The Perkins+Will / M+NLB team won a competition organized by Kaiser Permanente that aims to create a prototype hospital of approximately 100 beds that KP can deploy in regions of Southern California where Kaiser member populations are too low to justify deployment of Kaiser's current 200- and 300-bed hospital templates.
The small hospital is an incubator for a new health care business model focusing on "wellness" and "health management" where consumers and members can access an expanded range of health services. The proposed design offers a "kit of parts" of hospital components—inpatient bed unit, diagnostic and treatment floors, member services center including a Wellness Center and outpatient clinics. The components of the small hospital prototype can adapt to accommodate numerous site constraints. The Small Hospital simplifies and rethinks the hospital to encourage flexibility and adaptability. Beyond carbon neutral (net zero energy) it improves the environmental conditions for a healthy community. The Small Hospital accommodates of a range of services from wellness to critical care that reconceives the hospital from a place of sickness to a place of health promotion for patients and staff.
The Small Hospital celebrates new community partnerships—transforming from a single use land development to an integrated, multi-use setting. Partnerships increase the social and cultural exchanges on the site, seeding new economic growth opportunities within the larger community. In essence, the Small Hospital is the new civic architecture.


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Miami teachers intend to help students feel safe under "Don't Say Gay"
Teenview August 19, 2022
Teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools — the largest school district in Florida — are about to start their first school year under the Parental Rights in Education law. Some say they are concerned about navigating the law's restrictions and about the harm it might cause LGBTQ+ students.
Karla Hernández-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade, believes the law will accelerate Florida's teacher shortage. Hernández-Mats said the union is encouraging teachers to continue making students feel welcome — and to report any specific workplace mandates to their representatives.
"We encourage teachers to not change anything about who they are and what they represent, and their families," she said.
via Axios
The law prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade — as well as instruction that is not "age appropriate" for older students. It also requires schools to notify parents if a student is receiving services for mental, emotional or physical health issues — and allows parents to sue school districts over alleged violations. Critics say the law could stifle conversations about LGBTQ+ issues because it doesn't specify what would be considered inappropriate in higher grades.
Francisco Sanchez, a history teacher at Miami Coral Park Senior High who is gay, tells Axios he wants to make sure LGBTQ+ students feel safe coming to school and that they have resources if they feel marginalized. "Any kid in my school will know this is a safe classroom, and if you're having issues there are people in this school that will help you out," says Sanchez, who also runs the Gay Straight Alliance Club at his school. "And we will protect you."
LGBTQ+ advocacy group Safe Schools South Florida has hosted webinars ahead of the school year to help Florida teachers navigate potential restrictions. The organization's executive director, Scott Galvin, who is a North Miami City Council member and a gay man, tells Axios that teachers are scared about being sued for unknowingly violating the law. His group, of which Morales and Sanchez are board members, has instructed teachers to document any interactions or school policies they find concerning and go to their union attorney instead of confronting the school administration.
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Insane Early Travel Attempts That Failed Miserably
By Albert Lakey/Updated: Feb. 12, 2018 1:19 pm EST
Living in a time of highly successful mass transit, it's sometimes hard to imagine things being any other way. However, back before the now-familiar systems were developed, a lot of designs were vying for the title of Transport Maestro, and as a result it was open season on wacky ideas. Dozens of these concepts were either too far ahead of their time, misguided pursuits of a failed technology, or simply bad ideas that never had a hope of meeting expectations, such as the following forms of transport that you probably won't be using anytime soon.
Beach Pneumatic Transit
In the late 19th century, inventor Alfred Ely Beach had an idea for a transit system that was powered by air pressure. He was so enthusiastic about the idea, he applied to the city of New York for a permit to build a subway based on the principle, though they denied him. He was, instead, granted a permit to build a pneumatic package delivery system, but he must have felt humans are basically fleshy packages themselves, because he built a human-sized demonstration tunnel instead. At 300 feet long (with only one station) when it opened in 1870, the finished tunnel wasn't going to get anyone anywhere useful, and it is hard to say whether it would have ever worked properly had Beach been allowed to make it bigger. But that didn't matter, because by 1897 the demonstration line closed down, the idea being rendered obsolete by the development of electric trains.
In hindsight, Washington DC probably would have made a better demonstration site than New York, since the residents there are much more interested in things that blow a lot of hot air.
Airships were all the rage at the beginning of the 20th century, being used as both luxury liners for the wealthy, and as (slow and vulnerable) bombers during World War I. Interest peaked in the 1930s when transatlantic crossings started, and even the Empire State Building had a mast on top for mooring the massive flying sausages. Unfortunately, in order to make these beasts float, a very light gas was required—although helium was safest, it was also expensive. So most airships were filled with the very light—but also disastrously flammable—hydrogen, a decision which would spell the end of the airship as mass transportation.
By 1937, the German airship Hindenburg had made a number of successful Atlantic crossings, going between Germany and New Jersey. But on May 6th of that year, as it was approaching its mooring in New Jersey, it burst into flames and, in mere moments, was completely destroyed. The whole event was caught on film and broadcast on the radio, and as fast as the Hindenburg met its end, public confidence in the gigantic flying kegs plummeted even faster.
Monowheels have always been the darling of science fiction but, remarkably, their history dates back almost 150 years. The motivation for pursuing the concept is usually simplicity, but since the design inevitably compromises stability, the only thing that really becomes simple is crashing. Passenger capacity is also limited to one, and except in the presence of a solid wall, stopping fast is virtually impossible. Dr. J.H. Purves made a famous effort to popularize the single-wheeled transport in 1932, but the idea never really took off.
Somehow, despite many, many its drawbacks, the monowheel continues to inspire interest, with several working versions operating today. The most "successful" modern monowheel is built by American Kerry McLean, but the use of more advanced technology obviously hasn't advanced the thing's stability, as McLean was nearly killed demonstrating one in 2001. It could be that, despite 150 years of development, the monowheel is still simply ahead of its time ... but in all likelihood, it will never be anything more than a dangerous curiosity.
Three-wheeled vehicles
While it's true that you will occasionally see a motorized tricycle trundling along the highway, three-wheeled cars are quite a bit rarer, and you definitely won't see one at your local dealership any time soon. Three-wheeled vehicles offer the potential advantages of lower rolling resistance, relative mechanical simplicity, and significantly improved aerodynamics. But despite all this, as well as numerous attempts to develop the concept, they have never captured the public's imagination. Versions exist with either two wheels at the front, which is the most stable and aerodynamic configuration, or two wheels at the back, which is mechanically simplest.
The most successful three-wheeled vehicle was the Reliant Robin, built on and off in England between 1973 and 2002. Its success was centered on its fuel economy and affordability, which was a result of a small engine and light fiberglass bodywork, as well as the fact that you didn't need a full driving license to operate one. Thus it became a favorite among the working class, who could now afford to not only stay warm and dry, but could do it without having to pass another test. Unfortunately, despite this modest success, the Reliant Robin's most enduring legacy is being the butt of the popular culture joke. The only true advantage offered by these motorized tricycles is to attract attention, because they're really just the worst parts of cars and motorcycles mashed together.
Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano flying boat
In order for an aircraft to leave the ground, the amount of lift generated by the wings must exceed the amount required to lift the weight of the aircraft. If an aircraft doesn't achieve this, then it either has to lose weight, or produce more lift. Italian aircraft designer Gianni Caproni must have hit this problem in 1919, while developing his new aircraft, the Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo flying boat, also known as the Noviplano. But instead of trying to cut weight, he decided to create more lift, and he did it the only way he could: by adding more wings ... and then some more ... and a few more after that. Caproni stopped adding wings once he reached nine (hence the name Noviplano)—whether he stopped because he finally found enough lift, or simply because he ran out of room for any more, is not totally clear.
Intended to take off and land on water, and carry 100 passengers on transatlantic flights, the Noviplano only achieved the first of these goals. Honestly, with only two takeoffs and one successful landing to its name—having crashed on its second test flight in 1921—it can barely even lay claim to that. If love is blind, then Caproni must have been head over heels with this monstrosity to let it get as far as it did. If he had ever actually seen it "in the cold light of day," so to speak, it never would have made it off the drawing board.


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Рози О'Доннелл (, род. 21 марта 1962) — американская телеведущая, комедийная актриса, продюсер, певица, блогер, ЛГБТ-активистка и медийная личность.

Карьера
Она стала популярна после выступлений в различных стенд-ап комеди шоу в начале 1980-х годов. С 1996 по 2002 годы она вела собственное шоу «Рози О'Доннелл шоу», за которое она получила несколько дневных премий «Эмми». В период съемок своего ток-шоу она выпустила свою первую книгу под названием «Find Me»

С 2006 года она вела ток-шоу «The View», она заменила в качестве ведущей ушедшую Мередит Виейру. После её прихода и небольшого изменения структуры шоу рейтинги проекта заметно увеличились и шоу стало одним из самых популярных проектов дневного телевидения. В 2008 году шоу совместно с Рози выиграло «Дневную премию Эмми».

В декабре 2006 года О'Доннелл выступила с публичной критикой миллиардера Дональда Трампа из-за скандала вокруг конкурса «Мисс Америка» и его победительницы Тары Коннер.

В 2008 году она выступила продюсером фильма «Америка», где и сыграла одну из ролей. С ноября 2009 года она ведет собственное двухчасовое радиошоу в котором обсуждаются различные волнующие общественность политическое события.

Рози О'Доннелл также снялась в нескольких фильмах. Она снималась в таких фильмах как «Их собственная лига», «Неспящие в Сиэтле», «Райское наслаждение», «Флинстоуны» и других.

О'Доннелл подписала контракт с ведущей Опрой Уинфри, Рози вернулась в эфир осенью 2011 года со своим новым шоу на канале Опры «OWN», которое было закрыто в конце марта 2012 года.

С 2013 года играет Риту, главную в «Girls United», в телесериале «Фостеры».

Личная жизнь
Рози — открытая лесбиянка.

С февраля по август 2004 года Рози была жената на бизнесвумен . Их брак был аннулирован Верховным судом Калифорнии, но до 2007 года они продолжали отношения. У бывших супругов есть четверо детей, трое приёмных и один биологический — сын Паркер Джейрен О'Доннелл (род. 25 мая 1995 года), дочь Челси Белль О'Доннелл (род. 20 сентября 1997 года), сын Блейк Кристофер О'Доннелл (род. 5 декабря 1999 года) и дочь Вивьенн Роуз О'Доннелл (род. 29 ноября 2002 года, рождена Келли).

В 2012—2016 годах Рози была жената на исполнительном консультанте по поискам Мишель Раундс. У бывших супругов есть приёмная дочь — Дакота О'Доннелл (род. 5 января 2013 года).

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Polk County Sheriff's Office Arrests 3 for Violation of Probation
LAKELAND, FL – April 7, 2020 – According to an online news report provided by USNews.com, Polk County Sheriff's Office gave a press report concerning a motor vehicle that crashed into residence causing injures. The rest of the accident led to three individuals being arrested for probation violations, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The accident occurred on Sunday morning, according to Brian Bruchey, the spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Brian Bruchey stated that a 42-year-old woman was the driver of the 1999 Buick sedan that struck the house. Bruchey reported that the 42-year-old woman was driving and somehow left the road, lost control of the vehicle and then slammed into a house. Bruchey didn't discuss the reason why the car left the roadway at this time.
Fortunately, there were no occupants inside the home that was struck by the motor vehicle at the time of the accident. The driver did receive a broken arm, and she was treated for her injuries. Residents attempted to keep the two passengers and the driver at the scene of the accident until law enforcement arrived. However, the occupants in the vehicle forcibly fled the scene of the accident.
Later, the driver and one of the passengers returned to the accident scene and were taken into custody. The driver of the motor vehicle was arrested and charged with knowingly driving while license suspended/revoked, third-degree leaving the scene of a crash with injury, and violation of probation.
The two passengers, riding in the Buick, were charged with probation violations. One of the passengers was also charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery. One of the passengers was charged with violating probation because he was outside of his home past his court-ordered curfew time.
Florida Violation of Probation (VOP) Charges, Laws and Penalties
According to Florida Statute Chapter 948 – Probation and Community Control, In the State of Florida, a violation of probation happens when a person who was convicted of a crime and is given probation and then purposefully and substantially violates the terms and conditions of their probationary sentence. Probation is part of the defendant's punishment and is not optional. The State of Florida, like most states, consider probation is considered a grace that is given by the state to help rehabilitate the defendant and to better protect society with community supervision. Probation also benefits the offender because the offender can serve out a period of probation in lieu of serving time in prison.
Therefore, a "violation of probation" criminal charge is considered a very serious offense to the criminal justice system throughout the State of Florida. When an individual has been charged with a probation violation, the burden of proof is much less. Also, probation proceedings in the State of Florida lack many of the constitutional protections and procedures that are common in criminal cases.


This weeks releases started off with two strong collaborations, the Wale x VILLA x ASICS Gel Lyte III 'Intercontinental Champion' and the Pharrell Williams x adidas NMD HU (Human Race). If you were able to purchase, consider yourself one of the lucky ones.
Saturday is probably the biggest launch day depending on what you're going after. The return of the 'Black Metallic' Air Jordan 5 OG along with the 'Quai 54' Air Jordan 2 will debut. We also have the Hyperdunk 08 'United We Rise' and the Air Griffey Max 1 'InductKid'.
Below is a compiled listing of all the sneakers releasing from July 21st through the 23rd. We also have links available pointing you to where you can purchase. Make sure to leave a comment and let us know which models you plan on getting this weekend.


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Gov. Bevin Joins Six States in Letter Supporting Reduction in Opioid Production Quotas
Letter cites over-prescribing as crucial factor in quota determination
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2019) – Gov. Matt Bevin announced today that Kentucky joined six states in a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the agency's strong efforts to reduce opioid production quotas and asking that that the agency consider additional factors, such as over-prescribing, when finalizing the 2020 production quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances, which includes opioids such as Oxycodone.
The letter, signed by Gov. Bevin and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, and Nebraska, ensures that Kentucky's voice is heard as DEA analyzes the proposed quantities of drugs that should be produced next year "to meet the legitimate medical and scientific needs of the United States."
"Kentucky has made significant strides in combatting the opioid epidemic by implementing legislation, innovative treatment measures, and initiatives to provide immediate help to those suffering from addiction," said Gov. Bevin. "I am grateful to the Trump Administration for their bold leadership and partnership as we continue to address this scourge, and I appreciate the opportunity to join with other states in providing comments as the 2020 controlled substance production quotas are considered. Kentucky is leading the nation in efforts to curb the volume of opioid pills by having a three-day limit on initial prescriptions. Last year, Kentucky saw a 15 percent decline in overdose fatalities, the first significant decrease since 2013 and three times the national average decline. Nonetheless, there are still far too many opioids being prescribed in America and I am confident, that with state and federal officials working together, we will continue to make positive progress."
The letter to the DEA notes that under the Obama Administration, production quotas greatly exceeded legitimate need, which often led to over-prescribing and an increase of "leftover" drugs being illegally diverted to users who did not have a prescription. In Kentucky alone, there were more opioid prescriptions written than people in the Commonwealth from 2010-2016.
In 2017, Gov. Bevin signed HB 333 into law, limiting new opioid prescriptions to a three-day supply to help reduce addiction and cut down on the number of pills that could be illegally diverted. Gov. Bevin has also partnered with the General Assembly to dedicate unprecedented financial resources to combatting the opioid epidemic, including $64 million in General Fund allocations and $15 million from Tobacco Settlement Funds. Gov. Bevin has worked closely with the Trump Administration and federal officials to secure an additional $137 million in federal grants to further research and opioid response efforts.
To view a copy of the letter to the DEA, click here. DEA is expected to publish a notice later in the year regarding the established quotas.


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Why are negative values observed over water in some Landsat Surface Reflectance products?
Landsat atmospheric correction and surface reflectance retrieval algorithms are not ideal for water bodies due to the inherently low surface reflectance of water. Similarly, surface reflectance values greater than 1.0 can be encountered over bright targets such as snow and playas. These are known computational artifacts in the Landsat surface reflectance products.
Learn more Landsat Surface Reflectance
What Landsat data products are available?
There are several Landsat data products that are useful for science applications and land use/land change studies: Landsat Collections Level 1 - Ensures that the data in the Landsat Level-1 archive are consistent in processing and data quality to support time-series analyses and data stacking. Each Level-1 data product includes individual spectral band files, a metadata file, and additional...
What are U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD)?
U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD) are pre-packaged and pre-processed bundles of Landsat data products that make the Landsat archive more accessible and easier to analyze, and reduce the amount of time users spend on data processing for time-series analysis. ARD contains Level-2 products derived from Landsat Collections Level-1 scenes. ARD are tiled, georegistered, top of atmosphere, and...
What are Landsat Collection Tiers?
Landsat Collection Tiers are the inventory structure for Level-1 data products and are based on data quality and level of processing. The tier definition purpose is to support easier identification of suitable scenes for time-series pixel-level analysis, and provide temporary data that are processed immediately upon downlink to be dispensed quickly in emergency response situations with limited...
What are Landsat Collections?
In 2016, the USGS reorganized the Landsat archive into a tiered collection. This structure ensures that Landsat Level-1 products provide a consistent archive of known data quality to support time-series analyses and data "stacking", while controlling continuous improvement of the archive and access to all data as they are acquired. Learn more: Landsat Collections Landsat Data Access
How is the percentage of cloud cover calculated in a Landsat scene?
The C Function of Mask (CFMask) algorithm is used in Landsat Collection 1 Level-1 data processing. This algorithm provides a full-image "Scene Cloud Cover" estimation of the percentage of cloud cover calculated over an entire Landsat scene. Land Cloud Cover, which is also included, is determined by calculating the percentage of clouds over land-only pixels in a scene using a mask that...
What are some known issues that users might find in Landsat data?
A number of artifacts and anomalies can happen to any remote sensing data. Banding, dropped scan lines, and detector failures are only a few of the anomalies that can be seen in Landsat data. Go to Landsat Known Issues for details about anomalies that have been discovered and investigated.
How do I search for and download ascending (nighttime) Landsat scenes?
Ascending (nighttime) WRS-2 Path/Row numbers are different from descending (daytime) Path/Rows. Cloud cover values for Landsat night scenes will always be zero. If you know the daytime path/row or coordinates and want to know the nighttime path/row, use the WRS-2 Path/Row to Latitude/Longitude Converter. Use EarthExplorer to search using path/row or coordinates: Access EarthExplorer. On the Search...
Landsat benefiting society for fifty years
Since 1972, data acquired by the Landsat series of satellites have become integral to land management for both government and the private sector, providing scientists and decision makers with key information about agricultural productivity, ice sheet dynamics, urban growth, forest monitoring, natural resource management, water quality, and supporting disaster response. Landsat 9 continues the miss
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U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data
U.S. Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD) are a revolutionary new U.S. Geological Survey science product that allows the Landsat archive to be more accessible and easier to analyze and reduces the amount of time users spend on data processing for monitoring and assessing landscape change. U.S. Landsat ARD are Level-2 products derived from Landsat Collections Level-1 precision and terrain-corrected sc
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Landsat Collections
In 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey reorganized the Landsat archive into a tiered collection structure, which ensures that Landsat Level-1 products provide a consistent archive of known data quality to support time-series analyses and data "stacking" while controlling continuous improvement of the archive and access to all data as they are acquired. Landsat Collection 1 required the reprocessing o
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Set refine output to new layer with mask. You can then select the mask, pick a fine brush and paint on mask with white to reveal bits you want and paint with black to hide bits you don't want. If you make a mistake just switch colour and paint over again.
When refining it is best when there is high resolution and also high contrast between the bit you want and the rest.


There are thousands of articles and studies being done to understand how to protect our skin from too much sun exposure. We've recently found that most sunscreens are full of chemicals and are adding toxicity to our bodies, causing more issues and leaving us confused about what we should be putting on our skin before heading outdoors.
If you're anything like us, you want to take care of your skin, but you just don't know what the BEST option is. We decided to look into this further; as skin advisors we believe we should know all the answers when it comes to finding the right sunscreen, that not only protects us from the sun, but also has healthy ingredients that will enhance the health of our skin inside and out.
1. Broad spectrum protection- protects agains UVA (aging) and UVB (burning) rays.
There are two types of sunscreens on the market; physical and chemical. Physical sunscreens reflect the sun's rays and chemical sunscreens absorb them. Knowing which sunscreen to choose comes with education on what is out there. Below is some need-to-know information when it comes to sunscreen shopping.
Physical Sunscreens have active ingredients in them such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, they sit on top of the skin rather than absorb, and literally block the sun.
"What SPF should I use?"
Though, sunscreen cannot protect us 100% against skin cancer, it can only aid in blocking out some of the skin damaging UV rays, and help avoid premature aging of the skin. The FDA recommends using an SPF of 30 of higher to block out 97% of the UV rays, but no sunscreen, even 100 SPF can block out 100% of UV rays, so using an SPF of between 30-50 is all that is truly necessary.
The surest way to protect our skin is to not expose ourselves to sun for extended periods of time, wear sleeves, pants, hats, sunglasses, bring an umbrella, etc. Getting out in the sunshine is necessary and rewarding for our internal happiness, while wearing sunscreen every time you are outdoors, even when it's cloudy, is even more necessary and rewarding in the long run when it comes to our external health.
"How do I use sunscreen properly?"
Sunscreen should be applied to our entire body; ears, lips (YES, wear sunscreen based chapstick on your lips- 30SPF or higher), nose, face, shoulders, chest, and back seem to be the most exposed, but applying a layer over the entire surface of the skin is mandatory for UV ray protection. It works best when applied to dry skin at least 15 minutes before sun exposure. Apply every two hours, and even more if you are swimming or sweating it off.
"What ingredients do I need to avoid?"
We are exposed to millions of different toxins and chemicals on a daily basis, let's not purposely apply anymore onto our skin. Both physical and chemical sunscreens can contain chemicals that should not be used on or near the body. They may help in avoiding sunburn- but they do not protect us against skin irritation, skin cancers, and hormonal imbalances, in fact, they can add to the cause. Since putting lotion on penetrates the skin, it has direct access to our blood stream, therefore whatever you're putting on your skin, is also getting into your blood.
Some of the most common chemicals used in sunscreen are oxybenzone, octinoxate, and homosalate, these are known to mimic hormones in our bodies and causing disruption to our hormone systems. Oxybenzone is the most studied chemical of the three, and has many articles linking it to the cause of hormonal imbalances and increased amounts of estrogen, endometriosis, and lower birth weight.
Not to mention the environmental as well as topical affects these chemicals have on our earth and skin. When these chemicals wash off of our skin and go into the water, they cause pollution. And when these chemicals go onto our skin they can cause; irritation, rashes, blisters and swelling. Our skin, like our earth, is not meant for these harsh chemicals so it tends to fight back and have allergic reactions to these ingredients. There are even studies of sunscreen disturbing coral and hormone balances in fish. Other ingredients, in particular to watch for are methylisothiazolinone, or MI, avobenzone, and octocrylene.
From our research, these are the top 5 sunscreens in the market today, that we would and do personally use for the BEST possible option that includes 30+ SPF, safe ingredients, and are designed by quality and trustworthy companies.
Suntegrity is a Natural Mineral Sunscreen for the body, it offers broad spectrum protection and is free of harsh chemicals like parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, synthetic dyes, sulfates, nanoparticles, and chemical UV absorbers.
It contains 20% non-nano zinc-oxide for therapeutic broads spectrum protection against both UVA & UVB rays.
Contains organic ingredients such as: Green Tea Extract, Cucumber Extract, and Pomegranate Seed Oil for added protection.
This sunscreen formula is easy to apply, has antioxidants for healthy protection all year round, and has a light uplifting citrus scent. Made in the USA.
Click here to find Badger's home page.
This brand also covers all the bases when it comes to a safe and healthy sunscreen. It offers full broad spectrum protection against UVA and UVB rays using zinc oxide as the only active ingredient.
It is certified natural and organic with ingredients based of plant oils, aloe, and beeswax that provide valuable antioxidants that help moisturize the skin.
Cruelty Free, safe for the environment.
Click here to find Hynt Beauty's facial SPF.
Hynt Beauty's Sun Prep is one of our favorite facial sunscreens that also doubles as a primer. It offers broad spectrum protection agains UVA and UVB rays.
Anti-oxidant and anti-inflamatory rich organic plant extracts are used to formulate this product, such as; hatany root, green tea leaf, wild pansy and licorice that soothe and protect the skin.
Cruelty free, vegan, all natural ingredients.
Mad Hippie has another great facial SPF of 30+. This line is all natural and chemical free. Also using zinc oxide as the only active ingredient.
Mad Hippie is dedicated to preservation of the environment and uses recyclable airless pumps, and print solely with soy inks.
USA made. Cruelty free, all products are Vegan, except the SPF which has some beeswax in it.
This BB cream has full coverage//covers blemishes, minimizes the appearance of pores, disgusies wrinkles and smooths out the overall look of the skin.
Contains SPF 20 or 17 with broad spectrum protection against UVA and UVB rays.
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Just in time for the new school year, SAMHSA has created new resources that are available to help parents communicate about the dangers of underage drinking with high school juniors, seniors, and college-bound freshmen.
The Sound of Your Voice is a short animated video that encourages parents to talk with their young adults about the consequences of underage alcohol use.
Talking With Your College-Bound Young Adult About Alcohol is a companion guide for parents that emphasizes their continuing influence on alcohol use decisions by their young adults. It offers tips on how to discuss this issue before and during college.
Additionally, SAMHSA, for the first time, provides insight on substance use initiation patterns among the one in every five full-time college students (aged 18 to 22) using illicit or potentially harmful substances. The study, which tracks initiation by month, shows the peak times for the initiation of substances including alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants. The press releaseand full report, Monthly Variation in Substance Use Report, are now available to read and share.


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Partnerships: From when it was established, BSSN has always worked in partnership with other Bradford based voluntary and community organisations. We have long and well-established partnerships and links within the BD5 area, West Bowling Youth Initiative. In BD8 and BD9 through Bangladeshi Youth Organisation and Bradford Youth Development Partnership, we are also involved with Karmand Centre who are based in the BD3 area. We have worked closely with BIASAN which works city wide with asylum seekers and refugees.
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Business owners and employees can finally look forward to warmer weather. The sun seems brighter, people seem happier.
It's time to dust away the cobwebs and get started on your spring cleaning routine; a time to start anew and rid your business of any reminders of winter.
And when it comes to cleaning your commercial space, it doesn't all just apply to dusting, washing, vacuuming and scrubbing. There are a few other things you can do that will boost the appearance of your company space.
Get ready for the new season with a few tasks to revitalize your business – inside and out!
People are in and out of your business, dragging in snow, slush, salt, and dirt, all of which can cause permanent damage to your carpets. Call in a professional to clean the carpets properly, or invest in a carpet mat delivery service. Clean carpets make a stellar first impression and ensure that your clients can make an entrance the right way!
Spring marks the end of cold and flu season. Keep it at bay by having sanitizing wipes available for your employees to wipe off their desks, computers and work areas.
The coffee break room can be a bone of contention for germs and gross messes; especially when it comes to leftovers forgotten in the communal fridge. This is the time to tell your employees to grab it or lose it. Any spoiled food forgotten in the fridge will be tossed out and the fridge should be cleaned out thoroughly. Baking soda is a great way to get rid of any unpleasant odours.
Swap out old bulbs for energy-efficient ones. You'll save money and improve your brand image by shining your business in a whole new environmentally green light.
It's all about first impressions. Having a clean interior and exterior can mean all the difference to a potential (and current) client.
Hiring a professional janitorial cleaning service can make your spring-cleaning so much easier. You're busy enough taking care of business, a cleaning service will make sure the rest is done for you!


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Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute receiving the Lead Mission International officials.
Prime Minister Chief Joseph Dion Ngute on July 3, 2019 granted separate audiences to delegations of Lead Mission International and Belgian company IRISTONE Consulting.
Cameroonian men and women will in separate training sessions in Yaounde beginning today, July 4, 2019 receive leadership training skills for the better management of their families, professions and the nation as a whole. The training session is organised by the United States of America based Lead Mission International whose founder and President is Cameroonian- born Dr Madison Ngafeeson.
Prior to the start of the training programmes, Prime Minister, Head of Government, Dr Joseph Dion Ngute received the Lead Mission International team of officials and experts and expressed the gratitude of government for the programmes that has been taking place in Cameroon for the past four years. He said Cameroon was currently going through a lot of tribulation in the North West and South West, as well as in Far North Regions probably because somewhere, somehow there has been failure of leadership. He promised assistance to the organisation when ever it is needed. Dr Madison Ngafeeson disclosed that they are in Cameroon now to organise a Men Leadership Conference where men will be given skills on their leadership roles in the family, profession and nation with the purpose to make them create an impact. Another programme is the leadership conference just for women to train them on business, monitoring and homemaking.
The Prime Minister granted the second audience to a delegation of the Belgian company, IRISTONE Consulting and their Turkish counterpart, ILCI INSAAT SANAYI VE that have manifested interest in building a tramway to link the two sides of the Wouri River in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala. After the audience, the Belgian Ambassador to Cameroon, Stéphane Doppagne, said they came to discuss the tramway project, specifically the conditions and contract. He said they received a favourable reception from the Prime Minister.


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What Ethique Zero-Waste Cosmetics Can Teach Us About Branding
In 2012, when the world was overwhelmed by Mayan apocalyptic predictions, Brianne West from New Zealand was overwhelmed by very different issues. First, she was annoyed by the incredible amount of plastic waste created by the cosmetics industry. Second, she figured out that 95% of her bottle of conditioner was made up of water, which is just ridiculous, considering she had water in her bathroom.
Those two issues turned into actionable insight. Switching to solid personal care products would be the answer to both the water and the plastic waste issue. Making a hair conditioner in the form of a solid bar, you don't need to hold it in plastic bottles. Paper wrapping would suffice.
Thus was born Ethique, the first zero-waste, zero-plastic beauty brand. All started from mixing formulas in Brianne's kitchen and selling shampoos in home-printed packaging on a website she built herself. Business got off the ground.
In 2015, Brianne West turned to crowdfunding and just in 10 days, raised $200,000 from 152 people around New Zealand who got excited about the brand and wanted to support it. The excellent result given Kickstarter's success rate sits around 37%. That means just about 1 out of every 3 projects succeeds at crowdfunding. The rest lose.
Then the big media came into play. West had high hopes for the short interview she was lucky enough to give for a Forbes reporter. It turned out that on the first day, just four people read it. Not too bad, given that among those four was a Huffington Post reporter who felt inspired to write his own article under the heading "Genius solid shampoos use no plastic packages by leaving out water." Summarizing the essence of the company in a single sentence, it caused a sensation.
Thought leaders triggered the next cycle of success. Few days after the article was published, West woke up to discover that Britney Spears had shared Ethique on Facebook to over 30 million followers. So that was when the world began to pay attention.
You see, none of this was paid advertising, no planned marketing activities to bring the product to the international market. It would all look like a series of fortunate chances, except for one interesting pattern. Different people who came across Ethique at different times felt the burning desire to support and share its story.
What makes Ethique's story so catchy?
Brianne West, willful or not, created an exemplary sustainable brand. She formulated a concept that was powerful and clear at the same time. It offered a simple solution to the intractable problem of plastic waste. That solution could be explained during a brief elevator ride, easily fit into a napkin or a short Tweet.
Let's explore how she built her brand using an old good marketing tool — brand essence wheel. It is normally used to create, define a brand. We'll use it in reverse, to peel the layers of the Ethique's brand like skins of the onion to get to the heart of it.
1. Attributes
At the wheel's outer circle, we speak about the brand's primary function: what does it offer, which issue solves, why would anyone buy it.
The Ethique's function was born when Brianne West decided she doesn't want to overpay for water in her beauty products. West's biochemistry background allowed her to take the water out and create a new super-concentrated formula for personal care products. Cosmetics that have always been liquid now could be pressed into solid bars. And all of a sudden, shampoos and conditioners don't need plastic bottles for storage anymore.
Ethique started to make super-concentrated solid beauty bars wrapped into the paper instead of plastic.
Brianne West literally created a new category. On the one hand, it gives a foundation for developing a bright, unique brand. On the other hand, innovations are non-intuitive and require extra explanations from the company.
Switching from usual shampoo to solid bars may seem wild for many people. To help, Ethique produces tons of how-to content for any first-timers. However, the explanation of the new way of doing things is never enough to make people abandon their habits. There must be something else, some benefits that make them switch towards a new, better product.
2. Benefits
The next circle is the stage for the brand to speak to people's ratio. Ethique speaks about financial benefit. It's not the easiest idea to promote, however, because their bars are expensive. Much more costly than your regular bathtub.
Those little bars – why are people happy to pay $22 a piece for them? Тhe benefit is not obvious and, again, requires some explanations to be believed. Fortunately, Ethique has reasons you can hardly argue.
As we already know, regular liquid-based beauty products, like shampoo and conditioner, are composed of 5-10% active ingredients and 90-95% water. Since Ethique's product is dehydrated, each bar can replace between 3 and 6 regular bottles. Think of all the money you'll save.
Ethique claims that one of its shampoo bars, for example, delivers the same cleaning power as three 350ml bottles of liquid shampoo. Conditioner is even more impressive – one bar saves you buying five 350ml bottles. Only a very small amount per application is necessary. Using a tiny amount of the product, some of their customers have made a single bar last for up to twelve months.
When you look at it like that, it's easy to see why you would pay a bit more – add together the cost of buying three bottles of decent-ish shampoo from the supermarket, and it's about equivalent to one Ethique bar.
They also put more into each pack than just super-concentrated ingredients: ethics.
3. Values
Here we come to beliefs that the company stands for. This is the brand layer that stands on the front line for all the sustainable companies.
Values serve as the compass that guides the brand's story, actions, behaviors, and decision-making process. When businesses have to make tough choices, decisions should be checked with values as a measuring stick.
Ethique's core value is dehydrated as well as its products. It fits into one hashtag: #giveupthebottle. Over 40% of the plastic comes from product packaging. 80 Billion plastic bottles disposed of around the world each year are from shampoo & conditioner alone. 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year.
Ethique made its mission to rid the world of plastic waste.
When you replace liquid products with solid ones, you get an opportunity to reject multiplying plastic packaging and simply wrap all the products with paper. Putting ideas into practice, however, usually goes harder than declaring them.
Compostable paper packages, what could be easier? Brianne West went through four packaging providers in the brand's early days, all who told her that what she wanted wouldn't work. Nobody uses boxes free of plastic laminates and coatings. They would break down on the shelves, they wouldn't survive shipment.
Brianne went further, ignoring the "voice of reason" until she found two packaging providers ready to experiment with sustainable wrapping.
It turned out that earth-friendly compostable packaging surprisingly costs 10-25 times more than plastic equivalents. Ethique went for it because clearly stated values closed the path of compromises.
From the date of launch, the company prevented over 8 million plastic bottles from being made and thrown away. So much has changed in almost a decade, but sustainability is still in the brand's core.
Their ingredients remain cruelty-free and vegan, palm oil free, ethically and fairly sourced. They still pay staff a living wage, donate 20% of profits to charity. They are still 100% plastic-free.
4. Personality
If Ethique walked into the room now, what words would you use to describe the brand? It would be a young woman since a young woman initially created the products, and the brand's audience is, in large part, female.
It would be the one who doesn't afraid to fight for what she believes in. She advocates for the environment and views her professional development through the lens of environmental health. That's more than a rhetorical stand — she leads the community and knows how to redefine people's relationship with the planet and its natural systems. The first steps have already been taken. The further away, the greater the shift. That's a personality that gives, rather than takes, demonstrates consistent behavior and actions.
She would be a woman not of words but of actions. Ethique is innovative, but you'll barely find the word 'innovative' on its website. It revolutionized the cosmetics industry by the solid formulas, but you can sooner learn it from journalist reports than from the brand's official communications. Ethique doesn't show the words. It invests money to make them true and show the facts, enabling people to make their own conclusions.
What the brand tells you is the minimal amount of messages. Ethique makes solid cosmetics and solid marketing as well. Where some brands create new and new ever-changing slogans, creating chaos in consumers' minds, Ethique creates a very clear image of itself.
Since its origins in 2012, the brand keeps the same rhetoric, polishing it to perfection. In those years, much work has been done to remove unnecessary detail to make the core message shine. Focusing on the essence, the brand's marketing team created the idea capable of setting peoples' hearts on fire, just like a lens focuses the rays of the sun to light a spark.
5. Essence
We have cut to the heart of our brand wheel. Here we need an answer to what makes the brand different from the other beauty brands given in one word. It should explain and summarize the brand's personality, values, benefits and attributes and explain what it was all for.
I bet you've already guessed the word. Ethique, the French word for 'ethical'. The beauty brand that works hard to positively impact people and the planet — not just on a company's bottom line.
This name fits the brand so good it's hard to believe that the business started with an entirely different label. At the very beginning, in 2012, West's cosmetics was called Sorbet. In 2015 there was a happy occasion for the brand, which gave it the present name.
Having a product popular on the local market, they began to look into overseas markets, and the issue of trademarks came into play. What was a cute name when Brianne started turned into a potential nightmare for entering international markets.
Nielsen Media Research lists more than 500,000 brands worldwide in more than 2,000 product categories. Taking an English dictionary word, you can hardly expect it to be unoccupied. And so, the brainstorming began and Ethique was born.
Look at your own business now. Can you wrap up in one sentence what your brand does, what benefits it offers, what values it poses? What is your brand's personality and what is the word for the fire in its heart? If you are uncertain, there's a good chance your marketing messages are the mix of 5-10% ideas and 90-95% water.
To convey your identity to your audience, squeeze out as much water as possible to create a highly concentrated idea, absolute, utter, brutal in its simplicity. That's what we've learned from Ethique, the brand that sets peoples' hearts on fire just like a lens focuses the rays of the sun to light a spark.
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Later this week, Oklahoma City Parks will open five new outdoor fitness courts as part of a partnership with National Fitness Campaign. The free outdoor fitness areas will allow residents to complete bodyweight exercises and circuit training.
Stars & Stripes Park, 3701 S. Lake Hefner Dr.
Wiley Post Park, 2021 S. Robinson Ave.
Woodson Park, 3401 S. May Ave.
Boathouse District, 608 Riversport Dr.
The grand opening will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday with a ribbon cutting at the NFC Fitness Court in the Boathouse District.
Once the ceremony is over, everyone is invited to participate in a free boot camp-style outdoor fitness class at 10:30 a.m.
NFC also offers free workouts and competitive tracking on its free Fitness Court App.


Spring is a great time for new beginnings and making changes to your home and life. Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22 as the international holiday focused on celebrating efforts of conservation and sustainability, can be an ideal time to consider Earth-friendly updates. These can improve various aspects of your home while also contributing to the well-being of the environment.
According to U.S. News & World Report, a national news outlet, you can start improving the energy efficiency of your home by requesting an energy audit, in which an industry professional essentially appraises your house for its energy consumption and efficiency (or lack thereof) rather than its market value.
Following this appraisal, many of the most effective energy conservation adjustments involve stopping air leaks. Use caulk or weather-stripping to seal gaps around doors and windows, insulate the attic and basement, and use sealant to cover any compromised areas of your ducts.
Another opportunity for energy efficiency is replacing any old, power-sapping appliances with newer models. You might consider appliances certified for their efficiency with the Department of Energy's Energy Star designation. Air conditioners, heating systems, water heaters and programmable thermostats are a few possibilities. But your energy audit can guide you to know what's best for your home, and you may want to make only some of these upgrades rather than all of them.
The benefits from changing the materials used inside and outside of your home aren't directly tangible the way that energy-efficiency updates can be. Nonetheless, making these adjustments contributes to the greater good by reducing usage of less-efficient products.
For the exterior, home and gardening information channel HGTV recommends using rubber mulch and synthetic grass. The rubber mulch can be a good choice for households with families, as HGTV notes that it's a safe play surface for children and doesn't attract weed growth or insects. While synthetic grass might seem odd, it looks like the real thing. And it will cut down on water bills and requires less maintenance (in other words, no cutting).
If you're thinking about adding a deck, consider buying one made with sustainable composite material, which can save you the cost of replacement as it is less subject to rotting, as can easily happen with a traditional wooden deck.
Indoors, you'll have a range of sustainable options. Bamboo plywood, for example, can be used for flooring, cabinetry or both, according to HGTV, as it "stands up well to a moist climate" (such as a bathroom). Its quick growth means that harvesting it infringes less on natural resources. Natural linoleum, cork and plastic-fiber blend carpets are also good sustainable flooring choices. For countertops, recycled glass or paper-based materials provide the stain and heat resistance necessary for the kitchen while costing much less than granite or marble all while boasting aesthetic appeal.
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Q: Exception window in VS.NET 2010 is missing the "User-unhandled" column In Visual Studio 2008, the Exceptions window has two columns with check boxes:

In contrast to this, in Visual Studio 2010 the column seems to be missing:

My questions are:

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*Is this a configuration issue on my machine or "by design"?

*Do I have a chance to re-enable the column or to mimic the "user-unhandled" behaviour in a different way?

Update:
The following extensions are installed in my Visual Studio 2010 installation:

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*PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010

*Productivity Power Tools

*Visual Studio Color Theme Editor

*VisualSVN

*ReSharper

A: My installation of Visual Studio 2010 does have the "User-unhandled" column:

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From VS2008 Debugger does not break on unhandled exception...

As it turns out, if you do not have "Enable Just My Code (Managed Only)" checked in the Debug options, the "User-Unhandled" column does not show in the "Exceptions" dialog.

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MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday visited hospitals to see victims of the violence that took place during the recent three-day stay-away, which claimed the lives of at least 12 people, according to civil society organisations.
Scores of people were injured during the disturbances that took place on January 14,15 and 16, 2019.
Chamisa visited Belvedere Medical Centre and laid hands on them, wishing them a quick recovery.
He bemoaned the situation in the country in a Twitter post.
"Our country is going through one of its worst moments. My thoughts are with the victims of violence. Despite the vitriol, we maintain a dignified position befitting our role as led by the people. We remain committed to peace in solving the challenges that triggered the turmoil," he said.
The party's MP for Kuwadzana East constituency Chalton Hwende also spoke about Chamisa's visit to hospitals.
"The president has just finished another round of visit to the injured and prayed for every patient he visited," he said.
Meanwhile, Chamisa also visited families that lost their beloved ones in Chitungwiza yesterday to pay his condolences.


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I met some Japanese people for the 1st time when I was traveling in Perth. At night we would all sit in the backpackers and talk. They were lots of fun, with a great sense of humour and very kind and generous in sharing their culture and language with me. So I was quickly captivated and fascinated by all things Japanese. I think I will always have a special love for Japanese people and culture now. I learned so much in few week so after they left i still wanted to keep my Japanese connection alive so it only seemed natural to keep learning!
Despite being a disruptive year for me I sat the Japanese learning proficiency exam in December and passed! Which is great! So I am really happy to have some recognition for my learning. I couldn't have done it with out the support of the Japaneasy staff especially my sensei Naomi. So I am so very grateful to all of them! Arigato!
I went round to all the Japanese language schools in Melbourne, because picking the right school was important to me. I spoke to someone from each school in person to get a first impression. I really wanted learning to be as fun and enjoyable as it had been in Perth. My initial interview and free level check with theJapaneasy's Director Minako Fujita was great. She was friendly & easy to get along with and her hands on experience really shone through. And as well as being the director of the school she was the owner so from the start she really seemed like the person I could trust with my Japanese dream.
I love learning at Japaneasy, It's a very friendly atmosphere to learn in, and all the teachers make and effort to get to know you and introduce you around so you never feel like just another student. There are different courses to suit my needs. I've studied in the intensive Couse over the summer then group lessons which are cheaper. But usually the flexibility of private lessons to study things that I particularly want to learn or practise suites me best. They also have culture lesson I have especially enjoyed the Japanese calligraphy classes they hold on Wednesday nights. I think one of the best things is that you feel like you're part of the Japanese learning community so I've made lots of new friends through JAPANEASY both here and overseas. and building a network of Japanease friends is great for your overseas trip! Really i have receive so much value out of my Japaneasy experience far beyond my expectations, I am really grateful for it.


The UK construction industry grew at its fastest pace in four months this June as a result of an increase in house building, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The PMI is a measure that determines how quickly the construction industry is growing or shrinking. A measure above 50 indicates growth and vice versa for a measure below 50.
London house prices are continuing to overwhelmingly outpace the rest of the UK housing market, as prices for the three months to June increased by 25.8% over the last 12 months. As a result, the average home in London is not only higher than the pre-crisis peak in 2007, but they are also selling for over £400,000 for the first time in history.
There has been a drastic increase in the number of houses that have started being built in the UK, new government figures have revealed. In comparison with April 2013, when the 'Help to Buy' scheme first started, there has been a 31% increase in the number of new houses that have started the building process.
The Bank of England has warned house prices in the UK could soon crash as prices continue to increase. The warning has come amid reports that the UKâ??s most expensive flat ever has been sold for �£140m.
London house prices are now twice as much as outside the capital. It will now cost an extra £183,000 on average to purchase a home inside London compared to the rest of the UK. Whilst there's always been a premium paid on house prices in the capital, the gap is now at its largest since detailed records began in 1978.
House builders have been handed a boost by the government today as the chancellor announced that the first stage of the help to buy scheme will be extended until 2020, allowing a further 120,000 houses to be built. The first part of the 'Help to Buy' scheme is specifically aimed at helping people buy new build homes, and was originally expected to end in 2016.
The number of privately rented homes in England now stands at 4 million for 2012-13, in comparison to the 3.7 million homes that are rented by councils and housing associations, according to a survey published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Additionally, the number of owner-occupied homes fell to 14.3 million (65.2% of all homes in England), which is the lowest percentage of home ownership since 1988.
The average income in England would need to increase by more than double in order for the average earner to be able to afford their first home, according to research from the charity 'Shelter'. The research shows that wages have increased by around 50% since 1997, however, this pales in comparison to house prices which have increased by more than 200%.
A report from Halifax has suggested that the housing market is continuing to exhibit an upward trend, as transactions in 2013 reached one million for the first time since the financial crisis in 2007.


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     *
     * @param inputs the inputs value to set.
     * @param outputs the outputs value to set.
     * @param defaultToLanguageCode the defaultToLanguageCode value to set.
     */
    @JsonCreator
    public TextTranslationSkill(
            @JsonProperty(value = "inputs", required = true) List<InputFieldMappingEntry> inputs,
            @JsonProperty(value = "outputs", required = true) List<OutputFieldMappingEntry> outputs,
            @JsonProperty(value = "defaultToLanguageCode", required = true)
                    TextTranslationSkillLanguage defaultToLanguageCode) {
        super(inputs, outputs);
        this.defaultToLanguageCode = defaultToLanguageCode;
    }

    /**
     * Get the defaultToLanguageCode property: The language code to translate documents into for documents that don't
     * specify the to language explicitly.
     *
     * @return the defaultToLanguageCode value.
     */
    public TextTranslationSkillLanguage getDefaultToLanguageCode() {
        return this.defaultToLanguageCode;
    }

    /**
     * Get the defaultFromLanguageCode property: The language code to translate documents from for documents that don't
     * specify the from language explicitly.
     *
     * @return the defaultFromLanguageCode value.
     */
    public TextTranslationSkillLanguage getDefaultFromLanguageCode() {
        return this.defaultFromLanguageCode;
    }

    /**
     * Set the defaultFromLanguageCode property: The language code to translate documents from for documents that don't
     * specify the from language explicitly.
     *
     * @param defaultFromLanguageCode the defaultFromLanguageCode value to set.
     * @return the TextTranslationSkill object itself.
     */
    public TextTranslationSkill setDefaultFromLanguageCode(TextTranslationSkillLanguage defaultFromLanguageCode) {
        this.defaultFromLanguageCode = defaultFromLanguageCode;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the suggestedFrom property: The language code to translate documents from when neither the fromLanguageCode
     * input nor the defaultFromLanguageCode parameter are provided, and the automatic language detection is
     * unsuccessful. Default is en.
     *
     * @return the suggestedFrom value.
     */
    public TextTranslationSkillLanguage getSuggestedFrom() {
        return this.suggestedFrom;
    }

    /**
     * Set the suggestedFrom property: The language code to translate documents from when neither the fromLanguageCode
     * input nor the defaultFromLanguageCode parameter are provided, and the automatic language detection is
     * unsuccessful. Default is en.
     *
     * @param suggestedFrom the suggestedFrom value to set.
     * @return the TextTranslationSkill object itself.
     */
    public TextTranslationSkill setSuggestedFrom(TextTranslationSkillLanguage suggestedFrom) {
        this.suggestedFrom = suggestedFrom;
        return this;
    }
}

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Q: Adding linebreaks within cells in CSV - Python 3 This is essentially the same question asked here: How can you parse excel CSV data that contains linebreaks in the data?
But I'm using Python 3 to write my CSV file. Does anyone know if there's a way to add line breaks to cell values from Python?
Here's an example of what the CSV should look like:
"order_number1", "item1\nitem2"
"order_number2", "item1"
"order_number3", "item1\nitem2\nitem3"

I've tried appending HTML line breaks between each item but the system to where I upload the data doesn't seem to recognize HTML.
Any and all help is appreciated.
Thanks!

A: Figured it out after playing around and I feel so stupid.
            for key in dictionary:
                outfile.writerow({
                    "Order ID": key,
                    "Item":  "\n".join(dictionary[key])
                })

A:
Here's an example of what the CSV should look like:
"order_number1", "item1\nitem2"
"order_number2", "item1"
"order_number3", "item1\nitem2\nitem3"

The proper way to use newlines in fields is like this:
"order_number1","item1
item2"
"order_number2","item1"
"order_number3","item1
item2
item3"

The \n you show are just part of the string. Some software may convert it to a newline, other software may not.
Also try to avoid spaces around the separators.


In the jurassic forest park of Poland, our Fiberglass Dinosar (Deinonychus Model) join December's Dinosaur Outdoor Exhibition as its national holiday day. Join our Fiberglass Dinosaur exhibition and see static beauty.
Fiberglass Dinosaur Head (T-Rex) own 36 teeth through our artists' discussion is to finalize Fiberglass Dinosaur making type. The Life Size Fiberglass Dinosaur is 5m long as baby T-Rex.
Mini Fiberglass Dinosaur Relica shows in jurassic park of Czekh. It gets favor from park visitors because of its cute appearance. Many little visitors would like taking photo together with it as memory.
If dinosaur break out the wall, its big visual impact. Here ,there is Fiberglass Dinosaur Show for interested groups. One 6m long little Fiberglass Dinosaur (Diplodocus) play role for us.


Inscribed on front: Mizpah. The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another. Inscribed on back: Genesis 31:49.
'Mizpah' in Hebrew literally means 'watchtower', as this silver jewelry necklace has been designed. It refers to the Biblical story of Jacob and Laban in Genesis 31. Mizpah jewelry was particularly popular in Victorian times often taking the form of a heart cut in two pieces, each half to be worn by friends or lovers who are temporally parted. It adopted a more general meaning over time - "may God watch over you" - and is especially poignant engraved on a necklace. Judaica jewelry gifts under $100.


. They want to see her on her show talking about her life with her sisters, but that doesn't mean that they want to see her in a movie," she says. "The fact that people want to see their lives and the volatility of that…. I don't think that it translates at all."
Tyler Perry's Temptation, which also stars Brandy and Jurnee Smollett-Bell, grossed over $48 million at the box office since its release. Compare that to a rumored $11 million production budget, and many would call it a hit.


Date of publication: August 12 2016 .
IKEA has quite a branched structure, which consists of MEGA shopping centers, Themselves IKEA stores, logistics and procurement units, factories and distribution centers. As a classical internal communication channels the company uses e-mail, a weekly newspaper, intranet and information boards. All is good, but all of these channels of communication They were not effective in achieving the goal of providing information to the employees of the company.
And then, one day, company management It concluded that they need to be more efficient, but at the same time, concise communication channel. One of the problems that spodvigla management of the company to the decision, was the impossibility of more than half of employees have access to a computer during the working day, according to this manager internal communications IKEA - Anna Buzulukova. So, after much deliberation, such solutions have been put forward as a mobile application and paper. From paper carrier abandoned almost immediately, due to the following principle of reducing the amount of paper use and low efficiency. Then the "shallows" and the option to install mobile applicationsBecause not every employee has a new generation smartphone, and use the telephone at work can not all employees.
And then came the leadership of a brilliant idea - the creation of corporate TV. What does the term "Corporate TV"? The company sees this idea in the form of an interactive whiteboard or paper where the text and pictures are moving. Accordingly, it will be a great professional screen size 42-50 inches. It is planned to place screens in Coffee Corner and other places of recreation. During 2-3 minutes employee can view a short message or a small presentation.
The second component of the innovations player was selected, which is in fact a PC the Linux operating system. Surprisingly, now every employee will be able to keep track of statistics using Digital signage systems and corporate program, capable of displaying sales and other indicators. By the way, the company's statistics are updated almost every 10 minutes.
Content IKEA has its own hierarchy: from global content (factories, warehouses, etc.) to "concrete" material (attendance of shopping centers, sales statistics). In addition to information about the company, on the screen you can see the running news line, weather forecast, information about traffic jams and exchange rates.
Placing content on public display with absolute ease. This is done by network folderWhich works on the same principle as that of a personal computer. During testing of the work unit system sent a huge number of commercials and news blocks, which were in a very different format. To solve the problem of the created company is not only prescribed guideline, but also invited Content Agency, Which helps to cope with the flood of information coming from the units.
According to Nicholas NedelciucWhile that of negative feedback from colleagues is not observed, and rightly recognized project management success, so it is waiting for the expansion. Anna Buzulukova states that this is just the beginning and it is possible in a short time corporate TV It will be used not only as an information channel.


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Tag: Czech Lion Awards 2023
Arvéd, Il Boemo lead 2023 Czech Lion nominations, honoring the year's best films
This year's Czech Lion Awards, the Czech Republic's version of the Oscars, will be held on March 4, 2023.


THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Getting a Live-Action Sequel?
It was only last night that the new trailer arrived for Disney's upcoming live-action take on Aladdin, and now comes word that another famed House of Mouse property could be getting revisited.
Courtesy of Moviehole, there's rumblings that there could be something in the works where The Nightmare Before Christmas is concerned. The outlet reports that Disney is looking to possibly do a live-action sequel to Henry Selick's 1993 effort.
Of course, take all of this with a pinch of salt until we hear anything concrete from Disney, but this is surely something that will instantly grab the attention of many a genre fan.
Produced by Tim Burton, the stop-motion animated Nightmare Before Christmas centred on the Chris Sarandon-voiced Jack Skellington as he looks to bring Christmas to his homeland of Halloween Town.
Despite not setting the world on fire at the box office upon its initial release, The Nightmare Before Christmas has gone on to become a hugely popular cult favourite as the years have gone by.
In recent years, Disney has already given audiences new live-action takes on Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh in Christopher Robin, with live-action versions of Aladdin, The Lion King, Dumbo, Lilo & Stitch, The Little Mermaid, Lady and the Tramp, Sword in the Stone, Snow White, Pinocchio and Mulan all in various stages of development.
Could The Nightmare Before Christmas be about to get added to that ever-expanding list? We'll have to wait and see.
As ever, expect more on all of this as we get it.


Samsung's East and Central Africa, Corporate Marketing Manager, Betty Radier (Second Left) is joined by the East and Central Africa Head of CSR Tessa Calleb (left) in presenting a laptop to Mrs. Calista Gitobu (Second right) and Mr. Clement Mbore(Right) Principal and Deputy Principal respectively of P.C Kinyanjui Institute. Samsung will establish an engineering academy at the institute.
Samsung intends to launch an Engineering Academy at PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute by mid next year, this will be the country's first. The facility will aim to address technical and engineering skills shortage in Kenya. Seems Samsung is edging closer and closer to the devs, one of the practices that will make it a success in the local scene. We have seen them working on a partnership with iHub and also plans are underway for a Solar powered internet school, whose pilot is already working in South Africa.
Samsung has already donated 20 Samsung Laptops to the institution to assist them in the integration of ICTs use in teaching vocational courses and other technical courses and Provide staff with tool for conducting research and preparing teaching materials.
Students who graduate from the Academy will have a chance to compete for an internship opportunity at one of Samsung's service centres where they will put the skills learned at the Academy to practical use for Samsung customers. Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are part of the company's broader goal to develop 10 000 Electronics Engineers across the continent by 2015.


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Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced Karen Anderson as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this newly created position, Karen will lead the company's people and culture strategy.
Karen joins Mimecast with more than 20 years of experience in various human resources roles. As the new CHRO, she will support the company's global expansion, enhance career development opportunities and help ensure that Mimecast remains a 'Top Place to Work' for all employees. In her last role, Karen was the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals where she supported the strategic direction and business growth from a few hundred employees to more than 1,000 employees in 16 global legal entities. Previously, she was Vice President of Human Resources for Pfizer, supporting the Commercial business unit in both developed and emerging markets. Earlier in her career she was responsible for compensation, benefits and systems for Bayer Canada before becoming the Global Human Resources Director for Baxter where she had a strong focus on mergers and acquisitions.
Karen is an active mentor in the community and is a Board member of the Northeast HR association, an advisor to WEST (Women in the Enterprise of Science & Technology) and in 2018, was recognized by HRO Today magazine as a CHRO Leader of Distinction.


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Counting Every Vote The Most Contentious Elections in American History
by Robert Dudley
Publisher Comments
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was not the first in American history that was exceptionally close or that produced highly disputed results. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson became president after an electoral gridlock, but only after Congress voted three dozen times to select the president. Charles Hughes lost in 1916 to Woodrow Wilson by losing in California by some 3,000 votes. In 1960 John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon by only a fraction of a percentage point in a very controversial election.
What would have happened if Aaron Burr, rather than Jefferson, had become president? What if Nixon had defeated Kennedy in 1960? What if Al Gore had become president in 2001 instead of George W. Bush? Using six cases, political scientists Robert Dudley and Eric Shiraev argue that engaging in this counterfactual exercise provides an excellent opportunity to revisit history, learn from its lessons, and relate to contemporary elections.
The authors aim is not to prove that their suggested scenarios would have certainly happened, but merely to show that they might have, and therein lies the importance of voting. Every vote counts, and the consequences can be enormous.
"In this well-written and absorbing narrative, Robert Dudley and Eric Shiraev provide us with insight and understanding regarding a fascinating aspect of American politics and elections. The authors remind us that close elections aren't just exercises in preference ordering of the public but responses to the specific electoral, political, and social environment that encompasses the country at a certain point in time. While history cannot be revised, Dudley and Shiraev argue that we can draw fresh lessons from lost opportunities and unrealized possibilities, policies never perused and speeches never given. This book is essential reading for political scientists and historians of the presidency and elections as well as for undergraduate and graduate courses."—Alan R. Gitelson, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science
"Counting Every Vote is entertaining to read as well as being highly informative. Authors Dudley and Shiraev convincingly reveal how the votes of small numbers of individuals in Presidential elections can and do dramatically affect domestic policies and international relations—not on every issue, of course—but in ways that ultimately change the course of history."—Cheryl Koopman, Associate Professor, Stanford University, President of the International Society of Political Psychology
"A clever and informative 'what if' that makes the sometimes dry subject of American electoral history interesting and compelling reading."—Scott Keeter, survey research director for the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C.
"This book will appeal to readers interested in US history as well as campaigns, elections, and presidential politics."—Choice
A fresh look at contentious elections in American history
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United States Politics and government.
Presidents -- United States -- Election.


Nov. 5, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Pot reform advocates hope Washington State's vote Tuesday on whether to legalize and tax marijuana will add momentum to their push for change in B.C.
Recent polls suggest Initiative 502 will pass, making Washington the first U.S. state to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults, while regulating and taxing its production and sale.
While it's not yet clear if the U.S. federal government will allow state-by-state legalization of recreational marijuana use – other states already allow medical marijuana sales – observers say the vote has huge implications here.
Rob Gordon, director of SFU's school of criminology, says it could spur a more serious consideration of legalization both in B.C. and in other U.S. states if "the sky doesn't fall" in Washington and the state starts reaping a windfall of weed revenue.
"The dominoes could start toppling," he said.
Two other states – Colorado and Oregon – are also voting on marijuana legalization Tuesday.
Washington estimates it would collect $560 million in the first year from a planned 25 per cent tax the sale of licensed, regulated marijuana through authorized stores.
"Whether or not their federal government is going to tolerate this remains to be seen," Gordon said, adding he expects American pot reformers will do better under a re-elected President Obama than if Mitt Romney wins the White House.
Another question mark is how close the vote ends up being – Gordon said there's evidence drug gangs that profit from prohibition helped defeat a similar initiative in California two years ago.
If Washington State really does legalize pot, Gordon expects a partial collapse of B.C.'s estimated $7-billion a year illegal pot industry as growers relocate their operations south of the border to avoid the need to smuggle.
Sensible BC, a campaign headed by B.C. marijuana activist and medical pot dispenser Dana Larsen, aims to follow in the footsteps of both Washington campaigners and B.C.'s successful anti-HST drive.
The group aims to get enough signatures on a petition to force a provincial referendum on marijuana decriminalization through B.C.'s Recall and Initiative Act.
Larsen's proposed Sensible Policing Act would block B.C. police from spending time or resources on searches, seizures or arrests for simple cannabis possession.
"There's no reason we cannot decriminalize possession in our province," Larsen said.
He aims to launch the initiative in the fall of 2014, triggering a 90-day scramble by volunteers to collect thousands of signatures in every riding in the province. If they get enough, the bill would go to a vote of the Legislature.
Premier Christy Clark and NDP leader Adrian Dix both say marijuana reform is up to the federal government and the prime minister has said the Conservatives won't loosen Canada's drug laws.
But Larsen argues Ottawa could, if pressured enough, exempt B.C. from federal narcotics laws to enable a regulated and taxed marijuana experiment here.
He said legal pot in Washington would help end the argument that the U.S. might "retaliate or freak out" if B.C. reforms its drug laws.
Former B.C. Attorney General Geoff Plant, who is part of the Stop The Violence coalition advocating drug policy reform in B.C., said he prefers full marijuana legalization, rather than the half-step of decriminalization, which doesn't allow regulation and taxation.
Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, who opposes marijuana use on grounds ranging from health to impaired driving risks, said it's a fantasy to think gangs would fade away.
But Plant anything that helps sap the strength of gangs would help.


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Q: ActionScript 3: How to move a TextField smoothly? In my program I have a feature of text scrolling across the screen. This works fine, except for the unbelievable laggy movement. I'm simply adding the speed to the x-position of the textfield, and the movement animation works fine for all other objects (movieclips, bitmaps etc).
EDIT:
I now tried to convert the text to a BitMap, and then move it. Unfortunately this resulted in the same "laggy" movement with lots of sudden "jumps".
bmd = new BitmapData (event_field.width, event_field.height, true, 0);
bmd.draw (event_field);

bm = new Bitmap (bmd);
bm.x = event_field.x;
bm.y = event_field.y;
bm.cacheAsBitmap = true;
bm.smoothing = true;
this.addChild(bm);

In my enter-frame-function:
bm.x-=3

Does anyone have a solution for this?

A: Not smoothing the textfield may improve performance, but using the native TextField class in my experience, has performance limitations that can't really be overcome.  Real-time rendering of text is expensive.  Real-time rendering that text to bitmapData, can also be expensive and is really only beneficial if the text doesn't change much.  In any case that's something cacheAsBitmap should already be doing automatically.
To overcome both of these issues, you should consider bitmap fonts.  These are pre-rendered, solving both of the above issues.  However, the native API doesn't support it.
The two options that I'm aware of:

*

*BMFontRenderer.  Some classes that supposedly provide support
for bitmap font rendering.  I've not tried this so I can't vouch for
it.

*Use Starling for your whole project, which includes
excellent support for bitmap fonts and distance field fonts
(scalable bitmap fonts).  It's a 2D hardware accelerated framework,
so this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what it can
offer. I use it for everything now, but for your project it may be too late to be switching from the native framework to another.

To generate your bitmap fonts, these are some tools recommended by the Starling Manual.  I personally use Littera and BMFont:

*

*Littera

*BMFont

*Glyph Designer

*bmGlyph

A: You can try embedding font or animate bitmap not textfield

*

*create snapshot of textfield before animation starts,

*hide textfield

*animate snapshot

*at animation finish move invisible textfield into destination, destroy snapshot and show textfield


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gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organized crime for the killing. emily: a powerful image from greece. a team from greenpeace international and doctors without borders created a peace sign made from more than 3,000 discarded life jackets from refugees. this picture was taken on january 1. the group posting the image with the caption "safe passage for refugees in 2016." randy: a new survey is finding that many pediatricians are not recommending the cancer-preventing h.p.v. vaccine to preteens. that's contributing to low vaccination rates. the survey finds more than a third of doctors are more likely to offer the vaccine to girls and boys who are older than the recommended 11 or 12 years old. most doctors say they think parents will object to the vaccine. emily: next time you go to the supermarket to buy meat, the label won't tell you where it is from. last month, congress repealed a law that required retailers to in
gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organized crime for the killing. emily: a powerful image from greece. a team from greenpeace international and doctors without borders created a peace sign made from more than 3,000 discarded life jackets from refugees. this picture was taken on january 1. the group posting the image with the caption "safe passage for refugees...
gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organized crime for the killing. a new survey is finding that a number of pediatricians and family doctors are not strongly recommending the cancer-preventing h.p.v. vaccine to preteens and their parents. that's contributing to low vaccination rates right now. third of doctors are more likely to offer the vaccine to girls and boys who are older than the recommended 11 or 12 years old. discussing the vaccine because emily: next time you go to the supermarket to buy meat, the label won't tell you where it is from. last month, congress repealed a law that required retailers to include the animal's country of origin. lawmakers say the moves comes after the world trade organization repeatedly ruled the labels violated a requirement that canadian and mexican livestock be treated the same as u.s. livestock. randy: an exclusive interview with one of the contestants at the center of a miss u
gisela mota was found shot to death in her home on saturday. the former federal congresswoman had just been sworn in the day before. the state's governor is blaming organized crime for the killing. a new survey is finding that a number of pediatricians and family doctors are not strongly recommending the cancer-preventing h.p.v. vaccine to preteens and their parents. that's contributing to low vaccination rates right now. third of doctors are more likely to offer the vaccine to girls and boys...


Like all good preppers, I have a substantial store of wheat berries dutifully packed away in Mylar bags and nitrogen packed buckets. However, its a lot easier to buy and pack wheat than it is to cook with it.
Because of this I have been purchasing wheat cookbooks and messing around trying to find recipes that work well with my lifestyle. On of the very first workable recipes I found was this simple recipe for homemade cream of wheat.
This recipe uses a blender instead of a grinder so its easy. Of course when SHTF I could set my grinder to course or use a mortar and pestle.
Best yet, using whole wheat berries is cheap verses the $5 a box of cream of wheat that lasts all of two bowls in the morning.
The recipe for Homemade Cream of Wheat is simple.
Pulse the wheat in a blender until cracked and not powdered.
Once it has thickened add milk, sugar, honey, nuts, berries, chocolate or anything else (My lovely bride prefers lots of cheddar cheese).
Cook until it has the texture and thickness you desire.
Put it in a bowl and enjoy.
Its a little nuttier than processed instant cream of wheat, and a lot darker. I find it compares with oatmeal.
Its not my favorite breakfast food, but its a lot easier to store and loads cheaper than a sausage egg and cheese croissant sandwich….


BERLIN – Coming off strong seasons in 2017, middle distance runner Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER) and sprinter/hurdler Karsten Warholm (NOR) said Friday they are eager to fight for European glory this August at the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships as the world's leading athletic footwear and apparel company Nike signed as Official Partner of the event.
With just over 100 days to go until the start of the European Athletics Championships, it was announced Friday that Nike will be Berlin 2018's Official Partner. As part of its strategy, Nike recently identified the German capital as one of its 12 key cities around the world. The strong connections Nike is building with Berlin enable them to serve the local consumer personally and at scale in going after their sports goals.
For more information, please contact James Mulligan, Head of Communications at European Athletics at james.mulligan@european-athletics.org or by telephone at +41 79 694 48 29.
7. NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Their mission is to bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete*.