Pomegranate seeds have many health benefits and are a great addition to many dishes (see suggestions at the bottom of the article). But getting them out of a pomegranate can be a messy ordeal, especially since their juices stain. Below are four steps to an easy no-mess method of extracting pomegranate seeds from the fruit's skin.
1. Using a sharp knife, cut halfway through the pomegranate. Rotate the fruit 90 degrees and cut halfway through again. At this point, the pomegranate should still be in one piece.
2. Submerge the whole pomegranate in a bowl of tap water until the fruit is completely covered. Using your fingers, pull the pomegranate apart into quarters, using the cut marks made in the fruit in the previous step.
3. Keeping the pomegranate pieces under the water, use your fingers to pull the seeds away from the skin and the white membrane. The seeds will fall to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top.
4. When all the seeds are separated, use your hands to scoop the skin and the membrane out of the bowl and throw them away. Then drain the water and enjoy your pomegranate seeds!
One 4" inch diameter pomegranate contains about 230 calories; a large portion of these calories comes from sugar. Pomegranates are very low in sodium, cholesterol, and saturated fat. They are high in fiber, potassium, Vitamin C, and antioxidants.
Pomegranates are picked ripe so when you buy one in the store it is ready for consumption. The heavier the fruit the better, as that indicates more juice in the seeds.


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VoxEU Column Politics and economics
Bargaining advantages of autocratic leaders in conflicts between totalitarian and democratic regimes: Reflections on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alex Cukierman
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has stoked tensions between Western democracies and Russia, presenting the risk of an explicit conflictual situation. This column explores the bargaining advantages of democratically elected leaders relative to autocratic ones. The typically shorter terms in office of democratic leaders and greater accountability to their populations contributes to a greater aversion to armed conflict, as does the freer flow of information and typically greater aversion to military casualties. This lends insight to Western democracies' refrainment from direct involvement in the Ukraine war.
Professor Emeritus of economics Research Fellow Centre for Economic Policy Research; Professor Emeritus Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya; Professor Emeritus Tel Aviv University
Editors' note: This column is part of the Vox debate on the economic consequences of war.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia transformed the latent tensions between Western democracies and Russia into an explicit conflictual situation. Western democracies responded by means of economic sanctions on Russia, humanitarian help, and provision of some military equipment to Ukraine. But they refrained from direct involvement in the war. The unfolding international events triggered by the war suggest that the leader of a totalitarian country such as Russia possesses some bargaining advantages vis-à-vis a democratically elected leader such as a US president. Democratic leaders are more accountable to voters and their expected tenure is normally shorter. Consequently, they are more hesitant to engage in open warfare. They care relatively more about the human and material casualties inflicted by war on their populations. For the same reason, democratic leaders are likely to deploy costly economic sanctions more gradually than autocratic leaders. Severe restrictions on freedom of the media and cracking down on dissidents enables autocratic leaders to mobilise domestic public support for their policy plans. Existence of free press and the rule of law in democracies largely prohibits the use of such measures by democratic leaders.
Differences in tenure and accountability
Terms in office of democratic leaders are normally shorter than those of autocratic ones. The electoral cycles of presidents and prime ministers in democracies are usually limited to four or five years and in some cases, such as the US, there is a cap on the number of times a head of state can be re-elected. Such constitutional limitations are either non-existent or poorly adhered to in autocracies. Consequently, tenure of autocratic leaders is longer. Admittedly, an autocratic leader may be removed by means of a coup or a democratic revolution but the leader usually deploys strong counter-measures to prevent such outcomes. Three extreme examples of this tendency are Franco, who ruled Spain for 36 years between 1939 until his death in 1975, President Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria since 1971 for 29 years till his death in 2000, and his son, Bashar al-Assad, who has been president since then to date. Putin has been the Russian president for the last ten years and previously between 2000 and 2008.1 Merkel, who has been chancellor of Germany for 16 years ending in 2001, had one of the longest tenures among democratic leaders. However, unlike autocratic leaders, she had to pass the test of genuine re-elections and coalition formation every four years. Admittedly Putin also had to be re-elected periodically, but Russian elections were largely a rubber stamp for keeping him in office.
The difference in expected tenure between democratic and autocratic heads of states makes it easier for the second group to accept short-term costs for their populations in order to achieve their longer-term objectives. By contrast, the shorter expected horizon of democratic leaders induces them to implement policies they will get credit for during their relatively limited time in office at the cost of ignoring long-term objectives. The current conflict between Western democracies and Russia over Ukraine is a striking illustration of this tendency; Putin's long-term goal is to establish an autocratic regime under Russian influence in Ukraine and possibly to even seize substantial parts of its territory. The long-term objective of Western democracies is to create an environment in which Ukraine will be able to pursue its process of democratisation along with increasing political and economic ties with the West.
Due to his longer horizon, Putin's ability to insist on his side of those opposed long-term objectives is stronger than that of a democratic leader, such as President Biden, who faces re-elections in two and a half years. A similar consideration applies to the democratically elected European heads of state. This difference in tenure and accountability is one of the institutional factors leading to the democratic peace tendency as stressed by Bueno de Mesquita (1999) and others. A desirable aspect of the relatively short electoral cycle of democratic leaders is that they are more accountable to their voters.2 But, by the same token, this weakens their bargaining power during conflicts with autocratic leaders with longer expected tenure in office. The difference in tenure is also one of the origins for the theory that sufficiently biased decisive leaders are more likely to start a war. Jackson and Morelli (2007) define a biased leader or political elite for whom the ratio of war benefits to costs is higher than that of the pivotal voter. Such a bias is more likely to emerge, the longer the tenure of the leader.
Differences in the free flow of information and the treatment of oppositions
Totalitarian leaders like Putin are relatively free to impose severe restrictions on the flow of information to their own people. During periods of stress, this is done by closing most non-official media channels and feeding domestic populations with a description and interpretation of events dictated by the ruling heads of state. This allows autocratic leaders to bias information flows toward convincing a large chunk of their public to support government policy.3 The ability of democratic leaders to use this blunt instrument is restricted by the existence of free press, making it harder to mobilise public support for currently costly measures designed to achieve their long-term objectives. This relative bargaining weakness of democratic leaders is particularly important in international conflicts that require decisions about economic sanctions and warfare.
Since they have more flexibility in applying national laws, autocratic leaders find it easier to silence or eliminate dissidents by means of imprisonment and at times even physical elimination. A well-known example is the attempted poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Such practices are largely prevented by abidance to the law in democracies weakening the ability of democratic leaders to mobilise public support for risky and costly policies such as war. This provides an additional channel leading to the democratic peace phenomenon.
Differences in concern for human lives and hardships
Due to their longer expected tenure and, correspondingly, little accountability, autocratic leaders care less about the human lives and hardships of their own populations. One reason for Putin's attempt to reverse Ukraine's move toward the EU and NATO by means of war rather than through negotiations is probably based on his perception that, due to their higher concern for human lives and related hardships, Western democracies have a strong aversion to military casualties of their military personnel. However, it bears noting that, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the modest measure of democratisation it brought to Russia, even Putin has more concern for the lives of Russian soldiers and civilians than Stalin. It is estimated that Stalin directly or indirectly killed 20 million Russians prior to WWII and sacrificed over a million lives of Soviet soldiers to win the battle of Stalingrad. Although Putin's lack of concern for the lives of his military personnel pales in comparison to that of Stalin, it is nonetheless high in comparison to the norms of Western democratic leaders.4
Obviously, one should not take the message of this column as a recommendation for abolishing democracy and the associated safeguards of freedom and human dignity that it delivers.5 But beyond this universally important norm, a democracy may have some advantages within the narrower bargaining nexus. In particular, a democratic leader is less likely to be surprised by the moves of adversary countries. The reason is that, in a well-functioning democracy, professional staff members are relatively free to express views that dissent from those of the leader while in autocracies the staff is often reduced to a bunch of 'yes-men'. A well-known extreme outcome of this tendency is the traumatic surprise Stalin experienced when Nazi Germany broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1941 and invaded Russia. In a similar vein, Putin underestimated the resistance of the Ukrainian people and the reaction of Western democracies.
More generally, there is evidence that democracies enjoy on average faster economic growth, which indirectly may strengthen the bargaining position of democratic countries in the long run (Acemoglu et al. 2019 present recent evidence).
Author's note: I thank Guy Las and Dominic Rohner for insightful suggestions.
Acemoglu D, S Naidu, P Restrepo and J Robinson (2019), "Democracy Does Cause Growth", Journal of Political Economy 127(1).
Acemoğlu D, N Ajzenman, C G Aksoy, M Fiszbein and C Molina (2021), "(Successful) democracies breed their own support", VoxEU.org, 15 September.
Bueno de Mesquita, B, J Morrow, R Siverson and A Smith (1999), "An Institutional Explanation of the Democratic Peace", American Political Science Review 93(4): 791– 807.
Grosjean P (2022), "Conflict, empires, and political preferences", VoxEU.org, 28 March.
Jackson, M and M Morelli (2007), "Political Bias and War", American Economic Review 97(4):1353-1373.
Marx B, V Ponce and V Rollet (2022), "Electoral Turnover", CEPR Discussion Paper 17407.
Treisman R (2022), "What Russians Think of the War in Ukraine, According to an Independent Pollster", NPR.
1 Between 2008 and 2012, Putin was prime minister under President Medvedev but was the real power behind the president. This temporary switch of the presidency between Putin and Medvedev was created to bypass a two terms limitation on the president's term that existed at the time.
2 Using the universe of presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945, Marx et al. (2022) report that election of new leaders improves governance and reduces perceived corruption.
3 Treisman (2022) reports on NPR morning edition that Levada Center – a relatively independent Russian pollster – finds that about 80% of the Russian population support the invasion of Ukraine.
4 Using survey data Grosjean (2022) finds that there is a long run negative relation between war victimisation on one hand and political trust and democratic capital on the other hand.
5 Acemoğlu et al. (2021) find that successful democracies reinforce the support of their citizen for this type of regime.
Conflict, empires, and political preferences
Grosjean
VoxEU Column / 28 Mar 2022
(Successful) democracies breed their own support
Fiszbein
Ajzenman
Aksoy
Acemoğlu
VoxEU Column / 15 Sep 2021
Russia's tit for tat
van Bergeijk
VoxEU Column / 25 Apr 2014
Western democracies
autocratic leaders
Pauline Grosjean
carlos molina
Martin Fiszbein
Nicolas Ajzenman
Cevat Giray Aksoy
Daron Acemoğlu
Peter A.G. van Bergeijk

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The past few weeks have been heavy on travel and on-site consulting; with a two week gig in Texas focusing on AutoCAD/ADT Modeling techniques, a presentation explaining BIM; Past, Present and Future ,and a bit of Revit Building thrown in for good measure. During this trip I bumped into quite a few people (Jay Moore from VisionREZ and Chip Foose from OverHaulin TV Fame complete with rendering in hand).
This week I am working in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg area) working with a great group of folks using ADT. If you are an Autodesk product user in the Machanicsburg/Harrisburg/York area and interested in getting together for a "Geek Dinner and Chat" drop me an e-mail.
While driving back from South Carolina the other day I saw the greatest license plate "I Love AU" but unfortunately my camera was in the back of the car so no photos showing it... :( That being said you have a chance to see if you agree with the woman driving the "I Love AU" car.
The upcoming AU 2005 will be held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida from November 28 - December 1, 2005. This year you can expect 375 classes and hands-on labes in addition to the ADN conference and the 3ds Max Developers Conference. This will be my fifth year at AU and each one just keeps getting better and better!
For those looking to get approval from your company the "Justifying AU" section of the website may be of some help.
One of the most useful items within Architectural Desktop is the Project Navigator. Unfortunately this is also one of the more difficult item to understand and one that I get the most questions from new users/companies moving to using this. Whether this stems from having a traditional cad background, program terminology or other reasons the bottom line is that with a little understanding you can successfully start using this for you next project.
This post will attempt to explain the workflow and terminology for use with the project navigator to help get you started.
In traditional cad we have always worked with multiple files that related in some way to our project. What Project Navigator attempts to do is to manage that "flow" of information. This "flow" is what I like to call the "Information Life Cycle".
To better understand the Project Navigator we need to examine the typical project workflow. This is typically where most companies/users have instituted some type of external reference structure (how xrefs should go together). The use of the PN can be summed up as a three tier external reference system.
For us this begins with our first tier or base drawing. This is typically where geometry is drawn such as Walls, Doors, Windows, etc... It is quite common that this base drawing is what is shared with other members of the design team (consultant) as a background reference.
Once we have the base geometry defined we move into the second tier or annotation. This is typically where annotation is generated such as: text, leaders, dimensions, symbols, schedules, etc... When working in the annotation drawings this is usually when you start to consider the particular view/region that will be showing when plotted and of course the intended output drawing scale of the "view" becomes important in this tier.
Moving to the third and final tier or plotting. This is typically where you will find the base drawing and annotation brought together to load onto the sheet for plotting.
The Project Navigator Palette is divided into 4 tabs; Project, Constructs, Views & Sheets. Each of these tabs has a specific role to play in your project. Let's define some terminology starting with the Project tab.
Project Tab - This is where non-graphical project data is entered.
Within here we have two areas that need some clarification; Levels and Divisions.
A "Division" separates the building in a vertical plane and can be either a physical/virtual separation. More on what the physical/virtual is shortly. Typical uses include Building Wings/Extensions, Project Phasing (Phase I, Phase II), Construction Options (Demo, Existing, New, Temporary, Future), Design Options of differing configurations, Disciplines (Arch, Struc, PME,) etc… Essentially this gives you a controlled way to break up the building model.
Constructs Tab - This is where the base drawings begin.
A "Construct" is a unique portion of the building on a particular level in a particular division. Typical uses include Floor Plans & Roof Plans.
Views Tab - This is where the annotation drawings begin.
A "Sheet" is a "Ready to Plot" report of the building model. Typically this involves the created view defined in the Views tab loaded onto the sheet for printing. Typical items you find in the sheets are the titleblock (can be an element) with fields referencing your project information.
Step 1 - Creation. The creation of your project begins with the project browser. Once the project is started the creation of all new files associated can be done within the project navigator. Within the Constructs, Views, or Sheets tab you can right click to create a new working file. Depending on which one is chosen you will be presented with a dialogue box indicating which files will be referenced together to document your building model as required.
Step 2 - Organization/Management. With all the working files in one location anyone working on the project can see the files that make up the building model. From those working in/out of drawings on an hourly/daily basis or those less frequently you can find and work on the needed drawings at any time in one easy to manage location without going outside of your ADT session.
Step 3 - Publication. The sharing of this information whether digital (2d/3d) or hardcopy prints is a necessary part of the documentation. From sharing with Consultants to print shops to building owners; with all the design submittals along the way the most time consuming part (besides design time) is plotting. The project navigator alleviates this by giving you a simple right click on single or multiple drawings (without opening, printing and closing each manually) and deliver in any of several methods (e-transmit, printing to file, printing to plotter, etc…).
Step 4 - Changes. During the design process changes happen constantly. By having your project drawings in one easy to access interface (once you learn the basics) you can get in/out of your working drawings and make changes as needed. For those using ADT 2006 and higher the introduction of "Project Standards" allow you to make style/display changes and have these updated to the multiple files that make up your building model either manually, semi-automatically or automatically.
The ILC and PN concept is a repeating cycle as you create design data, organize and manage this data, publish/share and then continue to refine your designs through numerous changes all managed in one central location for your entire project.
There are plenty of additional items that the Project Browser and Project Navigator offer including migrating legacy projects (pre-PN days) that we have not covered. I would encourage you to explore this further once you begin your journey into using the Project Navigator. Now that you have the concepts understood the actual implementation of putting this into action should go much easier!


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For those of you who are located a little further south on the coast, you must spend an afternoon at Pigs & Pints in Burleigh Heads. If you are one of those people who needs a feed with a great beer or other alcoholic beverage then look no further for a great night out with friends. Tuck into a grazing plate that feeds two people with an array of juicy slow cooked meat and fresh seafood, served with tasty sides. You can choose from a wide range of craft and premium beers that include Hop Hog, Monteiths Pilsner, White Rabbit and Whale Ale that will quench your thirst after a hard day's work at the office. If you can't make up your mind as to which beer to buy then try four types of beer with their beer tasting box which is available all day. So when the clock hits 5pm, jump in the car and enjoy the freshest tasting beer with delicious meats which are sure to make your mouth water.
The One50 Public House is the place to eat, drink and be merry. Tucked away in Bundall, this venue boasts chic urban design for those of you looking to have a drink at a sophisticated bar. You can order a fancy cocktail at the ONE50 Public House bar which overlooks the waterfront and is a favourite for those looking to unwind after work. They also stock award-winning wine if you and your friends are after something a bit smoother on the palate. Away from the hustle and bustle of the usual bars along the Gold Coast strip, you can pull up a comfy chair and relax with friends over a few drinks. If you are up for socialising rather than shouting over loud music, order at the bar and make One50 Public House a regular on your list of places to visit. If you are feeling a bit peckish then we suggest visiting their restaurant that is influenced by the taste of New York.
Ironically there is nowhere else you would rather be than at elsewhere in Surfers Paradise. elsewhere has made a name for itself as the staple for individuals looking to enjoy a night out that showcases different sounds and drinks. With many local, national and international events every weekend, elsewhere always showcases something out of the ordinary which is bound to keep you coming back for more with friends. If you also want to dance to the music than we suggest ordering their Espresso Martini which comes in a dance proof cup if you want to get down. This social club has everything you could possibly want and marches to its own beat in the heart of Surfers Paradise. For a magical night filled with mayhem, laughter and fantastic drinks, head to elsewhere which will have you celebrating until sunrise.
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Peer Reviewers Winnow Race to Top Hopefuls
Expert Panels Play Key Role in $4 Billion Economic-Stimulus Competition
By Michele McNeil
In the competition for $4 billion in Race to the Top grants, states have made their best pitches, a secret jury has debated and scored their applications—and now U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan must decide who's good enough to make it to the final round.
Mr. Duncan's announcement of the Race to the Top Fund finalists, which is expected as early as this week, caps a dash by the Department of Education to recruit, vet, and train peer reviewers who wield tremendous power in determining who will win this high-stakes education reform competition.
In this first round of competition, all but 10 states applied for awards financed by the economic-stimulus package that will range from an estimated $350 million to $700 million—badly needed money that would help cash-strapped states.
Once the first-round awards are made in April, the department will publicize the scores and comments for each applicant from the 49 peer reviewers who have been given responsibility for judging 30 criteria that measure a state's commitment to improving teacher quality, low-performing schools, data systems, and academic standards.
Despite all that influence, the ultimate power rests with Mr. Duncan, who will have the final say in awarding those cash prizes. But if the secretary deviates from the highest scores in awarding the Race to the Top grants, department officials have said he pledges to justify his reasons.
Inside the Peer Review Process
Each of 49 peer reviewers evaluated four or five state applications, which were randomly assigned. Comments and scores were due February 8, 2010.
IMAGES: iStockphoto.com/auras
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education; Education Week
Mr. Duncan also has sole discretion in choosing how many finalists will come to Washington the week of March 15 to make presentations to the peer reviewers.
The purpose of the presentations, said Joanne Weiss, the department's Race to the Top director, is not only to verify and clarify what's in the applications, but also to ensure that those who must implement the plan know and understand what's been promised.
"The real issue is, we're giving away hundreds of millions of dollars, and we don't want to just rely on what you wrote on a piece of paper," Ms. Weiss said. "We want to look you in the eye."
Looking for Conflicts
In August, the Education Department put out a call for peer reviewers to judge the applications and drew 1,500 applicants. They will pull from this pool for the second round of the competition, which starts in June when applications are due and ends in September, when the final dollar is awarded.
Vetting the list for potential conflicts of interest was no easy task. Any nominee who works for a state or district was automatically eliminated. So was anyone who helped out in any way on a state's application, or who has a financial interest in the outcome of the competition.
Lawyers and ethics officers from the department did most of that work, although four career and four political staff members also reviewed the applicants to make sure they had expertise in the four school improvement areas emphasized in Race to the Top.
The department also hired a contractor to do a public-records search—even a Google search—into nominees to uncover information not previously disclosed. The department was also on the lookout for anyone who might have "significant identification with a specific pedagogical or philosophical viewpoint that might give an unfair advantage or disadvantage to an applicant," according to department documents.
"It's wasn't like, 'Do you have a belief?' " Ms. Weiss said. "It was more about, 'Do you have an agenda?' "
Of the 49 peer reviewers, the department granted 12 waivers for "indirect" conflicts of interest, most commonly that a reviewer had worked for a state or school district within the past 12 months.
The reviewers receive $5,000 for what amounts to hundreds of hours of work that will span at least two months and involve tedious reading of applications that can exceed 1,000 pages each, counting appendices.
Though the department released basic demographic information on the reviewers—most, for example, have doctoral degrees and at least a dozen served on a state board of education or as a local or state school superintendent—federal officials have caught criticism for keeping their identities secret.
One reason the reviewers' names should be made public is because of Mr. Duncan's pledge to run a transparent competition, said Frederick M. Hess, the director of education policy studies for the American Enterprise Institute and a blogger hosted by Education Week. "We're talking about an extraordinary sum of cash in play, and that's why the identities of the judges are so important."
In fact, the peer reviewers had to sign confidentiality agreements declaring they won't disclose their identities or talk to the press—in effect, a gag order that applies until the department lifts it. Department officials have said they will make the identities public once the winners are announced, although it does not intend to reveal which reviewers scored which application.
Process So Far
In the course of the judging process, each peer reviewer received four or five applications to score; they were not allowed to judge applications from the states where they live. Then, the reviewers came together in Washington to form five-member panels to discuss and debate each application.
Since the reviewers rotate among panels, forming a unique one for each state, the department hopes to smooth out any scoring variances that might occur with different groups reviewing different applications.
Peer reviewers could refine their scores and comments based on their panel discussions, and the five scores were averaged to arrive at a final score. Ms. Weiss said any outliers whose grades were particularly low or high compared with the other panelists were not pressured to come to consensus.
Throughout the process, peer reviewers were instructed to do no independent research and to rely entirely on what's written in the application.
Checks and balances were built into the system to fact-check the states' applications. Ms. Weiss said, for example, that making the applications public, including the scores, comments, and video from the finalists' presentations in Washington, will help ensure accountability.
Although the department has established a detailed, 500-point scoring guide, peer reviewers' judgment will still ultimately come into play. For example, a peer reviewer will have to decide how to weigh an overly ambitious application, with a price tag that far exceeds the department's nonbinding award estimates, against a less ambitious plan that stays within those estimates. "It's entirely the peer reviewers' judgment," Ms. Weiss said. "You will see the reviewers made comments such as, 'This is underfunded. Or this is overfunded.' "
Such judgment is the wild card in the competition, said Michael J. Petrilli, a vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a think tank in Washington.
"What this comes down to is people. And invariably there are going to be judgment calls being made even as prescriptive as the criteria are," said Mr. Petrilli, who worked with some peer-reviewed grant programs while at the department under President George W. Bush. "That's when policy leanings are going to come into play."
Still, the peer-review system was probably the best choice for the department in judging Race to the Top, said Mark Schneider, the vice president for education, human development, and the workforce program at the American Institutes for Research.
"Peer review is probably the best system we've come up with for judging products on merit," said Mr. Schneider, a former commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics. "If it's done right, many people, especially losers, are unhappy but it does have a justification and a long history of support."
There's been less clarity to how Secretary Duncan and his staff will decide how many finalists will be selected—and how many awards will be given out.
The department has said that the applications will be ranked in order by score, with the top scorers getting money, until the money runs out. And Mr. Duncan has promised to be tough in setting a high bar for states to win.
Ms. Weiss said she couldn't talk specifically about the process the department would use in determining the number of finalists or awards. But factors will include whether there are "natural breaks" that separate the superior applications from the not-so-good—and how much money is involved in awarding the grants.
One example: If a few big states with large grants are top scorers, there might be fewer finalists and fewer winners in the first round because the department has promised to leave a sizable pot of money for Phase 2.
And what will the losers get?
The same feedback as the winners, an average of seven to 10 pages of comments from each reviewer, which will serve as a roadmap for Phase 2.
Coverage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is supported in part by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, at www.hewlett.org and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, at www.mott.org.
Vol. 29, Issue 23, Pages 1, 20
Published in Print: March 3, 2010, as Reviewers Winnow Race to Top Hopefuls
"All But 10 States Throw Hats Into Race to Top Ring," January 20, 2010.
"Rules Set for $4 Billion 'Race to Top' Contest," November 11, 2009.
"'Race to Top' Guidelines Stress Use of Test Data," July 23, 2009.


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Q: Rounded corners for lesser z-index elements I'm trying to design a website in which the main content container has rounded corners using the border-radius property. However, I am keeping a sidebar and a topside navbar fixed so they don't move when a user scrolls up or down. It's similar to what can be seen on Google Plus:
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My question is: How do I set a border-radius for a content-container with a z-index value less than the other elements so that the rounded corners are not overlapped and hidden by other elements when a user scrolls?
In the following example, I'd like the corner where the navbar and sidebar meet to be curved, but can't figure out how
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MOTOR JIKOV CNG > PRESS RELEASES > 50th Jubilee Public CNG Station in the Czech Republic Starts its Operation in Jindřichův Hradec
50th Jubilee Public CNG Station in the Czech Republic Starts its Operation in Jindřichův Hradec
February 2014 – MOTOR JIKOV Strojírenská has built the public CNG station in the industrial park right at the E551 arterial highway in the Pelhřimov direction outside the company own premises. Together with the ones in České Budějovice, Písek and Tábor the station represents a quatrefoil of compressed natural gas filling stations in South Bohemia.
"Popularity of CNG powered vehicles has been growing therefore we are commissioning another station less than a year after the first public filling station in Písek. Due to the extending network, CNG-filling in Bohemia has been slowly achieving the level of the developed countries," says Miroslav Dvořák, Chairman of the Board and General Director of MOTOR JIKOV Group.
The MJ SAT station with a sophisticated filling technology, the Becker & Söhne compressor with the power of 157 m3/hour and a pressure storage tank 2,240 l / 285 bars, is equipped with the Adast dispenser with NGV1 and NGV2 filling nozzles and an integrated payment terminal. Drivers of passenger vehicles, vans and trucks as well as buses can use the 24-hour self-service. All standard payment cards, including the CNG Card, are accepted. The station has been designed and prepared to double its capacity if required.
MOTOR JIKOV Strojírenská started a development and production of own CNG refuelling appliances in 2010. The production portfolio includes five types of compressed natural gas filling technologies for a wide spectrum of customers, starting with individuals through small and medium-sized businesses up to large companies. Last year it started building public filling stations; so far it has built CNG stations in Písek and Jindřichův Hradec.
"Considering the increasing demand of motorists in Písek, we approach to doubling the filling power of the station. For example ČSAD Autobusy in Písek, which has been using the station fully, purchases another seven CNG powered city buses; among frequent customers are also drivers of private and company vehicles," adds Jiří Slíva, Director of the Special Machining and Production Division of MOTOR JIKOV Strojírenská in Soběslav.
Almost 7 thousand CNG vehicles have currently been driven in the Czech Republic; another 35 stations should be added to the present 50 by 2015. Experts expect that in 2020 the Czech Republic should have about 400 CNG filling stations.
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Graygarden Minutemen settlement created from my Nora campaign. Features a clean rebuilt greenhouse and rooms/living spaces built on the ruins of the elevated highway as well as on the cliff using lots of scaffolding.
Selectable Mark I-VII Machinegun Turret Choose the Mark VII Turret Only file, or ignore and plop your own turrets.
Special thanks to CDante for his Transfer Settlements mod and making this possible.
My second complete playthrough of Fallout 4 had Nora as the Sole Survivor this time and I played her like the lawyer I envisioned her as, passionate about what she believes in but measured, deliberate. Her integrity is her foundation which made for some interesting quest choices. She's an eternal optimist, and it was even more important keeping that way waking up into this wasteland and later finding out about her son. All of this is reflected on how the settlements would be designed and built in this Restoring the Commonwealth campaign.
This is my Graygarden settlement blueprint using the Transfer Settlements utility. It goes directly into Slot #10.
All of my settlements are self sustaining setups capable of managing their own food, water, defense and contributing into the junk/meat train running through all of the settlements in the Commonwealth. There's enough crop that's farmed where if a settler/farmer was kidnapped or killed for x reasons, the resulting drop in production does not take the yield below the population number.
This settlement is considered Large among my builds so there are enough beds and resources to cover a population of 20.
I use Scrap Everything to remove debris / trash and also structures if they can be rebuilt either using DLC assets or mods which is detailed in the Requirements section above.
In this settlement, the greenhouse was completely rebuilt using DLC assets with Clean textures. Workbench was moved into the warehouse, on the second floor, where the robot workbench is located.
I also use several Clean variants of textures to reflect Nora's meticulous style but that is purely optional. Clean Shacks are a requirement however as the wood pieces actually replace the game objects so please make sure that's the direction you want to go in game.
There are mods from the Creation Club that are also used in this settlement but again it's left entirely up to you whether you want to include these (all but the Slocum's Joe building serve as clutter and you can replace that building with something else of your own preference in locations where present). If you want to keep the settlement to have similar assets as my screenshots, I encourage you to have these installed as well.
Lastly, I use All Settlements Extended to expand the borders of all of my settlements which means settlement attacks (as bad as they were positioned in the base game) will also likely occur even moreso within these new borders. I highly recommend downloading and installing the following mod linked below. Make sure to choose the compatibility option with All Settlements Extended.
I would also recommend installing this in conjunction with the aforementioned mod so your total settlement defense actually means something.


Above is a Sta Rite System 3 Cartridge Filter-NOT to be confused with the System 3 Cartridge DE filter. The difference is the cartridge itself-the D.E. cartridge has less pleats and a more porous covering material that holds the D.E. powder filtering media,while the cartridge above has a denser material that IS the filtering media. The above filter comes in up to 500 square feet filter area-you could go a whole season without ever cleaning!
2)Cartridge filters have much more surface area than D.E. or sand filters so they need to be cleaned less often.
In fact,for many people,a cartridge filter system would probably be the better choice over D.E. During the day,its hard to see the difference in water clarity between a cartridge and D.E. filter system,but at night with the pool light on,you may see more suspended particles with a cartridge system. This can be reduced by a adding a water clarifier(polymer that gathers smaller particles together into a bigger particle than is easily filtered out)to the water and/or running pool pump at low speed.
Above is the Waterway Crystal cartridge filter in 325 to 525 square foot sizes - this filter has huge 2.5 " plumbing for great flow,a thick tank with 3 year warranty with built in handles at a very attractive price - one of the best deals out there on cartridge filters.
The filter above is the Pentair Clean and Clear RP. It has been redesigned with high flow plumbing thats puts very little pressure on pump flow and the filter fits into tight spaces. I like it for small pools and spas.
Below is a cartridge made by Filbur Manufacturing which is made with Microban anti-bacterial protection which helps protect against molds,yeasts,fungi and bacteria that can cause odors especially in spas.


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The UKMT senior team challenge East of England heat took place this week at Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead. Four of our Sixth Form Further Maths students were chosen to compete on behalf of Verulam, against 24 other schools from North London and Hertfordshire from both the state and private sector. Our students worked together extremely hard before the event, practicing not only answering the challenging questions, but also working as a team.
We are delighted to report that Verulam came 9th in the Challenge. This is a fantastic achievement and we are very proud of the team. Congratulations to Michael Lawman, Jez O'Donnell, Scott Redshaw and Matthew Stevens.
The UKMT Senior individual challenge took place last week. 28 of our Sixth Form mathematicians took part and we would like to congratulate the following in particular for achieving awards in such a challenging paper.


This document is a partial catalog of what is readily available to violinists for studies relating to twentieth-century repertoire. More studies in this area exist throughout the world, so those presented here are intended merely as a starting point. The document also contains factual information about the studies, as well as performance and theoretical analysis and biographical information about the composers. This information is designed to serve a variety of purposes. The factual and biographical information may be used by the violinist to choose appropriate etudes for himself/herself or a student. Later, the in-depth analysis will assist players throughout the process of practicing and perfecting the studies. The theoretical and compositional analysis may be of some use to non-violinists who are interested in the music of these composers, as well. The project presents studies by twenty-two different composers from Germany, Belgium, Italy, America, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Russia, Switzerland, and Austria. Of the one hundred and sixty-nine etudes included, seventy-six are analyzed individually. The works cover most of the major stylistic trends of the twentieth century and span the years 1926-1993. The information is mostly pragmatic in nature and is easily adopted into the daily teaching and practicing routine of the violinist. More importantly, it intends to open violinists to the notion of preparing for the repertoire of the twentieth century with the same standard of excellence that has been applied to the repertoire of the previous two centuries.
Farrell, Aaron Michael, "A practical guide to twentieth-century violin etudes with performance and theoretical analysis" (2004). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1263.


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The 5G Dynamic: The Security Challenge
By Rachel Falk
The Australian government's decision to ban 'high-risk vendors' from its 5G network build caused ripples not just through the Five Eyes community but in major markets where those high-risk vendors already have key customers. One such customer is Germany.
During a delegation to Germany that I joined in June 2019, it became apparent that the country was grappling with multiple tensions when it came to opening the door to a potential 5G vendor that others had considered to be a risk. The decisions (or deliberations, at least) of the Five Eyes countries have slowly become public.
Australia's position on high-risk vendors was hardly new. And risk-based decisions about network operators weren't new.
In 2012, the Australian government banned Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from taking part in building the National Broadband Network (NBN). However, 2012 is a long time ago and the public narrative (from government, at least) on restrictions on such vendors was quite different: there was none.
There was no public statement, and no intelligence official publicly talked about the decision. The news dribbled out and was confirmed by National Security Adviser Margot McCarthy before a Senate estimates hearing in 2013. Importantly, she noted that it was a 'risk based decision to exclude Huawei from the National Broadband Network'.
Trust and trade are also a hugely influential in determining when or even if decisions of this kind should be made public. At the time of the NBN decision, Australia's largest trading partner was China. The lack of a public narrative could be explained away in the context of a trade relationship. Or it could be explained in the context of a different time, when the government narrative on such issues tended to be less direct.
The 2012 NBN decision also didn't really spook our allies and certainly not Germany. The only 'spooking' (if there was such a thing) came from the US House intelligence committee, which had issued a damning report on two Chinese vendors and their trustworthiness.
Distrust may have been a absent here in Australia but it was building in the US. There, arguments about trust were often interwoven with reports of the theft of intellectual property and indictments against Chinese nationals accused of spiriting out highly sensitive US secrets, commercial espionage, or both.
Even back then, a report from the US House intelligence committee expressed concerns about Chinese legislation compelling its citizens to cooperate with requests from the Chinese government: '[U]nder Chinese law, ZTE and Huawei would be obligated to cooperate with any request by the Chinese government to use their systems or access them for malicious purposes under the guise of state security.'
The extraterritorial operation of Chinese law is important. In 2018, Samantha Hoffman and Elsa Kania observed in ASPI's The Strategist:
"For Chinese citizens and companies alike, participation in 'intelligence work' is a legal responsibility and obligation, regardless of geographic boundaries.
"This requirement is consistent across several laws on the protection of China's state security. For instance, Article 7 of the National Intelligence Law (国家情报法) declares: 'Any organisation and citizen shall, in accordance with the law, support, provide assistance, and cooperate in national intelligence work, and guard the secrecy of any national intelligence work that they are aware of. The state shall protect individuals and organisations that support, cooperate with, and collaborate in national intelligence work."
In short, that could mean the Chinese government may influence, interfere with and have access to key assets of national interest—in this case, a telecommunications network.
In a public speech in October 2018, the head of the Australian Signals Directorate, Mike Burgess, explained why assessing the security risks of critical infrastructure like the 5G network is a vital part of ASD's work:
The stakes could not be higher. This is about more than just protecting the confidentiality of our information—it is also about integrity and availability of the data and systems on which we depend …
Historically, we have protected the sensitive information and functions at the core of our telecommunications networks by confining our high-risk vendors to the edge of our networks.
But the distinction between core and edge collapses in 5G networks. That means that a potential threat anywhere in the network will be a threat to the whole network.
ASD's UK equivalent, GCHQ (General Communications Headquarters), seems to have formed a different view, which has been reflected in the UK government's approach to 5G vendors. The UK agreed (many years ago) to having a Huawei 'cell' in the country that assesses Huawei code before it's used. (Similar offers had been made by Huawei in Australia as far back as 2012 but weren't taken up by the Australian government.)
The 5G network build is a matter for the UK government alone, and it's perfectly entitled to make a decision different from those of its Five Eyes partners. News reports indicate that the 5G decision was subject to heated debate in cabinet, in which there was no uniform view on the question of excluding high-risk vendors.
However, the debate marked the start of the 'core versus edge' public narrative, which could be convenient nuance for justifying the UK government's approach.
So, where did all of this leave Germany?
In June 2019, it appeared to be landing somewhere between the Australian and UK approaches.
Germany didn't seem to want to adopt the direct Australian approach. One organisation we visited said, 'Germany would never directly exclude a company in a procurement process.' Some German organisations labelled the Australian decision as 'geopolitical'. Often, talk moved on to China being regarded as less of a threat because it was not geographically close to Germany—which is odd given that the conduit of cyber has no borders.
Overwhelmingly, we heard that Germany wanted to be in a position to 'trust and verify' and that it would prefer to be able to determine (or perhaps exclude or control?) its vendors on that basis. However, when pressed to explain how this approach could ensure network security, when Chinese companies can be subject to their domestic law, and when German companies may be none the wiser, our German colleagues struggled to respond.
Some shifted uncomfortably when we asked why an outright ban on high-risk vendors could not occur. They also spoke of a broader European strategy and said that no one country could dictate the procurement process, even though these decisions are supposed to be made at the national rather than EU level.
When we left Berlin on a very warm summer afternoon, our sense was that the Germans were no closer to a decision that would effectively manage the risks of allowing a high-risk vendor to be part of their 5G build. There was a sense of unease coupled with tension because they knew they had to act decisively.
Now, in early 2020, the autumn leaves have long since fallen and the pressure to act has no doubt been felt in the Bundestag. While the 5G build situation remains very fluid, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has, apparently, decided to allow Huawei to take part in Germany's 5G bidding.
This decision has been labelled a 'Faustian bargain', in that it's suggested Chancellor Angela Merkel has put Germany's short-term economic interests first at the possible long-term expense of international security.
It's important to look at the actual 'decision' that the CDU leadership has made (or proposes to make). According to a document apparently endorsed by CDU leaders, they have adopted a variant of the 'core versus edge' approach. The document notes that:
"[T]he core network must fulfil the highest security requirements …
"[T]he government should also have increased security requirements for the peripheral 5G network without jeopardising the immediate transition to 5G …
"[N]o company should have a presence in the network infrastructure higher than 50% by 2025, [or] in the case of non-European suppliers … a maximum of 30% of the periphery of the network."
It is implied that all core network suppliers should be European.
It has been suggested that the CDU's decision to not exclude Huawei from Germany's 5G build is based on evidence that commercial and trade interests have prevailed over security interests.
Foreign Policy reports that major German companies are heavily reliant on the Chinese market, and, according to unnamed 'German officials', 'Merkel was warned by Chinese leaders that an exclusion of the Shenzhen-based group [that is, Huawei] from the German 5G network would have serious consequences for bilateral economic ties.'
What's clear is that Germany wants to pursue a different path, and that is its prerogative. To let many vendors compete in the procurement process for any critical infrastructure build is inclusive and in keeping with what we heard in June. The organisations we spoke to left us with the impression that outright exclusion wasn't seen as the right thing to do.
In addition to trade considerations, another factor may have been the high degree to which Huawei has already partnered with Deutsche Telekom and other carriers in Germany, making the cost of replacing existing equipment considerable.
Germany's decision to let Huawei take part in its 5G procurement process feeds into a broader EU issue about the degree to which collective security considerations should influence decisions made by national governments.
Indeed, there does seem to be tension between the German and EU interests.
It's unclear whether there can ever really be a unified approach to building a 5G network, particularly because each EU member state may have different incumbent providers that in turn have relationships with overseas vendors like Huawei.
As Germany moves through the 5G procurement process, it will be interesting to see how it will or won't be influenced by the different approaches of other nations and whether it will be influenced by a broader EU approach to national security.
Will Germany decide that it's neither the 'core' nor the 'edge' that matters and that security risks can be managed by limiting the level of participation of foreign network operators, as suggested in the CDU document?
Irrespective of which path Germany takes, it's bound to attract attention and be closely watched.
Rachael Falk is the CEO of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre. A version of this article will soon be published in Periscope, an occasional analysis paper series published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's Regional Programme Australia and the Pacific. I
The featured image is credited to Sean Gallup/Getty Images.
This article was published by ASPI on January 15, 2020.


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The use of essential oils in magic began prior to their distillation by means of the alchemists retort and alembic. The distillation of essential oils came long after the the use of aromatic plants and their use in vegetable oil and animal fats. Aromatic unguents and solid perfumes, as well as anointing oils, or aromatic plants infused via maceration in a carrier oil was the original way of practicing the hollowed art of perfuming. And it was indeed a hollowed art.
As I have mentioned before the use of aromatic plants in the production of incense and subfumigations have an amazing heritage in both religious and occult practice. Whether the aromatic plants were given as offerings, or used for their corresponding powers for the purpose of altering fate, protection, and exorcism, or cleansing. These are just to name a few of the ways in which aromatic plants were utilized.
The philosophical thought that goes even today into the formulation of aromatic plant products (incense, anointing oils, perfumes, etc..) Are varied by tradition, but are mind blowing in their various levels of symbolism and complexity. Associations and correspondences with the plants, and their various abilities to cause change are staggering.
A common practice used around the world for determining a plants more esoteric properties was called the doctrine of signatures. To give an overly simplified example, plants that have leaf characteristics that make them look like snake fangs are associated with curing snake bites. To give a more complex example we can look at the more hermetic associations and correspondences. Solar plants or plants ruled by the sun would have solar properties, and solar symbolism in their morphology, the color yellow and orange might be found in their flowers etc. The idea is nature speaks a language and man learns to speak that language to understand nature and the gifts that nature gives.
As I've mentioned the level of complexity in understanding this language goes deeper and deeper. With greater complexity in philosophical understanding of this language of nature comes a greater knowledge of powers of these aromatic plants.
A fascinating example is that of Abremelin oil. An oil that links back to the holy anointing oil of the bible and moves outward to the magical practices of medieval practitioners of occult arts, and even still today in the modern practices of magical orders such as Thelema.
A fascinating example of how a simple maceration of aromatic plants in olive oil can have, when intention is applied a level of depth that makes us ask some very important questions in regards to perfuming as an art an fashion. This also gives an example of the ability of aromatic products to delve into the liminal, the transpersonal, to be like many forms of art… something that tugs at, and stirs the soul. Where is perfume in this respect today, and where is the perfumer as high artist, as magician and alchemist? And where lays the aesthetic of the "consumer" of perfumes?
There is a depth of both wearing perfume and making perfume that has not been explored outside of shamanic, religious, and esoteric practice. Because of this perfume is primarily thought of as secular, and shallow in meaning, yet some how aesthetically some perfumes are given high standing in the realm of art and fashion. There is a disconnect here… There is a need for the secular to be bridged with that which has depth or meaning, with the liminal.
As we see from perfumes history and even its current, modern use in esoteric and religious practice today, perfume has a depth and aesthetic that goes beyond how we commonly understand it and know it. As well as how we wear it and work with it as a part of our daily life.
It is my hope at the House of Orpheus to create this bridge between the secular use and production of perfume with that of the liminal, the sacred, and the magical.


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Relocation checklist realities must be taken into consideration at all times if you have a job which might require sudden transfers or relocation. Worst case scenario, you are a professional athlete facing player relocation who has just been traded and who must report to a new team in two days. Best case scenario you have a couple weeks to complete the relocation. Let's take a look at a very realistic scenario.


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Q: Azure Function Blob trigger not responding to manual import I am trying to get the Azure function to trigger when a blob file is uploaded. The function was deployed from an azure DevOps release.
Azure deploy steps (shows most relevant information):

Storage account:
- has a folder [blob folder]  where I upload files to.
Azure function code:
public async static Task Run([BlobTrigger("[blob folder]/{name}", Connection = "AzureWebJobsStorage")]Stream myBlob, string name, ILogger log)
{
  // any breakpoint here is never hit.
}

function.json:
{
  "generatedBy": "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions-1.0.24",
  "configurationSource": "attributes",
  "bindings": [
    {
      "type": "blobTrigger",
      "connection": "AzureWebJobsStorage",
      "path": "[blob folder]/{name}",
      "name": "myBlob"
    }
  ],
  "disabled": false,
  "scriptFile": "../bin/[dllname].dll",
  "entryPoint": "[namespace].[function].[command]"
}

The storage and function are part of the same resource group. The Function app settings contains the values AzureWebJobsDashboard and AzureWebJobsStorage. I read these should be available in the function settings in this post. I also turned off the Function setting "Always On" for the function, and made sure the function is running.
Running and debugging the function locally (with the Azure storage emulator and storage explorer) works fine. The function is triggered after I upload a file to the blob folder.
In Azure, it seems like nothing happens. I'm not super familiar with the Azure environment, so any help is appreciated.

A: The issue was caused by the FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION setting in the application settings. I needed to update this setting to the correct version.
I managed to get the debugging running using Jason Robert's blog post and debug the trigger event of my function.


The partners of the project "Learning e-Mobility Plus" are developing a variety of materials. The most important materials will be presented on this page over the course of the project.
The analysis reports document the current teaching systems in vocational training, focusing on the motor vehicle sector in the three partner countries and identifying the relevant stakeholders for transfer and implementation (regional/national).
Documentation is produced for each of the three tested learning environments. This documentation includes booklets on duties and responsibilities, models and presentation of multimedia.
The guidelines summarize the important project results and pool these together in an action orientation for teachers and trainers. Each guideline contains examples of good practice and didactical tips on the set-up of the learning environment.
The results of the project work are formulated into conclusions and recommendations for local, regional, national and European decision-makers in the area of vocational training.


Work with a partner. One partner lists six items, such as sneakers, library, sail boat, coffee shop, uncle, and sandwich. After studying the list for a minute, he/she gives it to the second partner. The first partner then attempts to recall as many of the items as possible. The second partner records the number of items correctly recalled.
The second partner now takes the list and creates an imaginative story with all six items in it. For instance, "my uncle put on his sneakers and headed for the bowling alley. On the way, he stopped at a coffee shop for a sandwich. He saw a sailboat go by on the back of a truck and jumped aboard for a ride to the library." The student tells this story to the first partner. After hearing it, the first partner again tries to recall as many of the six items as he/she can. The results of the two attempts are compared. Take turns. See if this listening exercise increases your memory skills. If you find this exercise easy to do, increase the number of items on the list.
Some students prefer to work with visual images. If you are among these, try this exercise. Think up a number of unrelated items and include these in a single mental picture. For example, suppose you have two chores to perform tomorrow - buying dog food and disposing of old newspapers. To help you recall these chores, visualize, in your mind's eye a dog carrying a newspaper in its mouth.
Or, if you were trying to remember three items, such as a trombone, a pig, and an apple, you might picture a pig playing the trombone, but he is having a difficult time because the apple is stuck in the instrument. It's as simple as that!
Work with a partner. Develop a list of things you'd like him to remember. Hand this list to your partner. Ask the child to study it for a moment, and then recall as many items as he can. Record this number. Now challenge him to create a visual image that includes all the things on the list. He can create this image, either by drawing it, or describing it in a written sentence or two.
After he has completed this task, ask your partner to recall as many items as possible without referring to the list, the drawing or the written sentence. Take turns.
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Q: How to test database migration in Android? I have an Android app with a database with version 1.
Now I like to change the structure of the database and write all the migration code etc.
The problem I have is how to test this.
I need to repeatedly have the old version of the app with its old DB so I can test the update process to the new app with the new DB several times.
I thought to simplify things I make a copy of my project and just rename it new - leaving the manifest and everything unchanged!!!!
The idea is to run/install the old version of the app with the old DB structure using Eclipse so I can create the start situation of my update.
Now to simulate the user update to the new app version I install it just over the old version using Eclipse again) - but even without having changed the db I get an error that the DB already exists ???
I am confused (I have only changed the project name, not the manifest) I would have expected that I can just install the new version over the old version and hereby test the user update of the app.
But that does not work.
How would I best do this? (without having the old and the new database code in the very same project. since if I have the same project I have two different data base structures in there and need to build in a switch how it should start up, ie as old or new. I find it cleaner to just write the new version of the app with the new database structure in there)

A: Room is one of the Android Architecture Components for database stuff.
Room provides a testing Maven artifact to assist with this testing process.
First you need to export db scheme by set the room.schemaLocation annotation processor property in your build.gradle file
android {
    ...
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        javaCompileOptions {
            annotationProcessorOptions {
                arguments = ["room.schemaLocation":
                             "$projectDir/schemas".toString()]
            }
        }
    }
}

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class MigrationTest {
    private static final String TEST_DB = "migration-test";

    @Rule
    public MigrationTestHelper helper;

    public MigrationTest() {
        helper = new MigrationTestHelper(InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation(),
                MigrationDb.class.getCanonicalName(),
                new FrameworkSQLiteOpenHelperFactory());
    }

    @Test
    public void migrate1To2() throws IOException {
        SupportSQLiteDatabase db = helper.createDatabase(TEST_DB, 1);

        // db has schema version 1. insert some data using SQL queries.
        // You cannot use DAO classes because they expect the latest schema.
        db.execSQL(...);

        // Prepare for the next version.
        db.close();

        // Re-open the database with version 2 and provide
        // MIGRATION_1_2 as the migration process.
        db = helper.runMigrationsAndValidate(TEST_DB, 2, true, MIGRATION_1_2);

        // MigrationTestHelper automatically verifies the schema changes,
        // but you need to validate that the data was migrated properly.
    }
}

You can read an official document for more info

A: You can create the main file 'create.sql' and the migrations files called '1.sql, 2.sql,.., n.sql'.
Store all these files in assets for example.
If the user has no database, apply create.sql
If the user needs a database upgrade from A to Z, then apply a+1.sql, a+2.sql, …, z.sql.
You need implement applyUpgrades method that you'll use on upgrade version of DB and for migration tests. It's look like:
fun Context.applyUpgrades(db: SQLiteDatabase, from: Int, to: Int): Unit =
    (from+1..to).forEach { index ->
      val migrationSql = getMigrationFromAssets(index)
      db.execSQL(migrationSql)
    }

Your migration tests will look like:
@Test
fun upgrade10to11() { // when you upgrade from 10 to 11

    val db = SQLiteDatabase.create(null)

    // apply all previous migrations
    applyUpgrades(db, from = INITIAL, to = 10)

    val valuesBefore = ..

    // our new migration
    applyUpgrades(db, from = 10, to = 11)

    val valuesAfter = ..

    // assert that valuesBefore and valuesAfter are correct
}

Also you can check that you did not forget write test for new migration:
@Test
public void hasAllNecessaryTests() {
  assertEquals(DB_VERSION, 11);
}

Trello bless

A: As you only need the data and structures to test migration, you could make backups of the old databases and use them in your tests.
So for each test:

*

*install app, put data in, make backup (once)

*restore backup, run test (often)

That way you only have to make the backup once and can restore them on every test.
If your tests are automated, you could even restore the backups automatically as well.
For SQLite, making backups is as easy as copying the database file, but pretty much every database has a way to make and restore backups.
Your updated app seems to try to create the database (not the data inside) again, but with the database of the old app still being around that won't work.
This may be caused by the app not noticing it was installed before.


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*Uh oh, Yahoo! Data Breach May Have Hit Over 1 Billion Users
October 4, 2016 TechViews.org Email, Hacking, Identity Theft, Internet Security, Public Threats, Security Threats 2 comments
by Swati Khandelwal …..
The massive data breach that Yahoo! confirmed to the world last week is claimed by the company to have been carried out by a "state-sponsored actor" in 2014, which exposed the accounts of at least 500 Million Yahoo users. But, now it seems that Yahoo has downplayed the mega data breach and trying to hide it's own security blunder.
Over 1 Billion Accounts May Have Been Hacked
Recently the information security firm InfoArmor that analyzed the data breach refuted the Yahoo's claim, stating that the data breach was the work of seasoned cyber criminals who later sold the compromised Yahoo accounts to an Eastern European nation-state.
Now, there's one more twist in the unprecedented data heist. A recent advancement in the report indicates that the number of affected Yahoo accounts may be between 1 Billion and 3 Billion. An unnamed, former Yahoo executive who is familiar with the company's security says that the Yahoo's back-end system's architecture is designed in such a way that all of its products use one main user database (UDB) to authenticate users, Business Insider reported Friday. So all usernames and passwords that users enter to log into services like Yahoo Mail, Sports or Finance goes to this one central database to ensure they are valid, allowing them access. This central database is what got compromised, and therefore, it's quite difficult to believe that the hackers who compromised the whole database walk away with just a small bunch of "the core crown jewels of Yahoo customer credentials." Whoever carried out the hack not only stole usernames and email addresses of affected users but also pilfered other personal information, including their dates of birth, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and unencrypted security answers.
So, it's unclear how Yahoo come up with the 500 Million number. The company had not commented further on how the data breach happened or when it was discovered, citing an active investigation.
Yahoo! could have saved you, but decided not to:
A lengthy report published by the New York Times seemingly explains that the company did not reset the passwords of its users after the breach due to the decisions made by Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer, who seemed to prioritize developing new products over making security improvements. The reason sounds stupid, as the article reads:
"The 'Paranoids,' the internal name for Yahoo's security team, often clashed with other parts of the business over security costs. And their requests were often overridden because of concerns that the inconvenience of added protection would make people stop using the company's products."
If Yahoo had reset the passwords of its affected users, proper security measures would have been taken by users to protect their personal data from hackers. Already, the Yahoo hack is believed to be one of the biggest in history, and the company is still trying to negotiate a deal to sell its core business to Verizon for $4.8 Billion. Yahoo! has yet to respond to the recent revelation by the insider. Data breach news has already magnified company's problems, but if breach number reaches Billion, would the company be able to save its acquisition deal?
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Many analysts are saying it may be worse than that.
Once you get an idea how big Yahoo really is then this should scare everyone.


Every week District 55 invites readers to meet some Laurens Alumni who have joined their faculty and staff. These alumni have taken some time to look back on memories from high school, favorite teachers and faculty, and give readers an opportunity to learn more about them and their accomplishments thus far.
"The dedication and loyalty of Laurens alumni in our school district are legendary," said District 55 in a release. "Laurens alumni make extraordinary things happen in our classrooms and schools. We are grateful to have them back with us influencing the future leaders of America. If you see any of our alumni in the hallways or grocery stores, please stop and thank them for coming back to make a difference."
This week's alumni spotlight is on Chrys Hill.
I graduated LDHS in 1992.
What is your overriding memory from high school?
I have many wonderful memories from high school, but one that stands out at this moment is how the Class of 1992 rallied around one of our classmates who was in a life-altering car accident. We were a family!
Who was your favorite teacher/faculty member at the high school?
Madame Susan Byars was one of my favorite teachers at LDHS. She was one of my favorites because she was very poised, very professional and always positive.
What activities were you involved in at the high school?
I was involved in Student Council, Track, Volleyball and the Homecoming courts.
I obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Johnson C. Smith University and a Master of Education (in School Counseling) from Clemson University.
Where do you teach? What subject and grade level do you teach?
I am currently a School Counselor at LDHS. I previously taught English at LDHS for eight years.
Tell us about yourself -- family, where you live, etc.
I live in Laurens with my children, Myles and Sydney. We enjoy attending LDHS sporting events, traveling, and spending time together.


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Q: Style a part of widget title for Blogger? How do I make only one "word2" of the widget title bold or of red color?
Or how do I split Blogspot widget title in two or three inline parts? And then separately style its parts.
in CSS I got:

All my multiple attempts produced errors, coz I am not a PRO

A: Blogger only allows adding the following HTML tags in the Title field of a widget -

You can use some HTML tags, such as , ,

In your case, when editing the title of your widget, change it to -
word1 word2 word3

Changing the color and other properties cannot be directly done. You will instead need to use the above HTML tags and CSS to achieve that
Like for example -

*

*You want word2 to be bold and with red color, then you will first need to modify the title to
word1 word2 word3

and then also add the following CSS
#Profile1 h2 b {color:red;}

*If you only want the word2 to have the color red, without being bold, then modify the title to
word1 word2 word3

and then add the following CSS
#Profile1 h2 b {color:red;font-weight:normal;}

*If you want the word1 to have bold font & color blue and the word3 to have the color green,  then modify the title to
word1 word2 word3

and then add the following CSS
#Profile1 h2 b:nth-child(1) {color:blue;}
#Profile1 h2 b:nth-child(2) {color:green;font-weight:normal;}

The CSS selector will change according to the id of the widget.


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