The thought of navigating life after high school can be daunting. Is college the right fit for you? Or does your path lead to attending a trade school or stepping right into the workforce? Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is here to help you succeed, no matter which journey you choose.
In its tenth year as a Library program, College 101 is an annual series of free workshops designed to provide teens and parents with the tools they need to move confidently through the college or career planning process from start to finish.
Library programs, resources and staff can be essential in helping teens and their families achieve their goals, whatever their dreams may be.
Discover the secrets to navigating success after graduation. Learn from undergraduate, graduate and professionals how to make the most of any college experience.
Prepare for college and kick off your ACT prep with a free practice exam. After the test, The Princeton Review will email you a detailed performance report with personalized tips on how to improve your score.
Kick off your SAT prep with a free redesigned 2016 SAT exam. After the test, The Princeton Review will email you a detailed performance report with personalized tips on how to improve your score.
The Scores Back Program is packed with information about the SAT or ACT and the role it plays in college admissions. An expert SAT or ACT instructor will review students' score reports, cover the content of the tests, walk through sample questions and share some examples of proven test-taking strategies.
Want a competitive edge over your peers? This workshop will not only help you define your personal brand, it will also help you tell your story. Participants will walk away with more clarity concerning their life goals, strategies to gather a supportive local and virtual network and the tools to accurately and positively present themselves to potential schools and employers. Topics include LinkedIn profile creation, elevator speeches, social media presence evaluation, goal setting and career exploration.
Need help filling out your FAFSA? Join us for this informal drop-in program where you can get expert assistance. We can connect you with the resources you need to succeed. Please bring your student/parent tax forms and W2 forms.
This informative program, led by a College Foundation of North Carolina representative, will introduce you to FAFSA and how you can find resources to help pay for college.
Are you a high school student or adult who is interested in going to college? This program, led by a representative from Central Piedmont Community College, will provide information on programs of study, the enrollment process and tips on paying for college.
Parents, are you overwhelmed with the college admissions process? This one-hour workshop covers topics that will help you assist your high schooler with college searches, application and admission requirements, scholarships and financial aid, and college-related stress felt by families.
It is never too early to start planning! Learn what you need to know now, so you can navigate high school and plan for your future by building your best college application. Learn about the application process and get some insider tips about how to stand out.
An informative program for homeschooling parents and teens led by Jennifer Cook-DeRosa. Learn how to make the most of your high school years through resourceful curriculum planning, dual enrollment and credit by exam.
If you aren't able to make it to College 101 programs, the Library also offers great online college resources to guide you along the way.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it is industry and professions articles, school planning resources or skills and career advice.
A testing and education preparation resource that includes in-depth information on college, graduate and professional programs; professional training, scholarships and entrance tests; and practice tests for entrance exams, licensing exams and certifications.
Get free homework help from a live, online, qualified tutor – up to 10 free tutoring sessions each week! All you need is a library card (or ONE Access account) and an internet connection. You can access Tutor.com from home, school and even the Library.
Comprehensive database of foundations providing support for individuals including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, internships and more.
Lynda.com is an online educational site that includes more than 3,000 courses (and more than 130,000 videos) in popular fields like web design, web development, I.T., education/instruction, media production and business.
The Library also has plenty of great books to help you with your planning. From scholarships and financial aid search to determining which colleges, trade schools, majors or career paths might be right for you, these lists will help you on your journey.
Kaplan's ACT Math & Science Prep provides focused practice and expert tips to help you sharpen your math and science skills and master these challenging sections of the ACT.
Find even more test prep resources in this curated list from the Library's catalog.
Helpful, honest and straightforward, Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at what it's really like to be a student at the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada, Great Britain and Ireland – so you can find the best fits for you.
From the staff at Washington Monthly comes a new kind of college guide, inspired by and including the magazine's signature alternative college rankings. The Other College Guide features smartly designed, engaging chapters on finding the best-fit schools and the real deal about money, loans and preparing for the world of work.
Find even more guidebooks in this curated list from the Library's catalog.
If you've been asking how your child can receive a quality education even though you can't pay today's college tuition out of pocket, The Complete Guide to Paying for College is the answer. This step-by-step guide includes actionable tips to save on education costs and the many living expenses – room, board, books, activities – that apply to the first year and beyond.
This comprehensive directory points students and their families to complete and accurate information on need-based and non-need gift aid, loans, work-study, athletic awards and more. The easy-to-use Colleges-at-a-Glance comparison chart, organized by state, lists the full costs that can be expected, aid packages and more at more than 2,400 four-year colleges and universities.
Find even more scholarship and financial aid resources in this curated list from the Library's catalog.
So what are your plans after high school? Join the Library for free information sessions, workshops and practice tests to help prepare for college, careers and making the most of your future.
Bookmark this page or our College 101 page to always have access to these great programs, resources and books. And best of luck on your journey!


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In our outdoor labyrinth, you'll find an intoxicating array of all things iron. From occasional tables to the occasional glider, we've got it all for indoors and out! Baker's shelves, pot racks, candelabra, bed frames, garden fencing, gates, fireplace screens and planters. You name it...it's most likely here (even the kitchen sink).
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This is what an airplane tray table looks like when you're a professional traveloguer. Left to right: Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera with 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M lens; Swarovski EL 8.5 x 42 binoculars; Ultimate Ears reference monitor earphones; Lenovo ThinkPad X220 laptop with extra battery attached. A corner of an iPad is visible at far left; I use it to track the path of my flight so that I can better figure out what I'm looking at with the binoculars (we're over Toledo, Ohio, as I write this).
My ungodly departure hour has come and gone, and now I'm off, writing this as my plane cruises over Toledo, Ohio. I'm on my way to Supai, Arizona, a tiny town on the Havasupai Indian Reservation where I'll try to find both glorious seclusion and the most comfort possible with the officefull of gear that I've amassed for review.
After testing out a great deal of backpacking equipment on the roof of the Forbes Building in Manhattan--first through a campout on the hottest night of the year, then with some follow-up visits to document details--I've piled the winning gear into a backpack, then piled the winning backpack into a suitcase (as anyone who flies to a hike will tell you, baggage handlers can be rough on straps, and without in-tact straps I can't have a backpacking trip at all).
Most of what I'm bringing with me is now in the cargo hold of my airplane, but I've kept a few choice bits with me for the flight. These are essential for a good start to a trip that needs to be relaxing, fulfilling and productive.
Back in January, when Michael Noer sent me to Bucharest on four hours' notice, I brought a few pairs of noise-canceling headphones with me to test head-to-head. The unexpected winners of that review were not the bulky active-noise-reduction headphones that are ubiquitous in first class; instead, a tiny pair of in-ear phones from Sennheiser won the day; they were comfortable, light, more practical to sleep in, and vastly more compact than over-the-ear headphones, and they blocked noise nearly as well.
On this trip, I'm trying out an upgrade to the typical in-ear phones: a pair of Ultimate Ears custom headphones, made by Logitech, that were fitted to my ears a few weeks ago. The primary clientele for this line of high-end earphones is rock musicians, who need to protect their hearing during concerts by blocking out loud noise at the same time that they need to hear themselves accurately.
The buying process for Ultimate Ears starts with a visit to an audiologist who takes an impression of the ear canal with a rubber mold. That's sent off to California, where technicians build the custom earphones so that they fit snugly. The earphones arrive a couple of weeks later in a metal clamshell case that, along with colored earpieces, conceals what would otherwise look something like a pair of hearing aides.
My pair of Ultimate Ears sounds terrific, though the ones I'm trying out are reference monitors, designed with a flat response curve to help musicians adjust sound levels. That means the sound didn't pop until I spent some time tinkering with the equalizer settings on my stereo, MP3 player and electric keyboard--all of which sound good through the Ultimate Ears.
It takes a bit of practice to insert and remove Ultimate Ears comfortably--they're made of hard plastic, and since they fit tightly they can take some work to put in before you figure out how to do it. The company sells a lubricating gel that makes it a little easier to put the earphones in, but after a few more tries I've found that I'm able to use them without discomfort.
Ultimate Ears custom earphones start at $400, including the audiologist appointment, and range up to $1,350. They're a persuasive alternative to bulkier noise-cancelling headphones, the better of which cost about $300, for the same reasons that I preferred in-ear phones last winter: they're much smaller and lighter, and they don't get in the way when I try to find a comfortable airplane sleeping position.
An hour into my flight, my laptop tells me that it's got 18 hours of battery life remaining. That's right--I can write product reviews for another three-quarters of a day before I'll need to plug in my computer. And that's under active use with the screen set to moderate brightness. Lenovo says that, with all possible battery-saving measures taken, the ThinkPad X220 laptop can run for up to 23 hours straight before it needs a charge.
That extended life comes from a detachable sheet battery--an add-on the size of the laptop's footprint and about an inch thick that extends the standard battery's 15-hour life into the Methuselan range. The battery clips onto the bottom of the computer and essentially thickens it by an inch or so. Drop the extra battery, as I'll do when I bring the laptop into the canyon, to save a little over 1.5 pounds.
The rest of the laptop embodies everything I've always liked about ThinkPad computers--first when they were made by IBM, and now continued under Lenovo. The keyboard has just the right amount of action in it--a little bit of resistance at first that makes for a satisfying snap when the key goes down. Construction is solid, with a magnesium-alloy top, plastic that has no give to it, and holes in the bottom that drain out any liquid that might spill on the keyboard. And, of course, it's got the classic ThinkPad styling that says "shut up--I'm an important person working on important things."
The ThinkPad X220 starts at $850, including the 15-hour battery. Upgrades include the snap-on ThinkPad 19+ battery; a solid-state hard drive and a premium display (though the regular display in my demo unit is very impressive).
The flooded Missouri River just south of Omaha, Neb. Taken with a Nikon Coolpix P7000 camera.
I'm an unstoppable window-gazer on airplanes: only the sharpest of flight attendant rebukes can force me to close my window shade when there's anything at all to see. My partners in this pastime start with the MotionX GPS HD app for iPad ($2.99): it lets you download basemaps ahead of time so that it will work without an Internet connection, and once on-board it runs in the background to plot any flight path. This way I can figure out whether it's Scranton or Allentown that I see out my window, or, once we get farther west, which refreshing-looking mountain range we're passing over.
Along with knowing where we are comes the thrill of spotting interesting features, and here a good pair of binoculars is essential. Swarovski's brilliant EL 8.5 x 42 binoculars do the job nicely, making it possible to distinguish between, say, a coal mine and a coal-burning power plant where without them I'd only be able to see a big heap of coal--or to notice that barren-seeming desert mountains are actually covered in vegetation. As I pointed out in my review, they also focus extremely close--you can look at things under 5 feet away--which makes it easier to see what important work the important guy across the aisle is doing on his ThinkPad.
The sort of picture you'll end up with if you use a 21mm lens through an airplane window. Taken with a Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera and an Elmarit-M 21mm f/2.8 lens.
And why not bring a camera along as well? The one that I'm most excited about using on this trip is Leica's incomparable M9 digital rangefinder--an instrument that I took a while to like but that I now think is outstanding. Leica doesn't make zoom lenses, so any airplane pictures you take with it are likely to be artistic shots of clouds--but the M9 takes the best artistic shots of clouds that I've seen. I'm also enjoying the Nikon CoolPix P7000, a point-and-shoot camera that has some of the manual features I'm used to.
Now it's time to drive across the Arizona desert and camp at the rim of the Grand Canyon. More will follow.


The idea behind Noir Naturals stems from the good ole days as some would say it. We often sit back and remember the days when we were children playing outside all day. Dusk would be approaching and our mothers and grandmothers would call us inside. When inside an old black and white classic of Andy Griffith would be playing on television. Granny would tell us to run out to the garden, get a tomato and bring it in. She'd slice it up and we'd have it for dinner. The memories of those days still permeate our minds and it symbolizes a simple, safe, natural time in our lives. In those days one could leave the doors unlocked at night without worry. Our great grandmothers churned butter, made and cut soap for use at home. That was the norm back then. While Netflix and others do a great job of listing Noir movies for us to relive some of the ole days, we wanted to continue those days in more of a practical way today. In the ole days things were natural and not made with chemicals. We therefore wanted to go back to those times and make products that are not only good for your skin and body, but are also pure, natural, simple and safe, just as the ole days were. Our products are paraben free, not tested on animals and do not contain any artificial dyes or pigments. We invite you to go back in times with us to those good ole days, with our Noir Naturals products, to experience Yesterday Once More. To learn more about Noir Naturals, visit www.NoirNaturals.com or give us a call at 1-985-590-5461.


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Q: static casting for systemverilog I try to use static cast in systemverilog code.
I have variable of type logic:
logic [127:0] data[];

and I want to obtain variable of type bit. For this, I wrote the following code:
bit [127:0] bit_data [];
bit [127:0] b_data;

typedef bit [127:0] bit_127_t;
bit_data = bit_127_t' (data);
b_data = bit_data[0];

this code didn't work.. and I don't find the error.
Thanks in advance

A: When you say something doesn't work, it always help to show what's not working about it. Like did you  get a different result than expected, or a compiler error?
I think your typedef is incorrect. It should be
typedef bit [127:0] bit_127_t[];

It would also help to use the same typedef in the declaration of bit_data.

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Newbery & Caldecott Children's Book Awards 2017
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. It is presented to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Newbery Medal Winner 2017
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, written by Kelly Barnhill and published by Algonquin Young Readers (Newbery Medal Winner 2017)
Kelly Barnhill has already given us the wonderful story of 'The Witch's Boy', and now she has delivered an incredible coming-of-age fairytale that is simply stunning.
Each year a baby is given as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. Will this sacrifice keep her terror at bay? Enter Xan, a kind and gentle witch who shares her home with a Swamp Monster named Glerk and a little dragon named Fyrian. It seems Xan rescues the abandoned children each year, and delivers them to happy families on the other side of the forest.
But one year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight. An ordinary child now has extraordinary magic. She decides she will raise Luna herself. As Luna grows, so does her magic, where will this end?
The Newbery committee chair said of the book: 'This compassionate, hopeful novel invites children everywhere to harness their power, and ask important questions about what keeps us apart and what brings us together'.
Newbery Honour Books 2017
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life, by Ashley Bryan, written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(Newbery Honour Book, 2017)
Ashley Bryan was inspired by an 1828 estate appraisement, and uses original slave auction and plantation estate documents to develop her story. In doing so she honours the lives of eleven slaves with a book that blends poetry and collage. The author offers an insight into how slaves were given monetary value and treated badly. But he manages to hold in tension the fact that no-one can take away dreams. Using wonderful paintings and powerful poetry, he offers insight into what each person's life might have been like on the plantation. This is a memorable picture book.
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, written by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly and published by Dutton Children's Book (Newbery Honour Book, 2017)
Adam Gidwitz did six years of research before creating this wonderful book beautifully illuminated by Hatem Aly. The story is set in 13th century France. It is the tale of three 'special' friends who are on the run. Their travels see them taken captured by knights, meeting a king, and saving the land from a 'farting' dragon. They try to escape prejudice and persecution and along the way, save precious and holy texts. The story is told in multiple voices, and is reminiscent of 'The Canterbury Tales'. The illustrations of Hatem Aly work beautifully in concert with a wonderful text.
'A profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller.' —Matt de la Peña, Newbery Medallist and New York Times bestselling author
Wolf Hollow, written by Lauren Wolk and published by Dutton Children's Books (Newbery Honour Book, 2017)
This is the story of how young girl's kindness, compassion, and honesty in overcoming bullying.
Set during WWII in rural Pennsylvania, Annabelle has lived a largely ordinary and quiet life, until one day a new student walks into her class. Betty Glengarry soon reveals herself as cruel and manipulative. Annabelle knows only kindness, but needs to find the courage to be a voice against the injustice she is experiencing.
This is a story about America at a crossroads and it takes a young girl's compassion and strength to act in dark times.
The Caldecott Medal Winner 2017
The Caldecott Medal was named in honour of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated and written by Javaka Steptoe and published by Little, Brown and Company (2017 Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award).
"Somewhere in Brooklyn, between hearts that thump, double Dutch, and hopscotch and salty mouths that slurp sweet ice, a little boy dreams of being a famous artist."
This wonderful picture book from Javaka Steptoe is a biography that centres on the childhood experiences of the great artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Steptoe pays tribute to Basquiat's style with unique and intricate collage-like plates. Steptoe's excellent text and artwork that is an echo of Basquiat's own style, introduces young readers to the message that art can be very different, and yet beautiful.
Rhonda K. Gould the Caldecott Chair said of the work:
'Steptoe's engaging art makes Basquiat approachable for children without his complexities.'
Caldecott Medal Honour Books
Leave Me Alone! illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol, and published by Roaring Brook Press (Caldecott Honour Book, 2017).
An epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting.
Granny is keen to finish knitting her sweaters. Some time alone is what she needs. 'Leave me alone!' she shouts and leaves for a journey to the moon to find some peace (as you do!).
Much happens along the way. There are ravenous bears, disgusting goats, and aliens! Nothing will keep her from her goal; she will knit her sweaters for all of her many grandchildren. A wonderful folktale that will work with many children.
Freedom in Congo Square, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Little Bee Books (Caldecott Honour Book, 2017).
This stunning book had already been chosen as New York Times Best Illustrated Book for 2016. It is a poetic work of nonfiction about an unusual and largely unknown piece of African American history. In 19th century Louisiana Congo Square in New Orleans was a place that slaves were able to and set up an open market, where they would play music, dance and sing. This was a rare place of relative freedom where they could forget their cares. As the slaves worked in the hot sun of Louisiana they counted down the days till they could once again go to Congo Square.
'Mondays, there were hogs to slop, mules to train, and logs to chop. Slavery was no ways fair. Six more days to Congo Square.'
Du Iz Tak?, illustrated and written by Carson Ellis and published by Candlewick Press (Caldecott Honour Book, 2017).
A diverse community of anthropomorphic bugs is intrigued by an unfurling sprout. Carson Ellis deftly depicts the mysteries of life in an imaginary, natural world. Through intricate details and the witty humour of a made-up language, "Du Iz Tak?" is a treasure trove of visual and linguistic literacy.
This is follow-up book by Carson Ellis to her acclaimed book 'Home'. The reader is invited to imagine the possibilities with stunning illustrations and playful language. What might we find in the natural world, even our own back garden? The illustrations are detailed and beautiful, and will appeal to children and adults alike.
They All Saw a Cat, illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel and published by Chronicle Books LLC (Caldecott Honour Book, 2017).
A cat's walk through its everyday world is full of surprises. The cat encounters many creatures along the way. With minimal language that features repetition, Wenzel uses his art and his words to show the essence of a cat might just be in the eye of the beholder.
It walks through its world, observing curiously. What do we see? Wenzel's work is full of surprises as he explores empathy and perspective.
'A stunning example of the art of weaving poetry and illustrations into an inextricable whole; gracefully pulling the reader into a world where an ordinary insight becomes something beautiful, delightful and profound.' Tom Lichtenheld (illustrator of the New York Times Bestsellers 'Duck! Rabbit!', 'Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site' and 'I Wish You More').
'Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer.' The Huffington Post
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Griffith Moon is pleased to announce a book deal with Canadian photographer Jock McDonald. McDonald is a fine art photographer who works in both color and black-and-white. His work has been widely published and exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. McDonald's photography is best known for its humor, pathos, and mystery. His book will soon be available on the Griffith Moon website. Stay tuned.


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Having been raised as a PK (Preacher's Kid), our organist/music director got an early start in church music. David was playing piano for Sunday evening services as a ten year old and often played "special music" on his father's gospel radio program.
Trained at Houghton College, SUNY Fredonia, and the Eastman School of Music as a vocal and instrumental music teacher with emphasis in piano and organ, Mr. Hurd's primary career was as a band and choral director in Angelica, Perry, and Letchworth School Districts. However, he also simultaneously served as a church organist/choir director in the Dalton Methodist church 1965-1968, the Castile United Church of Christ 1969-1985, and, since 1986, here at Central.
Since retiring from teaching, in addition to spending more time with the church, David has been active as a choral accompanist for SUNY Geneseo, the Geneseo Valley Children's Choir, Geneseo High School, and many area singers.
It is with great joy and gratitude that David shares music with this congregation.
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There are many definitions of what mental toughness means. I am focused on what it means through the eyes of the athletes I work with. So, I believe mental toughness is the fire that keeps burning inside you when you take that next step, even when you may have doubts and fears that you can't. By overcoming difficult competitive situations, you are facing your doubts and fears head on. That leads to an increase in mental toughness every time you face these situations. My experience is that mental toughness is on a spectrum that can change; it is a constant conditioning process. As athletes, our level of mental conditioning can help determine our physical athletic performance.


I love a mysterious story set in Scotland! This is the perfect book for those who enjoy Kate Morton and Susanna Kearsley. This novel is structured with interconnected stories spanning three generations of women: one from the 9th century, one from 19th century, and one in present day.
Ullaness, Scotland, an island on the western coast, is named for the legend of Ulla, a woman who escaped her cruel husband with her lover and remained there with a monk until she died in childbirth. The question still remains, who was the father ─ Ulla's husband, lover, or the monk?
Libby Snow, archaeologist, has arrived in Ullaness to excavate near the Sturrock estate, hoping to find clues to the legend of Ulla. An unexpected discovery of a body in the dunes dating to the 19th century raises more questions, and deepens the mysterious connection between Libby, her ancestor Ellen who lived in Ullaness in the 1800s, and the legend of Ulla.
This novel is a tangled story of lovers and daring escapes. There is passion, betrayal, and sacrifice. It was a fascinating puzzle that pieces together with Libby's discoveries and her relationship to the present-day owners of the Sturrock estate.
A very enjoyable read that I tore through in a few days. Many thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books for the copy in exchange for my review.


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The Ebola virus continues to infect thousands of people in western parts of Africa and now several cruise lines will avoid the region so the deadly virus doesn't spread to cruise ships.
At the moment Holland America Line, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, Sebourn and Regent Seven Seas have all cancelled port of calls in the affected region. Holland America's ms Rotterdam which is scheduled to sail a 35-day African Explorers cruise has had to make some changes. The ports of Ghana, Gambia and Senegal have all been cancelled. Instead the 62,000 ton vessel will spend an overnight in Cape Verde, Cape Town and a call at Tangier, Morocco.
Other major cruise lines including Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean don't have any ships sailing to West Africa at the moment.
According to the latest reports the countries currently infected with the Ebola Virus are Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Liberia. 7,500 people are already infected and this number is expected to rise over the coming months.
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// Generated by the Codegen C++ plugin.
// If you make any local changes, they will be lost.
// source: google/monitoring/v3/notification_service.proto

#ifndef GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_MONITORING_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_CONNECTION_H
#define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_MONITORING_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_CONNECTION_H

#include "google/cloud/monitoring/internal/notification_channel_retry_traits.h"
#include "google/cloud/monitoring/internal/notification_channel_stub.h"
#include "google/cloud/monitoring/notification_channel_connection_idempotency_policy.h"
#include "google/cloud/backoff_policy.h"
#include "google/cloud/options.h"
#include "google/cloud/status_or.h"
#include "google/cloud/stream_range.h"
#include "google/cloud/version.h"
#include <memory>

namespace google {
namespace cloud {
namespace monitoring {
GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

using NotificationChannelServiceRetryPolicy =
    ::google::cloud::internal::TraitBasedRetryPolicy<
        monitoring_internal::NotificationChannelServiceRetryTraits>;

using NotificationChannelServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy =
    ::google::cloud::internal::LimitedTimeRetryPolicy<
        monitoring_internal::NotificationChannelServiceRetryTraits>;

using NotificationChannelServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy =
    ::google::cloud::internal::LimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy<
        monitoring_internal::NotificationChannelServiceRetryTraits>;

/**
 * The `NotificationChannelServiceConnection` object for
 * `NotificationChannelServiceClient`.
 *
 * This interface defines virtual methods for each of the user-facing overload
 * sets in `NotificationChannelServiceClient`. This allows users to inject
 * custom behavior (e.g., with a Google Mock object) when writing tests that use
 * objects of type `NotificationChannelServiceClient`.
 *
 * To create a concrete instance, see
 * `MakeNotificationChannelServiceConnection()`.
 *
 * For mocking, see
 * `monitoring_mocks::MockNotificationChannelServiceConnection`.
 */
class NotificationChannelServiceConnection {
 public:
  virtual ~NotificationChannelServiceConnection() = 0;

  virtual Options options() { return Options{}; }

  virtual StreamRange<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannelDescriptor>
  ListNotificationChannelDescriptors(
      google::monitoring::v3::ListNotificationChannelDescriptorsRequest
          request);

  virtual StatusOr<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannelDescriptor>
  GetNotificationChannelDescriptor(
      google::monitoring::v3::GetNotificationChannelDescriptorRequest const&
          request);

  virtual StreamRange<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannel>
  ListNotificationChannels(
      google::monitoring::v3::ListNotificationChannelsRequest request);

  virtual StatusOr<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannel>
  GetNotificationChannel(
      google::monitoring::v3::GetNotificationChannelRequest const& request);

  virtual StatusOr<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannel>
  CreateNotificationChannel(
      google::monitoring::v3::CreateNotificationChannelRequest const& request);

  virtual StatusOr<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannel>
  UpdateNotificationChannel(
      google::monitoring::v3::UpdateNotificationChannelRequest const& request);

  virtual Status DeleteNotificationChannel(
      google::monitoring::v3::DeleteNotificationChannelRequest const& request);

  virtual Status SendNotificationChannelVerificationCode(
      google::monitoring::v3::
          SendNotificationChannelVerificationCodeRequest const& request);

  virtual StatusOr<
      google::monitoring::v3::GetNotificationChannelVerificationCodeResponse>
  GetNotificationChannelVerificationCode(
      google::monitoring::v3::
          GetNotificationChannelVerificationCodeRequest const& request);

  virtual StatusOr<google::monitoring::v3::NotificationChannel>
  VerifyNotificationChannel(
      google::monitoring::v3::VerifyNotificationChannelRequest const& request);
};

/**
 * A factory function to construct an object of type
 * `NotificationChannelServiceConnection`.
 *
 * The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it
 * should be passed as an argument to the constructor of
 * NotificationChannelServiceClient.
 *
 * The optional @p options argument may be used to configure aspects of the
 * returned `NotificationChannelServiceConnection`. Expected options are any of
 * the types in the following option lists:
 *
 * - `google::cloud::CommonOptionList`
 * - `google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`
 * - `google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`
 * - `google::cloud::monitoring::NotificationChannelServicePolicyOptionList`
 *
 * @note Unexpected options will be ignored. To log unexpected options instead,
 *     set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes` in the environment.
 *
 * @param options (optional) Configure the
 * `NotificationChannelServiceConnection` created by this function.
 */
std::shared_ptr<NotificationChannelServiceConnection>
MakeNotificationChannelServiceConnection(Options options = {});

GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_INLINE_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace monitoring
}  // namespace cloud
}  // namespace google

#endif  // GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_MONITORING_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_CONNECTION_H

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AMERTA FILM FESTIVAL
'Doctor Strange' star Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp aka Gellert Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'? Find out
Chris Pert and Wu Jing star in the western remake of Saigon Bodyguards
Rousseff Sutherland has joined the cast of Orphan: First Kill
The release date of Jordan Peel's next horror film has been announced
Best International Film Oscar nominee Turkey, Mehmet Ada Öztekin directed to his starring starring İynemli Bulut Aras' 7. It was the movie called 'Miracle in the Ward
"Wolfwalkers" Is A Stunningly Animated Family Tale
'Extra Sauce' to be screened at German filmfest.
Iranian short film 'Retributive Minds' wins at NYC shorts
Iranian Film "Forty-seven" to vie at Sofia MENAR FilmFest
Today we unveil the poster of the first Amerta Art Film Festival
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Today we unveil the poster of the first Amerta Art Film Festival The festival takes place on January 24, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey, and runs for four days with film workshops, critique sessions, and screenings of selected films. The festival welcomes filmmakers from all over the world and shows...
Category Placements For The Oscar Season Are Coming Into Focus
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'The Sun' to go on screen at Ajyal Film Festival in Doha
Iranian feature film 'Badger' wins at Austin Film festival
Tenet" Is Coming To Blu-Ray Next Month
Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth's Relationship Timeline — PICS
Popular star Mads Mikkelsen, who has worked in several blockbusters like 'Casino Royale', 'Doctor Strange' and many more, is reported to be in talks to
After agreeing with Universal, Chris Pert and Wu Jing are set to star in the western remake of Saigon Bodyguards, produced by the Rousseau brothers
Possessor actor Rousseff Sutherland has been cast in the premiere of Orphan, starring William Brent Bell. Among the most recent film and TV we learned
Jordan Peel is set to direct and write the screenplay for another horror film that has just been released Last October, Jordan Peel directed acclaimed
. At the meeting held today by the Selection Committee, 23 films that applied to the Cinema Power Union were evaluated. Directed by Mehmet Ada
Animation comes in all shapes and sizes. From independent features and shorts to the family blockbusters that littered theaters, back when going to the movies
Wentworth Miller Says No More Prison Break As He Doesn't Want to Play Straight Characters
The actor announced on Instagram on Sunday that he's officially retiring from playing Prison Break's Michael Scofield because he no longer wants to play straight roles. Prison Break ran on Fox for four seasons from 2005 to 2009 and then returned for a revival season in 2017. Miller starred...
We look at the world straight in the eye
special event We look at the world straight in the eye Days Hours Minutes Seconds Our team sarvenaz sohi International Communications It is the wish of every artist for a moment to share their own feelings with other people. I am honored to work with the amerta team to...
Warner Bros. apologizes after negative reactions from the disability community
The studio apologized in a statement, "We the filmmakers and Warner Bros. Pictures, we are deeply saddened to learn that our portrayal of the fictional characters from The Witches could upset people with disabilities and regret any offense caused. " The statement continued, "By adapting the original story, we...
Trailer: 'The Ride' with Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges
Here's a look at the upcoming Amazon Prime Video release, The Ride, a new film led by Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges coming to the streamer in a couple of weeks' time. Directed by Alex Ranarivelo and co-starring Shane Graham and Sasha Alexander, the film is based on the life...
Trailer Drops For Kristen Stewart Vehicle "Happiest Season
Christmas movies are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, even if the recent influx of them has been lighter than usual. This year, however, we have a very promising new one in Happiest Season, the latest flick from actor turned filmmaker Clea Duvall. A vehicle for Kristen Stewart that's...
Soon to Come


How can I find a career mentor in my area?
If you know the industry you are interested in you can search in that industry. Reach out, ask and you shall receive.
I want to kick start my cupcake business. How do I go about doing that?


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Rangeley. S-2, S-3, S-4, S-17, S-22.
Rangeley. S-2, S-3, S-4, S-17. Daily limit on landlocked salmon: 3 fish. Minimum length limit on landlocked salmon: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 16 inches.
T4R1, Township C, etc. S-1, S-4, S-17. (See listing for Upper Dam Pool).
Lincoln Plt, etc. S-4, S-13, S-17. Aziscohos Lake is that portion of the Magalloway River south of a straight line between the 2 red posts on each shore by the Brown Company Landing, so-called, and the area of water south of a straight line between the 2 red posts just north of Sunday Pond on the Little Magalloway River. Closed to the taking of smelts to confluence with lake: all west shore tributaries from Aziscohos dam to (but not including) the Big Magalloway River. Sunday Pond is that area demarked by red posts at the entrances to both the Big and Little Magalloway Rivers and is governed by the same regulations as Aziscohos Lake. (See separate listings for the Big and Little Magalloway River regulations).
S-1:	Closed to the taking of smelts.
S-2:	Closed to the taking of smelts, except by hook and line.
S-3:	Tributaries closed to the taking of smelts.
S-4:	Use or possession of live fish as bait is prohibited. (The use of dead fish, salmon eggs, or worms is permitted).
S-7:	Boundary waters with New Brunswick, see page 56.
S-8:	All trout less than 6 inches and longer than 12 inches must be released alive at once.
S-9:	Border waters with New Hampshire.
S-10:	Daily bag limit on togue: 1 fish.
S-11:	Fishing restricted to persons under 16 years of age; daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish.
S-13:	No size or bag limit on bass.
S-14:	No bag limit on pickerel. From July 1 - September 30, artificial lures only and minimum length limit on trout: 8 inches.
S-15:	Daily bag limit on togue: 3 fish; minimum length limit on togue: 14 inches, only one may exceed 18 inches.
S-16:	Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 12 inches, only 1 may exceed 14 inches.
S-17:	Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish; minimum length limit: 10 inches, only 1 may exceed 12 inches.
S-18:	Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish, minimum length limit 18 inches. S-19:	Daily bag limit on trout: 2 fish.
S-20:	Daily bag limit on white perch: 25 fish.
S-21:	Daily bag limit on trout: 1 fish, minimum length limit 14 inches.
S-22:	Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish.
S-24:	Extended Season-Remains open to open water fishing from October 1 – December 31: artificial lures only; all trout, landlocked salmon, and togue must be released alive at once.
S-25:	Daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish; all bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once.
S-27:	All fish caught must be released alive at once.
S-28:	Togue does not count towards the 5 trout and salmon, in combination, daily aggregate bag limit.


LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2012) - Contrary to popular wisdom, Kodak read the market correctly, innovated aggressively and made many good moves on the road that eventually led to its bankruptcy.
Kodak noticed the shift from film to digital technology decades ago and poured a fortune into digital imaging. The company established a digital-photography consumer presence with its EasyShare line and launched one of the earliest corporate forays into social media when it purchased photo-sharing website Ofoto in 2001. But the efforts were not enough to save the iconic firm, which filed for Chapter 11 protection on January 19.
Kodak's failure "shows how brutally hard it is to get transformation right," says Scott D. Anthony, Managing Director and head of the Asia-Pacific operation of innovation consulting firm Innosight and author of the just-released Little Black Book of Innovation: How It Works, How to Do It (Harvard Business Review Press, January 2012). The book distills some of the best and most tested innovation insights and practices. It also provides a 28-day program that can turn individuals and organizations into more successful innovators.
"The easy narrative is that Kodak was a company just blind to the disruptive changes in its marketplace," Mr. Anthony says. "But like many easy narratives, this one is wrong."
Instead, the Kodak story is about a company that read its market correctly and made many right moves, but was unable to move away far enough and fast enough from its core business model, Mr. Anthony explains.
Don't get trapped by your business model. "One fatal flaw of Kodak's efforts in photography is they primarily focused on photography," Mr. Anthony says. "In an alternate universe, Kodak took Ofoto and changed it from a site where people shared photos to one where people would share updates about their lives, news feeds and so on. You probably have used a site like that before, if you are one of nearly 1 billion Facebook users around the world. Instead, Kodak used Ofoto as a way to get people to print pictures. It's natural for a company to extend the business model it knows, but that can cause it to miss big growth opportunities."
Start innovating before you need to. "The challenge -- I call it 'The Innovator's Paradox' -- is that when you have the freedom to change, you don't feel the urgency. For example, in the early days of the market disruption caused by digital imaging -- the late 1990s -- Kodak's core film business actually was growing. A lack of urgency allows a company to treat new growth efforts as science experiments that are academically interesting but not vital. However, once the urgency grows, degrees of freedom narrow rapidly, as attention goes to staunching the bleeding in the core business."
Place multiple small bets, not just one big bet. "It's always hard to know which idea is going to be 'The One,' especially in fast-changing industries. A better approach is to develop a portfolio and pipeline of growth strategies -- again, started early enough that there is time to incubate, revise and grow them."
Don't go it alone. "Almost every great company became great by beating back a group of similarly minded startups. Victory over those competitors can cause the winners to believe in their own infallibility. But it's different for incumbents. Sometimes incumbents conceive and launch exciting, disruptive businesses. But often they don't -- innovation is more likely to come from the next wave of startups. Established companies that need to continue innovating should be promiscuous, seeking out multiple relationships with startups and investing in companies at the seeming periphery of their business."
"While bankruptcy isn't necessarily the end of the line for Kodak, the stumbles of a smart company that did a lot of things right should make us appreciate the successful transformers even more," Mr. Anthony says. "The lesson of Kodak is that innovation is just hard stuff, and that even an insightful company can go wrong if it doesn't push far enough, fast enough into uncomfortable territory."
To arrange a conversation with Scott D. Anthony of Innosight and/or receive copy of The Little Black Book of Innovation: How It Works, How to Do It, contact Katarina Wenk-Bodenmiller of Sommerfield Communications, Inc. at 212-255-8386 or katarina@sommerfield.com.
Scott D. Anthony is the managing director of Innosight, Asia-Pacific. Based in Innosight's Singapore office, he leads its Asian consulting operations and its venture-capital investment activities. He has worked with clients ranging from national governments to companies in industries as diverse as healthcare, telecommunications, consumer products and software. He is the author of The Little Black Book of Innovation (Harvard Business Review Press, January 2012) and The Silver Lining (Harvard Business Review Press, 2009). He is the co-author of Seeing What's Next (Harvard Business Review Press, 2004) and The Innovator's Guide to Growth (Harvard Business Review Press, 2008).
Innosight is an innovation and strategy consulting firm with offices in Boston, Singapore, and India. It works with companies to devise growth strategies, discover new, high-growth markets, and create disruptive new products and services. Its comprehensive, end-to-end approach converts the quest for innovation and growth into a predictable and reliable process. For more information, visit www.innosight.com.


I, really, really, really hate those words — "another major breakthrough," "another promising study," "another major step forward." I hate them because as someone living with Type 1 diabetes for over 20 years now, it seems I read one of those headlines every other week, as we inch excruciatingly slowly toward a cure (or at least a mode of treatment for this disease that can give truly normal blood glucose).
As I often do, I was perusing recent research articles in deciding what I wanted to write about. I found a few, including a very interesting article about researchers in Australia who managed to modify cells in a lab mouse. These cells were modified to secret insulin in response to blood glucose, essentially turning them into beta cells, the ones that our Type 1 bodies killed off to land us with Type 1 diabetes. Because they were modifying cells already within the body, the immune system didn't respond to them as foreign, and so the mouse is still non-diabetic a full year later.
Anyway, that's all great. But I've got to admit, my reaction was one of muted irritation; muted irritation because I know what that actually means. It means that they will move to human trials next — limited human trials that will need a number of years to play out. Then they'll need FDA approval. Then, maybe 10 years from now, it will START to become available for real patients. And there are about 1.25 million of us with Type 1 in the U.S. alone. We're not all going to be able to get whatever procedure they come up with on day one. And of course, while we live in a country with more wealth than any in history, universal medical coverage is still somehow regarded as either an "impossible dream" by those of us on the left or a socialist government overreach by those on the right. And so not everyone will be able to AFFORD the cure.
And this is what will happen if the human trials GO WELL! Diabetes has been cured a number of times in mice — heck, if we were all mice, this website wouldn't need to exist! It's staggering how many Type 1 diabetic mice have been cured in my lifetime! There's no guarantee that this new approach will survive that crucial step from clinical experiments with lab mice to actual human implementation.
And so, we keep moving forward with our pumps and our CGMs and our multiple daily injections. We keep pricking our fingers for blood drops 4–5 times a day. We keep calculating and monitoring and treating our food like obsessive carbohydrate accountants (well, if I have 45 carbs, that's X units, but I was exercising this morning, so I better lower that rate just a little bit… of course, it's higher fat, so I'll have a surge later…). And somewhere, in that far-off future that never seems to come, there's a cure. We've been teased so many times, and we'll be teased again. My bet for this latest news? — 3:1 against. That's actually pretty darned good compared to my usual odds. I give most "promising breakthroughs" in the search for a Type 1 cure about 10:1 against. But the odds are still steep, and tomorrow morning, I'll still check my blood glucose, give my shot, and keep living a pre-cure life. We all will. Sigh….
Want to learn more about life with Type 1 diabetes? Read Scott Coulter's blog series or Amy Mercer's blog series.


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Spongiaxius holthuisi is een tienpotigensoort uit de familie van de Axiidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2010 door Poore & Collins.

Axiidae

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LAWR
Revision as of 08:24, 22 May 2009 by imported>Ryangibsonstewart (rebel is more than one person)
Known leader:
Rebel team
Known members:
Leona,
LAWR is a group created and led by the Rebel team, and works with the team to fight back against Building 26 and save evolved humans from being hunted down and imprisoned. LAWR's five members (Anna Korolenko, Rachel Mills, Leona Mills a.k.a. "Linda Niles", Valerie, and Victor) work in tandem with at least one other team Rebel has set up as part of an underground railroad for fugitives known as "Ellen".
2 Heroes Evolutions
2.1 Rebel's messages
2.2 The Agent
Heroes Evolutions
Rebel's messages
On February 20, 2009, Rebel's intercept program at Building 26 relayed a mission authorization to pursue a lead on the LAWR to the "fullest extent of our capabilities", and "execute core directives against any objectives or threats identified."
On March 6, 2009, another Building 26 intercept relayed the message that something "suggests subject's ally 'Ellen' may in fact be an organization. Therefore, broad application of PL107-56/18USC2331 may speed counter-efforts against many LAWR-related..."
On March 10, 2009, Rebel e-mailed players of the Heroes Evolutions ARG that the LAWR needed to be warned about what happened to Howie.
In chapter 6 of The Agent, Anna encounters Rachel Mills and Jason where at a restaurant. When they begin arguing about Rachel's ability and attracting attention, Anna uses her ability on most of the restaurant except for Rachel and Jason, causing them to become motionless and stare blankly. An eight-year-old girl in the restaurant is also affected more severely, and collapses onto the ground with drool trickling out of her mouth. Jason calls Anna a freak and threatens to harm her if his sister isn't okay, and then Anna calls out for Rachel as Rachel takes the opportunity to shoot Jason dead. After helping Rachel clean up the scene, Anna takes her to an abandoned hunting cabin where they spent the night in separate bunk beds.
The next morning, after helping Rachel through some grief, Anna asks Rachel if she has heard about LAWR. Rachel replies that the government picked up some chatter about it, and the girl explains that she is the A in LAWR and that her name is Anna. The girl adds that she helps Ellen, but can't talk about that part. She then tells Rachel that Rachel has to go back to her organization. Anna says that REBEL told her that they need Rachel there now since things are so dangerous. Anna says it should be safe since Rebel is asking her to do so. Then, Anna says that she has a big test tonight she has to get to and Rachel agrees to leave with her. Before they leave, Anna notes that Jason's sister, Janey, works for a special U.S. Army unit that plays dirty, and that REBEL thinks she might hunt for her brother's killer.
In chapter 7 of The Agent, Rachel recalls that Anna rode in the passenger seat when she drove to Jason's apartment. Anna then sat silently in her seat as Rachel got out Jason's body from the trunk and dropped him off.
Later, Anna meets up with Rachel in an alley near an abandoned office building that is the target of a Building 26 operation. After Rachel tackles Anna to ground, worried that other agents might see her, Anna points out that she already took out at least the two nearest agents, who appear to be asleep or something. Anna then walks with Rachel to the front of the target building and tells Rachel her story to convince Rachel that what Rachel did to Jason was necessary.
Anna teleports with Rachel a couple times inside the building, and end up in the makeshift shelter the fugitives have made out of the plant nursery there. They are introduced to Abe, leader of a group of about twenty people that live there. After he demonstrates his ability to them, Anna tells him that REBEL sent them, and warns that the government is outside. Later, Anna realizes Rachel's plan is to seek out the remote detonator of a bomb placed on the fire escape while the fugitives flee down it, and she tells Rachel it is not really alright with her after detailing it to the group.
In chapter 8 of The Agent, Anna pulls Rachel aside after telling Rachel that planning to go after the detonator is not really alright with her. Anna then says that maybe Rachel was right, that they should just take Abe away and that the others will be released eventually. Next, Rachel notes that agents have seen them, but Anna replies that she has been seen before, and REBEL makes it go away. Rachel then goes off on how Anna is likely thinking that Rachel will let the fugitives get caught, but Anna just responds by throwing her arms around Rachel and telling her to come back to them.
After the three minutes they planned to wait are up, Anna and the other fugitives begin fleeing down the fire escape. They then head towards a truck while ducking gunfire from agents in the building. After Rachel blows up the fire escape, Anna and the other fugitives are able to make it to the truck and help Rachel inside. Later, Anna's cell phone beeps with a message from REBEL that contains a huge list of people needing help and other related information. Anna notes who its from, and takes a long time reading it. Anna then temporarily hands Rachel her the phone, and tells her that Ellen is in trouble. Anna continues that they need to introduce a lot of people to Ellen, and notes that REBEL pointed her to a person at a nearby circus that should be their priority. However, Rachel points out she has something else to do first.
In chapter 9 of The Agent, Anna proceeds on to the circus without Rachel. Upon arriving at the circus, she reflects on Rebel's last text. He wrote that agents are surrounding the place, that Anna needs to find the man in the black hat, and that the man will know what to do. Anna spots a magician doing a card trick, and thinks from his tall hat that he is a mind reader and the person she needs to contact. However, she decides that it would be a good idea not to talk with him about it until he has finished his act, so she heads back outside to watch the elephants.
After the magician's act is done, Anna spots the magician, who is also the circus's ringmaster, as he leaves the tent and introduces herself. She tells him she wants to help him, but he replies that they are not hiring and doesn't look back at her as he continues towards a tent in the back of the lot. Undeterred, Anna continues that their friend sent her, and he wants her to tell him that the men in black are here. However, the man still does not acknowledge her so Anna comments that she knows he can read minds. This does not work either, as he explains that his act was just a trick and asks her to go back out front.
When the magician then turns and walks into the back tent, Anna grits her teeth and follows him inside. She finds the place dark and creepy, with many cages spread around the tent. A mermaid performer that is exiting a water tank and unzipping her costume spots Anna, and calls out to someone named Doug. She yells that there is a kid in the tent. Then, the other circus performers approach Anna and one of them scares her into screaming.
As Anna calms down, she explains to a woman that she is used to these things being real, and not a costume. Next, Anna takes a deep breath and shouts toward the man in the tall hat. She tells him that they have to go, and that the government is surrounding the circus. A silence then falls over the tent, and the ringmaster steps out towards Anna. Anna explains again that she was sent by their friend and they need to leave. She adds that they will be coming for him as soon as all the escapes are cut off. When the ringmaster replies that they will not, Anna asks for a private discussion so she can prove what she is saying to him. However, he responds that he believes her now, but that the government agents are coming for everyone else there, not him.
Anna looks around and witnesses the others use their abilities, then asks for all of them to flee. However, the "thing" Anna screamed at earlier, sits up again now and says they can't do that. Then, it absorbs a chair and transforms itself into a young woman that looks somewhat familiar to Anna. Everyone then looks at Anna.
Some time later, Anna has huddled everyone together in the dark while they wait. She checks her cell phone for the twentieth time, but Rebel has not sent any further instructions. Everyone then freezes around her as they spot lots of people quietly moving around outside. Worried for herself and the others, Anna asks in whisper where Rachel is.
In chapter 10 of The Agent, Anna hides with the other circus staff in a dark cellar underneath the circus. She hears agents searching again and again above them, and their trucks rumbling past. She looks around at the circus staff and checks her watch, noting she still has twenty minutes to go before her next check-in. As per Rebel's instructions, she is holding her cell battery in her hand so that the agents cannot trace them through her phone. Anna has been putting it back in her phone once an hour for a few seconds while she checks in, and Rebel has continued to tell her to hang on.
Linda then begins a conversation with Anna, commenting that Anna must be the Amazing A in LAWR, the name that Howie came up with. Anna asks if she knows about the group, and Linda replies that she is L. Linda continues that Anna has been her delivery girl for months, though it feels like years to her. Anna compares Linda's sad and tired demeanor with L's text messages and notes, and realizes it is really her. Linda then apologizes, saying she knows Anna wanted them all to be superheroes. Anna lies and says she didn't, and asks why Rebel brought them together if it was dangerous for them to really meet and they were only supposed to message each other in case one of them got caught.
Linda responds by introducing Anna to W. According to Linda, the twin, Valerie, and her maybe-brother, maybe-ghost Victor, form the W (V + V together = W). Next, Linda explain that they are together in order to save Ellen. Anna asks what Ellen is, and Linda begins explaining that they are Ellen. Linda starts by noting that Ellen started as just her, LN, and that she used to run a shipping company. She continues that Rebel contacted her, and had knowledge about her past. Rebel asked Linda to hide fugitives in warehouses and trucks across the country. Linda adds that next, Rebel contacted Anna to be the "delivery girl"—a cute blonde that every frightened fugitive would trust. Then, she notes that he found Valerie and asks Valerie to show Rachel her power. Valerie slides across the cellar to Anna and touches Anna's shoulder with one hand. Suddenly, everything shifts and Anna finds herself sitting on the opposite side of the room with one of Victor's hands on her shoulder. Anna jumps away from him, but he doesn't seem offended and just stares at her.
Linda explains that Valerie and Victor can transfer anything up to person-size, that if one of them has it, the other can obtain it. She adds that she has seen them pass a whole family from Pennsylvania to California in thirty seconds and that really beats trucks, but that they get kind of irritable when they are apart for too long. Then, Anna asks if Linda knows about R. Linda replies that that Rebel let Anna meet R after she came over to their side, and that R is their girl on the inside at Building 26. Anna realizes that Linda is talking about Rachel, and comments that Rachel will figure them a way out of their hole. However, Linda responds that Rachel will not be joining them that night, and explains that it's due to a deal that has been made with her.
Anna tells Linda that she is confused why Rachel isn't coming, because they need her help, and Linda explains that they are not the only team Rebel works with. She adds that if Anna eats her Wheaties, she might get to play for the "varsity team" some day.
Anna guesses that Linda has given up hope, and wonders if they are no longer useful to Rebel now that Ellen is exposed. She snaps her battery into her phone, and Rebel texts to hang on and that it isn't clear yet. Anna replies, asking where Rachel is, and he responds that Rachel is in a helicopter. Anna texts back that she is scared and wants to get out, and Rebel replies that there are too many agents and they just need to sit tight a little longer and trust him. Then, Anna hears new voices overhead and pops the battery out of her phone.
Linda asks what Rebel said, and Anna replies that Rebel said they would be okay. Anna adds that Rachel will come, and Linda asks if Rebel said that. Anna answers that he didn't have to, and that he and Rachel will not let them get caught. Next, Linda becomes silent, and Anna notices some changes in her, including that age-lines begin deepening in her face, making her suddenly appear to be middle-aged. Then, Linda tells everyone to get up and says they are getting out of there.
The next morning, and Rachel arrives at the location of the circus Anna was sent to. Behind ambulances and government vans, Rachel sees puddles that are mostly half-dried and many small craters, shaped like bodies. She then passes a zombie, an agent whose eyes wander blankly as he leans against the side of an ambulance, wrapped in a blanket. An EMT is checking that zombie's pupils, but there are many more sitting and moaning. Rachel continues into the area, passing a row of body bags. Some of the corpses look to Rachel like old people, but she thinks that a few hours ago, they were all her own age. Rachel then notes to herself that a war happened there, and wonders what went wrong.
Ahead of her, Rachel spots a bunch of grim-faced agents huddled around something and talking loudly. She guesses they are questioning the prisoner Rebel told her about. Rachel then lowers her cap over her face and proceeds to get closer. When she hears the agents beating the person up, Rachel begins walking faster, and pushes her way through other men and woman in SWAT gear and suits. When she is close enough, she sees the knee, shoe, and face of a young man. Rachel notices that is face is blank similar to one of Anna's zombies, but doesn't think Anna would hurt a friend.
One of the agents comments that the man must be a kind of idiot, but another replies that he has to know something. The second agent notes that he was in the hole with the others, and gives instructions to give the prisoner a pencil so he can draw something. Rachel then turns to look for the hole the second agent mentioned, and the prisoner shouts out the name Linda. She glances over her shoulder back at the young man, and sees that he is staring at her. He asks for help, and the crowd of agents turn to follow his gaze. Rachel responds by saying "well, hell" and winds up face to face with Janey Pierce, the woman who turned her in to Danko. Janey fires a taser at Rachel's chest. Rachel tries to teleport out of the way, but it's too late.
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Select Bauhaus materials and books will be on display at the large cube as you enter the library. Information on Bauhaus programs and events can be found here as well.
Herbert Bayer's Untitled wool-pile tapestry will be on display at Snowmass's Elk Camp Restaurant from now through April 2019. This exhibit is part of Aspen Snowmass's continued commitment to contemporary art and is also a collaboration with the Aspen Institute.
Herbert Bayer's original Sundeck model, 1946-1999, is on display at the Aspen Mountain Sundeck Restaurant. Sponsored by CCY Architects + Colorado Mountain College.
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The inspiring sequel to Wings of Fire. Over 3 lakh copies sold.'It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai. As I was returning to my room in the evening, the vice-chancellor, Prof. A. Kalanidhi, fell in step with me. Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch with me through the day, he said. Indeed, the phone was ringing when I entered the room. When I answered, a voice at the other end said, 'The prime minister wants to talk with you.' Some months earlier, I had left my post as Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to return to teaching. Now, as I spoke to the PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, my life was set for an unexpected change.'Turning Points takes up the incredible Kalam story from where Wings of Fire left off. It brings together details from his career and presidency that are not generally known as he speaks out for the first time on certain points of controversy. It is a continuing saga, above all, of a journey – individual and collective – that will take India to 2020 and beyond as a developed nation.
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UAE to Provide Assistance to Families of Coronavirus Victims, All Nationalities Included
The UAE volunteer humanitarian organization, Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has announced that it will extend care and assistance to the families of COVID-19 deceased from all nationalities.
The initiative is part of the UAE government's program "You are among your Families" which highlights several vital steps and enhances the philanthropic organization's activities in the social services field.
ERC to Provide Care for All Families of Deceased Coronavirus Victims in UAE
Sharing his thoughts on the update, Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, ERC Secretary-General, highlighted the fact that Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC is following the organization's initiatives related to bringing COVID-19 under control nationwide and always instructs the importance to enhance the preventive and precautionary efforts against the pandemic, as shared in a report by WAM.
Dr. Al Falahi said that the initiative mirrors the ERC's keenness to express solace to families that have lost one of its members due to COVID-19 and alleviate its humanitarian repercussions and negative impacts on their lives.
In line with this, the Secretary-General also noted that the ERC will provide everything that these families need and contribute to enhancing their ability to overcome the ordeal of losing a loved one.
Al-Falahi added that the organization has already begun rolling out the procedures for the program, in cooperation with the competent authorities nationwide, by identifying the victims and numbers of the deceased, communicating with their families, studying their social conditions, and identifying their needs in the living, health and educational fields.
أعلن المتحدث الرسمي لهيئة الهلال الأحمر الإماراتي في الأحاطة الإعلامية حول مستجدات فيروس كورونا عن إطلاق هيئه الهلال الأحمر الإماراتي عدة مبادرات لدعم المجتمع منها تكفل الهيئة برعايتة جميع المصابين بفيروس كورونا وأسرهم من مختلف الجنسياتhttps://t.co/LwEkXD7mWh pic.twitter.com/TwXC1xlHOU
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What this means for affected residents is that all the needs of COVID-19 patients in the country regardless of nationality – including the education of the kids of those who died – will be taken care of according to Mohammed Al Fahim, official spokesperson for the ERC Authority.
Al Fahim explained, "The Emirates Red Crescent Authority has coordinated with various government bodies and will study the needs of the families of COVID-19 patients. We will provide them with the required education support. We are currently working on a community initiative, in cooperation with private schools and colleges, to reduce tuition fees for families affected by the repercussions of the crisis."
In other related news, Ma'an – the Authority for Social Contribution, has set April 23 as the deadline for receiving school fee assistance applications from the Abu Dhabi-based private school students' parents affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Under the 'Together We Are Good' program, Ma'an will help the affected residents in paying school installments and getting tablets as per a set of criteria, including, the annual private school fees are less than AED 20,000.
Moreover, parents who have lost their jobs due to the current situation are also eligible for assistance. Eligible beneficiaries can apply over the coming days by calling toll-free number 800-3088 or visiting the program's website launched by Ma'an.
Meanwhile, aside from the special assistance provided by the ERC to victims of the coronavirus, the organization since March has been actively supporting the government's efforts to raise funds in order to combat the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic.
The program called "The Fund of the United Arab Emirates: Homeland of Humanity" has been launched in coordination with the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, NCEMA, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, and other humanitarian and charity organizations and societies in the country.
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ICE Members are being encouraged to attend the presidential address of new ICE President, David Orr.
He will deliver his speech at 6pm on Tuesday 6 November at ICE, One Great George Street.
Those making the trip will be able to enjoy tea and coffee from 5pm.
After the address will be drinks and canapes.
Spaces are strictly limited. Members should reserve a place by 15 October via www.ice.org.uk/presidentsaddress or calling ICE events on 020 7665 2293.
You can also listen to the speech live online by logging on to: www.ice.org.uk/lectures from 5.30pm on 6 November and following the instructions provided.


The yacht clubs of days past were snooty, exclusive affairs, where the greatest benefit of membership was the feeling of being accepted by a bunch of other rich folks. Thankfully, times have changed (mostly), and Vancouver's home to a handful of yacht clubs that offer precisely what you'd hope for: ample cocktails, tanned nautical babes and, when there's time, a little bit of sailing.
There's no dress code or clubhouse at Tiddly Cove Yacht Club; casual social events are held at the Maritime Museum or various False Creek pubs. What else would you expect from a club whose name was inspired by a Vancouver Sun comic strip? (Tiddly, apparently, is British slang for drunk.) 1905 Ogden Ave. From $70/year, plus initiation, from $70.
West Vancouver Yacht Club has a friendly, community vibe, and it allows non-members to take classes. The club, on Howe Sound, has some of the best sailing equipment in town and a roster of world-class instructors. 5854 Marine Dr., 604-921-7575. From $869/year, plus initiation, from $2,445.
When they're not playing beach volleyball, those fit Kits girls are at the Kitsilano Yacht Club. Non-members can pay $18 to join racing and dinner nights on Thursdays, when the patio gets rowdy. 2401 Point Grey Rd., 604-730-1646. From $325/year.
Remember our comment about yacht clubs changing with the times? Not the 106-year-old Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, the Jericho Beach home to Vancouver's millionaires and their tanned, taut trust-fund daughters. RVYC won't divulge their membership fees, because presumably, if you have to ask, you can't afford it. 3811 Point Grey Rd., 604-224-1344.
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Oh yes, we are in a Swedish mood lately.
This is before everything, really: before Jørgen Bender (the Danish designer that would help shape Queen Silvia's theatrical future looks; this gown of yellow chiffon embellished with gold sequins is by Dior, her wedding gown designer, and it is the only time she wore Dior to the Nobel ceremony), before the most elaborate hairstyles, before the impeccable posture (as was noted by many of you when I included a peek at this year in my recent post on the Bernadotte emeralds, which also shows Princess Lilian in her 1976 debut), even before she started wearing the Nine Prong Tiara in a more straight up fashion. Many things have changed since, but the Pronger has remained.
The red dress worn by 18-year-old Victoria is incredibly simple, but I've always thought it was a perfect introductory frock for her. A good starter dress, if you will, with greater things to come. And her soft hairstyle is doing what it can with her 18th Birthday Tiara, bless its tiny little heart.
This, I think makes Victoria's red dress look fancy in comparison: 18-year-old Princess Madeleine wore a beige-y gold strapless sheath, plain and simple. She did punch it up with a few extra diamonds, using her own 18th birthday tiara (the Swedish Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara) and showing an early affection for the Connaught Tiara with the drops on a necklace.


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