Youth shows encourage teamwork, active participation and involvement in the agricultural sector, especially the livestock industry. It stimulates entrepreneurship and career options in agriculture and develops important life skills. Agri-Expo Livestock hosts the official Western Cape Regional Young Farmers' Challenge as well as an informal Youth Show for children visiting the event.
More than 2 500 learners visit Agri-Expo Livestock over two days (on Thursday and Friday) where they are edutained and exposed to the various career options offered by the livestock and dairy industries. This programme is made possible by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.View the Schools programme.
A Dairy Goat Information Day and a Beef Cattle Information Day will take place on Thursday and Friday respectively. Both events are financially supported by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, are open to all interested parties and registration is free of charge.
The SA Stud Book Logix ELITE Prize-giving dinner for the top Western Cape Dairy and Beef Cattle Herds and the ARC National Dairy Performer's Awards Dinner take place at Agri-Expo Livestock. Both events are by invitation only.
Agricultural displays where you can experience different livestock breeds, an extensive selection of poultry and a range of equine species.
Agri-Expo Livestock proudly hosts the Young Auctioneer's Competition. The public can also participate in general competitions leading up to the expo with big prizes to be won!
The Show Arena will host the biggest dairy and beef cattle breed and inter-breed championships, where the very best of pure bred cattle breeds from across the country compete in the various categories. The Dairy Queen of the Year and the Red Meat King/Queen of the Year will be announced on the Saturday.
Come and experience auctions of Percheron horses, as well as miniature horses and donkeys.
No subletting of stands is allowed without the permission of the organisers.
The organisers strongly recommend that exhibitors protect their stands with a night security screen. A safety sail, which closes your stand area during closing hours, is available for hire. (Please see Suppliers List).
During the Expo's official open times all stands must be completely open, exhibits presentable for public viewing and have an adequate number of exhibitor's staff in attendance. Stands must be manned no later than 15 minutes before the opening time each day. Under no circumstances may any stand or part thereof be closed before closing time. Stands must be fully operational and manned until 18:00 on Saturday 15 October 2016. We kindly request that exhibitors adhere to this request for the benefit of the public.
To help maintain the high standard of the exhibition, trophies for excellence will be awarded in different categories to stand holders who take up the challenge of marketing themselves and their products in the best possible manner within their means.
Disposal of soft waste is the responsibility of the organisers.
Bins will be available for paper and general waste.
Refuse bags are available on request at the Expo office.
Cleaning will be done daily during closing time.
To eliminate any confusion and for security purposes, only rubbish left in the aisle after closing times, will be removed. NO CLEANING will be done on the actual stand.
Exhibitors are reminded that their activities, unless otherwise agreed to by the organisers, must remain within the confines of their stands.
Payment for exhibition stands and additional services is required in advance.
All outstanding balances are due by 30 September 2016 and are to be made payable to Agri-Expo.
Bank account details are described in the "GENERAL" section.
Non-refundable deposit: 60% of the booking fee accompanying each stand's registration form will be a non-refundable deposit to secure your stand at the Expo.
Please note: Exhibitors will NOT be allowed onto their stands unless the organisers have received full payment in respect of stands. With regards to the payment of services, please ensure that payment is made to the correct company. Suppliers will not fulfil their orders unless full payment has been received.
There will be various colour-coded parking areas at the venue set aside for exhibitors and this will be utilised on a first-come-first-serve basis. Access will be granted with the showing of exhibitor parking disks only.
The official Security personnel reserves the right to control traffic and to remove illegally parked vehicles, obstructing access areas, or parked in such a way that they impede activities relating to the services provided, or is deemed to be dangerous to the general public. Vehicles that are parked in restricted areas will be removed.
Exhibitors are reminded that all items on hire remain their responsibility until equipment is collected or returned to the relevant companies. The organisers will take no responsibility for goods on behalf of the exhibitor, neither for ensuring their safe return.
Exhibitors are requested to have fire extinguishers available at their stands, where possible. The organisers will also have extinguishers placed in strategic places at the venue.
A resting place (next to the organisers' office) with free coffee and tea will be available to exhibitors to rest their feet. You are welcome to make use of this facility.
Exhibitors and their staff will be required to wear an exhibitor's badge for access to the venue during the Expo. Each 3 x 3m stand will be issued with six exhibitor's badges for the duration of the show. Any extra exhibitor's badges can be ordered via our Client Co-ordinator at the time of Registration. These badges are for the sole use of exhibitors. Please note that this rule will be strictly enforced.
Exhibitors may access their stands from 08:00 daily before the Expo opens, to prepare their stands. The stands must be cleared within an hour of the Expo closure.
Exhibitors and staff should display exhibitor badges at all times (including build up, Expo hours and break down). Security may refuse admission to anyone failing to produce an official exhibitor's badge. Badges will be available for collection at the organisers' office at Sandringham.
Exhibitors should arrange for a representative to be on their stand during the build up period to receive goods and deliveries. As soon as unloading/loading has taken place during the allocated time period, vehicles are to be removed from this area to allow other exhibitors access.
The organisers cannot accept delivery of any goods on behalf of an exhibitor, nor will the organisers accept any responsibility whatsoever for the safety or condition of any items unloaded and/or left on site, in the absence of exhibitors. The organisers cannot accept any responsibility for goods damaged on the exhibition premises.
Exhibitors will be responsible for costs incurred through damage to any part of the tent or shell scheme stands or exhibits caused by the transportation of their equipment outside and inside the exhibition area. Any such damage must immediately be reported to the organisers' office.
Deliveries during the event: Deliveries should be completed half an hour before the start of the event each day. Deliveries cannot take place during the open hours of the Expo. Access will be allowed by way of an exhibitor's badge. Please ensure that you request sufficient badges in order to eliminate unnecessary disturbance and frustration at point of entry. NO STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OFF-LOADING!
Stock can be put into storage on Wednesday 12 October 2016.
Please book your space by completing the section on the Registration Form.
It is advisable that exhibitors have their own refrigerators on their stands.
The organisers accept no responsibility for the loss, damage or spoiling of products. Exhibitors' own insurance should cover any such loss.
Exhibitors are reminded that the Agri-Expo Livestock is a non-smoking exhibition. Any enclosed exhibition area, whether of permanent or temporary structure, is strictly non-smoking.
The organisers will provide 24-hour security from the beginning of build up until the end of break down.
Companies wishing to arrange additional security for their specific stands are asked to contact the Security Contractor for a quote. At lease 48 hours advance notice is required.
Use of the official security contractor is obligatory.
It must be stressed that neither the organisers nor the security operators at the venue can be held responsible for any loss or damage to exhibitors' property. Please be vigilant.
During build up: The organiser will provide overall security but not individual stand security. With the large number of people involved during the build up and break down periods, it is difficult to recognise trespassers, therefore, small valuable items should be protected at all times. Insurance cover is essential and also to have someone on your stand at all times.
During the exhibition period: Exhibition areas will be kept closed overnight and entrance prohibited to all, including exhibitors, from 18:30 every day (unless otherwise advised) until exhibitor access at 08:00 the following morning.
During break down: With the opening of exhibition areas for dismantling on break down day, security will be present, but it is essential that you remove all portable and valuable items immediately. Please have someone on your stand until all items are removed.
Agri-Expo will embark on a full PR and advertising campaign for the 2016 event. We need as much information as possible regarding your business as well as details of new products that you may be launching at the Expo. Kindly forward any material directly to the organisers.
The organisers' office will be located conveniently near the middle of the Expo grounds.
Please note that the telephone and photocopier in the organisers' office are for the organisers' use only.
If exhibitors wish to be contacted during the exhibition, they must use cellular phones.
The organisers' office will be open daily during exhibition hours and the organising staff will be there to assist you with any queries or problems you may have.
Exhibitors are advised to contact their insurance companies to negotiate the necessary extra clauses to their existing policies. The organisers are not responsible for the insurance of exhibitors' goods.
Property Damage / Loss and Personal Injury. Each exhibitor enters the venue at his/her own risk and is responsible for the safety of his/her own staff, property, stand and its contents. We therefore strongly recommend that each exhibitor insures himself/herself against the kinds of risks which may occur in connection with an exhibition for the full period of the Expo, including the build up and break down periods. Insurance against all or any loss and/or damage which he/she may suffer or liability which he/she may incur with regard to exhibit and display materials, furniture and equipment, personal effects, etc. is recommended. Also remember goods in transit.
Public liability. The organisers require each exhibitor to hold insurance cover for Public Liability Indemnity and may require evidence that this is in place.
The organisers, whilst taking every reasonable precaution, expressly decline any responsibility for loss or damage, which may befall the property of an exhibitor through any cause whatsoever.
The display and use of firearms is not permitted at the exhibition venue.
A First Aid room, manned by a professional medical team, will be situated next to the Organisers' Office in front of the main Marquee. Serious emergencies will be taken to hospital, but the Organisers will not be liable for any costs incurred. Please report any accidents to the Organisers' Office immediately.
Please make sure that you have a representative present during the build up period for the placement of spotlights (if ordered) and plug points, as there will be an additional charge should you wish to move them.
Only the official electrical contractor may make final connections to the mains.
The official electrical contractor has the right to ask any exhibitor to disconnect faulty appliances.
Any damage caused by faulty equipment will be charged to the exhibitor.
Please do not exceed the wattage draw-off from the power points you have ordered. This will result in power outages and the organisers will prevent you from connecting these appliances for the duration of the Expo.
The use of ripcord for wiring on stands is not permitted.
Socket outlet multi-way adapters are not permitted.
A qualified person should test appliances prior to electrical connection.
Exhibitors are only allowed to display or hand out literature or material from within the boundaries of their stand. This excludes display of banners arranged with the organisers beforehand.
Vehicles parked at the venue may not be used to display promotional material.
Take off your city boots and experience your country roots. Farmies as well as townies will be able to explore all aspects of farm life at Agri-Expo Livestock. Kids will get the opportunity to lead animals around the show ring with the assistance of experienced trainers or simply touch and interact with live animals. Sheep dog shows and sheep shearing demonstrations are some of the exciting activities visitors can look forward to.
The full programme will be available soon.
The Biomin Show Arena will host the biggest breed- and interbreed championships in the Western Cape as well as the Old Mutual Insure Regional Youth Show.
The ultimate honour for the top dairy breeds is to be crowned the FNB Dairy Queen of the Year and for the beef cattle breeds to be crowned BKB Supreme Beef King or Queen. It takes years of thorough breeding, excellent blood lines and just a bit of luck to create the ultimate champion, which makes this display of top breeds a spectacular experience. The full arena programme will be available soon.
Visitors can share some time amongst these prized animals and witness the royalty of the livestock industry enter the spotlight in the Biomin Show Arena in the Pavilion at Agri-Expo Livestock.
Enjoy a day on the farm, watch cows being milked with the latest milking equipment in the Milk Shed, see animals being washed and prepared in the Wash Area before their parade in the show ring or create unique photo opportunities with animals like Percherons, Alpacas, different cattle breeds, sheep, etc in the Animal Lane.
Agriculture. To register, contact admin@agriexpo.co.za. Click here to view programme.
Back by popular demand, Agri-Expo Livestock doubles up on information exchange with the presentation of a Dairy Goat Information Day and a Beef Cattle Information Day (please note that the days have switched on the programme from previous years).
Attendees to both information days can expect to be equipped with valuable information that can be applied to their businesses.
Topics that will be discussed during the Milk Goat Information Day, taking place on Thursday, 12 October 2017, include the differences and opportunities of dairy goats and meat goats, Boererate (simple remedies for common farm animal ailments) and the management of vaccines and dosing remedies. There will also be a practical demonstration on dehorning, tattooing, castration and other management tips. View the full programme.
Industry experts will share their business skills and knowledge of beef cattle farming during the Beef Cattle Information Day, taking place on Friday, 13 October 2017. Some of the topics include financial management of your farming enterprise, drought advice for beef cattle farmers, the latest red meat trends, the weather situation, and Boererate for cattle farming. View the full programme.
The information days are free of charge due to the financial assistance of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture. Enquiries can be directed to Breyton Milford at 021-9754440 or Breyton@agriexpo.co.za. For registration, please contact Claudine Wagner at admin@agriexpo.co.za.
Educating learners about the various options and possibilities that the livestock industry offers, is one of our key focus areas. We are expecting more than 2500 learners over two days (Thursday & Friday).
They will be edutained by means of a scheduled programme, made possible by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture. View the Schools programme.


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These images are the chart sticks of a recent client of ours that had a catastrophic failure of a Stryker Accolade 40 LFit Cobalt / Chrome combination. Our firm , Childers Schlueter and Smith, LLC filed 5 cases in Federal Court last month concerning revisions of the V40 combination either because of disassociation (coming apart), or from taper corrosion, (between the head and the stem) last month. This appears to be a very important health hazard that the consumer is mostly unaware that are believed to affect tens of thousands of patients that in our humble opinion should be monitored. The cases filed all are trunnion failures of the titanium stem that are matched with the optional versions of V40 heads made of Cobalt and Chromium rather than the optional ceramic equivalent. It is our belief in review of emerging literature and experience in past recalls that these filings are the tip of the iceberg and a wave of failures will be discovered over time.
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CDC Director on public health challenges, opportunities
KEYWORDS CDC / CDC poison prevention / disease prevention / epidemic / public health
It's a small world, after all – especially when it comes to disease outbreaks.
Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made that point in a speech last week to the National Press Club.
"A disease outbreak reminds us that we're all connected by the air we breathe, that an outbreak anywhere is a risk everywhere," said Frieden.
46,000 public health jobs eliminated
"Now, despite that, I think there are those who believe that public health is passé, that no longer is it so relevant, both nationally or internationally. And I would provide an unfortunate exhibit one for that mistaken belief, the fact that over the past four years, about 46,000 thousand jobs have been eliminated by state and local governments in public health departments. I understand that because it was a time of contraction. But in state after state, as state budgets recover, those jobs are not yet being put back.
"There may be a misconception that public health is no longer needed because we have healthcare, expansion of healthcare access. Well, public health is not healthcare for poor people. Public health is healthcare and health for everyone. There may be a misconception that clinical medicine can take care of prevention. And while clinical medicine is crucially important, prevention in the community has for the last hundred years, and for the foreseeable future, been the best buy in promoting health. There may be a misconception that infectious diseases are over in the industrialized world. But in fact, infectious diseases continue to be, and will always be, with us. Microbes are part of our lives and if we don't come to balance with them effectively, we will continue to suffer unduly from preventable illnesses."
Frieden said that today, public health is both more needed than ever, and has greater potential than ever.
"CDC, we work 24/7 with boots on the ground to protect people from threats, whether they're infectious, environmental or chronic, whether they come from this country or anywhere in the world, whether they're intentional and manmade, or naturally occurring. And we do that with more than 15,000 employees, a budget of about $13 billion, more than 2,500 staff embedded in every state in the country and more than 60 countries around the world."
A virus is just a plane ride away
He said the CDC's goal is fairly simple: to help people live healthier, longer lives with lower healthcare costs and increased productivity.
Frieden said because of globalization, "a virus anywhere is just a plane ride away."
Frieden identified the first trend as emerging infections such as the H7N9 influenza, and the MERS coronavirus, which is acting quite a bit like SARS. The CDC identifies one new infectious disease a year.
"Now, H7N9 gives a remarkable example, both of emerging infection risk and of the value of collaboration. H7N9 influenza is a combination of various different types of influenza and when you ask a public health expert what keeps you up at night work-wise, they will say influenza. Because there's nothing that can kill as many people as influenza. In 1918, more than 50 million people around the world were killed by flu. An average year, over 10,000 people are killed by flu in this country. H7N9 influenza is a form of influenza which is highly lethal, which spreads readily from animals to people, which doesn't make the animal sick so we can't cull the flocks, for which we don't yet have an effective vaccine, though we're working hard on it. And for which we have virtually no natural immunity from prior infections.
"The only thing protecting us from a global pandemic right now is the fact that it doesn't yet spread from person to person. I can't predict if that's going to happen tomorrow, in ten years or never. But when it comes to new emerging infectious diseases, the question is not whether, it's when and where."
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22 February 2021 | Students News
Study may just be starting for 2021, but our Future Leader Scholars are already hard at work on a community project in the Christchurch Red Zone.
They have been working alongside volunteers from the Richmond Community Garden to prepare a site for a mushroom-themed education, play and foraging garden called the Mushroom Room.
Set to spring up in the in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area in the coming months, the garden will feature at least six different native and exotic species of edible mushrooms for foragers.
There will also be up to five large art installations by local artists, four engaging nature play pieces, and interactive signage to educate people about the fast-growing fungi.
Forty-seven Future Leaders were weeding, mulching, fencing, pruning and preparing material to compost at the site, as part of the new scholars' annual scholarship orientation.
This initiative was started by the 2020 Future Leaders to include the new scholars into the culture of the programme right from the start of the year, which involves community service towards social and/or environmental benefit.
For more information about The Mushroom Room, see the Christchurch City Council website.
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Q: async await redux this.props.func call? I use connect decorator so
is there any different for these 2 blocks of code?
@connect(,{fetchList, fetchItem})
class MyClass extends React.Component {
   async componentDidMount() {
     await this.props.fetchList()
     await this.props.fetchItem()
   }
}

Block 2
@connect(,{fetchList, fetchItem})
class MyClass extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.fetchList()
     this.props.fetchItem()
   }
}

Both worked, but does async await in block 1 make fetchItem got called after fetchList is done?

A: Important point: both methods you call in cDM return Promise we can wait for. if it is not there is no any difference(but no errors too).
if this point is satisfied then first version runs requests sequentially and responses will be fulfilled in the same order. Second version runs requests in parallel and responses may come and be processed in any way.
We may rewrite async-await version without those operators(and they just have different syntax but are equal):
componentDidMount() {
    return Promisle.resolve(this.props.fetchList())
        .then(() => Promise.resolve(this.props.fetchItem()));
}

Promise.resolve there handles the case if call does not return Promise.
Want to highlight that in both cases componentDidMount is "just called l by React so nothing checks if it returns Promise or not. So for React as a platform of your components there is no difference.
Hope this makes things clear.

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Police Blotter, August 1 - 7, 2015
Published: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015
A driver led a police officer on a chase, not in a vehicle but on foot, for several blocks after the officer initiated a traffic stop.
An Anacortes Police Officer on patrol Thursday afternoon observed a black Honda sedan in the 900 block of 22nd Street fail to use a turn signal and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver, later determined to be a 31 year-old Burlington man, abruptly pulled off the street in the 2200 block of Q Avenue and jumped out of the driver's seat, running west into a nearby apartment complex. As he was running, the suspect dropped two small items, later determined to be a phone charger and a methamphetamine pipe. The foot pursuit ensued for several blocks, ending at a medical care facility on 24th Street, where the suspect went in and out again and was arrested at gunpoint by several responding APD Officers. When questioned, the suspect stated that he had run away because he knew he had Dept. of Corrections warrants and did not want to go to jail. Investigation revealed that the suspect had a felony warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was transported to the APD and then to jail on his felony DOC warrant and an investigative hold for Violation of the Controlled Substance Act, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting Arrest, and Driving With License Suspended.
Here are some other cases Anacortes Police worked on this week
6:04 pm. An Anacortes Police Officer on patrol observed a Saturn sedan traveling in the 2000 block of Commercial Ave. with an inoperable brake light. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the vehicle came to a stop near the intersection of 18th Street and Commercial. A 25 year-old woman from Seattle was driving the vehicle and was informed of the reason for the stop. Investigation revealed that the driver was driving with a license that had been suspended since June 2015 for failure to appear on an unpaid ticket. She was issued a citation for Driving With License Suspended and released at the scene. Her passenger, a licensed driver, informed the officer that she would drive from the scene.
9:28 pm. A 65 year-old Spokane man was arrested by police on Sunday night on charges of DUI and hit-and-run attended vehicle for causing approximately $7,500 damage to his and another vehicle while traveling on R Avenue. Anacortes Police received a call from a reporting party on SR 20 that a black Toyota SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed and in and out of their lane of travel. A short time later, police received an update that the vehicle had nearly struck a guardrail and curb and ultimately struck the side of a pickup truck while traveling North or 'R' Avenue. A short time later, an Anacortes Police Sergeant located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of a motel. Officers spoke with hotel staff who stated that a patron who smelled of alcohol had just checked into his room. Shortly thereafter, officers contacted the man and took him into custody for investigation of hit-and-run/DUI. The man's eyes were glassy and bloodshot and he admitted to having three beers earlier that evening and smelled strongly of intoxicants. A voluntary breath test was administered and resulted in a reading of over the legal limit to safely operate a motor vehicle. He was transported to APD for DUI processing and ultimately given a courtesy transport back to his hotel room.
7:49 am. An Anacortes Police Officer on bike patrol checked Rotary Park in the 700 block of T Avenue in Anacortes and observed red, black, and blue graffiti on a stairway in the area. There are no suspects.
9:20 am. An Anacortes Bike Patrol Unit Officer was on patrol on Tuesday morning when a concerned citizen approached him and told him about a male and female drinking behind a business in the 3100 block of Commercial Avenue. The officer responded to the area and contacted a male and female, both familiar to Police. The male had one open beer in his hand and a second open beer can on the ground next to him. The officer told the man that he was not allowed to drink in public and the 52 year-old debated with the officer about the fact that his location was indeed a public place. The male subject was issued an infraction for open container in public and he and the female left the area.
11:00 am. A 15 year-old male was booked at the Skagit County Juvenile Detention Center on theft charges on Tuesday afternoon following a report of missing prescription medication from the juvenile's home. Further investigation by an APD Officer revealed that an extended family member was visiting and noticed her medications were missing. Officers responded later in the afternoon to arrest the juvenile and contacted him a short distance from his home leaving the area on a bus. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to jail.
3:58 pm. Two pairs of women's shoes, valued at $45, were stolen from the front porch of a residence on the west side of Anacortes sometime on Tuesday afternoon. The shoes were delivered via UPS at approximately 12:25PM but were not present when the homeowners arrived later in the day. There are no suspects.
7:05 am. A resident on 6th Street contacted Police to report scuff marks on their vehicle that had been caused by a wooden pedestal removed from the front porch of the victim's home. Two neighbors also had scuffs on their windshield and dirt from an upended potted plant. Total estimated damage incurred was $40 for replacement of the wooden pedestal. There are no suspects.
9:34 am. A resident on 5th Street contacted Police to report that a vehicle parked in front of her home may have been broken into. An officer arrived and noted two large rocks and pieces of a statue lying next to the damaged vehicle. The car sustained approximately $1,300 in damage to the door, bumper, and windshield. The officer also confirmed that another vehicle in the area had sustained a tear in the soft-top and door panel that would cost approximately $1,500 to repair. There are no suspects in this case.
2:16 pm. An Anacortes resident contacted Police to report that sometime during the night on August 2nd, his unlocked pickup had been accessed and approximately $50 worth of electronics and tools had been removed from the vehicle.
6:46 pm. Anacortes Police Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic on Devonshire Drive on Wednesday afternoon. A 42 year-old Anacortes man was taken into custody on a domestic violence assault charge and Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act following on-scene investigations. The man's girlfriend was on scene and exhibited injuries to her lip, wrists, shins, and knuckles as a result of being assaulted by her boyfriend. The boyfriend was searched incident to arrest and police discovered a bag containing one Lorazepam pill. He was transported to the Skagit County Jail and booked on his charges.
8:45 am. An Anacortes resident contacted Police to report that someone had entered his home through an unlocked window sometime during the afternoon to late evening hours of August 5th. The perpetrator stole approximately $750 worth of electronics from the residence and $150 worth of earrings. There are no suspects.
1:05 am. A 35 year-old Anacortes man was taken to jail on assault charges following an early morning 911 call. The first APD Officer on scene spoke with a very upset woman who had a hard time speaking to him due to injury that she stated had been sustained when she was kicked by her ex-boyfriend. The woman also had a large lump on her left cheekbone that was bleeding. The woman told officers that she and her ex-boyfriend had gotten into an argument over a cellphone and the argument escalated to the point where he struck her with a closed fist and kicked her. The woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for her injuries and the male suspect was booked in the Skagit County Jail on Assault 4th/Domestic Violence charges.


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"Rick and Morty" Season 4 Preview: Rick's "SNL" Hate, Morty Learns "Space Snakes" Exist & More [VIDEO]
Posted on November 2, 2019 | by Ray Flook | 0 Comment(s)
Fans of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty are counting down the days until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated mayhem returns to their screens once more (with five episode airing in 2019, beginning Sunday, November 10, at 11:30 p.m).
Even with a premiere only a little more than a week away (possibly less if we get one of those random airings on a Sunday night…???) and the series having an additional streaming home at HBO Max in 2020, our animated "dynamic duo" still found the time to partner-up with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as "hype men" for its pre-Halloween edition of AEW Dynamite.
But while the boys were at play, Harmon, Roiland, and the rest of the writing team were wrapping up the fourth season – and giving Adult Swim the greenlight to release a new, Jerry-focused preview image.
But apparently Adult Swim didn't just go the "preview image" route: on the Halloween edition of Development Meeting (a live, online, call-in show where fans can pitch network execs), viewers were given a very special "treat" for their candy pillowcase – and we totally missed it.
So with that in mind, here a "fresh" (though keep in mind the following clip isn't the finalized version) look at the fourth season – where a blown "space tire" (???) gives Rick the chance to tee-off on Saturday Night Live, for Morty to be bitten by a "space snake", and for Rick to succinctly explain what exactly there is in space:
Last week, fans learned the titles of the season's first five episodes last week via Adult Swim's reveal video.
Fair warning: Harmon and Roiland's Rick/Morty "Pun Fu" is strong this season… let the speculation begin!
"One Crew Over the Crewcoo's Morty"
"Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty"
From the Upfronts earlier in the summer, there was the announcement of season 4 with an accompanying video (see below), and red carpet interviews with Harmon and Roiland that teased (jokingly?) a Rick and Morty future with Daniel Radcliffe and Kanye West in it. In late June, Adult Swim announced a second addition of its two-day festival in Los Angeles – which will be of particular interest to fans (more below).
But now? Things are getting serious: it's the season 4 trailer!
To coincide with the show's Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) appearance during the summer's ultimate "geekfest" (and only days after two images from the upcoming season were released and the creators discussed the new season), Rick and Morty fans were given their first look at the upcoming 10-episode season – and it involves apps, matching jumpsuits, what looks like a bad start-up, and a ton of slapping around:
Fans of Rick and Morty who plan on being in the Los Angeles area in mid-November have a chance at a very cool opportunity. The Adult Swim Festival (Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at Banc Of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California) will feature an exclusive, premiere screening of Rick and Morty's fourth season (though no word yet on if Dan Harmon and/or Justin Roiland will make an appearance).
Speaking of "Rick and Morty" Season 4…
In May 2018, Roiland took to Twitter to officially announce that the series had been renewed by Adult Swim – and what a renewal it was! We weren't talking ten… twenty… even fifty episodes. Oh no, this order was for a whopping seventy episodes– which increases the chances of there being a Noob Noob solo episode that much more.
More Rick and Morty coming. Looking forward to all the tweets asking where it is! #theydrawingit pic.twitter.com/KZild3B9rP
— Justin Roiland (@JustinRoiland) May 10, 2018
Not to be left out of the celebration, Harmon released his own shower-themed announcement and offered good tidings to the fans:
Nothing this big has ever been seen in my shower
A post shared by Dan Harmon (@danharmon) on May 10, 2018 at 9:16am PDT
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Today Paul Miano published this report: Cancer: Approval, ownership, market structure, and placement on WHO Model Essential Medicines List, for 100 new molecular entities (NMEs) on the NCI alpha list of cancer drugs and vaccines, KEI Research Note 2011:1.
One of the findings of the report: ownership of cancer drugs sold as a monopoly is concentrated in six countries. And, 85 percent of patented cancer drugs are owned by firms from the US, the UK and Switzerland.
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Q: Using trigonometry to calculate angle of movement using mouse position I'm building a game in Lua for fun (even if you don't know Lua, you can probably help me with this as it applies to any programming language). My problem is I have an x and y variable defined in a table for the player:
player = {}
player.x = 10
player.y = 10
player.velocity = 50

My goal is to have the player move towards the mouses position on the screen. I have it currently set up to increase/decrease the x value and y value for every update depending on the mouse position. My code looks something like this:
function update(delta_time)  -- delta_time is time in milliseconds since last update
  if mouse.x > screen.width and mouse.y < screen.height then
    player.x = player.x + player.velocity * delta_time
    player.y = player.y + player.velocity * delta_time
end

That was just one example of a direction that I would define. My problem is that I don't want to have gigantic blocks of flow controls checking for what quadrant the x and y position of the mouse are in, and adjusting the players x and y position accordingly. I would rather have a fluid 360 degree detection that can move the player towards the angle the mouse is positioned from the center.
Another problem I have is when I move the player to the right of the screen, I will simply increase the x value, but when I move the player to the northeast side of the screen, I increase the x AND y value. This means that the player will go 2 TIMES faster depending on how fine the angle of movement is. When I make north east east angles and north west west, the player now goes 3 TIMES faster because I increase/decrease y by 2 and x by 1. I have no idea how to fix this. I am really good with math and trig, but I am bad at applying it to my game. All I need is someone to switch the lights on for me and I will understand. Thank you for your time if you actually read all this.

A: Compute a vector from the player position to the mouse position. Normalize this vector (i.e., divide it by its length), then multiply by player.velocity, and then add it to player.x and player.y. This way, the speed is constant, and you get smooth movement in all directions.
-- define the difference vector
vec = {}
vec.x = mouse.x - player.x
vec.y = mouse.y - player.y

-- compute its length, to normalize
vec_len = math.pow(math.pow(vec.x, 2) + math.pow(vec.y, 2), 0.5)

-- normalize
vec.x = vec.x / vec_len
vec.y = vec.y / vec_len

-- move the player
player.x = player.x + vec.x * player.velocity * delta_time
player.y = player.y + vec.y * player.velocity * delta_time


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Q: Run time error '3706': Provider cannot be found - Excel VBA "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" I saw that this error isn't new, but I can't find the solution.
I have one xls file that use one sheet like as db and with ADODB i get the recordsets that I need.
The code is Very simple and work right for each pc(5) that I tested, with WIN7, WIN10, 32 or 64 bit.
But I've on PC, it's customer Pc, that get me this error: Run time error '3706': Provider cannot be found,
I has checked the WIN version, the office version, they are the same like other PC, WIN10 64 Bit, MS Office 32Bit
There are more control that I've to do to resolve this problem?!?!
thanks for any suggestions
fabrizio
My xls file have 2 sheet, 1th named "dati" with two columns (Anno, Pezzi), 2th named "test" empty, this is the code:
Sub testConn()
Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
Dim strsql As String
Const adOpenStatic = 3
Const adLockOptimistic = 3
Const adCmdText = &H1

Set cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
    #If Win64 Then
        cn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=" & ThisWorkbook.FullName & "; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;"";"
    #Else
         cn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" & ThisWorkbook.FullName & "; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;"";"
    #End If

strsql = "SELECT anno, Sum(Pezzi)as Tpz from [dati$] group by anno"

rs.Open strsql, cn, adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdUnspecified
rs.MoveFirst
With Worksheets("test")
    .Cells.ClearContents
    .Range("A1") = "Anno"
    .Range("B1") = "T.Pz"
    .Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs
    .Activate
    .Select
End With
End Sub

these references was added into file:
Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 6.1 Library
Microsoft ActiveX Data Recordset 2.8 Library

A: This works, there are some small details you use not suitable. Version 12, driver is ace not jet,and Extended Properties also is Excel 12.0
And no need to add library.
Sub testConn()
Dim cn As Object
Dim rs As Object
Dim strsql As String
Dim connString

Set cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

    If Application.Version < 12 Then
        connString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" & ThisWorkbook.FullName & "; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;"";"
    Else
        connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=" & ThisWorkbook.FullName & "; Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;"";"
    End If

cn.Open connString

strsql = "SELECT anno, Sum(Pezzi) as Tpz from [dati$] group by anno"

Set rs = cn.Execute(strsql)

With Worksheets("test")
    .Cells.ClearContents
    .Range("A1") = "Anno"
    .Range("B1") = "T.Pz"
    .Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs
    .Activate
    .Select
End With
End Sub


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Robert Qualters: A Life
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A retrospective curated by Vicky A. Clark
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February 7, 2014 to April 20, 2014
March 13 at PCA (7:00 pm): Book Launch Party for "Robert Qualters: Autobiographical Mythologies," by Vicky A. Clark; preceded by a tour of the exhibit at 6:00 pm. The event coincides with Qualters' 80th birthday.
March 20 at (6:30pm), Melwood Screening Room: Screening of Joe and Elizabeth Seamans' film, Bob Qualters: The Artist in Action. Reception to follow at 3583 Butler St., 7:00-9:00 pm.
The Pittsburgh-based artist was honored as PCA's "Artist of the Year" in 1985. Qualters' style, familiar to many Pittsburghers, features the artist's commentary - appearing as cursive text - in the borders of his work. This exhibit has been curated by art historian and independent curator Vicky A. Clark, who has also authored a new book, "Robert Qualters: Autobiographical Mythologies."
In four decades Qualters has had more than 30 solo shows in galleries and museums in the region, including at Carnegie Museum of Art. He's created more than two dozen public murals and site-specific installations, including commissions from Mercy Hospital, Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Three Rivers Arts Festival, and Oxford Development. He has also created more than a dozen murals with Pittsburgh high school students.
Qualters holds a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts, and an MFA from Syracuse University. He has taught painting at the State University of New York, Oswego; University of Pittsburgh; Carlow College; Slippery Rock State University; Indiana University of PA; West Virginia University; and Carnegie Mellon University. He has also been artist-in-residence at CAPA (Pittsburgh's High School for Creative and Performing Arts).
His work is held in the permanent collections of Carnegie Museum of Art; the Oakland California Museum of Art; and the Westmoreland County Museum of Art; as well as in the offices of PPG Industries, Alcoa, The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz Endowments; and in private collections throughout Southwestern PA. He is a past president of Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. His website is: www.qualtersart.com
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This has got to be the nicest farm truck I have ever seen,1977 with a V8 Detroit,straight pipes,drop visor and a big front bumper,it just can't be beat.
It is a very sharp looking ride.
Nice photography - I love the lighting , the snow on the hood gives it depth .
Makes me think of a Young Lad on the Farm , Dad letting him Dress Up the Truck.. A Young Lad with Someday Dreams..lol..
A little story to go with this truck .This isn't the first time I have taken pictures of this truck .I seen it once stopped in Whitecourt and the farmer's son was driving it and there was this time I passed it while it was pulling a seeder slowly down the highway.Right after I passed it I came into Valleyview so I stopped got out of my truck and took pictures of it going by .This was a couple years ago .So this week I am talking to the farmer and he tells me this story about some guy that passed him then stopped and took pictures of him going by,and I am like "I know ,that was me ".  He thought that was quite funny.


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Senku (conocido también con el nombre de  Solitario o Uno Solo, y en inglés como Peg Solitaire es un juego de tablero solitario abstracto de origen francés Originalmente era llamado "un soldado" o "uno solo", pero comenzó a tener popularidad a partir de este nombre.

Historia

El juego surge por primera vez en Francia en 1687 en el retrato de Ana de Rohan-Chabot, Princesa de Soubise a cargo del artista Claude-Auguste Berey y fue seguramente jugado en la corte de Luis XIV. En agosto de 1687, el periódico literario francés Mercure de France publció la descripción del juego, así como sus reglas y posibles jugadas.
En Inglaterra fue nombrado recién en 1746.

Reglas
Se juega con un tablero con diferentes formas según el modelo o el lugar de origen. Al inicio del juego están todos los espacios ocupados, excepto por uno. El jugador debe mover una pieza por vez. Las piezas solo pueden moverse capturando mediante un "salto" sobre otra, como en las damas. Solo se puede capturar en horizontal o en vertical, nunca en diagonal. Así, al principio, solo pocas tienen posibilidad de moverse, capturando una. El objetivo del juego es eliminar todas las piezas, dejando solo una en el tablero.

Variantes

Algunas de las variantes del juego son:
 Senku Superior (o Senku Hogar): consiste en colocar al principio todas las piezas en uno de los extremos de la cruz y dos laterales al espacio central.
 Senku Cruz: consiste en colocar todas las piezas al principio formando una flecha (o cruz) hacia arriba.
 Senku Diamante: consiste en colocar las piezas en todo el tablero excepto en las puntas de los extremos, formando un rombo.
 Senku Suma (o Senku Más): comienza con las piezas en forma de cruz o un signo algebraico de suma.
 Senku Pirámide: comienza con las fichas formando un triángulo.
 Versión europea: Se juega con un tablero con espacios adicionales.
[[Archivo:Peg Solitaire game board shapes.svg|izquierda|Variantes del juego:
(1) Estilo francés (europeo), 37 casillas, Siglo XVII;
(2) J. C. Wiegleb, 1779, Alemania, 45 casillas;
(3) Versión asimétrica en 3-3-2-2 descrita por George Bell, siglo XX;
(4) Estilo inglés (estándar), 33 casillas;
(5) Diamante, 41 casillas;
(6) Triangular, 15 casillas.
La casilla gris es para la ficha que queda al final.]

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Programa de código libre para jugar al solitario
 Solitario para Android
 Solitario para iOS
 Solitario para Windows Phone
 Solitario online

Juegos de tablero abstractos
Rompecabezas

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Justia › US Law › Case Law › North Carolina Case Law › North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions › 1953 › Tillis v. Calvine Cotton Mills
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Tillis v. Calvine Cotton Mills
76 S.E.2d 376 (1953)
238 N.C. 124
TILLIS v. CALVINE COTTON MILLS, Inc. et al.
No. 522.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
*377 G. T. Carswell, B. Irvin Boyle and James F. Justice, Charlotte, for plaintiff, appellant.
Clayton & Sanders, Charlotte, for defendants, appellees.
JOHNSON, Justice.
This proceeding to examine the plaintiff before trial was under the procedure prescribed by Chapter 760, Session Laws of *378 1951, now codified as G.S. § 1-568.1 through 1-568.27. This Act repealed the former statutes dealing with examination of parties before trial. G.S. §§ 1-568 through 1-576.
The statute directs that a party may be examined adversely for the purpose of obtaining evidence to be used at the trial, G.S. § 1-568.3(2); and where the pleadings have been filed on both sides, an examination may be had as "a matter of right". G.S. § 1-568.9(c).
Here the pleadings are in on both sides. The defendant's preliminary affidavit on which the order below is based meets statutory requirements. G.S. § 1-568.11. See also Douglas v. Buchanan, 211 N.C. 664, 191 S.E. 736.
Therefore under our usual procedure the appeal will be dismissed as premature. Abbitt v. Gregory, 196 N.C. 9, 144 S.E. 297. See also Brown v. E. H. Clement Co., 203 N.C. 508, 166 S.E. 515; Whitehurst v. Hinton, 184 N.C. 11, 113 S.E. 500; Monroe v. Holder, 182 N.C. 79, 108 S.E. 359; Pender v. Mallett, 122 N.C. 163, 30 S.E. 324; Holt v. Southern Finishing & Warehouse, 116 N.C. 480, 21 S.E. 919; Vann v. Lawrence, 111 N.C. 32, 15 S.E. 1031; City of Shelby v. Lackey, 235 N.C. 343, 69 S.E.2d 607; City of Raleigh v. Edwards, 234 N.C. 528, 67 S.E.2d 669.
A consideration of the appeal on its merits as in Knight v. Little, 217 N.C. 681, 9 S.E.2d 377, would avail the plaintiff no substantial relief. A bill of particulars and discovery under our statutes are not inconsistent remedies; rather, they are concurrent and cumulative remedies. G.S. § 1-150 and G.S. § 1-568.1 et seq.; 71 C.J.S., Pleading, §§ 376, 388, 393, pages 799, 816, 824. Therefore the defendants were not put to an election in applying for a bill of particulars. Randle v. Grady, 228 N.C. 159, 45 S.E.2d 35; 18 Am.Jur., Election of Remedies, Sections 9 through 13. Moreover, it is noted that some, at least, of the interrogatories submitted by the defendants as the basis for their motion for leave to examine the plaintiff would seem to be unobjectionable. See Grandy v. Walker, 234 N.C. 734, 68 S.E.2d 807; 27 C.J.S., Discovery, § 61, note 65.
Besides, the provisions of G.S. §§ 1-568.17 and 1-568.18 and related statutes furnish the plaintiff adequate protection against harrassment or the hazard of untoward consequences on refusal to answer such of the interrogatories as appear to be unduly repetitious or beyond the proper scope of examination. See also G.S. § 1-568.23(d).
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Q: Use SourceGenerator with dependencies in same solution Hi I'm trying to write a SourceGenerator that uses the Humanizer package (This package is only needed while generating code and should not be added as a reference in the project that uses the SourceGenerator)
So I have the following files:
TestSourceGenerator\TestSourceGenerator.csproj
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
        <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
        <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
        <IsRoslynComponent>true</IsRoslynComponent>
        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
        <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);_AddAnalyzersToOutput</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
        <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ItemGroup>
        <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" PrivateAssets="all" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common" Version="4.1.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="4.1.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
    </ItemGroup>

    <Target Name="_AddAnalyzersToOutput">
        <ItemGroup>
            <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)\$(AssemblyName).dll" PackagePath="analyzers/dotnet/cs" Pack="true" Visible="false" />
            <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)\Humanizer.dll" PackagePath="analyzers/dotnet/cs" Pack="true" Visible="false" />
        </ItemGroup>
    </Target>

</Project>

TestSourceGenerator\SourceGenerator.cs
using System.Text;
using Humanizer;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;

namespace TestSourceGenerator;

[Generator]
public class SourceGenerator : ISourceGenerator
{
    public void Execute(GeneratorExecutionContext context)
    {

        var builder = new StringBuilder(1024);

        builder.AppendLine(@$"using System;
namespace {context.Compilation.Assembly.ContainingNamespace?.Name ?? context.Compilation.Assembly.Name};
static class AssemblyInformation {{
    public static string Name = ""{context.Compilation.AssemblyName}"";
    public static string HumanizedName = ""{context.Compilation.AssemblyName.Humanize()}"";
}}
");

        context.AddSource("AssemblyInformation.cs", SourceText.From(builder.ToString(), Encoding.UTF8));
    }

    public void Initialize(GeneratorInitializationContext context)
    {

    }
}

TestSourceGenerator\Properties\launchSettings.json
{
  "profiles": {
    "Profile 1": {
      "commandName": "DebugRoslynComponent",
      "targetProject": "..\\ConsoleApp1\\ConsoleApp1.csproj"
    }
  }
}

ConsoleApp1\ConsoleApp1.csproj
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\TestSourceGenerator\TestSourceGenerator.csproj" OutputItemType="Analyzer" ReferenceOutputAssembly="true"  />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

ConsoleApp1\Program.cs
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + AssemblyInformation.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + AssemblyInformation.HumanizedName);

Every thing works as expected when I debug the SourceGenerator using Profile 1.
But if I try to compile ConsoleApp1 it complains that it can't find the Humanizer even when its there
Generator 'SourceGenerator' failed to generate source. It will not contribute to the output and compilation errors may occur as a result. Exception was of type 'FileNotFoundException' with message 'Could not load file or assembly 'Humanizer, Version=2.14.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=979442b78dfc278e' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.'

What am I missing?
I have verified that Humanizer is part of the nuget file when I pack the SourceGenerator.
A copy of the code can be found here: https://github.com/AnderssonPeter/TestSourceGenerator


What's the Difference between "Major," "Significant," and all those other Federal Rule Categories?
Not knowing what to call regulatory actions nor how to clearly disclose their impact is a significant but artificially created obstacle to addressing regulatory overreach. As the administrative state grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the significance of the various kinds of significant and major rules—as well as of the myriad seemingly minor rules. Policy makers need to increase democratic accountability for the rules and mandates with which Americans contend by reclaiming its Article I lawmaking power and ending over-delegation to the executive branch.
To facilitate this, lawmakers should inventory and simplify the federal bureaucracy's increasingly confusing nomenclature, which includes rule categories like "major," "non-major," "significant," "economically significant," and numerous others. That streamlining must also extend to guidance documents, memoranda, interpretive bulletins, and other issuances that agencies use to implement policy without going through the Administrative Procedure Act's notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements.
Reporting on rules, especially on major ones, could be refined by deciding between the terms "significant" or "major" rules to create more uniformity, by greatly expanding reporting of guidance, and by subjecting guidance to reforms that treat guidance and other policy-implementing agency documents like ordinary rules.
The streamlined categories could be given greater clarity by assigning cost estimate tiers to rules—such as for example, those with estimated annual costs above $50 million and below $100 million, above $100 million and below $150 million, and so on. Further clarity would come from segregating regulations by categories such as paperwork, economic, social, safety, environmental; and those addressing agency internal operations.
This regulatory complexity helps preserve a large, unwieldy, and unaccountable bureaucracy that deadens our economy and society. It is time for some nomenclature scrubbing.


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Q: Install font without messing up firefox I installed the Roboto font to be able to use it in LibreOffice:
mv ~/Downloads/Roboto ~/.fonts/

This works fine, the font can be used in LibreOffice as intended. However, for some reason firefox now thinks that it should use "Roboto Black" as the default font for all websites that rely on "font-family: system-ui;", making them essentially unreadable (this affects many "major" websites, like twitter, linkedin, etc)

*

*Why does firefox think it should use this particular font? The font is not referenced in the firefox settings (screenshot) and there are other fonts installed in ~/.fonts/, so why this one?

*Gnome Tweaks (screenshot) doesn't mention Roboto at all

*How can I revert this behaviour, but still keep using the Roboto font in LibreOffice?

Ubuntu 18.04, Firefox 68.0.1 installed via apt repo (no snaps).


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Q: Android: Is it possible to hide the top part of the actionbar but keep the bottom bar with the overflow buttons currently i am using ActionbarSherlock.
Right now, my apps has a Bar at top and a bar at the bottom with overflowed buttons.
I want a custom header bar and do not want to try to theme the Actionbar header bar, but I want to keep the bottom bar with the buttons.
Is it possible to hide the Header bar portion of the ActionBar?
ActionBar().hide() hides both top and bottom bars.

A: According to the action bar doc ("Using split action bar"): add uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow" to the corresponding  manifest element. Then use setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false) and setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false). The tabs move are moved into the - now empty - top bar.


It's a bit of a strange one for a Monday motivation, but life is a sea of uncertainty. We are tossed upon its waves, smooth sometimes, rough at others. The thing to remember is to keep moving with the changes, to never forget the past, but always keep looking toward the future.


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Q: Displaying iso-8859-1 encoded content in WebView I am obtaining HTML coded content from an SQlite database that I would like to display in a WebView . I am currently using:
public class ShowAbstracts extends Activity {
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
 {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
    if (extras != null) {
         String body = extras.getString(DatabaseHelper.KEY_BODY);
         WebView webview = new WebView(this);
         setContentView(webview);
         String summary = " "+body+" ";
         webview.loadData(summary, "text/html", "iso-8859-1");
    }
 }
}

It works in that it opens a WebView and displays the contents but I get strange characters and for some content it just crashes. The Database is ISO-8859-1 encoded.
Is there any way to take care of the special characters in my database content and display them properly?
Thanks very much in advance!
Rik

A: Success!
Solving this was a combination of 3 things:

*

*uri encoding the string

*pasting a head in the HTML string identifying utf-8 encoding

*installing LibreOffice which allowed the xls file used for generating the SQLite database to be saved as a csv file with utf-8 encoding (as far as I can tell not possible from MS Office Excel).

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 public class ShowAbstracts extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
        if (extras != null) {
           String body = extras.getString(DatabaseHelper.KEY_BODY);
           WebView webview = new WebView(this);
           setContentView(webview);
           String summary = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>"+body+" ";
           String uri = Uri.encode(summary);
           webview.loadData(uri, "text/html", "utf-8");
        }
    }
}

A: The api for WebView (http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html) says that the the data argument must be URI-escaped (http://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/URLEncoder.html).
Also, when you have a string, the encoding has already been done. You have to see to that the string is created using the correct encoding (for Android the default is UTF-8).


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2019, Volume 74, Issue 4(448)
Integral norm discretization and related problems
F. Dai, A. Prymak, V. N. Temlyakov, S. Yu. Tikhonov 3
Critical configurations of solid bodies and the Morse theory of MIN functions
O. V. Ogievetsky, S. B. Shlosman 59
Sobolev-orthogonal systems of functions and some of their applications
I. I. Sharapudinov 87
Vladimir Andreevich Uspensky (27/11/1930–27/6/2018)
S. I. Adian, N. N. Andreev, L. D. Beklemishev, S. S. Goncharov, Yu. L. Ershov, Yu. V. Matiyasevich, Yu. S. Osipov, M. R. Pentus, V. A. Plungyan, E. V. Rakhilina, V. A. Sadovnichii, A. L. Semenov, S. G. Tatevosov, V. M. Tikhomirov, A. Kh. Shen 165
Asymptotics of rapidly oscillating solutions of the generalized Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers equation
S. A. Kaschenko 181
Recurrence for free semigroups of measurable maps
M. L. Blank 183
On algebraic-geometry methods for constructing flat diagonal metrics of a special form
E. V. Glukhov, O. I. Mokhov 185
Finite-dimensional DG algebras and their properties
D. O. Orlov 187
$GL_{NM}$ quantum dynamical $R$-matrix based on solution of the associative Yang–Baxter equation
I. A. Sechin, A. V. Zotov 189
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Don't be afraid to tell your story. Work with others who have an interest in your story to get it done (which includes your camera and movie crew). Be open to others' ideas about your dream because they might have some good points that you haven't thought of. A really good class.
Great insights into techniques and processes that will help me grow as a producer and director. Looking forward to taking additional classes that will round-out my education and film making skill set. Thanks so much!!!!
"'Apollo 13' was the most challenging editorial project that I've ever been involved with, I believe, and I've been in some very challenging ones ('Rush' was a huge challenge, 'Back Draft,' very very challenging; in its own way, 'Frost/Nixon,' very challenging). But the nature of telling the story of Apollo 13 in an authentic way suggested to me that I needed to look at the crisis from three different perspectives, and each step along the way that the suspense there needed to be filtered through three different perspectives: the astronauts themselves, the mission control team who was trying to rescue them and do everything they could from thousands of miles away, and the family at home that actually had communication with mission control and no way to talk back, but between what was on the TV and what they were hearing over the NASA speaker was keeping them on the edge of their seat and emotionally wrought. So I fully shot every crisis point, from all three vantages. And it was not until we reached the editing room that we began to focus the way in which we were going to develop each of these crises. And I knew I wanted them to unfold in different ways from different perspectives so sometimes you'd feel it more from the family, sometimes you'd feel it more from mission control, and of course many times you'd want to be there alongside the astronauts. Well these were editorial decisions, ultimately. And it required months of editing, re-editing, looking at scenes, looking at entire sequences, looking at entire movies and taking notes while watching it, and then having these long conversations. And days and days of going through the film, stopping and going. And there were some scenes that without any re-shooting were completely re-cut and re-engineered to reflect some other insight. We would literally do things like use one or two lines on camera and then record new dialogue to try to clarify a moment of tension and crisis, and let that play over somebody's head, or off camera or over in a wide shot where you couldn't tell what the people were saying. And we were able to invent scenes that ratcheted up the tension and made it more emotional, and all of that is about discovering the possibilities of the footage, the material you have in the editing room. By the time you see a scene back and forth a number of times, and try beginning in a different place, or using a different shot to start than the one you had initially planned, ending at a different point - because one of the things you're looking for, of course, is not just refining the elements of that scene to deliver its full potential, but you also have to think about the scenes that preceded, the scenes that follow it; its meaning to the entire story. When you recognize that a scene could perhaps achieve more, or be clearer or be more mysterious, that generally boils down to some kind of a re-editing to try to play with the shots and the footage to create a different rhythm and therefore a different feeling and a set of impulses or data that are coming to the viewer."
"The editing style is often borne out of a nature of the central characters. You're telling the story through these characters, and so often they set a feeling or a rhythm. 'Cinderella Man' was an interesting combination; because on the one hand it's the depression, it's a very humanistic, honorable but everyday kind of central hero, and whenever we were in his world, there was something about him that was modest. It was harsh, it reflected his lack of resources as a father and a husband. And there was a kind of simplicity to it and a sense of pressure, a bit of darkness around him -usually with some warm light that they were kind of hovering around. And the editing and the camerawork followed that, with him. In the ring, he became a different person with a different objective, and the intensity and the violence often suggested and demanded tight cuts, short cuts, explosions - and that was the paradox of Jim Braddock, is that he was a kind, gentle, honorable man away from the ring, but when he was fighting for his family, he would do anything to win - if it was honorable. He was a uniquely, remarkably great guy, principled guy. 'Frost/Nixon' has some similarities because there is a kind of combat, and Salvatore Totino, the cinematographer, and the editors worked on both projects. We were very open about the fact that some of the interview scenes needed to have that same kind of combative intensity, and we should use some of the cutting patterns and some of the stylistic choices that we had used in 'Cinderella Man,' which we had made four or five years before. It was really fun to see how we could take this verbal combat and make it a little more visceral and intense for the audience. And the shooting mattered, but so did the editing. So those scenes are cut in a way that's a little bit similar to some of the punch exchanges in 'Cinderella Man.' But away from those interview scenes, 'Frost/Nixon' has a very different editorial rhythm, because David Frost was a completely different kind of a protagonist. He was glamorous, he was fast, bright; sexier, more kinetic environment that he was in. So that suggested another kind of pace, and another kind of editing rhythm. So I needed to have a sense of that in staging the scenes - more camera movement, shorter cuts, more variety, not using the same shot repeatedly, or not staying in the same shot for a long time, but having lots of coverage, lots of angles. And the editors saw that, saw the way I was approaching it, and understood the kind of pace that we were going for, which was much more contemporary and just pacier, breathless almost, in places."
"Ultimately, however, editors are not the people who are supposed to decide what the final cut is. Whether the director has final cut in a contract or not, I believe that the best films benefit from this sort of single oversight, and that's the director. But I work very closely with editors who are extremely talented and very creative. It's another one of those key collaborations that yields a set of options and ultimately, it's my job to choose the approach. Same with director of photography and all these other categories - yes, they have a tremendous amount of autonomy and authority, but they're all reporting to the CEO of the movie, and that's the director. You and your editor - assuming you are working with somebody in that capacity - need to have a conversation early on. And the conversation needs to go something like this: (editor to director) 'Do you want to let me know which takes you liked the most, or do you want me to watch the footage and make my own autonomous decisions?' The director's answer could be A or B; A would be, 'No I'll tell you which takes that I like, and I'll even give you a sense of how I think the scene should be edited together. Either I'll call you on the phone, we'll watch the dailies together, or I'll send you a memo, an email, some notes.'Or it could be B, which is, 'I know how I think it should go together, or the options for the ways it could go together. But why don't you creatively see what the scene says to you and try it?' Because I've always got my plan; that's not going anywhere. And yet you may have a great new idea. So that's that initial conversation; we'll assume that they picked A. Follow the director's notes as best you can. It's a good idea for the editor and the director to meet whenever possible; sometimes it's on the weekend, sometimes days after shooting, sometimes it can be a stint over the Internet. You can just download a scene or two and look at it, so that the director learns a couple of things: the director first learns that the scenes are coming together in a way that may not be exactly refined and it may not include all the choices that the director has in mind, but basically, it looks good; the actors feel right in their characters, the approach is working. It may reveal some disappointments, and that will give the director a chance to analyze those, come to terms with them, and either make some adjustments or not. But at least that's an opportunity before the whole movie is finished to make some decisions. It's very important and helpful if the editor can be working quickly, right behind the principal photography, and sharing scenes with the director as soon as possible."
"Editing is the process where the movie or the television show is actually made. Everything else is gathering the raw materials, as my friend George Lucas likes to say. It's also the place where you can execute your final rewrite. Because there are so many creative decisions still to be made during the editing, and so much that you learn about the story is it that you want to tell. One of the most exciting but daunting things about the editing process, it's the time in which you actually come to terms with the possibilities of your story. Everything else has been sort of a hope, a belief. Now in very tangible ways, you're looking at what your story actually has to say. What does it convey? How effective can it be? Now if the results of that are unsatisfactory for you or your audience, there's still a lot you can do about it. And that is what it's important to understand: that despite your plan, despite everything that went into all the choices that you made from the script through the casting to the production design, the budgeting, the scheduling, the shooting - it doesn't matter what you thought you were doing or what you hoped you were going to get. What matters now is what you have to work with. So it's important to put all of that behind you and have an open mind. I always like to turn to the editors when I see a scene that's not working very well, and I like to say, 'What idiot directed that scene?' Because it's just a way of formally putting all that behind us - it doesn't matter. This is the task at hand. A good editor is proficient, is professional, is willing, hardworking, and doesn't have a lot of ego, is willing to follow direction, has good, solid taste. A great editor is somebody who has all of those qualities and yet can look at a scene in a slightly different way, has superb taste, and a creative imagination that inspires him or her to re-edit the scenes in ways that the director didn't present. That weren't necessarily scripted in a particular way, might reorder some of the dialogue. Might structurally reshape things. I wouldn't want that to be the primary initial cut, but I love it when an editor has the confidence to take some sort of creative authorship over a scene and have it as an alternate version."
Man... This is all so beautiful. Since I was very little my parents have taught me to stay on through and watch while all the credits roll after watching a movie, and to this day we´re always the last ones sitting in the theatre. In fact, we get kicked out so people can clean up. Reading through every name and telling my mom as a kid that I could never possibly remember all the names or understand everything these people do. And as I study this Master Class and begin to understand all the people and posts and minds and hearts that come together to create a film is just INCREDIBLE. My affinity and admiration just keeps on raising and raising... Here´s to Art and here´s to this wonderful man and director.
I have learned the hard way, to be diligent in gathering many takes, so as to be more creative with editing. So important.
Sounds like Ron is a Producer/Director. Many of the task he has described, especially casting and editing, sound like something the Producer would do in conjunction with the Director, but the Producer would have final responsibility. Isn't that why we have theatrical releases and Director's Cut's. The theatrical release of Blade Runner is what the film is known for. I'd like to see a Masterclass by a studio producer. Saw Spike Lee's, but he also directs. I want to see one by a Producer who does not direct. Just to get a different view point. Thanks for the Masterclass. Leaning a lot and a lot more to learn. This has been one of the best, if not the best, I've seen.
Yeah the editing process really is when you actually make the movie. Sure the filming etc is apart of it. But its the editing when its really being made. Awesome lesson Ron!!!. Thank you so much!!!.


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In Honor of Willis "Bing" Davis
"Someone once told me to express best what is closest to us. I think creative expression is a human endowment. What I try to do when I make art is to make things that are uniquely my own, but yet make what I see and what I experience."Willis "Bing" Davis
The Miami Valley region is fortunate to have a renowned artist, educator, arts advocate and community servant in Willis "Bing" Davis. No living American artist better embodies the true spirit of African American art than Bing Davis. A product of the Dayton Public Schools, this world-renowned artist has had works exhibited in private and public collections in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, England, West Africa and Russia.
A graduate of DePauw University, he taught high school art while pursuing a master's degree at Miami University. In 1967 he accepted the position of Art Director for the Living Arts Center, an experimental after-school program for exceptional children in Dayton. There, his innovative work with young people led to national recognition. He later taught at DePauw and traveled abroad to Africa to explore traditional African Art. From 1978 until 1999, he has served as chairperson of the School of Art at Central State University and as director of the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center.
He is an art advocate as exemplified through his participation in many arts organizations, among them, the Ohio Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and Letters for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District.
The Dayton Community has been touched and enriched by his artistry and creativity through his numerous visits to schools, community centers, churches and organizations. Bing Davis serves as an outstanding role model to inspire young people to pursue excellence.
Since 1993 over 84 African American students from Montgomery County have been awarded nearly $65,000 to pursue a major or concentration in the Arts, especially the Visual Arts.
Twentig Incorporated Endowment Fund (Willis "Bing" Davis Scholarship)