way to increase it quickly.
There are several characters in Boxhead 2Play Rooms that you may want to familiarize yourself with. The main character is, of course, Boxhead hero Bambo. His back story is pretty interesting so it's worth taking a moment or two to check it out. Basically, Bambo blew up an army base by accident - oops - resulting in his discharge from the army. He ended up in jail shortly after when he was harassed by small town cops during his journey to travel the length of the country. After serving four years in jail, he is released to try to take out the zombies in the Boxhead Rooms. This is where the game begins. Bon is a SWAT team member and a member of the US SWAT association. He has joined forces with outlaw Bambo to help cleanse 'the Rooms' of the various ghouls within. Bind is a secret agent on loan from England. He's basically here to supply intelligence on where the zombies can be found. He likes women, England and close combat. Sergeant Bert Boxman, or simply 'Bert', is a gun for hire that has been involved in wars of the secret variety around the world. He is a former marine hired by the people of Boxville to rid the town of the plague of zombies lunching on its citizens.
Along with the variety of characters, you'll also encounter two different types of baddies - the zombies and the devils. It's not really all that hard to tell them apart. Zombies are grayish in color with black heads. Devils are red. Zombies are fairly easy to take out as long as you can keep your distance. They are melee fighters and are only really strong opponents in large groups. The zombies were once residents of Boxville that have been inflicted with the zombie virus. Devils are a bit of a different story. They're much harder to kill than zombies. Devils are also able to shoot fireballs. Fireballs are definitely hazardous to your health. Keeping your distance often isn't enough with zombies. The key to taking out devils is to hit them right away with quick fire weapons such as the Uzi. Don't give the devil a chance to shoot his fireballs and try to stay clear of other swarms of zombies and you should do fine.
The real trick to doing well in Boxhead 2Play Rooms is to make sure you keep your multiplier up so you can get better weapons. Upgraded weapons are vital to your survival in this game; especially when you're facing devils. If you're confronted with a swarm of zombies and a devil, focus on taking out the devil first. The devil cannot shoot fireballs while you're shooting at him. Use that to your advantage. If you keep moving and keep your distance, you should be able to take out the devil without taking any damage from the zombies. Remember, zombies are slow and stupid. They're pretty much easy picking. Finally, watch the explosive weapons like the rocket launcher. While taking out a whole whack of zombies and devils at once is appealing make sure there is a lot of distance between you and what you want to die before you even consider firing the rocket launcher. The blow back from the shot can take you out just as quickly as the zombies can and that's definitely not something you want.
Overall, Boxhead 2Play Rooms is an entertaining zombie game that offers a neat premise, lots of fun weapons and tons of zombies to take out. If you're a blood thirsty zombie hunter, this is definitely a game you need to check out. While many other zombie games throw a lot of complicated rules and controls at you, this one keeps things simple. You shoot and you kill - the faster the better. That multiplier will be your best friend in this game, so don't take it lightly. Kill quickly and you'll be handsomely rewarded. In truth, this one might be a little too difficult for newcomers to zombie games at first, but once you've played a few times you'll find it a lot easier. Alternatively, more experienced zombie game players are going to find this one a bit too easy in the beginning but it gets more difficult as the game progresses so stick with it. Regardless of your skill or experience level, if you're a fan of zombie games, this is one you need to play.
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