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AAM promises an enchanted Flower Show this month - The Sun Chronicle
Participating sugar artists include: Rose Brown, Attleboro; Deb Ramsey, Norwich, Conn.; Scott Bradshaw, Plainville; Evelyn Herman, North Easton; Michelle Borbeau, Stoughton; and Adam Gonsalves, Franklin.NEW: The original work of two enchanted artists will be featured in the Breadcrumbs Café Gallery & Boutique (lower level): J. Cornelia DeVeau of A Faery Knoll Works in Norton, Laura White Carpenter of Providence.To order Benefit Preview tickets call 508-222-2644 x10. They're $15 for museum members, $17 for nonmembers. Price includes wine, beer and light hors d'oeuvres. A current photo ID is required for bar service.Thursday, March 21Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Joanne & Pret Stevenson9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10-10:30 a.m. — Story time with Krystal Brown of the Attleboro Public Library — Ottmar Gallery10:30-11 a.m. — Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #1 — Clay Room11:15-11:45 a.m. — Capron Park Zoo Live Animal Show #2 — Clay Room (encore presentation)11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Lunch and refreshments in the Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs CaféFriday, March 22Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Max & Marion Volterra9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10:15-11 a.m. — Michelle Jorgensen of Mass Audubon Oak Knoll & Attleboro Springs introduces a live turtle, millipede, cockroach and bio facts for youngsters — Ottmar Gallery11:15-11:45 a.m. — Music & Movement: Project Connect Family Center — Ottmar Gallery11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. — Lunch and refreshments in the Breadcrumbs Café2-3 p.m. — Pastries, tea and coffee in the Breadcrumbs Café2:30-3:30 p.m. — Enchanted Animals: Live Petting Zoo. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Attleboro.Saturday, March 23Flower Show Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sponsors of the Day: Sarah Mott & Hans Schaefer9:30-11:30 a.m. — Continental breakfast in the Breadcrumbs Café10-11:30 a.m. — Mark Taber on piano. Sponsored by Ray Conniff Foundation — Ottmar Gallery11-11:45am — Art Workshop with Abby Rovaldi #1 (open to kids 3 and older with adult): "A Walk in the Woods." Sponsored by Mansfield Bank — Clay Room11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Lunch and refr... http://www.thesunchronicle.com/features/stories/aam-promises-an-enchanted-flower-show-this-month/article_7f0f01fe-56be-5f0d-ab6d-95270aca75d3.html
Easton area florist giving away flowers on Petal It Forward Day - lehighvalleylive.com
Upper Mount Bethel Township resident. "Everybody's smiling."Flower Essence, owned by Brandi Lynch, plans to give away 1,000 roses on Wednesday in its delivery area, including Easton, Bethlehem, Palmer Township, Nazareth and the Slate Belt.The Society of American Florists said flowers will be given away in more than 400 cities in all 50 states.The society says it has science on its side; a Rutgers study showed giving flowers helped spread positive emotions, some that lasted for days.People were posting on social media using the #PetalItForward hashtag. Sarah Cassi may be reached at scassi@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @SarahCassi. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook. https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2018/10/easton_area_florist_giving_awa.html
Obituary: Benjamin Lawrence Gordon, of Redding - Weston, CT Patch
He was fun, thoughtful, and had genuine chutzpah. He will be remembered and sorely missed.May his memory be a blessing.Get the Weston-Redding-Easton newsletterSubscribe... https://patch.com/connecticut/weston-ct/obituary-benjamin-lawrence-gordon-redding
Obituary: Timothy Temple McCaffrey, 79, of Redding - Weston, CT Patch
Saturday, February 9, 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Parish in Redding with a luncheon following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mark Twain Library, Redding.Get the Weston-Redding-Easton newsletterSubscribe... https://patch.com/connecticut/weston-ct/obituary-timothy-temple-mccaffrey-79-redding
Edward Hubbard Stewart - The Star Democrat
Director of Music for the newly formed Presbyterian Church, where he met and married Mary Trader Dyott, a member of the choir.After Mary's passing in 2001, while living in Easton, he remained active in the church, was a member of the St. Andrew's Society and the Miles River Yacht Club. In 2013, he moved to Deerfield Beach, FL, spending his final years with his daughter Patty.Ed is survived by his children: Ned, of Austin, TX; Jane, of Floral City, FL; and Patty, of Deerfield Beach, FL. He is also survived by a step daughter, Lynn Dyott Zerbe, of New Cumberland, PA; four grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.A Service of Celebration will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Easton on April 7 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow the service. Interment will be private.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to: The Presbyterian Church of Easton Music Dept., c/o Becky Wilson, 617 N. Washington St., Easton, MD 21601 and/or The Chesapeake Center, c/o Donna Harrison, P.O. Box 1906, Easton, MD 21601. http://www.stardem.com/obituaries/edward-hubbard-stewart/article_da8e54da-1939-579f-b9c5-75bdc5e68906.html
Former flower shop in Norwalk slated for demolition - Thehour.com
Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Image 1	of	/	14	Caption Close Image 1 of 14 The building at 224 Main Street that once housed Sarah's Flowers Friday, December 28, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn. The building is slated for demolition . The building at 224 Main Street that once housed Sarah's Flowers Friday, December 28, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn. The building is slated for demolition . Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media ... https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Former-flower-shop-in-Norwalk-slated-for-13501761.php
Entrepreneur forages for wild flowers - Vermont Biz
Nectar and Root, a wedding floral design business in Winooski. She never thought she would be an entrepreneur, but always loved floral design and has since first grade.Growing up in Connecticut drawing bouquets and arranging flowers she found throughout her neighborhood was fun, but it never seemed like it could be a realistic career. When she went to college in upstate New York, she majored in creative writing and often found herself writing about flowers. After graduation, she worked at a bookstore in Burlington where she spent countless hours reading all the flower-related works the store had to offer. During this time, she knew if she wanted to work in the floral industry she just had to go for it.Photo: Floral arrangement. Courtesy photo.In 2010, she took a class and earned a certificate in Floral Design from the New York Botanical Gardens' Summer Intensive Program in New York. Temporarily living back home in Connecticut, she started growing flowers and selling them at local farmers markets. At the market, people were always commenting about how much they liked her arrangements and were asking if she did floral arrangements for weddings. She wanted to pursue the offers, but Nectar and Root at the time was basically a booth at a farmers market. When Ostreicher returned to Vermont, she knew she needed to turn her venture into a legitimate business, so she sought the assistance of Simeon Geigel, a counselor with the Micro Business Development Program in Burlington. With the help of Geigel and the MBDP, Ostreicher learned how to create a business plan, register her business and market her services."Her growth as a successful entrepreneur has been an evolution. Erin's willingness to ask questions, seek input, analyze situations and follow her heart has allowed her to take calculated steps forward to grow her business," said Geigel.For a first few years, she worked out of a small rented studio space on Pine Street in Burlington. As she worked more weddings, she got to know more people in the wedding industry and through word of mouth, her business picked up. All the while, she was working out of a cramped space that was not ideal for arranging large bouquets of flowers or... https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/july/04/entrepreneur-forages-wild-flowers
Florist pairs wine and bouquets - The Advocate
Stamford Florist is one of a dozen flower shops in Connecticut to take advantage of a state Consumer Protection Department permit al... https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Florist-pairs-wine-and-bouquets-4702063.php
Perspective | This D.C. florist's secret to surviving 114 years and four generations - The Washington Post
Caruso Florist, which was started in Washington in 1903. It is one of Washington's most durable businesses.	I lope with my Tumi backpack east down M Street NW across Connecticut Avenue on a humid August morning in Washington. On the sidewalk in front of me is an eruption of petunias, roses and sunflowers that make me think I am on the way to Emerald City."It's so people know we are open," owner Phil Caruso says as I arrive. Caruso, 86, his fist full of roses, plants himself amid the melange and hands out singles to passersby."To brighten your day," he says as he hands a rose to a woman, who performs a balancing act with her coffee thermos and rolled-up newspaper. His Caruso Florist is a Washington institution, a 114-year-old family business that sells $2 million worth of flowers and fruit boxes each year. Caruso products launch some marriages and rescue others. Their flowers celebrate lives well lived. They grace law firms and dentist offices, taking the sting out of both. Their arrangements add pop to hotels, acknowledge a kindness or repair a friendship.Political confidant and lobbyist Jack Valenti was laid to rest amid Caruso flowers. Cuba's Fidel Castro was hidden from view by Caruso green garlands on a 1959 visit. The flor... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/this-dc-florists-secret-to-surviving-114-years-and-four-generations/2017/08/18/ee1a0152-836e-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html


Public Health Leadership Society	. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)	.
Public health and ethical considerations in planning for quarantine.
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The AC Hotel Portland Downtown was our home base at the end of our West Coast Road Trip. We chose this hotel for two reasons 1) The price was right and 2) My recent stay ended up being pretty nice. Our favorite hotel in Portland, the Nines, was going for over $650 per night, which is a price I'd never pay for a hotel room.
We arrived late in the afternoon and found a long line at check-in. Evidently 16h00 is rush hour at this property. Surprisingly, we were moved quickly to the front of the check-in line. Several of the people attempting to check-in didn't have their identification nor did they have their credit cards – their personal documents were in their bags still on their tour bus. Lucky for us!
I don't get why the folks working reception have to ask if this is our first visit at the hotel. It is clear in their system that it isn't. When I say I've stayed here before, the guy helping me checks his computer screen and sees that I had been their just two two weeks prior. After thanking me for my loyalty he begins the standard soliloquy of the hotel amenities and details. I was just here two weeks ago, give me my keys and let me go to my room.
The room was much like the one from a few weeks ago, so I won't get into those details here again.
We had a more relaxing visit this time – not feeling rushed or obligated to do a lot in Portland, which allowed us to spend more time relaxing in the hotel. The room is quite comfortable for both work and relaxation.
There was one thing off about these rooms, which I touched on briefly last time. There is only one single piece of art in the entire room. Now usually hotel art is pretty abysmal and I'd rather just see a blank wall than some poor quality, high production prints, but the AC Marriott Portland Downtown was different. I was digging the art – but the large blank walls seemed like the hotel wasn't quite finished.
Hotel Artwork isn't always good or fun – but this was great.
I wouldn't hesitate returning to the AC Hotel Downtown Portland again. It is centrally located, new, clean and nicely designed. The staff is quite nice – a little too thorough sometimes though.
Where do you stay when visiting Portland? Are you as surprised as I am about hotel prices in Portland?
For frequent readers, you'll know I'm a Starwood guy. I've been a Starwood Platinum Elite (staying 50+ nights a year) for the past 6 years (Gold for even longer), so I try to remain loyal for the benefits and the requalification. I needed to spend a week in Portland, Oregon and the Starwood selections are pretty slim. The Westin recently changed hands and the only other Starwood Property downtown is The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, which I've stayed in at least half a dozen times and love it. Unfortunately, The Nines was going for $600+/night, which is well outside of my company's expense policy and honestly, just outrageous.
Since Marriott acquired Starwood and is slowly integrating the business, I decided to extend my hotel options to the Marriott brand. Stays and points will be combined between Marriott and SPG later this year, so I won't be losing any elite qualifying credits by jumping ship. Based on the pricing of the properties and the location, I decided to stay at the AC Hotel Portland Downtown. This hotel is just a couple blocks from our office and is relatively new. Plus, the AC sub-brand has a bit more character than traditional Marriott Properties, in my opinion.
We arrived at around 16h00 after taking an early morning flight and working a good portion of the day. Moments before we arrived, the hotel called me to confirm I was actually going to show up, which I thought was strange. They didn't do this for my colleague who was staying as well. I thought it was because I put in a special request and they were going to ensure that it was acted upon before my arrival. Spoiler Alert: It wasn't.
We chose to park across the street at a Smart Park location, in lieu of valeting with the hotel. The self-park option was only $10/day while the valet was $45. Yes, the company was paying for it, but this doesn't make sense for me to spend an extra $35/night on parking.
Strolling into the lobby, we were greeted by three reps at the check-in desk. Two were helping a confused and angry woman who was arguing about something – I never could figure out what her problem was and I think the Marriott folks were having the same issue. She'd complain about something, they'd offer a solution and she'd poke holes in that solution with a completely separate and distinct problem. She was an angry and toxic guest and the Marriott folks were doing everything they could to satisfy her – no one could make her happy.
Check-in was relatively smooth, if not a bit robotic. After I checked in, I wasn't given my keys until they could confirm that my room had been de-feathered. I loathe feather pillows in hotels. I have a very mild allergy that makes me quite congested while I sleep. Swapping out he pillows is an easy fix that gives me a pretty good night's rest. My allergy isn't catastrophic, but the hotel staff always treats it as such and won't let me enter the room if there is a feather pillow in the area. So I waited about 15 minutes while they confirmed the room was feather-free. I appreciate the effort, but I just wanted to sit down and relax after such a long day. Kudos for heading THIS request.
I was given a room on the 12th floor, away from the elevators, which is also my preference (high floor, away from the lifts). The room was pretty modern with a king bed and a pull-out sofa.
The room wasn't huge, but had ample space.
The desk was big enough for me to work and spread out all of my papers. The desk chair was like a dining chair, it wasn't on wheels, which I think is the first time I've come across this in a hotel. It was perfectly fine, just different from what I was expecting.
The bathroom was big and bright with a very large walk in shower and single vanity. The room was very well lit and had great water pressure and ample hot water.
Lovely large walk in shower.
Sleek and modern vanity and super modern toilet.
The minibar was stocked with a single small bottle of complimentary water. I do love an ice cold water, but I'd rather have two bottles a day. The chill was nice though.
Less stocked minibar, but with chilled water.
The view was unobstructed, not all that inspiring. Some views in Portland are absolutely stunning – the mountains or the river and bridges, but the big windows brought in a ton of natural light.
My view wasn't too shabby.
The room did seem a little bare though, with only one piece of wall art. I'm not expecting a miniature museum, but it did strike me as odd that there was so much blank space.
The single piece of art on the wall.
Each time I interacted with a staff member on the main floor, I was addressed by name – which never happens at a Marriott for me. I get this at a St. Regis or a Parker or the Ritz…never at a Marriott. I asked for a couple recommendations from staff members too on this trip and was pleasantly surprised that I didn't get awful recommendations for common chain restaurants. Every time I asked for something, I was offered a local option, within quick walking distance AND most importantly a personal anecdote about a recent experience at these restaurants. SCORE.
I've stayed at the AC chain by Marriott a couple times before and have enjoyed it. This stay in Portland was really quite lovely and I've already booked a return stay in a few weeks because of my experience. I slept really well (the bed was surprisingly comfortable too) and had very positive interactions with the staff the entire stay.
The hotel is located in downtown Portland, just a couple blocks from the Willamette River, the MAX (light rail system) and hundreds of amazing restaurants and shops. You really can't go wrong with the location and if the service stays at this level, you'll be hard pressed to find a better Marriott in the area.
Where do you stay when visiting downtown Portland?
My flight to Vienna was direct on Austrian, but they don't offer a direct return on Sundays (at least during the off season), so I had to connect. I found a connection through DC on Austrian in Business Class (with a return to Vienna a few months later in coach) for only $1,300. It was a great deal and since I'd be flying Business, I'd be earning double elite qualifying miles which is a great leap to retaining Platinum Status on United.
I arrived at the airport for my return flight home to Chicago after my quick and wonderful weekend in Vienna. The morning was a bit snowy but because I was taking the CAT (City Airport Train) I had no issues with traffic or timing. The CAT is really the best way to and from the Vienna Airport.
Arriving at the Airport, walking up the stairs into the main terminal where Austrian operates, you could easily miss the Business Class and Elite (HON Circle Members, Star Alliance Gold, etc) check-in area. While it is well marked, it is something you could just walk by and never notice. Not all of the check-in lines were open, but the ones that were had only about 4-6 people in line. Unfortunately, those lines didn't move very fast and each person in front of me had more luggage than a refugee. Again, I decided to check my roller suitcase, as Austrian can be sticklers when it comes to hand luggage rules.
The elite check-in area for Austrian Airlines. Business Class, HON Circle and Star Gold Members can use this area.
I made it through security and immigration pretty quickly and found my way to the Austrian Lounge – there are two lounges, one for Business Class Passengers and one for Star Alliance Gold. I was very disappointed when I was told I couldn't enter the Business Class Lounge, because I was a Star Gold Member, even though I had a paid Austrian Business Class Ticket. The Star Gold Lounge was completely packed – not a single seat was available, people were standing around, it was miserable and reminded me of the Swiss Lounge at O'Hare.
I decided to pop over to the Priority Pass Lounge a few meters away. It sure wasn't fancy, but I managed to get a seat and had a couple tomato juices and a bloody Mary before heading off to the gate. I left the lounge about 20 minutes before boarding and as I walked to the gate, I snapped the Boeing 767 that would take me to Washington.
Austrian's Boeing 767 parked in Vienna.
The gate area was blocked off into a standard economy section and the business class section – you were put into your section after your passport and boarding pass were checked again. Boarding began about 25 minutes before our scheduled departure. There were about a dozen people who hopped on the plane before me. We boarded through door 1L.
I was seating on the other side of the plane this time, in seat 7K – again, the seat closest to the window with the side table on the aisle, really, the best of the seating options on this flight.
As soon as I stowed my briefcase and sat down, I was approached by the flight attendant with water, apple juice and champagne as pre-departure beverage options. Of course I enjoyed a lovely glass of champagne while the rest of the plane boarded and our menus were distributed.
Like the previous flight, the chef came by and took our orders for lunch and the pre-landing snack while we were still on the ground, and I was served another glass of champagne. Unfortunately the snow had picked up and we were told we'd need to head over to be de-iced and we were fifth in line for the procedure. I started to get a little nervous since I did have a connection in DC and I really didn't want to get home too late as I had to work the next day.
We waited on the de-icing pad for about 45 minutes until it was our turn. 15 minutes of de-icing and we were ready to take off. The snow was really limited and I was surprised that we actually needed to be de-iced, I think we'd have just taken off if we were on a US based flight, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
An Austrian Airbus painted in classic livery.
The business class cabin was quite full and some people tried to take a nap before take off.
About two hours after our scheduled departure time and about 45 minutes after we actually took off service began. I had another glass of champagne with some mixed nuts. The nuts were ice cold, which was a little disappointing – I think the warm airline nuts are a nice treat.
Continuation of champagne and fresh nuts. Cold Nuts.
The meal service moved quite quickly. The antipasti trolley made it's way down the aisle and I picked one of everything, excepted for the smoked salmon – I am really not a salmon guy. The octopus was quite good, and no one else on my aisle seemed to like it, so the flight attendant returned and offered me a substantial refill.
I sampled most of the antipasti from the trolley.
The next course was a very lovely tomato soup that was a little smokey and had a few small pieces of bocconcini mixed in. I was very nervous about eating this soup – a deep red tomato soup on a plane always makes me think I'm going to be wearing the soup with just a touch of turbulence. Luckily, I wasn't covered in this tasty soup….this time.
The smoked tomato soup with bocconcini.
For my main course, I had the Viennese style veal goulash, which had a shockingly sweet sauce. It wasn't bad per se, it was just not at all what I was expecting and it actually paired horribly with the red wine the flight attendant suggested I have with this course. The sauce was sweet and the wine was extremely dry, making for a cloying combination. The spaetzle was really done perfectly though.
I was utterly stuffed after this course and couldn't even bring myself to have cheese or dessert on this flight. Take a look at my previous Austrian flight review to see how that turned out – the desserts were exactly the same (which is why I chose to steer clear this time).
After lunch, I decided to watch some movies on the in-flight entertainment (IFE). Again, since I had just flown this product 4 days earlier the movie and (dismal) TV selection were unchanged. As I rewatched Murder on the Orient Express, I napped for a few hours. I didn't want to get too much sleep because I had to work the next day, I tried to focus on getting reacclimated to the Central Time Zone. I also spent much of the flight watching TV shows on my tablet.
We ended up landing in DC about an hour later than scheduled, which meant we picked up about 30 minutes in the air. Many passengers had tight connections and deplaning was a bit of a mess. I got off pretty quickly, but then remembered the awful part of Dulles – those people movers that look like they belong on the moon. I don't know if you can bypass these monstrosities and just walk, but I boarded these futuristic contraptions and waited. And waited. AND WAITED. It took about 30 minutes from the time I hopped aboard until we started to move, then once we stopped everyone began pushing to get off. Often times I'd rather have a long walk – at least I'm in control of that situation. Being at the mercy of these Star Wars style people movers just made my frustrated.
This was my first time flying Austrian Airlines westbound. Heading this direction you aren't focusing so much on sleep as you are on the eastbound journey, so I was able to slow down and enjoy the product and the service of it all. I really do think that Austrian offers the best Star Alliance Business Class Product out of Chicago to Europe. I'll have to expand my horizons and try British, Iberia, Air France or KLM soon though.
Have you flown Austrian Airlines in Business Class? Which direction is your favorite? Don't you just love the onbaord chef and the BLAZING Red Uniforms of the cabin crew?


Casolaro had traveled to Martinsburg to meet with one last source—the one, he said, who would help him cinch up the book he'd been working on for more than a year. He called it The Octopus, the same term he used to describe the cabal of spies, spooks, crooks and politicians he'd uncovered in his research—a group whose ties he had traced to, among other things, Iran-Contra, the Bay of Pigs, the October Surprise and even Area 51. But whomever it was that Casolaro was to meet in Martinsburg on August 9 never showed up. And on August 10, when two housekeepers found Casolaro's body in the tub, his fat accordion file of notes (which friends say he took with him everywhere) was conspicuously missing, along with his briefcase.
That perfect place is somewhere up in North County, where Thomas bought a really lovely house—"the Everly Brothers' family owned it, it's this 100-year-old Victorian Folk house, and it's got a huge yard"—but doesn't want to go into more detail than that. Years ago, he took out a P.O. box and prefers to keep his address on the down-low. Though the first few issues of Steamshovel didn't attract a lot of attention (the inaugural issue was a stapled-and-photocopied affair, containing a Q&A with Ram Dass [formerly Richard Alpert, who had worked alongside Timothy Leary in Harvard's LSD experiments] that'd been orphaned after a local newspaper reneged on its agreement to publish it), Thomas says he continued to publish in order to get free review books from publishers, and when he switched to conspiracy topics, he immediately regretted printing his home address on the back cover. Weird people started showing up on his doorstep.
Visit Kenn Thomas on the web at steamshovelpress.com; Secret and Supressed II will be released in October and will be available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, local bookstores, Amazon.com and feralhouse.com.


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The Relationship Review Policy provides a consistent approach to consideration of ethical matters within a framework of proportionate scrutiny and clear accountability, whilst providing sufficient flexibility in areas where difficult value judgements sometimes need to be made.
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// Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package com.intellij.lang;

import com.intellij.diagnostic.ImplementationConflictException;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeRegistry;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.LanguageFileType;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsSafe;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.UserDataHolderBase;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.reference.ReferenceProvidersRegistry;
import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtilRt;
import com.intellij.util.ConcurrencyUtil;
import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;

/**
 * The base class for all programming language support implementations.
 * Specific language implementations should inherit from this class
 * and its registered instance wrapped with {@link LanguageFileType} via {@code com.intellij.fileType} extension point.
 * There should be exactly one instance of each Language.
 * It is usually created when creating {@link LanguageFileType} and can be retrieved later with {@link #findInstance(Class)}.
 * For the list of standard languages, see {@link com.intellij.lang.StdLanguages}.

 *

 * The language coming from file type can be changed by {@link com.intellij.psi.LanguageSubstitutor}.
 */
public abstract class Language extends UserDataHolderBase {
  private static final Map<Class<? extends Language>, Language> ourRegisteredLanguages = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
  private static final ConcurrentMap<String, List<Language>> ourRegisteredMimeTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
  private static final Map<String, Language> ourRegisteredIDs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

  private final Language myBaseLanguage;
  private final String myID;
  private final String[] myMimeTypes;
  private final List<Language> myDialects = ContainerUtil.createLockFreeCopyOnWriteList();

  public static final Language ANY = new Language("") {
    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "Language: ANY";
    }

    @Override
    public @Nullable LanguageFileType getAssociatedFileType() {
      return null;
    }
  };

  protected Language(@NonNls @NotNull String ID) {
    this(ID, ArrayUtilRt.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
  }

  protected Language(@NonNls @NotNull String ID, @NonNls String @NotNull ... mimeTypes) {
    this(null, ID, mimeTypes);
  }

  protected Language(@Nullable Language baseLanguage, @NonNls @NotNull String ID, @NonNls String @NotNull ... mimeTypes) {
    if (baseLanguage instanceof MetaLanguage) {
      throw new ImplementationConflictException(
        "MetaLanguage cannot be a base language.\n" +
        "This language: '" + ID + "'\n" +
        "Base language: '" + baseLanguage.getID() + "'",
        null, this, baseLanguage
      );
    }
    myBaseLanguage = baseLanguage;
    myID = ID;
    myMimeTypes = mimeTypes.length == 0 ? ArrayUtilRt.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY : mimeTypes;

    Class<? extends Language> langClass = getClass();
    Language prev = ourRegisteredLanguages.put(langClass, this);
    if (prev != null) {
      throw new ImplementationConflictException("Language of '" + langClass + "' is already registered: " + prev, null, prev, this);
    }

    prev = ourRegisteredIDs.put(ID, this);
    if (prev != null) {
      throw new ImplementationConflictException("Language with ID '" + ID + "' is already registered: " + prev.getClass(), null, prev, this);
    }

    for (String mimeType : mimeTypes) {
      if (StringUtil.isEmpty(mimeType)) {
        continue;
      }
      List<Language> languagesByMimeType = ourRegisteredMimeTypes.get(mimeType);
      if (languagesByMimeType == null) {
        languagesByMimeType = ConcurrencyUtil.cacheOrGet(ourRegisteredMimeTypes, mimeType, ContainerUtil.createConcurrentList());
      }
      languagesByMimeType.add(this);
    }

    if (baseLanguage != null) {
      baseLanguage.myDialects.add(this);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @return collection of all languages registered so far.
   */
  public static @NotNull Collection<Language> getRegisteredLanguages() {
    final Collection<Language> languages = ourRegisteredLanguages.values();
    return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(new ArrayList<>(languages));
  }

  public static void unregisterLanguages(ClassLoader classLoader) {
    List<Class<? extends Language>> classes = new ArrayList<>(ourRegisteredLanguages.keySet());
    for (Class<? extends Language> clazz : classes) {
      if (clazz.getClassLoader() == classLoader) {
        unregisterLanguage(ourRegisteredLanguages.get(clazz));
      }
    }
    IElementType.unregisterElementTypes(classLoader);
  }

  public static void unregisterLanguage(@NotNull Language language) {
    IElementType.unregisterElementTypes(language);
    ReferenceProvidersRegistry referenceProvidersRegistry = ApplicationManager.getApplication().getServiceIfCreated(ReferenceProvidersRegistry.class);
    if (referenceProvidersRegistry != null) {
      referenceProvidersRegistry.unloadProvidersFor(language);
    }
    ourRegisteredLanguages.remove(language.getClass());
    ourRegisteredIDs.remove(language.getID());
    for (String mimeType : language.getMimeTypes()) {
      ourRegisteredMimeTypes.remove(mimeType);
    }
    final Language baseLanguage = language.getBaseLanguage();
    if (baseLanguage != null) {
      baseLanguage.unregisterDialect(language);
    }
  }

  @ApiStatus.Internal
  public void unregisterDialect(Language language) {
    myDialects.remove(language);
  }

  /**
   * @param klass {@code java.lang.Class} of the particular language. Serves key purpose.
   * @return instance of the {@code klass} language registered if any.
   */
  public static <T extends Language> T findInstance(@NotNull Class<T> klass) {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") T t = (T)ourRegisteredLanguages.get(klass);
    return t;
  }

  /**
   * @param mimeType of the particular language.
   * @return collection of all languages for the given {@code mimeType}.
   */
  public static @NotNull Collection<Language> findInstancesByMimeType(@Nullable String mimeType) {
    List<Language> result = mimeType == null ? null : ourRegisteredMimeTypes.get(mimeType);
    return result == null ? Collections.emptyList() : Collections.unmodifiableCollection(result);
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "Language: " + myID;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the list of MIME types corresponding to the language. The language MIME type is used for specifying the base language
   * of a JSP page.
   *
   * @return The list of MIME types.
   */
  public String @NotNull [] getMimeTypes() {
    return myMimeTypes;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a user-readable name of the language (language names are not localized).
   *
   * @return the name of the language.
   */
  public @NotNull @NlsSafe String getID() {
    return myID;
  }

  public @Nullable LanguageFileType getAssociatedFileType() {
    return FileTypeRegistry.getInstance().findFileTypeByLanguage(this);
  }

  @ApiStatus.Internal
  public @Nullable LanguageFileType findMyFileType(FileType[] types) {
    for (final FileType fileType : types) {
      if (fileType instanceof LanguageFileType) {
        final LanguageFileType languageFileType = (LanguageFileType)fileType;
        if (languageFileType.getLanguage() == this && !languageFileType.isSecondary()) {
          return languageFileType;
        }
      }
    }
    for (final FileType fileType : types) {
      if (fileType instanceof LanguageFileType) {
        final LanguageFileType languageFileType = (LanguageFileType)fileType;
        if (isKindOf(languageFileType.getLanguage()) && !languageFileType.isSecondary()) {
          return languageFileType;
        }
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

  public @Nullable Language getBaseLanguage() {
    return myBaseLanguage;
  }

  public @NotNull @NlsSafe String getDisplayName() {
    return getID();
  }

  public final boolean is(Language another) {
    return this == another;
  }

  /**
   * @return whether identifiers in this language are case-sensitive. By default, delegates to the base language (if present) or returns false (otherwise).
   */
  public boolean isCaseSensitive() {
    return myBaseLanguage != null && myBaseLanguage.isCaseSensitive();
  }

  @Contract(pure = true)
  public final boolean isKindOf(Language another) {
    Language l = this;
    while (l != null) {
      if (l.is(another)) return true;
      l = l.getBaseLanguage();
    }
    return false;
  }

  public final boolean isKindOf(@NotNull @NonNls String anotherLanguageId) {
    Language l = this;
    while (l != null) {
      if (l.getID().equals(anotherLanguageId)) return true;
      l = l.getBaseLanguage();
    }
    return false;
  }

  public @NotNull List<Language> getDialects() {
    return myDialects;
  }

  public static @Nullable Language findLanguageByID(@NonNls String id) {
    return id == null ? null : ourRegisteredIDs.get(id);
  }

  /** Fake language identifier without registering */
  protected Language(@NotNull String ID, @SuppressWarnings("UnusedParameters") boolean register) {
    Language language = findLanguageByID(ID);
    if (language != null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Language with ID="+ID+" already registered: "+language+"; "+language.getClass());
    }
    myID = ID;
    myBaseLanguage = null;
    myMimeTypes = null;
  }
}

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Six Killed on Ontario Roads during Victoria Day Weekend – May 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
CFN – A total of six people were killed during the Victoria Day long weekend on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrolled roadways, waterways and trails.
Four died in three separate vehicle collisions across the province while one fatality involved a boating incident and one was an ATV fatality on a township road.
"The families and friends of the six people who lost their lives over the weekend are in our thoughts and prayers", said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. "I urge all motorists and boaters to drive safely and do your part to keep our roads, trails and waterways amongst the safest in North America", added Lewis.
Over the weekend, OPP officers laid a total of 6,361 driving related charges. 1,607 for distracted driving, 5,351 for speeding, 641 seatbelt charges and 128 were alcohol related charges.
The stepped-up visibility and enforcement by OPP officers over the long weekend was part of the campaign during Canada Road Safety Week which ran from May 16 to 23, 2011. The strategy included using all available resources to enforce traffic laws in an effort to save lives and reduce injuries on Ontario roads and highways. This week had been strategically chosen, as it included the first summer long weekend.
Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by Transport Canada and endorsed by police and is part of "Road Safety Strategy 2015", which has a goal of making Canada's roads the safest in the world.
OPP results for Canada Road Safety Week included checking over 153,000 vehicles during RIDE programs and charging 148 drivers for alcohol related criminal driving offences; issuing 166 licence suspensions for WARN results on the Alcotest and 85 90-day administrative drivers licence suspensions. Also, OPP officers laid 6,906 speeding charges, 1,112 seatbelt charges and 533 aggressive driving related charges.
Overall the number of persons killed on OPP-patrolled roads to date in 2011 is down 19% per cent from last year (89 in 2010 vs. 72 in 2011). Alcohol, Distracted Driving, Speed and No Seatbelt-related fatalities are also down significantly over the same period in 2010.
"There is still a lot of work to do but our mission remains the same; to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on the roads, trails and waterways" said Deputy Commissioner Larry Beechey. "We will remain steadfast in our mission and relentless in our education and enforcement efforts", added Beechey.
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I'm sitting in the living room watching the snow swirl and fall. We already have a fairly thick coating of the white stuff; winter arrived with a blustry vengeance this month.
Like many entomologists, I tend to lament this time of year a wee bit. As much as I adore the crisp, stark beauty of the winter months, the season does not exactly create ideal conditions for my primary passion: finding, collecting and photographing six-leggers. Granted, many of my summer/fall finds are waiting for me in the freezer. I have hours and hours of enjoyable pinning, labeling and cataloging to look forward to; however, these thrills just don't compare with the joys of discovering insects in their natural habitats.
Imagine my surprise and delight, then, when a run-of-the-mill winter chore earlier this week resulted in a lovely beetle find AND a photo op!
This frozen face belongs to Upis ceramboides, the Roughened Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae). I was moving firewood from the shed to our alcove (we heat primarily with wood in the winter), when I saw the small black body of this beetle fall to the earth, where it lay in stark contrast to the snow. Darkling beetles are varied in their diets and habitats, but many can be found under bark or dead wood. Overwintering Upis adults have been extracted from decomposing spruce, birch and cottonwood; that I should find one amidst my wood pile is no surprise. This beetle has a fairly extensive northern range, so is well-adapted for cold weather survival.
I was particularly smitten with the beautiful rugose elytra…the intricate folds and depressions add incredible depth of texture, especially juxtaposed against the perfectly smooth head and thorax.
 Kaufmann, T. (1969) Life history of Upis ceramboides at Fairbanks, Alaska. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 62(4): 922-923.
The elytra are crazy awesome! Smooth head, smooth thorax, then boom! The textured pattern is a great dichotomy, not to mention just totally cool.
Glad to see that even in winter's grip you're finding goodies to hold you over until spring. I know you have all sorts of stuff waiting in the wings but I like the excitement of the unexpected that comes through here.
I feel with you – I'm even cheered up by a Dermestes carnivorus marching out of a freshly opened dog treat jar. Not so much by all the larvae I found on closer inspection….I'm quite enchanted to see how much insect live is awake and well outdoors (Arizona) I'll celebrate next night's solistice lunar eclipse by putting out my black light. Just curious..
Great photos, and I feel your pain. I've been reduced to studio shots of posed, dead beetles!
So this beetle was still alive? Wow – that's impressive. Glad you got your bug fix for the day.
Alive and shut down, yep. I'm not sure if is freeze resistant or freeze tolerant, but it will stay in that state until it warms in the spring, then will "wake up" and emerge to mate.
Great shots of beetle. Many of my firewood splitting sessions get sidetracked into photography sessions.
LOL! It's hard not to, what with so many excellent subjects!


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Understanding All About Diamonds
With the new year upon us, we thought it would be a good time to review some gemstones basics, starting with one of the most beloved of all gems, the diamond.
Diamonds are crystals made of pure carbon, and are the only gemstone composed of just one element. Small amounts of other elements might be in diamonds as impurities, and often give diamond its color variation.
Diamonds are formed under crushing pressures and intense heat, mostly in the Earth's mantle and delivered to the surface by deep-source volcanic eruptions. These eruptions produce the kimberlite and lamproite pipes that are sought after by diamond prospectors.
Diamonds have a hardness of 10 on the Mohs Scale. For millennia, diamonds have been thought to be the hardest material in nature. But in 2009, a composite material containing the mineral wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) was shown to have the same resistance to indentation as diamond. In fact, research in China and the U.S. suggests that pure w-BN is significantly harder than diamond.
About 2,500 years ago, diamonds were first discovered in India. While the U.S. is the largest consumer of diamonds, there is barely any production here. The only mine is a state park called the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas where tourists can pay a fee to look for diamonds. The park yields just a few hundred carats per year.
In the '40s and '50s, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), an educational and research non-profit organization founded in 1931, developed the "4Cs" and the GIA International Diamond Grading System™ to objectively compare and evaluate diamonds. Today, even if you buy or sell a diamond in another part of the world, the jeweler will likely use the same GIA grading systems. The 4 Cs are:
Color: Most diamonds run from colorless to near-colorless, with slight hints of yellow or brown. "Color" is not how much color a diamond has, but the degree to which it is colorless. The GIA set the industry standard with its D-Z scale (D is colorless while Z means the diamond has the most yellow.) The exception to this rule are fancy colored diamonds which aren't included in the GIA's D-Z scale. Colors beyond the Z color are considered fancy colored diamonds.
Clarity: Most diamonds have tiny crystals, feathers, or clouds within them, called "inclusions." Surface imperfections are called "blemishes." The rarest diamonds are flawless and have no internal inclusions or external blemishes. The GIA uses a Clarity Scale of 11 grades that are measured using 10X magnifications.
Carat: Signifies the weight—not the size—of the diamond. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams. Since heavier diamonds are rarer than smaller diamonds, the value is higher the heavier the carat weight.
Cut: The cut of a diamond refers to its proportions, symmetry, and polish. When evaluating cut, two aspects are assessed: shape (round, marquise, square cut, etc.), and how well the cutting was executed. It must be geometrically precise, since it will affect a diamond's fire (the flash of rainbow colors from within) and brilliance (its sparkle). The cut was historically the most subjective and difficult to standardize during appraisal, but due to advances in technology, the GIA introduced its cut grading system in 2005.
Not all diamonds fall into the typical white-yellow-brown color range. They can be pink, blue, purple, red, orange, or any color. Colored diamonds, known as authentic fancy colored diamonds, get their color from the trace elements they are exposed to. For example, radiation can create a greenish tint, while large amounts of nitrogen causes a yellowish color. Real natural fancy colored diamonds are very rare and expensive, but through irradiation and heat treating, gemologists are able to enhance the color of most natural diamonds. Fancy colored diamonds are found in 12 different colors, with more than 90 secondary hues and nine intensity levels within the 234 color combinations.
Fancy colored diamonds are graded a bit differently than white diamonds. The four main criteria for determining a fancy colored diamond's value are hue, color saturation, color purity, and availability. The more rare a diamond is in color, the more valuable it will be. If the color is richer or saturated, the diamond will also be worth more. And like a white diamond, a colored diamond's clarity or purity of the color will also increase its value. Also, inclusions can be desirable. Inclusions are actually flaws, but in a colored diamond, they can create unique tones and beautiful flashes of color.
People have been able to manufacture diamonds since the 1950s. These are known as synthetic diamonds. Today, more than 100 tons of diamonds are manufactured every year. Most of these diamonds are used to make cutting tools and abrasives. Synthetic diamonds are often undistinguishable from naturally occurring diamonds, but they can be identified by laboratory tests.
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Death: 14 December 1986
Joseph Pleasant "Joe" Thomas (1 May 1875—14 December 1986) was a validated American supercentenarian.
Joseph Thomas was born in Franklin County, Louisiana, to parents Frank and Silvia Thomas. Frank was a Caucasian farmer and Silvia was African-American; a relatively rare occurence in United States during the 1870s.
In 1901, when Joe was around 25-26, he married Sarah Taliaferro. She had been married previously and already had 2 children. The couple had an additional 6 children in total. During World War 1, he enlisted in the U.S. army.
Towards the end of his life, he battled a lengthy illness, from which he passed away on 14 December 1986. He lived to be 111 years, 227 days, and was believed to be the world's oldest living man at the time of his death[1].
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Cheney: "Waterboard Me." Obama: "No, Waterboard Me!"
Funny story written by Ed E. Druckman
(Washington, D.C.) The debate between former Vice President Dick Cheney and current President Barack Obama over United States policy on detainees at Guanatanamo Bay, which has been intensifying over the last month, shows no sign of diminishing. The latest challenge was issued today by Dick Cheney, who said that he would be waterboarded to prove that President Obama's allegation that it is torture is "all wet."
The challenge came a day after the President, in a speech at the National Archives, again denounced the former Vice President's media campaign as "fear mongering, not to mention really boring." Showing more of his comic tone, President Obama quipped, "Dick Cheney should come with a 'Do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this man talk' warning. I don't want to say he's boring, but they call me 'No Drama Obama'. They should call him 'No Pulse Cheney.'"
Appearing on shock jock Howard Stern's Sirius radio show, Cheney came out strong. "The President says I'm boring. Well, here I am following two midgets who played a game of ring toss with onion rings on a part of the anatomy one usually doesn't use for that purpose. After me is a very talented young gal who powers a peashooter with a unique part of her anatomy and is able to hit the bull's eye from 50 feet. A person has to be electric to compete with that. Am I right, Howard….Howard?"
After Stern co-host, Robin Quivers, woke Stern, the controversial DJ asked Cheney if he actually believed that U.S. interrogation practices under the Bush administration were not torture. "I've heard all this talk about waterboarding being torture. Waterboarding is no worse than, say, getting water in your nose when you take a shower or protesting the war in Iraq at the Lincoln Memorial and getting hit with a firehouse. A little unpleasant, sure. Torture? No. In fact, Howard, I'm so sure of it I'm offering to be waterboarded on your show."
The soggy gauntlet was immediately picked up by the Obama administration no less than 24 hours later. White House Press Secretary, Robert "Bob" Gibbs, issued a statement on behalf of the President. "Former Vice President Dick Cheney being waterboarded is transparent partisan grandstanding. It will not settle the debate. Therefore, in order to ensure a fair assessment of this practice, the President will be waterboarded, ideally on Howard Stern's show, but that is still being negotiated."
The White House press corps almost in unison asked if this was truly getting to the heart of the debate. Press Secretary Robert "Bob" Gibbs replied, "We have thought of that. And in order to make this a fair comparison, given the former Vice President's age and lack of a heart, the President will take up smoking again a week before the event."
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Hackers Claim Attack on Apple
By Jennifer Booton Published July 05, 2011 FOXBusiness
Hacking group Anonymous has soured yet another adversary in the name of Anti Security.
The group sympathetic to Wikileaks claimed to have punctured an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) server and published a small number of usernames and passwords from one of the tech giants Web sites.
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On its Twitter account Sunday the group said Apple "could be a target."
"Not being so serious, but well ... Apple could be target, too. But don't worry, we are busy elsewhere," Anonymous said on the microblogging site.
Hackers Slice Into Apple
The group said the released data included 27 usernames and passwords for the www.abs.apple.com site, which is used for online surveys. The data was shared through a link on text-sharing Web site Pastebin.
Apple did not immediately return calls for a request to comment.
Anonymous became famous when it started attacking corporate Web sites that were considered opponents of Julian Assanges WikiLeaks.
In June, the group teamed up with Lulz Security, which gained recognition for its hackings on Sony (NYSE:SNE), Nintendo, PBS, FBI affiliated Infragard and even the U.S. Senate and CIA public sites.
Anonymous has claimed attacks on Sony, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and eBay's (NASDAQ:EBAY) PayPal.


Comfortable 2 Bedroom Unit! Perfect Location!
Absolutely ideal for those seeking peace, privacy,fantastic local amenities and West Ryde train station & shops. Situated on the first level, this property is perfectly positioned to capture an abundance of natural light. This well maintained property provides immediate comfort with some scope to personalize and add further value.


When Happy Inspector (then known as Happy Landlord) first applied to Startmate they initially did not make it in as it was just Jindou himself. A year later and he had found Andrew and Phil Mayes and had begun to form the product that would end up as Happy Inspector. They were accepted into Startmate 2012 and moved families and themselves from Adelaide to Sydney and then on to San Francisco, where they are based now.
Happy Inspector is in an unsexy but extremely valuable space of mobile software that replaces pen and paper based forms. Large real estate asset management firms inspect their apartments on a regular basis to account for their quality and as part of due diligence in multi billion dollar deals. And now a lot of them use Happy Inspector to gain better data and insight.
Gail Goodman, CEO of Constant Contact, describes the business of building a SaaS company the best in this video, "How to negotiate the long, slow, SaaS ramp of death." Jindou and Andrew have done just that and are growing quickly, profitable and employ a growing, sizeable team. They're well on their way to creating a wonderful, iconic startup that will help build Australia's startup ecosystem.
There were many times where the company could have given up. Companies who raised more money, from more famous people and had better offices (theirs is in the back of a gym). But ultimately the most satisfying thing is creating a delightful customer experience and seeing them pay month after month. The sugar high of all the other stuff soon fades.
We've prepared this mini documentary of Happy Inspector to give you a better sense for the team and their experience with Startmate.
We hope you enjoy it because we're looking for more founders like Jindou and Mackenzie-Ross. If you believe you have the grit and determination to create a great startup, then apply to Startmate 2015. Applications close September 30.


Discover this 10 days Baykal tour in easy trekking!
Transfer to the hotel*** and overnight in Moscow.
After breakfast we depart for sightseeing tour of Moscow.
This tour is the best option to see the best of Moscow and get familiar with its nearly 900 years of history in just a few hours. Walk Red Square, view the Kremlin, see old Convents, visit Russia's main cathedral, Moscow State University and Sparrow Hills. See where important cultural events unfolded: learn about Russian Ballet School when viewing Bolshoy, learn where and how Stanislavsky acting school was established, see where Leo Tolstoy and other writers lived. Get a feeling for this unique city that became a symbol of unity for people all across 11 time zones in Russia.
You will have a time for a lunch in a nice restaurant (not included in the package price). Then we proceed to the airport.
Arrival to Irkutsk. Transfer to the city center. Accommodation in a host family.
Home entertainment (tea and baked goods).
The sightseeing city tour, during which it will be possible to see the historical center with its ancient rock and wooden tracery houses, to visit the Museum of Decembrists or the Museum of Regional Studies (tourists can make their choice).
End of the day: dinner and overnight in Irkutsk.
After breakfast at 9:00, one departs to Olkhon Island. (Distance 350 km, en route 5-6 hours).
This is the remarkable possibility to learn the traditions and the culture of local residents – buryats of the Baikal region. If an individual transfer is chosen, you can make stops at the sacred shamanist places named "obo". At will, you can also participate in the "Bringing of Offerings to the Spirits of the Land" ritual. This rite is called "burkhanit".
Time for lunch. (not included in the package price).
To their discretion, the tourists can make a choice of Russian (borsch, solyanka, pancakes) or Buryat (pose, salamat) national dishes.
After the lunch, the trip goes on. Arrival to the settlement MRS Sakhyurta. Crossing the strait Olkhonskie Gates with a ferry boat (20 min.).
Then driving to Khuzhir (1-1,5 h.) located in the center of the Olkhon Island.
Accommodation in a family or at a tourist base (tourists can make their choice).
Breakfast. Excursion by car (80 km) to the northern extremity of the Olkhon Island - legendary Hoboi Cape. That name originates from the word "fang", which is "Hoboi" in Buryat.
The splendid views of the Island and Small Sea impress one with the variety: here it is possible to see steppes, taiga, picturesque cliffs descending to an azure sea, and even a desert. From Hoboi Cape, one can see the panorama of Large Sea (Baykal). Exactly here, the distance between Baikal's western and eastern shores reaches its maximum, 79,5 km. The eastern rocky shore of the Olkhon Island steeply breaks itself downward, into the abyss, at the depth of more than 1600 m. At the foot of Hoboi Cape, one can often see "nerps" (a unique fresh-water Baikal seal).
Walking to Burkhan Cape. Visiting the sacred shamanist place - the Shamanki Cliff.
Depart to Irkutsk. (Distance 350 km, 5-6 hours).
Arrival to Irkutsk. Accommodation in a host family.
Free time. Home dinner and overnight in Irkutsk.
After a breakfast, one departs to Listvyanka (70 km). A pedestrian crossing from Listvyanka to Bolshie Koty (24 km). The itinerary of the tourist path passes along the shore of the lake and through small valleys. Here you can see the most beautiful landscapes with steep rocks and enjoy the views of Baikal.
Village Bolshie Koty is located within Pribajkalsky National Park. This settlement is well-known for its beautiful landscapes and the fact that there are only two possibilities to reach it, namely, by foot or by ship.
The lunch-picnic in one of the small valleys.
Arrival to Bolshie Koty. Accommodation in a host family or in a tourist base.
Dinner and overnight in Bolshie Koty.
After breakfast, you either have free time or can walk to Skriper Rock (4 km one-way).
Skriper is the most beautiful rocky cliff. In a steep slope of Skriper, there is a cave. Its area is 60 м2. Once the cave was inhabited, and some stone and iron tools of hunting were found inside the cave. Not far from the Skriper Rock, you can see abandoned mines of goldfields.
In the evening, you can visit a scientific museum at Biological station. The museum contains unique collections of exhibits collected by researchers of Baikal.
An excursion to abandoned mines of goldfields.
A very picturesque path goes deep into taiga. Not far from the path and at 1,5 kilometers' distance from the settlement, there is an old gold mining drag. Recently the gold was being extracted here.
Lunch. Then there will be a tour to Grebeshok Mountain.
In less than 20 minutes of lifting along the path, you find yourself on an observation point of this beautiful rock. From this point, you can see Hamar-Daban Mountain Ridge located on the opposite coast of the lake, and if you look down, you will have seen the Baikal Lake as large as life. From here, one clearly sees a river valley and taiga, and small houses of the settlement that look like toys.
In the evening, there will be a tour across Baikal on board the "Voskhod" hydrofoil ship, from the source of Angara River and then downstream of Angara to Irkutsk (Distance - 80км, 1 hour 40 minutes).
Arrival to Irkutsk. Crossing from the landing stage to the city center, which will be accomplished by the "Raketa" boat (15-20 minutes).
Home dinner and overnight in Irkutsk.


Here we go! This is the next 2018 Happy Meal Toy video. There should be two more this year before we close out the series. This round they also had a My Little Pony set of toys which I will show on another video. They also added the "Next Toy" to the bottom of the box again. Another interesting change is they put all of the instructions on the bag and not on an additional piece of paper. I had to watch the movie trailer to see why they made all of these with a little kid look to them. Not much to do with the movie! What did you think of these BumbleBee Transformers?


If the Scorpions' global hit "Winds of Change" were to be re-released, it would be the perfect song to describe what's happening in the Russian beer scene right now. The land of bears and wolves is currently experiencing an unprecedented trend in specialty beers. Winds of change are blowing through the streets – particularly in the country's biggest cities such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg and in the Urals. There, new boulevard breweries, craft beer pubs, bars and shops are opening their doors at a rate of nearly every month. Residents of the country's major cities now also celebrate beer festivals with visitors from all over the world who are flocking there with the express purpose of sampling Russian beers.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, international beer giants flooded the market with inexpensive standard beers. At the time, thousands of Finns and Swedes would travel to Saint Petersburg nearly every day to revel in cheap drinking sessions. Even renowned Russian breweries, such as Saint Petersburg's very own Baltika – which boasts a range of over 20 types of beer – were acquired by the likes of Carlsberg. Following the annexation of Crimea and the ensuing economic boycott of the West, the Ruble exchange rate fell and foreign beers became practically unaffordable for the average consumer. However, an increasing number of new and innovative brewers are now setting up shop with regional craft breweries and specialty brews. Because the Ruble is still relatively cheap, Russians are experiencing a real beer revolution. Market researchers are even confirming that demand for local beer, in particular among younger consumers, is currently outstripping supply.
The Muscovites are not just enjoying success in Russia. Last year, a beer bar in Berlin's über-trendy Friedrichshain district also started serving their beers. The bar – Protokoll – boasts 24 taps for beers that creatively incorporate wood, cones and twigs from Russia's forests. The Russian trendsetters Nikita Filippov, Dmitry Buldakov and Artem Kolchukov from AF Brew (AF stands for Anti-Factory) are also well-known in Germany's capital. Three years ago they brewed an India Pale Ale (IPA) together with Berlin's Bierfabrik brewery. "That was our first collaborate brew ever," says Filippov proudly. However, the three self-starters, who are originally from Saint Petersburg, make a point of using regional raw materials. They have even flavored a brew with specially roasted black salt in homage to local tastes.


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Radio Broadcast September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022
The Antichrist THEN and NOW – P2
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Notes on Antiochus Epiphanes (New World Encyclopedia)
Notes on Antiochus Epiphanes (Britannica Encyclopedia)
Notes on Antiochus Epiphanes (Biblical Archaeology Society)
Radio Broadcast, Sermons July 1, 2022
Trail of the Serpent-4
01-07-22_Trail-of-the-serpent_[Beast-at-the-beginning-beast-at-the-end_[part-4] (downloadable mp3)
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Radio Broadcast June 22, 2022 June 23, 2022
Trail of the serpent 3b
22-06-22_Trail-of-the-serpent_3b (downloadable mp3)
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Trail of the Serpent – 3
Trail of the serpent[Beast at the beginning and beast at the end]_Part-3a (Downloadable mp3)
Note: This broadcast is incomplete due to an abrupt power cut that occurred during recording. It will be continued.
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Radio Broadcast May 25, 2022 June 16, 2022
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Unto a perfect man_7
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Who was Cain; and how should a woman adorn herself?
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What was the sin of Adam?
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Q: One Image uploading instead of two for Programtically created Product Once we click on button present in Product view page, we are doing 2 things :

*

*Creating 2 images in folder media/custom_product_preview/quote/

*Creating new Product Programtically & uploading those 2 images to that Product
Issue : Only 1 image is uploading to Product , but we need both images.
if ($doSave) {
    $images = array(
        'image1' => 'image.png',
        'image2' => 'image2.png'
    );

    $imag_data = Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getProductImage();
    $newImagePath = $imag_data;
    $io = new Varien_Io_File();

    foreach ($images as $imageType => $imageFileName) {
        $path = '';
        if ($newImagePath != "") {
            $dir = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'custom_product_preview/quote/';
            $path = $dir . $newImagePath;
        } else {
        }

        if ($io->fileExists($path)) {
            try {
               $product->addImageToMediaGallery($path, array('image', 'thumbnail'), false);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                echo $e->getMessage();
            }
        } else {
            echo "Can not find image by path: `{$path}`
";
        }
    }
}
$product->save();

A: if ($doSave)
       {
            $images = array(
                'image1' => 'image.png',
                'image2' => 'image2.png'
            );

            $imag_data = Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->getProductImage();
            $newImagePath = $imag_data;

            foreach ($images as $imageType => $imageFileName)
            {
                $path = '';
                if ($imageFileName != "") // Issue here
                {
                    $dir = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'custom_product_preview/quote/';
                    $path = $dir . $imageFileName; // Issue here
                }
                else {}

                if (file_exists($path))
                {
                    try
                    {
                       $product->addImageToMediaGallery($path, array('image','thumbnail'), false);
                    }
                    catch (Exception $e)
                    {
                        echo $e->getMessage();
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    echo "Can not find image by path: `{$path}`
";
                }
            }
        }
        $product->save();

A: This is how I programattically add images to products as part of a 3rd party import
$product = Mage::getModel("catalog/product")->load($id);
$product
    ->setMediaGallery (array('images'=>array (), 'values'=>array ()))
    ->addImageToMediaGallery($target, array('image','thumbnail','small_image'), false, false)
    ->save();

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Victoria Ananyan
Jack Devant 30/06/2013 Contemporary
Victoria Ananyan (Dutch National Ballet) in contemporary La Pluie at IBBC 2013 as honorary guest.
Victoria Ananyan was born in Jerevan, in Armenia, but trained as a dancer two thousand kilometers away at the Ballet Academy of the Perm State Theatre, in Russia. Alongside the Vaganova Academy and the Bolshoi Ballet School, this is one of the top three Russian dance academies. Following her training, Victoria danced with the Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet for four years, where she reached the rank of principal. She joined the Dutch National Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2007, and was promoted to soloist in 2010. In the 2011-2012 season, she danced in the same rank with San Francisco Ballet.
Photos by Jack Devant with kind permission of the IBBC, special thanks to Marina Seiko and Regina Kaupuza.
Dutch National Ballet IBBC 2013 La Pluie Victoria Ananyan
Jules Massenet (16)
TIBC 2016 (16)


How do i convert the signal measured in decibel into voltage? Is there a reference point for the conversion?
If you are referring to the spectrum mode in PicoScope, you will need to go to the options menu and change the scale to voltage from dB.


Many of us dream of traveling the world, but few of us actually do it. Most of the time money is the issue, and sometimes work gets in the way. Still, traveling the world isn't as unreachable as it may seem. There is more than one way of seeing exotic destinations and far away countries - just need to be ready to be open-minded, and you could easily have great fun and see a lot in the process.
This is a worldwide phenomenon for people who are bored with sterile hotel rooms and want to experience real cross-cultural exchange. Maybe it sounds risky to you, but it is a legitimate way of offering accommodation to travelers and often even interacting far more than just a greeting. You have the opportunity to share meals with your host and also explore the town with them in case you really get along. If not, you'll have a far cheaper accommodation than in any hotel or hostel.
This is a pure win-win situation for both parties involved. Basically, two travelers agree to swap houses and spend some time in the other traveler's home. That way, there is an equal amount of risk/reward for both travelers. Sometimes the car is part of the arrangement, too. The number of homes available across the globe is merely unbelievable - from villas to suburban family homes and urban apartments downtown - there's something for everybody. People who do house swaps actually want a more authentic experience of the location they want to visit. If you are only willing to rent the house without the swapping, it's also an option.
Yes, it's possible to live aboard a yacht and sail around a big part of the world - it can be free, with shared costs or you can even get paid! It's not necessary to be a seasoned sailor, although it could help in some cases because there are numerous opportunities on different vessels like fishing boats, yachts, tall ships and dive boats all around. Hostesses, cooks, nannies, and deckhands are always needed, so it's not that difficult to find a job there. Just be aware of the fact that being a part of the crew is not an easy task, but still a great way to travel the world for free.
If you are a native English speaker, you have an excellent opportunity to use that to your advantage. It's a free way to visit countries like Japan, South Korea, Latin America, Eastern Europe and many other regions in search for native English speakers that could teach them. The payment and the hours will differ depending on the country, so do your research thoroughly before you sign up for this. The best pay is for those with a bachelor's degree and a TEFL or TESOL certificate, but any enthusiastic native speaker can find their foreign students to teach. It can be exhausting from time to time, but you'll always find time to explore the place you're in, meet people and experience intercultural exchange. Many English teachers even manage to save some money, so they get to do some more traveling when their contract is over.
It takes a certain skill to know how to use the advantage of loyalty points, free miles, and benefits. If you play your cards right, you'll be able to get free flights and upgrades, as well as free hotel stays. It isn't illegal at all, it's just a bit complicated for some people to try to be smarter than the system, but some people travel the world this way. The trick is to also use memberships and credit cards that offer their own sign-up bonuses. All in all, travel hack can sometimes be time-consuming, but the benefits can be enormous.
Many young people choose to spend their gap year working and traveling, but it can be an option for a person of almost any age, really. However, students and students-to-be are the ones reaping most of the benefits from Work&Travel programs around the world. Many countries offer this opportunity to foreigners, and countries like the USA, Canada, Australia and western-European nations are among the most popular ones to go to. If you're willing to work in another country, you also need to do research of what type of visa is required for a specific country and if you are eligible to get it - don't start packing just yet. It's wiser to look for a professional help here, like the one that Australian student visa agents offer to young foreigners who are interested in working in Down Under. Otherwise, you're risking being denied a visa and missing your opportunity.
If you are ready to drive a vehicle from one location to another, mostly across long distances, you can get a free ride, often with gas included. In essence, a relocation company or an individual needs their vehicle delivered, while you get to hit the road and experience a big part of the country. As a driver, you are expected to be flexible and reliable and older than 23. In many cases, there's a deposit to ensure you don't stray too much from the route or the schedule.
For open-minded people, traveling the world is more than possible – there are tons of different ways of reaching your desired destination, you just need to be ready to try out new things. Choose one that suits you and start preparing for the road!


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Nov 7, 2018 2:52 pm 2018-11-08T18:01:04-05:00
League of Legends developer Riot Games sued for gender discrimination
Current and former employees filed the suit this week.
Nicole Carpenter
Riot Games is being sued by one current and one former Riot Games employee following a Kotaku investigation into the company's "men-first" culture.
Current employee Melanie McCracken and former employee Jessica Negron filed the class-action lawsuit alleging that women at Riot are "denied equal pay" and have their "careers stifled because they are women." The suit also says that the plaintiffs' working conditions have been "negatively impacted" due to ongoing sexual harassment and bias, which "predominate[s] the sexually-hostile working environment of Riot Games."
The women say that Riot is trying to sweep the allegations brought forth by Kotaku under the rug "with empty investigations and counselling" and "protecting the bad actors from any repercussion." They're seeking monetary damages and to cause social change for "the misconduct perpetrated by Riot Games," according to the lawsuit.
McCracken and Negron's lawsuit lays out the many ways in which Riot's "bro culture" devalues women, both through personal experience and drawing on Kotaku's initial report.
In August, Kotaku published a months-long investigation into sexism at the League of Legends developer. The outlet spoke with 28 current and former employees about sexual harassment and misogyny at the company. Shortly after the report was published, Riot put up a post outlining its "steps forward" following the investigation. The company apologized for the mistakes it's made and said it would work to fix the company culture.
"Rioters have told us that the steps we have taken thus far aren't enough, and we agree," a Riot spokesperson said in the statement. "The issues we face are serious, and to drive this change, we need to fully understand the root of the issues. This transformation is going to be the source of our future strength as a company. To get there, we need to evolve our culture, while preserving the good things that we think make Riot special."
But according to the lawsuit, Riot's "steps forward" aren't enough. Several high-profile employees accused in the Kotaku report are reportedly still with the company, but many others "who were accused of facilitating a toxic culture" have been "purged," according to Kotaku.
In September, two former Riot employees were fired after they spoke out about a gender-inclusive panel held by Riot at PAX West. Many League fans were initially upset and accused the company of "gender discrimination" for creating a space for women and non-binary folks in the industry.
Riot has since issued a statement to Kotaku regarding the lawsuit. "While we do not discuss the details of ongoing litigation, we can say that we take every allegation of this nature seriously and investigate them thoroughly," a spokesperson said. "We remain committed to a deep and comprehensive evolution of our culture to ensure Riot is a place where all Rioters thrive."