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"Proposals have been voiced in favor of a technological revolution but it is impossible to accomplish one without making new machine tools or means of production," said the deputy prime minister...
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Belarusian mass media told to stick to honest, sincere reporting
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Heads of Belarusian government agencies told to speak up on important events
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Google+ Reading Teen: THE GLITTERING COURT by Richelle Mead // Restores Your Faith In Mead Books..
THE GLITTERING COURT by Richelle Mead // Restores Your Faith In Mead Books..
Okay, so let me just get this out of the way...I loved this book. I loved Vampire Academy AND Bloodlines. I DNF'd Soundless. After Soundless, I lost hope for any of Richelle's upcoming books. Fortunately, I didn't have anything to worry about, because The Glittering Court is everything I look for in a YA book....most importantly swoons/banter, snarky MC, the ultimate book boyfriend, danger, adventure, and overall uniqueness. Despite being compared to The Selection in the first sentence of this synopsis, that's probably the only similarity between the two books. I enjoyed The Selection, but what I didn't like about it, Richelle did right with The Glittering Court. Similar stories, different (and better!) execution.
Personally, I can see The Selection comparison up until the point where the girls are all competing for a prince. That's not what's happening in The Glittering Court. Technically all the girls that sign a contract with the Thorns are competing to be in the top spot to win the most eligible bachelor in the 'new world'. They all are going to be wed to someone, not just voted off and sent back home. I would say that while The Selection is in the 'future', The Glittering Court is set in more of the past than anything. Basically after they sign their contract, they train to be the ultimate wifey to a bachelor in the 'new world', which is across the ocean. Adelaide is completely against being set up with a man for marriage by her grandmother, so she does the unthinkable when confronted by Cedric Thorn, and ultimately sets herself up to be married to someone else. Technically she has a choice in who she marries (well, more than she did as a countess), but by taking the real Adelaide's place, she still is in the same predicament, which was kind of frustrating, but still understandable. The whole premise of the plot is having the freedom to choose what you want from life, and Cedric Thorn is what Adelaide wants, even if it is completely against the rules. You always want what you can't have, right?
Adelaide was a pretty likable character, despite some lack of decision making skills. I loved watching her transform into the woman she was meant to be all along, and the slow burn romance between her and Cedric was to die for. Richelle Mead knows what she's doing when it comes to making me fall for her fictional men. I rank my love for Cedric up there with Adrian, and that's definitely saying something, because Adrian (from VA and Bloodlines) is bae.
The other thing I loved about The Glittering Court was the friendships. I absolutely adored Tamsin and Mira. There are few authors who know how to make me care not only for the main characters of a story, but for their besties as well, and Mead does that every single time (not counting Soundless, because that was a mess that wasn't even worth finishing). I'm SO stoked that her forthcoming books in this 'series' are going to be companion stories, and I'm really hoping they will elaborate on both of these ladies. I want to know every single thing about them, what they've been through and what they are going to do in the future/what they went through during the moments they weren't on page in book one. To say my hopes are pretty dang high for these companions is definitely an understatement.
To be honest, I couldn't tell you why The Glittering Court is recognized as sci-fi or paranormal fantasy on goodreads, because neither one of those exist in this book, but to say that it's historical fiction isn't quite right either, because this is set in a completely different world. It's true that there are some similarities to some things that happened in our real world past, but it's expanded upon 110%. There are so many directions that Richelle can take the new books that it's hard to contain my excitement over it.
I listened to this one on audiobook, and let me tell you, I LOVED the narrator! I just fell in love with her husky voice! Haha! It isn't often that I immediately hit it off with a new narrator, but Kristen Sieh did an awesome job. Her different voices and accents for the various characters were spot on, and I just don't have a single complaint about her narration. I'll be looking for other books narrated by her, for sure! Listen to a sample here!
Have you read The Glittering Court? What did you think?


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HomeEducational GistFirm upgrades lecture halls at UNILAG
Firm upgrades lecture halls at UNILAG
By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie
A firm, Platform Capital, has renovated and handed over three lecture halls to the Executive MBA programme of the University of Lagos Business School (ULBS).
The firm's Chairman, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, also pledged a $10,000 prize to the best graduating student of the Executive MBA programme; automatic employment at Platform Capital and its portfolio companies for the top as well as graduating students; and internships for students of the programme yearly.
The ULBS building was renovated, and lecture halls were fitted with state-of-the-art technology including interactive white boards, sound systems and furniture needed for digital learning.
In his remarks at the unveiling of the facility last Thursday, Akindele said Platform Capital would do more for the business school.
"The launch of the world class lecture halls in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), was just phase 1 for the university. We are going to complete the entire building before the end of the year, install a full end-to-end fibre data link to complement the state-of-the-art telecommunications and infrastructure. With that in place, from these lecture halls, we can run programmes from Harvard to Silicon Valley Business School to ISM Paris and many more business schools online and real time for our best and brightest on the continent. If we educate and expose one mind who goes, innovates and solves a problem, imagine the compound effect of that on Africa," he said.
The donation was a response to the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe's call for support to improve the institution's business/entrepreneurship education service delivery through provision of requisite learning facilities technology and content partnership.
Praising Platform Capital, Prof. Ogundipe said the facility would promote e-learning real time.
"This is a unique facility given to the university by Platform Capital and we are grateful to have received a facility like this which will enable students to have online lectures real-time. This will not only increase our ranking but will also increase our visibility as a university that is e-learning compliant," he said.
Also speaking, Executive Director, University of Lagos Business School (ULBS), Prof. Abraham Osinubi said the facilities would help the institution achieve its goals.
"The goal of the University of Lagos Business School is to create a business synergy in education, leadership and management in a world-class setting and we thank Dr. Akindele of Platform Capital for providing us with the facilities which we need to effectively implement our goals."
Other principal officers of the university and executives of the firm attended the unveiling.
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Discussion in 'Mac Programming' started by Sydde, Nov 30, 2010.
This is just crazed personal musings, hence the odd subject. Sorry about that. You have been warned.
From time to time, I will look in on gnu.org, to see what might be going on with the hurd project. Interesting that this, the progenitor of Linuces, as it were, has been more than a quarter-century in the making and, as of now, is barely stable, negligibly useful, on the verge of being left behind for dead.
Yet the basic concept seems sound, if one is willing to sacrifice maximum performance for flexibility and security. But the sacrifice has been a painful choice, perhaps leaving contemporary OSes somewhat wanting in these areas for the sake of pleasing/impressing the user.
So, my thought was, what if the hurd project were to place an active object environment at the bedrock, as the primary means of reaching the kernel, as the basic structure of the OS. It seemed to me that some of the limitations of the microkernel (primarily, the cost of daemon IPC and its context switches) might be overcome through the use of an object model along the general lines of Cocoa (meaning as a part of OS architecture, rather than via the compiler, such as with C++).
How, then, does the "math" work out? If objects rely on "opaque references" instead of plain pointers ("opaque" in the sense that the table-lookup scheme is not defined across implementations, possibly even within one implementation), but service methods can operate mostly within the space of a process (perhaps small context adjustments), does it seem likely that the balance might work out in favor of an object-based architecture?
Live, run-time replacement/testing/upgrade of what are now perceived as system-level components.
Method selectors subjected to privilege testing, selectively (surgical application of security measures).
Classes offer a potentially lower-impact means of providing services than daemons+IPC.
Similarly, integration, to construct large, more complex application environments, is supported inherently by the object architecture.
Sub-classing the basic application object could allow processes to have finer control of things like scheduling and page-outs - meaning much of those functions can also live outside kernel (privileged) space.
Traditional Unix-style applications could be supported by embedding them in an application object.
I think I will be more careful in future as to when I am eating the sharp cheese.
What you just wrote was far over my head.
However, Tillamook sharp cheddar is indeed a fine cheese. I think I will go have some myself. Cheers to cheese.
Have you seen Microsoft's "Singularity" research project? It seems microkernels get a lot more practical when you can run everything in ring 0 in a single address space. Not having to do TLB flushes, etc... cuts IPC time a lot.
Everything was written in Lisp, all object-oriented, and you could modify any part of the OS at runtime. The OS and the development environment were essentially the same.
The idea behind the Hurd is to be able to modify or replace system components without shutting down or rebooting. And, of course, one of the ideas behind Objective-C, so to speak, was Smalltalk.


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Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after the experience of a traumatic event, either a single isolated event or more chronic and recurring traumatic experiences. A variety of emotional disturbances and symptoms are associated with PTSD that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in the person's social interactions, their ability to work, or other important areas of functioning.
Many of these symptoms are an extreme version of our body's natural response to stress. Understanding our body's natural response to threat and danger, known as the fight or flight response, can help us better understand the symptoms of PTSD.
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Additional requirements for the diagnosis also need to be assessed, such as how you initially responded to the traumatic event, how long you've been experiencing your symptoms and the extent to which those symptoms interfere with your life. For an accurate PTSD diagnosis you would need to review these things with a qualified mental health professional.


It's Pride Month, and here at Dunkin' we are thrilled to be sharing the love with a limited-edition Sprinkled with Pride Donut at select Dunkin' Donuts restaurants.
The special edition donut features Strawberry flavored frosting covered with colorful rainbow sprinkles. To coincide with local Pride festivities this month, the Sprinkled with Pride Donut will be available at participating locations in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. A dozen of these colorful donuts are perfect to bring along during your Pride celebrations all month long!
INspire, the LGBTQ and Allies Employee Resource Group at Dunkin' Brands, will be marching in the brand's hometown Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9th with their families, friends and pets. The Boston Pride Parade is known as the largest annual parade in New England with proceeds from the family festival at the conclusion of the parade benefiting the Boston Pride Community Fund that provides financial support to small grassroots organizations through annual grants.
Dunkin' Brands will continue to show its Pride in Chicago and LA! In Chicago, Dunkin' Brands is a sponsor of this year's Chicago Pride Guide, sharing a Happy Pride message with the city of Chicago. In Los Angeles, Dunkin' Brands has made a donation to LA Pride to support the local festivities.
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DJs, Sunshine, and Class Struggle
Those who are at sea
That was not the rain
Marseille Concrete
You will not make any pictures
There is nothing left
Little Farmers
Okay, this is it, time to hit the road again, I've got my shades on and I'm ready to gobble up the miles, my right hand holding the wheel tight, my left hand out the window playing with the wind. Freedom, discovery and the thrill of the unknown, here I come! I can't even remember the last time I went traveling, thanks to this freaking virus. All right, man, let's see if you've still got it. Let's see if your adventurous side is still in there somewhere, and let's make sure nothing's changed!
Nothing's changed? Are you sure about that? A global epidemic, health protocols straight out of a blockbuster sci-fi film, closed borders and a tiny, months-old little being who doesn't know how to walk or drive and who lives in my home. I turn the key in the ignition of the big, nine-seater Opel I rented for the trip, and we are ready to embark on a new adventure: I'm off to do the tourist thing with the family.
We've got all the ingredients with which to make a true incursion into the magical, poetic and wild world of tourism. It's August and I'm headed for the big highways that cut across France, in a vehicle classified as family, with friends I've known forever, toddlers in tow and the blazing sun of a Friday evening in Marseille. So this, then, is where it begins, the vacation in the world of after? Come on, everything's going to be fine: "It's the time for love, friends and adventure."
Of course, we think we're smarter than everyone else, and so even though it might be cheating, we decide to leave at night, to add a dash of romanticism to the whole thing. But things get real very quick: just as I'm about to crank up the volume on the Mano Negra tunes I've selected to help my passengers make it through the night, I glance in the rearview and am reminded of the imposing presence of two sleeping babies in the back, which has the immediate effect of tempering my enthusiasm. I lower the volume and I stay focused on the road, 'cause I don't want to miss my exit, man. A62 heading towards Toulouse, then Bordeaux, Nantes and, 1,200 clicks further, the Morbihan.
Hour after hour, the miles go by, we stop at one service station after another, one rest area after another, where we buy lukewarm coffee and junk in plastic packaging that we eat to pass the time behind the wheel. Sleeping children, sleeping friends, the music that we're barely listening to anymore. It's dark, a few headlights follow me in the night, the streetlights seem to flutter on my right, the dark and synthetic voice of Nightcall echoes in the distance. It's raining. It's coming down hard. I wish I could turn up the volume, but I get into it anyway. Bottom of sixth, regulator, comfortable seat. I feel like having a smoke.
We get there at the first light of dawn; suddenly, after all those miles, we're right there, staring at the ocean in front of us. It's raining a little, we drink a coffee, our eyes heavy and our legs stiff, listening to Matmatah at top volume to get into a chill version of the Celtic vibe. Our house is there, just as we had pictured it, practically standing in the sea, at the edge of the jetty, with its blue shutters and its promises of enchanting awakenings. I want to walk in the sand. We take the kids out to show them. That's a lot of water in that ocean. I don't think they realize it. We walk into the beautiful, magical house that a woman I befriended while on a trip to Greenland is lending us for a few days. We just got here and already, we want to do everything, see everything, know everything. We want to collect seashells, some because they're pretty, others to eat. The best restaurant in the village? And if we want oysters, where should we go? Oh, okay, so the tide doesn't come in at the same time every day? How far is it to Concarneau? Did you put the white wine in the fridge? Honey, where's my striped sweater?
Now we're wearing our tourist costume, awe-struck by the shuttle that connects to the other side of the port, by the secondary residences of the neighborhood next to ours and their bouquets of giant hydrangeas, by the path that winds along the coast under a gentle pine forest, by the majestic agapanthus blooming on the edge of paths and roads and by the first in a long series of glasses of Muscadet. I catch myself feeling happy, serene, sitting facing the sea, guitar in hand while the others collect seashells. It's the summer holidays, the girls are beautiful, I'm hungry and ever since we got here, we haven't seen a single drop of rain.
Careful though, it's not an easy job being a tourist. Quite the contrary. It's something people tend to idealize a little too much. Even more so during the COVID era. When's the last time you went to a tourist office, huh? I dare you to show up on August 15 at Île aux Moines, with a party of six, with three kids and an overwhelming urge to devour a buckwheat crepe with sausage in a bistro-worthy of its name. Trust me, you're much more likely to end up with your ass on the ground in front of the post office with falafel to go. That said, I've never been much of a cider drinker and I love Lebanese food.
At the Neolithic site of Carnac, fellow vacationers show up by the busloads, complete with all the accessories: colored badge around their necks, backpack, tour guide and translator. What a lesson, I still have so much to learn! Phones are waving in the air everywhere, photographing everything in sight and snapping one selfie after another in front of the dolmens. This is a far cry from the tribe of Dana and the army of Cimmerians ready to cross swords. You have to wait in line in front of the rocks, which stand behind a fence, and sometimes you huddle together, elbowing your way through the masked crowd and the Dutch tourists to find a Kouign Aman, of which you can then proudly say, Ah, now that's the real deal, even though you have no idea what you're talking about.
The beaches are packed with people, or at least, packed for Brittany, which is to say it's like March on the Mediterranean coast. And despite the No Swimming sign, everyone is waiting their turn for the souvenir photo in front of the stone archway of Port Blanc. Then, of course, you want to sit your butt down at the bistro and enjoy some oysters with your feet in the water, but do you think it's easy to find a COVID test in Brittany in August? Nope. Definitely not easy. When, one bright Monday morning, the eleventh pharmacy you've tried announces that yes of course, it's possible to make an appointment for a test, but not until six days from now, you have to either remain very calm or be familiar with the technique for cockle fishing and cooking lobsters at home.
Naturally, there are the vaccinated and those who didn't have the time or the desire to get the jab, but nobody really wants to spend their holidays debating it so instead you put a little Gainsbourg on and you take a little nap, as the kids sleep while waiting to find out if everyone can go to the restaurant later. In the end, you enjoy an aperitif in some windswept hole in the wall. In the bathroom, I see an inscription in ink: "To life, to amor." I find that beautiful and return to my Muscadet a little emotional.
And then one morning, at long last, you're treated to some bad weather: mist, humidity, clouds-- yeah, really crappy weather. You're delighted to no end! The boats seem to be flying in the fog, the kids have never seen that. You finally feel like you're on vacation, nice and cool inside. You'll be able to spend the day hanging out at home, without your undergarments, gently hesitating between a coffee and a beer, playing tarot with a pasty mouth while watching the rain fall, exactly as you planned it.
But this doesn't last and the sun quickly reappears. Ah, exotic climates! I walk around the village. I admire those families who spread their towels out on the little beach being devoured minute by minute by the sea, which comes in and reclaims its place, chasing the children, their sand castles and the pile of shells they had so patiently collected. For the Assumption, everyone has come to see the boats be blessed by a priest. All around are lifeguards and priests. Priests and lifeguards. And delighted tourists. I start to imagine one of those ships sinking, with all the passengers in cassocks and the hysterical vacationers screaming on the shore. I must be a little cynical.
We go home to find a dead bird, which the cat has left for us on our doorstep and which is surely connected to the blessing and my morbid fantasies. We fire up the grill and slap on a few seashells, which I can't help but wash down with a little pastis. A tourist perhaps, but one who feels home away from home.
Can you picture yourself coming back from Brittany without having rented bikes for a ride along the coast? Impossible, no, I would look like an amateur! So here we are, busy harnessing our offspring to our beautiful rental bikes, baby seat included, and then setting off nonchalantly, whistling down the bike path marked in green through the damp moor and the postcard houses. The air smells of fennel, seaweed and sweat. I feel like I'm on vacation in a French film, patiently waiting to run into François Cluzet jogging with Marion Cotillard.
The old, dead boats, abandoned here and there, seem to be drying under the grayness, like ghosts in the Breton night, covered with graffiti, some poetic, some not so poetic. Time passes, I smoke cigarettes by the sea while watching the catwalk by. The old people are at the bistro, the boats go up and down with the tide, the children play on the beach, bags of all kinds of souvenirs are piled up in a corner of the living room: buckwheat whiskeys made in Breizh, personalized bowls, butter cookies, terrines and other local sweets. Friends come and friends go. And still that freaking window overlooking the ocean, right there. What goddamn beauty, believe me.
On a beautiful Saturday in August, I'm stuck in holiday traffic for six hours straight, bumper to bumper, driving my friends to Nantes so they can head back to the South. Now this here is a real tourist experience, and I'm rather proud of it! I think of the guy who broke down on the side of the road. Why today of all days, he must be thinking. He watches the others go by while he waits for the tow truck, with his red triangle, bored kids and sad expression. Children play in the freeway rest areas, parents pull out a table under a tree with their cooler and their picnic basket, I watch people chatting in the cars next to mine. I listen to Bashung on a loop, it makes me melancholy, I don't think I want to go home. I start to imagine you naked, I'm not quite sure why, then I let myself be captivated by the beautiful marshes on the other side of the road. I have to go check out the dunes behind the house when I get back. I wonder why I'm not too crazy about the Hemingway book I just started, and I think about your ass again. One thinks about a lot of stuff when one is on the road alone for a long time. Too much stuff, sometimes.
I meet up with Marine and other friends in Vannes, a typical and charming town, I was told, though I couldn't really tell you, honestly. But it is definitely a welcoming town: 4,000 anti-health pass demonstrators, according to the local news on this holiday Saturday, not a bad score. The city center is blocked off, and we are treated to some lovely insults while sitting on a café terrace, about our behavior as collaborators. Delightful.
And then we're ready to hit the road again, our shoes full of sand and towels that are still wet strewn across the backseats. We put the guitar back in the trunk, we pick up all the underwear off the floor, we get the suitcases and the beers ready for the trip back. That's why being a tourist is such a thankless occupation. It's far too precarious a status, it always ends eventually. "We're just passing through, that's why we look sad," Miossec once said. And so we get back on the path of the world, and we travel down the country, to the next destination. You always have to leave the sea. You always have to go home, and even COVID hasn't changed that. I'll go where you go - yeah, right.
We drive quietly south, leaving the ocean on our right. The city signs go by, one after another, taking me back to walks in the salty air with my feet in the water. Guérande, Noirmoutier, Ile d'Yeu. I picture large, somewhat mysterious and wild beaches, the sea air, billowing black clouds and your feet in the sand. But for now, I'm on the highway, between two shopping areas. Sadly, supermarkets aren't any more attractive near the ocean.
We drive through fields, hills, meadows, plains and all that this country boasts in terms of farmland, dotted with a few wind turbines. Motorhomes try to overtake a tractor on a small country road--no doubt about it, this is definitely France stretching out before us. We're still heading south, making a stop in the Bordeaux region to hug friends and fill up the trunk with cases of Pessac and Graves.
We end up stopping the van in the parking lot of a karate club, in some godforsaken village in the Cévennes. We eat at a country restaurant, complete with the pitcher of red and the carafe of pastis on the table, the overcooked steak, the pink napkins that match the chairs--French chic. In the empty room is a huge TV with some stupid game show on. We walk down the main street like tourists. Let's get out of here, my love. We drink one last coffee in a bar run by Mégane and Isabelle before going for a walk in the forest to escape the stifling heat and watch a snake slither in the cool water. I get naked in a river and I watch my dick float in the swirling water before getting back on the road in chill mode.
My daughter has fallen asleep in the back, Marine tells me things that make me laugh, I miss our friends a bit, it's the end of the summer and I'm thinking I didn't do so bad as a tourist. The road is beautiful and winds between vineyards and olive trees. My feet are wet, I smell a little like mud and I wouldn't mind wolfing down on one last crepe. So I put on some music and roll along quietly under the evening sun.
"Time lasts a long time,
and life surely too,
over a million years,
and always in summer."
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Went to watch my young granddaughters at their dance class. The beginning of the class was shut off to spectators until the last ten minutes. The shutters are then opened so that parents and family can watch their young prodigies. Standing there in the front row looking at everybody with her big blue eyes was my nearly 3 year old granddaughter… nonchalantly… picking her nose.
LOL… kids, you got to love them. 😀 Happy Holidays, Elaine.


Our award winning Marketing and Engagement Teams make sure the British Heart Foundation's voice is heard, whether it be online, in the press or on television. And we have a lot to say. Groundbreaking research stories. Human stories of survival. Inspiring stories of past achievements and future plans. And of course, the heartbreaking stories, the ones that remind us how much work there is still to do.
Our Marketing and Engagement Team connect with more than 750,000 followers on our social media platforms and reach around 2 million people every single week. They craft campaigns that connect and work with influencers in the worlds of media, entertainment and politics. They are the top of their game, in the Third Sector and beyond.
Roles are as varied as customer service, audience research and digital analytics to social media, PR, public affairs, science communication and design. All different, but all working together to inspire support for our cause. Because heart and circulatory diseases still kill 1 in 4 people in the UK, and that's something that at the British Heart Foundation, we refuse to accept.
No two days are the same. Sometimes I can be really hands on looking at the optimisation of a campaign or training team members. But I also get to work on more top level planning such as content marketing frameworks, or meet with big-hitters such as Google and Facebook to discuss opportunities for the BHF. I also work with a very talented team and I enjoy supporting their development.
What do you love most about the BHF?
The culture. The BHF isn't too large you feel overwhelmed by the amount of people but it's not so small that you fight to get projects off the ground. Work life balance is encouraged, there's carol singing at the Christmas party, Yoga at lunch time and a softball team. We also have some fantastic content to work with, the real life case studies are so inspiring and make you realise what it's all for.
What attracted you to the charity?
The BHF appealed to me as they were innovative, fun and brave. I could distinctly remember their annual report from 2012 that was designed as a durable origami wallet, their Mending Broken Hearts campaign and of course the infamous Vinnie Jones CPR advert. I wanted to be part it!
What are the best things about working for the BHF?
The people. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. The BHF genuinely care about your professional development and wellbeing.
Also, when you work in an office it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, but the BHF regularly hold events where people living with heart disease come to speak to us about the impact that our research has had on their lives. It keeps you connected to the cause.


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Q: Why are marginal eigenvalues of Jacobian of a periodic orbit related to the symmetry? In ChaosBook, at page 61 of the unstable version of the book, it is stated that

$$J_p (x) \mu (x) = \mu (x,)$$ i.e the velocity vector is an eigenvector of the Jacobian along periodic orbit $p$ with eigenvalue 1.

Moreover, in the $3$rd weeks video lectures with titled Types of Floquet multipliers, Dr. Cvitanovic states that

There has to be good reason why $J$ - Jacobian matrix along the periodic orbit - has eigenvalue one; there are two possibilities: One is symmetries, [...]

This is a mind blowing statement, and I would like to know whether there is any physical or mathematical argument why that must be the case. Of course, that might just be an empirical observation, but even in that case, I would like know whether there is at least an intuitive argument for why that might the case.

A: Prof. Cvitanovic states that eigenvalue 1 in the monodromy matrix is a non-generic case with Lebesgue measure zero. It should only occur for a reason, such as, symmetry or bifurcation, cf. ChaosBook, Section 5.1.
On the other hand if a Lagrangian system has a symmetry, then there is a conserved quantity $Q$ by Noether's theorem. In other words, the flow of the symmetry and the flow of the time-evolution commute. Therefore if the symmetry flow leads to an infinitesimal variation of the periodic orbit, the infinitesimal variation should be constant along the orbit, corresponding to eigenvalue 1.
For a Hamiltonian system the observation by Prof. Cvitanovic follows from Poincare theorem, cf. my Phys.SE answer here.

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Rumohra is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

The fronds of species within this genus contain round sori (reproductive clusters) on the underside of the pinnae (leaflets) unlike many other ferns which have separate specialized reproductive fronds. Many of the sori have peltate indusia and have prominent scales on the stipes of the fronds. Species have a wide distribution; for example, Rumohra adiantiformis is found in the Old World as well as the New World, including such diverse places as the Galapagos Islands and New Zealand.

Species
, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:
Rumohra adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching
Rumohra berteroana (Colla) R.R.Rodriguez
Rumohra glandulosa Tardieu
Rumohra glandulosissima Sundue & J.Prado
Rumohra humbertii Tardieu
Rumohra linearisquamata Rakotondr.
Rumohra lokohensis Tardieu
Rumohra madagascarica (Bonap.) Tardieu
Rumohra quadrangularis (Fée) Brade

References

Dryopteridaceae
Fern genera

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Warren High's Peyten Kellar and Trent Sayre each was a champion at last Saturday's 25th annual Americas Best Value Inn Wrestling Tournament at St. Clairsville High.
And, further south on the same day, at the Skyline Invitational at Gallia Academy, Waterford standout Haden Offenberger was the lone local grappler to claim an individual title.
The Warrior duo helped the royal blue and white grapplers finish with 264 points, one behind second-place Shenandoah High and Martins Ferry. The host St. C Red Devils repeated as tourney team champion with a winning total of 385.5.
St. Clairsville's Koen Kish was voted the Delande Brothers Most Outstanding Wrestler by tournament coaches. He won all eight of his 120-pound matches by first-period pins.
Seventeen schools competed in the two-day event.
"It's a good, solid tournament," said Warren head coach Jim Rhodes.
Ohio Division II top-ranked Kellar was first in the 126-pound weight division, while Sayre stood atop the podium in the 152 weight class.
"Both went 9-0," Rhodes said.
Warren 113-pounder Cole Coleman was runner-up at 8-1 after dropping a two-point decision in the final to Worthington Kilbourne's Spencer Parker-Gordon.
Also placing for the Warriors were Ben Goedel (138 pounds), Dylan Anderson (195), and Tristan Duffey (145).
St. C's Austin DaRe was first and Wellsville's Justin Sarge second at 145.
Rhodes said that Warren was without the services of state qualifier Brady Oberdier (160) and Liam Kellar (152).
Warren is scheduled to wrestle at the Licking Valley Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday.
"Wrestling is a such great sport," Rhodes said. "You have six minutes. Period. No timeouts, No halftime. No substitutions, and no time to catch your breath between quarters. Just six minutes. It's one on one to get your job done.
Over at Gallia Academy, Offenberger pinned Xodus Thompson of Thurgood Marshall in the opening period of the finals match to finish first.
Team-wise, the Wildcats were 16th in a field of 26 other schools, including Belpre High and Marietta High, which finished 20th and 24th, respectively. Athens High won the tourney with 267.5 points.
"We had some guys missing from the lineup and only had six compete," Coach Offenberger said.
The Cats' mat roster also included Tyson Moore (113), David Simpson (132), Ethan Root (160), Nate Hutchins (182), Colin Jackson (220), and Haydon Reynolds (285).
Belpre had two Skyline placers in Andrew Maranda (113, 4th) and Dakota Ross (285, 3rd).
Marietta had two grapplers in the competition in Maclane Roe (106) and Ethan Prather (285).
Waterford is slated to compete in the Steve Yinger Memorial Invitational at Nelsonville York at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.


Gunnerside is a lovely old lead-mining village, where clusters of old cottages lead off to the surrounding ghylls and hills. Ideal for walkers, there are many gentle rambles and more strenuous hikes direct from the village. Good, freshly cooked food is available from Ghyllfoot tearoom. There is also food at Mary Shaw's Cafe (dogs welcome, free wifi). The King's Head, is now reopened, dogs and muddy boots welcome! Nearby good pubs at Muker, the Farmer's Arms (lots of character), dogs and muddy boots welcome, and gastropubs at Low Row, the Punch Bowl, and the CB Inn, Arkengarthdale. Kearton Country Hotel at Thwaite, also we like the White Hart in Hawes. The nearest shops are at Muker, 3 miles updale (restricted opening in off-season) and Reeth, 6 miles. There is also a good little market (Friday), post office, garage, tearooms, cafes and craft and gift shops at Reeth. Larger towns nearby are Hawes, 11 miles (market Tuesday), Richmond, 18 miles (market Saturday), Leyburn, 15 miles (Friday market) and Barnard Castle, 16 miles. There are supermarkets in Hawes, Leyburn and Richmond, with a large late-opening supermarket at Catterick Garrison, 17 miles, which also delivers. Bike hire at Fremington, 7 miles. Orange/EE (only) mobile reception in Gunnerside area (patchy). Free wifi in Farmendon. Ghyllfoot Tearoom can provide frozen "bistro-style" meals - see FAQs. Mobile fish and chip van in Gunnerside on Fridays, approx 7.30pm.
Sleeps 5. Master bedroom has superkingsize zip link bed, which can be made into twin beds if required;it will normally be made up as superking, unless you request twin beds when you book. Second bedroom is a double and the third bedroom is a single. Extra single mattress available if required (on floor).
Oil central heating. Electric convector fire in living room.
All fuel and bedlinen included (sorry, personal towels are not included).
Washing machine and tumble dryer in small outhouse.
Rotary line for drying clothes.
High chair, travel cot (cotlinen is not provided).
Storage for equipment/bikes etc can be arranged with the owner - please enquire when booking.
Well-behaved dogs welcome (strictly not upstairs or on furniture, please). Please mention when booking if you are bringing dogs (there is no extra charge).
Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge/freezer, microwave, electric cooker with fan oven, iron/ironing board, free wifi.
Electric convector fire, oil central heating (all fuel included).
One double, one twin, one single. High chair, travel cot (cotlinen is not provided), hairdryer.
Upstairs bathroom with separate shower, bath and basin. Separate WC (upstairs). Downstairs cloakroom with WC and basin.
Large, private, rear south-facing garden with small patio, lawn, garden furniture and small outhouse with washing machine and separate tumble dryer. Parking at side of house for one car.
"We had promised ourselves a lazy, lazy holiday and that promise was happily fulfilled! Hope to come again when the "arthritic knees" have been replaced." Peggy and Ken, Notts.
"As always, we have had a wonderful week walking our favourite walks. This would have been my husband, Tony, and my Golden Wedding, but sadly he died 2 1/2 years ago. Hope to be back next year again." Betty Baines, Norfolk.
"Thank-you for allowing us to stay in your lovely cottage. We hope to return again to enjoy the wonderful scenery of the Dales. Our week here was just perfect!" Barbara and Norman, Pembrokeshire.
"Comfy cottage, perfect position to explore Swaledale. Pub and eateries excellent, Friday fish and chips a must, relaxing time, we will be back!" Andy Lesley, Worcs.
"An excellent stay once again." The Lawsons, Lincoln.
"Wonderful walks, remarkable views." The Baldings, Bristol.
"Yet another amazing holiday with lots of new memories made. Thank-you!!" The Scanlons, Stratford-upon-Avon.
"Had a most enjoyable stay in your comfortable cottage. We toured extensively and had absolutely fantastic drives amid lovely scenery, good food and good beer everywhere. Liked reading about the area and its history. Garden was lovely for relaxing! Highly recommended." Irwin and Iris Lyttle, Northern Ireland.
"Having camped at Usha Gap as a child, thhis was my first return to the Dales and the first intro for the family. It has hardly changed! Still beautiful as ever and not as busy as I had feared (still a secret!). Loved the cottage and the library of literature on the area, also the Countryfile magazines a treat! Would not hesitate to recommend and Cat Hole Cottages service 5*!" Claire Hubball, Sutton Coldfield.
"Very comfortable cottage and lovely location with views and garden. Good food/drink in village pub, as well as up and down the dale and even across to Tan Hill Inn." Thelma and Granville Brown, Mendham.
"Lovely cottage in a beautiful setting with delightful enclosed garden perfect for our dog. Cottage was spacious, with a great bathroom and very comfortable bedrooms. The King's Head gave us a very friendly reception, good beer, lovely food and were very generous with the dog biscuits!" Mette Cartwright, John Davies, Peter and Jo Herman.
"We've enjoyed a fabulous week in the cottage my dad, John, first stayed in in 1951 when his uncle and aunt lived here. The cottage is very "homely" and the location is perfect for walks up the ghyll (or to the King's Head!!)." The Smiths, Warwickshire.
"Another wonderful week, back to Farmendon after 4 years, although Gunnerside every year in between. Cottage lovely, as before, warm, cosy, especially well-equipped, with a host of birds to watch as you prepare breakfast. Farmer's Arms as lovely as ever and what a joy to have King's Head open again. So relaxed, fitter, even if fatter!" The Mumby Cooks, London.
"Had a lovely stay - thank-you. Very warm and comfortable - and really enjoyed The Dales!" The Rutherford family.
"Had a lovely time, love the Yorkshire Dales, will be back!" The Whyman family, Burstwick.
"Lovely cottage, cosy and comfortable. Garden full of birds, we have been feeding them. So many!! We have had a very pleasant week, walking and shopping in Hawes and Leyburn. Nice walks from the cottage, too (saves taking the car out). Enjoyed the food at the Farmer's Arms, Muker, excellent. Many thanks!!" P & B Gibson, Suffolk.
"Charming cottage, with all mod cons plus antiques and books, great. Hoping to make this an annual event." The Carters, Kent and Sussex.
"Fantastic cottage - this is our 8th trip to the Yorkshire Dales and this is the best we have stayed in. Everything was perfect, thank-you." The Lawson family, Lincoln.
"It's been a lovely holiday. Very comfortable and relaxing with some fantastic walking straight from the front door. Hoping to return. PS. Loved reading all about history of Swaledale etc." The Lawrances, Durham.
"We all had a wonderful time here in Gunnerside, where my great-great-Grandma lived and where my Grandpa used to come and stay. Listening to the Hobbit BBC radio play on a night was made cosier by the atmosphere. Both parents, my sister and my dog would recommend here again!" Isobel, Emily, Amanda and Peter (and Toby), Stratford-upon-Avon.
"Many thanks from us and the dogs! The house and garden have been a lovely refuge for relaxing and the dales in general have been a revelation to us. We'll be back..." Malc and Mandy Box, Braintree.
"What a lovely place for watching the Tour de France. The weather and atmosphere on the day couldn't have been better. We enjoyed staying in the house very much, finding all the local history books and family possessions fascinating. After visiting the museum in Reeth, we could appreciate the 'treasures' around us. The garden was lovely during the sunny afternoons and we took pleasure in spoiling the birds! Many thanks." Libby and Keith, Marie and Dean, Canterbury.
"Lovely weather! Walks right from the front door, followed by tea in the garden. Had dinner out at the Farmer's Arms, Muker, the Punch Bowl, Low Row and Gunnerside Bistro, all lovely meals. Fish and chips on Friday - brilliant!" Colin and Claire, Bexhill-on-Sea.
"Lovely warm weather for 4 days, then everything went pear-shaped! Cottage very warm and easy to live in, the local bistro was excellent, not as keen on the Punch Bowl. Wonderful walks in all directions, without much car mileage. An excellent break." Keith and Sue Capper, Knott End.
"A delightful spot. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and the children especially enjoyed feeding the lambs at Hazel Brow Farm! We loved the scenery and the hilly cycling was a bonus for Angus. Thank-you." Catriona and Angus Gray, Ross-shire.
"Very comfortable cottage, home from home, enjoyed the caves and waterfalls. Lovely meal at the Farmer's Arms, Muker, and beautiful scenery etc. Nice walk at the back of the King's Head. Thank-you." The Kitsons and Bennetts, Dereham and Ormsby, Norfolk.
"We are no strangers to Swaledale, one of our favourite places, and, of course, the walking is great. Also ventured into Wensleydale. We favoured the pubs and cafes in the area which accepted our dog. Enjoyed the views from the cottage and entertained by the birds in garden. We slept well!" Gerry Bass, Gosforth.
"Thank-you for a lovely holiday. The cottage is a lovely place to live, we all enjoyed ourselves very much." The Coxes, Poole.
"A comfortable, relaxing break. Introduced Mist (dog) to Swaledale. We all enjoyed the walks and the weather was kind." The Cole family, Cockermouth.
"Farmendon is the best place to spend a lovely relaxing week's holiday. The views are to die for. It has been such a treat to wake up to the lovely views of the dale, not to mention the treat of seeing it from the luxury of the bath. Everything about the cottage is fabulous and I feel very lucky the family are letting us share this gem of a place. Gunnerside Ghyll has to be the highlight of my walks, but if you have the time and energy, it is well worth carrying on up to Blakethwaite Dam! Will definitely be coming back!" Karen Wright, Monkseaton.
"We've had a fab week here. The cottage, garden, birds, walks, everything has been wonderful. We can recommend the curry from the local tearoom and fish and chips from the van on Fridays." The Richardson family, Chorley.
"What a beautiful view and garden. Farmer's Arms at Muker well worth a visit. The books in the dining room about Gunnerside are amazing, such a lovely place, steeped in history." Roger, Tina, Dave, Gregory and Brian from Suffolk.
"A lovely cottage, scenery is lovely, as are the walks." Michael and Barbara Grantham, Long Eaton.
"We enjoyed our stay in your lovely cottage - particularly loved the garden and the beautiful view. Countryside and walks always delightful round here. A really good week." The Edwards family, Redcar, Manchester.
"We enjoyed the cottage (for the second time) and the walks. Missed the pub!" Family Van Thuyne, Belgium.
"As always, enjoyed our visit to Gunnerside, beautiful walks." Susan, George and Polly, Whitby.
"Swaledale and the Yorkshire Dales are wonderful. Cottage excellent, felt like home. Will be back, so much yet to do!" Family Sparkes, Brettow.
"Really enjoyed the Dales scenery. Our stay in Farmendon was comfortable. Bolton Castle very good!" Susan and John Shepher, Birdwell.
"We all got something from this holiday - all good! Didn't drive far and when we did (Penrith) - not as good/satisfying a day compared with the rest of the week spent walking, running or cycling - what a healthy lot we are! Spent ages reading books in dining room - fascinating and a window into the past lives of Mr and Mrs Beswick - lucky people." Ian, Judi and Caroline Quigley, Lauren Copley.
"Thank-you for the lovely walks, fantastic area, we had a great weekend. Loved it!" Lynne, John, Abbi and Ben C Binnington, Goole (grandchildren of John, regular visitor to Farmendon).
"A lovely, spacious cottage in a beautiful part of the country. A great pity the local pub is now shut. Recommend walk up Gunnerside Gill." Jayne and Mel Turner, Mansfield.
"Enjoyed a good holiday in the Dales, weather good. Farmendon lovely. Lots of interesting objects, especially clogs and tapestries. Good books. Hope to return. Thank-you, Judith." Patrick and Elizabeth, Romney Marsh, Kent.
"We keep coming back to spend our wedding anniversary in this lovely cottage and in our favourite part of the world. Already looking forward to next year!" Betty and Tony Baines, Diss, Norfolk.
"Lovely cottage, cosy and had all we needed. Good location and close to all the places you would want to walk/drive to. Weather wasn't the best, but not the end of the world. Would stay here again." Seton and Rachel, Datchworth.
"We had a great week with some really lovely walks straight from the door. We found the local pubs to offer some really tasty meals, especially the Farmer's Arms and Punch Bowl Inn." Tracy and David.
"Beautiful cottage with lovely views over the moors! Welcoming local area and people. We had a brilliant time - thank-you! Gran: Wonderful hills and dales, I do admire the way everyone decorates the frontage of their home with colourful flowers. Feet did not touch ground. Thank-you for a very comfortable bed. Enjoyed enormously, would definitely recommend." Joanne, Anne and Rene, Gravesend.
"Enjoyed our week, cottage very comfortable." Allison and Stuart, Troon.
"Very enjoyable week in Farmendon. Loved the garden when it was sunny. Would recommend Hazel Brow Farm in Low Row." Rob and Jo, Newport Pagnell.
"We enjoyed our stay at Farmendon, a comfortable and well-equipped cottage. Lovely garden and wonderful views. Gunnerside and surrounding villages are excellent. Enjoyed our walks and drives through dramatic scenery." The Ward family, Castleford.
"First holiday in Gunnerside and we have enjoyed walks and visits in the local area. Weather has been a bit unseasonable with thunderstorms! Fortunately the cottage is warm and comfortable and the local pub and tearoom well worth a visit. Added bonus is the wifi. Mobile fish and chips highly recommended on Fridays!" Hugh and Marilyn Mennell, Southwell.
"As always, cottage was welcoming, views wonderful, walking great. Thanks!" Sue and George Dawson, Whitby.
"Comfortable, relaxing week." Brian and Vivien Forth, E Yorks.
"Lovely cottage - as ever, the views and walks are superb - we had a great time with our friends in next door Devon Cottage. Kids also loved it. Thank-you!" The Middlecotes, West Bridgford.
"Homely, spacious cottage with awesome views to the rear! What a treat to wake up to that view! Wonderful, pretty, friendly village. We enjoyed watching the new rose arch for the Diamond Jubilee being erected and the tidying and planting around it by the hard-working village residents. The Blacksmith Museum in the village is interesting and well worth the £2.50 admission price. A wonderful break in a beautiful place. I hope to return - for 2 weeks next time!" Kay and Milton, Salisbury.
"Comfortable and well-equipped cottage. Fantastic weather." Heather, Jennie and Janet, Wirral and Newcastle.
"Lovely cottage, well-equipped and warm. Excellent base for walking in all directions. A very enjoyable week." Nick and Sally, Chigwell.
"Nothing to add to all the positive comments - we agree with them all!" Bellamy family, Birmingham.
"Great cottage, wonderful walks. No complaints, all around fun with a warm, cosy cottage to come home to!" Carol Ashman, Cambridge.
"Great time, cottage warm and comfortable, great walks and weather kind." Sue and Rory, Wicken.
"A warm comfortable cottage with a lovely garden for the dog to have a mad half hour in, closely followed by the children." The Gee family, Wingerworth.
"Thank you for helping to make our stay so pleasant and memorable. Enjoyed staying at your cottage very much indeed!" Norman Jacobs.
"We have had a wonderful Christmas holiday. The kids have had a fantastic time, especially Jack (6) and Matty (4), who found Farmendon a very exciting place to stay. Great walking and some awesome scenery for cycling; a trip over to Wensleydale is arduous, but well worth it! Dogs happy, lovely area and a lovely place to stay. We have had a great holiday!""Really super, wicked holiday!!" Ellie (10), with Dave, Nicky, Jack, Matty and Sigurd, Egg and Daisy, the dogs, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
"Our 2nd time in Swaledale, first Nettlebed, but this time in the village, which was cosy and comfortable at this time of year. Loved the position, garden and views - including the birds, the character and contents of this charming house. We'll be passing on our good impressions to family and friends." Anne Mills, Rugby, Edwina Beier, Leeds.
"Farmendon provided an excellent base for all we wanted to do. Comfortable and sapcious, with a lovely garden to sit in and/or enjoy the birds. the whole was enhanced by glorious sunny weather." Alison and Mike Perks, Gill and Tim Sansom, Scotland and England.
"Cottage - great, village - great, location - great, pub - great, walks - great, people - great, weather - great!!! If only I could sum up our holiday in one word..." The Walkers and dogs, Kennington, Oxford.
"A fantastic week in my favourite place on earth. Weather fab and King's Head even better. A superb cottage, will def. be back. Thank-you." A & T Ramshaw, with Sam and Jess, Consett, Co Durham.
"The cottage was just what we wanted, well-equipped and with a lovely blooming garden, full of birds. We hope to come back here!" Family Vanthuyne, Belgium.
" Great week, plenty of walking. Great views adn we enjoyed the birds in the garden. Nice welcome and excellent food at the pub in Muker." Liz and Roger Biggs, Wilts.
"A perfect two weeks. Weather not so good at times, but this comfortable cottage made it up. Perfect!" Linde and John, Norfolk.
"Another fabulous week - thanks. Especially commend Friday night fish and chips!" Sue George, Molly and Meg, Whitby.
"Lovely area and great walks. Very comfortable cottage - nice to come back to after a day's walking." John and Teresa Bryant, Vivien and Pete Skinner, Tonbridge and Worcester Park.
"Lovely cottage, glorious weather, beautiful garden, fantastic walks - what more could you want from a holiday!" Moore and Buist families, Belton and Sedgefield.
"We have had an excellent week walking over this wonderful area. A warm, comfortable, well-appointed house to collapse into. Don't miss the Georgian Theatre in Richmond!" Jenkins' party, Devon.
"Lovely holiday in this comfortable cottage. Very quiet and peaceful." John and Gill, Chester.
"We have had a wonderful week here - the perfect place to spend our Ruby anniversary. Farmendon is warm and comfortable and we loved the interesting furniture. We enjoyed our walks and the drives through dramatic scenery." Susan and Clive Turrell, Southend-on-Sea.
"Wonderful! Beautiful weather all week. Great walking and relaxing. Perfect cottage for us including dogs! Website doesn't do it justice – holiday cottage bliss – sharp knives, a tin opener that works and a cooker that works! The Farmer's Arms in Muker is much improved – thank-you!" The Mumby-Cooks, Rogols etc, London.
"Three wonderful days' weather. Cottage just as we hoped, and more. Birds wonderful, garden great, such good value - our best accommodation by far. Thanks so much." The Warshaws and Hayletts, Surrey.
"The weather was not very kind to us, but we managed our favourite walks in sunshire. Thank-you so muchy for letting us come and hope we can return next year." Tony and Betty Baines, with our collie dogs, Diss, Norfolk..
"Mixed weather but we really enjoyed a great week in Farmendon. good walks and interesting days out - lovely to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life to the peace and quiet of the Yorkshire Dales." Charlotte. Mark and Robert Sisson, Paddock Wood, Kent.
"Lovely cottage, interesting books and very pretty garden. A really nice holiday; we did some great walks, thanks." P & B Gibson, Suffolk.
"A lovely, welcoming and comfortable cottage with a beautiful garden for the children. Thank-you." Alsion, Phil, Cameron, Lewis and Caitlin Gee, Wingerworth, Chesterfield.
"A wonderful, comfortable cottage, with beautiful furniture. Fantastic location for fabulous walks in all directions. Friendly locals in the King's Head and great food at the Punch Bowl in Low Row and pubs in Reeth and Muker. Slept beautifully in comfy beds!!!" Richard, Rachel, Joshua, Samuel, Pat and Bill Howath (3 generations), Cambs.
"A welcome break." Christine and Joseph, Skipton.
"Thank-you for providing such a lovely, cosy home for us to stay in. We have all had a lovely, peaceful holiday in Gunnerside." The Broadheads and Tilneys.
"Lovely, homely cottage, with fantastic views. We have all had some lovely walks despite the weather. Meg loved the gardens and the birds are lovely to see so near the kitchen window. Hope to come again." Brenda, Richard, Mark, Vicky and Meg Moore, Chelmsford, Essex.
"A lovely week, with sunny weather, and a most enjoyable holiday in lovely Swaledale." Liz Holmes, London, Joan Little, Wideopen, Newcastle-upon-Tyne..
"As always, Upper Swaledale was fabulous - great cottage with welcoming pub and nice cafe, too - loved the garden and was surprised how quickly the bird food went down. Swifts nesting in garage were fantastically fast and great to see - excellent walks, too - thanks." Sue and George, Molly and Meg, Whitby..
"Lovely cottage with great views. Great base for walking and if you want a trip out, try a walk from Dent, a very pretty village." Janet and Nick, Charlie and Daisy dogs, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent.
"We have had a really relaxing short break. Two lovely long walks, although we had forgotten how long the walk up Gunnerside Ghyll is! Looking forward to another visit soon." Frances, Andrew, Ellie and Isobel Meek, plus Lulu and Polly the poodles, West Malling, Kent.
"Comfortable house, lots of interesting furniture and books. Ruby liked the garden. Enjoyed walking in Swaledale (hardly used the car), the little red bus was useful. Very lucky with the weather - first really spring-like week of the year!" Daphne and Peter Linecar, and Ruby the dog, Crowhurst, Battle, E Sussex.
"Thank-you so much for a lovely week. The cottage was perfect and we've enjoyed some fantastic walks and pubs. The snow made the whole experience like something from a postcard. We'll definitely be back!" The Kiddell and Polley families, Cheshire and Kent.
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Q: how to extract replied email from original email I am using imap to grap emails and insert them into a mysql database. But I don't want the original email included.
So lets say I send out an email that contains this:
Hello, How is the weather.
And then you respond
The weather is great
The email that php reads from Imap looks like this:
The weather is great
Hello, How is the weather.
Is there away to remove the orginal message, "Hello, How is the weather."?
I am not to savvy on this stuff and will probably need things explained very clearly. Thanks!

A: Nope. Since there is no standard way to reply (i.e., some people use >, some use |, some top-post, some intermix, some attach) there's no way to accurately and reliably pull out the original. You could fiddle with regexp to catch some of the more common cases, but I think you'll find that route to be far more trouble than it's worth.

A: To my knowledge, there is no foolproof way to do this. When you reply to an email, the MUA has the right to reformat the original message as it sees fit. For example, Outlook may convert the original text to HTML and add invisible tags.
If you have access to the whole email thread, you may be able to find the original message based on subject or any hints that the headers give you.
This is all AFAIK, so someone please correct me if I am wrong.

A: You could do what Gmail does when you are sending multiple emails back and forth with the same subject.
Just keep a copy of the email that you send and then when you get a reply, look for similar text or as Gmail refers to it: "quoted text".
Or you can look for certain patterns based on their email domain.  However, there is no answer that will work 100% of the time; it is all just based on your best guess.


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Q: Storing Database Table as a backup in Xamarin Forms to use from device to device I have been doing a lot of reading on Xamarin Essentials and saving data in the app data directory.
What I am trying to accomplish is have this one table automatically backup when something gets added or removed so the user can always see that list even if they switch devices.
To be clear, the device has a whole local database, but the majority of that data is being stored in a db file that gets saved in the main directory and then copied upon app start up. The only data that is not preloaded is the user's favorite's.
The app itself does not contain a login, and I am not managing user info. When the user likes an item it loads up as an item on their favorites list aka gets added to Favorites Table. I would like only the Favorites Table to be backed up, because the other data can be retrieved.
Mind you this back up is so a user can take their information on whatever device they move to, if they install it as backup. I am assuming the automatic updates are somehow connected to the users account (e.g Apple ID or Google Account)?
I came across an interesting article that goes into depth on what items are OK to put in what directories since you run the risk of getting your app rejected by the App Store.
https://mallibone.com/post/xamarin-forms-and-the-open-question-of-where-to-store-your-files
I just haven't been able to figure out how to save only one table from a database.
Any help is appreciated.


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Q: how to simulate time delay in network Let's say that we need to send this message Hellow World using UDP protocol between two PCs A and B . Computer A will send the message to B with some time delay (i.e. constant or time-varying). Now to simulate this scenario, my first attempt is to use sleep function but this solution will freezes the entire application. Another solution is to implement mutlithreads and use sleep() with the thread that is responsible for getting the data and store this in a global variable and access this variable from another thread. In this solution, there might be difficulties in the synchronization between the threads. To overcome this problem, I will write the received data in txt file and read it from another thread. My question is what is the proper way to carry out this trivial experiment? I will appreciate if the answer has some C++ pseudo.

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My attempt to solve it is as follows, for the Master side (client),
Master masterObj
int main()
{
    masterObj.initialize();
    masterObj.connect();

    while( masterObj.isConnected() == true ){
        get currentTime and data; // currentTime here is sendTime
        datagram = currentTime + data;
        masterObj.send( datagram );
    }
}

For the Slave side (server), the pseudo code is
Slave  slaveObj
int main()
{
    slaveObj.initialize();
    slaveObj.connect();
    slaveObj.slaveThreadInit();

    while( slaveObj.isConnected() == true ){
        slaveObj.getData();
    }
}

Slave::recieve()
{
    get currentTime and call it recievedTime
    get datagram from Master;
    this->slaveThread( recievedTime + datagram );
}

Slave::slaveThread( info )
{
    sleep( 1 msec );
    info = recievedTime + datagram ;
    get time delay;
        time delay = sendTime - recievedTime;
    extract data from datagram;
    insert data and time delay in txt file ( call it txtSlaveData);
}

Slave::getData()
{
    read from txtSlaveData;
}

As you can see, I'm using an independent thread which inside it, I'm using sleep(). I'm not sure if this approach is applicable.

A: A simple way to simulate sending UDP datagrams from one computer to another is to send the datagrams through the loopback interface to another - or the same - process on the same computer. That will function exactly like the real thing except for the delay.
You can simulate the delay either when sending or receiving. Once you've implemented it one way, the other should be trivial. I think delaying the sending side is more natural option. Here is an approach for the more general problem of simulating network delay. See the last paragraph for a trivial experiment of sending only one datagram.
In case you choose delaying on send, what you could do is, instead of sending, store the datagram in a queue, along with the time it should be sent (target = now + delay).
Then, in another thread, wait for a datagram to become available, then sleep for max(target - now, 0). After sleeping, send the datagram and move on to the next one. Wait if queue is empty.
To simulate jitter, randomize the delay. To let jitter simulation send the datagrams in non-sequential order, use a priority queue, sorted by the target send-time.
Remember to synchronize the access to the queue.
For a single datagram, you can do much simpler. Simply start a new thread, sleep for the delay, send and end thread. No need for synchronization. Here's c++ code for that:
std::thread([]{
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(delay);
    send("foo");
}).detach();


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Live review: Woodenbox, Neil McSweeney, The Horn Dog Brass Band at Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry, 23/5/13
Posted byravechildmusic 31st May 2013 Posted inlive reviewTags:Neil McSweeney, The Horn Dog Brass Band, Woodenbox
Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry is the scene for the return of Woodenbox and the launch of their new album, End Game.
Having made a name for themselves playing an infectious brand of big band folk rock the Opry is filled with a healthy mix of diehard fans, music lovers and a selection of Grand Ole regulars.
The gig celebrates the development of last year's The Vanishing Act EP into a full album, their first since releasing 2010's Home and the Wild Hunt, while still under the name Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers.
First up is The Horndog Brass Band, who feature Woodenbox's Phil Caldwell on trumpet, the band set up in the middle of the dance floor and with their catchy swing, marching snares and dancing horns bring a bit of New Orleans to the Texan style of the Opry, topping everything off with a well judged cover of Fatboy Slim's 'Praise You'.
Neil McSweeney, having started playing just him and his guitar, these days brings his band together with a shifting array of instruments true to his country/blues influences.
This provides a much bigger platform for his storytelling style with the accompaniment of vocal harmonies, double, bass, slide guitar and the saw and bow.
When Woodenbox to take to the stage, donned in cowboy shirts and Stetsons, they launch into a full set of songs old and new revelling in their mariachi styling.
They play an eclectic style of Americana peppered with ska and brass band boogie
New track, 'Courage' takes a pop slant on melancholy rockabilly in a fusion of mainstream and country rock n roll and the live delivery brings with it much more passion and bravado than the record suggests as the lilting chorus wins over the crowd.
Halfway through the set, reinforcements come in the form of the Horndog Brass band just in time for a highlight of the launch, 'Everyone has a Price' a brash celebration of cynicism bringing elements of Bruce Springsteen and Badly Drawn Boy together to create a great party atmosphere.
End Game as an album seems perfectly at home within the set, the strutting sounds of 'Twisted Mile' sitting comfortably next to 'Royal Mile', while the accessibility of songs like 'Courage' and 'Beautiful Terrible' hint at a band that are trying to push through to the next level.
In a world where the mediocre meanderings of Mumford and Sons are storming the charts it would be nice to think that a band with the wit and sense of fun that Woodenbox possess could have a real shot.
The gig is full of entertainment and with a great sense of spectacle and the band romp through their encore to chants of 'Mon the Box' from the audience setting them up perfectly for the summer festival season.
Words: Steven Penman
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Situated on Manhasset Bay at the base of Port Washington Neck, this unincorporated village lies just south of the exclusive and affluent neighborhoods of Manorhaven and Sands Point, and lies at one terminus of the Long Island Rail Road. This combination of attractive surroundings and convenient access to New York City have made it a favorite home base for commuters since the early 20th century. Historic homes from the past three centuries sit among more recent construction, offering new residents their choice of building styles. Neighborhood churches, especially Saint Peter of Alcantara, offer more examples of distinctive and historic architecture.
Port Washington lies along the east shore of Manhasset bay, offering fishing, public beaches and mooring facilities. The skyline and city lights of Manhattan are visible from many points throughout the community. Two 18-hole golf courses lie just across Port Washington road, and local parks offer playgrounds, sports facilities and miles of nature trails. Port Washington serves as a local hub for shopping, dining and entertainment for the smaller, exclusive surrounding communities.
Just under 20,000 people call Port Washington home, mostly affluent professionals and their families. The community is unincorportated, served by the Police District of North Hempstead and its own volunteer fire department. Public schools include five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.


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Dewey May 29, 2013 Worldwide Wednesday
A worker in a Cambodian apparel factory. (Photo: World Bank Photo Collection/ Flickr)
Three cheers for garment workers in Cambodia, standing up for higher wages. In a global marketplace, they are also fighting for you! The Nike employees were attacked by police armed with electrified batons on Monday, in a violent escalation in their battle to receive better ages at a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
3,000 workers, most of them women, staged a sit-in on the road leading to the factory and demanded an increase in health and living expenses from Nike.
Reuters reports that 23 of the women were injured as police moved in, dressed in riot gear and armed with "stun batons," basically cattle prods.
Along with Bangladesh—which recently experienced the most deadly sweatshop disaster in the history of the garment industry when over 1,100 workers were killed in a factory collapse near Dhaka—Cambodia is one of the Asian countries where western retail companies have established manufacturing bases, taking advantage of cheap labor and relaxed safety laws.
Reuters adds:
Sun Vanny, president of the Free Trade Union at Sabrina, said the workers making the Nike clothing had been staging strikes and protests since 21 May. They want the US sportswear firm, which employs more than 5,000 people at the plant, to give them $14 a month to help pay for transport, rent and healthcare costs on top of their $74 minimum wage.
Authorities declined to comment on the clash, saying they were still collecting reports. No immediate comment was available from Nike.
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Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia to Serve as Labor Secretary
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On Sept. 26, the U.S. Senate voted 53-44 to confirm Eugene Scalia as secretary of labor.
Before he was sworn in on Sept. 30, Scalia was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C., where he co-chaired the firm's Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group, and previously co-chaired the Labor and Employment Practice Group for 12 years. Previously, Scalia served various roles within the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.
The confirmation vote for Scalia, who was nominated by President Trump on Sept. 11, came two days after the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate.
In a letter sent to the Senate, ABC urged senators to support Scalia's confirmation and stated it will be considered a "Key Vote" for its scorecard on the 116th Congress.
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Q: Help me understand what CBD oil is. I hear so much about it, but isn't it marijuana?
CBD stands for cannabidiol, a compound found in different species of the cannabis family such as marijuana and hemp. These compounds — there are over 100 of them — are known collectively as cannabinoids. One of the best known cannabinoids is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), better known as the compound that's responsible for getting marijuana users stoned.
And lest you confuse cannabis with marijuana, let's clear up a couple of things. Marijuana, or Cannabis sativa, is a species of the cannabis plant. Industrial hemp — which also is a species of cannabis — has an entirely different makeup. It has virtually nonexistent THC content, but a lot of CBD. For those who want the benefits of CBD without the high, hemp oil is the way to go.
CBD receptors are a part of the body's natural endocannabinoid system (the ECS). The ECS is getting a lot of research attention now because it regulates all kinds of good things including sleeping, relaxation, eating, the immune system, inflammation and recovery. CBD, for example, even attaches to receptors in the brain that are related to serotonin production.
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A fair amount of research is accumulating on the benefits of CBD for inflammatory conditions as well as for depression, anxiety, neurodegenerative disorders, and cardiac dysfunction. The anecdotal evidence is even more impressive. But there were problems with consistency and availability as most CBD products had previously been extracted from marijuana, which remains a controlled substance in many states. That's why the emergence of hemp oil as a source for CBD is exciting.
CBD may soon be coming to a city near you. At the recent natural products trade show known as Expo West, a major supplement company — Barlean's Organic Oils — announced its first ever hemp-based CBD oil, which will be distributed nationally.
Full disclosure: I scored a sample bottle and have been using it for ten days as of this writing. As a tennis player, I often have shoulder soreness. Though the pain isn't completely gone, it's been reduced by a significant amount, and it's only been 10 days. Remember, that's just my personal experience and hardly constitutes scientific proof. But when so many people have the same experience, it's worth talking about.
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