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Gary Lam - DVD Seminar: The Philosophy Of Wing Chun Fighting
What is the philosophy of Wing Chun fighting? How is it incorporated into the famous Chinese Theory of the Five Elements?
In this seminar, Sifu Gary Lam offers an exciting and detailed explanation of how the five elements (water, wood, fire, earth and metal) apply directly to this martial art.
If you are an advanced Wing Chun practitioner, be sure to add this gem to your DVD collection.
* Each DVD includes an insert of detailed FIVE ELEMENTS chart used in the seminar.
Length:	95 mins
Format:	NTSC
DVD Type:	True DVD
DVD Region: Region 0: Region Free
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Philosophy of Wing Chun Fighting DVD by Gary Lam
The DVD "Five Element System" by Sifu Gary Lam is one the two more advanced topic Wing Chun DVDs in Sifu Lam's growing Wing Chun DVD library (currently numbering fourteen titles). Wing Chun is different than other martial arts in that Wing Chun is concept based instead of technique based. Hence the "Five Element System" DVD covers a lot of theory and is a lengthy DVD at 95 minutes. Although there are some demonstrations of the concepts put forth, this DVD is more of a concept and theory DVD. Certainly the "Five Element System" has enough of the necessary demonstrations to illustrate some concepts, but this DVD is not like a Wing Chun empty-hand form DVD where each technique is followed by a demonstration. Sifu Lam utilizes five elements: water, wood, fire, earth and metal in a series of lists and matrices as well as a diagram to fully explain to the viewer a specific concept, how these concepts interrelate, how one element can aid another element, how one element can be used to overcome another element and how the five elements further conceptualize Wing Chun. As an example someone with fast hands (fire) can be overcome with changing (water) or distance (earth). This is not a DVD that will be easily digested in one sitting. There are so many fine points to understand that multiple viewings will likely be necessary for a Wing Chun practitioner to fully realize the content of this DVD and many of the elements are higher level. This DVD is highly recommended for the Wing Chun practitioner who wishes to advance his/her theoretical knowledge of Wing Chun, but is best suited for an advanced Wing Chun practitioner.
Sifu Gary Lam's "Five Element System" DVD is much like the DVD "Fighting Strategy" (Wu Xing) because the DVD is oriented more towards theory with an occasional demonstration of ideas or concepts than straight forward demonstration. Certainly this DVD has sufficient demonstrations with one of Sifu Lam's advanced students Peter Hsu (currently in Shanghai, China) than the "Fighting Strategy" DVD. However, theory must be presented before some of the finer points can be properly presented with a demonstration. The focus of the DVD is to illustrate the interlinkage of the concepts of the elements categorizing the whole Wing Chun system within the categories of the five elements.
Sifu Lam DVD breaks Wing Chun into the five elements, which also are divided into yin/yang. The five elements: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal are the five basic categories in which Wing Chun theory and concepts can be categorized and of course they are the same elements of ancient Chinese theory. Most cleverly explained and illustrated in both theory and demonstrations is the idea that in Wing Chun force should not be used to overcome force (a basic concept of Wing Chun). And once again control of the opponent is shown to be quite effective. Certainly if the chance presents itself the opponent should be hit, but the opponent can also be pulled (fire) into a punch, palm, elbow or kick, pushed (wood) completely out of the way, angled off (earth) to become ineffective, and shut down (damaged likened to metal).
Sifu Gary Lam being a long time student of the late Wong Shun Leung, brings to this DVD his Sifu's vast beimo experiences as well as Sifu Lam's own experiences in both combat and training. Many are the points presented in this DVD that are rarely explored elsewhere, such as "sitting" when an attack comes. There is in fact more than one level of sitting (there are four) as an attack progresses towards the Wing Chun practitioner. Given that Wing Chun takes power from the ground as an attack from the opponent presses forward sitting deeper gives the practitioner greater power (as seen in the Cham Kiu form and the Mook Yan Jong form).
During the course of the DVD Sifu Lam also goes on to state that that most Wing Chun students and even famous practitioners do not fully utilize the entire Wing Chun system, but a mere fraction that is around 20%, which is mostly crossing hands (likened to the element water). An example of this would be that most fighters today use only the angles of 0 degrees (straight on) or 60 degrees instead of the full: 0 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 90 degrees and 120 degrees. The 90 degree angle is most effective, but Sifu Lam also states that to use the 90 degree angle takes a lot of practice to get to that level of proficiency. The angle of 120 is also quite effective, but again takes a lot of practice and can make the Wing Chun fighter lazy since the 120 angle is a finishing angle (Note the angle referred to as 120 is actually 180 degrees).
Through the course of the DVD Sifu Lam uses a diagram (which is also included with the DVD) to show the interrelation and negation of each element, a set of lists that form a matrix into which the elements are further divided, lists to detail Wong Shun Leung's Wing Chun system (level one through four), and poster board cards illustrate each of those levels and then relates all of this to the five elements of ancient Chinese philosophy to the Wing Chun system. It should be remembered that Grandmaster Yip Man simplified Wing Chun and eliminated "mystical" elements as he progressed through the years refining his beloved art. Yip Man was of course a genius in Wing Chun.
During the course of the seminar Sifu Lam systematically breaks down each element into finer components. For example Wood has the finer points of: pushing, feeling, timing, maturity, experience and calmness during motion. Any individual element can be assisted or hindered by another element: for instance a fighter with fast hands (likened to fire), can be stopped by changing (likened to water) or distance (likened to earth). The DVD's title may seem to be a bit abstract, but in fact the Wing Chun system does nicely break down into the five elements.
Wing Chun is martial art system for an intelligent fighter (Water - Wisdom, memory). Sifu Lam mentions that his own Sifu, Wong Shun Leung, had a great memory as well as keen intelligence, tremendous speed (Fire), superb timing (Wood) all the while seeming to be innocuous. And oh yes, like Bruce Lee, Wong was a great dancer. And all at a mere 90 lbs when Wong Shun Leung was challenge fighting back in the 50s and 60s defeating opponent after opponent with Wing Chun. These anecdotes of Wong Shun Leung serve to again reinforce the idea of Wing Chun as the science of in-fighting. Whoever the originators of the Wing Chun system were they certainly put a great deal of thought into this martial art as the "Five Elements" DVD demonstrates.
Wing Chun being a concept based martial art allows the system to well fit into the five element categorization. The seminar that Sifu Lam presents superbly covers the entire Wing Chun system and helps to clarify the finer points of the system. This DVD IS quite a bit longer than some of Sifu Lam's other DVDs (95 minutes) due to the depth of the material needed to examine, in detail, the specifics of the five elements of the Wing Chun system. This DVD is really better suited for advanced students of Wing Chun, but someone who might decide to delve into the finer points of Wing Chun could certainly benefit. However, more advanced knowledge is a great help in digesting, understanding and utilizing this DVD.
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Schoolchildren in England will not all return to lessons at the same time, the education secretary has confirmed, in a strong hint that many will not be back until the autumn.
Gavin Williamson has told a committee of MPs that he could not give a date for schools in England to begin reopening, but that it would have to be "phased".
He revealed that he had asked the government's scientific advisory group (SAGE) to report on which children should return first – taking into account the effect of coronavirus on children, and whether black and ethnic minority school staff may be at higher risk.
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Mr Williamson said: "The decision to return schools in a phased manner will be made right across government in the best interests of the schools and the teachers, making sure all considerations are taken on board.
"We are looking at many countries across the globe which are some weeks ahead of us – such as Germany and Denmark."
He promised headteachers "plenty of notice".
The education secretary, who was challenged by MPs on whether he would provide a "catch-up premium" to fund one-on-one tuition for the poorest pupils when they return to school, said he was considering all options, but could not announce further policies yet.
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Committee chair, the Conservative MP Robert Halfon, put it to the education secretary that the widening attainment gap for the vulnerable; significant safeguarding issues and the "digital divide" affecting children who do not have a computer at home would fuel "a cascade of mounting social injustice which could last a generation".
Mr Williamson said a range of policies was being considered to help all schoolchildren "who will suffer from missing out on a period of their education", but with additional support targeted to the most disadvantaged.
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A scheme to provide 200,000 free laptops and wifi connections to some children – those in care, with a social worker, and some disadvantaged children in year 10 – will not start to deliver those laptops until late May, with most sent out in June, Mr Williamson said, suggesting many pupils will still be at home during the summer term.
A source at the education department said the laptop delivery scheme was not linked to the reopening of schools, as the children would be able to keep them.
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Romania's central bank has reportedly reiterated its stance of warning users about volatility associated with digital currencies like bitcoin.
The Banca Naţională a României (BNR), the central bank of Romania, first warned the public about risks in using digital currencies in 2015.
In an official notice [PDF] at the time, the central bank said that Bitcoin was neither a national nor a foreign currency and that recognizing or accepting bitcoin as payment is not obligated in any manner. The authority also cited risk reports published by the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority of the time. It would – to be mindful of proceedings – keep track of the way Bitcoin progresses and evolves over time, the notice revealed.
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Shalom H. Schwartz es un psicólogo social, investigador transcultural, autor de la teoría de Valores Humanos Básicos (valores universales como motivaciones y necesidades latentes). Contribuyó al estudio de la Escala de Valores en el contexto de la Teoría de Aprendizaje Social y de la Teoría Cognitiva Social.

Schwartz es profesor emérito de psicología desde 2002, en la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén, Israel. Tiene un doctorado en Psicología Social de la Universidad de Míchigan. Es además supervisor del "Laboratorio de Psicología Cultural" de la Universidad de Investigación Nacional en la Facultad de Economía de Moscú y colega honorario del Centro de Investigación Intercultural aplicada en Nueva Zelanda, donde colabora con Ronald Fischer.

Formación Académica
Después de terminar su maestría en psicología social y desarrollo grupal en la Universidad de Columbia y completar sus estudios rabínicos, Schwartz recibió su doctorado en psicología social de la Universidad de Míchigan y posteriormente enseñó en el departamento de sociología de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison. Entre 1971 y 1973, Schwartz fue profesor visitante en el departamento de psicología de la Universidad Hebrea, ese mismo año se convirtió en profesor interino de la misma. En 1979, Schwartz se mudó a Israel con su esposa y tres hijos. Se unió al departamento de psicología de la Universidad Hebrea, donde ocupa el cargo de León y Clara Sznajderman. Durante los años 1970 y 1980, Schwartz estaba siguiendo los estudios de Geert Hofstede sobre los valores humanos y se basó en ellos para su investigación sobre el comportamiento en pro de la sociedad y altruista. Su investigación ha incluido estudios sobre el desarrollo y las consecuencias de una variedad de actitudes y orientaciones conductuales, tales como creencias religiosas, orientación política y votación, relaciones sociales grupales, comportamiento del consumidor, así como la conceptualización de los valores humanos en todas las culturas. Ahora está jubilado, pero continúa su actividad de investigación, así como también desarrolla y promueve su teoría básica de los valores humanos.

Teoría de Valores Humanos Básicos
La teoría de los valores humanos de Schwartz surge de la rama de la psicología social. Esta indaga en las estructuras de valores multidimensionales, y al igual que Inglehart coincide que los valores trabajan como una "variable intermedia entre el desarrollo económico y la democratización" (Jorge, 2016). Para Schwartz los valores representan concepciones de lo que un individuo acepta como legítimo o no, estos son actitudes y acciones representados en prácticas constantes que son estimuladas, estos sirven de guía para las personas. Los valores pueden ser abstractos o generales, y cada individuo es poseedor de un sistema específico de prioridades en relación con los valores. Sin embargo, se destaca que la forma en la que una persona actúa no depende únicamente de sus valores pero si intervienen e influyen cuando estos son significativos para el individuo (Jorge, 2016).

Schwartz, ha contribuido significativamente a los estudios interculturales a lo largo de su carrera profesional. Fue uno de los pioneros en indagar en las bases universales de los valores humanos. En uno de sus grandes estudios, "Universals in the content and structure of values: theoretical advances and empirical tests in 21 countries" dio a conocer la importancia e influencia de los valores en una gama amplia de contextos. En este estudio identificó los tipos de motivación emocional que se vinculan con el comportamiento humano. De igual manera, buscó explicaciones enfocadas a la variación de las asociaciones sistémicas a través de las culturas, y la importancia de las diferencias interculturales por el mundo. Schwartz identificó 11 valores básicos, o universales, partiendo de los requerimientos universales de la condición humana. Estos valores genéricos son: estimulación, hedonismo, logro, poder, seguridad, conformidad, tradición, benevolencia, espiritualidad y universalismo (Schwartz, 1992).

Premios y distinciones

Publicaciones
 Schwartz, S. H. (2010). Basic values: How they motivate and inhibit prosocial behavior. In M. Mikulincer & P. Shaver (Eds.), Prosocial motives, emotions, and behavior: The better angels of our nature (221-241). Washington: American Psychological Association Press.
 Schwartz, S. H. (2011). Values: Individual and cultural. In S. M. Breugelmans, A. Chasiotis, & F. J. R. van de Vijver (Eds.), Fundamental questions in cross-cultural psychology (pp. 463-493). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., & Vecchione, M. (2010). Basic personal values, core political values, and voting: A longitudinal study. Political Psychology, 31, 421-452.
 Bilsky, W., Janik, M., & Schwartz, S. H. (2011). The structural organization of human values – Evidence from three rounds of the European Social Survey (ESS). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 759-756.
 Sagiv, L., Schwartz, S. H., & Arieli, S. (2011). Personal values, national culture and organizations: Insights applying the Schwartz value framework. In N. N. Ashkanasy, C. Wilderom, & M. F. Peterson (Eds.), The handbook of organizational culture and climate. Second Edition (pp. 515-537). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
 Piurko, Y., Schwartz, S. H., & Davidov, E. (2011). Basic personal values and the meaning of left-right political orientations in 20 countries. Political Psychology, 32, 537-561.
 Siegel, J. I., Licht, A. N., & Schwartz, S. H. (in press). Egalitarianism and international investment. Journal of Financial Economics.

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Lower Dentures. Most complaints about wearing dentures have to do with lower dentures. Why? Because lower dentures are in a mobile environment – where the lips, cheeks and tongue try to dislodge the denture during eating or speaking. The lower ridge is also much smaller than the upper, and is prone to even more shrinkage; there is no large surface on which to create suction. These factors often cause a lower denture to move or trap food. In time, a successful denture wearer will learn to control their facial muscles – an essential skill when wearing new dentures.
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Q: UnitTest Project's code sync with source? I have a Visual Studio solution named - UnitTestProject, unit test with xunit framework.
Under this solution, a project named - MainProject and MainProject_Test,
The MainProject is the "Real" Source for implementation, the MainProject_Test for unittest, which contain the xunit attribute,Assert etc..
My question is, everytime i make change on MainProject, i have to copy&paste to MainProject_Test, it is not efficient way.
So how did the people reflect the code but retain the attribute or Assertion ?
Another question is, is it any name convention of UnitTest project? MainProject_Test / MainProject.Test or MainProjectTest?

A: You should reference your main project from your unit test project. Right-click on the references node of the test project in solution explorer to add the reference.
I would name the test project MainProject.Test.

A: MainProject_Test should reference MainProject. It shouldn't have a copy of all its code.
A common naming convention is MainProject and MainProject.Tests, but there are a number of such conventions.

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Obama Endorses "Los Suns"
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It's not quite on par with the Iranian soccer team's protest of disputed 2009 election results, but this (via Kevin Drum) is pretty darn cool: The NBA's Phoenix Suns are staging an on-court protest for tonight's home playoff game to show their displeasure with their state's insane new immigration law. As The Nation's Dave Zirin reports, the Suns will alter their jerseys to become "Los Suns" for their televised second-round matchup with the San Antonio Spurs:
In a statement released by the team, Sarver said, "The frustration with the federal government's failure to deal with the issue of illegal immigration resulted in passage of a flawed state law. However intended, the result of passing this law is that our basic principles of equal rights and protection under the law are being called into question, and Arizona's already struggling economy will suffer even further setbacks at a time when the state can ill-afford them."
Or maybe they were just tired of being bombarded with signs like this. The Sun aren't acting alone, either. Spurs coach Greg Popovich said his players support their opponents' efforts—in fact, they would have played as "Los Spurs" but weren't able to get the custom jerseys made in time. President Obama, who has soundly denounced Arizona's new immigration law, gave a shout-out to the team's protest in his Cinco de Mayo address, telling his audience, "I know that a lot of you would rather be watching tonight's game—the Spurs against 'Los Suns' from Phoenix." Meanwhile, the Major League Baseball Players Association has already denounced the law, and and there's an ongoing campaign to prevent the Diamondbacks from hosting the All-Star game as scheduled in 2011.
But not everyone in sports is unified in opposition. Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson told ESPN.com, "Am I crazy, or am I the only one that heard [the legislature] say 'we just took the United States immigration law and adapted it to our state":
I don't think teams should get involved in the political stuff. And I think this one's still kind of coming out to balance as to how it's going to be favorably looked upon by our public. If I heard it right the American people are really for stronger immigration laws, if I'm not mistaken. Where we stand as basketball teams, we should let that kind of play out and let the political end of that go where it's going to go.
Arizona: It Just Got a Lot Worse
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Q: How can I use Tika Parsers in Tika Core? I use tika-core v.1.25 in my project:
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
    <artifactId>tika-core</artifactId>
    <version>1.25</version>
    <type>jar</type>
</dependency>

When I need parse my file, I use AutoDetectParser :
InputStream is = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream("D:\Files\test.txt"));
BodyContentHandler ch = new BodyContentHandler(-1);
Metadata metadata = new Metadata();
ParseContext pc = new ParseContext();

AutoDetectParser parser = new AutoDetectParser();
parser.parse(is, ch, metadata, pc);

AutoDetectParser located in project tika-core:
Apache Tika Core
  org.apache.tika.parser
    AutoDetectParser .java

But at the same time, this class AutoDetectParser does not interact with classes from the project tika-parsers. But at the same time, I need the capabilities of all the parsers that sit in the tika-passers.
For example:
tika-parsers
  org.apache.tika.parser
    apple
      AppleSingleFileParser.java
    asm
      ClassParser.java
    ...
    xliff
      XLZParser.java
    xml
      XMLParser.java

As far as I understand, these are different projects, and for their work you need to write the binding class itself
At the moment my main thought is to use the desired parser instead of the AutoDetectParser parser.
For example, if I have file 12312.txt, I parse it through TXTParser, not AutoDetectParser. Or 1213.pdf, so - PDFParser.
But I wonder if there is a wrapper over these parsers or an abstraction level or a class that can properly organize the work of parsers. So that I do not have to manually understand the extension and select the parser.
Tell me how can I organize the work of tika-core in such a way that parsers from the tika-parsers project can be used?

A: Apparently your dependency is well configured, if it is in the correct pom (the main one).
I'm not sure of really understanding your project structure, but I'd like to share two links that I used when implemented tika in my project:

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*Apache Tika - Getting Started

*Content Analysis with Apache Tika Don't know if it is your case, but mine was using spring, and following these steps was relatively easy.

Hope it helps


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Мероде () — замок на воде около города Дюрен в коммуне Лангервеэ на северной окраине региона Рурайфель в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия. Комплекс является одним из самых ярких образцов ренессансного стиля в Рейнской области. Находится в собственности древнего дворянского рода фон Мероде (изначально баронов, затем графов и наконец князей) без перерыва с 1174 года по настоящее время.

История
Первое достоверное упоминание о замке относится к 1170 году. Речь в документах идёт о строении, которое воздвиг королевский министериал Вернер, прибывший из Керпена. Разрешение на работы по строительству усадьбы было дано в XII веке императором Фридрихом I Барбароссой. Строения располагались на том месте, где находится сегодняшний замок. Причём сначала местность пришлось расчистить от растительности. От слов «an dem Rodung» («на раскорчёванном», «на поляне») и произошло название замка, так как на старонемецком это звучало как «van me Rode».

Первые укрепления в конце XII века слабо напоминали серьёзный замок. Это была просто небольшая усадьба, обнесённая частоколом и окружённая защитным рвом. Название «Casrtum» (на латыни «крепость») по отношению к Мероде впервые упоминается в 1263 году.

Свой нынешний облик замка обрёл в начале XVIII века. Инициатором масштабных строительным работ был фельдмаршал Жан-Филиппа-Эжен де Мерод-Вестерло. Его надгробие находится в часовне замка.

Серьёзные работы по реконструкции замка были произведены в период между 1834 и 1838 годами.

Во время Второй мировой войны Мероде оказался в значительной степени разрушен. Во время проведения послевоенных ремонтных работ северо-западная башня и часть северного крыла так и не были восстановлены.

19 июня 2000 года в результате крупного пожара 80% восстановленных частей замка снова оказались серьёзно повреждены. Например, полностью сгорели внутренние конструкции и крыши большой и угловой башен. Жертвой пожара стал и частный архив семьи Мерде, хранившийся в замке. Работы по ремонту и реставрации затянулись на много лет.

Современное состояние
Замок сейчас находится в частной собственности Шарля-Луи, принца Мероде (1949 года рождения) и его семьи. Посещение комплекса туристами не предусмотрено.

В 2019 году представители рода Мероде получила награду Фонда сохранения немецких замков за качественно произведённую реконструкцию и береженое отношения к памятникам архитектуры. .

В часовне замка проводится еженедельная служба.

В Мероде проходит несколько ежегодных статусных мероприятий. В частности, сюда с 2011 года перенесён фестиваль округа Дюрен, который раньше проводился в замке Нидегген.

С 2008 года  на территории замка и окружающего его парка проводиться средневековая рождественская ярмарка. В 2011 году это мероприятие было признана телекомпанией Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) самой красивой рождественской ярмаркой в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия. Вход платный, но всегда предусмотрен день с бесплатным входом для небогатых людей.

Архитектурные особенности замка

 Мероде уникален тем, что вокруг не предусмотрено никаких вспомогательных и хозяйственных строений. Это замок в чистом виде, а не административный или сельскохозяйственных центр владений, где, как правило, имелись конюшни, склады, кузницы, фермы, хлев и прочие стоящие отдельно сооружения.
 Следуя ренессансной моде, архитекторы предусмотрели в замке 12 башен (по числу месяцев в году) и 365 окон (по числу дней), также как и в ренессансном баварском замке Штернберг, неоготическом замке Аренфельс в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц и барочном дворце Дёнхофштэдт в Восточной Пруссии.
 Замок со всех сторон окружён водой. В комплекс можно попасть по каменному мосту, который в древности был раводным.

Галерея

Примечания

Литература

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 Alexander Duncker: Die ländlichen Wohnsitze, Schlösser und Residenzen der ritterschaftlichen Grundbesitzer in der preußischen Monarchie nebst den königlichen Familien-, Haus-, Fideicommiss- und Schattull-Gütern. Bd. 6, Berlin 1863/64, (PDF; 194 KB).
 Harald Herzog: Rheinische Schlossbauten im 19. Jahrhundert. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1981. (= Landeskonservator Rheinland, Arbeitsheft 37)

Замки Северного Рейна-Вестфалии
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Why e-commerce might not be the best avenue for micro-independent retailers— even when there are ways to make online retailing more feasible.
retailers might have difficulty making a go of it.
Irecently had the opportunity to listen to one of the in- dividuals who had a huge influence on me when I got into this business, Dave Ratner. Dave is a great guy and very entertaining, but as I listened to him speak, I once again realized how different our independent businesses are. Dave has seven stores, a line of pet food and serves our industry in so many ways. He has even testified to Congress about independent retailers' issues and concerns. When Dave mentioned that the independents needed to add online purchasing to their stores, my heart sank.
where the real value comes from.
As I was writing this column, I did a quick internet search for my No. 1-selling pet food, and the three top spots, which are the paid spots, were PetFlow, Chewy and Amazon. I would guess that the costs of those spots are probably in the $2 range. If you consider that fee and the fulfillment costs, I would probably break even at best. That pet food that I searched has a rigid minimum advertised price (MAP) policy, so every one of those companies that returned on my search had the exact same price. That means it comes down to name recognition.
Where do you think "B.C.'s Pet Corner" is going to rank in a customer's mind when they are looking at that list?
Shortly after arriving at EOU, Riggle co-founded EOA, a cannabis research and quality control laboratory and, prior to joining Mary's, he spent several years focusing on the analytics of cannabis, its associated compounds and various cannabinoid formulations.
people to its national sales team.
natural grocery and pet channel.


While we eagerly await for the nominations for the 2016 AVN Awards, I should republish some of the footage from this past year's awards and expo. I mean republish liberally because I may have forgotten to publish some of the materials in the first place. That's what happens when you have multiple outlets to juggle; not even counting the social media postings that everyone expects.
I wish everyone good luck… and I'll see you on the floor and in the aisles.


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Q: Access Google drive data in my app I need to access one shared folder on my app, this is a shared folder created on google drive "drive.google.com". This would include all its child file(s) and folders on my app. I tried to use Google drive api's to access the data but it was not showing any data that i have on drive.
 I have used this link to access the folder.
Please help me with a solution to this. Please provide me the effective reference link.

A: Tough it is not clearly documented, it is possible to connect an Android app to a public Drive folder.
Prerequisites

*

*Set up a project in Developers Console for your app

*Generate the signing certificate fingerprint with the Keytool utility

*Add an API Key identifier (Android) using your application package name and the fingerprint generated in step 2.

*Create a Service Account.

*Add the JSon file you downloaded at the previous step to the raw folder of your project. You may need to rename it because of the Android resource name policy.

*Get the id of the shared folder you want to access (not sure you will need it though).

The first three steps are described here. The fourth step is described there. And you will probably need the Drive REST API documentation.
Then the code...
I did it in a Fragment. I just kept the essential things here. I am requesting the file list of a public folder.
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
import android.net.NetworkInfo;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.google.api.client.googleapis.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredential;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.extensions.android.http.AndroidHttp;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.drive.DriveScopes;
import com.google.api.services.drive.model.File;
import com.google.api.services.drive.model.FileList;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class FragmentDownload extends Fragment {

    GoogleCredential aCredential;
    ProgressDialog mProgress;

    /**
     * Required empty public constructor
     */
    public FragmentDownload() {
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_download, container, false);
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

        mProgress = new ProgressDialog(getContext());
        mProgress.setMessage("Calling Drive API ...");

        // Initialize credentials object.
        try {
            aCredential = GoogleCredential
                    .fromStream(getContext().getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.json_file))
                    .createScoped(DriveScopes.all());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        getResultsFromApi();
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the device currently has a network connection.
     * @return true if the device has a network connection, false otherwise.
     */
    private boolean isDeviceOnline() {
        ConnectivityManager connMgr =
                (ConnectivityManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo networkInfo = connMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        return (networkInfo != null && networkInfo.isConnected());
    }

    /**
     * Attempt to call the API, after verifying that all the preconditions are
     * satisfied. The preconditions are: Google Play Services installed, an
     * account was selected and the device currently has online access. If any
     * of the preconditions are not satisfied, the app will prompt the user as
     * appropriate.
     */
    private void getResultsFromApi() {
        if (! isDeviceOnline()) {
            Toast.makeText(getContext(), "No network connection available.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        } else {
            new MakeRequestTask(aCredential).execute();
        }
    }

    /**
     * An asynchronous task that handles the Drive API call.
     * Placing the API calls in their own task ensures the UI stays responsive.
     */
    private class MakeRequestTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<String>> {
        private com.google.api.services.drive.Drive mService = null;
        private Exception mLastError = null;

        public MakeRequestTask(GoogleCredential credential) {
            HttpTransport transport = AndroidHttp.newCompatibleTransport();
            JsonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
            mService = new com.google.api.services.drive.Drive.Builder(
                    transport, jsonFactory, credential)
                    .setApplicationName("appName")
                    .build();

        }

        /**
         * Background task to call Drive API.
         * @param params no parameters needed for this task.
         */
        @Override
        protected List<String> doInBackground(Void... params) {
            try {
                return getDataFromApi();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                mLastError = e;
                cancel(true);
                return null;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Fetch a list of up to 10 file names and IDs.
         * @return List of Strings describing files, or an empty list if no files
         *         found.
         * @throws IOException
         */
        private List<String> getDataFromApi() throws IOException {
            // Get a list of up to 10 files.
            List<String> fileInfo = new ArrayList<>();
            FileList result = mService.files().list()
                    .setCorpus("user")
                    .setQ("'public_gdrive_folder_id' in parents")
                    .setOrderBy("name")
                    .setSpaces("drive")
                    .setFields("files(id, name)")
                    .execute();
            List<File> files = result.getFiles();
            if (files != null) {
                for (File file : files) {
                    fileInfo.add(String.format("%s (%s)\n",
                            file.getName(), file.getId()));
                }
            }
            return fileInfo;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
            mProgress.show();
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(List<String> output) {
            mProgress.hide();
            if (output == null || output.size() == 0) {
                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "No results returned.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            } else {
                //output.add(0, "Data retrieved using the Drive API:");
                Toast.makeText(getContext(), TextUtils.join("\n", output), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }

        @Override
        protected void onCancelled() {
            mProgress.hide();
            if (mLastError != null) {
                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "The following error occurred:\n"
                        + mLastError.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

               // }
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Request cancelled.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }
    }

}


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Django Frontend
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.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/jonfaustman/django-frontend.png?branch=master
    :target: https://travis-ci.org/jonfaustman/django-frontend

Django Frontend is a collection of static files and templates to jumpstart Django front-end development.

With the convenience of an installable Django application, easily add some of the most widely used static files and create custom templates built on top of one of the most well-known, widespread templates (`HTML5 Boilerplate <https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate>`_ .)

:Package: `https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-frontend <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-frontend>`_
:Source: `https://github.com/jonfaustman/django-frontend <https://github.com/jonfaustman/django-frontend>`_

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Starring
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* `HTML5 Boilerplate (5.2.0) <https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate>`_
* `Modernizr (2.8.3) <https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr>`_
* `normalize.css (3.0.3) <https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css>`_
* `jQuery (1.11.3) and (2.1.4) <https://github.com/jquery/jquery>`_
* `jQuery UI (1.11.4) <https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui>`_
* `jQuery DataTables (1.10.7) <https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables>`_
* `jQuery Dynamic Formset (1.2) <https://github.com/elo80ka/django-dynamic-formset>`_
* `jQuery ScrollTo (2.1.1) <https://github.com/flesler/jquery.scrollTo>`_
* `jQuery Smooth Scroll (1.5.5) <https://github.com/kswedberg/jquery-smooth-scroll>`_
* `Twitter Bootstrap (3.3.5) <https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap>`_
* `Font Awesome (4.3.0) <https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome>`_

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More Information
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For more information, instructions on how to get started, a changelog and a roadmap `read the documentation <https://django-frontend.readthedocs.org/>`_.


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Q: react-images why does the lightbox show by default and lose its styling as an import I am working off this Codesandbox as my starting point. Here you can see that by default the lightbox is hidden and then when you click the button it opens the lightbox which is in a fixed position above the rest of the content with a background color with transparency. However, when I try to set this up as an import in another component, the lightbox is visible by default, it also loses it's styling and I am not seeing a close button. Any ideas why this is happening?
import React from "react";
import LB from "./LB";
import "./styles.css";

const photos = [
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/2ShvY8Lf6l0/800x599",
    width: 4,
    height: 3
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/Dm-qxdynoEc/800x799",
    width: 1,
    height: 1
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/qDkso9nvCg0/600x799",
    width: 3,
    height: 4
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/iecJiKe_RNg/600x799",
    width: 3,
    height: 4
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/epcsn8Ed8kY/600x799",
    width: 3,
    height: 4
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/NQSWvyVRIJk/800x599",
    width: 4,
    height: 3
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/zh7GEuORbUw/600x799",
    width: 3,
    height: 4
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/PpOHJezOalU/800x599",
    width: 4,
    height: 3
  },
  {
    src: "https://source.unsplash.com/I1ASdgphUH4/800x599",
    width: 4,
    height: 3
  }
];

export default function App() {
  return <LB images={photos} />;
}

Here's my updated codesandbox with what I've tried so far(also where you can see the lightbox being shown by default without styling)

A: I tock a look to your code here enter link description here then I search about the package react-image, its nice package and I like it actually, then I compare your code with the docs react-images in npm , I think you dont need to add the events to the Lightbox as thire code :
   return (
      <ModalGateway>
        {modalIsOpen ? (
          <Modal onClose={this.toggleModal}>
            <Carousel views={images} />
          </Modal>
        ) : null}
      </ModalGateway>
    );

just you need to give the module onClose function and the Carousel the array of images
actually I rewrote the code using ES6 "to be honest I like arrow function more than binding things " just inside the LB component file i added
import React, { Component } from "react";
import Carousel, { Modal, ModalGateway } from "react-images";

class App extends Component {
  state = {
    currentImage: 0,
    modalIsOpen: false
  };
  openLightbox = () => {
    this.setState({
      currentImage: 0,
      modalIsOpen: true
    });
  };
  closeLightbox = () => {
    this.setState({
      currentImage: 0,
      modalIsOpen: false
    });
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <>
        <button onClick={this.openLightbox}>Open Lightbox</button>

        <ModalGateway>
          {this.state.modalIsOpen ? (
            <Modal onClose={this.closeLightbox}>
              <Carousel views={this.props.images} />
            </Modal>
          ) : null}
        </ModalGateway>
      </>
    );
  }
}

export default App;

A: The code sandbox project that you've taken the example code is using react-images@0.5.13 and at your updated code sandbox you're using react-image@1.1.0-beta.3.
Version 1.1.0-beta.3 does not work as the old 0.5.13 as it has no prop isOpen. You either downgrade to react-images@0.5.13, or check the Using the Modal example at react-image@1.1.0-beta.3 page.
I suggest you consider upgrading to react-image@1.1.0-beta.3, because if you check the console at the example code sandbox project, you'll see a bunch of deprecation errors.
Here is a Stackblitz project with your example modal converted to latest version react-image@1.1.0-beta.3 if you want to switch.


Hi to all tackletour guy,need advice and opinion between daiwa sv light ltd 8.1 and shimano scorpion bfs xg which is superior in term of casting (distance&smoothness for lure weight between 3gram to 15gram),torque,retrieve smoothness (without&with load when fish on) and other extra feature advantage of each reel.Thanks in advance for all advice&guidance.
SV Light is going to be more versatile. It is capable of casting 3 grams but, the Scorpion BFS will be a little better. Going up in weight from there, the SV Light is going to be better for sure.
As far as smoothness, the SV Light is pretty dang smooth. It is connected and is no play in the gears or handle. I have the 16 Aldebaran BFS and the SV Light is smoother and has better tolerances.
If you will be casting more than 3-4gr most times, I'd go for the SV Light.
I am not sure of the SV Light's frame material, but I know it is the same body style as the SS/SV and Steez SV ($400 one). These reels are Japanese made models (not Thailand like mid and lower tier Daiwa's) and feel great. My SS/SV has aluminum gears and what some describe as hollow, but I have experienced zero issues. That frame is still tops of my smoothest reels. I am not sure of the gears in the SV LIGHT, but sometimes the 8.1 is brass which helps.
DirtyD64 wrote: I am not sure of the SV Light's frame material, but I know it is the same body style as the SS/SV and Steez SV ($400 one). These reels are Japanese made models (not Thailand like mid and lower tier Daiwa's) and feel great. My SS/SV has aluminum gears and what some describe as hollow, but I have experienced zero issues. That frame is still tops of my smoothest reels. I am not sure of the gears in the SV LIGHT, but sometimes the 8.1 is brass which helps.
How does the SV Light feel compared to the Steez SV103XS?
Thanks ccass,dirtyD64&hogsticker2 for above valueable experience info, all info are important to me as guidance to make right decision .Anybody know the profile size(palmability) of sv light ltd,is it equal to ss air size.In term of braking system between ftb magnet vs sv light magnet system which is superior to control spool overrun during casting if the both spool tension knob is set to no side to side movement for total lure weight above 3gram.
mdrap76 wrote: Thanks ccass,dirtyD64&hogsticker2 for above valueable experience info, all info are important to me as guidance to make right decision .Anybody know the profile size(palmability) of sv light ltd,is it equal to ss air size.In term of braking system between ftb magnet vs sv light magnet system which is superior to control spool overrun during casting if the both spool tension knob is set to no side to side movement for total lure weight above 3gram.
SV Light and the SS AIR share the same frame. I'd go with the SV Light for your situation in terms of casting.
Big-Bass wrote: How does the SV Light feel compared to the Steez SV103XS?
Steez SV103 feels more solid to me, as it should due to frame material.
I can't give much on personal experience, never owned a true BFS reel. I am mainly going off of other information I have read and from reading specs to convey sizes and predicted actions. But from that, I can tell you any SV style Daiwa with the rotating inductor will give more control than a more linear magnetic brake like Shimano's FTB or like the Alphas Air Stream Custom. Some people like linear magnetic control for UL/BFS applications, but I haven't quite figured out why. Maybe the linear mag's give more control throughout the cast (always in magnetic field) and the SV style lets go to give more distance. The opposite has justification too though because SV spools are generally known for more control. As far as quality, I would say almost all of the aforementioned reels won't let you down and will all be around the same level of refinement. Maybe only a Conquest BFS will convincingly top them.
I've never used the Scorpion bfs XG, but I would imagine the SV light would be less fickle, as Daiwa seems to reign Supreme in the world of magnetic braking. Especially considering it has an SV /Air spool. I can make a sloppy, side winged cast with the brake dial set to 6-7, and it's just fine - no fluff. Even with a 1/16 oz lead head with a small plastic - and not to shabby on the distance. With an appropriate rod, I'm sure you will be satisfied, and then some.
not quite , have a closer look and the sv light looks like a steez ex frame re molded for a 32mm OD spool, steez side plate . not sure on gears.
Good point. There are some minor cosmetic differences. Palms the same.
Any one heard if the SV Light will ever make a USA appearance.
If not where is best price to buy from ?
E73Bass wrote: Any one heard if the SV Light will ever make a USA appearance.
Plat has them on sale now.


All bookings and booking forms are to be completed, with confirmed numbers, one week prior to the birthday party.
All payments are to be made on the day at the respective stores.
Once a booking has been made, the booking will be reserved for 48 hours, during which time, a R200 .00 deposit is to be paid, and proof of payment sent to the necessary store. Should this deposit not be completed within the 48 hour period, the booking will not be held.
All party attendees are to arrive at the venue no later than 30 minutes prior to the party in order to ensure enough time for equipment to be allocated per player.
A minimum of 5 children and maximum of 30 children applies to birthday parties. Should you have a group larger than 30 people, arrangements need to be made with the store concerned.
A birthday cake, sweet hampers and all other food items may be bought into the venue, however should you require assistance with this, kindly discuss this with the Manager of the specific store.
The birthday child will receive a free R50 Fun Company card.
A dedicated area will be allocated for the party, including a trestle table and balloons, and in the interest of other bookings, the party area will be required to be cleared out once the scheduled time is completed.
It is the responsibility of the host to attend to all children, and disruptions together with harmful behaviour of guests will result in their expulsion from the premises.
Please note that every eftort is taken to ensure the safety of patrons entering The Fun Company, however entry is at your own risk, and neither The Fun Company, any of its employees or contractors will be held liable for any injury or damage to property.
All injuries are to be reported to the Manager on duty.
The offer is valid from Monday – Thursday before 12 noon from the dates of 1 December 2012 to 21 January 2013.
The voucher is only valid if all details on the form are completed.
No photocopies of the voucher will be accepted. All redeemed vouchers are to be the original printed flyer.
Details that are incorrectly or falsely completed will deem the voucher null and void.
By completing the form, The Fun Company reserves the right to contact you in regards to Events and Promotions within the parameters of the Consumer Protection Act.
The voucher is for Super bowling only and cannot be exchanged for another entertainment offering or tokens.
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other deals or offers from The Fun Company.
It is the responsibility of the parents to attend to all children, and disruptions together with harmful behaviour of guests will result in their expulsion from the premises.
Please note that every effort is taken to ensure the safety of patrons entering The Fun Company premises, however entry is at your own risk, and neither The Fun Company, any of its employees or contractors will be held liable for any injury or damage to property.
All and any incidences are to be reported to the Manager on duty.
The voucher is for Glow Mini-Golf only and cannot be exchanged for another entertainment offering or tokens.


Usage: `seeded_rand(MAX, SEED)`. MAX must be a positive integer; SEED is any string.
Generates a random whole number greater than or equal to 0 and less than MAX, using the value of SEED for repeatable randomness. If SEED starts with "$fqdn:", this is behaves the same as `fqdn_rand`.
starts with "$fqdn:", this is behaves the same as `fqdn_rand`.


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by Kathleen Ford July 5, 2021
Art begins with a story…
Me and Jenny
Twin – I am first and foremost a twin. The irony of being a twin is that although it's unique, you are also genetically exactly the same as someone else and you could arguably say that you are literally conceived at the same moment in time and space as someone else. It calls to question all sorts of challenges around identity, individuality, being existentially alone or collectively connected, etc.
Artist? – My mother is a painter, and from the time that my twin Jenny and I could talk, she let us experiment in her studio. Although you could say that I had some talent, I was by no means a prodigy. In fact, I was always ambivalent about being an artist.
One of Dave Moyer's Paintings
Not Artist, Art Therapist – When I was younger I had a good friend, Len Parker, who spent all of his free time drawing elaborate fantasy characters inspired by artist Frank Frazetta. Then in my twenties, I dated another consummate artist, David Moyer, who invented a painting technique called Farbelism. Everything Len and Dave did was in the service of their art. Not only did I not have that kind of passion, but I also didn't particularly like what felt like the solitary life of the artist and I had no clear message that I needed to communicate through art.
When I discovered art therapy, a field that uses art to help others, it combined my artistic sensibilities with a way to connect with others. But I stopped making art regularly because for me it had been so fraught with ambivalence and perfectionism.
Positive Art Therapy – My career as an art therapist opened my eyes to different ways of doing, seeing, and experiencing art. This led me and my best friend since grad school, Gioia Chilton (also an artist and Art Therapist), to develop Positive Art Therapy, an approach that integrates Art Therapy with Positive Psychology. We formed a company, Creative Wellbeing Workshops, which uses creativity to give people and organizations who are experiencing high levels of stress concrete tools to be find more happiness and wellbeing.
T and Mommy 2005
Death and Mandalas – Although, as an art therapist, I was frequently doing quick process-oriented artwork, I didn't make art with any consistency until 2005 when my brother 'T' died of bile duct cancer within 6 months of being diagnosed. I got stuck in grief and realized that, like the proverbial physician, I needed to "heal myself".
Of course, logically, I knew I should be using the tool I offered to my patients—art–but I couldn't imagine getting back into the relationship I'd had with it before, in which everything I made had to be perfect. So I started making small 4 x 4 inch mandalas I called art thoughts. Sometimes, even though some of these 'thoughts' were just disorganized scratches, they did for me that thing art can do—they helped me get out what was stuck inside and start working through my grief.
Jenny Wilkinson Peace
Watching Others Do Art and Make Beautiful Things – Throughout the many years that I've been an art therapist, it never ceases to amaze me what stunningly powerful art people make. This realization comes from a deep appreciation for the unique ways that people express themselves in the art process—even the simplest sketch tells the story of the person who made it.
It's also been eye-opening to see how consistently people who are self-avowedly not artists seem to enjoy making art. For example, my sister Jenny started to make mandalas with me and then took up painting. She thoroughly enjoys doing art and doesn't care about whether it meets the standards of "fine art". This was intriguing to me, having had such a conflicted relationship with art. I realized that I really needed to revisit my assumptions about being an artist and, if nothing else, have more fun making it!
Making Art for the World – One of the ways that I found more fun doing art was illustrating the coloring book for Miraval (now titled The Desert Mandalas Coloring Book). Although coloring books are usually not considered 'high art', most people find it deeply relaxing and enjoyable (learn more about the benefits of coloring). It gives them a taste of how healing doing art can be.
The coloring book became a springboard for a series of drawings and paintings that, whatever their designation—"art " or "play " or both—have been an avenue for me to get back into being a fine artist.
Joan (Susannah) Sadler Self Portrait
Pushing Past Convention – In the backdrop of it all has been two characters that have inspired me the most; my aunt Joan (Susannah) Sadler and my husband Kimler (KC) Corey. Susannah switched from Joan to her middle name when she was 70 because she wanted to shed the conventions she'd been constrained by, including a name she never liked. She also took up art and photography and created a daily blog of photos accompanied by poems, Joan's Stones, (go check it out, it's still up!) which she was still posting to literally days before she died at 95. She taught me how to age well and continually reinvent myself (HERE is a post, Gioia and I wrote about her at CWW).
KC Corey What If…
KC, the other unconventional character in my life, unlike me, has no infatuation or preoccupation with identity and art. You could call him a scientist, entrepreneur, maker, and manifestor, but more than anything he just lives by the motto "experience, create, and then discuss … if you feel like it". KC continuously pushes me to go beyond the limits of my conventions, find out what might be possible, and then figure out what is congruent and right for myself.
You can probably imagine how a call for that kind of psychological flexibility and adventure could impact my art.
Artists Who Inspire Me
Kathe Kollwitz
Alice Neel
Kimler Corey
Janet Mathias
Gioia Chilton
Jennifer Wilkinson
Lee Wilkinson
Meet Rebecca
Artist, Art Therapist, Twin
Finding and making beauty in the world through the creativity and magic that comes from doing artwork.
Enjoy the relaxing benefits of coloring. Order Here
Honoring Ted and T
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Q: ¿Porqué en C++ cuando pongo std::cin al principio, std::getline ya no es válido? Soy nuevo en C++, y estoy aprendiendo a usar strings, y me encuentro con un pequeño problema, dentro del int main() una vez que pongo std::cin >> x; dentro,  std::getline(std::cin, x); ya no es válido
Escribiré específicamente el código
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{

    std::string s;

    std::cin >> s;

    std::cout << s << '\n';

    std::cout << s << '\n';

    std::getline(std::cin, s);
}

Una cosa que he descubierto es que si pones 2 veces la misma linea de: std::getline(std::cin, s);
Si funciona, es decir, la primera no se hace válida, pero la segunda si, cualquier duda o algo que no dejé claro me lo pueden comentar por favor, gracias.

A: Para entender lo que está pasando, una pequeña introducción:

*

*std::cin No devuelve el control hasta que no se ha introducido un salto de línea

*Los streams de entrada utilizan una lista de caracteres como separadores. Éstos sirven para delimitar números y cadenas de texto. Por defecto son los siguientes:

*

*Salto de línea

*Retorno de carro

*Espacio

*Tabulador

Así, cuando vas a rellenar el primer string, en el stream puedes encontrar algo tal que:
abcdefg\n

El operador de extracción es una función que opera de la siguiente manera:

*

*Intenta recuperar un string, por lo que si lo primero que encuentra son separadores, los descartará.

*Cuando encuentra un caracter que no es un separador empezará a rellenar el string.

*El proceso se detendrá cuando se encuentre con otro separador, dejando el separador en el buffer de entrada

*Este mecanismo se reproduce en las diferentes versiones del operador de extración excepto en la versión que extrae un char. Esta función en concreto devolverá siempre el primer caracter que haya en el stream, sea un separador o no.

La función std::getline funciona de forma algo diferente, ya que no descarta los separadores que haya al inicio de la secuencia. Esto es así para permitir que getline pueda leer líneas vacías.
Lo que sucede entonces es que getline se encuentra con que en el buffer de entrada hay un salto de línea, así que devuelve una línea vacía y la ejecución del programa continua.
Para evitar este inconveniente basta con descartar el salto de línea antes de hacer la llamada a getline
std::cin.ignore(); // Descarta un char del stream

Si quisieses forzar una limpieza completa del buffer entonces podrías hacer lo siguiente:
std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), '\n');

Esta versión eliminará todo lo que haya en el buffer de entrada hasta el primer salto de línea que se encuentre, que también se descartará.