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title: ToolTips
page_title: ToolTips - RadVirtualGrid
description: Use the ToolTipTextNeeded or the CellFormatting events to shows tooltips for different VirtualGridElements
slug: winforms/virtualgrid/cells/tooltips
tags: virtualgrid, cells, tooltips
published: True
position: 2
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# ToolTips

There are two ways to assign tooltips to cells in __RadVirtualGrid__, namely setting the __ToolTipText__ property of a __VirtualGridCellElement__ in the __CellFormatting__ event handler, or as in most of the RadControls by using the __ToolTipTextNeeded__ event.

# Setting tooltips in the ToolTipTextNeeded event

The code snippet below demonstrates how you can use the __ToolTipTextNeeded__ event handler to set __ToolTipText__ for the given __VirtualGridCellElement__.

![virtualgrid-cells-tooltips 002](images/virtualgrid-cells-tooltips002.png)
{{source=..\SamplesCS\VirtualGrid\Cells\VirtualGridFormattingCells.cs region=ToolTipTextNeeded}}
{{source=..\SamplesVB\VirtualGrid\Cells\VirtualGridFormattingCells.vb region=ToolTipTextNeeded}}

````C#

private void radVirtualGrid1_ToolTipTextNeeded(object sender, ToolTipTextNeededEventArgs e)
{
    VirtualGridCellElement virtualCell = sender as VirtualGridCellElement;
    if (virtualCell != null)
    {
        e.ToolTipText = "Tooltip: " + virtualCell.Value + "";
    }
}

````
````VB.NET
Private Sub radVirtualGrid1_ToolTipTextNeeded(sender As Object, e As ToolTipTextNeededEventArgs)
    Dim virtualCell As VirtualGridCellElement = TryCast(sender, VirtualGridCellElement)
    If virtualCell IsNot Nothing Then
        e.ToolTipText = "Tooltip: " + virtualCell.Value + ""
    End If
End Sub

````

{{endregion}}

# Setting tooltips in the CellFormatting event handler

The code snippet below demonstrates how you can assign a tooltip to a cell in __RadVirtualGrid__.

![virtualgrid-cells-tooltips 001](images/virtualgrid-cells-tooltips001.png)

{{source=..\SamplesCS\VirtualGrid\Cells\VirtualGridFormattingCells.cs region=CellsTooltips}}
{{source=..\SamplesVB\VirtualGrid\Cells\VirtualGridFormattingCells.vb region=CellsTooltips}}

````C#

private void radVirtualGrid1Tooltips_CellFormatting(object sender, VirtualGridCellElementEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CellElement.RowIndex >= 0)
    {
        e.CellElement.ToolTipText = e.CellElement.Value + "";
    }
}

````
````VB.NET
Private Sub radVirtualGrid1Tooltips_CellFormatting(sender As Object, e As VirtualGridCellElementEventArgs)
    If e.CellElement.RowIndex >= 0 Then
        e.CellElement.ToolTipText = e.CellElement.Value + ""
    End If
End Sub

````

{{endregion}}

>note The __ToolTipTextNeeded__ event has higher priority and overrides the tooltips set in the __CellFormatting__ event handler.

# See Also
* [Creating custom cells]({%slug winforms/virtualgrid/cells/creating-custom-cells%})

* [Formatting Data Cells]({%slug winforms/virtualgrid/cells/formatting-data-cells%})

* [Formatting System Cells]({%slug winforms/virtualgrid/cells/formatting-system-cells%})

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Category Archives: OHL Championship
Ottawa 67's Goalie Cedrick Andree Propels Team to OHL History
Category : Andre Tourigny , Cedrick Andree , CHL , Guelph Storm , Hockey , Michael DiPietro , OHL Championship , OHL Playoffs , Ottawa 67s
OTTAWA– For the Ottawa 67's this postseason, their mantra has been "No Quit." It's not just a convenient hashtag. It's a mindset that the Ottawa 67's adapted in Game 2 in their OHL Championship Series against the Guelph Storm.
The Guelph Storm were pouncing on the league-leading 67's early on. With two goals from Alexey Toropchenko and Keegan Stevenson in the span of a minute, the Storm was looking to surge their way to secure Game 2. To make matters worse for Ottawa, their starting goalie, Vancouver Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro, went down with a lower-body injury and was done for the game.
Enter 18-year-old Cedrick Andree. The Ottawa 67's goalie who had 34 wins, a 2.48 goals-against average and a 0.91 save percentage this season, came in relief and stole the show. Generating 26 saves and surviving the onslaught of chances from Guelph in the third period, Andree would propel his team to history. With the Game 2 win Saturday afternoon, the Ottawa 67's become the first team in OHL history to go 14-0 to start the playoffs.
A moment that young Cedric will never forget.
"I always say one thing in my head: watch the puck," said Andree after the game. "While the fan support was awesome, I was tuning it out as best I can to watch the puck and make big saves for my team."
Cedrick Andree Patiently Waited for His Moment And Got It
Getting over 8,000 fans to chant your name was not in the cards for Cedrick Andree. There was a moment, where he was considering leaving the game of hockey altogether.
Growing up as a Dutch Canadian in the town of Orleans, Andree dreamt of the opportunity to sport the red and white jersey of the Ottawa 67's. But he did not grow up in a family that eats and breathes hockey. His father was a skier, and that influence to pursue competitive skiing weighed on young Cedrick. But when the goalie got selected to play for the Cumberland Jr. grads, he solely focused on the game of hockey. And the rest is history.
In 2016, Andree was a 12th round pick in the OHL Draft. He joined the Ottawa 67's in the 2017-2018 season, only to finish the season with a 1-10 record as the backup goalie. This adversity did not hinder Cedrick. He invested tremendous time and energy to get better and to improve. This season, with being one of a handful of OHL goalies to get over 30 wins, Andree proved that not giving up was well worth the obstacle-ridden journey.
"I never thought I could play competitive hockey at this level," stated Andree.
Cedrick Andree Shines in Relief for Ottawa 67's
It's never easy for a goalie of Cedrick Andree's caliber to hear that they are going to be a backup. But Andree never complained or whined about his position. He was a teacher and a supportive teammate for DiPietro, allowing him to transition effortlessly into the Ottawa 67's locker room. It is no wonder why Ottawa 67's head coach Andre Tourigny is proud of his two stellar goalies.
"We have great depth in net. Two number one goalies," said Tourigny after Game 2. "Cedrick is a top CHL goalie. He proved it again today the quality of goaltender he is."
When Andree was substituted into the net, the Ottawa 67's immediately galvanized. They started playing their physical brand of hockey. Four different 67's scored goals today, including Dallas Stars prospect Tye Felhaber and San Jose Sharks prospect Sasha Chmelevski. Despite only registering nine shots on net in the second period, the Guelph Storm picked up their play in the third period. Their intensity and ability to win faceoffs meant that Cedrick Andree was facing more shots on goal.
In the dying minutes of the third, Andree made not one, but two, remarkable, championship worthy saves. Sending TD Place in Ottawa into a frenzy. It is the kind of saves in big games that a young kid would dream of. For Cedrick, he was able to make his dream become a reality.
"After the first save, I was shocked I got it," said Andree. "There was puck luck on my side. I found a way to make those saves. It was pretty special to hear all the fans chanting my name and to have the support of my teammates."
The 67's, fresh off of making history, head to Guelph hoping to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The Storm is looking to repeat the recent history of coming back from series deficits. For Cedrick Andree, his goal is to help his team win. And with the way he performed under tremendous pressure on Saturday afternoon, perhaps a Memorial Cup is in his sights in the not too distant future.The post Ottawa 67's Goalie Cedrick Andree Propels Team to OHL History appeared first on Last Word on Sports.
San Jose Sharks Prospect Sasha Chmelevski Relishing in OHL Final
Category : Andre Tourigny , CHL , Hockey , NHL , OHL Championship , OHL Playoffs , Ottawa 67s , San Jose Sharks , Sasha Chmelevski
OTTAWA– The Ottawa 67's and San Jose Sharks have been on similar paths. While one organization may be junior and the professional, they share the common joy of competing in their respective postseasons. And since 2017, the Sharks have invested into young forward Sasha Chmelevski, drafting him and watching him develop with the 67's. In Game 1 of the OHL Championship Series, Chmelevski was a star on the ice. He got the scoring going for Ottawa in the first period. He would eventually generate two goals, propelling the 67's to a 7-2 victory over the Guelph Storm. Despite taking nine penalties, Chmelevski was ecstatic with his team's ability to handle the pressure of playing in a Championship series.
"The best thing about this team is we always live in the present," said Chmelevski after the game. "We did a good job responding to adversity. You don't just win 13 games by accident."
Chmelevski Has Showcased Offensive Abilities Since OHL Draft
Sasha Chmelevski isn't your ordinary hockey story. He didn't grow up in the snowy hills or frozen ponds of Canada. Instead, he was born in Huntington Beach, California, a place marked by sunny skies and surfing.
Growing up in California could present an obstacle to breaking into hockey. But not for Chmelevski. From early on, Sasha demonstrated tremendous ability to break out into the offensive zone. His stick handling and ability to control the puck are second to none, and from an early age, he showed an affinity to score goals. This is what attracted the Sarnia Sting to initially draft the young forward in the 2015 OHL Draft. But 29 games played with the Sting, Chmelevski struggled to adjust to the pace and physicality of the OHL. Only generating nine goals and eight assists, the Sting traded Chemlevski to the Ottawa 67's.
A move that according to Sasha's Father, Tal, made all the difference for the forward to become a prolific scorer in the league.
"Ah, Ottawa has been very good to us," Tal said. "Sasha is having a blast here."
Chmelevski Relishing Opportunity to Help Ottawa 67's Win OHL Championship
It appears that the choice to draft Sasha Chmelevski has paid off for the San Jose Sharks. Last season, Chmelevski has a career-high 76 points for the 67's (35 goals, 41 assists), earning him a chance to play six games for the Sharks' AHL affiliate squad. This season was a mirror to last year, generating 35 goals and 40 assists in 56 games. Despite a slower start to the season, Ottawa 67's coach Andre Tourigny has been impressed with Chmelevski's development offensively and defensively.
"He's not a fast starter, but this year he took over a little bit earlier," said Tourigny. "It was in late November when he started getting the points like he is now.
"The big thing about Sasha is his best asset can be the worst enemy as well. His best asset, for me, is his competitiveness. You play ping pong with Sasha, and if he loses, he will want to fight. At the start of the year, he was pushing a lot to get points."
When it has mattered most, Chmelevski has risen to the expectations. This postseason, where the Ottawa 67's have gone a perfect 13-0 thus far, Sasha has eight goals and 17 assists in 23 games played. In Game 1 of the OHL Championship Series against the Storm, Chmelevski scored the game's first goal and was an anchor on an Ottawa 67's powerplay that generated four goals.
With his stellar play in the OHL Playoffs, Chmelevski will likely have a full-time role for the San Jose Sharks AHL team, the San Jose Barracuda. The San Jose Sharks are currently in the heart of the NHL Playoffs, looking to advance to their second Western Conference Final in four years. For Sasha Chmelevski, his sole focus is helping the Ottawa 67's qualify to the CHL Memorial Cup in Halifax. And to emulate the performance of his current NHL team in the playoffs.
The post San Jose Sharks Prospect Sasha Chmelevski Relishing in OHL Final appeared first on Last Word on Sports.
Season-Long Domination vs. Come Back: An OHL Championship Preview
Category : CHL , Guelph Storm , Hockey , OHL , OHL Championship , Ottawa 67s
The 2019 OHL Championship Series is a battle of contrasts. A team marked by season-long domination taking on a team entrenched with the come back mantra. The Ottawa 67's, a franchise who is undefeated this postseason, are taking on the Guelph Storm, an organization who has won back to back game 7's on the road.
While both teams have taken starkly different journeys to get to the Final, it doesn't diminish what's at stake. For both Ottawa and Guelph, not only is it a spot in the annals of junior hockey history. But an opportunity to compete among the best junior teams in Canada at the Memorial Cup in Halifax.
After a long, grueling season that began in September, it's time to drop the puck on what should be a thrilling OHL Championship Series.
Ottawa 67's Relying on Consistent Dominance in OHL Championship
From early on in the season, the Ottawa 67's were the best team in the OHL. Finishing the season with a league-leading 106 points, the 67's were in a class of their own, led by forwards Tye Felhaber and Austen Keating, as well as Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect Michael DiPietro. Felhaber, who went from being undrafted to signing an NHL contract with the Stars, was third in the OHL in scoring with 109 points (59 goals, 50 assists). Keating would be the primary winger to set up Felhaber consistently throughout the season, racking up 22 goals and 67 assists.
But it was when the 67's acquired goalie Mikey DiPietro in a trade with the Windsor Spitfires, when Ottawa became a legitimate championship contender. DiPietro led the season in goals against average (2.40) and was third in save percentage (0.911). Having these star players, as well as a deep roster, has allowed Ottawa 67's coach Andre Tourigny to implement a strategy of physicality and speed on the ice.
"Our guys are hard-working guys," Tourigny said. "They practiced hard every day during the season, and we didn't change our approach in the playoffs. The biggest thing is to stay physical during practice. You don't want bad habits."
Ottawa 67's Using Flooding Emergency as Unifying Moment
As the Ottawa 67's embark on this championship series, they are looking to make OHL history. Currently 12-0, the 67's have swept the Hamilton Bulldogs, Sudbury Wolves and Oshawa Generals en route to the Final, and are one win away from breaking the record for longest consecutive playoff winning streak.
But the city of Ottawa is currently dealing with severe flooding. People in the surrounding cities and towns have been forced to leave their homes. What may seem like adversity has provided a bonding opportunity for the 67's players to help the community.
"We do a lot of community service," stated Tourigny. "When I presented the idea to our leadership of helping the community they were happy for us to contribute."
A couple days ago, several Ottawa 67's players and coaching personnel were critical in providing support and help in the flooding recovery effort. From lifting sandbags to interacting with Ottawa citizens, this team is providing hope and optimism for a city ravaged with destruction and uncertainty.
"These players stay on the ball. Even if they have success, they have fun together," says Tourigny. "Many of the players stayed around longer, helping with sandbags. Sure, we want to win a hockey game. But when you help the community and do good things, the impact goes much farther."
The Storm of Guelph is Filled with Comebacks
When Isaac Ratcliffe was drafted to the Guelph Storm two years ago, he had high hopes that playing in the OHL would accelerate his hockey development. While Ratcliffe was improving his high hockey IQ and creating scoring opportunities, unfortunately the Storm did not make the playoffs in his first two seasons.
For Ratcliffe, the even-tempered Philadelphia Flyers prospect finally released his emotions, after the Storm captured their second consecutive Game 7 against the Saginaw Spirit. To make his first OHL Championship Series has made the journey even more special.
"Coming into the OHL I didn't know what to expect," said Ratcliffe. "We knew two years ago that this would be our year. To see us improve and to stick by this team all the way, it means a lot. We aren't done yet."
Guelph Storm Head Coach and General Manager George Burnett should be credited for bringing in the quality players that provided the impetus for this playoff run. Chicago Blackhawks prospect Mackenzie Entwistle has provided solid big-game experience for the Storm, generating 15 goals and 15 assists in 28 games played. Montreal Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki, also acquired at the deadline, has been the anchor for Guelph's offence in the postseason, leading the OHL with 31 points.
"It's his IQ," Tourigny affirmed. "If you give him something, he will make the right decision. For us, it will be important to play him right (and to) be on the right side of the puck against him. It will be a good challenge."
Prediction: Expect a Highly Competitive Series
The Guelph Storm have already made history. No team has come back in back-to-back series, down 3-0 and 3-1 respectively, and win them both on the road. But their toughest test ahead is against the Ottawa 67's, a team that is physically built and conditioned to endure a potentially long Championship series.
"Pretty crazy series to go down like we did and need Game 7 again," said Ratcliffe, who has 21 points in 18 playoff games. "We hope we can bring that to the next series against a strong Ottawa team."
Ottawa hasn't faced a team that is deep in the forward position as Guelph. It will take a full team effort for the 67's to slow down the offensive onslaught of Ratcliffe, Suzuki and Entwistle. But in junior hockey, solid goal-tending often is the difference in a short series. While DiPietro has been superb, Guelph needs a strong performance from goalie Anthony Popovich, who is ranked 7th in goals against average (2.87) and tenth in save percentage (0.902).
For both teams, they are looking to add another championship banner to their rafters. The 67's haven't won the J. Ross Robertson Trophy since 2001; for the Guelph Storm, it was 2014. The series will be highly competitive and feature high-quality, stellar junior hockey.
While the Storm's postseason run has been nothing short of spectacular, the Ottawa 67's have been on a whole other level this entire season. The Final will be close, but I see the 67's clinching it and advancing to the franchise's sixth Memorial Cup.
Prediction: Ottawa 67's in six games.The post Season-Long Domination vs. Come Back: An OHL Championship Preview appeared first on Last Word on Sports.

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Deprecation: iterpc is deprecated in favour of arrangements.
A collection of iterators for generating permutations and combinations with or without replacement; with distinct items or non-distinct items (multiset). The generated sequences are in lexicographical order (dictionary order). The algorithms to generate permutations and combinations are memory efficient. These iterative algorithms enable users to process all sequences without putting all results in the memory at the same time. The algorithms are written in C/C++ for faster performances.
Thank Martin Broadhurst and Alistair Israel for their algorithms. Alistair Israel has a very nice article on an algorithm to generate k-permutation.


when there's belonging there's engagement, and when there's engagement there's productivity.
"The behavior of a business's leaders is, ultimately, the behavior of the organization.
I can't imagine working in an environment where I don't connect with people. Thirteen years as a SEAL taught me a lot, such as the importance of body armor not to mention a properly packed parachute, but more than anything, it taught me the value of belonging to something greater than myself.
With the majority of our day spent at work, the cost of not connecting with those around us poses significant threats to personal health and organizational performance. Did you know the mortality impact of loneliness is the same as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? Loneliness increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, depression and anxiety. When we're lonely we're less engaged, less productive and less creative.
A study by Cigna of 20,000 Americans highlights the cost of loneliness, and with a 15% average engagement score of employees worldwide, ignoring the human need of belonging poses serious business risks. For example, Gallup research shows that only two out of 10 U.S. employees strongly agree to having a best friend at work, but, if that ratio increased to six in 10, organizations could realize 36% fewer safety incidents, 7% more engaged customers and 12% higher profit. Bottom line: when there's belonging there's engagement, and when there's engagement there's productivity.
Don't let the (lack of) belonging bug bite you. The loneliest leaders, at least in my experience as a leadership coach, are those who ignore their own potential; they ignore their own impact. Waiting for others to take action is a great way to tell yourself, "I'm not important," which is complete BS. While you won't be able to turn the culture around single-handily, you can certainly create a team of like-minded (i.e. connected) people to get the ball rolling.
A strong culture is one where there's trust, connection and belonging, among more. Without trust, you don't connect with colleagues and without connection, it's only a matter of time before any sense of belonging to that employer dissipates and you start looking for a job elsewhere—likely with a competitor.
One of the best ways to gauge whether there's connection or not is to look at your meetings. Do the right conversations take place during those meetings, or, do people wait for the meeting after the meeting so they can get "real work" done? If it's the latter, then you might want to consider strategies for building trust.
There's nothing worse than being hit up on a Saturday for an office fire that "can't wait." The thing is, when you answer that (work) call you miss out on family time which means you also lose valuable opportunities for personal connection, creating even more frustration.
One of my favorite quotes about culture is from Larry Bossidy who said, "The behavior of a business's leaders is, ultimately, the behavior of the organization. As such, it's the foundation of the culture." Remember that leadership isn't about position, tenure or rank. It's about the willingness to exercise value. If you want to create more connection and more belonging in your culture, lead the conversation. State any observations you see during the meeting, such as, "I'm noticing that we're not as far along in the agenda as we intended. What do we need to do differently to be as productive as we want to be?" The power of this question is twofold in that it creates situational awareness and sets the stage for more candor.
If business is about growing relationships, then connection is at the root.


Under the theme of Contemplation, Mediation & Circulation, we were given a list of seven projects which were thought to be closely related to the theme. In the group of three we linked the projects together through our understanding of the project's historical context, conceptual intent and atmosphere/ effect.
Among the projects, three of them has a very clear connection in between one another, namely the Cemetery of Modena by Aldo Rossi, Wall House by John Hejduk and Kunsthal by OMA. Each of them achieved the idea of contemplation, mediation & circulation in their own ways and therefore we proceeded with each of us choosing a project to be further develop.


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Caselle in Pittari – miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Kampania
 Caselle Landi – miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Lombardia
 Caselle Lurani – miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Lombardia
 Caselle Torinese – miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Piemont

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Q: Can I use dictionary in keras customized model? I recently read a paper about UNet++,and I want to implement this structure with tensorflow-2.0 and keras customized model. As the structure is so complicated, I decided to manage the keras layers by a dictionary. Everything went well in training, but an error occurred while saving the model. Here is a minimum code to show the error:
class DicModel(tf.keras.Model):
    def __init__(self):
        super(DicModel, self).__init__(name='SequenceEECNN')
        self.c = {}
        self.c[0] = tf.keras.Sequential([
            tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(32, 3,activation='relu',padding='same'),
            tf.keras.layers.BatchNormalization()]
        )
        self.c[1] = tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(3,3,activation='softmax',padding='same')
    def call(self,images):
        x = self.c[0](images)
        x = self.c[1](x)
        return x

X_train,y_train = load_data()
X_test,y_test = load_data()

class_weight.compute_class_weight('balanced',np.ravel(np.unique(y_train)),np.ravel(y_train))

model = DicModel()
model_name = 'test'
tensorboard_callback = tf.keras.callbacks.TensorBoard(log_dir='logs/'+model_name+'/')
early_stop_callback = tf.keras.callbacks.EarlyStopping(monitor='val_loss',patience=100,mode='min')

model.compile(optimizer=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate=0.0001),
              loss=tf.keras.losses.sparse_categorical_crossentropy,
              metrics=['accuracy'])

results = model.fit(X_train,y_train,batch_size=4,epochs=5,validation_data=(X_test,y_test),
                    callbacks=[tensorboard_callback,early_stop_callback],
                    class_weight=[0.2,2.0,100.0])

model.save_weights('model/'+model_name,save_format='tf')

The error information is:
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/learn_tf2/test_model.py", line 61, in \<module>

    model.save_weights('model/'+model_name,save_format='tf')

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/keras/engine/network.py", line 1328, in save_weights

    self.\_trackable_saver.save(filepath, session=session)

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/util.py", line 1106, in save

    file_prefix=file_prefix_tensor, object_graph_tensor=object_graph_tensor)

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/util.py", line 1046, in \_save_cached_when_graph_building

    object_graph_tensor=object_graph_tensor)

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/util.py", line 1014, in \_gather_saveables

    feed_additions) = self.\_graph_view.serialize_object_graph()

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/graph_view.py", line 379, in serialize_object_graph

    trackable_objects, path_to_root = self.\_breadth_first_traversal()

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/graph_view.py", line 199, in \_breadth_first_traversal

    for name, dependency in self.list_dependencies(current_trackable):

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/graph_view.py", line 159, in list_dependencies

    return obj.\_checkpoint_dependencies

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/data_structures.py", line 690, in \_\_getattribute\_\_

    return object.\_\_getattribute\_\_(self, name)

  File "/media/xrzhang/Data/ZHS/Research/CNN-TF2/venv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorflow/python/training/tracking/data_structures.py", line 732, in \_checkpoint_dependencies

    "ignored." % (self,))

ValueError: Unable to save the object {0: \<tensorflow.python.keras.engine.sequential.Sequential object at 0x7fb5c6c36588>, 1: \<tensorflow.python.keras.layers.convolutional.Conv2D object at 0x7fb5c6c36630>} (a dictionary wrapper constructed automatically on attribute assignment). The wrapped dictionary contains a non-string key which maps to a trackable object or mutable data structure.

If you don't need this dictionary checkpointed, wrap it in a tf.contrib.checkpoint.NoDependency object; it will be automatically un-wrapped and subsequently ignored.

The tf.contrib.checkpoint.NoDependency seems has been removed from Tensorflow-2.0 (https://medium.com/tensorflow/whats-coming-in-tensorflow-2-0-d3663832e9b8). How can I fix this issue? Or should I just give up using dictionary in customized Keras Model. Thank you for your time and helps!

A: Use string keys. For some reason tensorflow doesn't like int keys.

A: The exception message was incorrect in Tensorflow 2.0 and has been fixed in 2.2
You can avoid the problem by wrapping the c attribute like this
from tensorflow.python.training.tracking.data_structures import NoDependency
self.c = NoDependency({})

For more details check this issue.

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Many well-meaning writers and editors condemn "the reason why" and "the reason is because" for the crime of redundancy. But that stance (or, at least, part of it) is shaky. "The reason is because" has no supporters, but "the reason why," despite also being idiomatic, is ubiquitous even among highly respected writers.
"The reason why" has been used frequently throughout the history of Modern English as well as that of Middle English — all the way back to the 1200s. (However, "the reason is because" has no such pedigree.) Only in the twentieth century did prescriptivist grammarians begin to urge writers to, whenever possible, use "the reason that" (or one of the other alternatives mentioned above).
I will continue to avoid combining reason and why in my own writing but will forgive the combination when I am editing that of others — and, of course, it is correct when reason is a verb, rather than a noun, as in "to reason why" — and I will not tolerate "the reason is because" in any form. However, I'm puzzled by why one is accepted and the other isn't.
In "the reason why," why is a conjunction linking the noun reason to the phrase "you took my book." (Equivalent usage includes the phrases "the place where" and "the time when.") But because is a conjunction, too. And though language maven Bryan A. Garner approves of "the reason why" yet condemns "the reason is because," a sample sentence in the entry for because in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, "The reason I haven't been fired is because my boss hasn't got round to it yet," amuses me.
The dictionary uses the condemned redundancy in its example of usage of because. But it's not the sentence that prompts my mirth; it's the name of the source of the sample sentence: E. B. White, coauthor of the revered writing guide The Elements of Style.
Although I don't think I've ever used "the reason why," I see no reason why there should be any fuss if I were to use "the reason why" because they're only words.
A language's goal is to communicate, i.e., words + logic = information. We all understand what a speaker or writer means by the illogical phrases like "the reason why" and "the reason is because," etc.
Regardless of the lack of intelligence, education, or experience of the source, we can usually understand what's meant. The more intelligent we are, the more educated we are, and the more experienced we are, the more sensitive we are to poor language skills.
Writers and speakers may certainly make fools of themselves in front of their listeners and readers until the cows come home; however, good copy editors, proofreaders, speech writers, ghost writers, etc., have an ethical and professional obligation to alert their clients to possible pitfalls re grammar and diction so that their clients can make well-informed decisions about placing themselves at the mercy of merciless critics and opponents.
Ooooh, that was a huge no-no in my house. If my lips even looked as though they were going to make a "W" sound after I said "The reason…", my mother was ready to pounce. When I hear people say "the reason why" or "the reason is because," it is all I can do to hold my tongue and not correct them. That really grates on my ears, and the reason is that it was ingrained in me in utero, probably.
I (BrE) sometimes say why, sometimes not, and in fact it is taught as standard to EFL learners. I think the "because" variation usually happens when there are quite a few words between "The reason" and the explanation – "The reason I didn't tell you earlier is because I was stuck in a meeting".
Even "the reason why is …. because" has a respectable history – "The reason why all we novelists … are abandoning novels and taking to writing motion-picture scenarii is because the latter are so infinitely the more simple." – P.G.Wodehouse (from Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage) – Note the long section between "reason why" and "because".
The reason why I don't follow this 'correction' to good grammar is because people speak with a charm that is stripped away by such rules as stated. Also, the editor might consider the context of the written material.
Technical material such as detailed descriptions or directions are best stripped down to only what is needed to deliver a clear and concise sentence. Whereas more chatty content such as a blog or personal letter can benefit from casual speech-like writing. Breaking the rules can seem more warm and personal than the grammar-correct style.
'The reason is(….because) I felt you let me down'. There is an emphasis in the ellipses (which could be left out but the 'because' has the same effect as the ellipses, it is a pause, an emphasis.
Thanks for resolving something that was puzzling me for long. I would hear people saying `..the reason why…' and knew it sounded wrong, but didn't know what was the right phrase to use instead.
It is my contention that acceptance of the general definition of 'why' as 'for what reason'strongly suggests that 'the reason why' translates (expands) into 'the reason for what reason'. The rationale here escapes me and I make no apology for wanting to scream at those who perpetuate the tendency to insist on its use.
While acknowledging all points about the ongoing evolution of language (especially usage), and with appreciation for the importance of concise communication, let me at least present — without necessarily endorsing — a traditional grammarian's explanation for the different receptions for "the reason why" and "the reason is because." First, I appreciate the analysis of "why" as a conjunction. But the grammar I grew up on ("on which I grew up"?) says that "why" is a relative conjunction introducing the adjective clause modifying "reason." Totally acceptable. On the other hand, "because" is a subordinating conjunction introducing an adverb clause ("because I thought it was mine"). There's the violation: The opening of the sentence — "The reason is …" — is a subject followed by a linking verb that anticipates a predicate nominative, which has to function as a noun; traditionalists cannot countenance linking (in essence, equating) a noun with an adverb!
Even if you do that, it won't change anything… reason being, is that there's no difference between blablablah.
There are other reasons this last option is poor writing, and in general this probablyb isn't the best example, but my contention is simply the doubling of the verb by including both "is" and "being"as in the original example at the top. I notice also that I've been hearing it mostly in the last 10 years or so; seems to me that during the eighties and nineties I wouldn't hear people use "is" right after "being, ".
This is probably more something you hear in informal everyday conversation rather than see in print, but I like to think very basic rules should be observed even in informal settings. What constitutes a "very basic rule"? For me, if you hear it and it immediately jumps out at you, there's a problem.
Usage of the "reason why" seems to me to suggest that the speaker is lacking in the very "reasoning" (and by virtue critical thinking) skills they claim to have employed. With a moment's reflection, it is obvious that "the reason" can only be the answer to the question "why"; there is no "reason what" or "reason how". Therefore, usage of the "reason why" serves as a kind of signalling device giving us a certain degree of insight into the linear reasoning skills of the speaker. Actively condemning its usage would deprive us of this tool. So, I say, reason why ahead..
Bob H> Correct me if I'm wrong but your explanation is that the "reason why" can be used when followed by an adjective clause, i.e. when the relative clause modifies "reason". While I accept this is valid, I believe the article is questioning the placement of "why" before the actual reason.
Your explanation explains (ahem) sentence a) however it is not an explanation nor a justification for an inclusion of "why" in sentence b).
However, I think most people consider "the explanation why is that.." to be informal so shouldn't the same apply to "the reason why is that.."? i.e. it is not official/formal grammar.
The argument over use of article before 'reason' and present participle 'being' has reached nowhere. The reason being that there should be a moderator to give a conclusive opinion. Though I am none to play an expert'sthat roll, but the 'reason being' is a part of informal expression and the 'that clause' follows it is the correct way of construction sentance.
Would you say "The way how I do my job is like this." Stupid, you say. Well, it's the same grammatical construct. "Why" and "how" introduce a question or an adverbial phrase/clause. Reason is a noun, so a clause or phrase modifying a noun must be adjectival. Just say "I did this because …". Be simple and don't pad your conversation with useless words to make a garrulous sentence. Learn some grammar.
Isaac Murphy, that is very convincing. However, what about "the place where I grew up", or (from a post arguing for "reason why") "The person who left their wet swimsuit on my books is going to pay."?
These all seem very parallel to me.
For the record, "the reason why" drives me absolutely crazy. But I would like to have a really solid understanding of why it is incorrect, or correct, as the case may be. Periodically I ask Google and see what the latest bloggers have to say. I still can't say I'm totally satisfied.
Bob They do seem parallel. Parallel and wrong.
I would not write 'the place where' because it is redundant. The correct phrase is 'the place that'.
The same applies to 'the person who' the correct usage is 'the person that'.
I agree with Bob Hearn. There may be a redundancy in "the place where I grew up", but this redundancy doesn't make the phrase incorrect (in the sense of "ungrammatical", at least). Similarly, there's a redundancy in the phrase "the unmarried bachelor", but the phrase is nevertheless grammatical.
I think that it's important to remember that language is arbitrary and that, try as they might, prescriptivists will never tame its arbitrariness. I myself use "the reason that" rather than "the reason why", but only because I don't want to argue with prescriptivists. If they don't like the phrase "the reason why", that's their problem, and I don't want it to become mine. I use "the person who" rather than "the person that" for much the same reason.
Incidentally, in some other languages, both "the reason that" and "the reason why" would be incorrect in this context. In French, for example, the literal translation would be "the reason for which" ("la raison pour laquelle"). Again, language is arbitrary.
I think you are being a little unfair by claiming that the use of redundancy in language is a sign of low intelligence. Remember, language is strongly rehearsed and deeply entrenched in behaviour. Therefore, phrases and idioms that are learned throughout one's life become highly automatic, and are not necessarily used with any conscious thought. Automatic illogical behaviours are easy to miss if one is not directly focusing on them. Plus, the rules of language are generally not understood explicitly, and it is only when we learn about grammar and the forms of language that we would notice, and bother to scrutinize, these redundancies.
I just came across this. I do use "reason why", recognizing that it is (at least often) redundant, because I want to mark a distinction that is important to me as a professional philosopher working on evaluative language. Philosophers commonly distinguish between different kinds or senses of "reasons", particularly between (merely) explanatory reasons (e.g. the reason [why] the tree fell) and "normative" reasons (e.g. the reason John had for cutting it down). To my ear, "reason why" contrasts with "reason for which", in that the first conveys explanatory reasons, while the second conveys the normative reasons that an agent was acting on. So: "The reason why the tree fell is that there were termites" is good, but "The reason why John cut down the tree is that it blocked his view" is bad, and "The reason for which the tree fell was that there were termites" is bad, while "The reason for which John cut down the tree was that it blocked his view" is good. I'm very curious whether others share these intuitions, or this reflects merely my own (or my professional community's) idiolect.


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RG3 Ready for First 11-on-11 Drills of the Season
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III says the plan is for him to take part in his first 11-on-11 drills at Washington Redskins training camp on Tuesday.
Griffin calls it a "new phase" in his return from knee surgery. And he unveiled a new hairdo — cornrows instead of dreadlocks — to go along with it.
Griffin has been kept out of full team drills by coach Mike Shanahan. The quarterback says he still doesn't fully understand why the coach is being so restrictive, but he says he's going along with the plan as long as it leads to him starting in the regular season opener.
Griffin says he's still lobbying to play in the preseason, hoping to turn the coach's "hard no" into a "soft no."
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Algebra 1 / Radical expressions /
The distance and midpoint formulas
The distance formula is used to find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane. We'll explain this using an example below
We want to calculate the distance between the two points (-2, 1) and (4, 3). We could see the line drawn between these two points is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. The legs of this triangle would be parallel to the axes which mean that we can measure the length of the legs easily.
We'll get the length of the distance d by using the Pythagorean Theorem
$$d^{2}=2^{2}+6^{2}=4+36=40$$
$$d=\sqrt{40}\approx 6.32$$
This method can be used to determine the distance between any two points in a coordinate plane and is summarized in the distance formula
$$d=\sqrt{\left ( x_{2}-x_{1} \right )^{2}+\left ( y_{2}-y_{1} \right )^{2}}$$
The point that is at the same distance from two points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) on a line is called the midpoint. You calculate the midpoint using the midpoint formula
$$m =\left ( \frac{x_{1}+x_{2}}{2} \right ),\: \: \left ( \frac{y_{1}+y_{2}}{2} \right )$$
We can use the example above to illustrate this
$$ m =\left ( \frac{4+(-2)}{2} \right ),\: \: \left ( \frac{3+1}{2} \right )=$$
$$=\left ( \frac{2}{2} \right ),\: \: \left ( \frac{4}{2} \right )=\begin{pmatrix} 1,\: 2 \end{pmatrix}$$
Calculate the distance between the two points
ALGEBRA 1 – Rational expressions
Discovering expressions, equations and functions
Expressions and variables
Operations in the right order
Composing expressions
Composing equations and inequalities
Representing functions as rules and graphs
Exploring real numbers
Integers and rational numbers
Calculating with real numbers
The Distributive property
Square roots
How to solve linear equations
Properties of equalities
Fundamentals in solving equations in one or more steps
Ratios and proportions and how to solve them
Similar figures
Calculating with percents
Visualizing linear functions
The coordinate plane
Linear equations in the coordinate plane
The slope of a linear function
The slope-intercept form of a linear equation
Formulating linear equations
Writing linear equations using the slope-intercept form
Writing linear equations using the point-slope form and the standard form
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Scatter plots and linear models
Linear inequalitites
Solving linear inequalities
Solving compound inequalities
Solving absolute value equations and inequalities
Linear inequalities in two variables
Systems of linear equations and inequalities
Graphing linear systems
The substitution method for solving linear systems
The elimination method for solving linear systems
Systems of linear inequalities
Exponents and exponential functions
Properties of exponents
Exponential growth functions
Factoring and polynomials
Monomials and polynomials
Special products of polynomials
Polynomial equations in factored form
Factor polynomials on the form of x^2 + bx + c
Factor polynomials on the form of ax^2 + bx +c
The graph of y = ax^2 + bx + c
Use graphing to solve quadratic equations
Completing the square
Radical expressions
The graph of a radical function
Simplify radical expressions
Radical equations
Simplify rational expression
Multiply rational expressions
Division of polynomials
Add and subtract rational expressions
Solving rational expressions


Terrible weather didn't deter me from taking a wander around Ouseburn open weekend, where lots of the local studios – including The Biscuit Factory and Lime Street Studios – throw open their doors and you get a chance to meet the artists.
It was a lovely event – I could have spent a fortune, but limited myself to a picture and a couple of greeting cards. We also stopped for coffee in Hotel du Vin, which is a great pit stop in the area, in a beautifully repurposed building.
The biggest surprise of all though was the Quayside market. When I was growing up this was mainly somewhere packed with cheap shell suits and (probably) knock off DVDs, but now it is a foodie paradise with a range of great stalls. Definitely one for a return visit!


I have never liked supporting them and have bought items from them in the past with great reservation. After seeing this documentary, I have even more reason to pause before purchasing there again.
I used to look at the "bright side", that I was supporting the people who needed the jobs, but this film sheds a new light on whether I am supporting my neighbor working there or keeping him/her on the government's payroll - learning that many workers not only use government assistance programs to supplement their low pay, but are in fact encouraged by the company to do so.
I am not so naive to believe that any corporation really cares about me, the consumer, or our environment. I don't want to see anyone out of a job, but I do want to see corporations like Wal-Mart change their ways. Unions are often a dangerous concept, necessary evils to protect workers from outrageous demands that sometimes turn workers into lazy thugs, but until we find the proper solution to these issues, I must support union over the tactics that Wal-Mart takes with it's employees.
What angers me most is that everyone, myself included, looks to save money, but sometimes we need to see what it is really costing us in the long run. I might spend 50% less on a pair of shoes at Wal-Mart,but how many people are living in poverty or near it as a result of that savings. Those same people that need the money the most continue to support Wal-Mart because they cannot afford other choices. Watching them annihilate the economy and people of surrounding areas shows me that those bargains today will not be bargains later. We need to seriously consider the impact of savings today that sacrifice our tomorrows.


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You can't catch a bus down the road to a healthier, happier body and mind; you've got to walk it, run it, cycle it or skip to it!
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While we sit down for a long period of time, our bodies start to shut down and the inactivity of our muscles makes them weaker. It's not always easy to avoid sitting for long periods of time, but a proactive approach to exercise and movement will really make a huge difference.
The endorphins that are released when you exercise will trigger a positive feeling which is sure to leave you with a smile on your face by the end of your session. You're also going to see a rise in your energy levels as your body gets used to being more active, making you feel more alive!
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New Video – Teyana Taylor – Undercover
Mar 1, 2016 | New Videos
Teyana Taylor releases the 90's flavored video for her current single "Undercover". The song includes a pretty noticable sample of the Bell Biv Devoe hit "Poison" and has a video to match the feeling of the era.
The song was originally incldued on her mixtape "The Cassette Tape 1994" which released last year. The entire mixtape encompassed a 90's flavor which she dedicated her sound to tapping into.
Teyana previously released a video for "Touch Me" which followed a similar pattern. Fans currently await her sophomore album, the follow up to "VII" which released in 1994 on Kanye West's GOOD Music Label.
New Video: Teyana Taylor - How You Want It? (HYWI?) featuring King Combs
New Video Teyana Taylor "Maybe" Featuring Yo Gotti & Pusha T
New Video: Teyana Taylor - Issues/Hold On
New Video - Teyana Taylor - Gonna Love Me (featuring Wu-Tang Clan)
New Video: Teyana Taylor - We Got Love (featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill)
New Music: Teyana Taylor "D.U.I." Featuring Fabolous & Jadakiss


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Estonia 200 unveils full candidate list and manifesto on Sunday
BNS, ERR News
Piit Alamäe of Estonia 200 has been in focus, speaking about some of Estonia 200's possible tax policies. The full manifesto and candidate list will be announced on Sunday. Source: Priit Mürk/ERR
Newly established party Estonia 200 is to announce its full candidate list on Sunday, as well as unveil its election manifesto.
The party, whose leader Kristina Kallas came under fire over the past week following a controversial poster campaign aimed at highlighting the effective segregation of Estonian and Russian-speaking communities in the country, is set to come up with a full list of 125 candidates across all 12 electoral districts.
Ms Kallas described Estonia 200 as strong, consisting of experts in their respective fields and from across Estonia.
"In choosing our candidates we clearly took the path of substance and not nationwide recognition, as we believe that voters deserve the possibility to elect to the Riigikogu not professional politicians, but rather, teachers, doctors and engineers, who wish to make their competent contribution to Estonia being strong and prosperous 100 years from now as well," she was quoted, in a Friday press release.
The Estonian electoral systems sees parties running lists of around a dozen candidates in each district in a variation on the d'Hondt method of proportional representation. The candidates are ranked in order – excess votes picked up by candidates higher on the list can be redistributed to those lower on the list, thus getting more seats.
This has long seen parties bringing ''big names'' to their lists, primarily to attract votes for this purpose. Some of these, such as Indrek Tarand (running for SDE but not a member) are established politicians; others, such as former sumo wrestler Baruto – Kaido Höövelson (Centre), former skiier Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (Reform) or singer Siiri Sisask (withdrew from running for EKRE), are not.
Some candidates, policy points already known
Estonia 200 had already announced some of its candidates, including in the easternmost district of Ida-Viru County.
Sunday's congress, to be held at a recreation complex in Kakumäe, in the west of Tallinn, will also address the party's platform, it is reported.
"Estonia 200 already promised in its manifesto in May that we wish to address Estonia's real concerns, the solving or not solving of which determines what our country will look like in the decades to come,'' Ms Kallas said.
''Furthermore, our pre-election program, which puts long-term view in the first place, rests on this same principle. The program contains few promises, but many plans for reform. We will set forth our vision for future Estonia and the long-term and short-term activities that are necessary to achieve an Estonia like this," she continued.
Party policies that have already been discussed in public include avoiding sweeping tax reform, but nonetheless increasing property taxes.
"Taxes are the price that people are ready to pay for the environment provided to them," Estonia 200 board member Priit Alamäe said at a presentation on Friday, arguing that cutting or raising VAT by a few percentage points would not make a huge difference, and that Estonia 200 would not significantly alter Estonia's current tax burden.
Difficult to pinpoint precise tax rates
The party would however raise property taxes, currently at a low level, it says.
"The vision that I personally have is that property taxes must rise in the future. I'm not an expert, but there are very wise people in our country who can calculate what the reasonable level would be, when a political guideline has been given," Mr Alamäe said.
"It isn't the case that 3% or 5% is ideal,'' Mr Alamäe continued, on the question of exactly what rate property taxes might be pitched at.
''Nobody actually knows for sure, that is the honest answer. I can't say that the rate of land tax should be x percent, but we need to talk about it. We are ready to raise this topic," he continued.
Other tax proposals discussed included fully exempting company expenses related to employee development and health from the fringe benefit tax, and capping social tax at three times the national average wage. The party would also make personal income tax, social tax and the unemployment insurance premium, taxes that are paid by employees, creating a personal account for each resident enabling the person to see what the tax money paid by them is spent on what services, and the cost of those services as provided by the state, it is reported.
Important to boost Estonian companies abroad
The party did not commit on raising or lowering the alcohol excise duty, which has seen recent hikes come under fire for allegedly driving consumer alcohol consumption to Latvia, where prices are lower.
Estonia 200 also wants to support the expansion of larger Estonian companies internationally, it says.
"In order to compete internationally, Estonian companies must be much larger,'' Priit Alamäe told BNS.
''The size of the company is in direct correlation with the capital available to it. Estonian companies are too small and should grow to become bigger. The purchase of foreign firms could also be supported so that foreign residents would start working for us," he continued.
This support for national ''champions'' does not mean an apparent choosing of winners by the state, however, Mr Alamäe said.
"We will not pick out companies, but will support those whose own ambition it is to expand internationally," he said.
Role of Estonian diplomatic missions
This support should be differentiated between Estonian companies in Estonia, and those abroad, Mr Alamäe continued: "We don't want a situation where there is full competition between all the Estonian companies focussed on selling in Sweden, for instance. We have, maybe, a couple hundred companies in the country which have the potential of becoming a national champion. Not all companies have that potential. However, the state must in no way create an arbitrary competition situation within Estonia''.
A concrete problem for Estonian companies abroad is obtaining a loan from Estonian banks in order to acquire an overseas company, Mr Alamäe said.
"Guarantees located abroad are very difficult for Estonian banks to realize. This is a market barrier situation where the state could be of help. We must think whether to simply export or whether we want to own pieces of the economies of other countries," he argued.
Ahti Puur, Estonia 200's top candidate in East-Viru County, added that state overseas missions should support this activity too.
"If a foreign company develops a problem in Estonia, its first step is to approach its own embassy. For Estonian companies, too, the Estonian embassy should be the place to turn to in the event of a problem," Mr Puur said, adding that the foreign activity of Estonian companies should be just as much a priority for Estonian diplomatic missions as providing security for Estonian citizens and interests abroad.
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El año 1972 fue proclamado por las Naciones Unidas y hecha efectiva por la UNESCO , el Año Internacional del Libro .

Historia

El anuncio fue establecido oficialmente en 1970 por  la Asamblea General de la UNESCO. La causa de la proclamación era aumentar el acceso a los libros. El logotipo del evento fue muy celebrada por la filatelia , ya que varios países han emitido sellos postalis.

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The National Content Liquidators Sale at the Sahara Hotel and Casino was bittersweet—part voyeuristic garage sale, part retro encounter group.
From its founding in 1952 to its closing in 2011, the Sahara—its improbable onion-dome minarets cheerfully bobbing beneath the aqua sky—promised not only Moorish lanterns and tasseled leather poufs, but the wholesale cultural displacement that came to be synonymous with the city itself.
Clutching power tools and Hasselblad cameras, sale-goers had the run of the 1700+ room resort, from the most exclusive suites to the hotel kitchens, coupled with the ability to haul away any thing that tickled our fancy, provided we could 1) pay for it and 2) move it. An acute what-next vibe permeated the air. Was this Frank Sinatra's table? Is there any way I can dismantle the mosaic columns propping up the casino ceiling?
After I swooped up a camel print and an art deco mirror, I stopped cold in the Presidential penthouse where everyone from The Beatles to Bill Cosby stayed: the spacious, glassed-in room with unrivaled view was nearly empty, save for a lavish marble bathtub poised regally upon a triple-tiered dais. Next to the tub was an over-turned nightstand, one of its drawers protruding like a forlorn tongue. I felt as if I were looking on the fallen ruins of Ozymandias while the Spring Mountains, majestic upon the horizon, proclaimed all that is truly mighty.
A team of wiry men intent on dismantling the mini-fridge console ruptured the moment and I resumed my systematic hunt for a twining-lotus floor lamp. Until I found myself alone in the Alexandrian Tower on the 11th floor. The combination of sixty or so empty hotel rooms, no air-conditioning, and a rising creep factor reminiscent of The Shining overrode both cupidity and historic gravitas.
On my way out of the lobby, a bewildered woman in a rhinestone baseball call stopped me. "Is this the Sahara?" I explained that the hotel was closed. "Is there a buffet?" she persisted, while the chandeliers and cafe tables, Sultanate China and arabesque door handles were carted away on all sides, with many a damp eye reflected in the brass filigree.
The last I saw him, Clyde, the life-size wooden camel and Sahara mascot, was wistfully still looking for a home.
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Note: The hymn has also been called Home of the Soul, or The Home of the Soul.
It may be difficult to imagine, but there have been churches that have no sacred music in their meetings. No songs from a soloist or choir, no singing by the congregation. Nothing. Silence.
But music is one of the great gifts of God to the human family. There was singing in the Old Testament worship of Israel (I Chron. 13:8). There will be singing in the heavenly kingdom (Rev. 15:3), and several texts indicate that the Lord Himself sings (e.g. Zeph. 3:17). In the church, we are to sing "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs," both to praise the Lord, and to instruct one another (Col. 3:16). But sometimes a church has refused.
The Second Baptist Church of Newport, Rhode Island, was formed in 1656, and they rejected singing as part of their religious services, omitting it for over one hundred years. In 1765, singing was introduced–but only after heated discussions at many business meetings. Permission was given to sing one hymn during a service. Those who could not endure the sound were allowed to remain out in the cold until it was concluded!
Touched by these words, Phillips sent a note to poet and hymn writer Ellen Gates, asking if she could write a hymn based on that scene. When she did so, and sent him the verses, he sat down at the organ in his home and wrote a melody to suit them. For many years, it was commonly used at funeral services. Phillips adds, "It was sung at the funeral of my own dear boy, who had sat on my knee when I wrote the tune." And Ira Sankey sang it, in 1895 at Phillips's own funeral.
Between the fair city and me.
1) Other than meeting and worshiping Christ, what are you most looking forward to in heaven?


Calculate Difference Between two Dates in Excel VBA. Most of the time we wanted find differences of two dates. It's a very common and regular excercise in Excel and VBA when dealing with dates. We can find this using Excel VBA DateDiff function. In order to calculate we need start date and end date. It returns an integer value as a result. We use Excel DateDif function in Excel to perform same task.
Let us see the macro to calculate Difference Between two Dates in Excel VBA.
MsgBox "The Difference Between two Dates in days : " & iValue, vbInformation, "Difference Between two Dates in Days"
Here is the output screenshot of above mcaro.


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Henry H Cheng
Astra Women's Specialists
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Suite 05-21/22, 38 Irrawaddy Road Singapore 329563
Dr. Henry Cheng completed his basic medical degree in the elite University of Malaya in 1982. He finished his specialist training in Singapore and received his postgraduate degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the United Kingdom and the Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the National University of Singapore in 1988. He underwent further training in Fetal Medicine with world renowned Fetal Medicine Foundation Founder, Prof Kypros Nicolaides, at the Harris Birthright Research Centre, Kings College Hospital, London in 1990. During his work with Prof Kypros Nicolaides, the research data used and analysed would eventually lay the foundation for the present OSCAR test used internationally for screening of first trimester pregnancies for Down's syndrome. He did further research work in University College London and the University of Nottingham and had multiple publications from his work. He obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2000.
Prior to starting his private practice, he was a senior consultant with the Department of O&G Singapore General Hospital and was head of the Fetal Medicine Division. He was also involved in the teaching and training of medical students, Specialists in training as well as Specialists. He was also actively involved in educating the public in many public forums and talks. During his private practice he has presented papers overseas as well as locally and chaired many scientific meetings. He has also been a member of the MAB of Mt Alvernia Hospital for the last 10 years and is presently the Chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology division of Mt Alvernia Hospital.
Apart from work commitments, he also has special interest in computer software and electronic medical equipment. He is the medical advisor for various medical software and electronic companies.
General Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Fetal Maternal Medicine
Urogynaecology
Menopause Management
Gynaecological Screening
Gynae & Laparoscopic Surgery
Pregnancy Diagnosis & Treatment
MBBS, MRCOG (London)
FRCOG (London)
M.Med (O&G), FICS (USA)
FAMS (S'pore)
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GAME PREVIEW: Smoke Eaters Aim For Three In A Row Hosting Clippers
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The Trail Smoke Eaters look to keep their perfect record in 2019 alive and aim for their third consecutive victory as they host the Island Division's Nanaimo Clippers to close out the two-game season series on Friday night at the Trail Memorial Centre.
Smoke Eaters vs. Clippers 2018/19 Regular Season Schedule:
Sunday, October 7th @ Frank Crane Arena (4-3 Clippers/SO) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, January 11th @ Trail Memorial Centre (7:00 PM)
The Smoke Eaters and Clippers cap off their two-game season series tonight with Nanaimo picking up a shootout victory in the team's only meeting to date in early October at Frank Crane Arena. Kent Johnson scored twice while affiliate player Michael Hagen collected his first career BC Hockey League tally in a three-goal 1st period before the Clippers came back for the win. Adam Marcoux made 23 saves on 26 shots in the shootout defeat to end a three-game Island road trip.
Trail comes into the game Friday night after a pair of wins to begin 2019, including their largest offensive output of the season in an 8-4 victory over the West Kelowna Warriors at Royal LePage Place last Saturday. Kent Johnson collected his first career BCHL hat-trick while Trevor Zins recorded a pair of goals and five points on the night. Tyler Ghirardosi, Chase Stevenson and Hayden Rowan also found the back of the net while Adam Marcoux turned away 26 of the 30 shots he faced in the game in his 14th win of the season.
Smoke Eaters Leading Scorers:
Chase Stevenson (16-23-39)
Carter Jones (12-24-36)
Kent Johnson (15-17-32)
Trevor Zins (10-22-32)
Braeden Tuck (11-20-31)
The Smoke Eaters made a pair of moves before the January 10th Trade Deadline, picking up two players from the Western Hockey League. Defenseman Luke Gallagher joins the team after playing 66 career games with the Spokane Chiefs where he registered 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 points in that span before coming to Trail. Donovan Buskey also joins the team after playing with Spokane and Prince Albert
Smoke Eaters fourth-year forward Spencer McLean will get into his 200th career regular season game tonight. The Montrose, BC native has earned 31 goals and 43 assists for 71 points in his previous 199 games as well as adding 100 penalty minutes in that span. McLean has registered 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in 26 games played this season including 13 penalty minutes.
After an 11-game absence, forward Mack Byers will make his return to the Smoke Eaters lineup tonight against the Clippers. The Long Lake, Minnesota native has been out of the lineup since December 1st against Penticton and brings plenty of experience back to the club. Byers has produced 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points in 32 games played this season while collecting 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points in 60 career BCHL games.
The Nanaimo Clippers come into Friday night with a record of 21-18-0-0 and have won nine games in a row after a 4-1 victory over the Wenatchee Wild on Sunday afternoon at Frank Crane Arena. Gunnar Wegleitner scored twice in the game while Sammy Steele and Marcus Mitchell tallied singles in the victory. Landon Pavlisin turned aside 35 of the 36 shots he faced in the game in his 7th win of the season.
Clippers Leading Scorers:
Ethan Scardina (19-20-39)
Tyler Williams (11-19-30)
Marcus Mitchell (12-16-28)
Aiden Hansen-Bukata (5-22-27)
Sammy Steele (11-15-26)
The Clippers enter Friday night as one of the hottest teams in the BCHL, winning their last nine games and have made waves in the Island Division. The Clippers have outscored their opponents by a 40-19 margin over that span including scoring four or more goals in eight of those nine contests.
Nanaimo captain and forward Marcus Mitchell missed a long stretch of time with an injury this season but the four-year BCHL veteran has brought plenty of offence in his return to the lineup. The Kelowna, BC native has 12 goals and 28 points in 24 games played this season and has points in each of his last five games, registering three goals and six assists for nine points in that stretch, including goals in each of his last three contests.
Another Clipper forward to have found plenty of recent success has been South Lyon, Michigan native Tyler Williams. The rookie has compiled a strong first season in the BC Hockey League, registering 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points to sit second in team scoring and is riding a four-game point streak where he has collected three goals and five assists for eight points in that span.
The Smoke Eaters and Clippers drop the puck at 7:00 PM from the Trail Memorial Centre in the second of their two-game season series. Tickets are available for purchase at the Smoke Eaters Main Office as well as at the door ahead of the opening face-off.
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This calendar is for events that are intended for the entire parish. To view events that are catered toward our Newman students, please see the Newman Event Calendar under the "Newman" tab.
Are you a graduate student or an alum under 35-years-old? Please join us at Newman for prayer, fellowship and snacks. For more information, contact Annie Conway at 775-200-3226 or arconway27@gmail.com.
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Capital One Cup Final raises the bar
2015 Capital One Cup Final becomes most socially engaged League Cup showpiece in history.
Sunday's Capital One Cup Final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur not only came out top of the social media charts on what was a huge day of televised sporting occasions, but has been declared the most socially engaged League Cup Final ever.
Unprecedented levels of fan engagement in the build-up to the game, driven by The Football League's innovative #OwnTheArch campaign, laid the platform for the Final to light up conversation on social media around the world, as demonstrated by a visual map of tweets during the game released by Twitter Data.
Click here to see the Twitter heat map
According to data provided by Kantar Media, the match was the most talked about sporting event on Twitter in the UK yesterday, attracting more than 8 times as many tweets as the Ireland v England Six Nations match.
Commenting on the success of the Capital One Cup Final, Drew Barrand, Marketing Director at The Football League said: "The engagement from supporters not just in the UK but around the world with the Final has been phenomenal, both in the build up to the game and on the day of the match itself.
"The Capital One Cup Final has raised the bar – the mass involvement from fans across multiple media platforms over the last week has made it the biggest domestic club game of the year."
The Football League delivered a range of activity in support of the Final across social media platforms, the highlight being the #OwnTheArch hashtag battle on Twitter that delivered unprecedented engagement for the competition with fans around the world.
In a unique first, the campaign offered fans the chance to decide the colour of the iconic Wembley Stadium arch by tweeting either #ChelseaAtWembley or #SpursAtWembley. Over half a million votes were cast in the build up to the Final, with Tottenham Hotspur narrowly winning with 51%, with the result of the vote announced live from Wembley on Sky Sports News. In addition to the two club hashtags, there were also 100,000 posts on Twitter using the #OwnTheArch campaign hashtag itself.
Other social media activity for the Final saw supporters submit motivational messages for the two teams via the Capital One Cup official Facebook page, with one message for each team selected to be displayed in the tunnel as the last thing the teams saw before they walked out at Wembley.
On match day supporters around the world not lucky enough to have a ticket for the match were given the chance to have their photo featured on the giant screens as Wembley by posting a #FinalSelfie on Instagram or Twitter, while fans also tweeted post-match interview questions that were put players.
For the match itself, The Football League covered the event across social media, delivering content on its official corporate and competition Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest accounts.
For the week of the Final, impressions on tweets delivered on the @CapitalOne_Cup account increased by 250%, while the number of retweets increased nearly five-fold and the number of replies from fans was multiplied by nearly 20 times. On Facebook, the official Capital One Cup page saw a five-fold increase in fan engagement over the week compared to 2014, and a 250% increase in post impressions.
Sunday's Final saw Chelsea emerge as winners of the first major domestic silverware of the season in front the highest ever League Cup Final crowd at the new Wembley. In addition to exclusive live domestic coverage on Sky Sports, the match was also broadcast around the world. A record number of over 200 territories covered the game, meaning it was available to watch for over a billion people.
The conversation on Twitter peaked as the full time whistle blew to seal Chelsea a 2-0 victory. Other key talking points were around the goals and the trophy lift. John Terry was the most talked about individual during the game, followed by his manager Jose Mourinho. Harry Kane was the most talked about Tottenham Hotspur player at Wembley.


Russell Smoldon is the Manager of State and Local Government Affairs of the Salt River Project (SRP).
Smoldon is also on the Private Enterprise Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2011.
In 1997, Smoldon was also registered as a lobbyist in Arizona for the Better Schools for Arizona Committee, which was a pro-voucher group active in Arizona in the mid-1990s. ALEC has been an active proponent of school vouchers, publishing model legislation in support.
The Salt River Project (SRP) is a collective name used to refer to two separate entities: the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, a political subdivision of the state of Arizona, and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a private company that serves as an electrical utility and water provider for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Operating under the umbrella name, SRP, it is one of the primary public utility companies in Arizona.
SRP employs 14 individual active lobbyists and three outside lobbying firms to push its legislative agenda in Arizona.
Russell Smoldon has been employed as an active lobbyist for SRP from 1997 through 2011.
Smoldon is also a Board Member of the Keogh Health Foundation, the Western Business Roundtable, Greater Phoenix Urban League, the Challenger Space Center and the Arizona Tax Research Association.
↑ Management's Financial and Operational Summary for 2010,"SRPNet.com"
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This is my final column for the year, so I thought I'd revisit my most popular pieces from 2010.
This was the most viewed and commented upon article on the whole website for 2010. Upon re-reading it, I'm surprised at what a short little piece it is. I essentially stated that I liked Mixed Martial Arts, and predicted that it would become enormously popular in Australia. My prediction, at least, appears to be coming true. This year the UFC staged their first Australian event, and it was a huge success. And we've since had the UFC, Strikeforce and a local MMA promotion all make an appearance on free-to-air. This sport is going to be huge. My question remains - what is a "Christian" response to it?
Everyone loves a top 10 list, so I'm not too surprised that this is the second most viewed article on the SA website. One legit criticism is that all of the songs are fairly old. That was partly deliberate - it takes time to acquire "classic" status. But it also reflected the fact that I was not very familiar with the more recent Australian material. The list will look a bit different when I inevitably revisit it next year.
I wrote this post after Synod voted against the sale of Bishopscourt, and I was feeling pretty annoyed at the time. I thought it one of the worst decisions I'd seen Synod make. I've settled down a bit now, especially since learning that the proposal will be revisited next year. I'm aware that a number who voted against the bill this year will support it then, provided more detail is forthcoming on a few points. It seems to me the sale is a near certainty next year.
I wrote this piece just after Valentines Day, and it discussed the difficulties faced by the growing number of single women within our church. I challenged churches to look for better ways to support and serve such women. I can't say that I've heard of anyone making great advances in this area, but I'm glad to give the subject continued air time. Interestingly, the comment thread evolved into a discussion about the experiences of single men.
My study of early colonial history has prompted me to think again about the injustices visited upon indigenous Australians - and how our diocese profited from them. This post suggested we had a moral obligation to attempt to right these wrongs. I suspect this issue will grow in prominence over the coming years.
2011 is already shaping up as an interesting time. I predict that the big political topics for our diocese will be social political engagement, financial restructuring and the generational change in leadership that is starting to take place. Expect some talk about the next Archbishop's election. On the ministry front, I think we will see some "where to now" discussion in the post-Connect 09 world, as well as some critical evaluation of our church planting strategies.
I'm on holidays for a few weeks. Assuming the new editor still wants me, I'll be back and writing by late January.


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Q: AJAX responseText missmatch I have an AJAX call:
var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
ajax.open("POST", "testing.php", true);
ajax.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
ajax.onreadystatechange = function(){
    if(ajax.readyState == 4 && ajax.status == 200){
        var returnVal = ajax.responseText;

        if(returnVal == "success"){
            // Redirect
        }else{
            // Inform of failure
        }
    }
}
ajax.send("testing=1");

that pairs with the following PHP:
if(isset($_POST["testing"])){
    $formScore = checkForm($db_conx);
    if($formScore == 10){
        echo "success";
        exit();
    }else{
        echo "fail";
        exit();
    }
}

And this works just fine. The form score is "10" when it should be, and the value sent back to the AJAX call is, in fact, "success". At least, if I print out the response text:
$('.output').html(ajax.responseText);

the value in output is " success" - WITH the space preceding the word. I cannot select the space with my cursor, but it is there when I view the HTML for the page.
But, no matter what, the line if(returnVal == "success") always equates to false. I've even tried if(returnVal == " success"), but still false.
This is all the code. I've even tried hard-coding $formScore = 10; to see if that was the issue. Regardless, for some reason the equality always comes out false.
Is there something obvious I'm missing? I've tested this 100 different ways, and still the same result.

A: There is a space somewhere in your PHP file which is causing this issue. Possibly at the start of the file before the <?php.
To work around this you could trim the response before you use it in the condition:
if (returnVal.trim() == "success") {

Or alternatively change your PHP to return JSON with the flag as a property, that way whitespace will not be an issue.
The best solution would obviously be to get rid of the space in your server-side code, however we can't diagnose that problem without seeing your PHP.

A: You can use jQuery trim function to remove lading and trailing space.
if($.trim(returnVal) == "success")


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Electric Boat Puts Forward Strong Outlook With Plans To Continue Hiring
GROTON — Electric Boat, southeastern Connecticut's giant naval business that employs thousands in the state, ended the year with an expanded payroll and revenues holding firm at around $4 billion.
Kevin Poitras, the president of Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics, spoke confidently about the future of sub-making, even as one round of defense cuts have already hit the Pentagon earlier in 2012 and another waits on the horizon.
"There is much uncertainty in federal spending," Poitras told a conference room full of company executives and legislators at the Mystic Marriot on Thursday. "Many people believe that the overall defense budget will trend down in the next several years."
That being said, he expects budgets for submarine programs to increase inasmuch as they have been identified as vital to the future national defense strategy. And in short-term, Electric Boat's contracts are coming through. In December, Congress approved spending to continue the usual work on two Virginia-class submarines as well as design work on the Ohio-class replacement submarine.
If the across-the-board defense cuts that Congress delayed until March go into effect, it wouldn't necessarily mean layoffs at Electric Boat, Poitras said. The company could possibly manage cost-savings by simply not filling positions emptied through attrition.
The company ended the year with 11,926 employees. Poitras, who took over Electric Boat in May, said that this was the first time in four years that the company has hired in all its divisions, with expectations to hire 300 more tradespeople in Groton to supplement repair work, like the fire-damaged USS Miami. The company also plans to hire about 500 to balance employees lost through attrition.
New hires more than compensated for the company's 2012 layoffs, pushing Electric Boat's Connecticut employment at the end of the year up by about 500 employees at 8,900 — 6,100 in Groton and 2,800 in New London.
"To fully appreciate the impact submarine production has and will continue to have in our region, you have to look not just at 2012's excellent workforce numbers, but at the future of submarines in our national security strategy," Congressman Joe Courtney, who represents eastern Connecticut and serves on the House Armed Services Committee, said in a written statement.
For 2012, about 61 percent of Electric Boat's revenues came from production of Virginia-class submarines. Design made up about 28 percent of the company's revenues, which included preliminary work on an Ohio-class replacement. Maintenance and modernization programs made up 8 percent of revenues.
In December, Electric Boat responded to a request for proposals for the fifth block of Virginia-class submarines, which would be built 2014-2023 and generate about $18 billion in future work, Poitras said. These "stretched" versions of the original Virginia-class include an extra 90-foot section for precision-strike, Tomahawk missile capabilities.
The company also landed a $390 million research and development contract for the Ohio-class replacement submarine, a program that aims to build 12 submarines that will be in service until 2080 and carry about 70 percent of the country's deployed nuclear weapons.
To state and federal legislators, the message was not unlike the type heard throughout the wider business community: take care of deficit issues, continue to stimulate business development, build on education reform and support jobs.
Hank Teskey, Electric Boat's director of taxes, said that cuts to jobs programs and incentives would have a negative impact on the state and that the company's future workforce depends on a strong science and math education.
Source – Courant.com
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Electric Boat, Groton, Submarine, USA on January 16, 2013 by jasonlockley.
Russia Sails New Nuclear Submarine While U.S. Continues Fleet Delays
Last week, after long delays, Russia made operational a new ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), or nuclear submarine, for the first time in over 20 years. This marks a significant step forward for the Russian Navy, which has pledged tens of billions of dollars to revitalize its fleet in the near future. The U.S. Navy unfortunately has had trouble both in revitalizing its SSBNs as well as its overall naval fleet.
The Russian navy made the announcement that the Yury Dolgoruky (Project 955)—the first-in-class of the new Borey-class SSBN—made operational status as it prepares for one of its largest naval exercises since the end of the Cold War. In fact, Russia's commitment to increasing naval strength has been a central theme during Russian President Vladimir Putin's tenure as president—despite Russia's historically meager performance as a naval power. The Borey-class subs were first designed in the 1980s and the Yury Dolgoruky construction was launched in 1996.
Meanwhile, the U.S. navy has shrunk significantly since the Reagan years. The days of the 600-ship fleet have long since ended, and now U.S. naval leaders are struggling to find ways to meet a new requirement of around 300 ships. Currently around 285, the fleet will shrink further if more investment isn't made in naval modernization.
The U.S. fleet was eroding long before the Budget Control Act and sequestration became part of the equation. In 2010, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that actual funding levels for 2005–2010 fell below the CBO's and the Navy's estimates to achieve fleet goals. Predictions show current funding levels would reduce the fleet to 263 ships. While the sequestration cuts to defense have been temporarily delayed as part of the fiscal cliff deal, they are still a looming possibility and would shrink the fleet to its lowest level since 1915.
While Russia has shown improvements in its strategic SSBN fleet (two more Borey-class subs are under construction), the U.S. has fallen behind its own standards. The legal minimum for the U.S. Navy's SSBN fleet is 12 boats. Given this fleet's status as the most survivable leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, the requirement should not be taken lightly. However, the Obama Administration delayed the development of an Ohio-class SSBN replacement for two years, which will in turn cause the fleet to fall below 12 boats for a 14-year period. As rogue states such as Iran and North Korea get closer to having nuclear weapons and increasing ballistic missile technology, the significance of this fleet is certainly not shrinking.
The President has downplayed the size of the fleet by making oversimplified arguments that each ship's capability makes strength in numbers less significant. Yet with Russia aggressively growing its naval capability, resulting in a greater presence on the high seas, as well as China paying increased attention to naval capability, the U.S. must continue to uphold its status as the dominant global naval power. The fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act states that "the continuous at-sea deterrence provided by a robust and modern fleet of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines is critical to maintaining nuclear deterrence and assurance and therefore is a central pillar of the national security of the United States."
Both Congress and the President need to keep this support up to maintain America's robust naval
Source – The Foundry
This entry was posted in The world's submarines, US Submarines and tagged America, Borey Class, Ohio Class, Project 955, Russia, SSBN, USA, Yury Dolgoruky on January 10, 2013 by jasonlockley.


Yeah! You read that right. The title of this episode is called "A Polar Bear Named Bob". I know I don't need to say anything else to sell you on this episode, but I'm going to anyways. On this Ep, Bandrew discusses a single persons twitter account and how detrimental it is to create an echo chamber of your own thoughts. He also shares a fun story about a haircut and discusses Jurassic World in a bit too much depth. Then there's a bit of questions that are answered and a new shitwittery! CHECK IT OUT!


The fans pick: Yess i would!
Did you ever ship Zutara then switch to Kataang or the other way around?
Am I the only Zutarian who feels like Kataangers are trying to make us Zutarains into Kataanger like a "Convert or die?" Type of thing?
So after a long while I decided I'd make an artigo discussing my general take on a few of the most common reasons users say they hate Kataang. Before getting into any of that I'm not trying to get anyone to change their opinion nor am I trying to stir anything up. But feel free to debate and give your own opinions.
And what do you guys think of the new steam punk avatar?
zutara is a much mais mature love,so it's easy to understand and in my opinion katara and aang had always a mother/son relationship,she taught him things that a mother would,isnt it sick for a mother and son to get together?
A spot (created por me) for MizSweet's book on DeviantArt called Zutara: Dying To Survive. It's a really good book, and so far she is up to 22 chapters. It's long, but it's worth taking the time to read it!
a comment was made to the poll: Do you totally HATE or amor Zutara?
a comment was made to the poll: Zutara or Kataang?
a poll foi adicionado: Who wants zutara in the new netflix avatar series?


This Belleek angel ornament was introduced in 2015.
This Irish angel ornament from Belleek China is holding a golden harp and is accented with a hand-painted green shamrock on the inside of her gown. This Irish Christmas ornament is a bell that is made of fine china; she measures 2 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" tall and is ready to hand with the included gold cord.
This Irish angel ornament is handmade and hand-painted in Belleek, Ireland and it is gift boxed with a shamrock history card, complements of The Irish Gift House.


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package org.teachingkidsprogramming.recipes.completed.section01forloops;

import org.teachingextensions.logo.Tortoise;
import org.teachingextensions.logo.utils.ColorUtils.PenColors;
import org.teachingextensions.logo.utils.EventUtils.MessageBox;

public class SimpleSquareVariation
{
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
  {
    Tortoise.show();
    Tortoise.setSpeed(10);
    //use a number between 25-35
    int sides = MessageBox.askForNumericalInput("How many sides?");
    for (int i = 0; i < sides; i++)
    {
      Tortoise.setPenColor(PenColors.getRandomColor());
      Tortoise.setPenWidth(i * 2.5);
      Tortoise.move(i * 1.5);
      Tortoise.turn(360 / sides);
    }
  }
}