With Christmas now less than two weeks away, you may be feeling relaxed, safe in the knowledge that all the shopping is done - or you may still be worrying what to get people and starting to panic a little. If you fall into the latter of these two, you may be in need of relaxing getaway and Star Clippers may be able to offer the perfect tonic.
Throughout December, the tall ship line will be operating Christmas and New Year sailings in and around the islands of Cuba. With temperatures reaching the mid to high 20's, you will be able to soak up the sun from the top deck as you travel to a range of vibrant and colourful towns and cities. Both sailings will take you aboard the Star Flyer, with the nine-night Christmas sailing departing out of Cienfuegos on 18th December and the ten-night New Year sailing departing out of the Cuban capital of Havana on the 27th December.
After getting a taste for the impressive Cuban city of Cienfuegos and having a chance to visit smaller islands including Isla de la Juventud, you will celebrate Christmas Day in one of the most isolated areas on the south-western coast. There are no regular buses to this area and only a single hotel in the whole of the area. Arriving at this almost exclusive area, you will discover expansive warm sand that provide the perfect place to soak up the Christmas sun and enjoy a truly special celebration. Maria La Gorda is also an ideal location to partake in a spot of diving, with opportunities to see an abundance of vibrant and colourful marine life.
Yes, you did read that correctly. After sailing out of the flamboyant capital city of Havana and visiting the relaxing beach island of Cayo Largo, you will reach Cayo Rico - a hidden gem that is particularly known for its population of indigenous iguanas. The island is so isolated and receives so few tourists that it is likely that iguanas will outnumber the number of fellow tourists. Peace and quiet can be enjoyed for the day while soaking in a surrounding that is synonymous with paradise. Swaying palms, powder-sand beaches and crystal clear waters in which you can admire the vibrant coral and marine life. What more could you ask for?
Cuba is not the only place where you can enjoy a festive escape this winter. Star Clippers is also operating a series of traditional tall ship sailings in other regions of the world including South-East Asia and around the Grenadine and Windward Islands of the Caribbean.
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The holiday season is fast approaching. This means that it's time to start thinking of the perfect presents for your nearest and dearest. Here's one idea; instead of racking your brains thinking of gifts that they might not want and probably won't use, how about giving a shisha instead? There are always many benefits to giving shisha as a present, especially over Christmas. Here are five reasons why you should give the gift of shisha this December.
Christmas can be hectic and many will need to unwind after the big day is over and done with. That's why shishas are handy. Shishas promote relaxation and therefore the person receiving the gift will really appreciate the downtime that they can enjoy with it.
Shisha pipes won't break the bank. Instead, they are rather affordable. Unlike other gifts, they make for great value because they can be used again and again, with very little effort involved.
Yes, the weather actually plays a part in what makes shisha so great around winter. Because it's so cold and chilly outdoors, people are always looking for a good reason to stay inside and avoid the frosty weather – and a shisha can provide them with a great pastime for the evenings and weekends! Don't worry, when it warms up they can always venture out to an Edgware Road shisha bar instead.
A lot of people give up drinking after Christmas because of Dry January. Therefore, they might need another social element to gather their friends together. Why not shisha? Shisha isn't just fun, it also comes without the many health issues associated with consuming alcoholic beverages.
You can put your own special touch on the shisha by giving careful consideration to its colour and appearance. As an added gift, you can also choose a whole range of shisha flavours depending on who the gift is going to and what you think they would prefer.
You can browse for different shisha products on our easy-to-use website. This includes components such as pipes, hoses, flavours and handy accessories like mouth tips.


Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for 6 games following NFL personal conduct violations.
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's appeal of his six-game suspension stretches to its third day on Thursday, with little indication so far as to how arbitrator Harold Henderson will rule on the case.
Few details have emerged so far about the hearing, which is reportedly being held in New York and is expected to conclude today, according to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio. At present, Elliott's suspension is set to begin on Sept. 2 and extend through the first six games of the 2017 NFL season.
As the case's arbitrator, Henderson has full authority to determine whether to uphold, reduce or reverse Elliott's suspension. If the hearing concludes Thursday, Henderson will have five days to reach a decision in order for the suspension to take effect for Week One of the season, Florio notes. Henderson took control after being appointed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
The NFL suspended Elliott without pay earlier this month after a year-long investigation into allegations that the 22-year-old running back physically abused his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Thompson, on multiple occasions in July 2016. While Elliott was never arrested or charged with a crime in connection to the allegations, NFL officials determined there was sufficient evidence to warrant a suspension under the league's personal conduct policy.
League rules mandate an automatic six-game penalty for domestic violence, with a lifetime ban to follow for any subsequent violations. The NFL is empowered to act regardless of whether a player was charged or convicted of a crime.
The Associated Press noted on Tuesday that there was "no timetable" for the hearing's completion. If upheld, the suspension is projected to cost Elliott nearly $2 million in lost salary and bonus repayments.


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Dragon boat races are go
By Lynn Lee / CONTRIBUTING REPORTER
Despite fears that Typhoon Chebi would disrupt the races, the 2001 Taipei International Dragon Boat Race Championship went off without a hitch. \nWith roughly 105 teams competing in eleven divisions, the three days of preliminaries have yielded numerous electrifying races. \nIn the men's open division, the Hsintien City Administrative Office team -- the winners of last year's Presidential Cup -- are currently sitting in pole position after their narrow 0.96-second victory against the Hsintien City Dragon Boat team. \nIn the women's open division, the Taipei Physical Education College team currently holds the top spot. The top teams in the open divisions, which are the largest divisions, are usually the strongest contenders for the Presidential Cup. \nAs the competition is double-elimination, teams sitting at the top of the winner's bracket are at an advantage, as the only team that can displace them has to first work their way up through the loser's bracket, and then defeat the team in the winner's bracket twice. \nIn the men's international division, Thailand and the Phoenix Sister Cities Connection are competing for the top spot. \nAs in previous years, communication problems have plagued the teams in this division as all announcements are made in Chinese. \nSeveral teams, including two Japanese teams, the Aqua Fortis Dragon Boat Rowing team from the Philippines, and a team from Hawaii, have had to forfeit a race at some point during the three-day preliminaries because they didn't realize it was time for their team to report to the docks. \nFor some teams in the international division, the races are already over. Janie Moor from England, who is serving as captain of the Taipei Language Institute team for her second year and participating for her third, was happy with her team's fifth place finish. \n"The team really came together in their last couple of races, and I'm pleased with their performance-this is the best result we've had in years. The camaraderie was just brilliant." \nOther teams, such as the Center for Chinese Language and Culture's men's team, continue to fight their way up through the loser's bracket. \nSteven Blessing from the US and the captain of this year's team said his boat's chances were pretty good. "The team has performed admirably despite running into several setbacks, including members becoming sick with colds, fever, food poisoning, and the like following our competition last weekend at Bitan.
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DOUBLES VICTORY: The men's doubles pairing of Taiwanese Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin downed Malaysians Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi, and face South Koreans today Men's badminton world No. 2 Chou Tien-chen yesterday marched into the semi-finals of the Thailand Open, defeating younger opponent Lee Zii-jia 21-17, 21-15 after a rally, while Tai Tzu-ying had no trouble getting past her Canadian opponent in the women's singles. The top male Taiwanese credited calm and focus in securing his win after briefly falling behind against his 22-year-old Malaysian opponent. "I think I had more patience against him and I won most of the long rallies," the 31-year-old Chou said of Lee. "He wanted to attack [too much] and maybe he lost some focus," Chou said. In today's semi-finals, second-seeded Chou faces

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Q: regexp not matching all pattern I have a regexp pattern for matching simple regexp, this can catch all pattern in text but not the first..
My pattern is
/\/((?:.| )+)\//g

My text is
|==== Données ====>
    byteCode =
    {
        id : [],
        tag : [],
        ast : []
    };
<==== Données ====|

|==== Filtres ====>
    *EspaceBlanc        => /\t|\n| /                ;;
<==== Filtres ====|

|==== Terminaux ====>
    $PrefixeId          => /#/                      ;;
    $$Mot               => /[0-9aA-zZ-]/            ;;
    $SufixeInstruction  => /;/                      ;;
    $Separateur         => /,/                      ;;
    $Enfant             => /:/                      ;;
    $$Portée            => /\|/ :: caractère.length ;;
<==== Terminaux ====|

|==== NonTerminaux ====>
    @Tag => $Mot ::
    {
        const nomTag = uniSem[0].toSource();
        const index = byteCode.tag.indexOf(nomTag);
        // Si indexTag non présent Alors index ajout byte code
        return (index >= 0)? index: (byteCode.tag.push(nomTag) - 1);
    };;

    @Id => ~$PrefixeId, $Mot :: byteCode.id.push(uniSem[1].toSource() ) - 1;

    @Elément => @Tag, [@Id] ::
    {
        const indexTag = uniSem[0].toSource();
        const id = (uniSem[1] )? uniSem[1].toSource() : -1;
        return byteCode.ast.push([indexTag, id] ) - 1;
    };;

    @InstructionSimple => @Elément, ~$SufixeInstruction :: uniSem[0].toSource();;

    @Instruction =>
    $Elément, ~$Enfant,
    [{ @Elément, ~$Separateur } ],
    @InstructionSimple ::
    {
        const idParent = uniSem[0].toSource();
        for(let i = 1, iMax = uniSem.length - 1; i < iMax; i++)
        {
            byteCode.ast[idParent].push(uniSem[i].toSource() );
        }
        // ajout de InstructionSimple
        return byteCode.ast[idParent].push(uniSem[uniSem.length - 1].toSource() );
    };
<==== NonTerminaux ====|

|==== Terminale ====>
    console.log('C\'est la fin!!');
<==== Terminale ====|

All regex are matched but this one fails:
/\t|\n| /

Source code:
const motif = /\/((?:.| )+)\//g;
//source is the text in stackoverflow description
let trouvé = null;
while(trouvé = motif.exec(source))
{
    console.log('trouvé!!', trouvé.index);
}

Result:

*

*trouvé!! 210

*trouvé!! 236

*trouvé!! 278

*trouvé!! 308

*trouvé!! 335

*trouvé!! 363

*trouvé!! 367

*trouvé!! 697

*trouvé!! 983

Expected:

*

*trouvé!! 136

*trouvé!! 210

*trouvé!! 236

*trouvé!! 278

*trouvé!! 308

*trouvé!! 335

*trouvé!! 363

*trouvé!! 367

*trouvé!! 697

*trouvé!! 983

https://jsfiddle.net/4bx7hboz/5/
EDIT:
The pattern match on  regexr.com or regex101.com.
This doens't works in console because "\t" of the not find was parsed and the pattern don't match \t parsed...
I reflect on a way for storing string without parsing words represent special character such as \t.
Thank you for your help and don't worry about language of my text (It isn't javascript).

A: After research, the strange behavior is engendred by the use of
var = '/\tstring/';

In this case the string contained by var was parsed and \t transformed in one character(code 9).
For allow the regexp to make matching special word such as \t you do to don't parse string with

var = String.raw `/\tstring/\`;

In fact with this solution you can differenciate \t of special caracter code 9

If you're interested by a regex for finding regexp pattern you can use this:
/\/([^*].*)\//

Thank to @Thomas and @Bergi
https://jsfiddle.net/matthis/9mnzda3d/2/

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Ok, so a lot of people ask me how I decide on a single photo, or two photos out of the two or three hundred that I sometimes take. So I thought I'd write a bit about my process. Most of the time I'm thinking about portraits, but I guess this applies to any set of shots.
I'm always changing the way I work, which wreaks havoc on my system for keeping things straight, but then again, I'm a cluttermonster. I just can't seem to spend time tidying something that's going to get untidy again anyway; I've got better things to do.. though I'm sure my accountant hates me. This is how I've been working for the past year or so.
Oh, and I apologize in advance for jumping between first and third person voices.
I do it in iterations using ratings (I use Lightroom for this purpose and raw conversion, but the same thing could be done in Aperture or iPhoto or Picasa or whatever software you use).
is to do the first glance cut. This is to separate the ones that have no chance from the ones that do. So things like blank frames when the strobe didn't fire, or pictures of the setup while trying to get the exposure right, or subjects eyes closed, goofy face, wardrobe malfunction, or whatnot. Anything that gets by this round gets one star. I then go and delete everything with zero stars, because while I've got a few terabytes of storage it fills up faster that you can ever imagine. This probably cuts it down to about 50% of the original shoot.
is where I get a little zen about it. It's all about the blink moment, and first impressions. Either a photo says something to me or it's just a snapshot. It has Quality or it does not. Photos that say something get 2 stars, those that don't stay at 1.
This is also where if there are multiple shots that are very similar, I choose the best and leave the others at 1 star.
I wish I could explain my process more, but it's not the kind of thing that easily put into words. The one thing I have noticed is that my blink answer is almost always right. This is not the step to stress over (that comes later). Trust yourself and mark the ones that 'feel' right. You should be down to about 40 out of 200 now.
is similar to step 2, but with more stringent standards. This is where I'll start comparing photos. That one's pretty good, but is it on the same level as that other one? Do they both deserve to make it to the next round? If so, give them 3 stars. To make it to 3 stars they have to show some real promise.
If we started with 200, I usually get down to 15-20 by now. This isthe level at which I would feel comfortable showing any one of the shots to most people.
and now we're getting somewhere. The ones you have left are probably a pretty good set. You know when they show screengrabs of iPhoto on the apple site and you say, "ok, no one has photos that all look that good"? Well they must have had the filter on two stars because these should all be pretty decent.
The selection process here is a longer version of step 2. Where there I looked at them each for a second or two, now I bring each one up and take my hand off the mouse (or trackball as I use (or tablet which I sometimes use)) and really look at the photo. I may play around with contrast and exposure and see how it 'pushes'. That is, see how it reacts to manipulation. Does making it a bit warmer or brighter change how I feel about it? Does it spark creativity? and perhaps most importantly, does it make me go "Oooooo" when I stare at it? If so it's 4 star material.
now that I have the final selection, it's time to actually work on them. So I look at what I've got and pick one to open up in photoshop and do some retouching on it. Not final final stuff mind you, just to see how they polish.. if the chrome under the rust is as pretty as it looks.
I usually start with my favorite and then work down. Not all of the 4 star images get this treatment, but the 3 or so that do are the ones that I choose the final from.
The psd files get 5 stars, and if they don't clean up well, the psd gets deleted. So the files with 5 stars are the A students; they're the ones that make me loose my mind trying to decide between.
Is where all of this culminates in the hard decision. Sometimes it's easy and one of them calls out to you. Usually if this happens, it's been your favorite from the start of this process, and sometimes it's even your favorite since you pressed the shutter. Sometimes it's that easy.
Other times it's a nightmare.
OK, here's an example as well as 2 photographs of James Burke. Now... meeting James Burke was one of the top 5 moments of my life, he's been one of my heroes for as long as I can remember so choosing his portrait was especially tough. Plus, when it came to 365, whichever I chose, that's it, it's done and permanently part of the series.
I shot these in Barnes, outside London last August and Andrea will remember what a nutty I staged trying to decide. She like the one on the left, because she said that it was what she remembered he was like. Laughing and painfully friendly. I agreed with her, and I loved the giant smile on his face, but for some reason I kept coming back to the one on the right.
For one, you can see his eyes, which for me is a big thing. I'm all about people's eyes. Secondly, he's an author and historian, so there is a serious nature about him.
I anguished over these two photos for about two hours. Looking at them, putting them aside, arguing with Andrea, looking at them again.
And in the end I chose the one on the right, and that's because I thought to myself "If this were going to be the only photograph of him in 100 years, which should it be?" I decided that the one on the left, while delightfully adorable, was to me, an excellent snapshot. The one on the right was a portrait.
Also, between the two, it was my 'blink' choice. It had higher Quality.
It certainly could have gone either way, and you may have chosen differently, but I'm still happen with the decision. Which to me says that I made the right one.
This process isn't perfect and just because it works for me doesn't mean it works for you. And there are plenty of times where I get it down to 3-4 pictures in 2 rounds instead of 4. Depends on the subject and the goal.
In many ways, I think the process of selection is as important as the taking of the pictures in the first place, because ultimately you'll probably walk away with 2 or 3 finished pictures from a shoot. Which 1% are you going to choose to represent your work?


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Toronto filmmaker takes a shot at capturing shinny mania
By Bruce DeMaraEntertainment Reporter
Fri., March 12, 2010timer3 min. read
A movie musical about hockey? How Canadian, eh?
So Canadian in fact that a host of homegrown hosers are lining up to be part of Score: A Hockey Musical, written and directed by filmmaker Michael McGowan.
McGowan said when he first proposed combining the disparate elements of hockey and music, "I got a laugh from people. I was sort of surprised it hadn't been done in film before. If you get lucky enough and get one of those `why hadn't I thought of that earlier?,' you sort of run with it," McGowan said.
The latest to join the cast is high-brow author Margaret Atwood, who – get this – plays herself and sings.
Nelly Furtado, playing a rabid hockey fan, is also on board, along with ex-NHLers Eddie Shack, Theo Fleury, hockey dad Walter Gretzky, CBC'ers George Stroumbouloupolous and Evan Solomon and musicians Hawksley Workman andDave Bidini.
Marc Jordan and Aussie songbird Olivia Newton-John play the granola-munching parents of the film's protagonist, Farley Jordan, a home-schooled shinny player who has never played a league game but may be hockey's next great "phenom."
It also features some familiar Toronto locations, including the rink at City Hall, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the venerable Weston Arena, with its wooden rafters and catacomb-like hallways and dressing rooms.
Actor Stephen McHattie gets a chance to renew his comedy chops – remember him as Elaine's Svengali-like shrink on Seinfeld? – as the owner of the battling Blades who sees Farley as the team's best hope for victory.
"What attracted me to the role is when they first told me the title. It kind of sounded perfect," McHattie said.
McHattie, who gets the chance to perform in a couple of duets, said moviegoers can expect to see players singing and dancing on ice and pumping their sticks like majorettes' batons.
"It was great fun. With one team against another, it was kind of like two gangs, like West Side Story. And I thought the songs were terrific," McHattie said.
McGowan wrote the lyrics – which he promises actually advance the plot – calling upon Workman, Jordan and the Barenaked Ladies to help out with the music.
Noah Reid, who plays the lead role of Farley, has been acting since he was 8, including a role in the 1983 Terry Fox Story. After graduating from Montreal's National Theatre School, the role is his first in a feature film.
"It's all the things I can do in life: singing, acting and hockey. I thought, `if I can't get this one, well ...'" Reid said.
"I did manage to get my accordion into the movie. We'll see if it makes the final cut," he added, with a laugh.
Because of the way he was raised by flower-children parents, Farley can play the game but can't bring himself to drop the gloves and brawl on ice, Reid said.
"That doesn't go over so well in the world of hockey," he noted wryly.
Despite the overall silliness, Reid said the film does have substance at its core.
"There is a lot of darkness and a peek into the ugly side of hockey and the fact that it has the potential to reel you in to a place where you don't necessarily want to be. I think there's real depth in this story in addition to the fun, fluffy stuff."
McGowan said one of the highlights of filming earlier this month was working with Newton-John, who was given the script by "friends of friends" of one of the film's executive producers.
"She (Newton-John) is one of the nicest people I've ever worked with. She was so generous on set and so much fun. She was singing on set between takes. She just made it so much of a pleasure to work with her."
"I'd never really worked with a huge star like her before and it's so nice when somebody comes in and just wants to be a part of things and brings her own kind of joie de vivre. She was just fabulous," Reid added.
McGowan said the success of previous works, including One Week and St. Ralph, gave him the credibility to get the film financed – always a challenge in this country – with support from Telefilm Canada, the Ontario Media Development Corp. and others.
"I certainly feel lucky that I'm able to make films in this country and they're finding audiences. And for sure, this is unabashedly a Canadian film."
The film is slated for release on Oct. 22 and will be submitted for consideration to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.


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Online jewellery retailer Bluestone's co-founder Gaurav Singh Kushwaha noticed a marked difference among potential employees when he interviewed a few aspirants recently.
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When online furniture retailer Urban Ladder announced an investment by Ratan Tata last week, the company's co-founder Ashish Goel said, "His investment in the company reassures us of the path we have taken towards creating value for customers with great products and exceptional service."
An investment by a successful entrepreneur or an iconic businessman like Tata, NR Narayana Murthy or Azim Premji lends a greater degree of credibility to a start-up than even a highly respected financial investor.
Tata's first personal investment in ecommerce was in online marketplace Snapdeal, in which he invested earlier this year. Premji's family office Premji Invest is also an investor in Delhi based Snapdeal and in online fashion portal Myntra, which was acquired by Flipkart in May. Former Infosys chief Murthy's fund Catamaran Ventures is an investor in beverages startup Hector Beverages.
For Neeraj Kakkar, the co-founder and chief executive of Hector, which raised funding from Catamaran in 2011, the support and advice are the greatest advantages of having someone like Murthy backing him. "But at the time of the funding, the biggest benefit for me was the impact it had on my family," said Kakkar, a former general manager at Coca-Cola's India operations. His father was not happy with his move to start a business. "I clicked a picture with Mr Murthy when he decided to back us and sent it to my father. It put all doubts to rest. That would not have happened with even a large financial investor as my family would not have heard of them before," he said.
According to experts, the impact of a well-known corporate leader is more complex. "A marquee name gives credibility to the company and to the entrepreneur. It is a huge thumbs-up," said Raja Lahiri, a partner at financial advisory firm Grant Thornton India.
Credibility and validation are two of the most important perceived benefits. "An investment by a legendary and respected figure like Mr Tata is an excellent validation of our focused strategy on building a long term enterprise," said co-founder Kunal Bahl, when he announced an investment by Tata in his online marketplace Snapdeal, even as the company already had big-name backers like eBay.
Hector, which sells over two million units of its functional drink brand Tzinga and ethnic beverage brand Paper Boat, needed to get a number of governmental approvals in the early days as it had to set up its own manufacturing unit. "When people in government departments realised that we were backed by Mr Murthy, the files moved faster. His name gave confidence to the retailers we were meeting in the initial days to distribute our products," said Kakkar. "They realised we were not fly-by-night operators."
The article appeared in the Economic Times. The article can be found here.
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You can see how Dewey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dewey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dewey families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 158 Dewey families living in Ontario. This was about 67% of all the recorded Dewey's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dewey families in 1911.
In 1881, a less common occupation for the Dewey family was Machinest. Farmer, Laborer and Servant were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dewey. The most common Dewey occupation in Canada was Farmer. 23% of Dewey's were Farmers.
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Non-linear interactions between the signal and the silica fibre transmission medium begin to appear as optical signal powers are increased to achieve longer span lengths at high bit rates. Consequently, non-linear fibre behaviour has emerged as an important consideration both in high capacity systems and in long unregenerated routes. These non-linearities can be generally categorized as either scattering effects (stimulated Brillouin scattering and stimulated Raman scattering) or effects related to the fibre's intensity dependent index of refraction (self-phase modulation, cross-phase modulation, modulation instability, soliton formation and four-wave mixing). A variety of parameters influence the severity of these non-linear effects, including line code (modulation format), transmission rate, fibre dispersion characteristics, the effective area and non-linear refractive index of the fibre, the number and spacing of channels in multiple channel systems, overall unregenerated system length, as well as signal intensity and source line-width. Since the implementation of transmission systems with higher bit rates than 10 Gbit/s and alternative line codes (modulation formats) than NRZ-ASK or RZ-ASK, described in [b-ITU-T G-Sup.39], non‑linear fibre effects previously not considered can have a significant influence, e.g., intra‑channel cross-phase modulation (IXPM), intra-channel four-wave mixing (IFWM) and non‑linear phase noise (NPN).
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National Anthem (disambiguation)
Historical Chinese anthems
Kazakh wine
Kazakhstan (channel)
A national anthem (also state anthem, national hymn, national song etc.) is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. The majority of national anthems are either marches or hymns in style. The countries of Latin America tend towards more operatic pieces, while a handful of countries use a simple fanfare.
Although national anthems are usually in the most common language of the country, whether de facto' or official, there are notable exceptions-
States with more than one national language may offer several versions of their anthem: for instance, Switzerland's anthem has different lyrics for each of the country's four official languages (French, German, Italian and Romansh). Canada's national anthem has different lyrics in each of the country's official languages (English and French), and on some occasions is sung with a mixture of stanzas taken from its French and English versions. The Irish national anthem was written in English; an Irish translation, although never formally adopted, is now almost always sung.
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A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition.
National Anthem or The National Anthem may also refer to:
The National Anthem, a 1999 account of the composition of the Chinese national anthem
The National Anthem, a 27-episode drama on the composition of the Chinese national anthem
The National Anthem (Black Mirror), an episode of the television series Black Mirror
"National Anthem" (Lana Del Rey song)
"The National Anthem" (song), a song by Radiohead
"National Anthem", a song by The Gaslight Anthem from Handwritten (The Gaslight Anthem album)
"National Anthem", a song by Keith Hudson
"New National Anthem", a song by T.I.
"The New National Anthem", a song by Pierce the Veil
Anthem (disambiguation)
National Flag Anthem (disambiguation), anthems played when hoisting nations' flags
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Historical Chinese anthems comprise a number of Chinese official and unofficial national anthems composed during the early 20th century. Today, there are only two remaining:
Tune of Li Zhongtang
Quasi-official
In 1896, for purposes of diplomatic missions to Western Europe and Russia, Li Hongzhang (Zhongtang being a term of respect for a vizier or prime minister) employed in political lyrics combined with classical Chinese music to created a song later known as "The Tune of Li Zhongtang" (李中堂樂).
Praise the Dragon Flag
After the Department of the Army was established in 1906, Praise the Dragon Flag became the army song, and has been played at formal occasions overseas.
¹兆 usually means one trillion (1012), but it could mean one million (106), and should have that value here in the song for factual accuracy. See Chinese numerals for details.
Cup of Solid Gold (1911–1912)
The Cup of Solid Gold became the official national anthem of the Qing Empire in less than a month when the Wuchang Uprising occurred in 1911. It lasted for about one year until the end of the establishment of the republic. It is in classical Chinese.
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Kazakhstan ( i/ˌkæzækˈstɑːn, ˌkɑː-, -zɑːk-, -ˈstæn/;Kazakh: Қазақстан, Qazaqstan), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country in Central Asia, with a minor part west of the Ural River and thus in Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area and the ninth largest country in the world. Its territory of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi) is larger than all of Western Europe. By 2006, Kazakhstan had become the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. The country has vast mineral resources.
It has borders with (clockwise from the north) Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. With an estimated 18 million people as of 2014, Kazakhstan is the 61st most populous country in the world. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per sq. mi.). The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty.
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Kazakh wine is wine made in Kazakhstan. The roots of the Kazakh wine industry can be traced to the 7th century AD when grapevines were brought to the region from neighboring Uzbekistan and China. While only around 4% of the land in Kazakhstan is ideally situated for viticulture, the country does manage to produce over 6.2 million gallons (236,000 hl) of wine annually from 32,120 acres (13,000 ha). Buoyed by its mineral wealth, the country is an enthusiastic consumer of wine but must import 80% of the 30 m bottles it drinks.
The earliest evidence of viticulture in Kazakhstan appear during the 7th century AD around Shymkent and in the foot hills of Tian Shan in Almaty Province near the Kazakh-Kyrgyzstan border. Vines were believed to have been introduced to the area by traders from the Xinjiang province of China and the Fergana and Samarqand regions of Uzbekistan. Throughout most of Kazakhstan's history, commercial winemaking was conducted on a small scale. In the early 20th century, state-run vineyards in Almaty, Shymkent and Taraz were the largest producers. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there has been renewed interest in the Kazakhstan wine industry with Russia becoming a leading trading partner in Kazakh wine.
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Kazakhstan is the Kazakh state television. It started broadcasting on March 8, 1958. It is a part of the RTRC JSC Kazakhstan. The station broadcasts around the clock in the Kazakh language.
The TV channel is broadcasting from Astana (from December 1, 2012 broadcasts have been moved into a new media center QazMedia Ortalygy in Astana ) and Alma-Ata and has a regional network of branches in all regions of Kazakhstan. Its program schedule consists of information, educational programs, films and TV series in the Kazakh language. In the regions, the channel has different names (Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan – Friendly, etc. ), as local broadcast network affiliates controlled by RTRC JSC Kazakhstan.
The first national television channel in Kazakhstan aired for the first time in 1958. At the time broadcasting was limited to 5 hours a day. By 1987 Kazakhstan was ranked fourth among all Soviet republics by the amount of broadcasting, and second by the number of feature films and documentaries produced.
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Radio Stations - Astana
Nostalgie Almaty 101.8 Oldies Kazakhstan
Tengri FM Rock Kazakhstan
Radio TMK Adult Kazakhstan
Radio NS 90s Kazakhstan
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Q: Declaring an if statement in jquery to show date or not I have three input fields on a page that render dynamically and use the class .datepicker.
I am using this jquery to show the kendoDatePicker on each of the inputs based on the class.
$(document).ready(function ()
{
    $(".datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
        value:new Date()
    });
    $(".datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
        value:new Date()
    });
});

What I need to achieve is something like this:
if the input has a default value do not use value:new Date() if the input does not have a default value use value:new Date().
Basically I need the three inputs to render with the datetimepicker but only include a default value date if they don't have a value on render.

A: You could loop over the elements, and for each one:

*

*Grab the current value

*Assign a date picker

*Use the current value or a new Date() if empty as a default

Here's what that might look like:
$(function() {
    $(".datepicker").each(function() {
        var currentValue = $(this).val();
        $(this).kendoDatePicker({
            value: currentValue == '' ? new Date() : currentValue
        });
    });
    $(".datetimepicker").each(function() {
        var currentValue = $(this).val();
        $(this).kendoDateTimePicker({
            value: currentValue == '' ? new Date() : currentValue
        });
    });
});


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Posting this just to clarify "Nice Fender Mandolin" since so many of those are real dogs.
The National is the real prize, plays like butter and sounds like nothing else in the world, old and new, low fi like a cigar box and rich with Jazzness at the same time.
The Fender has a great character - each string really rings out separately, almost sounds like there's a chorus or something on it.
The Gretsch would be nice if I wanted to hit someone with a mandolin.
Mostly have them tuned a step low, Yank Rachell style. Surprised there's not more Blues mandolin out there.
that national really does sound great.it was good at the festival last year,that's for sure.
Oh damn and hell and piss Lummo.
Where's that beat to hell Delphi you used to play?
That Vermont air is poisoning you.
The Delphi's still the main act - just adding a little novelty to the situation.
texas blues wrote: Oh damn and hell and piss Lummo.
Yes folks the mandolin is a BLUES instrument. urban blues (Johnny Young) and country blues (Yank Rachel).
Yea, Yank Rachell is the man when it comes to Blues Mandolin.
There are some great contemporary players too - Andra Faye and Rich DelGrosso I've been listening to lately.
The "trick" with Blues on a mandolin seems to be tuning low - getting away from those shrill tones and into the Blues zone where things sound a little more like a human voice.
I love bending on a mandolin, too - the twin strings go out of tune with each other, very expressive.
let's not forget fiddlin' joe martin!!!
It's all cool and the gang.
Mandolin just ain't my 'thang.
You can play blues on any instrument.
But it ain't always the sound I want to hear.
I own a 1940 Strad-O-Lin and 1933 Gibson-made Recording King.
I am probably the odd guy out as I fingerpick the things.
But a guy who I enjoy the heck out of is Jim Richter. How can you not love somebody who plays Chuck Berry on the mando.


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Leo S	 4 Mar 2019
It is said that often it's possible tell the history of a town through its cemetery. This is a little cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota, and buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, overlooking Deadwood Gulch, are western legends, folk figures, murderers, madams, children of misfortune, and Deadwood pioneers.
In addition to the "normal" population, here there are four different sections in the graveyard: Potter's field, where there are the graves of unknown people or settlers that came from Ingelside. They were buried without a stone or marker.
Then there is a Jewish section due to the large Jewish population in the early days of Deadwood. Many of the inscriptions are written in Hebrew. Sol Star, a partner of Seth Bullock, was a member of this early Jewish community.
One section is labelled as a Mass Grave site, where those who perished in a lumber mill fire are buried and there are also a Children's section to remember those youngsters who died from typhus, cholera, and smallpox.
In addition there is a veterans section, where many Civil War and Indian War veterans are buried with gravestones supplied by the United States government at the request of their families.
There are only two Chinese graves left in the cemetery, for Hui ta Fei-Men and a child of Fee Lee Wong, as all the other Chinese buried there were disinterred and sent back to China to be reburied.
However, Mt. Moriah Cemetary is popular especially due to three characters buried here: Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock. Main attraction is Wild Bill's gravesite, Calamity Jane and Potato Creek Johnny are buried next to him.
Wild Bill was a frontiersman and was romantically involved with Calamity Jane. Before he died, in 1876, he made his friends promise that Calamity Jane, when she died, would be buried nowhere near him and they agreed.
However she outlived for other 27 years and when she died in 1903, Bill's friends had (apparently?) forgotten their promise, and she had made it clear that she was to be buried right next to him. And now they are together in eternity, much to Wild Bill's probable chagrin!
Instead Seth Bullock is probably a familiar name to fans of the HBO series "Deadwood." He introduced a resolution to establish Yellowstone National Park, and after Wild Bill's death, he was appointed the first Sheriff of Deadwood. He also built the Bullock Hotel in 1895, still in use today and as a confidant of Teddy Roosevelt, he made sure that when he died, he would be buried high in the cemetery to better keep an eye on the citizens of his beloved town.
Another curiosity about the cemetery includes an American flag that flies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is lit at night, and if by tradition most places raise the flag at sun-up and lower it at sundown, here the American flag flies over the cemetery 24 hours a day.
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What Airport Codes Mean
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Deciphering those Strange Three-letter Codes for Airports: What does ORD Stand for?
Ever wondered what ORD and PIE mean?
By Roy Barnes
Why does Chicago O'Hare International Airport have ORD as its three-letter code? What's with the GEG designation for the airport in Spokane, Washington? What is ORD?
Do they make bakery products at the airport that serves the residents of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida, given that its code is PIE? Does Portland, Oregon, have a hidden letter in its name, given that its airport code has the letter X in it?
If such questions about the bizarre three-letter codes of many of our nation's major airports have made you feel anything from perplexed to sleepless at night, well, the following article should help to ease your mind. The mysteries behind many of these strange codes will be revealed here!
Surviving Over Time
Many of the unusual airport codes that travelers see on the baggage tags that are put on their luggage are based on the original names of the airports or what installation preceded the space where the current airports are now.
Old airport codes have survived over time even while the official names of the airports may change. This helps to keep confusion and costly changes to aviation-related publications in check, as well as to honor tradition, war heroes, and aviation pioneers.
ORD: Before becoming one of the world's busiest airports, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was the site of an aircraft factory known as Orchard Place; and thus, the "ORD" designation for Orchard. Later, it became a commercial airfield, known as Orchard Field. In 1949, the name of the airport was changed to O'Hare Field, to honor local war hero Edward "Butch" O'Hare. The O'Hare legacy continues on to this day.
CVG: Cincinnati's international airport isn't in Cincinnati or even in the state of Ohio! The airport is located in Kentucky near the city of Covington, whose three-letter abbreviation is CVG.
PIE: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport used to be a military installation known as Pinellas Army Airfield; as a result, the "PIE" abbreviation came from the name Pinellas. It is in this area where the first ever passenger airline ticket was sold on January 1, 1914. Airport officials have actually sent edible PIES to travel agencies and businesses to encourage people to fly to this Florida hot spot!
GEG: Major Harold Geiger was a noted Army aviator and balloonist from times' past. His name is an ongoing, living legacy every time a GEG symbol is put on luggage or freight coming to Spokane, Washington, via the airways. Spokane International Airport was actually named Geiger Field until 1960 when the name was changed to its current nomenclature.
MCO: The three-letter code for Orlando's international airport does not stand for Mickey Mouse Country as some theorize. McCoy Air Force Base used to be at this locale, from which tourists the world over now embark to en route to the Disney theme parks in the Orlando area.
IAD, DCA, EYW, and PHF: Cites that begin with the letters K, W, and N aren't allowed to have airport codes beginning with the first letters of their proper names. The letters K and W are reserved for radio and television stations. The letter N is for Naval Air Station's usage. So city airports beginning with the above letters have to be creative; for instance, cities like Washington, DC have airport codes like IAD and DCA; the code for Key West, Florida, is EYW, while Newport News' code is PHF, short for Patrick Henry Field.
PDX, LAX, SRQ, and CYS: The airport codes for Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; Sarasota, Florida; and Cheyenne, Wyoming, respectively, do all have one thing in common. The last letter of each of these cities' airport codes are just filler letters that mean nothing at all. Many airports with filler letters (like LAX) were around at a time when airport codes were only two letters long, before the explosive growth in aviation created the need for a longer code so more letter combinations would be available.
MSY: Last, and certainly the best airport code story of all is the three letter code designation of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. On the last day of 1910, John Moisant, the first person to build and fly a plane with an all metal frame, and the first pilot to fly over the English Channel with a passenger and an animal, died of a broken neck after he was thrown out of his nose-diving aircraft at the current location of New Orleans' major airport. Stockyards for cattle were later put on the land where Moisant met his fate. The owners wanted to honor John Moisant, so they called the stockyards the Moisant Stock Yards or MSY for short.
The city of New Orleans later bought the stockyards for airfield construction and named the completed project Moisant Field. In 1962, Moisant Field was renamed New Orleans International Airport, but the stockyards' designation still remains to this very day, and that's no bull!
Roy Barnes is a freelance writer who lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He has been employed in the travel agent and airline industries.
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Very interesting background on these. Thank you for sharing. Please note that the end of the first paragraph and the beginning of the second paragraph about MSY seem to have some grammatical errors. Looks like perhaps the enter key was accidentally pressed mid-sentence. Otherwise, good stuff!
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Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Jamie Buller, a St. Vincent's HealthCare licensed clinical social worker, to serve on the state's Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.
The board is responsible for the licensure and enforcement of laws and rules governing health-care practitioners and facilities.
Buller, who recently obtained her advanced certification in Hospice and Palliative Care, serves as the manager of the palliative care program at St. Vincent's HealthCare. She has served the organization for 33 years.
Pending Florida Senate confirmation, Buller will serve a three-year term.


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Together with OFIS, we're providing high-quality connections between Congo and the West Africa Cable System.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, many countries are land locked, or nearly land locked, with very difficult terrain, including vast savannahs and dense rainforests. This makes it extreely difficult to connect these regions via terrestrial networks.
OFIS is a Congolese company specialising in information and communications technology. The company strives to deliver the best expertise for the implementation of complete ICT tools for its customers, including voice and data technologies, satellite, terrestrial transmission, copper wiring, and fibre optics. It relies on the latest technologies to ensure its solutions are based on proven technical standards that are scalable and internationally recognizes. The company bases its development around strong partnerships with leading manufacturers, including Microsoft, HP, IBM, Dell, Lenovo, Cisco, Alcatel, Nexans, Motorola, and Siemens.
Our partnership has enabled OFIS to create an alternative route to the West Africa Cable System, without compromising on quality and latency. Our O3b-powered constellation of MEO satellites delivers consistent, reliable service with a unique, low-latency back-up in Congo.
"SES networks delivers a more consistent service offer with a unique and exclusive low-latency back-up route in the Congo," says Julien Heuzé, Director at OFIS.
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It's been an entire year since rock legend Tom Petty passed away at 66 years old.
Tom Petty is greatly missed, but he lives on through his incredible music and the impact it has made on the world. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, inducted in 2002, Petty was the lead singer of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, who produced classic hits like "Free Fallin'" and "American Girl." Tom also released solo music and was the co-founder of '80s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. And over the course of his career being nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award, the rocker took home several of the coveted trophies.
Remember Tom Petty below by taking a look at the Rock and Roll icon over the years.