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Mental/Emotional Health Info & Resources
What It's Like Explaining Depression To Your Asian Parents
To learn more about depression and anxiety, check out the resources at the National Institute of Mental Health here and here.
If you are dealing with thoughts of suicide, you can speak to someone immediatelyhere or by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
Academic Success vs. Mental Health Presentation by Dr. Xie
Dr. Julie Xie's Presentation on 3-15-2015 (Academic Success v. Mental Health for Teens) – in Mandarin Chinese
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Preventing Youth Suicide – Tips for Parents and Educators
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth between 10 and 19 years of age. However, suicide is preventable. Youth who are contemplating suicide frequently give warning signs of their distress. Parents, teachers, and friends are in a key position to pick up on these signs and get help. Most important is to never take these warning signs lightly or promise to keep them secret. When all adults and students in the school community are committed to making suicide prevention a priority—and are empowered to take the correct actions—we can help youth before they engage in behavior with irreversible consequences.
Suicide Risk Factors
Certain characteristics are associated with increased suicide risk. These include:
Mental illness including depression, conduct disorders, and substance abuse.
Family stress/dysfunction.
Environmental risks, including presence of a firearm in the home.
Situational crises (i.e., traumatic death of a loved one, physical or sexual abuse, family violence, etc.).
Suicide Warning Signs
Many suicidal youth demonstrate observable behaviors that signal their suicidal thinking. These include:
Suicidal threats in the form of direct and indirect statements.
Suicide notes and plans.
Prior suicidal behavior.
Making final arrangements (e.g., making funeral arrangements, writing a will, giving away prized possessions).
Preoccupation with death.
Changes in behavior, appearance, thoughts and/or feelings.
Youth who feel suicidal are not likely to seek help directly; however, parents, school personnel, and peers can recognize the warning signs and take immediate action to keep the youth safe. When a youth gives signs that they may be considering suicide, the following actions should be taken:
Remain calm.
Ask the youth directly if he or she is thinking about suicide.
Focus on your concern for their wellbeing and avoid being accusatory.
Listen.
Reassure them that there is help and they will not feel like this forever.
Do not judge.
Provide constant supervision. Do not leave the youth alone.
Remove means for self-harm.
Get help: Peers should not agree to keep the suicidal thoughts a secret and instead should tell an adult, such as a parent, teacher, or school psychologist. Parents should seek help from school or community mental health resources as soon as possible. School staff should take the student to the designated school mental health professional or administrator.
The Role of the School in Suicide Prevention
Children and adolescents spend a substantial part of their day in school under the supervision of school personnel. Effective suicide and violence prevention is integrated with supportive mental health services, engages the entire school community, and is imbedded in a positive school climate through student behavioral expectations and a trustful student/adult relationship. Therefore, it is crucial for all school staff to be familiar with and watchful for risk factors and warning signs of suicidal behavior. The entire school staff should work to create an environment where students feel safe sharing such information. School psychologists and other crisis team personnel, including the school counselor and school administrator, are trained to intervene when a student is identified at risk for suicide. These individuals conduct suicide risk assessment, warn/inform parents, provide recommendations and referrals to community services, and often provide follow up counseling and support at school.
Parental Notification and Participation
Parent notification is a vital part of suicide prevention. Parents need to be informed and actively involved in decisions regarding their child's welfare. Even if a child is judged to be at low risk for suicidal behavior, schools will ask parents to sign a Notification of Emergency Conference form to indicate that relevant information has been provided. These notifications must be documented. Additionally, parents are crucial members of a suicide risk assessment as they often have information critical to making an appropriate assessment of risk, including mental health history, family dynamics, recent traumatic events, and previous suicidal behaviors.
After a school notifies a parent of their child's risk for suicide and provides referral information, the responsibility falls upon the parent to seek mental health assistance for their child. Parents must:
Continue to take threats seriously: Follow through is important even after the child calms down or informs the parent "they didn't mean it." Avoid assuming behavior is attention seeking.
Access school supports: If parents are uncomfortable with following through on referrals, they can give the school psychologist permission to contact the referral agency, provide referral information, and follow up on the visit. The school can also assist in providing transportation to get the parent and child to the referral agency.
Maintain communication with the school. After such an intervention, the school will also provide follow-up supports. Your communication will be crucial to ensuring that the school is the safest, most comfortable place for your child.
Resiliency Factors
The presence of resiliency factors can lessen the potential of risk factors to lead to suicidal ideation and behaviors. Once a child or adolescent is considered at risk, schools, families, and friends should work to build these factors in and around the youth. These include:
Family support and cohesion, including good communication.
Peer support and close social networks.
School and community connectedness.
Cultural or religious beliefs that discourage suicide and promote healthy living.
Adaptive coping and problem-solving skills, including conflict-resolution.
General life satisfaction, good self-esteem, sense of purpose.
Easy access to effective medical and mental health resources.
NASP Resources Available Online
NASP has a number of resources available to assist families and educators in preventing youth suicide. These can be accessed at www.nasponline.org. Additionally NASP has published numerous chapters that relate directly to this topic. Information can be found on the NASP website.
Suggested Resources
Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/savefriend_general.aspx
Times of Tragedy: Preventing Suicide in Troubled Children and Youth, Part I http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/suicidept1_general.aspx
National Association of Secondary School Principals, "Taking the Lead on Suicide Prevention and Intervention in the Schools." It will be posted at www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/index.aspx. This will be a helpful resource to share with your school administrators.
American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, www.aacap.org
American Association of Suicidology, http://www.suicidology.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), www.dbsalliance.org
Light for Life Program, http://www.yellowribbon.org/
National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Prevention Resources, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml
National Mental Health Association, www.nmha.org
S.O.S High School Suicide Prevention Program, http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/highschool/
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education (SAVE), www.save.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Strategy on Suicide Prevention,http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
Online Counseling Guide on Suicide Prevention


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Codrut Nistor, 12/02/2015
Asus ZenFone is a popular smartphone family in Asia and other emerging markets, but it would be a pity not to see the Selfie Limited Edition available across the entire globe. After all, there are always people who enjoy pink handsets, especially kids and ladies. Asus ZenFone Selfie Limited Edition is exactly that - the standard Selfie with a pink 3D crystal back cover and nothing more.
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Rise Interactive manages a digital strategy that includes SEO and PPC. The team's approach is analytics-based and aims to reduce costs for conversions. They also advise on budgets and new marketing tactics.
Testing, analytics, and strategic budget allocations have reduced costs for conversions, leads, and engagements. Organization, responsiveness, and clear communication have resulted in consistently strong results.
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What challenge were you trying to address with Rise Interactive?
We did PPC and SEO with another agency that didn't run a very good campaign or provide strong analytics for lead quality. We needed a new digital agency partner that was well-versed in every aspect of digital marketing, from paid search to programmatic. The team also needed a robust infrastructure to help us build out campaigns, and execute reporting and analytics.
They provide ongoing SEO and PPC with focus on web analytics. Rise Interactive manages our paid search and programmatic activity including social media, display, and pre-roll native digital radio. We use testing and analytics to determine which keywords convert at the lowest possible cost. These findings lead to budget shifts away from areas that aren't converting or convert at a very high cost. They've also advised us on site relaunches.
Overall, Rise Interactive helps us understand new tactics and features when they become available. For example, we didn't know sequential ads for YouTube were possible. They identified the target audience and designated the order of four ads over in a particular timeframe.
We work with a three-person team.
How did you come to work with Rise Interactive?
We had previous experience with them when they supported one of our partner agencies. We hired Rise Interactive because the team had great overall knowledge and skills.
We started working with them in January 2015 and the relationship is ongoing.
On the PPC side, we pay less for lead conversions and the cost per lead and has decreased significantly. On the programmatic side, the cost per assisted lead and cost per engagement are both down since the project started. Their guidance on budget allocations make our investments more effective; the sequential YouTube advertising conveyed our message clearly.
How did Rise Interactive perform from a project management standpoint?
They're well-organized, responsive, and service-oriented. The team is fun to work with and communicates clearly.
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Prospective clients should know their business priorities and what they're willing to pay for conversions.
Rise Interactive managed a paid search program for an academic retailer. They built campaigns based on different schools, products, and sports teams, and enhanced impact tracking with an attribution platform.
Revenue has risen by $10 million and paid search ROI has increased by 8%, year over year. Rise values transparency and communicates potential delays and roadblocks, as well as plans to counteract those issues. They also keep two eyes on the bottom line, ensuring strong value for the money.
I'm the Senior Digital Marketing Manager for an academic retailer. I specifically focus on our colleges and university services which entails managing their campus stores and bookstores. We have about 1,200 stores across the U.S. and Canada, and each has their own e-commerce experience as well.
We depend on them to drive traffic to our bookstore websites. The ongoing challenge is that we have 1,200 bookstores, and each are specifically branded to their college or university, so everything we do is multiplied by 1,200. We're trying to scale our services out to cover all of those different brands.
They've expanded our paid search program quite a bit in terms of the schools that we run campaigns for. We started off with about 250 or so, but we've since expanded that to all 1,200 campuses that we service. They were also able to expand our product listing ads. They've tested different campaign types in different schools and product categories like textbooks, apparel, sweatshirts, t-shirts, school supplies. At any point in time, there's over 50,000 different keywords that we're bidding on.
The other tactical improvement we've made is implementing an advanced attribution platform, and using that platform to inform our decisions within the paid search channel. So, understanding which keywords specifically were overvalued or undervalued based on the attribution data. This adds more context, in addition to the data that we get from the search engines themselves, and helps us better understand what's truly driving revenue, and how that is impacting our business.
We have a lot of challenges with seasonality in our business, so it's difficult to continue to drive revenue efficiently during our non-peak months. They've been able to take advantage of hot market opportunities where there are certain schools, and specifically sports teams within those schools, that are performing very well. They've quickly set-up and optimized paid search campaigns specifically tied to how well a sports team is doing.
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Rise Interactive manages paid search campaigns, with the primary focus on driving conversions through Google. They support analytics, bid algorithms, and testing.
Search volume has grown dramatically since the engagement began, without a negative impact to ROI. Rise accepts constructive input well, but also brings creative ideas of their own to the table at a reasonable value. They respond quickly to any inquiries or technical concerns that arise.
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We needed help driving direct response outcomes for our campaigns. We're often looking to acquire new prospects, and we want to find them online and in an efficient manner.
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The engagement started around 2013 and work is ongoing.
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We have a good rapport with the team. By being candid and transparent about our challenges and goals, they've done a good job helping us work through those issues. Communication is very open, which benefits all sides. There's a lot of trust in the relationship. They have a strong acumen and skill set for search, analytics, and measurement.
Over the course of the relationship, they've proposed a lot of ideas. We've always asked them not take no as a final answer but to come back to us with it 3–6 months later. We want them to push us to not settle for the status quo. They should make the case for how it will make things better on our end. Just because an idea was shut down last year doesn't mean it's not worthy to bring up—and campaign for—again.
With any new relationship, you need to understand the full scope of what they can do for you. Be open and inclusive of everything Rise offers to see what makes sense for you.
Overall Score A good overall relationship.
They generally hit most promised deadlines but not all.
It's a very good value. We've been able to grow without a proportionate growth in fees.
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More than $2.7M paid to 50 claimants of serious injury connected to a vaccine in Canada
According to new statistics, Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program has approved or paid out more than $2.7 million to claimants since the program opened in 2021.
So far, 50 claims of a serious and permanent injury connected to a vaccine authorized by Health Canada have been approved.
Between June 2021 and Dec 1, 2022, the program received 1,299 claims, 209 of which were determined to be inadmissible because they either didn't meet the eligibility criteria or had incomplete information.
Of the remaining claims, 221 have been fully assessed by the program's medical review board, while 48 are pending medical review board assessment and 662 claims are in the process of collecting medical records, which is usually the longest step in the assessment process, according to the Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP).
The VISP previously released statistics in the summer, but this is the first time they have disclosed the total amount of financial support paid to claimants thus far.
The program, which was first announced in December 2020, officially started accepting claims in June 2021.
To be eligible for compensation, you must have suffered a serious and permanent injury connected to a vaccine authorized by Health Canada that was administered in Canada after December 8, 2020.
The program includes all vaccines that provide protection against preventable diseases, including, but not limited to, COVID-19 vaccines.
It's unclear how much each person whose claim has been approved received in compensation, or which vaccine their claim pertained to.
A serious or permanent injury is defined as "a severe, life-threatening or life-altering injury that may require in-person hospitalization, or a prolongation of existing hospitalization, and results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, or where the outcome is a congenital malformation or death."
Serious reactions following vaccination are rare. According to data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, there has been roughly one report of a serious reaction for every 10,000 doses administered.
There have been 52,203 adverse events reported following COVID-19 vaccination in Canada since the start of the vaccine rollout, according to PHAC, making up 0.056 per cent of all doses administered. This number includes any adverse reaction, including temporary rashes, fatigue, vaccination site pain and headache.
Around 10,300 of these were considered serious adverse events, making up 0.011 per cent of all doses administered. According to PHAC, most serious adverse reactions are reported after the first dose and are less likely to be reported after subsequent doses.
More than 93 million doses have been administered in Canada as of November 2022.
It takes around 12 to 18 months for the average VISP claim to be processed. In order for a person to receive compensation, they first need to read the eligibility requirements to see if their grievance is covered and then submit an application with the help of a physician. The application will then be reviewed by a doctor from the VISP and further medical records may be requested. Finally, a panel of doctors will determine if the vaccine in question is the probable cause of the injury specified, and if the injury is severe and permanent in order to judge whether the person who submitted the claim merits financial support, along with what level of financial support.
The VISP applies to those living in all provinces and territories, except Quebec, which has its own Quebec Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
According to the VISP, the next time their numbers are released to the public, it will reflect statistics up to June 1, 2023.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that there has been roughly one report of a serious reaction for every 10,000 people. The correct rate is one report per 10,000 doses.
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By third grade, most students find addition quite easy, but multiplication sounds too hard. You can make it easy and fun by using a variety of approaches.
Children have different learning styles, so you will want to choose several ways to present multiplication concepts - visually, orally and kinesthetically. As with all learning, repetition in multiplication is key.
Begin with a problem such as 2 x 3 = ?. Read the problem as 'two groups of three equals what?' Draw two circles and tell the class that these are the two groups in the problem. Put three stars in each circle, and equate them to the three in the problem. Have students count the stars, and replace the question mark with a six. Reverse the problem to three groups of two to demonstrate that, either way, the answer is six.
Each child will need an egg carton and as many pieces of macaroni as the highest answer for the problems you will give them. You then do the same thing as you did with circles and stars. Read the problems both as 'Two groups of three equals what?' and 'Two times three equals what?' Then, have the students work independently to visualize the problem using the macaroni. For example, for the problem 2 x 3, two of the egg carton cups should be filled with three macaronis.
Give each child a piece of graph paper and a multiplication problem, which they should write on their paper. Then, ask them to demonstrate the answer by coloring in the proper number of squares grouped according to the problem given.
A multiplication table may be in the math book you use. If not, you can make one on graph paper. The table can be used to help memorize memorize the math facts.
After the children have learned certain multiplication facts, you can help them with speed. Read the problem orally, and whoever knows the answer quickly stands up. You call on the first one up and he or she gives the answer.
Another way to play this game is to give each child 3x5 note cards with large numbers on them, each card should have an answer to one of the questions you will ask. Divide the class into groups or teams. State the problem. Give them a certain number of seconds; when time is up, say, 'Now!' Each child raises the correct 3x5 so you can see the answer. Each correct answer counts for a point for that team. As they get better at knowing the answers, reduce the number of seconds.
There are many CDs that put math facts to music in a song. Just having the CD playing softly when the children are coming into the classroom or getting ready to leave may teach them a great deal. However, singing a song as you teach corresponding facts will help more. After they've learned some facts through music, have them apply this knowledge through speed drills - such as the pop-up contests.
Imagine that, that meant there were 30!
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Q: django - use chunk to read uploaded file will break down some row I want to use for chunk in f.chunks() to read a huge csv file. It works well in first record, but I found it will break the row when the rows reach chunk's size  As I know the chunk's default size is 64KB. For example, I have three rows in csv file:

*

*'this is first row'

*'this is second row'

*'this is third row'

when I use for chunk in f.chunks(), I expect to get

chunk1 contains 'this is first row', chunk2 contains ('this is second row', 'this is third row' )
  or
  chunk1 contains ('this is first row','this is second row'), chunk2 contains ( 'this is third row' )

but the real result will be:

chunk1 contains ('this is first row', 'this is'), chunk2 contains ('second row', 'this is third row')

That it is, it will break second row 'this is second row' into different chunks. Is it possible to prevent chunk breaking the row?
Thanks.

A: I had the same issue, and discovered that when you iterate over lines in a Django File object, Django reads the file in chunks, and has logic to "repair" lines that may be broken up by chunk boundaries! Specifically, take a look at the File.__iter__() method:
def __iter__(self):
    # Iterate over this file-like object by newlines
    buffer_ = None
    for chunk in self.chunks():
        for line in chunk.splitlines(True):
            if buffer_:
                if endswith_cr(buffer_) and not equals_lf(line):
                    # Line split after a \r newline; yield buffer_.
                    yield buffer_
                    # Continue with line.
                else:
                    # Line either split without a newline (line
                    # continues after buffer_) or with \r\n
                    # newline (line == b'\n').
                    line = buffer_ + line
                # buffer_ handled, clear it.
                buffer_ = None

            # If this is the end of a \n or \r\n line, yield.
            if endswith_lf(line):
                yield line
            else:
                buffer_ = line

    if buffer_ is not None:
        yield buffer_

Given this, as long as f is a Django File object, you can simply do:
for line in f:
    # Do your stuff here
    ...

A: I think is not that simple. Django manages uploaded files like binary files. Instead of working with fixed length chunks I recommend use your f.file object, and iterate using readline method.
my_file = f.file
while True:
    line = my_file.readline()
    if not line:
        break
    # Do your stuff

Not quite elegant, but useful

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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock for the second quarter of 2019 in the amount of $0.3425 per share, payable in cash, on July 31, 2019 to UDR common stock shareholders of record as of July 10, 2019. The July 31st dividend will be the 187th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the Company on its common stock.
UDR also announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on its Series E preferred stock for the second quarter of 2019 in the amount of $0.3708 per share. The preferred dividend is payable on July 31, 2019 to Series E preferred stock shareholders of record as of July 10, 2019.
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UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), an S&P 500 company, is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate properties in targeted U.S. markets. As of March 31, 2019, UDR owned or had an ownership position in 49,795 apartment homes including 366 homes under development. For over 46 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the best standard of service to residents and the highest quality experience for associates.
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First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.07 Per Share for July
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American Water's 2019 Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for August 1, 2019
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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Dallas—Optiv Security, a security solutions integrator delivering end-to-end cybersecurity solutions across the globe, today announced the opening of its new Dallas Innovation and Fusion Center, a state-of-the-art, more than 14,000-square-foot facility located in the HALL Park complex in Frisco, Texas. The Center brings together a diverse team of cybersecurity experts – cyber digital and risk professionals, threat and innovation experts and others – working together with clients and industry partners to develop integrated, tailored and proactive cybersecurity solutions that address the speed of business change. Optiv's investment in its new Innovation and Fusion Center doubles the company's footprint in North Texas, and underscores Optiv's commitment to helping global clients achieve success by optimizing, integrating, and operationalizing cybersecurity.
"The world continues to change and evolve at an accelerating pace, but the industry's approach to cybersecurity has largely remained the same – a reactive approach where businesses respond to new external influences or requirements from the outside-in," said Dan Burns, Optiv's chief executive officer. "Our Dallas Innovation and Fusion Center accelerates our ability to provide businesses with a new approach that acknowledges and leverages the invention delivered by technology vendors, and then integrates and innovates how technology works together. Further enhanced with the innovation Optiv is developing, we are transforming the cybersecurity delivery and consumption model. This allows Optiv to reduce complexity and remove the symptoms that are roadblocks to business innovation. We are pleased to expand our capabilities in North Texas to better serve our clients and are looking forward to continuing our strategic investment in the region."
Optiv's new location features a state-of-the-art Advanced Fusion Center (AFC), an upgrade of the outdated security operations center (SOC) model. The AFC uses data analytics, machine learning, robotics, intelligence and automation capabilities – backed by skilled global cybersecurity experts. The AFC provides the foundation to deliver completely customizable solutions for each client based on the specific organization's risk tolerance, business model, compliance requirements, and current technology investments.
"Optiv's focus for the Center will be used to test, evaluate, and deliver new global cybersecurity solutions like our new Cyber-as-a-Service (CaaS™) offerings, it will also provide a global delivery center to grow cybersecurity talent and to provide integrated and innovative design services through workshops where Optiv global services experts work hand-in-hand with clients to design and build real-time custom solutions that address specific business problems and concerns," said Chad Holmes, Optiv's chief services and operations officer.
Holmes continued, "Optiv has also incorporated many of these innovations into our new Advanced Fusion Center and will continue to evolve our capabilities across all centers around the world. We are excited to empower locally based organizations and global clients with the ability to leverage the latest technology advances, giving them new choices relating to how they would like to consume cybersecurity services, and greater flexibility to manage their appropriate level of risk."
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PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of PPG (NYSE:PPG) today approved a 3-cents-per-share increase in the company's dividend, declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 51 cents per share, payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record Aug. 12.
PPG's prior quarterly dividend was 48 cents per share.
This marks the company's 484th consecutive dividend payment. Through ongoing dedication and expertise of its workforce, the company has raised its annual dividend payout for 47 consecutive years and paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 135 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers' biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.4 billion in 2018. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
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Recently I read an article on Glorious Noise about the Regrettes. I love that kind of music, but it also always transfers me back to the late 80s, early 90s and the hights of Brit-Pop. One of my favorites of that time was Elastica, with their fresh, alternative understanding of pop music.
Elastica was founded in 1992 by the two ex-Suedes members Justine Frischman (guitar and vocals) and Justin Welch (drums). They were completed by bass player Annie Holland and guitar player Donna Matthews, both former members of the Darling Buds.
Their first single Stutter got heavy rotation on BBC radio, which helped them to get a record deal.
The following three singles Line-Up, Connection and Waking Up all reached the top 20 in the British singles charts in 1994 resp. 1995. Waking Up was undoubtedly a good choice as a teaser for the forthcoming album. Noteworthy, the band shamelessly borrowed its catchy guitar line from the Stranglers' No More Heroes.
Their self-titled debut, released in 1995, broke some selling records and even reached number one on the British album charts. The album contains all four singles and sounds almost like a best-of record. While their sound is genuinely originally, one of their trademarks is also their referencing of "arty" punk bands like the Stranglers or Wire, that could already almost be called plagiarism.
Unfortunately, due to frequent changes in their line up, the band only recorded one more record. The Menace could not build on the innovative sound and success of the debut. Finally, the group called it a day after six years of existence. Band lead-woman Justine Frishmann lives now in the US, pursuing a career as a painter.
Watch this half-hour document to learn more about this fantastic 90s band:
Building on British independent rock music of the late 80s, like the Stone Roses or the Smiths, Brit-Pop aimed to reach a brighter audience by adding more classic 60's Pop to the mix. Well known representatives of Brit-Pop are Oasis, Blur or Radiohead.
Brit-Pop is only one of the many influences of Elastica. Others are Post-Punk or more general Alternative Rock. But despite there unconventional and rough music, in my opinion, the pop appeal still dominates and makes them stand out.
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The Future Of Newspapers In San Antonio, Changes At The Express-News
The Source: A great city must have a great newspaper, and right now our paper, the Hearst-owned San Antonio Express-News, is going through a metamorphosis with a new editor guiding the local bullpen.
That editor is Mike Leary, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor from his days at the Philadelphia Inquirer where he was deputy managing editor of news and investigations.
While there's no doubt that Leary is a newspaperman through and through, many wondered if he would "get" San Antonio's unique culture. Still others are wondering if he is up to the challenge of giving San Antonio the great paper it deserves while satisfying the demand of quarterly profit growth for Hearst, one of the world's largest communications companies.
Leary has now been at the helm of the paper for six months and readers are seeing his vision on the page and online -- most dramatically now with the paper's redesign.
"There's a lot of talk about newspapers are on their last legs, but in fact in San Antonio, and realistically in many places around the country, newspapers still make money, they are still at the central part of a community's conversation. We not only are still profitable and expect to be here for a while, but we wanted to add some sections to the paper."
Listen to the full show to hear Leary talk about the changes:
New Business sections and the daily breakdown of material
Enterprise reporting projects
Online paywall and strategy
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The gathering of the nations at the Sault Ste. Marie by St. Lusson, was followed by an event of the utmost importance to French interest in the west. This was the discovery, if such it can be called, of the Upper Mississippi. Now, for the first time, the upper half of that river was, to a certain extent, explored. For the first time white men beheld its vast tribute in this upper country, rolling onward toward the Mexican gulf. The discoverer was Louis Joliet. He had visited the upper lakes in previous years, knew well of the existence of the great river through Indian reports, was a man of close and intelligent observation, possessing considerable mathematical acquirement's. He was born at Quebec in 1645, and was educated by the Jesuits, resolving at first to be a priest but afterward turned fur trader. In 1673 he was a merchant, courageous, hardy, enterprising.
He was just the man for the French authorities to entrust with the proposed discovery and exploration of the Upper Mississippi. This was in 1672. Said the governor of Canada, on the 2d of November of that year: "It has been judged expedient to send Sieur Joliet to the Mascoutins (then located in what is now Green Lake county, Wisconsin), to discover the South Sea, and the great river they call the Mississippi, which is supposed to discharge itself into the Sea of California." He is a man," continued Frontenac, "of great experience in these sorts of discoveries, and has already been almost at the great river, the mouth of which he promises to see.
Joliet reached the mission of St. Ignatius, a point north of the Island of Mackinaw, in the spring of 1673, finding there Father James Marquette, missionary, whom he invited to join the expedition. The invitation was gladly accepted. On the 17th of May, Joliet, having with him Marquette and five other Frenchmen, left the mission on his voyage of exploration. He had two bark canoes. Every possible precaution was taken that, should the undertaking prove hazardous, it should not be foolhardy. So, whatever of information could not be gathered from the Indians who had frequented those parts,- was laid under contribution, as he paddled merrily up the waters of Green Bay. The first Indian nation met by him was the Menominee. He was dissuaded by these savages from venturing so far to the westward, assured that he would meet tribes which never spared strangers, but tomahawked them without provocation; that a war which had broken out among various nations on his route, exposed him and his men to another evident danger - that of being killed by war parties constantly in his path. He was told that the great river was very dangerous unless the different parts were known; that it was full of frightful monsters who swallowed men and canoes together; that there was even a demon there who could be heard from afar, who stopped the passage and engulfed all who dared approach; and lastly, that the heat was so excessive in those countries that it would infallibly cause their death. Nevertheless, Joliet determined to go forward.


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Trumpeter Woody Shaw is joined by Steve Turre, Mulgrew Miller, Stafford James, and Tony Reedus. This double LP version includes bonus track "Diane".
On The Cape Verdean Blues, J.J. Johnson joins one of Horace Silver's greatest bands, a group boasting two brilliant new stars...tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and the young trumpeter Woody Shaw. The Cape Verdean Blues is simply one of the most inspired sessions of Horace Silver's long and outstanding career.
Drummer Louis Hayes, best known from his work with Cannonball Adderley is presented here together with his co-leader, tenor-saxophonist Junior Cook, known from his work with Horace Silver, a fantastic hard bop quintet, which featured young Woody Shaw on trumpet.
Sophisticated Giant was recorded shortly after Gordon's triumphant return to the States after a dozen years living in Europe. Originally recorded in June of 1977, the album finds Gordon on both tenor and soprano saxophone joined by an all-star "Dextette", 10 crack players.


The Select Committees' response to the Government's green paper on mental health support for young people has been unapologetically direct.
The Education and Health and Social Care Select Committees' report scrutinised the "foundations and development" of the green paper and have found it to be wanting in several critical areas. The report's title, "The Government's Green Paper on Mental Health: Failing a Generation" leaves readers in no doubt of its view.
The primary criticism is one of ambition – or a lack of it. And although we welcome the general desire to transform services and support for young people, we have to agree with the Committees' conclusions.
There are many other areas of concern, including the links between poverty and poor mental health, and the recognition by the committee of the link between the curriculum, the over-zealous culture of testing, exam pressures and mental health distress. The reference here is in line with what the Values-Based CAMHS Commission recommended: to scrutinise the links between educational policy and the mental health of children and young people.
It also identifies an unfortunate lack of a joined-up process which is able to apply what we know about mental health support across Government.
However, I would like to raise an additional concern with the green paper – and with this Select Committee report.
Both have totally ignored the fact that not all children or young people want to get support in their school or college.
As we said in our initial green paper response, significant numbers of children and young people will look to their community or – more likely – online for support. For some, school is the last place they will want to get help.
The complete lack of regard for digital support services at all is surprising when we're looking at the needs of this age group, especially when we consider that young people value anonymity as a key factor when getting help and are generally extremely comfortable online.
We do stress that digital is only part of the solution and understand that schools need to be enabled to be much more supportive of their pupils' mental health. But the lack of a call for outside support and a lack of digital provision does undermine an early intervention or preventative approach.
Early intervention is something we can all get behind, although the term can be interpreted in different ways. For some, early intervention can mean very early help in a life cycle, such as perinatal support or early years help. It can also mean being able to access direct support as soon as an issue emerges – before it has chance to escalate.
We would argue for both. As well as providing early intervention and prevention support via parents, health workers, nursery leaders, teachers and carers, we need also to offer autonomous support for young people at the earliest opportunity.
What is clear is this requires a concerted effort by all of us: the NHS, the voluntary, independent and private sectors, parents, families, teachers and carers. As Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, quoted in the report, said: "schools can only be as successful as the services that they can access".
The Select Committees' report, as well as highlighting a lack of ambition, also highlights a habit the Government has of tinkering with a system that we all agree needs transforming. It's difficult to see how an already complicated and fragmented system benefits from the Government's proposed additional 'pillars'. And it's difficult to feel reassured that the green paper will bring about real change if the designated senior leads for mental health it wants to see are voluntary and not a statutory requirement in already stretched schools.
Let's hope that the Government is able to respond to this report and show a deeper commitment to transforming mental health services for young people.
To fail this generation's mental health would be unforgiveable.


We would like to give talk and live demo of 'Off Grid', a stealth game about a mishap antihero who falls into the world of hacking. Off Grid forgoes weapons in favour of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and problem solving with gameplay utilising unique mechanics that allow you to manipulate the world and people around you with the data they unwittingly leave behind. The contemporary storyline follows real-world events surrounding data privacy, and the game has been developed to be heavily moddable, allowing players to create their own levels and stories, and even their own hacking tools for within the game.
We plan on demoing the game, talking about the mechanics and the world it is set in, and then expanding on the modding tools and what we are hoping players will be able to create. If there is time we would finish up with a short Q & A.


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         $this->load->model('M_Jalan');
         $this->load->model('M_Jalan_rusak');
         $this->load->model('M_Pengaduan');
  			 $this->load->database();
  			 }

      public function index(){
          $data['lihat'] = $this->M_Jalan_rusak->Lihat_jalan_rusak();
       		$this->load->view('Lihat_jalan_rusak',$data);
      }

      public function tambah_jalan_rusak(){
          $data['kabupaten'] = $this->M_Kabupaten->lihat_kabupaten();
          $data['kecamatan'] = $this->M_Kecamatan->lihat_kecamatan();
          $data['jalan'] = $this->M_Jalan->lihat_jalan();
       		$this->load->view('tambah_jalan_rusak',$data);
      }
      function proses_tambah_jalan_rusak(){
       $config['upload_path']   = './uploads/';
       $config['allowed_types'] = 'png|PNG|JPG|jpg|jpeg|JPE|gif|bmp';
       $config['max_size']      = 99999999;
       //$config['max_width']     = 10240;
       //$config['max_height']    = 7680;
       $new_name ="JALAN_RUSAK".time().$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];
       $new_name=str_replace(" ","_",$new_name);
       $config['file_name']=$new_name;
       $this->load->library('upload', $config);

       if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('gambar')) {

               $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

               ×
               Gagal! Gambar Terlalu Besar.

');
               redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
       }else {
             $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->tambah_jalan_rusak($new_name);
             if($cek){
               $this->tambah_berhasil();
               redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
             }else{
               $this->tambah_gagal();
               redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
             }
       }
     }

     function proses_edit_jalan_rusak($photo_lama,$kode_jalan_rusak){
       $photo_baru=$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];

       if(!empty($photo_baru)){
            $config['upload_path']   = './uploads/';
            $config['allowed_types'] = 'png|PNG|JPG|jpg|jpeg|JPE|gif|bmp';
            $config['max_size']      = 99999999;
            //$config['max_width']     = 10240;
            //$config['max_height']    = 7680;
            $new_name ="JALAN_RUSAK".time().$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];
            $new_name=str_replace(" ","_",$new_name);
            $config['file_name']=$new_name;
            $this->load->library('upload', $config);

            if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('gambar')) {

                    $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

                    ×
                    Gagal! Gambar Terlalu Besar.

');
                    redirect('detail_jalan_rusak?id='.$kode_jalan_rusak);
            }else {
                  $link= FCPATH."uploads/".$document_lama;
                  unlink($link);
                  $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->edit_jalan_rusak($new_name,$kode_jalan_rusak);

            }
      }else{
        $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->edit_jalan_rusak($photo_lama,$kode_jalan_rusak);
      }

      if($cek){
        $this->edit_berhasil();
        redirect('detail_jalan_rusak?id='.$kode_jalan_rusak);
      }else{
        $this->edit_gagal();
        redirect('detail_jalan_rusak?id='.$kode_jalan_rusak);
      }
    }

    function proses_tambah_jalan_rusak_from_pengaduan($photo_lama,$kode_pengaduan){
      $photo_baru=$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];

      if(!empty($photo_baru)){
           $config['upload_path']   = './uploads/';
           $config['allowed_types'] = 'png|PNG|JPG|jpg|jpeg|JPE|gif|bmp';
           $config['max_size']      = 99999999;
           //$config['max_width']     = 10240;
           //$config['max_height']    = 7680;
           $new_name ="JALAN_RUSAK".time().$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];
           $new_name=str_replace(" ","_",$new_name);
           $config['file_name']=$new_name;
           $this->load->library('upload', $config);

           if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('gambar')) {

                   $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

                   ×
                   Gagal! Gambar Terlalu Besar.

');
                   redirect('detail_jalan_rusak?id='.$kode_pengaduan);
           }else {
                 $link= FCPATH."uploads/".$photo_lama;
                 unlink($link);
                 $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->tambah_jalan_rusak($new_name);
                 $cek=$this->M_Pengaduan->edit_pengaduan($new_name,$kode_pengaduan);

           }
     }else{
       $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->tambah_jalan_rusak($photo_lama);
       $cek=$this->M_Pengaduan->edit_pengaduan($photo_lama,$kode_pengaduan);
     }

     if($cek){
       $cek=$this->M_Pengaduan->verifikasi_pengaduan($kode_pengaduan);
       $this->tambah_berhasil();
       redirect("pengaduan");
     }else{
       $this->tambah_gagal();
       redirect('detail_jalan_rusak?id='.$kode_pengaduan);
     }
   }

     function proses_tambah_jalan_rusak_pengaduan(){
      $config['upload_path']   = './uploads/';
      $config['allowed_types'] = 'png|PNG|JPG|jpg|jpeg|JPE|gif|bmp';
      $config['max_size']      = 99999999;
      //$config['max_width']     = 10240;
      //$config['max_height']    = 7680;
      $new_name ="JALAN_RUSAK".time().$_FILES["gambar"] ['name'];
      $new_name=str_replace(" ","_",$new_name);
      $config['file_name']=$new_name;
      $this->load->library('upload', $config);

      if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('gambar')) {

              $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Gagal! Gambar Terlalu Besar.

');
              redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
      }else {
            $cek=$this->M_Jalan_rusak->tambah_jalan_rusak($new_name);
            if($cek){
              $this->tambah_berhasil();
              redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
            }else{
              $this->tambah_gagal();
              redirect('tambah_jalan_rusak');
            }
      }
    }

     public function proses_hapus_jalan_rusak(){
         $id=$_GET ['id'];
         $cek= $this->M_Jalan_rusak->proses_hapus_jalan_rusak($id);
         if($cek){
           $this->tambah_berhasil();
           redirect('jalan_rusak');
         }else{
           $this->tambah_gagal();
           redirect('jalan_rusak');
         }
     }

     public function detail_jalan_rusak(){
         $id=$_GET['id'];
         $data['lihat'] = $this->M_Jalan_rusak->jalan_rusak($id);
         $data['kabupaten'] = $this->M_Kabupaten->lihat_kabupaten();
         $data['kecamatan'] = $this->M_Kecamatan->lihat_kecamatan();
         $data['jalan'] = $this->M_Jalan->lihat_jalan();
         $this->load->view('detail_jalan_rusak',$data);
     }
     public function edit_jalan_rusak(){
         $id=$_GET['id'];
         $data['lihat'] = $this->M_Jalan_rusak->jalan_rusak($id);
         $data['kabupaten'] = $this->M_Kabupaten->lihat_kabupaten();
         $data['kecamatan'] = $this->M_Kecamatan->lihat_kecamatan();
         $data['jalan'] = $this->M_Jalan->lihat_jalan();
         $this->load->view('edit_jalan_rusak',$data);
     }

     public function perbaikan_jalan_rusak(){
       $id=$_GET['id'];
       $cek= $this->M_Jalan_rusak->perbaikan_jalan_rusak($id);
       if($cek){
         $this->perbaikan_jalan_rusak_berhasil();
         redirect("jalan_rusak");
       }else{
         $this->perbaikan_jalan_rusak_gagal();
            redirect("jalan_rusak");
       }
     }

     public function reset_perbaikan_jalan_rusak(){
       $id=$_GET['id'];
       $cek= $this->M_Jalan_rusak->reset_perbaikan_jalan_rusak($id);
       if($cek){
         $this->perbaikan_jalan_rusak_berhasil();
         redirect("detail_jalan_rusak?id=".$id);
       }else{
         $this->perbaikan_jalan_rusak_gagal();
         redirect("detail_jalan_rusak?id=".$id);
       }
     }

     function tambah_berhasil(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Berhasil! Data Berhasil Di Tambahkan!.

');
    }
    function tambah_gagal(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Gagal! Data Gagal ditambahkan!.

');
    }
    function edit_berhasil(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Berhasil! Data Berhasil Di Perbaharui!.

');
    }
    function edit_gagal(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Gagal! Data Gagal Di Perbaharui!.

');
    }
    function hapus_berhasil(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Berhasil! Data Berhasil Dihapus!.

');
    }
    function hapus_gagal(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Gagal! Data Gagal Di Hapus!.

');
    }

    function perbaikan_jalan_rusak_berhasil(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Berhasil!Status Jalan Berhasil diperbaharui!.

');
    }
    function perbaikan_jalan_rusak_gagal(){
      $this->session->set_flashdata('pesan', '

              ×
              Gagal! Status Jalan Gagal diperbaharui!.

');
    }

   }
?>

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Newly remastered in 2014, this DVD now includes both the English and Spanish videos in HD. We have also added the closed captioning option to the English version.
Neither live-action or animated, the Tear Soup video uses the beautiful illustrations from the award-winning book to vividly retell the story of Grandy and her loss. Families, professionals, educators and support groups will all benefit from the insights and comfort provided in this helpful production. Included with the DVD is a viewers guide and grief tips, which can assist in viewing of the DVD and starting some discussions among the viewers.
Watch a clip of the DVD here - DVD Preview.
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BioM: Wetzel, Evelyn (1942)
Contact: Crystal Wendt
Email: crystal@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Wetzel, Walk
----Sources: The Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 5 Feb. 1942
Wetzel, Evelyn (Marriage - 1 Feb. 1942)
Miss Evelyn Wetzel, Neillsville, and Sgt. Oscar H. Walk, Savanna, Ill., were united in marriage at nine a.m. February first at Belvidere, Ill., in a single ring ceremony which took place at the Lutheran parsonage in that city.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wetzel of Pine Valley. She was graduated from the Neillsville High School where she fitted herself for clerical work. Later, she took the teachers training, course in the Clark County normal. She taught successfully in the rural districts of the county for several years. Recently she has been employed by the Neillsville Production Credit association, proving herself capable and thoroughly efficient in each of these professions.
Mr. Walk is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walk of this city. He was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army service November 26th and had since been employed as a fire chief in the Savanna Ground, Ill. He was re-called into the army for active duty last week. The couple returned to Neillsville Monday.
Mr. Walk left for Fort Sheridan, Ill., Tuesday, his wife returning to her work here Wednesday.
Bio: Susa, Gilbert (5 Feb. 1942) Surnames: Susa ----Sources: The Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 5 Feb. 1942
Gilbert Susa, son of Mrs. Lydia Susa, Loyal, left Saturday for Milwaukee and on Monday he started for San Diego, Calif., the young man having enlisted in the Marines.


Packaging: These belts come in a plastic resealable bag with information regarding strength.
Overall: EdiPure has different flavored belts and the rainbow belt is by far our favorite! Sweet and easy to eat. We love snacking on these throughout the day! One strip is 50 mg THC which might be a little too much for new users. If you are a new user, start with half a strip. Everyday cannabis users may enjoy up to the whole bag!


Abhyaasa Yoga opened on October 1, 2011. The word Abhyaasa (ahb-YAH-sah), in Sanskrit, means a dedicated practice–an earnest, consistent, yet cheerful effort. In our busy lives, often the hardest part of maintaining a consistent practice of any sort is to simply show up, and each day we find ourselves at a different point along our journeys. At Abhyaasa Yoga, we offer many types classes, 7 days a week, so that each student can choose those that resonate most with them at any given moment. Regardless of the level of physical challenge or particular style, all of our classes are united by the wisdom of traditional yogic teachings, as we holistically embrace yoga as a union of mind, body and spirit.
Abhyaasa Yoga is the place to go in Downtown Naperville if you are looking for complete yoga, meditation, sound healing and an amazing community. We have two beautiful practice rooms, everything you would need for yoga, and a conscious living boutique, Peace, below us for unique body products, clothing, yoga items, essential oils and gifts. Looking to find mindful movement off of a mat? We also offer aerial yoga– come hang with us!
Abhyaasa is a Yoga Alliance certified school and offers an annual 200-hour yoga teacher training. Visit our website or Peace for more information and to apply.
You'll find us on the corner of Webster and Jefferson in the "blue house" Paw Paw building next to Lou Malnati's, diagonal from the Naperville Public Library, above Peace. Enter on Webster and walk up to the second floor.—just follow the happy people. Visit our website (AbhyaasaYoga.com) for class times. Namaste and see you soon!


Here are three examples of introduction paragraphs. They have been re-written several times to illustrate the difference between excellent, good and poor answers.
Published: Wed, 07 Mar 2018. Writing a law dissertation introduction. The hardest part of writing introductions is explaining what you are going to do in a way in which it sets your work out as an important piece of legal research, and so engage your reader without giving the whole plot away.


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All 4 Series sticks are built mainly with a minimum of 16 layers of 3K Japanese Carbon Fibre, laid down in alternating orientations for the optimal balance of stiffness and unique Osaka feel. The Osaka Low Bow is an excellent all-round stick shape with phenomenal drag-flicking capabilities. The maximum bow point lies at 200mm from the cross with a max height of 24mm. Despite these aggressive figures the profile is kept modest while catering to the modern style of play. This makes the design focused on (deceptive) slap hitting, drag-flicking and 3D ball control.
Osaka's Superlight weight is the equivalent of other brand's light weight. The sticks weigh approx 530. 550g in 36.5 inch. Osaka Pro Touch GREY (perforated). 1,5mm VibraStop foam layer.
2% Aramid Backhand Blade reinforcement. ORDER BY 2PM (MON-FRI) AND WE WILL DISPATCH THE SAME DAY. WE ARE AUTHORISED STOCKISTS OF ALL THE LEADING BRANDS. YOU CAN VISIT OUR SHOWROOM NEAR SALISBURY TO SEE THE EQUIPMENT IN PERSON. About Us We have been trading online since 1999 and are one of the UK's leading cricket and hockey equipment specialists, with huge stocks ready for immediate dispatch. This enables us to keep our prices low and dispatch all orders we receive before 2pm the same day (Monday-Friday). We are authorised stockists of all the leading brands. Order by 2pm (Monday - Friday) and we will dispatch your order the same day. The item "Osaka 4 Series Vintage Racing Blue Hockey Stick (2017/18), Free, Fast Shipping" is in sale since Tuesday, February 19, 2019. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hockey". The seller is "cricket-hockey" and is located in Salisbury. This item can be shipped worldwide.


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package org.owasp.dependencycheck.xml.pom;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrLookup;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrSubstitutor;

/**
 * A simple pojo to hold data related to a Maven POM file.
 *
 * @author jeremy
 */
@NotThreadSafe
public class Model {

    /**
     * The name of the project.
     */
    private String name;
    /**
     * The organization name.
     */
    private String organization;
    /**
     * The organization URL.
     */
    private String organizationUrl;
    /**
     * The description.
     */
    private String description;
    /**
     * The group id.
     */
    private String groupId;
    /**
     * The artifact id.
     */
    private String artifactId;
    /**
     * The version number.
     */
    private String version;
    /**
     * The parent group id.
     */
    private String parentGroupId;
    /**
     * The parent artifact id.
     */
    private String parentArtifactId;
    /**
     * The parent version number.
     */
    private String parentVersion;
    /**
     * The list of licenses.
     */
    private final List<License> licenses = new ArrayList<>();
    /**
     * The project URL.
     */
    private String projectURL;

    /**
     * Get the value of name.
     *
     * @return the value of name
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of name.
     *
     * @param name new value of name
     */
    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of organization.
     *
     * @return the value of organization
     */
    public String getOrganization() {
        return organization;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of organization.
     *
     * @param organization new value of organization
     */
    public void setOrganization(String organization) {
        this.organization = organization;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of organizationUrl.
     *
     * @return the value of organizationUrl
     */
    public String getOrganizationUrl() {
        return organizationUrl;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of organizationUrl.
     *
     * @param organizationUrl new value of organizationUrl
     */
    public void setOrganizationUrl(String organizationUrl) {
        this.organizationUrl = organizationUrl;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of description.
     *
     * @return the value of description
     */
    public String getDescription() {
        return description;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of description.
     *
     * @param description new value of description
     */
    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of groupId.
     *
     * @return the value of groupId
     */
    public String getGroupId() {
        return groupId;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of groupId.
     *
     * @param groupId new value of groupId
     */
    public void setGroupId(String groupId) {
        this.groupId = groupId;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of artifactId.
     *
     * @return the value of artifactId
     */
    public String getArtifactId() {
        return artifactId;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of artifactId.
     *
     * @param artifactId new value of artifactId
     */
    public void setArtifactId(String artifactId) {
        this.artifactId = artifactId;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of version.
     *
     * @return the value of version
     */
    public String getVersion() {
        return version;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of version.
     *
     * @param version new value of version
     */
    public void setVersion(String version) {
        this.version = version;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of parentGroupId.
     *
     * @return the value of parentGroupId
     */
    public String getParentGroupId() {
        return parentGroupId;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of parentGroupId.
     *
     * @param parentGroupId new value of parentGroupId
     */
    public void setParentGroupId(String parentGroupId) {
        this.parentGroupId = parentGroupId;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of parentArtifactId.
     *
     * @return the value of parentArtifactId
     */
    public String getParentArtifactId() {
        return parentArtifactId;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of parentArtifactId.
     *
     * @param parentArtifactId new value of parentArtifactId
     */
    public void setParentArtifactId(String parentArtifactId) {
        this.parentArtifactId = parentArtifactId;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of parentVersion.
     *
     * @return the value of parentVersion
     */
    public String getParentVersion() {
        return parentVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of parentVersion.
     *
     * @param parentVersion new value of parentVersion
     */
    public void setParentVersion(String parentVersion) {
        this.parentVersion = parentVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the list of licenses.
     *
     * @return the list of licenses
     */
    public List<License> getLicenses() {
        return licenses;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a new license to the list of licenses.
     *
     * @param license the license to add
     */
    public void addLicense(License license) {
        licenses.add(license);
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of projectURL.
     *
     * @return the value of projectURL
     */
    public String getProjectURL() {
        return projectURL;
    }

    /**
     * Set the value of projectURL.
     *
     * @param projectURL new value of projectURL
     */
    public void setProjectURL(String projectURL) {
        this.projectURL = projectURL;
    }

    /**
     * Process the Maven properties file and interpolate all properties.
     *
     * @param properties new value of properties
     */
    public void processProperties(Properties properties) {
        this.groupId = interpolateString(this.groupId, properties);
        this.artifactId = interpolateString(this.artifactId, properties);
        this.version = interpolateString(this.version, properties);
        this.description = interpolateString(this.description, properties);
        for (License l : this.getLicenses()) {
            l.setName(interpolateString(l.getName(), properties));
            l.setUrl(interpolateString(l.getUrl(), properties));
        }
        this.name = interpolateString(this.name, properties);
        this.projectURL = interpolateString(this.projectURL, properties);
        this.organization = interpolateString(this.organization, properties);
        this.parentGroupId = interpolateString(this.parentGroupId, properties);
        this.parentArtifactId = interpolateString(this.parentArtifactId, properties);
        this.parentVersion = interpolateString(this.parentVersion, properties);
    }

    /**
     *

     * A utility function that will interpolate strings based on values given in
     * the properties file. It will also interpolate the strings contained
     * within the properties file so that properties can reference other
     * properties.

     *

     * Note: if there is no property found the reference will be removed.
     * In other words, if the interpolated string will be replaced with an empty
     * string.
     *

     *

     * Example:

     *
     * Properties p = new Properties();
     * p.setProperty("key", "value");
     * String s = interpolateString("'${key}' and '${nothing}'", p);
     * System.out.println(s);
     *
     *

     * Will result in:

     *
     * 'value' and ''
     *
     *
     * @param text the string that contains references to properties.
     * @param properties a collection of properties that may be referenced
     * within the text.
     * @return the interpolated text.
     */
    public static String interpolateString(String text, Properties properties) {
        if (null == text || null == properties) {
            return text;
        }
        final StrSubstitutor substitutor = new StrSubstitutor(new PropertyLookup(properties));
        return substitutor.replace(text);
    }

    /**
     * Utility class that can provide values from a Properties object to a
     * StrSubstitutor.
     */
    private static class PropertyLookup extends StrLookup<String> {

        /**
         * Reference to the properties to lookup.
         */
        private final Properties props;

        /**
         * Constructs a new property lookup.
         *
         * @param props the properties to wrap.
         */
        PropertyLookup(Properties props) {
            this.props = props;
        }

        /**
         * Looks up the given property.
         *
         * @param key the key to the property
         * @return the value of the property specified by the key
         */
        @Override
        public String lookup(String key) {
            return props.getProperty(key);
        }
    }
}


Sarcasm, just one of the services I offer.
What is the hardest part of creating seamless textures? Yes, making sure they look natural when they repeat. The usual problem is that no matter how hard you try, the seam is usually clearly visible.
I thought that it may make it easier if you work on the edges first (in the middle of the canvas), then move them to the edges of the physical canvas.
I know this probably sounds strange, but just take a look at the instructions section below for a better explanation.
Just drop this file in your \program files\Paint.NET\effects directory and you should be all set.
1) Create a canvas that is an even width and even height. For example, 200 x 200. It is critical that you do not use odd dimensions.
2) Start creating your texture by focusing on the middle of the canvas. Do not place anything too close to the edges at this point.
Notice that I am only concerned about covering the area marked in red. Do not include red lines, they are only here to illustrate the area that I'm trying to cover.
By the way, I found all the images of these coins by using Google Image Search. I made this composite image by using several layers and liberal use of the Feather plugin.
3) Flatten your image down to a single layer.
Notice how the coins have been moved to the edges. Your texture is now seamless.
and rearranges those parts as show above.
5) Save the file in your favorite format (GIF, JPG, or PNG).
That's it! You have created a seamless texture!
You can quickly test these by putting it on your desktop and chose the "tile" option.


Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC ("SSB"), the largest manufacturer and distributor of mattresses in North America, has announced the opening of a new, larger plant in Seattle, Washington.
The new plant comes as SSB nears its 100-year mark in Seattle next year. It is also the fourth facility to open as part of SSB's $100 million investment to expand its manufacturing footprint and support increased consumer demand.
"We are excited to open a new, larger manufacturing facility in Seattle, a city that is a known incubator for game-changing innovation in the US," said Michael Traub, CEO of Serta Simmons Bedding. "This new site allows us to bring together employees from our former Seattle-Beautyrest factory and Puyallup-Serta factory under one roof and will help meet demand from customers across North America."


Ray just finished running 180 miles across Death Valley, in 115 degree temps. How did he do it, why did he do it? We'll also talk to him about the other run he did across the Sahara and we'll talk about what he has planned for January.
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