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Sovereign Hill is an open air museum in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria. Sovereign Hill depicts Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold there in 1851. It was officially opened on 29 November 1970 and has become a nationally acclaimed tourist attraction. It is one of Victoria's most popular attractions and Ballarat's most famous attraction.
Set in the Australian 1850s, the complex is located on a 25-hectare site that is linked to the richest alluvial gold rush in the world. The site comprises over 60 historically recreated buildings, with costumed staff and volunteers, who are able to answer questions and will pose for photos. The recreation is completed with antiques, artwork, books and papers, machinery, livestock and animals, carriages and devices all appropriate to the era.
The gold diggings are the centre point of the complex, featuring a winding creek in which visitors are able to pan for real gold. This area is surrounded by tents and buildings contemporary to the early years of the gold rush. A recent addition to Sovereign Hill is the Gold Pour where pure gold valued at over $100,000 is melted and poured into a three-kilogram bullion bar.
There are two mines which have guided tours at regular intervals. The Red Hill Mine is a self guided tour that tells the story of a group of Cornishmen and their discovery of the Welcome Nugget. The Sovereign Quartz Mine runs 40 minute guided tours and features several underground displays. Above ground it also features steam-driven machinery for pumping water and processing the ore. More recently an attraction titled 'Trapped' has been added. This underground exhibit tells the story of the mining disaster at Creswick in 1882 in which 22 miners died due to the collapse and flooding of the New Australasian No 2 Mine. This is still considered Australia's worst mining disaster.
The Main Street is lined with shops, two hotels and a theatre. Among the shops on Main Street there is also a blacksmith's workshop, stables, photography studio, apothecary, bakery, jeweller's shop, grocer, tentmaker, tinsmith, bank, post office, nine-pin bowling saloon and library. Behind the Main Street there are a number of cottages which are open for visitors. There are also four schools where children in school-groups dress in period costume and attend as a child of the 1850s. A number of workshops at Sovereign Hill, display traditional trades such as coachbuilder, wheelright, tinsmith, blacksmith and farrier.
Blood on the Southern Cross is a show depicting the Eureka Stockade story of 1854. Run at night for a length of 90 minutes, using only sound and lights.
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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are one of the most loved celebrity couples. When the pictures of their exotic marriage that took place in Tuscany, Italy floated online around an year ago their fans went wild with joy. Since that time they have often been clicked vacationing together or flying to be with each other on their big days.
In a candid chat recently, Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, revealed the secret to his successful marriage. He said, "Me and my wife like to do normal things, we just like going around for walks. Last night we were at the marine parade, full moon, we were just enjoying that sitting on a bench just talking. It's actually the simplest things that give us a lot of joy..." Well, these two make us believe in true love, don't you think so too?


First of all make a cross on the skin of the tomatoes. Put in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes. Cool them down with cold water and peel the skin off and put in a pan already.
In the meanwhile add to a blender the chillies (cut in half and deseeded), the garlic, the ginger and the salt.
Add the mix with the remaining ingredients to the pan.
Cook and stir from time to time on medium heat for about 45 minutes.
Ready to fill some sterilized jars.


The most tiny Greyhound dog that you could imagine. Not a beautiful and graceful greyhound ... no it was a very tiny, shivering of fear, black lady with an adorable gray snout and eyes that looked so anxious to the ground . Her tail was under her belly .... ( as he would continue in the next days ) and she saw a sea of people, all waiting for her . Oh what it must have been to her: first she was so abused and now being hailed as the first dog of dogs so maligned overwhelming it must be.
But especially for men she is very scared .
When my father, a few days later want to take her out for a walk, she ran quickly to my studio and crawled as far away as she could, in a corner of the room , behind the curtains , in the hope that he would not see her, but and above would not hit her . My father told me that it broke his heart to see the frightness in such a defenseless dog en huge fear in her eyes. Yet it is now after a month, and she is doing very well.
We work on her confidence and give her hugs and the love she needs. She is so loved, that little snout and that crazy smile .... and that little shy smile .... we see it more and more. In the beginning it was hard to imagine, when she pulled her upper lip up with those big teeth gleaming that in the beginning you really thought she would attack you if you stroke her gently;-) She really looks scary and determined to kill you with that creepy smile;-00. But now…. she dares to come to us and to let stroke her selves and she is enjoying a snack ..... mmmm she almost climbs over you in her eagerness to get it.
Yes she is doing so very well! Dear , dear Amy .... I promise you that we will take good care of you and you will be cherish and be loved as long as you can be with us.
Finally, a picture of Amy! And laying on her back means she is happy! But of course, with Jacqueline loving her, she is now very happy!
First time visiting you new blog and what a story to begin with.... So hard to know so many sweet greyhounds like her are mistreated and having a horrible life. How lucky Amy is, having you for her new person! I hope you two can have lots of wonderful years together. Congrats with your new furry baby!


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2001: A Space Odyssey #10 — the FINAL issue! (September 1977) – MCC015
October 23, 2014 | Filed under: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy
The journey began with Jack Kirby's 2001. Now, his 2001: A Space Odyssey comic ends with issue #10.
2001: A Space Odyssey #9 (August 1977) – MCC011
September 25, 2014 | Filed under: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Jack Kirby continues his bonkers run on 2001: A Space Odyssey, continuing to distance himself from the source material, and also continuing to grow Ben's appreciation of him.
2001: A Space Odyssey #8 (July 1977) – MCC007
August 30, 2014 | Filed under: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy
2001: A Space Odyssey may not seem like a natal match for a comic series by Jack Kirby, but Kirby takes it and makes it his own, expanding on his own ideas of the mythology the source material never intended!
Jack Kirby's 2001: a Space Odyssey Treasury Special to #7 (pre-Star Wars) – MCC002
July 31, 2014 | Filed under: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Before we dive into the Star Wars era, we look at some comics leading up to the Star Wars series, beginning with jack Kirby's 2001: A Space Odyssey, from the adaptation of the movie to the first seven issues of the comic series!
"Earth!" (Micronauts #2, Feb 1979) – MCC117 and CBTM151
"A Gathering of Vultures" (Human Fly #19, Feb 1979) – MCC116
"With Dugan on the Docks" (Godzilla #19, February 1979) – MCC115
HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER #1 – CBTM147 (Ben)
"Everything Eats, Everything Dies" feat. SWAMP THING and THE PLOT – SWAMP THINGS ep. 15
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BenAvery on ROCKET RACCOON 4 Issue Limited Series (Group) CBTM009
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The Micronauts move from inner space to yard space as they take on one of the great dangers of the b [...]
The Human Fly travels to his next stunt location and find some real world issues that need to be tak [...]
Godzilla, now man-sized, sneaks through the city . . . until he comes to a face-off with Dum Dum Dug [...]
"Raydeen" (Shogun Warriors #1, February 1979) – MCC114
Shogun Warriors, a Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe work based on the Mattel toyline that merged a number [...]
"Deathgame" (Star Wars #20, February 1979) – MCC113
"Deathgame" continues Archie Goodwin's original Star Wars tale taking place on The Wh [...]
Battlestar Galactica Marvel Super Special! (Ben's Bullpen Bulletin, January 1979) – MCC112
The coverage of Marvel's licensed books from January 1979 ends here as we take a peek at the ads and [...]
"Battle at the Bottom of the World" (John Carter, Warlord of Mars #20, January 1979) – MCC111
The fifth chapter in Chris Claremont's "Master Assassin of Mars" continues here as Jo [...]
"Fugitive in Manhattan" (Godzilla #18, January 1979) – MCC110
Godzilla is shrunk down to the size of a house cat but he's still the king of the monsters! Kin [...]
Micronauts! (The Micronauts #1, January 1979) – MCC109
Bill Mantlo's classic run begins here! A toy line with no story is transformed into an inner-sp [...]
"Photo Finish" (The Human Fly #17, January 1979) – MCC108
The theft of a little girl's camera reveals an attempt to sabotage the Human Fly's newest [...]
"The Ultimate Gamble" (Star Wars #19, January 1979) – MCC107
The death wheel in the sky keeps on turning and our team doesn't know where they'll be tom [...]
Devil Dinosaur and Machine Man Finales! (Ben's Bullpen Bulletin, December 1978) – MCC106
Taking a look at some of the extra things going on when the comics cover dated December of 1978 were [...]
"The Valiant Die But Once" (John Carter: Warlord of Mars #19, November 1978) – MCC105
Trapped in a strange land, John Carter and Dejah Thoris find their bonds of love tested and perhaps [...]
JAWS 2 (Marvel Super Special #6) – MCC104
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." they go and make a sequel! [...]
"Of Lizards Great and Small" (Godzilla #17, December 1978) – MCC103
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marve [...]
"Niagara Nightmare" (Human Fly #16, December 1978) – MCC102
The Human Fly takes on greedy businessmen and really, really careless, incompetent reporters. At Nia [...]
"The Empire Strikes" (Star Wars #18, December 1978) – MCC101
The empire strikes! But it's not striking BACK...not yet, anyway. (And do they really strike in [...]
"The Headmen of Mars" (John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual 2, 1978) (Ben) – MCC100 and CBTM100
To celebrate 100 episodes of both the Marvel's Cosmic Comics sub-feed AND the main feed, we cover Jo [...]
PRINCESS LEIA Issues 1-5 (Ben) – MCC099 and CBTM097
With news of Carrie Fisher's passing, plans changed and Ben take a look back at the comic book mini- [...]
Ridin' the Rails and the Dinos! (Ben's Bullpen Bulletin, November 1978) – MCC098
Taking a look at what else is happening at Marvel with the cover date November, 1978. Moon Boy and D [...]
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This course introduces the concepts, techniques, strategies and metrics of quality improvement using the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) framework. Patient care quality and safety in the context of structure, process and outcomes in care delivery are explored. Identification of improvement opportunities, action plan development and outcomes evaluation through project management are addressed.
Discuss the evolution of the QSEN competencies and how they are utilized.
Employ the tools of process improvement theory to understand the meaning of different types of variation in clinical metrics.
Use best evidence, measurement standards, and benchmarks to determine the stability of care systems, processes, and outcomes.
Apply project management skills to plan a quality improvement project.
Discuss common performance measures of nurse sensitive indicators that are used to monitor the quality of care.


This is one of my favourite Wishlist as the Real Techniques brushes, Urban Decay Naked 3, Yankee Candle and Katy Perry's new perfume are included.
♥ Katy Perry – Spring Reign – This is the latest fragrance from Katy Perry that follows Killer Queen [red], Killer Queen Oh So Sheer [purple] and Royal Revolution [blue]. The flacon design follows previous editions, but this time it is available in a pale pink color with metallic rose gold stopper. The top notes are Pink Freesia, Violet Petals, Cassis Buds, the heart notes are Natural Davana, Gardenia, May Flower Rose, and the base notes are Benzoin Resinoid, Cedarwood Oil, Cashmeran. Its a limited edition available in Spring [USA], It retails for $69 at various stores. I really hope they bring it to SA, i want it!!!
♥ Real Techniques Brush Collections – I have been searching everywhere for these brushes. As well as being pretty brushes [not just plain black] they are great quality but dont have the price tag as the Sigma brushes. Real Techniques have 3 different colours of brushes for each use, i would say.
The Gold Range [BASE] consists of the Core Collection [x4 brushes for Coverage – Detailer for concealer or lipstsick, Pointed Foundation, Buffing and Contour Brush], other brushes in the Gold Range are the Angled Foundation, Expert Face, Powder, Angled Concealer Brush.
All4Women [HERE] is another south africa site where the brushes can be bought but they are expensive. Each brush is +-R220-R280 and they Kits – Core Collection range [gold] is R383.00 and Starter Set, Purple Eye Brushes is R371.00.
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Hardscape Oasis
RiverCities Transit Center
RiverCities Transit
The familiar gable form and fresh landscaping serve as a moment of relief in a harsh industrial environment. Warm, yet durable, materials help foster a sense of respect and pride among the patrons.
Public buildings, such as transit centers, are rarely expected to surprise or lend comfort. Rather, they tend toward the utilitarian – designed to withstand a constant onslaught of hard use. RiverCities Transit Center offered TCF the chance to address the intersection of public space and public service from another angle, one of dignity and respect. The goal is to create a space that, while resilient, is designed with human care in mind, providing an oasis in the center of the City of Longview for riders and staff.
This space interacts with a wide range of demographics, providing compelling opportunities to create delight and comfort in the daily lives of those who use and operate the City of Longview's public transportation system.
Perched on the edge of the City of Longview's downtown core, the site is just under 1-acre, balancing between a human-scaled commercial zone and an industrial area. Likewise, it seems caught between the City's past, as an industrial center, and its evolving future. Conscious of the need for an efficient building and grounds, TCF started master planning by identifying needs and desires; landing first and foremost on supporting the RiverCities Transit Department's motto "Safety, Security, Service, and Schedule". Using these 4 S's as our guide, we developed our own motto for the project. Simply stated: Design with dignity, and people will respond with dignity.
Our design method focused on using form and material to encourage positive behavioral responses on the site and within the building's public spaces. The building itself casts a comfortable silhouette as charcoal grey brick rises to a steady gable. The overall form reflects a simple abstraction of the familiar gable, intersected along its length with extrusions in response to programmatic need. The east flank rotates slightly to open on the site's central plaza. This pure form is punctured by a light well that drops to the interior while north and south faces are cut away to reveal deep set windows wrapped in pale grey wood grain. The lobby face extrudes into the plaza truncating in a smooth glass face to welcome the public. The plaza, bordered to the west by bus shelters and to the right by the building, is dotted with monolithic planters to bring life to a sea of hardscape.
Pale plywood wraps the interior of the publicly accessible lobby, flowing smoothly from walls to ceiling, lending the warmth of natural material. Punctuated by elongated windows, the double height space is washed with daylight. Private spaces, work area, and offices offer calming workspaces as a respite for office staff and bus drivers. The linear floorplan terminates with a wellness area, also wrapped in plywood, that opens to allow occupants to enjoy fresh air and daylight during their work day.
The cumulative effect of these design moves is a familiar space interspersed with moments of colorful and tactile delight to craft a space that both soothes and inspires. The facility is designed to foster a sense of calm, dignity, and delight for those who ride and work within the public transportation system.
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Leavenworth, WA
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Marine Operations Building


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Optimization is a wealthy and thriving mathematical self-discipline, and the underlying concept of present computational optimization recommendations grows ever extra subtle. This publication goals to supply a concise, available account of convex research and its purposes and extensions, for a vast viewers. each one part concludes with a regularly broad set of non-compulsory routines.


Unlike other mirrorless manufacturers, Canon tries to keep its sanity by not fully relying on digital auto-correction but on a decent base design. The Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS does produce strong barrel distortions at 18mm (~3.8%) but these are far from embarrassing levels. At 24mm a mild amount of barrel distortion remains. At 35mm there are barely any distortions and there are just marginal pincushion distortions at 55mm.
Note: Imatest has sometimes a different opinion on this (35mm, 55mm) as you may conclude from the numbers below the images.
The vignetting is somewhat higher than average for a lens in this class. At 18mm it exhibits very strong vignetting at fully open aperture. Stopping down helps but the light falloff never disappears even at f/8 and beyond. The issue is reduced at 24mm but it's still a good idea to stop down to f/5.6, better f/8 - or activate image auto-correction. At 35mm you may still wish to stop down a little but otherwise the issue is well controlled here as well as a 55mm.
The resolution figures of the Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 STM IS are fairly decent. The center quality is very high at all focal lengths throughout the relevant aperture range (till f/11). Conversely, the outer image region is very weak at 18mm f/3.5 but improves drastically to good to very good quality when stopping down to f/5.6 already. The corners are still a bit softish at 24mm f/4 but, again, that's no issue anymore at f/5.6. The image quality is evenly high at 35mm and 55mm without being tack sharp though.
The centering quality of the tested sample was good.
The amount of lateral CAs is quite moderate with an average CA pixel width at the image borders around the 1px mark. It peaks at ~1.6px at 18mm f/3.5 - which is visble albeit not extreme. CAs are usually taken care of by the camera's auto-correction or in various RAW converters (Canon DPP, Adobe Photoshop, etc) so there's little to worry about here anyway. CA auto-correction is a lossless procedure.


Home Hills Bhutan The kingdom in the clouds!
Bhutan The kingdom in the clouds!
Bhutan is known as one of the happiest places in the world and sits between India and China. With the backdrop of the mighty Himalayas, spiritual and cultural progression and the ancient mystical dragon kingdom makes Bhutan a truly spectacular destination. The age old traditions of the Buddhism renders it the untouched and unspoiled heritage and beauty. Popularly, Bhutan is known as the kingdom of thunder dragon amongst the clouds! Many people throng Bhutan for a soul searching rendition, explore various monastries and serene hills which has a mystic beauty! Make sure to catch the mystic wonders on Bhutan.
Summer and Spring: 17^C to 22^C (May), Winters: 0^C - -7^C (March to May).
You can arrive to Bhutan at Thimpu international airport from major cities.
Bhutan is best seen during Summers and springs. During autumn though, there can be a lot of leeches.
Arrive Phuntsholing. You will be welcomed by our Guide who will be waiting for your arrival. After border formalities are finished will visit one of the hotel for refreshment. Then will drive to Thimphu which is 6 hr drive from Phuntsholing. After reaching Thimphu we will check in to hotel and rest. In the evening, we go stroll in Thimphu town. Dinner and night halt in Thimphu.
The first place you will visit is the Memorial Chorten which was built in memory of the third king in 1974. You can then visit the indigenous hospital, the School of Arts & Crafts to see the live paintings by the students. Then you can visit Tashichhodzong. After lunch, we can continue with site-seeing with Paper factory, a small weaving center, Changangkha monastery, Zangto Pelhri monastery and Zilukha nunnery. In the evening, you can drive to the viewpoint from which you can view the whole Thimphu city and on the way you can also stop and visit a mini zoo to see Takin, the National animal of Bhutan. Later you can go for a walk onyour own in the town. Night halt in Thimphu.
Punakha is a 4 hours drive from Thimphu. On the way you will stop at Dochula (aLtitude 3150 m) and there you can see 108 Druk Wangyel Chorten. If you wish we can stop for tea and sncaks, there is a cafe on the way where you can enjoy a beautiful view. You will then drive down further through temperate forests into semitropical range of orange and cactuses. On the way before you reach a junction of Punakha and Wangdiphodran you will see Chime Lhakhang, built by a famous divine mad monk, Drukpa Kinley. When you reach to Punakha you will see Punakha dzong built on the confluence of Phochu (Male River) and Mochu (Female Rver). Today it is the winter residence of the Je-khenpho the chief abbot and also serves as the administration center of the Punakha district. Overnight at Punakha.
After breakfast, we will drive to Bumthang. On the way to Bumthang will stop at Trongsa and visit Trongsa Dzong which is one of the most impressive dzong of Bhutan as it shows one of the most artistic and magnificent works of traditional Bhutanese architecture. We Will have lunch at Trongsa and then we continue to Bumthang through Yotongla. Night halt at Bumthang.
The day's visit with Jambay Lhakhang, which is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, built in 7th century, Kurjey Lhakhang, is named after the body print of Guru Rinpoche, Tamshing Lhakhang which was established by Terton Pema Lingpa in 1501 and is the most important Nyingma Goenba in the country. After lunch, we will visit Jakar Dzong, castle of the white bird, Mebertsho (Burning Lake) - This is a very scared lake for Bhutanese people. Terton Pema Lingpa discovered several of Guru Rinpoche's hidden treasures from this lake. Dinner and overnight stay at Bumthang.
After breakfast will drive back to Thimphu through the same route that we have followed to reach Bumthang. This is an almost all day journey with beautiful view points. Night halt at Thimphu.
After breakfast. we will hike to Wangditse and after lunch we will roam in Thimphu town and do some shopping. In the evening, will drive to Paro. Dinner and Night Halt at Paro.
In the morning after breakfast will hike to Paro Taktsang, which is one of the most popular monastery visited by the tourist. It was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup, a cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three months in the 8th century. It is believed that Guru Rinpoche (Guru Padmasambhava) flew to this location from Khenpajong to Tibet on the back of a tigress and subdued a demon. Subsequently, the place came to be known as the Tiger's Nest. Guru Padmasambhava is known for introducing Buddhism to Bhutan. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen caves in which he meditated, Kyichu Lhakhang; one of the oldest temple in Bhutan, Drugyel Dzong; fortress which was built to commemorate a victory over Tibetan. In the evening. go on a stroll in Paro town. Dinner and overnight at Paro.
Day 10: Drive to Phuntsholing for your next destination. Our guide and driver will bid you farewell and we wish you a safe and pleasant journey back home with wonderful memories for a lifetime.
PER PERSON COST: INR 67,866/- onwards.
9N/10D full board accommodation including breakfast, lunch and dinner.


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Differentiating Through Process and Engineering Excellence
By Richard Hedges, Senior Vice President, Olam Grains
Our entry into grains manufacturing was marked with the acquisition of Crown Flour Mill (CFM) in January 2010. With five mills at two sites in Lagos and Warri Nigeria, we had acquired a theoretical daily grind of 1,590 MT of wheat. However, at the point of handover, the mills had sub-optimal performances with up to 22% downtime. They were also running under capacity and produced a low flour yield.
Today, not only have we significantly upped capacity in Nigeria, we have also successfully expanded across Sub-Saharan Africa with mills in Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon, all of which have achieved world-class productivity and product output. With our recent purchase of BUA Group's milling and pasta assets, our daily wheat grind now stands at 6,140 MT per day with a further 1,200 MT due to come on stream in Q4 2016. In less than six years, we have increased our milling capacity by five times, with significant productivity and cost efficiencies across the board.
Our operational success has been in large part due to a relentless focus on technical discipline and engineering efficiency. This applies to every aspect of our operations, be it in mill construction, raw material sourcing, milling or product innovation.
Extracting efficiencies from the ground up
Over the last six years we have completed five major projects in four different countries. Each project has been on-time and on-budget. We did this by using the "bottom-up" approach for all projects, with team members on the ground planning and following through with entire projects, from costing to design to construction.
The key advantage of this approach is accuracy and ownership. The same team members who have the requisite experience from past projects are the ones who plan and commit to a fixed timeline and budget.
Our project teams have also been able to make significant improvements with each additional project we have taken on. For instance, in our 'sister' mills in Senegal and Cameroon, the team leveraged its experience from designing the Ghana mill and was able to reduce the building and machinery capital cost by 10%. Additionally, we were able to make more meticulous adjustments to layout, processes and systems in the planning stage to ensure the mills are hygienic (as infestation of finished products can be a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa due to its tropical climate and lack of cold storage and logistics facilities) and are easier to run, thereby reducing potential labour costs.
Even when it comes to mill design and machinery, the strength of our technical expertise has made a defining difference. The technical team's ability to compensate for process design capability shortfall from non-mainstream suppliers enabled us to source at a significant discount compared to their closest competitors.
Saving on operational expenditure
In milling, wheat procurement makes up 75% of the entire production cost. With a capacity to mill 2 million MT of wheat every year, our ability to extract cost savings in wheat sourcing has a big financial impact.
To tackle this, we first have to understand the kind of flour consumers want, which in turn determines the wheat and production processes needed.
As such, we regularly undertake market mapping to identify trends and corresponding variables between consumers and products so we are able to translate regional preferences into specific flour types. These can be varied – for example in Nigeria we sell up to 10 different flour types.
With market insight and the sourcing advantage from our global network, we are able to use wheats from mixed and varied origins, allowing us to maintain healthy gross margins in thinly priced competitive markets.
Additionally, we have developed strong internal expertise that has allowed us to move away from buying enzyme cocktails from additive suppliers that are used to improve flour quality, and we now use our own customised enzyme mixes. Our spread across four countries also means that our teams are able to share knowledge and best practice in enzyme use to produce and improve on the flour desired by our customers.
Improving productivity
The backbone of our operational success is our strong milling and engineering team. Through their continual improvements, yields have increased by up to 5% at all mills. The uptimes at all our mills, including mills up to 30 years' old, are world-class and consistently achieve more than 99% uptime.
We have also optimised power consumption – a significant direct cost – by reducing power use in existing plants and designing for higher power efficiency in new plants. For instance, our Senegal and Cameroon plants run with 25% lower power consumption than some of our older mills. Our initiatives to enable this include using renewables for lighting, section wise power monitoring, use of variable speed drives and single drives for multiple applications.
Product innovation is another important component in improving operations. The milling industry in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by significant overcapacity, so before expanding our capacity, we needed to have a clear strategy for growth.
Coming up with new higher-value products has been part of this process. For instance, we launched a new premium brand using a unique technology which involved de-branning wheat prior to milling. We were able to come up with an extremely white and speck-free flour and semolina by passing the wheat over carborundum stones (a type of industrial abrasive material) to remove up to 3% of the bran, before subjecting it to traditional milling. We then leveraged the existing brand equity of the Mama Gold brand, a well-known Olam rice brand, to launch this new flour product.
Our different actions to improve technical efficiencies collectively have enabled us to grow from strength to strength. As we continue to extract operating leverage from our network of mills, we envision further improvement in productivity, cost and product quality.
Above: Mill under construction in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Richard Hedges joined Olam Grains a year before it acquired Crown Flour Mill. Richard is responsible for all technical aspects of flour manufacturing (Quality, Efficiency, Reliability, Safety) across all milling sites in Nigeria and Ghana. He was also the technical lead in the Cameroon and Senegal wheat milling projects. In his 37 years in flour milling, he has worked with Allied Mills, Rank Hovis, Spillers Milling and ADM in various senior manufacturing roles. In 2003 he set up his own business, Hedges Technology, which built flour mills, powder handling and mixing plants for Ryvita, Warburtons, Biocatalyst and other blue chip UK companies. Richard is a Flour Milling Technologist from the Swiss Milling School, graduating in 1983 with the coveted Rene Buhler Award. He also holds an advanced milling certification from the National Association of British and Irish Flour Milling.
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Judge on Drugs
Something doesn\'t sound quite right here:
A judge condemned politicians for downgrading cannabis yesterday as he jailed an "inspirational" teenager whose addiction to the drug turned him into a heroin dealer.
Judge Michael Murphy told Sheffield Crown Court that it was "a nonsense" to claim the drug was not addictive.
"You have to be in court for five minutes to realise what a nonsense that is," he said. "People are often addicted to it. It\'s an awful drug and it\'s the gateway to other drugs.
The gateway part is of course because it is illegal. Legal supply would make cannabis no more likely to turn people into heroin addicts than booze or fags do. Of coffee, for that matter.
Judge Murphy spoke out after hearing how Jerome Blake, 19, had been an inspirational community worker in Sheffield\'s deprived Burngreave area. But he began peddling heroin in order to feed his £20-a-day addiction to cannabis.
I\'m decades out of the market so I\'ve no idea how much inflation (or deflation) there\'s been, but can anyone actually smoke £20\'s worth of cannabis and still walk upright?
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Philip Thomas February 15, 2008 at 10:20 am
That's a lot to be sure, most of the people I know that are regular users smoke that in a week. He's basically smoking joints as if they were cigarettes.
My understanding is that the drug is psychologically addictive, not chemically. The gateway aspect is purely that it is illegal, you try it, go "hey that wasn't that bad, if that's illegal, and those other drugs are illegal, maybe they're not too bad either." Cannabis shows the law to be an ass and so you question other aspects of law.
One final note, I'm not sure what it being downgraded has to do with this guy's circumstances. He was dealing heroin, a drug that no one has downgraded. If he had access to that and was willing to risk dealing it, then the movement from B to C of cannabis is unlikely to have altered his behaviour or access to it at all.
Mark Wadsworth February 15, 2008 at 11:35 am
£20 a day is one hell of a habit.
JuliaM February 15, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Well, if that bloke trying to sue William Hill to regain his gambling debt wins his case, perhaps this chap can then sue his dealer for allowing him to buy so much…?
Jock February 15, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Don't joke JuliaM! There was a recent case in Canada where a woman successfully used a private prosecution to sue her dealer for selling her bad skag!
And yes, £20 a day is a lot. You could conceivably run up £20 a day for the superior "pollen" (not in fact pollen) but you would still need to be smoking like a chimney to the point of becoming "smoked out" (it's very difficult to smoke dope beyond a certain point of intoxication).
Ingram February 15, 2008 at 1:13 pm
£20 a day is a lot to smoke (~1/8 skunk), but many people I know did this in their youth. Some still do today. God knows how!
Rod February 15, 2008 at 2:11 pm
How unusual to find a high court judge that is totally out of touch with the real world. Risking life imprisonment and an unlimited fine to finance a £20 a day habit – that's what shiplifting is for.
Thom February 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Ingram,
Thats how much an eighth costs nowadays? When I last smoked it (about 9-10 years ago) an eighth cost a tenner.
Thats still a lot of grass to smoke daily though – probably explains why his heroin dealing business fell apart – he was too bloody stoned all the time.
john b February 15, 2008 at 3:29 pm
That's resin rather than skunk though, unless you were getting an incredibly good deal.
@Thom – skunk not weed / solid. Round these parts anyhow (Essex). The latter are now about £5 an eighth iirc
David Gillies February 15, 2008 at 10:02 pm
God I'm glad I stuck to booze. Probably doesn't cost me much more than £30 a week, and I don't have to hang around with stoners.


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Q: shorthand if error when concatenating string string separator = " > ";

string retStr = "";

int count = 0;

foreach (string s in retList)
{
     count++;

     if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
     {
         if (count < retList.Count)
             retStr += s + separator;
         else
             retStr += s;

             //count < retList.Count ? retStr += s + separator : retStr += s;
      }
}

Out-commented line results in error: Only assignment, call, increment, decrement, and new object expressions can be used as a statement. Shouldnt that be eqvivalent to the if-case above?

A: using this
retStr = count < retList.Count ? retStr + s + separator : retStr + s;

A: This is wrong:
retStr += s + separator

it should be:
someStringbuilder.append(s); someStringbuilder.append(separator);

at end of  your function:
  return someStringbuilder.ToString();

A: Have a look at String.Join
return String.Join(separator, retList);

From msdn:

String.Join
For example, if separator is ", " and the elements of value are
  "apple", "orange", "grape", and "pear", Join(separator, value) returns
  "apple, orange, grape, pear".
If separator is null, an empty string (String.Empty) is used instead.
  If any element in value is null, an empty string is used instead.

If you don't want null or empty entries, do like this:
return String.Join(separator, retList.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmptyOrWhiteSpace(x));

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Transient Global Amnesia
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A syndrome characterized by a transient loss of the ability to form new memories. It primarily occurs in middle aged or elderly individuals, and episodes may last from minutes to hours. During the period of amnesia, immediate and recent memory abilities are impaired, but the level of consciousness and ability to perform other intellectual tasks are preserved. The condition is related to bilateral dysfunction of the medial portions of each TEMPORAL LOBE. Complete recovery normally occurs, and recurrences are unusual. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp429-30)
Amnesia, Transient Global; TGA (Transient Global Amnesia); Global Amnesia, Transient; TGAs (Transient Global Amnesia)
Nervous System Diseases: 6158
Neurologic Manifestations: 4205
Neurobehavioral Manifestations: 654
Memory Disorders: 3105
Amnesia: 2358
Transient Global Amnesia: 70
Central Nervous System Diseases: 1649
Brain Diseases: 2114
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
Mental Disorders: 2989
Cognitive Disorders Amnestic Dementia Delirium: 53
1. Amnesia (Dissociative Amnesia)
2. Thrombocytopenia (Thrombopenia)
3. Retrograde Amnesia
4. Limbic Encephalitis (Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis)
5. Anterograde Amnesia
1. Bartsch, Thorsten: 2 articles (11/2015 - 02/2013)
2. Forsström, Fredrik: 1 article (12/2015)
3. Jalanko, Mikko: 1 article (12/2015)
4. Lassus, Johan: 1 article (12/2015)
5. Jansen, Olav: 1 article (11/2015)
6. Rohr, Axel: 1 article (11/2015)
7. Brauer, Henriette: 1 article (11/2015)
8. Döhring, Juliane: 1 article (11/2015)
9. Reuter, Sigrid: 1 article (11/2015)
10. Deuschl, Günther: 1 article (11/2015)
Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Transient Global Amnesia:
1. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)IBA
10/10/2008 - "The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism is not significantly correlated to Transient Global Amnesia: preliminary results of an on-going study in Brescia Province, Italy."
2. TeaIBA
11/01/1993 - "The anatomical and pathophysiological basis of TEA is presumed to be similar to transient global amnesia (TGA), that is, it is likely to be primarily hippocampal in origin, but with more variable involvement of limbic and adjacent temporal lobe neocortical structures."
02/01/2013 - "Critical clinical distinctions, such as between transient global amnesia (TGA) and transient epileptic amnesia (TEA), as well as important clues to the underlying pathophysiology, have recently been revealed. "
05/01/2008 - "An isolated prolonged episode of transient amnesia can be a major manifestation of transient global amnesia (TGA) and transient epileptic amnesia (TEA). "
10/01/2000 - "Abbreviations : AA: anterograde amnesia; AMI: Autobiographical Memory Interview; PTA: posttraumatic amnesia; RA: retrograde amnesia; RMT: Recognition Memory Test; TEA: transient epileptic amnesia; TGA: transient global amnesia; WMS: Wechsler Memory Scale."
3. sildenafil (Viagra)FDA Link
07/16/2014 - "[Transient global amnesia associated to sildenafil and sexual activity]."
09/01/2006 - "Scanty data are available regarding Sildenafil and cerebrovascular disease and there are only a few case reports regarding transient global amnesia (TGA) after Sildenafil use. "
09/01/2006 - "[Two cases of transient global amnesia (TGA) following sildenafil use]."
10/01/2003 - "Sildenafil and transient global amnesia."
09/10/2002 - "Transient global amnesia after sildenafil (Viagra) use."
4. Heparin (Liquaemin)FDA LinkGeneric
05/01/2010 - "A 57-year-old man developed transient global amnesia within an hour of bolus unfractionated heparin administration on day 4 post-mitral valve replacement. "
07/01/2010 - "Comments on: Transient global amnesia as the presenting feature of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia."
05/01/2010 - "Transient global amnesia as the presenting feature of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia."
11/01/1994 - "Transient global amnesia associated with acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia."
5. BenzodiazepinesIBA
05/01/2002 - "Is transient global amnesia related to endogenous benzodiazepines?"
09/01/1990 - "Benzodiazepine derivates can cause transient global amnesia even when administered in therapeutical doses. "
05/01/1989 - "Alcoholic blackout, benzodiazepine-induced amnesia and transient global amnesia are three disorders that result in acute transient memory loss. "
6. tadalafil (Cialis)FDA Link
01/01/2010 - "Tadalafil-induced transient global amnesia."
06/14/2008 - "[Transient global amnesia after tadalafil use]."
07/01/2005 - "We describe a patient who had a transient global amnesia (TGA) after his first-ever use of tadalafil, a potent PDE-5 inhibitor. "
07/01/2005 - "Transient global amnesia after intake of tadalafil, a PDE-5 inhibitor: a possible association?"
7. Antiphospholipid AntibodiesIBA
05/01/2006 - "Transient global amnesia in a patient with high and persistent levels of antiphospholipid antibodies."
01/01/1989 - "The presence in this patient of antiphospholipid antibodies suggests a vascular mechanism for transient global amnesia."
01/01/1989 - "Transient global amnesia and antiphospholipid antibodies."
8. XenonIBA
07/01/2001 - "We examined her cerebral blood flow(CBF) immediately during transient global amnesia(TGA) by stable xenon enhanced CT scans(Xe-CT) and twice thereafter. "
01/01/1987 - "Cerebral blood flow determinations using the Xenon inhalation test in two patients with transient global amnesia showed overall decreases during the attack with a more marked fall in temporal-inferior frontal flow in one case and in temporal flow in the other. "
9. OxygenIBA
09/01/1997 - "To assess explicit memory and two components of implicit memory--that is, perceptual-verbal skill learning and lexical-semantic priming effects--as well as resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) during the acute phase of transient global amnesia. "
09/01/1997 - "Transient global amnesia: implicit/explicit memory dissociation and PET assessment of brain perfusion and oxygen metabolism in the acute stage."
01/01/1992 - "Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (rCMRO2), and oxygen extraction fraction (rOEF) were measured using positron emission tomography (PET) in four patients with cirrhosis (two males and two females, aged 57 to 69 years) in comparison with those in five age-matched controls with previous transient global amnesia. "
10. Iopamidol (Isovue)FDA LinkGeneric
01/01/1990 - "Transient global amnesia associated with cerebral angiography performed with use of iopamidol."
07/01/1989 - "The authors describe two patients who developed transient global amnesia after they underwent cerebral angiography with iopamidol. "
1. General Anesthesia
09/01/2005 - "Transient global amnesia after general anesthesia."
04/01/1998 - "[Transient global amnesia after general anesthesia]."
06/01/1985 - "Transient global amnesia following general anesthesia."
07/01/2012 - "We report an incident of probable transient global amnesia in a patient after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram under general anesthesia, which was successfully treated with flumazenil. "
2. Angioplasty (Angioplasty, Transluminal)
01/01/2006 - "Transient global amnesia following vertebral artery angioplasty and stenting."
07/01/2005 - "Transient global amnesia following coronary angiography and angioplasty."
3. Intravitreal Injections
08/01/2009 - "Transient global amnesia following intravitreal injection of bevacizumab."
4. Deep Brain Stimulation
01/01/2013 - "Transient global amnesia associated with accidental high-frequency stimulation of the right hippocampus in deep brain stimulation for segmental dystonia."
01/01/2013 - "We report on a 66-year-old woman with segmental dystonia treated with chronic bilateral deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus, in whom accidental high-voltage, high-frequency stimulation induced an episode of transient global amnesia (TGA) via an electrode contact which was misplaced in the right hippocampus. "
5. Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
03/01/2008 - "Is anterior temporal lobectomy a precipitating factor for transient global amnesia?"


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Q: Django - working with queryset My models currently look like this:
class Dealer(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=255, default='')
    url = models.URLField()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

class Category(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=255, default='')

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

class Car(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(unique=False, max_length=255,default='')
    category = models.ForeignKey(Category, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

class Price(models.Model):
    car = models.ForeignKey(Car, default='')
    dealer = models.ForeignKey(Dealer, default='')
    price = models.DecimalField(max_digits=9, decimal_places=2)
    url = models.URLField(max_length=255)

    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.price)

What I want to be able to do is answer the following question (something that will ultimately become the context of my view):
Show me a list of cars in a particular category that are available at different dealerships, with their prices. The query that I'm using for testing is this:
carprice = Price.objects.filter(car__category='1').values('car__name','price','dealer__name').order_by('car__name')

The resulting QuerySet looks something like this:
<QuerySet [{'car__name': 'Audi Model A', 'price': Decimal('32000.00'), 'dealer__name': 'Dealer A'}, {'car__name': 'Audi Model A', 'price': Decimal('35000.00'), 'dealer__name': 'Dealer B'}, {'car__name': 'Audi Model A', 'price': Decimal('35000.00'), 'dealer__name': 'Dealer C'}, '...(remaining elements truncated)...']>

Question 1: Can the query be modified so that the QuerySet does not repeat the car__name every time but instead groups prices and dealers by car__name? If someone could point me to a good tutorial/documentation on QuerySets, I would be really grateful. I've tried looking at Django's documentation and couldn't really find an answer to this question.
- Audi Model A
    - Dealer A 32000.00
    - Dealer B 35000.00
    - Dealer C 35000.00

Question 2: With the current query, how can the grouping be done in the view function to achieve the look above?

A: For anyone visiting this page looking for an answer, here's the best I could come up with:
Question 1:
Based on my review of Django documentation and the interaction I had with another Django developer, the answer is (probably) no.
Question 2:
The answer is: regroup template tag. Reference


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Campus Reform | Prof who said doctors should be judged on merit, not race 'no longer' holds same job, colleagues say
Prof who said doctors should be judged on merit, not race 'no longer' holds same job, colleagues say
A Pitt School of Medicine professor has reportedly been removed from his position as program director of an important fellowship program.
This comes after a backlash over a white paper he authored critical of affirmative action in medicine.
Leo Thuman | Ohio Senior Campus Correspondent
A professor at the University of Pittsburgh has been removed from his position directing a fellowship program associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center amid backlash to a white paper he authored critiquing affirmative action policies in the medical field.
UPitt Associate Professor of Medicine Norman Wang was removed from his position as Program Director of the Electrophysiology Fellowship, according to at least two academics. As of Wednesday, his biography on the School of Medicine's website no longer shows the title. A Google cached preview version of his bio shows that the page previously listed him as "Director."
UPitt College of Health Sciences Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Margaret McDonald told Campus Reform after the initial publication of this article, "There has been no change to Dr. Wang's position at the University of Pittsburgh...UPMC took action in this case, but the University did not. The University supports academic freedom, even when views expressed by faculty are inconsistent with the values of the University."
Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing Assistant Professor Jocelyn Anderson, whose faculty bio states that she completed her postdoctoral fellowship at UPMC, tweeted, "fyi: I reached out to some @UPMC contacts who confirmed as of 8/1 he is no longer a fellowship director as this paper is 'incompatible with our core beliefs about who we train and how we train them'"
UPitt Department of Medicine Assistant Professor and Cardiology Fellowship Program Director Kathryn Berlacher also tweeted, "he is no longer a PD [program director]."
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University of Pittsburgh Division of Cardiology and Co-Director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Samir Saba told Campus Reform that "the views expressed in Dr. Wang's paper do not in any way reflect those of the University of Pittsburgh Division of Cardiology or the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute," going on to say, "we are fully committed to racial justice in medical training and practice, and believe it is critical to attract, train, support, and promote diverse people in medicine and cardiology."
This backlash, and apparent demotion, comes after Wang published a white paper in the Journal of the American Heart Association, in which he argued against affirmative action policies within the field of medicine. While many of the responses to Wang were measured and discussed the content of his paper, other responses accused Wang of racism and demanded the journal retract the piece.
On Monday, the journal released a statement announcing that it stands for "inclusivity" and that it is re-evaluating Wang's paper.
In the paper, Wang criticized the notion that affirmative action in medicine necessarily leads to better outcomes for minority patients and asserted that merit should be the primary measure considered in medical school admissions.
Wang wrote: "There exists no empirical evidence by accepted standards for causal inference to support the mantra that 'diversity saves lives.'" He also wrote that "ultimately, all who aspire to a profession in medicine and cardiology must be assessed as individuals on the basis of their personal merits, not their racial and ethnic identities."
[RELATED: Penn State faculty supports affirmative action for...hiring committees]
Wang quoted Dr. Faith Fitzgerald, who said, "we will have succeeded when we no longer think we require black doctors for black patients, Chicano doctors for Chicano patients, or gay doctors for gay patients, but rather good doctors for all patients."
Wang practices cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Institute. He received his Medical Doctorate in 1998 from Northwestern University in Chicago. His research focuses on the epidemiology of heart disease.
Campus Reform reached out to Wang for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
Follow the author of this article on Twitter: @Leo_Thuman
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Home > Million in a sentence
Million in a sentence
Synonym: 1000000, billion, jillion, meg, one thousand thousand, trillion, zillion. Similar words: billion, fill in, brilliant, fulfilling, willingness, portfolio, mild, family. Meaning: ['mɪlɪən] n. 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros 2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). adj. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units.
1. Our company grossed over four million last year.
2. He stood to inherit property worth £5 million.
3. The country has a total population of 65 million.
4. The company had a turnover of £3.8 million.
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7. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
8. His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.
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12. Three million dollars was set aside.
13. At the year end, net assets were £18 million.
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15. The cost was a staggering $10 million.
16. This fossil may be over 2 million years old.
17. The hurricane demage was assessed at three million dollars.
18. Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.
19. Nigeria has a population of nearly 100 million.
20. The government is allocating £10 million for health education.
21. Imagine that you have just won a million pounds.
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23. The tab for the campaign was nearly $500 million.
24. The jury awarded $11.2 million in compensatory damages.
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Welcome!

There are many sample layouts to choose from that should give you a good head start in building your own
                application layout.  Just like the combination examples, you can mix and match most layouts as
                needed, so don't be afraid to experiment!

Select a layout from the tree to the left to begin.

Ext.layout.container.Absolute

This is a simple layout style that allows you to position items within a container using
            CSS-style absolute positioning via XY coordinates.

Sample Config:

layout: 'absolute',
items:[{
    title: 'Panel 1',
    x: 50,
    y: 50,
    html: 'Positioned at x:50, y:50'
}]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Accordion

Displays one panel at a time in a stacked layout.  No special config properties are required other
            than the layout — all panels added to the container will be converted to accordion panels.

Sample Config:

layout: 'accordion',
items:[{
    title: 'Panel 1',
    html: 'Content'
},{
    title: 'Panel 2',
    id: 'panel2',
    html: 'Content'
}]

You can easily customize individual accordion panels by adding styles scoped to the panel by class or id.
            For example, to style the panel with id 'panel2' above you could add rules like this:

#panel2 .x-panel-body {
    background:#ffe;
    color:#15428B;
}
#panel2 .x-panel-header-text {
    color:#555;
}

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Ext.layout.container.Anchor

Provides anchoring of contained items to the container's edges.  This type of layout is most commonly
            seen within FormPanels (or any container with a FormLayout) where fields are sized relative to the
            container without hard-coding their dimensions.

In this example, panels are anchored for example purposes so that you can easily see the effect.
            If you resize the browser window, the anchored panels will automatically resize to maintain the
            same relative dimensions.

Sample Config:

layout: 'anchor',
items: [{
    title: 'Panel 1',
    height: 100,
    anchor: '50%'
},{
    title: 'Panel 2',
    height: 100,
    anchor: '-100'
},{
    title: 'Panel 3',
    anchor: '-10, -262'
}]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Border

This Layout Browser page is already a border layout, and this example shows a separate border layout
            nested within a region of the page's border layout.  Border layouts can be nested with just about any
            level of complexity that you might need.

Every border layout must at least have a center region.  All other regions are optional.

Sample Config:

layout:'border',
defaults: {
    collapsible: true,
    split: true,
    bodyStyle: 'padding:15px'
},
items: [{
    title: 'Footer',
    region: 'south',
    height: 150,
    minSize: 75,
    maxSize: 250,
    cmargins: '5 0 0 0'
},{
    title: 'Navigation',
    region:'west',
    margins: '5 0 0 0',
    cmargins: '5 5 0 0',
    width: 175,
    minSize: 100,
    maxSize: 250
},{
    title: 'Main Content',
    collapsible: false,
    region:'center',
    margins: '5 0 0 0'
}]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Card (TabPanel)

The TabPanel component is an excellent example of a sophisticated card layout.  Each tab is just
            a panel managed by the card layout such that only one is visible at a time.  In this case, configuration
            is simple since we aren't actually building a card layout from scratch.  Don't forget to set the
            activeItem config in order to default to the tab that should display first.

Sample Config:

xtype: 'tabpanel',
activeTab: 0, // index or id
items:[{
    title: 'Tab 1',
    html: 'This is tab 1 content.'
},{
    title: 'Tab 2',
    html: 'This is tab 2 content.'
},{
    title: 'Tab 3',
    html: 'This is tab 3 content.'
}]

Card layout API Reference

TabPanel API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Card (Wizard)

You can use a Card layout to create your own custom wizard-style screen.  The layout is a standard
            CardLayout with a Toolbar at the bottom, and the developer must supply the navigation function
            that implements the wizard's business logic (see the code in basic.js for details).

Sample Config:

layout:'card',
activeItem: 0, // index or id
bbar: ['->', {
    id: 'card-prev',
    text: '&laquo; Previous'
},{
    id: 'card-next',
    text: 'Next &raquo;'
}],
items: [{
    id: 'card-0',
    html: 'Step 1'
},{
    id: 'card-1',
    html: 'Step 2'
},{
    id: 'card-2',
    html: 'Step 3'
}]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Column

This is a useful layout style when you need multiple columns that can have varying content height.
            Any fixed-width column widths are calculated first, then any percentage-width columns specified using
            the <tt>columnWidth</tt> config will be calculated based on remaining container width.  Percentages
            should add up to 1 (100%) in order to fill the container.

Sample Config:

layout:'column',
items: [{
    title: 'Width = 25%',
    columnWidth: .25,
    html: 'Content'
},{
    title: 'Width = 75%',
    columnWidth: .75,
    html: 'Content'
},{
    title: 'Width = 250px',
    width: 250,
    html: 'Content'
}]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Fit

A very simple layout that simply fills the container with a single panel.  This is usually the best default
            layout choice when you have no other specific layout requirements.

Sample Config:

layout:'fit',
items: {
    title: 'Fit Panel',
    html: 'Content',
    border: false
}

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.Table

Outputs a standard HTML table as the layout container.  This is sometimes useful for complex layouts
            where cell spanning is required, or when you want to allow the contents to flow naturally based on standard
            browser table layout rules.

Sample Config:

layout: {
    type: 'table',
    columns: 4
},
items: [
    {html:'1,1',rowspan:3},
    {html:'1,2'},
    {html:'1,3'},
    {html:'2,2',colspan:2},
    {html:'3,2'},
    {html:'3,3'}
]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.VBox

A layout that allows for the vertical and horizontal stretching of child items, much like the container
            layout with size management.

Sample Config:

layout: {
    type: 'vbox'
    align : 'stretch',
    pack  : 'start',
},
items: [
    {html:'panel 1', flex:1},
    {html:'panel 2', height:150},
    {html:'panel 3', flex:2}
]

API Reference

Ext.layout.container.HBox

A layout that allows for the vertical and horizontal stretching of child items, much like the column
            layout but can stretch items vertically.

Sample Config:

layout: {
    type: 'hbox',
    pack: 'start',
    align: 'stretch'
},
items: [
    {html:'panel 1', flex:1},
    {html:'panel 2', width:150},
    {html:'panel 3', flex:2}
]

API Reference

Ext.ux.layout.Center

This is a custom layout for centering contents within a container.  The only requirement is
            that the container have a single child panel with a fixed width or a percentage ratio specified.
            The child panel can then contain  any content, including other components, that will display
            centered within the main container. To make the centered panel non-visual, remove the title
            and add <tt>border:false</tt> to the child config.

Sample Config:

layout:'ux.center',
items: {
    title: 'Centered Panel',
    widthRatio: 0.75,
    html: 'Some content'
}

Tabs With Nested Layouts

There are multiple levels of layout nesting within three different TabPanels in this example.
            Each tab in a TabPanel can have its own separate layout.  As we can see, some have plain content,
            while others contain full BorderLayouts.  There is also a fully-loaded grid nested down inside
            the inner-most tab, showing that there is no limit to how complex your layout can be.

One of the trickiest aspects of deeply nested layouts is dealing with borders on all the
            different panels used in the layout.  In this example, body padding and region margins are used
            extensively to provide space between components so that borders can be displayed naturally in
            most cases. A different approach would be to minimize padding and use the config properties
            related to borders to turn borders on and off selectively to achieve a slightly different look
            and feel.

Complex Layout

Absolute Layout Form

FormLayout supports absolute positioning in addition to standard anchoring for flexible control over
            positioning of fields and labels in containers.  In this example, the top and left positions of the labels
            and fields are positioned absolute, while the field widths are anchored to the right and/or bottom of the container.

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Q: C# create class with conditional operator I know maybe this not a good way to create class but I just wondered why if else working but conditional
operator not and need implicit conversion
static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        dynamic myclass;

        if (true) /*some condition*/
        {
            myclass = new ClassA();
        }
        else
        {
            myclass = new ClassB();
        }

        myclass = true /*some condtion*/ ? new ClassA() : new ClassB();  //this line gives an error

      //Type of conditional expression cannot be determined because there is no implicit conversion between 'ConsoleApp4.ClassA' and 'ConsoleApp4.ClassB'

    }

A: From documentation:

The type of consequent and alternative must be the same, or there must
  be an implicit conversion from one type to the other.


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A promising new treatment for cystic fibrosis
gulhanemedicaljournal January 18, 2021
An American laboratory has just developed a new molecule with promising results against cystic fibrosis. The drug is not yet marketed in France, but some patients, in critical condition, have been able to test it on a compassionate basis.
By The editorial staff of Allodocteurs.fr
Climbing stairs, tinkering, working … All these everyday acts were still unthinkable a year ago for David, 38, who has very advanced cystic fibrosis. But, one tablet changed everything. "From total impotence, we go back, in the space of three months, to someone who regains his validity. Today, I am working full time again in my engineering profession. It is invaluable in terms of life what I have benefited from ".
Like David, 350 French patients have already been able to benefit from this new treatment, Kaftrio, via a special procedure. Until now, no drug has been able to treat the cause of cystic fibrosis so effectively: too thick mucus that accumulates in the lungs, which is the source of breathing difficulties and pulmonary infections.
To avoid lung transplants
Prof. Pierre-Régis Burgel, pulmonologist at Cochin Hospital in Paris, explains: "This is not a cure. On the other hand, it is a long-term chronic therapy that will prevent the lungs of people who are not yet damaged and improve the pulmonary condition of people who already have damaged lungs ".
This triple therapy could benefit 3,000 patients and prevent them from having a transplant. The French health authorities have already given the green light for marketing. But there is one last step: the price negotiations. And this is where everything gets complicated because the treatment is very expensive. Neither the health authorities nor the laboratory wanted to comment on the progress of the negotiations.
Cystic Fibrosis Drugs
READ The latest major advances in the fight against cancer
we explain the new procedures concerning work stoppages
What are the new recommendations of the High Council of Public Health?


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Running a show in thunder bay on feb 12-14 and just wanted to post up a public invite here as we have no one representing southern ontario. We have guys from all over the states all over northern ontario , from manitoba and have lot of interest from guys in quebec and saskatchewan. Check out our fb page https://www.facebook.com/events/1631946090394838/ to see the events and details about our hotel discount. This show is for sure worth the 90 min flight from toronto airport.
Some more updates on the Thunder Bay Classic and Fitness Expo - Still a couple spots in every division if anyones interested - $2800 prize money, trophies, supplements, room and food discounts.
This weekend will have 4 competitions in 3 days.
Athletes will compete in a 3 day show, with 2 events being held on each day. This contest is for athletes who have competed before, and are looking to take a step up to the next level. the weight options on certain events are to allow younger competitors to do some lifts, while allowing elite competitors to show their skills.
- Circus Dumbell for reps- head to head. 140 , 170 or 200lb for reps.
- Front Squat (likely barbell, with large tires on end) for reps. lifters choice of 330lb, 400lb or 460lb for reps. - This will be judged for depth, and must be sunk well below depth, anything that is even close will be a no lift.
- Max Timber Frame Carry - Arnold Classic Style - 20ft course opening at 600lb. no straps allowed.
Prizes include cash prize for top 5 and trophies for top 3.
18 inch deadlift - choice of 150lb, 250lb and 300lb for reps.
Barbell squat - 135 or 185 for reps. Lifters choice, 1 rep with higher weight beats any reps with lower weight.
Contest Fee $25 per athlete. Trophies for top 3 and cash prize for 1st.
Athletes have until the day of to register. However to secure your spot, your entry fee must be paid in advance. e mail thunderbayclassic@outlook.com to register.
James Mohns - Regina, Sask.
Travis Krushelnicki - Regina, Sask.
Thanks for posting results Grant.
This Event will be running again in 2017. Over the weekend we had 30 booths, 800 spectators and 64 athletes doing their thing all weekend to raise funds for charity.
In 2017 our pro strongman payout will be $3000, $1100, $700, $400, $100, $50 ....... so I am expecting to see some faces of elite strongmen from southern Ontario at the event. Expect Top strongmen from Canada, USa, Brazil and the UK to be there.


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WB announces 3 'Harry Potter' spinoffs and 'Lego' sequels
By | Variety
In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Daniel Radcliffe is shown in a scene from "Harry Porter The Deathly Hallows: Part 1."(AP/Warner Bros. Pictures)
In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, from left, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe are shown in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."(AP)
Though Christopher Nolan is not returning to the "Batman" franchise and Daniel Radcliffe is unlikely to reprise his Harry Potter role, Warner Bros. clearly sees plenty of life left in its most lucrative properties.
During an earnings meeting on Tuesday, Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara unveiled the studio's slate of tentpole features through 2020, including three "Harry Potter" spinoff pics based on "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," three "Lego Movie" follow-ups and two "Justice League" films directed by Zack Snyder, as well as a slew of related superhero movies.
Below are a list of all the films and their planned releases.
- Lego's "Ninjago," (2016)
– "Suicide Squad," directed by David Ayer (2016)
– "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016)
– "Wonder Woman," starring Gal Gadot (2017)
– "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017)
– "Justice League Part One," directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams confirmed to reprise their roles (2017)
– "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2" (2018)
– "The Flash," starring Ezra Miller (2018)
– "Aquaman," starring Jason Momoa (2018)
– "The Lego Movie 2″ (2018)
– "Shazam," with Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam (2019)
– "Justice League Part Two," directed by Zack Snyder (2019)
– "Cyborg," starring Ray Fisher (2020)
– "Green Lantern" (2020)
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The Caravan is a Weekly program featuring a diverse selection of music and hosted by Bill Beckett. Each week you'll hear selections from across the globe in a mosaic designed to carry you along effortlessly. The program will feature a broad mix in hour one with certain recurring themes.
Hour two will feature live concert material gathers from around the country and world, from locally produced concert recorded in our new studios to concert we record at venues around our listening region. We will also feature specials on a variety of musical subjects and live CD material as well.
Hour three is simply called be quiet and play the music. This hour is designed as a 52:00 minute segment of music with no breaks. A listening experience that is unique. Underneath the music is a sort of hidden theme that only Bill knows and he's not telling, so you can approach the hour and let it affect you in your own unique way. Bill will return near the end to let you know what you've heard and close out with one final song.
Tune in Friday at 9:00 p.m. for the Caravan. Bill has a vast library of music and a deep love of all genre's from Indian Raga's and Delta Blues to Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock, Alternative, and World and more. We hope you enjoy the experience and discover new music each week as well as hear familiar favorite.
For More Information contact Bill at wbeckett@lsus.edu.
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Airs Friday, October 12, 2018, at 9 p.m. Dr. Carolyn Cooper, from the University of West Indies, explores how Jamaican music has given a voice to resistance against oppression, from Nyabinghi drumming during slavery, through 1970s reggae, the dancehall sound of the 1980s and 1990s, to the modern-day reggae revival. Cooper explores how the sounds of this Caribbean island have shaped its people and politics. As ethnomusicologist Dennis Howard says, in Jamaica, "Music is more than for enjoyment. It is part of our existence."
Airs Friday, October 5, 2018, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we'll feature some familiar sounds to open with a couple of classic cuts by Jethro Tull, plus tracks from Hat Check Girl, Allison Crow, and Chris Belleau, and we'll toss in some Aretha Frankin to boot. Then in our concert hour we travel to the Newport Folk Festival for a concert featuring Tift Merrit, and this week in our final hour we fly over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Airs Friday, September 28, 2018, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we'll feature Apollo's Fire in Sugarloaf Mountain, An Appalachian Gathering, with Jeannette Sorrell leading Apollo's Fire in performance at St. Paul Episcopal Church, Cleveland with Robert Conrad hosting and Jeannette Sorrell as Narrator. In our Concert Hour we have a special from NPR Music from the 2018 Newport Folk Festival with Bob Boilen and Rita Houston presenting highlights from this year's Newport Folk Festival. Hear songs from Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Mavis Staples and more. Then in our Final Hour, we ask the question, Who Knows Where The Time Goes.
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Airs Friday, September 21, 2018, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we'll feature new music from The Crackling, the Brooklyn Brothers, Sarah Jarosz and the Cranberries as well as the title cut from Hard Bargain by Emmylou Harris. We'll also have a spotlight on Alvin Lee on Blues at the Bottom, a blast from the past from King Curtis, and in our concert, we travel to the Newport Folk Festival for a concert with Reggae Legends Toots and the Maytals, and in our final hour we'll listen for The Cry of the Snow Lion with tracks from Joan Baez, Sam Pacetti & Gabe Valla, Natalie Merchant, Daniel Lanois, Sandy Denny, Nirvana, and more.


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Rochin ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Aaron Rochin, US-amerikanischer Toningenieur
 Jorge Rochín (* 1978), mexikanischer Basketballspieler

Rochin bezeichnet:
 Rochin (Sierra Leone), eine Ortschaft in Sierra Leone

Weitere Bedeutungen:
 Rōchin, in Kombination mit dem Timbei verwendete asiatische Waffe

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Q: OpenCl wrong values when reading from multiple GPU I have a kernel function that only writes number to a __global int* c
To be specific it looks like this:
__kernel void Add1(__global int* c)
{
    *c = 3;
}

and in host code I have allocated memory for C value:
cl_mem bufferC[deviceNumber]; // deviceNumber = 8
for(int i = 0; i< deviceNumber; i++){
bufferC[i] = clCreateBuffer(context[i], CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY, sizeof(cl_int) * global_size, NULL, &error);
}

for(int i = 0; i< deviceNumber; i++){
    error = clSetKernelArg(kernel[i], 0, sizeof(cl_mem), (void*)&bufferC[i]);
}

for(int i = 0; i< deviceNumber; i++){
    error = clEnqueueReadBuffer(commandQueue[i], bufferC[i], CL_TRUE, 0, sizeof(cl_int) * global_size, &c[i], 0, NULL, NULL);
}

and I print it like:
for (size_t i = 0; i < deviceNumber; ++i)
{
    std::cout<< "delta = " << c[i] << std::endl;
}

and output:
delta = 3
delta = 11165
delta = -1329524360
delta = 11165
delta = 0
delta = 0
delta = -1329520352
delta = 11165

so first value is ok, rest is sort of garbage, do you know what mistake I made writing it?
Of course it is only a partial code, but I think I pasted all the lines regarding that 'c' value. Global size is set to 1.

A: Well, my mistake was creating number of contexts but in argument I put one device instead of a array of them. But I found it by printing error codes in program - try to do that if you have some problems! Cheers


Tennis pro Sharapova keeps fit and naturally radiant with a disciplined diet, intense exercise, and a no-nonsense approach to sun protection.
"I wear zero makeup on the court. I can't risk it running into my eyes. I tie a ponytail, pin the flyaways, and use L'Oréal Elnett hair spray. If I have time, I get a neutral manicure." Makeup look: "When I'm not playing tennis, I like a fresh-faced glow. At night I'll wear a fun pink lip, Avon brow pencil, and Kanebo's Sensai concealer and mascara." Mane must: Oribe shampoo. "I wash my hair daily, since I'm training and sweating." Strand stars: Adir Abergel for cuts and Tracey Cunningham for highlights.
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"I get the occasional dark spot from spending hours in the sun, and I have microdermabrasion treatments to lighten them." Skin savers: Lancer The Method cleanser, Supergoop! SPFs, and aesthetician Dayle Breault's serum. "They stand up to the heat on the court." Body buys: Le Labo body wash, Homeoplasmine cream "to soothe scrapes," and Avon perfume.
Supergoop! Everyday Sunscreen SPF 50, $19, sephora.com and Avon Luck for Her Eau de Parfum, $30, avon.com.
"I'm very attuned to the type of fuel I put in my body, but I also allow myself a little indulgence." Breakfast: Rye toast, goat cheese, a piece of ham, and fruit. Lunch: "Russians are big on soup. I like tomato with vegetables, and a chicken breast." Healthy snack: Green juice. Dinner: Fish, rice, vegetables. Splurge: "My Sugarpova candies. I've always had a sweet tooth." Booze: Sangria, "on vacation."
Sugarpova Quirky candy, $5.99, sugarpova.com.
"I train five or six times a week for six hours a day with my trainer, Yutaka Nakamura, or one of my coaches. Playing professional tennis requires major dedication. If you take more than three days off, you can start to lose lean muscle." Exercise routine: Stretching, a warm-up jog on the beach, two hours of tennis practice, core exercises, Pilates, and interval sessions on the bike or on hills and sand dunes. Reenergizing ritual: "Weekly sports massages and baths, both ice and hot, help relieve my tired muscles. I add Epsom salts and lavender essential oil." Workout wardrobe: A Head racquet, Nike tights, and a sports bra.


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Walter Van Tilburg Clark Collection
Identifier: 2003-15
Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909-1971) was a western author, editor of the Alfred Doten diaries, lecturer at the University of Nevada, Reno, and writer-in-residence at the University of Nevada, Reno, 1962-1971. Collection contains five articles by or about Walter Van Tilburg Clark taken from newspapers, journals and books. Date range: 1950-1973
Walter Van Tilburg Clark Letter to Dorothy Day
Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909 – 1971) was an American novelist, short story writer, and educator. He ranks as one of Nevada's most distinguished literary figures of the 20th century, and was the first inductee into the 'Nevada Writers Hall of Fame' in 1988. Letter with illustrations by Walter Van Tilburg Clark sent to former student Dorothy Day in Cazenovia, New York in 1942. The two-page letter is dated March 30, with its postmarked envelope from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dates: March 30, 1942
Walter Van Tilburg Clark Letter to Jim Folger
Jim Folger was a student of Clark's while taking a night class on creative writing at San Francisco State University. The collection contains a handwritten letter signed by Clark from Lakespur, California, dated June 11, 1962 that critiques a short story Jim Folger submitted to Walter Van Tilburg Clark.
Subject: Authors, American -- 20th century X
Acting -- Technique 1
American literature -- 20th century 1
American literature -- Bibliography -- 20th century 1
Personal correspondence 1
Short story -- Technique 1
Caples, Robert Cole 1
Clark, Barbara Frances Morse 1
Clark, Robert M. (Robert Morse), 1939- 1
Day, Dorothy (Dee Dee) 1
Etulain, Richard W 1
Folger, James D. 1
Horvitz, Peter S. 1
Kuehl, John, 1928- 1
Madden, David, 1933- 1


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Far too often it is impossible to see what an exhibitor actually sells, especially when it is service related.
Use other marketing material such as datasheets, brochures and web sites to give additional information "after "you have made the initial introduction.
Make sure you design your graphics so that images and text don't go over joins in the graphics. Think about how you can update a single panel in the future without going to the expense of producing all of the panels again when only piece of information has changed. Make sure that any important information such as your company name or logo is above head height so that is can still be seem when your exhibition stand is full of visitors.
Access Displays have designed thousands of pop up and banner displays and are always happy to discuss your requirements in more detail.


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Q: Преобразование списка в арифметическое выражение я новичек, возникла проблема, уже весь мозг сломался.
На входе у меня есть список:
['3', '+', '0.34', '-', '3', '*', '0.051651', '/', '7', '+', '1.201E+3']
На выходне мне нужно получить запись следующего вида, чтобы она рассчиталась:
x = Decimal('3') + Decimal('0.34') - Decimal ('3') * Decimal('0.051651') / Decimal('7') + Decimal('1.201E+3')
Ожидается, что если напишу Print(x) вернется результат арифметических действий
Помогите, пожалуйста, не понимаю как отформатировать список в арифметическое выражение. Спасибо заранее

A: Попробуйте так:
a=['3', '+', '0.34', '-', '3', '*', '0.051651', '/', '7', '+', '1.201E+3']
b='print('
for i in a:
    b+=i
b+=')'
exec(b)

Все значения списка a перебираются и добавляются в строку b. Ваше выражение хранится в переменной b, функция exec может выполнять функцию из строки, в данном случае из строки b.

A: Пришлось небольшой парсер написать, но уверен, что задача решается в три строчки на самом деле.
#строка с любыми арифметическими действиями
b = '65465.046546*65465-35184'

#с помощью регулярный выражений разбивка
d2 = re.split(r'((?:[+-]?\d+(?:\.\d*)?|\.\d+)(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?)',b)
#избавляюсь от пустот
d3 = list(filter(None, d2))

summarizer = Decimal('0')

for i in d3:
print('начало цикла')
if '*' in d3:
    superindex = d3.index('*')
    left = d3[(superindex - 1)]
    right = d3[(superindex + 1)]
    result = Decimal(left) * Decimal(right)
    del d3[superindex]
    del d3[superindex]
    d3[(superindex - 1)] = str(result)

elif '/' in d3:
    superindex = d3.index('/')
    left = d3[(superindex - 1)]
    right = d3[(superindex + 1)]
    result = Decimal(left) / Decimal(right)
    del d3[superindex]
    del d3[superindex]
    d3[(superindex - 1)] = str(result)

 for j in d3:
  summarizer += Decimal(j)

  print('summarizer',summarizer)

PS Извиняюсь за неубранность в коде, но главное суть.


text:
Myer cuts head office jobs: Smaller retailers stand to gain from tough department store conditions
John Nelder
Signage outside a Myer retail store in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney on Thursday, March 9, 2012. Source: AAP/Joel Carrett.
The winds of change continue to blow through department store retail aisles, with Myer announcing a downsizing of its head office as challenging retail conditions continue to plague the traditional store sector.
"As a result of a number of departures across the support office, a further floor will be exited bringing the total vacated area to 4.5 floors or over 40% of the space since September 2015," a statement to the ASX read yesterday.
Fairfax reports the move will result in 50 job cuts, with the company's chief executive Richard Umbers saying yesterday he did not want to "dwell on the departures".
The decision follows a somber trading update put out in December warning its recent sales and profit had "deteriorated".
It also comes as experts warn 2018 will see no improvement in conditions for traditional retailers, with the first well-known retail brand of the year entering administration announcing this in the first week of January.
Elsewhere in the department store space, David Jones is also feeling the challenging conditions, with the ABC reporting this week its South African parent company announcing it has flagged a write-down of its investment in the business.
Product knowledge key to future retail success
Retail expert and associate professor at Queensland University of Technology business school Dr Gary Mortimer says the headwinds facing the sector are a sign of the changing times, with niche product knowledge now a key strength in retail.
Local department stores have lost some of that strength over the decades, he says.
"The department stores of the 1970s and early 1980s – shoppers went there to buy school shoes for their kids, whitegoods, sporting equipment, you name it. They were the go-to stores, with great range, service, staff."
"But then as we moved through the 1980s and 1990s, we saw the development of specialty retailers in their own categories such as Freedom Furniture, Amart Sports and JB Hi-Fi."
Mortimer says it's these kind of retailers that have been able to outmaneuver the department stores in terms of specific product knowledge.
"We no longer get that with the big department store. A staff member who works in ladieswear might be shifted to cosmetics the next minute and then they're moved to footwear. By moving staff around and reducing headcount, you tend to lose the expertise that shoppers are looking for," he explains.
The retailers that stand to gain from this shift are those taking that specialty to the next level, offering customer experiences tailored to what their shoppers want.
"Sporting and leisure goods company LuLulemon offers things like yoga classes in the morning before opening and also a once-a-week running club," he says.
"They know their customers are focused on fitness, so by focusing on their customer values they know their customers will be more likely to go there."
Mortimer believes it's this focus on customisation that presents small business with some big opportunity in the sector.
"It's all about the growth of 'brand me.' Small businesses can use these types of personalisations to give customers more value," he says.
Swinburne Business School associate professor Sean Sands also sees the struggles of the department store as a chance for smaller retailers to shine.
"Retails's not dead. What we're seeing is just a realignment of where the dollars are being spent," Sands says.
And as competitive pressures from the likes of Amazon continue to emerge, it's stores at a lower price point that could have the best fighting chance.
"In the US in the past 12 months, the largest number of store openings have been from Dollar Saver outlets," he says.
"So if you look to our local market, there's probably an opportunity for smaller retailers to focus on that. Find unique products in that lower price point."
SmartCompany contacted Myer for comment on its head office restructure and was referred to ASX statements on the decision.
It does not matter what analysis is put on the poor performance of both Myer and David Jones …..there are no solution only excuses.
The format is dead … doesn't matter what they do or try they are just trying to give themselves oxygen while letting the patient breathe.
If the smaller retailers understand this and adapt accordingly – it augurs well but is going to take effort and removing themselves from the archaic rut of retailing.
There are shoppers, money is being spent and smaller retailers really have no shackles or protocol or for that matter insane management structures.
It's time to really start fighting.