Australian David Warner hopes England's Jonathan Trott will overcome stress-related issues and return to cricket.
Trott, 32, left England's Ashes tour of Australia in November and this week announced another break from the game.
Batsman Warner, who last year admitted he "went a little too far" in branding Trott "weak" said: "I hope he can get through this and get back on the park.
"If he does, we'll keep playing the brand of cricket we do, with that aggressive, in-your-face attitude."
Trott has scored 3,763 runs at an average of 46.45 in 49 Test appearances and hit nine centuries.
But in the recent Ashes series in Australia he only managed a total of 19 runs in two innings during the Brisbane Test in November.
Trott has also represented England in 68 one-day internationals and seven Twenty20 matches.
Trott, who has scored 3,763 runs in 49 Tests, returned from the Ashes after making 10 and nine in the first match at Brisbane, in which he was dismissed in both innings by fast bowler Mitchell Johnson as Australia won by 381 runs.
He attempted a comeback with his county Warwickshire in their opening game of the new domestic season and scored 37 and 26 against Sussex.
But he experienced a recurrence of his problems and announced he would continue the support programme prepared for him by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
"I have decided it is best for all involved that I continue my recovery on the sidelines for the time being," the South-Africa-born batsman said.
Warner added: "If you feel like you can't give 100% and commit 100% then he's done the right thing.
"What happened to him last year and what he said in his recent interview shows he's got problems."
Regarding his remarks last November during the first Ashes Test, when he said "the way Trotty got out was pretty poor and weak", Warner, 27, said: "I've always been as honest as I can in the media and I'll continue to do that.
"My comments were probably over the top at that time, when I didn't know there was a problem with Trott.
"But that's in the past now and we've moved on from that."


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HIMYM 6.04: "Subway Wars"
"Stay sad, I'll be right back!"
-Barney
So I know the posts here have been a bit slow the past few days, but I have a good excuse, I promise! I've been in Boston with Sarah (of guest blogging fame) attending the New England Comic Con. The con included a "Buffy Fest," and Sarah and I have been having a lot of fun geeking out and getting autographs. A full report will be coming in the near future, but for now, it's time to talk about this past week's HIMYM. "Subway Wars" was most definitely a quality episode. It was good fun, with the gang just being silly. And we saw Barney show a bit of humanity, which is always a good thing in my book. If the writers can keep putting together episodes like this one, I'll soon be prepared to chalk Season 5 up to a serious misstep that has been corrected and can be forgiven.
The episode opens with the gang at MacLaren's, like they generally are. Barney offends the group, as he does. He's pointing out to the gang how he can tell a girl sitting at the bar has recently been crying. Then he reveals that he is using his skills because he wants to sleep with the girl, who is obviously in an emotionally vulnerable place right now. The group, especially, Lily, are disgusted, and Lily puts Barney on time out. Lily disciplining Barney is always good for a laugh. Somehow, the conversation turns to the fact that Robin has never seen Woody Allen. There has been reports of a Woody Allen sighting in a restaurant elsewhere in the city, and they all convince Robin that she needs to see him to be a real New Yorker. There are a bunch of other "Real New Yorker" things Robin hasn't done yet, and Saget!Ted tells us that by the end of the day, Robin will have done them all.
The gang disagrees on the quickest way to get to the restaurant where Woody has been sighted, and they each end up racing each other, using their preferred methods of transportation. We also find out why each of the characters needed a "win" that day. Lily is upset because she and Marshall have been trying for a baby for two months and she isn't yet pregnant. Marshall needed a win for the same reason. Ted needed a win because he discovered "grademyteacher.net" and had one rating of "boring" amongst many glowing reviews. Robin needed a win because of her obnoxious new co-host Becky, who seems intent on completely overshadowing Robin. Barney, of course, didn't actually need a win at all. He even smelled good.
I think Barney had the funniest travel adventure of the gang. He went to a nearby restaurant and feigned a heart attack. He was hoping he could get the ambulance crew to take him to a hospital near the goal restaurant, but they tell him they're obligated to take him to a different, closer hospital. Barney being rushed in an ambulance in the wrong direction was hilarious. Barney then enlists the help of none other than Ranjit to continue his journey. Meanwhile, Lily takes the subway, Robin tries to hail a cab, Ted takes the bus, and Marshall runs. Marshall even came up with his own theme song for the running, which was pretty funny as well.
Robin ends up stealing a cab from another woman, who ends up splayed on the hood of the car screaming. This traumatizes Robin, who gets out of the cab and starts walking. Barney, now being driven by Ranjit, sees her and offers her a ride. Robin accepts, and she tells Barney she's upset with him because earlier that day, she tried to tell him about her work troubles, and he ignored her. This upset me, because I think I always want Barney to be a better guy than he actually is. Barney sincerely tells Robin that since he sees it's upsetting her, he's absolutely there for her and wants her to talk about it. Robin's not having it, though, and she gets out of the Town Car in a huff. Meanwhile, Ted is loving his bus ride. He's pointing out architecture to his fellow passengers and busting out the "fun facts" we haven't really seen since Season 2. Unfortunately for Ted, his fellow passengers are not amused. He comes to the realization that he's the "crazy guy on the bus," and he leaves the bus and starts running. Barney's running now too, and he's catching up to Marshall. Lily, meanwhile, got stuck for a while on the subway because of track maintenance. There's a fun little joke about how she can understand garbled conductor-speak.
Everybody meets up at the same place, and after a brief pause, they resume the race. Robin takes the subway. A fellow passenger catches her eye, which was another "grr" moment for me, but then she sees Becky's face on a poster for her show and gets upset. She pulls the poster down to find a poster of her and Don, which makes her even more upset. Lily finds a sobbing Robin, and she goes to comfort her…just before she cheats at the race due to her understanding of conductor-speak. Barney, meanwhile, decides to take a pedicab. The driver isn't going fast enough for him, though, so Barney ends up pedaling himself, while still smelling amazing, of course.
Ted and Marshall decide to run, and Marshall goes a bit nuts due to his stress over Lily not yet being pregnant. He ends up pushing over a guy in a calculator costume, which is a pretty hilarious visual. Marshall and Lily both end up in Ranjit's Town Car, and they have a much-needed talk. Each had been worried about disappointing the other, and they come to a consensus that they need to dial back the pressure a bit. They decide to develop a "cradle list" (like a bucket list) of things they want to do as a couple while they wait for the pregnancy to finally happen.
Ted, Barney, and Robin are all closing in on the restaurant neck-and-neck. Saget!Ted then tells us that Barney did something unexpected that he still won't admit to today. Ted's certain he saw what he thought he saw, though. That would be Barney purposely falling so Robin could have the win. Unfortunately, Barney doesn't really get rewarded for that act of compassion, though. Robin's chatting up a new guy she met outside the restaurant. I have faith that if Barney keeps showing humanity every now and again, he will eventually once again be worthy of Robin, and she'll see that.
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Q: Making a bootable image I just reinstalled XP and have it running nice and fast and bug free. I think I need to make a bootable image of the installation if I want to disable system restore to free up memory.
Is there a simple way to do this? Is it a simple case of making an ISO file out of all the folders/files then burning this to disk? Or is it a lot harder than this?

A: One solution would be to use a disk drive image tool, like Norton Ghost for example - after you install all your favorites programs and do all customization you want you can create a image of C:\ drive (or whatever partition you have the Windows installed).
You can use this image later to restore your system exactly as it was when you create it.
Here is Norton Ghost review.

A: Macrium Reflect Free will do it.  You can create a live clone of your system on a different hard drive or DVD, then create a bootable restore CD to restore the system to that state at any time.  Keep in mind this does the entire HD, so any data you have on that HD will be erased if you do a restore.

A: To disable system restore: Right click My Computer > Properties > System Properties > System Restore > Turn off system restore.
No need to make an image of anything. Also, turning off system restore won't free up memory, but it will free up hard drive space.

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Entegrity Solutions® Corp., a leader in access management and application security software and services, announced today an enhanced version of its award-winning Entegrity AssureAccess™ access management software that improves user access management and significantly reduces application security development time for Borland VisiBroker® and AppServer products. Entegrity AssureAccess version 1.5 now delivers industry leading cross-domain single sign-on functionality, a new COM interface for easier integration with Windows-based applications, real-time security policy updates and instant blocking of malicious users for Borland VisiBroker and AppServer.
Entegrity AssureAccess 1.5 is a pure-Java access management system with a rich policy model that provides fine-grained access control for complex, secure e-business applications. Fully J2EE compliant, Entegrity AssureAccess offers comprehensive single sign-on, authentication, authorisation and audit services and provides tight integration with today's leading Java application servers.
"Web access management continues to mature beyond its roots as a single sign-on solution for Web-based electronic commerce," said Phil Schacter, VP and director, the Burton Group. "Going forward, it's much more likely that individual business transactions implemented in Java, will work cooperatively with the identity and access management infrastructure to make decisions on whether or not to allow the transaction to be completed. In particular, Entegrity Solutions has focused on providing a strong set of capabilities for developers of e-business applications in its latest release of AssureAccess."
AssureAccess eliminates the need for proprietary, application-specific and redundant access security to be built into individual applications running on AppServer and VisiBroker. This speeds the time to market and increases the return on investment of e-business applications by substantially reducing development costs and enabling the rapid development of e-business applications.
"Our enhanced AssureAccess software makes it easier than ever to create, enforce and monitor user access policies across VisiBroker and AppServer e-business applications and we are particularly pleased with the positive response we have received from customers, prospects and industry analysts," said Geoff Charron, vice president of Access Management at Entegrity. "By creating a solution that reduces the time needed to develop and manage application security, we are helping Borland clients streamline application access for employees, customers, partners and suppliers."
New cross-domain single sign-on extends single sign-on services for users as they move from one e-business application to another, even if these applications belong to partners, affiliates or Application Service Providers (ASPs) and reside in different domains. Once users are authenticated, they can access applications within the organisation's network or on any partner or affiliate network without needing to login again. Organisations increase security by managing ebusiness security policies across multiple Internet domains, improve the user experience by reducing the number of logins required to access protected resources and reduce helpdesk costs due to lost passwords. AssureAccess gives partners and affiliates access to all of AssureAccess' single sign-on, authentication, authorisation and audit features and functionality.
"Hogg Robinson will be bringing several new e-services to our clients during the coming year and the improvements to AssureAccess were compelling enough for us to select it for our access management solution," said Paul Saggar, head of solutions architecture at Hogg Robinson. "Entegrity seems to be leading the market today and their new cross-domain, single sign-on AssureAccess capabilities will make it much easier for us to manage our security policy and provide our users with much more efficient access to multiple applications from multiple sources."
The AssureAccess 1.5 API now includes a COM interface, greatly extending the number of Windows applications that can take advantage of AssureAccess functionality, including C++, ASP and VB Script based e-business applications.
AssureAccess 1.5 now provides Real-Time Policy Updates to ensure that changes in access security policies take effect immediately, unlike other access management solutions that require bringing the application down and rebooting the application server or waiting hours for policies to be refreshed before changes take effect.
"Part of the Allianz Group, Cornhill is one of the United Kingdom's largest insurers, and leads the industry in providing trusted, personalised services to its clients. As our business has grown, so has our need for an effective e-business application infrastructure for granting secure application and information access to our clients, suppliers and brokers," said Ben Holt, project manager for Cornhill. "Entegrity AssureAccess 1.5 provides the solid e-business application security foundation Cornhill needs because it meets our high standards for single sign-on, distributed user and policy administration, tight integration with LDAP directories and adherence to Web standards."
New Forced User Logout enhances security by enabling administrators to immediately log out individual users or groups from an e-business application, instantly blocking malicious users from an application. Other access management solutions require a user's access certificate to expire before the new policy can take effect, thus it can take hours or even days to block a user.
AssureAccess 1.5 extends its platform support to include AIX 4.3 in addition to its current support for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Solaris 2.7 and 2.8 and HP-UX 11.0.
AssureAccess 1.5 provides support for Borland's VisiBroker, the engine for Internet applications and AppServer, e-infrastructure for e-Business, as well as any J2EE application server.
AssureAccess 1.5 also expands support of directories and servlet engines to include the Tomcat Servlet Engine in addition to its existing support for the JRun servlet engine and the Netscape iPlanet Web Server.
Entegrity Solutions provides complete, integrated access management and application security software and services, enabling trusted e-business. Entegrity's offerings include Entegrity AssureAccess™, a 100 per cent Java access management solution for providing authentication, single sign-on, authorisation, personalization, audit, and administration services for e-Business applications. Entegrity Consulting and Integration Services are offered worldwide. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company has sales, operations and R&D facilities in Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, New Hampshire, Sweden, and the UK.
For more information visit the Entegrity Web site at http://www.entegrity.com.
Entegrity® and Entegrity Solutions® are registered trademarks, and AssureAccess™ is a trademark of Entegrity Solutions Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.


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Q: Dictionary in C# Как можно Dictionary вывести в виде?:
key1
   val1
   val2
   val3
key2
   val1
   val2
   val3

A: Сам Dictionary подразумевает хранение данных в виде Key=Value, где один Key содержит только один Value. Но, благо Value у нас может содержать почти любой объект, а это значит, что мы без труда можем добавлять туда коллекции.
Вот пример простейшего словаря с массивом:
Dictionary<string, string[]> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, string[]>
{
    ["key1"] = new[]
    {
        "val1",
        "val2",
        "val3",
    },
    ["key2"] = new[]
    {
        "val1",
        "val2",
        "val3",
    },
};

Если надо добавить что то, то мы смело можем сделать следующее:
dictionary.Add("key3", new []{"val1", "val2"});

Изменение значений, самое простое:
dictionary["key2"][0] = "val11";

Ну и вывод того, что вы хотите:
foreach (var item in dictionary)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"{item.Key}");
    foreach (var val in item.Value)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("   " + val);
    }
}

Ну или можем извратиться и сделать вывод через LINQ:
var result = dictionary.Aggregate(new StringBuilder(),
    (sb, kvp) => sb.AppendLine(kvp.Key).AppendLine(string.Join("\n", kvp.Value.Select(x => $"   {x}"))),
    builder => builder.ToString());

Console.Write(result);

Результат:
key1
   val1
   val2
   val3
key2
   val1
   val2
   val3


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Jenn said something a year ago that's changed Callie's outlook ever since, and she could help you too.
About a year ago, Jenn talked about how there are a few things women do in the workplace that we really shouldn't need to do. Apparently Jeff's wife, Callie, heard this and it's changed her life for the better ever since. It's a great reminder to the rest of us too!


Nearly $60-million collected through regulatory settlements will be returned to investors in asset-backed commercial paper beginning later this month.
Eligible investors are being notified this week about their pro-rata share of the settlement funds, according to a statement from the Ontario Securities Commission and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
Ernst & Young Inc. has been appointed administrator to administer the distribution first announced last year. It was nearly five years after Canada's market for third-party asset-backed commercial paper seized up at the outset of the global financial crisis.
The third-party ABCP market was valued at around $32-billion when it froze in the fall of 2007 over concerns the paper was backed by U.S. sub-prime mortgages and other risky loans. A small amount was returned to some investors in 2009 — those who had commercial paper with a face value of less than $1-million — through a privately negotiated accord. The rest received restructured notes that continued to trade, though much of it at a fraction of the face value.
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I am living in the Northeast and working out of the US but am looking for great places to live when I eventually do return, and am very interested in Wilmington. I've lived in the north all of my life except for doing my graduate degree at NCSU in Raleigh. I have a sense of what Raleigh, Durham, and RTP were like in the 90's, and liked them. I do, however, love the sea, and would like to live near the coast without having a significant winter. it is also important for me to have lots of music in my life (I am a life long chorister), an active church (denomination open), some groups that might welcome me as a volunteer, and an interesting intellectual life (I know that UN-Wilmington is in town). Basically, I want to live in a city by the sea that is affordable, diverse and fun. I am black, and also want to have a social life in diverse communities (including all types of people with diverse ethnicities, ages, and viewpoints, liberal to conservative); I don't plan to retire anytime soon, and so am looking for a professional and educated workforce, and, a stable economy.
Can you tell me a bit about the following ?
1. I hear that Sunset Park is an up and coming area in Wilmington; I am willing to purchase and put in my own elbow grease to make a place like I would like it to be. Any suggestions ?
2. I have also heard about areas surrounding Wilmington with reasonable housing prices, a little land, and up and coming. What area would you suggest ?
3. I learned from reading this blog that there is lots of country nearby - I would not mind one day having dairy goats and 1 - 2 milking cows (my favorite breed: Jerseys). Where would you suggest as a great county to do this ?
I would appreciate any and all comments provided, and hope that you all have a fun week.
I am glad to hear of your interest in Wilmington, however, I don't have insight into Sunset Park or the black community. I think if you subscribe to the Wilmington Star-News, online or print, that you could read of many musical events which would interest you.
Thank you very much goldenage1 - these are all new areas to me and I will look into them !
Thank you goldenage1 for the suggestions - these are new areas to me, and I will explore further.
I attended graduate school at UNCW for 2 years, hopefully I could share the academic piece that you mentioned. UNCW overall is a great school that cares about the students welfare and growth, and still trying to keep the cost and fee low. Depends on what your area is, UNCW has very good Marine Biology program, known across the country or maybe worldwide. Some of the other good programs are Creative Writing, Nursing and Business as well.
I think you will fit in well in the community, with the diverse viewpoints and backgrounds that you are looking for. I met a lot of people from the Northeast,mainly NY, NJ, CT and some from California, as well as NC natives,with wide different beliefs from very social liberal to conservative, agnostic, new age to speaking in tongues. You could find an active church from different denominations to even the non denomination ones, that have different worship styles, I am sure there is one that would cater to your liking. There are free concerts and street fairs around town in the summer, and UNCW has great cultural programs and art performances throughout the year. I left Wilmington because the young professional scene is very limited, but with your academic establishment, you will be fine. The demographics in Wilmington are mainly college kids, retirees and family with kids. Most of the young people I met work in service industry and some in Banking and Pharmaceuticals. Feel free to PM me if you want any detailed info or have any questions.
Thank you Freshgraduate09, and I really appreciate your insights on the local scene. It also sounds as though you had a good experience here, so I would urge you not to lose contact with this area as you progress in your career and life. Happy Holidays!


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This Herb Could Seriously Reduce Your Stress Levels
It's been around for thousands of years.
By Caroline Shannon-Karasik Updated May 13, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
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There's no doubt about it — stress is a part of life, and it takes a toll on your mind and body. In fact, according to a 2017 study by The American Institute of Stress, more than 70 percent of people in the United States experience physical and psychological symptoms as a result of stress. When it comes to stress management, there's no shortage of supplements, exercise routines, and diets to help. When taken orally, ashwagandha is another herb that claims to aid in stress reduction.
Want to know more about how can this hard-to-pronounce herb can help you? We asked a few experts to give us the details on the benefits of ashwagandha. Here's what they had to say.
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What Is Ashwagandha?
It's a mouthful to pronounce, but ashwagandha — otherwise known as Withania somnifera — packs a lot of benefits. Sara Chana Silverstein, a registered master herbalist and author of MOODTOPIA, explained that the herb, which is part of the nightshade family, has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine.
"It is one of the most commonly used and extensively researched herbs," she says, and "is now becoming popular in the United States as a result of its adaptogenic properties that help balance stress and anxiety."
Ashwagandha has been widely studied for its numerous purported benefits. One study showed it can reduce stress and anxiety by as much as 44 percent. The herb has also shown to have anti-cancer properties and even an ability to improve brain function.
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"Ashwagandha is well known for its adaptogenic properties, meaning it can help the body adapt to stress in any way that it needs and balance your body's stress response," says Sara Cullen, the founder of GEM, a plant-based multivitamin that contains a 130-milligram dose of ashwagandha.
Chana Silverstein says the same goes for other adaptogens, like holy basil, maca and rhodiola: "Adaptogens help balance, restore and protect the body."
Dr. Saman Faramarzi, a naturopathic doctor and founder of SAFA Wellness, says ashwagandha is a pro at zapping your body's response to stress.
"We're all stressed in some way and everyone's body manages it differently by producing various stress hormones from our adrenal system," says Faramarzi, who is also a naturopathic advisor at BareOrganics. "When we're under a lot of stress, all of our systems shift to allow the adrenal system to make more cortisol, the stress hormone that's responsible for our body's flight or fight response. [Ashwagandha] works to balance our cortisol levels to bring the body back to balance by helping our body adapt to stressful conditions."
Ashwagandha primarily works with your adrenal glands, which regulate your fight-or-flight response by producing hormones (i.e. cortisol) and interacting with other hormones in your body (i.e. insulin), Cullen says.
"In addition to adrenal support, ashwagandha is considered to be an immune system tonifier and inflammation fighter activating antioxidant defense systems that can help with everything from learning and memory to physical endurance and anti-aging," Cullen says.
Chana Silverstein adds: "It builds the system in a gentle way."
How Do I Use It?
Ashwagandha is available in tea, capsule, powder and tincture forms. Silverstein says she most often uses it as a tincture (liquid form) because she finds it to be more effective and efficient. "I suggest that people dilute anywhere from 25 to 40 drops in a liquid and taken two to three times a day," she says. "This herb can be taken with or without food."
It's also important to note that different parts of ashwagandha serve different purposes. For instance, flowers from the herb can have purifying and detoxifying effects. The most commonly used part of the herb is the root.
If you are looking for a powdered or capsule form of ashwagandha, then Faramarzi says you'll want to make sure it's USDA organic and free of fillers. "Root herbs absorb a lot pesticide," she says.
Check out the BareOrganics Organic Ashwagandha Root Powder, which you can mix into your favorite beverage or scoop into a capsule to take as a supplement.
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Any Reason Someone Shouldn't Use It?
If you are intolerant or allergic to vegetables in the nightshade family — including tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, eggplant and chili powder — then Silverstein says you'll want to steer clear of ashwagandha, which is also a nightshade. According to Dr. Amy Myers, symptoms of a nightshade sensitivity include bloating, gas, fatigue and joint swelling; an allergy, on the other hand, can cause hives, difficulty breathing and/or anaphylaxis.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also check in with their healthcare professionals before using ashwagandha. If you're curious about how to make ashwagandha a part of your everyday routine, then Faramarzi recommends consulting a naturopathic, ayurvedic or traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
Otherwise, there really isn't a reason to not take an adaptogen, she says, adding that "it's great for anyone who needs support in managing stress levels — which is everyone."


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Savoia-Marchetti S.65 war ein von Savoia Marchetti 1929 entwickeltes, für den Renneinsatz vorgesehenes Schwimmerflugzeug. Mit einem neuen technischen Konzept sollte die Schneider-Trophy gewonnen und der Preis wieder nach Italien geholt werden. Einer der beiden Prototypen stürzte jedoch kurz nach dem ersten Start ab, wobei der Pilot Tommaso Dal Molin ums Leben kam. Das Projekt wurde danach aufgegeben.

Geschichte
Nach dem britischen Sieg bei der Schneider-Trophy 1927 beschlossen die italienischen Flugzeughersteller Macchi, Piaggio, Fiat und SIAI den Bau neuer Flugzeuge, um den Preis nach Italien zu holen. Der Konstrukteur Alessandro Marchetti erarbeitete mit der S.65 ein völlig neues Konzept für ein Renn-Wasserflugzeug. Die Savoia besaß zwei hintereinander, in einer Gondel angeordnete Motoren mit je einem Zug- und einem Druckpropeller, wobei der Pilot zwischen den beiden Motoren saß. Diese konstruktive Auslegung des Flugzeugs entsprach fast vollständig einem von Dornier im Oktober 1928 auf der ILA in Berlin vorgestellten Konzept. Lediglich das Leitwerk der S.65 wies geringfügige Unterschiede zu dem dort gezeigten Dornier-Modell auf. Die Motoren der S.65 waren zwei Isotta Fraschini Asso 2 500RI, die bei einer Drehzahl von 3000 min−1 1050 PS erzeugten. Das Flugzeug bestand größtenteils aus metallverstärktem Holz.

Schon in der Bauphase stellten sich Schwierigkeiten mit der Befestigung der Treibstofftank und der Ölkühlung ein. Nach Lösung dieser Probleme wurde die S.65 vom Juli 1929 an am Boden erprobt. Die Verstrebungen zwischen den Schwimmern erwiesen sich aber als zu schwach; das Leitwerk musste verbessert werden und die Verbindungen von Holz und Metallrahmen wurden überarbeitet, so dass die Versuche bis Januar 1930 eingestellt werden mussten.

Der erste Testflug wurde am 18. Januar 1930 von Tommaso Dal Molin durchgeführt. Die Maschine beschleunigte auf dem Wasser gut und flog nach dem Start etwa 300 m weit. In einer Höhe von 25 m und bei ca. 200 km/h stürzte die Maschine plötzlich fast senkrecht ins Wasser. Der Testpilot  wurde aus der Maschine geschleudert und war sofort tot.

Zwar wurde die Unfallursache nie geklärt. Vermutlich aber liefen die beiden Isotta Fraschini Asso 2 500RI nicht synchron, so dass sich beim Beschleunigen eine Vorwärtsneigung einstellte, die irgendwann nicht mehr durch das Leitwerk ausgeglichen werden konnte. Als dieses durch die Überlastung versagte, stürzte die S.65 fast senkrecht ins Wasser. Das Projekt wurde danach eingestellt und die zweite S.65 in das Museum vom SIAI gebracht, wo sie bis 1939 stand.

Konstruktion

Die S.65 war ein Tiefdecker und mit einer Startmasse von 3300 kg eines der schwersten Flugzeuge, das Savoia bis dahin gebaut hatte. Die Tragflächen selbst wurden aus verstärktem Holz gefertigt und an besonders belasteten Stellen mit Metall verstärkt. Der Pilot saß in einem offenen Cockpit mit Windschutzscheibe in einer Gondel zwischen den beiden Motoren, was sich später als sehr nachteilig herausstellte. Die Schwimmer der Maschine wurden aus Metall und das Leitwerk aus Holz gefertigt.

Technische Daten

Literatur
 Giorgio Bignozzi, Roberto Gentilli: Aeroplani S.I.A.I. Marchetti : 1915–1935. Edizioni aeronautiche italiane, Firenze 1982, .

Weblinks

 Dokumentation der S.65 mit Bildern (italienisch)
 Dokumentation der S.65 mit Bildern (russisch)

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Schwimmerflugzeug
Zweimotoriges Flugzeug mit Kolbenmotoren
Savoia-Marchetti
Flugunfall in Italien
Erstflug 1930
Flugunfall 1930
Flugzeug mit Doppelleitwerksträger

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Under the leadership of the Reverend A. F. Williams (Parsons), the Mount Zion Baptist Church was organized on the Second Sunday in October 1902. The original church building was located at the corner of 26th Street and 14th Avenue in an area of Tampa known as "The Bottom." During the next years, the following pastors served: Reverends C.W. McIntosh, Jenkins H. Wright, J.A. George, Petty Smith, W. M. Smith. Under Pastor W. M. Smith's leadership, we relocated to our present location where Columbus Drive was then called Michigan Avenue.
Pastor C.R. Townsend of Palatka, Florida succeeded Pastor W. M. Smith and served until 1929. While the nation was struggling to survive the Great Depression between 1929 and 1939, the small Black church thrived. Of the four ministers who served during this Period, it was under the leadership of Reverend I. W. Washington that our Church was remodeled and its mortgage paid off. Under the leadership of Reverend S. Siplin, Jr., a parsonage was acquired and pews were purchased; he served from 1935 to September 1939. Two other ministers serving during this period were Reverends W.R. Monroe and D.B. Brooks.
Under the leadership of Reverend J. A. Smart, the Church remained stabilized through the forties and early fifties. The membership increased between 1940 and 1946; the Church was enlarged and a stone annex was built. In 1946 Reverend J.A. Smart left the Church with all bills paid. Reverends R. H. Whittaker and George Raymond Griffin continued the work of Reverend Smart towards the building of a new Church. They increased the Church's Building Fund and its membership. However, following the resignation of Reverend Griffin, the Church was without a leader for a span of time.
From all accounts, the years between 1957 and 1968 were the "Glory Years" of our Church. Reverend William Calhoun accepted the "Call" in 1957. He was motivated to unite a fragmented congregation as well as rebuild a deterioration Church building. Under his leadership, the following took place: our present edifice was erected; central air conditioning was installed; a new parsonage was situated on the west side of the church and furnished; new pews and an organ were purchased.
During Pastor Calhoun's tenure, our Church was renamed, "The New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church." A Federal Credit Union was instituted and maintained for more than two years–later dissolving and repaying its members with interest; the Mortgage was burned before Reverend Calhoun's departure on March 17, 1968. He is credited with developing and maintaining harmony. For the next eighteen months, the Deacons supplied the Pulpit.
Reverend Bobby Jones accepted the "Call" on July 28, 1968 and served until the Mid Seventies. The membership was greatly increased. Reverend Bobby Jones is noted for the following: making many improvements; property was purchased at the corner of 25th Street and Columbus Drive; first mini bus was purchased; the present parsonage located at Orangewood Terrace was purchased.
With the resignation of Reverend Bobby Jones in the Mid Seventies, the Church split for the first time in its history. Some of the members left with him to form a new Church. In the period which followed, Reverend Howard Mims served as the Interim Pastor. New Mount Zion experienced this same situation twice again by 1988 with Reverends F. Goynes and Lester Carter resigning.
Under Reverend Goynes, the property at 25thStreet and Columbus Drive was paid off and the campaign to renovate the Church was launched. Following Reverend Goynes' departure, Reverend Frank Williams served as Interim Pastor. Under Reverend Lester Carter, the members experienced continued growth; the creation of a New Members' Orientation Department taught during Baptist Training Hour and Weekly Bible Study; and a mini bus was purchased.
In March of 1988, Reverend Zachary Hudson accepted the "Call." Reverend Hudson focused on Christian Education, Leadership, Youth Nurturing and targeted Male participation leadership. The following Ministries were organized: Male Usher Board, Male Chorus, the revamping of the New Members' Orientation Committee, the 50+ Bible Study Group, Membership Tracking Ministry. A stronger Church was melted together with the Church's Role of Worship, Work, and the Word.
Between the years of 1989 and 1992, Phases I and II of the interior renovations were completed; the Ethnic Mural was painted and unveiled; five parcels of land were purchased for future expansion. A Studio-Grand Piano was purchased and four additional staff members hired. Dr. Hudson resigned in 1994 and Reverend Foster Garvin, Sr. served as a capable and caring Interim Pastor.
A new era began in our history with the calling of Reverend Walter J. Williams. Reverend Williams adopted as his introductory theme, "Raising the Standards." He profoundly desires New Mount Zion's achievement of spiritual excellence and spiritual growth by stressing Worship, Prayer, and intensive Bible Study. Through Mid-Week Family Night Prayer and Bible Study, classes have been set up for our Adults, Youth, and Children; using a study guide written by Pastor Williams, New Members' Orientation has been restructured.
He has, also, instituted a Homiletics class to enhance Male Christian Growth; an Evangelism Class was established to prepare and educate persons for the Outreach Ministry–seven Evangelism Explosion Classes have graduated with this year's class being the largest. The Shepherd Men's Ministry was organized to promote Bible Study and utilizing basketball as a means to reach young men for Christ; New Mount Zion Enterprises Committee was organized; the three Adult Choirs were combined and became the "Voices of Praise;" Quarterly Business Meetings were established with Staff Meetings held monthly; Singles' and Couples' Ministries were organized; the Legal, Financial, and Senior Citizens Ministries were formed; the Prison Ministry was established; the Precious Jewels' Ministry was formed to minister to our home-confined; New Mount Zion's Travel Agency was established.
Other advancements are as follows: paid security guards; full time male and female custodians, purchase of a 29-passenger Church bus; refurbishing the Church van and the purchase of a 57-passenger Church bus through the establishment of the Transportation Ministry. We now have 7 licensed ministers and 2 ordained ministers; a total of 15 Deacons have been ordained by Pastor Williams. We continue to give annual financial support to education through the following contributions: Florida Memorial College, Florida Baptist College and Seminary, our yearly high school graduates, and a stipend set aside for adult education. Pastor William's leadership has brought into fruition our vision of a Family Life Center.
The two-story 10,000 + square foot addition includes: an elevator; a large choir room; a computer lab with network and internet capabilities; new administrative offices with Pastor's private suite; five additional classrooms; a nurses' station; a dining hall designed to accommodate a seating capacity of 250; a half basketball court; three stage areas; two 27" inch monitors with satellite and video projection. Other advancements include: three additional parking lots; exterior cross with signage; landscape improvements; new lighted marquee; the purchase of a newly refurbished Hammond C3 Organ; the installation of a bus breezeway and a retiled Sanctuary Foyer. Other Spiritual involvement implementations are: the birth of our Annual Shepherd Men's Conference; the Annual Church Workshop; the Annual Awards' Banquet; and hosting many congresses, conventions, and affiliations.
3 men from the ministerial staff have been called to pastor other churches, 2 men have announced their call to the gospel ministry, 8 new deacons have either been ordained or accepted as transfers from other churches, as well as over 10 new deaconesses. Pastor Roundtree led the men of the church in a 6-week study of Tony Evans' "Kingdom Man" curriculum and the women will soon be studying "Kingdom Women" under the leadership of Sis. Roundtree.
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As it relates to ministry, hundreds of families and individuals have been touched through our food pantry and clothes closet ministries, in addition to many children who were sponsored for Christmas through our Angel Tree program. In 2016, the church went on a mission trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to provide assistance to the families who were affected by the floods. Approximately 40 members went on this trip, along with a U-haul trailer full of donated supplies, food and clothes. The existing ministries continue to flourish, and it is our prayer that God will be pleased with the work we are doing in order to build His kingdom on earth by preaching, teaching and living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ!


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Lake Malawi is approximately 40,000 years old. It's the most southerly lake in the East Africa Rift Valley system, the third largest in Africa, ninth largest in the world and its tropical waters contain more fish species than any other lake on earth. Livingstone was the first European to discover the lake in 1859 (upon which he named it Lake Nyasa) and on august 16th 1941 it was the site of the British Empire's first naval victory when, at the beginning of the first world war, a British gunboat (Captain Rhoades in command) received orders to sink the German Empire's only gunboat on the lake – which they promptly did (disabled with a single shot from a range of 2,000 yards).
That's the factual travel info from today's trip to the great lake. Long drive, about five hours, but the scenery was amazing and I was so glad to get out of Lilongwe again.
The landscape was sweeping and it was a chance to see the real Malawi. We passed witchdoctors in traditional dress, scenic bomas with delicately thatched huts and clusters of school children learning their lessons in the shade of a baobab tree.
We mostly drove at 60kph, but at least we could get a fleeting feel for the 'real Malawi'.
The lake was majestic and it was a fitting place to celebrate 'Bruce Lee's' birthday. We nailed a take on the lake as an intro to the programme and then as it got dark and the generator was switched off (we stayed in the gecko lounge – to be recommended) there was no electricity so we hit the sack poised for an early start.


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Eine Knochenmühle ist eine Mühle, die in der Regel Tierknochen mahlt oder stampft. Knochenmehl wurde als organischer Dünger in der Landwirtschaft eingesetzt.

Geschichte
Knochenmühlen gibt es seit der frühen Neuzeit, aber erst im beginnenden 19. Jahrhundert, als die traditionelle Dreifelderwirtschaft durch moderne agrarische Bewirtschaftung unter Einsatz von Düngemitteln ersetzt wurde, wurde Knochenmehl im industriellen Maßstab hergestellt. Knochenmehl eignet sich aufgrund seiner Mineralhaltigkeit und chemischen Zusammensetzung gut als Pflanzendünger. Um 1828 gab es im gesamten Rheinland 29 Knochenmühlen, davon die meisten im Bergischen Land. Üblicherweise wurden diese durch Wasserkraft angetrieben.

Ab 1900 wurde das Knochenmehl durch das Thomasmehl ersetzt, das beim Thomasstahl-Verfahren anfiel.

Die Knochen wurden teilweise über Hunderte von Kilometern mittels Karren antransportiert (z. B. aus Ostpreußen zur Bücheler Knochenmühle bei Kürten) und anschließend bis zu zwei Jahre zum Trocknen gelagert. Die so abgelagerten und anschließend gemahlenen Knochen wurden teilweise auch als Hühnerfutter verwertet, das Knochenöl war in der Feinmechanik sehr begehrt.

Erneut eingesetzt wurden die Knochenmühlen in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus, als die Machthaber im Sinne der Autarkie eigenproduzierte Düngemittel förderten. Knochenmühlen kamen auch bei der Sonderaktion 1005 zum Einsatz, als das Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete 1942–1944 die Spuren der während der Aktion Reinhardt ermordeten Juden beseitigte.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg schlossen fast alle Knochenmühlen. In Westfalen sind noch wenige Knochenmühlen erhalten, darunter die Knochenmühle in Fretter bei Finnentrop, die Knochenmühle Meinerzhagen-Mühlhofe und die Knochenmühle in Isingheim.

England
Die Knochenmühle Narborough war eine Wassermühle am Fluss Nar im Westen der englischen Grafschaft Norfolk. Die ausgegrabenen Überreste von Friedhöfen und Grabstätten aus Hamburg wurden in der Mühle von Kings Lynn zu landwirtschaftlichem Dünger verarbeitet. Ähnlich makaber klingt der Text einer Eintragung in einem ökonomischen Lexikon des 19. Jahrhunderts:

Bestattungswesen
Nach der Kremierung von Leichen verbleiben z. B. Knochen. Nachdem große metallische Bestandteile (z. B. künstliche Gelenke) ausgesondert wurden, werden die verbliebenen Überreste in einer Trommel durch große Stahlkugeln zu Totenasche zerkleinert, die danach in Urnen abgefüllt werden kann.

Medizin
Wenn körpereigenes Knochenmaterial während einer Operation zerkleinert und wiederverwendet werden soll, kommen chirurgische Knochenmühlen zum Einsatz.

Begriffsübertragung
 Die zeitgenössische Beschreibung der außerordentlich verlustreichen Schlacht um Verdun (1916) als "Knochenmühle" hat sich bis heute im Sprachgebrauch gehalten.
 Der Volksmund verwendet gelegentlich die Bezeichnung "Knochenmühle" für Orte, an denen sehr anstrengende Arbeit geleistet wird.
 Im Volksmund als Knochemiehl (Knochenmühle) wurden auch die Triebwagen der ersten kommerziellen deutschen Straßenbahn-Linie der Frankfurt-Offenbacher Trambahn-Gesellschaft (FOTG) bezeichnet. Der Antrieb über Zahnräder, die Spurweite von 1000 mm, die aus Holz gefertigten Räder mit Radreifen aus Stahl und die fehlende Federung führten zu unruhigen Laufeigenschaften und der Bezeichnung Knochemiehl.

Literatur
 Herbert Nicke: "Bergische Mühlen", Martina Galunder Verlag, Wiehl, 1998, ISBN 3-931251-36-5

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Nadia Nakai Finally Launches Her New Record Label, 'Bragga Records' SA Hip Hop Mag
By Clive Banda On Nov 15, 2021
Nadia Nakai Finally Launches Her New Record Label, 'Bragga Records'. Nadia Naka, parted ways with Cassper Nyovest's Family Tree to launch her own record company. The "Money Back" hit maker shared about her departure from Family Tree during an interview with Slikour on SlikourLife. She highlighted that it was time for her to start her own things and map her own music career.
The artist stated that she was eager for the task ahead, but that informing his mentor was not as simple as she had anticipated. "I am no longer with 'The Tree'. I am working on my own record label. I need to be able to stand on my own. Funny enough, I was actually scared to tell Cass. Even after I told him, I could feel that he was a bit sad, but we are good," Nadia Nakai shared the first time she broke the news to Cassper.
Nadia Nakai Finally Launches Her New Record Label, 'Bragga Records'
Now, that ship has sailed and it looks like Bragga is now living the dream. The "Naaa Meaan" chanter took to her social media platforms announcing the birth of her record label 'Bragga Records'. She gave much gratitude to Cassper Nyovest and Family Tree for every effort they invested in her throughout her hip hop career.
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Even though Nadia Nakai left Family Tree, she indicated that Cassper helped her with coming up with name ideas for her new record label expressing that all is well with her former boss. "He gave me some record label name ideas and I was like nooo, we went back and forth…" she said.
Cassper also mentioned that his relationship with Bragga was good despite leaving Family Tree. He also voiced his belief in Nadia Nakai's ability to succeed with her innovative brand. This came after Cass responded to allegations that there was tension between the two.
"Nah but she left the label and we no longer work together so naturally we won't hang as much. She's got a new team and I'm sure she'll be good cause she always did her own thing anyway." Cass responded to one Twitter follower who asked about his relationship with Bragga.
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Schott named new Lake County WIC Program director
Kim Schott. Courtesy photo.
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Kim Schott is the new program director of E Center's Lake County Women, Infant and Children, or WIC, Nutrition Program.
A registered dietitian and certified lactation educator, Schott will succeed Helaine Moore, who retired after 30 years working for E Center as the WIC Program director.
Schott began working for E Center in 2018 after graduating summa cum laude from San Diego State University.
During the same time, she completed her dietetic internship through San Diego WIC.
Schott is a United States Navy veteran where she served six years as Petty Officer Second Class aboard the USS Harpers Ferry.
"Kim is the perfect fit for our diverse and ever‐changing community in Lake County," said Sharon Zoller, E Center Board of Directors chair and Lake County farmer. "Both her private sector background and understanding of the important role nutrition plays in the wellness and health of new mothers and young children, fits with E Center's Mission of Building Healthy Communities through Education, Employment and Environment awareness."
In addition to serving in the military, Schott has owned her own business, and helped with the startup and management of other small businesses.
"Kim is excited at the opportunity of building new relationships and strengthening current collaborations," said E center's CEO Raj Samra. "We have full trust in Kim's ability to meet the new federal and state WIC regulations as the community recovers from the pandemic, and lead her team to new heights."
In her spare time, Schott enjoys working out, boating, camping, home improvement projects, cooking and, most of all, spending quality time with her family.
E Center is a private nonprofit agency with more than four decades of effectiveness in serving the most at‐risk children and families in northern California. E Center's mission is to "Build Healthy Communities through education, employment, and environmental awareness."


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Scottish football hit a new low on Thursday evening, as the national side suffered what was one of the most embarrassing results in the history of the team away to Kazakhstan.
Facing the minnows that in their last qualifying campaign scored just six goals, Scotland managed to concede three in one game as they fell to a 3-0 defeat at the Astana Arena, falling two goals down inside the first 10 minutes.
The third came shortly after half-time as Kazakhstan, lead by new coach Michal Bilek, pulled home and dry with 40 minutes of the match still to play, which proved to be an agonising watch for the Scotland fans that stuck with it.
Huge questions are already being asked of manager Alex McLeish, and while this may not be the most talented Scotland side there has ever been, there is more than enough for him to work with to beat Kazakhstan. The likes of John McGinn, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong, Oliver Burke and James Forrest are all far too good to be part of a team that loses to Kazakhstan.
It leaves the Scots in a tough spot, with the team enjoying a solid campaign in the Nations League last time out that saw them qualify for the play-offs after finishing top of a group also featuring Albania and Israel.
This loss leaves Scotland's chances of finishing in the top two of their 2020 European Championship group in serious doubt, also being joined by Belgium, Russia, Cyprus and San Marino. They will expect both Belgium and Russia to take six points from Kazakhstan, already leaving McLeish's team fighting an uphill battle from the start.
They face San Marino on Sunday in a game they surely can't manage to drop points in and will need to bag plenty of goals to also catch up with their -3 goal difference.
After the defeat, McLeish was asked by the press about his future with the team and remained coy: "I will just continue to do my job. Suffice to say I'm not going to get drawn into that question.
"I don't really rank defeats. I just feel in terms of losing I have to bounce back. I always feel low after a game but as I've said I'm pretty good at bouncing back.
"We bounced back from a poor performance in Israel and that's what we must do after this game. It's never finished until it's finished.
"We have other players to come back, players with more experience who have to come back to the Scotland squad. Obviously we need to have as strong a squad as we can if we're going to be strong in qualification."
It's not a shock to say that Scotland fans were left furious with the result and took to Twitter to express their feelings, the best of which can be found below.


For those of you who haven't yet heard of MMA, it probably sounds like some form of fancy business degree from the Wharton school of business – But for those of you who count themselves among the fighting aficionados of the 21st century, you must know that MMA stands for "Mixed Martial Arts"; the global phenomenon that combines such sports as Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Jujitsu, into one multidimensional adrenaline fest.
Even if you're not a fan of violent tests of human will and ability, one can still learn a lot form MMA as far as what it can teach us about businesses fighting for recognition in a hot new industry where no one yet has any particular edge. In other words, how a company can effectively peacock to make itself an obvious standout from the rest of the pack? As a case-study, I would like to run through a quick inventory of LowKick, one of many MMA companies, but unique in its decision to take the road less traveled by, in a clear gamble to achieve its desired differentiation.
The potential market value for MMA is huge, and for good reason. MMA is gaining traction worldwide as the latest global sensation, and is already considered to be the fastest growing sport in America- hands down. It edged out NASCAR for the coveted slot in 2009, and added it to a growing list of yearly accolades. These include a record breaking $222,766,000 of Pay-Per-View earnings in 2006, and an impressive trouncing of boxing in betting revenues for the first time in 2007. It's no wonder so many companies are looking for a piece of the action. A quick search on Google for MMA websites will turn up a veritable directory of MMA portals, with such industry recognizable names as SherDog, MMAFighting to name but a few. So what is LowKick's strategy to earn a spot all its own amongst such tough competition?
LowKick, is a relatively new MMA community portal founded in 2007 by Itai Librider and Itai Arbel. From the get-go, the Itais realized that any attempt at being recognized as the best MMA portal at doing the same things as everyone else, would basically amount to an exercise in futility. Even if they did succeed, it would be like being the best Vuvuzela blower at the world cup, no one is really going to notice.Instead, the boys at LowKick decided to go in a completely different direction. As opposed to trying to be recognized as the authorities on MMA commentary, they passed the torch on over to the fans, granting them the soapbox rights to stand and be heard. Their efforts go way beyond the traditional forum model, where diehards engage in heated debate in the back annals of sports history which no one will ever see, hear, read or care about.
A mind boggling 60% of LowKick's content is fan generated. With such a model, there is always the question of how to control site quality? – LowKick solved this issue by tapping into the natural competitiveness of the MMA fan. Essentially, the members themselves vote on what is considered the most quality driven content through their mouse, with the most popular content being featured on LowKick's home page. So although the content is very similar to that of other MMA portals, with fans being able to upload anything from opinion statuses, to entire articles, pictures and videos – The degree of respect given to fan generated content and having it serve as the driving force behind the sight, is certainly unique.
LowKick's understanding that their golden goose lies in their fan base, has led their site to resemble a sort of MMA version of Facebook in many respects. Even their competitions are reminiscent of the social platform giant, only with a little more testosterone built in. You won't see an MMA fan playing "Name that tune", even if it will win him a shiny new iPad. What you might see though are MMA fans crashing your server to play "Name the tune of Brock Lesnar's walk out theme".
Perhaps the most telling feature in LowKick's arsenal that demonstrates this fan focused mentality is their "Picks" section. If there is one thing MMA fans like, its predictions. They like making them, they like hearing them, and more than anything else, they love the 20/20 hindsight ability to debunk them. Fight fans agree that MMA is the most exciting new development to hit the combat sports since Athens beat Sparta in 371 BCE, but agreement basically stops there. From which fighter is the pound for pound greatest athlete to hit the octagon, to which gym produces the best fighters – ask any two MMA fans a question and you're bound to get three different opinions. That's why LowKick's fan picks are so exciting for the average MMA fan. Every fan is given the fighting chance to have their opinion reach the top of the rankings. Whenever a member makes a prediction on which fighter will win in an upcoming bout, his pic's are tracked and tallied so that he can earn prediction points over time. Aside from winning cool prizes, a member with an accurate track record can build a homegrown reputation as a professional pundit, commentator and critic – and people will start to listen.
What you're basically looking at then, when you summarize LowKick's business model, is the functioning reality of an MMA based company adopting social media. There are already countless blogs, vlogs, fan made websites and fan based Facebook pages dedicated to MMA. There are also a plethora of professional MMA communities. LowKick though, is perhaps the first example of an MMA portal leaving the controlling stake of their portal's direction in the hands of the fans.
This bold experiment of LowKick's; to pin their hopes of success on the adoption of a social media based strategy in a fiercely competitive industry, is definitely a gutsy one. They have certainly managed to differentiate themselves, although the jury is still out on whether or not this uncharted approach will yield results. However, there are some telling indicators that point to their being on to the right track. LowKick already boasts a healthy 1.8 million monthly views and a 45,000 member fan base – But the most powerful indicator might be the $250,000 dollar round of angel investment LowKick has recently procured. If there's one hint that companies look for to let them know they're moving in the right direction, it's whether or not investors are willing to put up the capital. As fight promoters have always told agents looking to get their fighters on a good card, it's all about what people are willing to pay good money to see – The old saying rings just as true when it comes to gauging a startup's chances – "Money talks".
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Applications of operant techniques in treatment and education have proliferated in recent years. Among the various techniques, the token economy has been particularly popular. The token economy has been extended to many populations included in psychiatry, clinical psychology, education, and the mental health fields in general. Of course, merely because a technique is applied widely does not necessarily argue for its efficacy. Yet, the token economy has been extensively re searched. The main purpose of this book is to review, elaborate, and evaluate critically research bearing on the token economy. The book examines several features of the token economy including the variables that contribute to its efficacy, the accomplishments, limitations, and potential weaknesses, and recent advances. Because the token economy literature is vast, the book encompasses programs in diverse treatment, rehabilitation, and educational settings across a wide range of populations and behaviors. Within the last few years, a small number of books on token economies have appeared. Each of these books describes a particular token economy in one treatment ,setting, details practical problems encountered, and provides suggestions for ad ministering the program. This focus is important but neglects the extensive scholarly research on token economies. The present book reviews research across diverse settings and clients. Actually, this focus is quite relevant for implementing token economies because the research reveals those aspects and treatment variations that contribute to or enhance client performance.


For the most recent letters and newsletters, please visit our Newsletters page.
On behalf of myself, the staff, governors and pupils, I would like to warmly welcome you to our school website. The purpose of this website is to provide an interesting insight into our school, to convey important information and to celebrate the excellent work produced by pupils and staff.
I believe that Normanton Junior Academy is a great place to be a pupil! We are continually expanding the opportunities and experiences for our children to ensure they enjoy coming to school, feel welcome and safe and achieve academic success; supporting them in the next stages of their education.
As a 'larger than average' junior school we pride ourselves on the individual support, advice and guidance which all our pupils receive. We work tirelessly to ensure that every child, whilst part of our school community, is treated as an individual because we want our pupils to enjoy coming to school and to be enthusiastic about learning.
Whilst we recognise that academic success is vitally important for all our pupils to help enhance their life chances in the future, we believe that school is also about nurturing confident young learners who are resilient, tolerant of others, proud of their own achievements, and determined to be the best they can possibly be. Our dedicated teaching and support staff work tirelessly to help make this happen.
We strongly believe that successful partnerships with home are crucial to enable us to fulfil our aims of together creating a generation of happy, confident and successful people. If you would like to come and have a look at what we do, we would be delighted to welcome you and show you around so that you can feel the welcome atmosphere and get a sense of our NJA community for yourselves.
We are extremely pleased to inform you that, following our recent Ofsted inspection on 21st – 22nd March 2018, Normanton Junior Academy has been judged a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING features.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the staff of NJA for their continuous hard work and dedication to the children, who in return give their absolute best, time and time again. I would also like to thank the governors and those parents who supported the school during the inspection by passing their views on to the inspectors, either verbally or via Parentview / Ofsted free-text facility.
as we strive towards Outstanding in all areas.
You can find our Ofsted report by following this link, or navigating to our Ofsted page.
If, as a parent of a pupil attending this school, you require a paper copy of the information or any documents on this website, we shall provide this free of charge from the school office.


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Why is the future of RCEP unlimited? The 15 countries are the first to move forward, and India is welcome to join at any time.
"the RCEP negotiations lasted seven years, and today we officially announced that the 15 member states have concluded the negotiations as a whole and have also made arrangements for the parties to negotiate and resolve the follow-up issues."
On the evening of 4 November local time, the third leaders' meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement closed in Bangkok, Thailand, and issued a joint statement of the third (RCEP) leaders' meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after the meeting.
The RCEP negotiations, launched in 2012, were launched by 10 ASEAN countries and invited China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India to participate. At present, 15 member States with the exception of India have concluded all text negotiations and virtually all market access negotiations.
Li Keqiang stressed: in the spirit of mutual understanding and accommodation, China is willing to continue consultations with all parties to resolve the problems faced in the negotiations with India, and welcomes India to join the agreement as soon as possible.
Agreement to be signed in 2020
Conclusion of all text negotiations and virtually all market access negotiations by the 15 countries
According to public reports, the RCEP agreement covers about half of the world's population, 32.2 per cent of global GDP,29.1% 's global trade and 32.5 per cent of global investment.
At the third leaders' meeting of the RCEP, Li Keqiang pointed out: "this marks a major breakthrough in the construction of a free trade zone with the largest population, the most diverse membership structure, and the greatest development potential in the world. This will boost confidence and expectations for countries to work together to withstand the challenges of risk in the context of rising protectionism. "
Myanmar State Minister Aung San Suu Kyi said that recently, major international economic and financial institutions have lowered their forecasts for world economic growth. In this context, the completion of the RCEP negotiations will "eliminate the haze hanging over the world economy."
After the meeting, RCEP leaders issued a joint statement showing that 15 of the RCEP16 member countries have concluded textual negotiations on all 20 chapters and negotiations on virtually all market access issues. The next step will be to initiate the review of legal texts with a view to signing the agreement by 2020.
In today's rapidly changing global environment, the completion of the RCEP negotiations will demonstrate the commitment of member countries to jointly create a cross-regional and open trade and investment environment, the statement said. RCEP will significantly promote the future development of the region, make a positive contribution to the global economy, and become a strong pillar of the multilateral trading system.
"all parties should make continuous efforts to complete consultations on a few remaining issues by the end of the year, prepare a complete legal text for signature as soon as possible, speed up domestic procedures, and ensure that the agreement will be formally signed at next year's RCEP leadership meeting." Li Keqiang called at the meeting.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Chun Fook expressed the hope that all parties will redouble their efforts to move forward in a more innovative and flexible spirit and cross the "finish line" at an early date. Indonesian President Joko made it clear that all parties should work together to "lock in" the goal of formally signing the RCEP next year.
FTA emphasizes "modernity"
Covering intellectual property rights, e-commerce and other fields
Compared with the "comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial regional free trade agreement" mentioned in the RCEP negotiation launch statement issued in 2012, the statement "commits to a modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement."
According to Yuan Bo, deputy director and researcher of the Asia Research Institute of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, at present, the RCEP negotiation text consists of 20 chapters, not only related to traditional market access, It also covers competition, intellectual property rights, e-commerce, small and medium-sized enterprises and other rule areas.
In November 2017, the framework and characteristics of the RCEP agreement were disclosed in the joint statement of the first (RCEP) leaders' meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. It shows:
The competition chapter will promote market competition, improve economic efficiency and increase consumer well-being. The specific measures are to adopt and maintain laws and regulations prohibiting anti-competitive activities, strengthen regional cooperation among member States, and promote the development and implementation of laws and regulations.
The intellectual property section will take into account the differences in the level and scale of economic development among members and the domestic legal systems of each country, and consider promoting innovation and creation and ensuring an appropriate balance between the rights of intellectual property rights holders and the legitimate interests of users and the public interest, Consider the right of governments to regulate for legitimate public policy objectives and consider the importance of promoting the dissemination of information, knowledge, content, culture and art.
The e-commerce chapter will make RCEP a "modern" agreement that will help promote and create opportunities for e-commerce, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The SME section will provide a platform for member States to implement economic cooperation projects and activities.
"our RCEP negotiations aim to further expand and deepen regional value chains for the benefit of our businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and to enhance the well-being of our workers, producers and consumers." The statement said.
India has "outstanding" issues
China welcomes India's accession to the Agreement as soon as possible
The current situation is concerned that the statement pointed out that "there are important issues in India that have not yet been resolved." All RCEP member States will work together to resolve these outstanding issues in a mutually satisfactory manner. India's final decision will depend on the successful resolution of these issues. "
It also reveals that India has not yet made a final decision.
According to public media reports, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on November 4 that India had decided not to sign the RCEP because of differences in tariffs, trade deficits with other countries and non-tariff barriers.
Bai Ming, deputy director of the International Market Research Institute of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said that India believes that its domestic industrial development is relatively fragile and is worried that it will have a greater impact on the country after opening up.
However, in Yuan Bo's view, although India has not yet made a final decision, it also needs to objectively recognize that India has made great efforts to advance the RCEP negotiations.
In recent years, Indian Prime Minister Modi has been actively promoting domestic reform, implementing the "made in India" program, striving to improve the business environment in order to attract foreign investment, and on a number of occasions stressed the need to safeguard free trade and actively promote the RCEP negotiations.
Yuan Bo pointed out that at present, India's domestic economic growth is slowing, industrial structure adjustment is facing greater difficulties, and the huge trade deficit with RCEP members is difficult to be alleviated in the short term, so there is a dilemma in reaching an RCEP agreement.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said that the signing of the RCEP agreement will eventually create favorable conditions for promoting the construction of the East Asian Economic Community, and the future is "unlimited." At the same time, he said, "the 15 member states go ahead, and India is ready to join at any time." (Ma Jialu Wu Dan, a trainee reporter in Nandu)
National Women's Handicraft Innovation Competition Finals held in Wuhan
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Dr. Dan Siegel
Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute which focuses on the development of mindsight, which teaches insight, empathy, and integration in individuals, families and communities.
Dr. Siegel has published extensively for both the professional and lay audiences. His five New York Times bestsellers are: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, and two books with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D: The Whole-Brain Child, and No-Drama Discipline. His other books include: The Developing Mind, The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, The Mindful Therapist, and also with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. - The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up. Dr. Siegel also serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which contains over seventy textbooks.


For an ageing parent to move into a garden unit or 'granny flat' usually means downsizing. That can be a difficult adjustment for many. On the other hand, the move typically occurs because the 'family home' has become to hard to manage. By keeping walls to a minimum and ensuring open, garden views, any home can look expansive.
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A: Likely it lags because of the call to .get() - if you want to do it this way, you'd instead have to call back asynchronously, which requires defining an interface and passing an instance of it's implementation into the constructor of AsyncTask (for example, in order to display a progress bar, once the number of calls is known). Better use Retrofit and map a model class with GSON converter. If all responses look the same, a single model suffices, else you'd need a model for each kind of response. Given the example JSON, this would look about like this:
import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;

public class Device {

    @SerializedName("id")
    private int id;

    @SerializedName("name")
    private String name;

    @SerializedName("serviceUrl")
    private String serviceUrl;

    @SerializedName("imageUrl")
    private String imageUrl;

    @SerializedName("isActive")
    private boolean isActive;

    public void setId(@NonNull int value) {
        this.id = value;
    }
    public void setName(@NonNull String value) {
        this.name = value;
    }
    public void setServiceUrl(@NonNull String value) {
        this.serviceUrl = value;
    }
    public void setImageUrl(@NonNull String value) {
        this.imageUrl = value;
    }
    public void setIsActive(@NonNull boolean value) {
        this.isActive = value;
    }

    @NonNull
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        return this.id;
    }
    @NonNull
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        return this.name;
    }
    @NonNull
    public String getServiceUrl() {
        return this.serviceUrl;
    }
    @NonNull
    public String getImageUrl() {
        return this.imageUrl;
    }
    @NonNull
    public boolean getIsActive() {
        return this.isActive;
    }
}

The same goes for class DataValue.