PUEBLO, Colo. – Happy 160th Anniversary Ghirardelli! Mark this momentous milestone with the 2012 Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship, an annual recipe contest hosted at the Colorado State Fair.
Make your most memorable entry, from trendy new creations to historical family favorites. Focus on flavor, creativity and an easy-to-follow recipe. Feature any Ghirardelli premium baking product to create any type of dessert. Make it fun, festive and eye-catching.
We welcome you to tell us the tale behind your treat. Was the recipe passed down through generations? Is it a new twist on a classic? What "wows" your friends and family about it? Your thoughts, stories and memories are all welcome.
First and second place finishers win $150 and $50 each. Plus, the top three winners and a random contestant each take home a Ghirardelli gift basket. Judges choose winners based on appearance, taste, creativity, and ease of preparation. For baking tips, recipe ideas and product information, visitwww.ghirardelli.com.
The contest will be held on August 24, 2012; registration is now open with an entry deadline of August 22, 2012. For contest details, official rules, and a list of other special contests, contact the Colorado State Fair general entry office at 719-404-2080 or click here.
Editor's Note: Photo of "Ghirardelli Rocky Road Cupcakes" is available by emailingChristi.lightcap@ag.state.co.us.
As a warm up, try these gooey, crunchy, decadent little Rocky Road Cupcakes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the lower third. Grease or spray the top surface of the pan with nonstick spray and line the cups with paper liners. In the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, melt 1-1/4 cups of the chocolate chips with the butter, stirring frequently until melted and smooth. Remove the chocolate from the heat and let it cool to lukewarm. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour and baking powder together thoroughly. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture is very pale and thick. Scrape the warm chocolate over the egg mixture and fold it in with a large rubber spatula. Sprinkle the flour into the bowl with half of the remaining chocolate chips and half of the walnuts. Fold just until the ingredients are blended. Divide the batter evenly among the lined cups. Sprinkle the tops with marshmallows followed by the remaining walnuts and the remaining chocolate chips. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until the marshmallows are golden brown. Set the pan on a rack to cool for 5 minutes. Run the tip of a table knife around the top of each cupcake to detach any melted marshmallow or chocolate from the pan. Let the cupcakes cool until firm enough to remove from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 12 cupcakes.


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Q: Writing different languages text to CSV ERROR Using Python 3.5 to grab some information from different sites, then dump it to pickle, and then i need to create csv file from some information.
Information is a list with some arguments numeric and text.
Text information could be on different languages, and this text i must write to csv file. But when i write it to the csv, i ve got an Error like
"UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u0141' in position 0: character maps to "
import pickle
import csv
with open('poland_russia_data.pickle','rb') as f:
    data_new=pickle.load(f, encoding="ascii")
print(data_new[0])
>>>Łyk idealnego orzeźwienia może wywołac uśmiech na Twojej twarzy!
print(data_new[1])
>>>Некоторый текст
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    writer=csv.writer(csvfile)
    writer.writerow(data_new[0])
    writer.writerow(data_new[1])

How can i write it correctly to file?

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Female hair loss can come in many forms, from alopecia areata to trichotillomania. Sometimes though, we can also be our own worst enemy, well for our hair at least. Choices we make every day can have a real impact on the health of our hair. You might not be surprised or you might even already be aware of the effects of heat or an over use of chemical colourants but you probably don't realise the damage that the following seemingly innocuous objects can cause.
Believe it or not a cotton pillow could actually be drying out your hair, removing the sheen and those healthy oils. Silk is becoming increasingly popular because it doesn't absorb moisture like cotton but also because the surface is smoother it can also help in stopping the hair becoming clumped and matted whilst you sleep.
Think about when you use your hairbrush. Don't use it on towel dried damp hair thinking that's the best time to brush. It's not and can result in a lot of damage. The safest way to brush is in the shower, with conditioner on the hair and ideally using a wide toothed comb. After rising pat dry the hair rather than vigorously rubbing.
This is quite an obvious one if you think about it. Tying your hair up in any way can cause damage if it's simply too tight and is pulling on the roots. As a general rule, if it feels too tight then it probably is and likely to be doing some damage. Over time you may get some female hair loss.
This one may seem a bit left field but actually, handbag straps are the bane of long hair. Think of how many times you trap your hair between straps when you put the bag on to your shoulder and then how many times you put your bag on your shoulder every day.
Of course these aren't the only causes of female hair loss but if you've eliminated all the obvious reasons then you never know. It could be an ordinary household object that's doing the damage.


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Posted inGrowth and Development, Rural Economy
Prospects for a Rural Recovery
[imgbelt img=Kansasmap.jpg]Rural America has fared better than the cities in most parts of the country, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City officer Jason Henderson. That doesn't mean there aren't challenges ahead.
by Jason Henderson December 4, 2009 December 9, 2009
Rural areas across the country generally have seen better employment figures than have cities. Times are tougher in the rural Midwest and Southeast.
The Daily Yonder's coverage of rural economic issues, including workforce development and the future of work in rural America, is supported in part by Microsoft.
[imgcontainer] [img:Kansasmap.jpg] [source]Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City[/source] Rural areas across the country generally have seen better employment figures than have cities. Times are tougher in the rural Midwest and Southeast. [/imgcontainer]
Editor's Note: What's ahead for the rural economy? Jason Henderson gives us his take in a publication released this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Henderson is the vice president of the bank's Omaha branch. Here are excepts from his "Prospects for a Rural Recovery."
Despite the mounting job losses, rural communities across a large cross section of the country have been able to outperform their metro counterparts. In regions west of the Mississippi River and in the New England/Middle Atlantic region, rural communities have sustained fewer job losses than neighboring metro communities. In the West South Central Region (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana), rural communities posted much stronger job gains than in the region's metro areas since the start of the recession.
The relative strength of the rural economy has been fueled in part by its large concentration of commodity-based industries. The spike in commodity prices during the first half of 2008 set the stage for robust rural economic growth in many areas. Rising commodity prices also spurred economic gains in farm-dependent regions, as farmers increased their purchases of goods and services. Energy and mining-dependent regions also enjoyed stronger economic gains, as energy companies increased production, boosting the demand for energy-related goods and services.
The housing crisis was also less severe in most rural areas. The earlier boom in rural housing, in terms of over-building and rising prices, was smaller than across the nation. Moreover, rural areas had less exposure to subprime loans and foreclosures.
Consequently, rural home prices have dropped less than in metro areas. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), rural home prices, unlike metro home prices, remained above year-ago levels through most of 2008. By the second quarter of 2009, rural prices were still only 1.6 percent below year-ago levels, compared to 5.9 percent below in metro areas.
The financial market turmoil was also blunted in rural economies. Structural differences between rural and metro financial service industries gave rural areas less exposure to investment bank activities. For example, securities, commodity contracts, and investments accounted for less than 10 percent of earnings at rural financial institutions, compared to a third for metro institutions.
Until the financial crisis spread beyond Wall Street, rural financial service firms avoided the high losses of jobs suffered in metro areas. Agricultural banks (predominantly smaller commercial banks in rural communities) continue to post a stronger return on assets than other commercial banks. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), return on assets at rural agricultural banks reached 0.79 percent in the second quarter of 2009, compared to -0.12 percent for commercial banks as a whole.[imgcontainer right] [img:salesgrowth.jpg] [source]Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City[/source] Retail sales fared better in rural areas of most states during this recession. [/imgcontainer]
Weakness in rural financial markets has intensified, however, and commercial banks have responded by tightening credit standards on a wide variety of household and business loans. … While the financial crisis has eased and fewer banks are reporting tightening credit standards, risks remain. For example, delinquency rates for commercial real estate loans have climbed from 4.2 to 7.9 percent since mid-2008.
On the positive side, consumer spending appears to have fallen less dramatically in rural areas than in metro areas. A handful of states reports spending data at the county level. Rural retail sales in Washington, North Carolina, and Vermont have fallen less dramatically in metro areas (Chart 3). In Kansas and Nebraska, rural sales have actually expanded over the past year, in contrast to the state's declining metro sales. If a jobless recovery dampens national consumer spending, such cross winds in rural America may boost consumer spending on Main Streets.
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With such anemic expectations for domestic demand, exports will be crucial to rural prosperity. Improvements in the U.S. trade balance have underpinned the U.S. economy over the past year. In 2008, economic strength in developing countries spurred robust demand and record prices for food and energy commodities. Toward the end of the year, weakening global economies clipped the foreign demand. But heading into 2010, with stronger economic gains, especially in emerging countries, opportunities for stronger rural export activity may emerge.
For rural communities, processed food products appear to be a relatively bright spot. In 2007 and 2008 manufactured food exports rose 20-25 percent, well above gains in other manufacturing sectors. In 2009, while manufactured food exports dropped roughly 10 percent, other manufactured exports fell more sharply. With heavy concentrations of food processing activity in rural communities, the strength in manufactured food exports is one indicator of relatively stronger export activity for rural communities. The prospects of stronger exports will be driven in part by more robust growth in foreign economies and a lower value of the dollar that would make U.S. goods more affordable in foreign countries.
Outmigration has been a persistent challenge for rural America. A substantial portion of the Baby Boom generation born between 1960 and 1964 and Gen X'ers born from 1965 to 1969 typically left rural communities for urban areas after graduating from high school and college. In the Kansas City Federal Reserve District, though, trends are showing that middle-aged families are returning to rural communities. As baby boomers and Gen X'ers reach age 30, their numbers in rural communities begin to rise, implying a net inmigration of these population cohorts. [imgcontainer] [img:KFRboomers.jpg] [source]Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City[/source] It's true that Gen X and Gen Y have left rural counties, but boomers may be coming back. [/imgcontainer]
While a robust business environment is crucial, so is a community's ability to offer personal consumption amenities, such as education and health services, personal services and recreational amenities.
Consolidation is a second structural challenge facing rural communities. Historically, rising fixed costs and economies of scale in agriculture drove farms to consolidate into larger enterprises. At first, consolidation freed local labor for smaller nonfarm enterprises in rural communities, but it also freed local labor to migrate out of rural America. Over time, the drive for efficiency and economies of scale in industrialized commodity industries also led to consolidation in rural nonfarm enterprises. But rural communities struggle to provide the support network of industries that larger enterprises need to succeed….
Recent policy developments have touted using entrepreneurship and innovation to counteract the trends of consolidation and rebuild the competitiveness of rural economies. A growing body of research documents the economic benefits that flow to small rural communities from entrepreneurship and innovation. The recession has likely exacerbated the structural challenges that entrepreneurship policy was designed to address. Thus, entrepreneurship and innovation may become even more important to the economic revitalization of rural America.
Access to financial capital is a third structural challenge for rural communities. Entrepreneurs need access to financial capital to fund the innovations and investments critical to building strong, viable rural businesses. Traditionally, rural community banks have been the primary source of capital to rural businesses. Over the past decade, as nonbank financial markets developed, the growth of core deposits at commercial banks slowed. To finance their loans, many banks tapped higher-cost wholesale market funds.
Surprisingly, the financial crisis has actually increased the level of core deposits in rural community banks. But is this level sustainable? As investors have searched for safe haven investments, they have placed money in FDIC insured accounts at commercial banks. As a result, domestic deposits have risen 3.0 percent over the past year. Rural bankers continue to report they have funds available for loans that meet qualification standards.
A rural recovery hinges on a rebound in the demand for rural products and services. While the prospects of robust domestic demand could be limited by a jobless recovery, stronger foreign growth could spur rural export activity. Rural businesses will need to focus on producing goods and services targeted to meet the tastes and preferences of global consumers.
But as rural economies emerge from the "Great Recession," they still face the persistent challenges of outmigration, consolidation, and access to financial capital. The continued focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, and amenity-based growth could help revitalize rural communities.
Half of Rural Counties Gain Jobs Since May 2018
Rural 'Recreation Counties' Show More Population Resilience
'Investing in All of America's Places' — Rural Nonprofit Leaders Respond to American Jobs Plan
Tagged: By Jason Henderson, Editor's Pick, Growth and Development, Home Page Feature Bottom, Home Page Feature Top, Main Street Economics, Topic Feature

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class Extension;
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// Modal dialog that shows when a child user attempts to install an extension
// but blocked by their parent.
// TODO(pbos): Replace DialogDelegateView with View and use a separate
// DialogDelegate. This no longer overrides any DialogDelegateView methods.
class ExtensionInstallBlockedByParentDialogView
    : public views::DialogDelegateView {
 public:
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  // installation for a child.  Do not call this directly. Instead,
  // use ShowExtensionInstallBlockedByParentDialog in browser_dialogs.h.
  // |action| is used to determine the strings to display in the dialog.
  // |extension| is used to customize the dialog for the extension type.
  // |window| is the window the dialog will modally attach to.
  // |done_callback| will be called when the dialog is dismissed by the user.
  ExtensionInstallBlockedByParentDialogView(
      chrome::ExtensionInstalledBlockedByParentDialogAction action,
      const extensions::Extension* extension,
      base::OnceClosure done_callback);
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  gfx::ImageSkia icon_;
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};

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"Countries Compared by Labor > Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 1980-2008. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Group-of-7-countries-(G7)/Labor/Unemployment/Long--term-unemployment-rate/Female>.
"Countries Compared by Labor > Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 1980-2008. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Group-of-7-countries-(G7)/Labor/Unemployment/Long--term-unemployment-rate/Female>.


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La resolución 711 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, fue aprobada sin someterse a votación, el 12 de septiembre de 1991, tras haber examinado la petición de Lituania para poder ser miembro de las Naciones Unidas. En esta resolución, el Consejo recomendó a la Asamblea General la aceptación de Lituania como miembro.

El 17 de septiembre de 1991, la Asamblea General admitió a Estonia mediante la Resolución 46/6.

Véase también
Letonia
Anexo:Estados miembros de las Naciones Unidas

Referencias

Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas aprobadas en 1991
0711
Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas referentes a Lituania
Lituania en 1991

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Incorporating contemporary style with tried and tested tech, the Gore Wear C5 Optiline Jersey is eager to hammer through the peloton. Its crafted from a polyester and elastane blend that lends you generous stretch for a slim and supportive fit, while aiding in moisture transfer to keep you desert dry through punchy climbs. The core is designed with wind protection to keep your engine primed through breezy canyons when you need to trap heat inside, and a full-length semi-autolocking zipper for dropping your temperature when summer starts to hit hard and the mercury nears the triple-digit range. Packing in space for the essentials, the jersey features three deep back pockets with room for tools, spare tubes, and treats, as well as a zippered stash pocket that securely stows your key and cards away for the ride.
great material, breathes well, and layers nicely, but it kind of fits funny, not sure if i need to go a size down? I run an XL in all my tops from everyone, but seems like i could go down a size? it just fits funky in some areas of my chest and lower back. but perfect everywhere else. So i feel like its more of a funky cut vs too big. anyways its a great jersey other than that.


Carhartt Men's Traditional Fit Tapered Leg Jeans is rated 4.5 out of 5 by 4.
Throw any kind of work at the Carhartt® Traditional Fit Tapered Leg Jeans and you'll find they are up to the task. The resilient 15 oz. 100% cotton denim is sturdy material that takes the dirt and rough wear like a champ. These jeans sit at the waist and have a slim fit through the seat and thigh before tapering to the cuffs. The Carhartt® Traditional Fit Tapered Leg Jeans are ready to get to work.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rota from Great quality I use these pants for work and usually get around 3-4 years of use. Great fit and quality for the price.
Rated 5 out of 5 by IMAHEEL from Good quality and great fit. Finally purchased a pair of jeans that fit like I want. Very happy.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Welder1960 from Great Fit This product fits great and is true to size unlike most other jeans I have tried.
Rated 3 out of 5 by hueypain from Carhart These were purchased as a gift. Hopefully he will be happy with them.


There is a great search feature for this website. It is in the upper right corner of the webpage. If you type the desired item in it that will give you a start.
Hope this helps. I would say that many of the people here look at a few pictures then design and build to suite their needs.


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You are here: Home / Life / Dating / 10 Tinder Stories That Will Make You Blush, Laugh, Cringe or Run for the Hills
10 Tinder Stories That Will Make You Blush, Laugh, Cringe or Run for the Hills
June 21, 2018 // by Madison Ensell
Tried and true Tinder vets need to help the new singletons on the college dating market. Naive, excited Tinder users and sad, hopeless regulars will still feel the thrill of swiping through millions of Tinder accounts and set a date with one. These memorable (or haunting) Tinder stories from fellow users might change that feeling. Warning: You might swipe left—forever—after this.
Check out these 10 real Tinder stories for every emotion that can come from the app.
1. Never Too Old to Wet the Bed
"I met this guy, Lance, on Tinder almost a year ago and it was normal. We hung out, watched Netflix and went to Chick-fil-A. One Saturday after a football game he asked me if I wanted to go downtown and celebrate our team winning. I met him at a bar and we stayed out for a few hours until it was time to go home. I was originally going to just take an Uber back to my house alone but he didn't have a ride so he asked if he could come back to my place and I said yes, not expecting anything to happen other than giving him a place to crash, then I would give him a ride back to his house the next morning.
Nothing happened that night but the next morning I woke up and I felt kind of wet. I thought that it was sweat (it was summer and our AC was broken). I didn't think anything of it. It wasn't until I went to the bathroom and realized that my clothes were soaked and had a smell. The guy straight up peed in my brand-new bed and I still had to drive him home when he woke up. After I dropped him off, he texted me saying that he was so embarrassed and asked if he could come over to clean it up. I wouldn't let him and I took the whole day to clean up his mess. I haven't talked to him since that morning and I don't plan on it. Except for the two awkward times I ran into him downtown a couple months after."
– Alex Bradshaw, senior, University of Georgia
2. Hugs AND Drugs? Not The Best Combo
"I met this guy on Tinder and I slept over after our first time hanging out. I woke up later to the police pounding on the door in the morning. He was a drug dealer, and naturally I proceeded to date him."
– Caroline, junior, University of Florida
3. Guess You Could Call It a Blind Date…
"This girl from Tinder invited me over to her apartment so I went over there at night. When I got to her front door she had all the lights off inside but told me to just come in. She immediately starts feeling me up and trying to kiss but I couldn't even see what she looked like. I kept telling her to turn the lights on but she wouldn't so I got up and did it myself and looked over and saw a MAN. I have never run so fast in my life."
– Taylor, junior, University of South Florida
4. Later, Gator!
"It was just a normal date night—two college kids with Pub subs by our school's lake—what could really go wrong? We both laid a blanket down next to the sidewalk on the grass and it was around 7:30 p.m., so it was just getting dark. We laughed, talked and chowed down on our chicken tender subs like no tomorrow. All of a sudden, we both heard some noise behind us around the leaves. I thought, 'Oh it's probably a raccoon.' I kid you not, 10 seconds later we both see the black object approaching us and it was gator! I dropped my keys, Pub sub and phone to get up and run for my life. From 40 feet away, we look back and there's a slimy wet gator walking all over my favorite blanket where my keys, phone and sub were at.
We were in shock that a gator just so easily came up to us and is now invading my personal property. Shawn (my Tinder date) threw some of his bread a few feet from the gator and eventually the gator moved off of my comfy blanket. Shawn then pulled the blanket with all my essentials away from the gator. We couldn't stop but laughing at the whole situation in the end and how crazy that was. If we were being loud and crazy during the time the gator was sneaking up and we couldn't hear it, who knows if we would both still be here today."
– Aurea DeSouza, junior, University of Florida
5. Aren't You Glad He Had a Banana?
"There's always those fake profiles on Tinder, and I always swipe right on them anyways. I was messaging a banana, and whoever was running the account was actually really cool. I asked if he (at least I hoped it was a he) would want to meet up. They said yes, so we went out for pizza. When I got to the restaurant, I saw my neighbor when I walked in. He was the banana."
– Melody, senior, University of Florida
6. Ditched My Tinder Date for My SoulMate
"I was throwing a joint birthday party for a couple of my friends at my apartment, and I told everyone to bring a Tinder date. I had invited this guy from a different town who I met on the app to come. After the party started, the guy whose birthday it was came over to me and told me that no one liked my date. I was very close with my friend group that was there and they all thought he was weird, but I made sure they were nice to him.
Later on, I went to the bathroom to reapply my makeup and I heard a loud banging on my door. I opened it up and it was the birthday boy. He asked to talk to me for a minute, so I let him in the bathroom. He locked the door, turned around, held my face and kissed me. Afterward he said, 'I just wanted to show you what a real man was.' I never saw my Tinder date again and have been dating birthday boy for two years now."
– Mary, U.S. Air Force
7. Literally Never Saw Him Again
"I matched with a guy on Tinder and he asked me to meet him at this bar. After I got there, I used my friend's fake ID and went to the counter to get a drink and the bartender looked at the ID and asked me a few questions on it. I had no clue what the answers were so I got kicked out of the bar and my date was left alone, not knowing what happened to me. I was too afraid to say I got kicked out so I didn't say anything after that."
– Jessica, senior, Augusta University
8. The Stars Weren't in His Favor
"I went to grab sushi with this girl from Tinder and everything went really great. She told me later we couldn't ever date though because I'm a Sagittarius."
– Danny Williams, senior, University of Florida
9. Awkwaaaard
"I matched with this girl on Tinder and we picked a night to meet up and go out, but I matched with this other girl. I made up some excuse why I couldn't go out with the first girl and she said it was okay and she could just go pick up a shift at work. I took the other girl out that night and we went to a bar and our bartender was the girl I cancelled on. It was the most awkward thing I ever had to experience."
– Robert Miller, senior, University of Central Florida
10. When You Bat for The Same Team as Your Date…
"I went to Starbucks to meet up with a person from Tinder for the very first time, so I was pretty nervous. Everything went well though, the guy was nice and we talked about our favorite TV shows, music we liked and stuff like that. We didn't talk much after that though. We followed each other on Instagram and a little while later I saw him post a pic… with his boyfriend. Two years later I dated a different guy on Tinder for like two or three weeks and I wasn't feeling it too much so I had to put him in the friend zone. He messaged me on Facebook a few months later letting me know he was gay."
– Madeline, junior, University of Georgia
Filed Under: Dating
About Madison Ensell
Madison is a fourth-year public relations student at the University of Florida. She is the PR chair of the UF Equestrian Team and is often seen eating at the Panda Express on campus. When she isn't doing homework or writing articles, you can find her binge-watching New Girl... again.
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5 Self Love Questions to Ask Yourself Before Entering a Relationship
SOS: How to Navigate the Talking Stage in College
10 DIY Gifts Your Boyfriend Will Actually Appreciate
Your Ultimate Guide to Dating Safely During COVID-19
20 Date Ideas for Couples on a Budget
21 Best Pick Up Lines That Are So College
How to Get Sparks Flying with a Guy at a Party
How I Ended Up Finding Love in a Fraternity Pregame
Navigating an LDR Amidst the Frat Parties and Casual Hook-ups
How Dating a POC Helped Me Accept Myself as an Asian-American
10 Crafty Halloween Costumes for You and Your "Boo"
Being a Queer Student Has Been Hard, But Not for the Reason You Think
Confessions of a Single Gal in Quarantine
The Paradox of Choice
Spooning in a Twin XL Bed and Other Ways to Cuddle on Campus
10 Ways To Be Intimate Without Having Sex
How to Know When to Run Instead of Walk Away from a Relationship
You Should Go and Love Yourself: How I Came into my Own Power as a Single Woman
How To Feel Together When Apart: A 14 Point Guide To Social Distance Relationships
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How to Maintain Intimacy While Social Distancing
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use common\models\User;
use yii\base\Model;

/**
 * Password reset request form
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class PasswordResetRequestForm extends Model
{
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                'filter' => ['status' => User::STATUS_ACTIVE],
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Q: How to choose WMTS request encoding? I'm connecting to a WMTS service using a viewer we're building on top of Cesium.  The client probably isn't important, except to say that it already supports both WMTS request modes (KVP or RESTful).
Between these two request encodings, why should I choose one over the other? For example, maybe one offers a performance advantage, or better compatibility if we were to later install a tile caching server.

A: All OGC interface standards (WMS/WFS/WCS/WPS/SOS/WMTS) operations are stateless and cacheable irrespective of their encoding.  So there is no gain or comparison to be made here.
It is moot whether the so called WMTS RESTful encoding is indeed RESTful, as a client seems to require out of band information, i.e. information other than that provided in the hypermedia, which is an anti-REST pattern.  So really your choice of encoding is purely personal choice.


For the most part, Sam Shepard's "The Land of the Living" is a magnificent story about the side of infidelity that we usually don't see. We don't often look at infidelity through the lens of the marriage from which a spouse has strayed; we simply assume that it must have been missing something that the spouse found in the arms of another. Stories about infidelity generally imply the background of a broken, or at least unsatisfactory, marriage — something dead or dying that makes the adulterous relationship hum with vitality. The story of a relationship between two people who have lost or are losing interest in one another is a story that cannot, as a rule, be too short.
The exception to the rule appears in Shakespeare Sonnet 129, which I shall not quote here. The sonnet describes the remorse that follows a presumably illicit carnal encounter. Whether the unnamed narrator of Mr Shepard's story feels such remorse welling up from within, he is certainly made to feel it from without. Thanks to an act of carelessness back at home, in St Paul, he may have ruined more than a family vacation in Cancún. He left his cell phone on the bed; the phone rang; and when his wife answered it, she heard the voice of a strange woman. The husband never confesses to us that, as his wife suspects, he has a "girlfriend," but the story is shot through with bolts of such anguished regret that we cannot doubt his culpability.
By the time we reach the tiny resort in the pitch-black night, I'm convinced that my life has capsized completely. I am worse than alone. I am a man travelling with bitter enemies who happen to be his family. It's become Greek, or something worse.
we behaved decently toward each other and even held hands once or twice on our sunset walks, remembering the days we were seldom out of each other's sight and had no reason to doubt we'd be forever in love.
Nor is Mr Shepard interested in resolving the problem. The last line of the story suggests that (as in life) the future of the marriage will be decided by the way a long string of small matters turn out: it's going to be a question of good or bad luck (and even the definition of "good luck" is up in the air).
We hauled our luggage up the stairs to the bedroom and dumped it on the floor. My cell phone started ringing and blinking in the middle of the bed. Right where I'd left it.
The bulk of "Land of the Living" is devoted to naturalistic thumbnail sketches of the narrator's impressions of the resort, which he has visited before. The indirection naturally intensifies our sense of the dread that the narrator tries to confine to the background.
The story's long introduction, though, seems to be saturated by elusive symbols. The narrator and his family have been detained, along with hundreds of other travellers, for over an hour, in airport security. The reason for the detention is never specified, and this makes it difficult to avoid investing it with ominous significance. The narrator and his wife have a somewhat disengaged conversation about the narrator's good mood, which he attributes to the aid of Xanax. It is clear that the wife is unhappy with the narrator, but whether her mood has a specific cause, or is simply the state to which the marriage has degenerated, is not made clear until the passengers have been admitted to Mexico and the narrator is driving his family to their destination. It is then that the wife tells her husband why she thinks he has a girlfriend.
While he waits in customs, the narrator find his interest taken by another couple, whom he noticed at the airport in Minnesota as well.
That detachment is their hallmark. They stand apart, and they don't belong. It's not even clear that they belong to one another, except in not belonging anywhere else. The narrator sees them again, on the beach at his resort, and then again on the plane flying home. By this time, the man's condition has deteriorated still further, and the plane will have to make an emergency landing in St Louis.
What is Sam Shepard trying to tell us? I find the question jejune, to say the least. It suggests failure at some point: either the author has not done his job as a writer or I have not done mine as a reader. If the couple constitutes a symbol, then knowing what they represent would flood the story with the light of a new meaning, but the presence of such a symbol would signify a dissatisfaction with the unobtrusively naturalist style in which the story unrolls: why not just show us the new meaning directly? The couple's silent stoicism brings to mind the clichés of French and Italian art movies after 1960, when opaque symbols were deemed to be an efficient way of rousing audiences from the comfortable somnolence that mainstream entertainers had learned too well how to induce.
In good fiction, every word gathers up its secondary meanings as a way of enriching the story's presence. "Meaning" is too gross a word for the effect. The buildup of suggestions and references amounts to a kind of character, distinguishing the story at hand from all other stories, and helping us to know it better. These leads, in turn, underscore or shadow parts of the story that we understand straightforwardly; they intensify both mood and consequence. We don't want stories to be parables or passwords, coded compressions of hidden revelations. When I come across the likes of Mr Shepard's odd couple, I find that the suggestions and references do not lead back to his story, but to the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, an association that sheds no light (for me) on "Land of the Living." It's my failure, and I'm sticking with it.


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Showplace Antique & Design Center to hold online auction Dec. 29
Chinese carved white jade screen, 19th century, unmarked, 18 1/4 inches high x 13 3/8 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches deep. Estimate: $13,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center.
NEW YORK – Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center will present a wide variety of fine paintings, drawings, prints, Asian antiques, American and European decorative objects, 20-century design and vintage furniture at its monthly on-line auction on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding. The 655-lot auction will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern.
A featured lot consists of Chinese Qing cloisonné censers of brass and enamel. Standing about 19 inches high, the censers have Qianlong marks and carry an estimate of $35,000-$40,000.
A 19th-century Chinese carved white jade screen is another highlight. The jade has a finely carved figural scene and rests in a lacquer wood frame that stands 18 1/4 inches high. It bears a $13,000-$15,000 estimate.
Nearly 2,000 years old, a Tang Dynasty gild bronze mirror adorned with semiprecious stones is expected to sell for $12,000-$14,000. The mirror measures 8 inches in diameter.
In furniture an all-original 19th-century Korean chest of zelkova root and mixed woods is expected to sell for $8,000-$9,000.
A pair of mid-century armchairs designed by Finn Juhl and manufactured by France & Son has an estimate of $9,500-$10,500. The teak and leather armchairs retain factory tags that read, "FF France and Son, Denmark."
Previews are by appointment only. In addition to bidding through LiveAuctioneers, bids may also be placed absentee or by phone. For information contact Martina Paonita at 212-633-6063 or go to Showplace Antique & Design's website at www.
View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Large teapot or ewer with gilding and raised and incised embellishment, bronze, 19th century, unmarked, approximately 15 inches high x 14 1/2 inches wide x 5 1/4 deep. Estimate: $5,000-$6,000. Image courtesy of Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center.
Pair of cloisonné covered censers, enamel and brass, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark on bottom, one of two, about 19 inches high. Estimate: $35,000-$40,000. Image courtesy of Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center.
French onyx mantel clock, circa 1890, marked 'Francois / Fiacre Clement Paris' on the interior, 24 1/2 inches high, x 21 1/8 inches wide x 8 3/4 deep. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center.
Chinese Tang Dynasty gilt bronze mirror with semiprecious stones, unmarked, 8 inches diameter. Estimate: $12,000-$14,000. Image courtesy of Auctions by Showplace Antique & Design Center.
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Care Journey
GK Goh to launch purpose-built nursing home
Angelo Teo
Facility on Venus Drive is entry point for subsidiary Allium Healthcare to become a long-term provider of elder-care services. The 129-bed, four-storey nursing home is designed to be more like private residences, such as apartments and condominiums.
The groundbreaking ceremony for Allium Healthcare Holdings's maiden nursing home project on Venus Drive was held last month. Allium Healthcare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of investment holding company GK Goh Holdings. It was awarded the 30-year leasehold site last December.
Allium paid $24.3 million for the 4,000 sq m site, and intends to build a four-storey, 129-bed facility with a built-up area of 5,600 sq m. The development cost of the project is estimated to be $40 million to $45 million.
The nursing home is designed to be a premium product in terms of services and facilities, says Bernie Poh, CEO of Allium Healthcare. He says there is demand for this kind of facility among the middle- to upper-income group, especially in the neighbourhood of Venus Drive. "This market segment is quite underserved."
Venus Drive is located just off Upper Thomson Road, an affluent landed housing neighbourhood that includes the Windsor Park Good Class Bungalow area and Soo Chow Garden. Further down Upper Thomson Road, there is the established landed estate of Tagore Avenue and Seletar Hills Estate.
Private condos in the vicinity include the upcoming 288-unit Thomson Impressions; Thomson Three, which comprises 435 apartments and 10 strata semi-detached houses, completed in 2016; and the 361-unit Thomson Grand, completed in 2015.
Nursing home with executive suites
Allium's nursing home will be among the few to contain exclusively single and companion suites, as well as executive suites. The executive suites come with their own living room and open terrace for residents to entertain friends and family, as well as enjoy greater privacy, says Poh.
Of the 129 beds, 51 are single-occupancy care suites of 225 sq ft each, while 16 are companion suites of 327 sq ft each with en-suite bathroom. The executive suites start from 409 sq ft. Six care suites and two companion suites will be set aside for residents with dementia, and 15 companion suites for subsidised residents.
Unlike most nursing homes with wards and big communal dining facilities, Allium's nursing home on Venus Drive will have more personal space and privacy for residents and their families. Instead of wards, it will feature "households" that cater for 10 to 12 residents, who will share a living and dining area and a kitchen, as well as an area for rehabilitation and exercise facilities. Programmes are also designed for more intimate group settings, notes Poh.
'Aged-care hub'
The nursing home by Allium is located amid greenery, adjacent to the Windsor Park Nature Reserve and the Island Course of the Singapore Island Country Club. Facilities include spa and hydrotherapy pools, as well as pool pavilions to allow residents to mingle among themselves and also with non-residents from the neighbourhood. "The area is quite underserved when it comes to care facilities for the elderly," notes Poh. "We're looking at a model where the nursing home could serve as an aged-care hub for the surrounding community."
Consultants from Australia and Japan have been engaged to design the nursing home and its interiors. Japanese construction company Tokyu Construction is the contractor for the project. While the space is designed to be efficient, it also takes into consideration natural light, good ventilation and healing elements.
According to GK Goh in its 2016 annual report, the nursing home on Venus Drive is not a stand-alone project. Allium plans to build a portfolio of nursing homes in various districts in Singapore, providing residents with a wider range of care options. The company intends to invest in other facets of aged care in Singapore as well, "but only where we believe that we can deliver superior services centred on the needs of the individual, and make a reasonable return for the risk and effort undertaken". The challenge will be finding appropriate sites at a reasonable cost, adds the group.
Singapore's rapidly greying population
According to the Department of Statistics, there were 487,570 people in Singapore above 65 years old as at October 2016. The figure is projected to hit 900,000 by 2030.
To better understand the needs of Singapore's rapidly ageing population, Lien Foundation and NTUC Income collaborated on a research of 998 Singaporeans aged 30 to 75 to gain insights into their aspirations and concerns about growing old in the city state.
According to the report, entitled "Supporting Singaporeans' Aspirations in Aged Care", close to half of those surveyed are willing to stay in assisted-living facilities.
However, nursing homes remain the only predominant residential care option today for those whose care needs can no longer be met at home. "This gap between Singaporeans' aspirations and the lack of choice must close quickly, because there could well be 92,000 elderly [people] living alone by 2030," commented Gabriel Lim, programme manager of Lien Foundation, in the October 2016 report.
According to the survey, nearly half said it was "unacceptable to stay in six- to eight-bedded rooms for the rest of their lives". Among the younger set of respondents, aged 30 to 44, the desire for privacy in nursing homes emerged as the second- most-important consideration. Alternative living arrangements, such as a retirement village or a senior's apartment, were the preferred choices of the younger set (30 to 44 years old), while those aged 60 to 75 opted for a senior's apartment (66%) and nursing home (58%).
We're looking at a model where the nursing home could serve as a hub for the surrounding community
'Future proofing'
Poh agrees with the survey findings. "The baby boomers — those aged 53 to 70 — are more well-travelled and affluent," he observes. "We need a product that caters to their higher expectations."
Allium is therefore "future proofing" the nursing home on Venus Drive by providing single- and double- occupancy rooms, as well as executive suites.
Monthly charges at Allium Healthcare's facility have yet to be finalised. The prevailing rates for private nursing homes, however, range from $3,500 to $7,000 for single-occupancy rooms.
While Allium Healthcare is both developer and operator of the Venus Drive nursing home, in the long term, the firm is looking to focus on becoming a specialised service operator in aged care. It is therefore open to partnering with developers both in Singapore and around the region.
"The nursing home on Venus Drive is our entry point, but our plan is to become a long-term service provider for a whole spectrum of elder-care services, be it home care or assisted-living facilities," Poh says.
Early investor
GK Goh has been an early investor in the aged-care sector. Its maiden investment was in established nursing home provider Orange Valley in early 2000s. GK Goh subsequently sold it to KV Asia Capital in May 2014 for an undisclosed sum. In April this year, Singapore Press Holdings paid $164 million for Orange Valley, which has a portfolio of five nursing homes across Singapore with more than 900 beds.
In Australia, GK Goh's investments include a 48% stake in Opal Aged Care, an aged-care specialist provider with 72 homes across the country and more than 6,200 beds. According to GK Goh's 2016 annual report, the group's stake in Opal translated into a profit of $17.5 million in FY2016, a 42% increase from $12.3 million in FY2015.
Through its 55%-owned subsidiary, Habitat Assets, GK Goh also has a stake in retirement living assets primarily in Western Australia, as well as two other assets in Melbourne and a development site at Hidden Valley, Victoria.
Allium's Poh has more than 20 years' experience in the healthcare industry. He was appointed executive director and CEO of Allium in April this year. He is also senior vice-president for aged care at GK Goh. Prior to joining GK Goh, Poh was CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, which is part of IHH Healthcare Bhd.
For now, Poh's focus is on Allium's first purpose-built premium nursing home in Singapore. "We're able to leverage our experience overseas to introduce best practices and high-quality aged-care products and services in Singapore," he says.
Even though the project is only scheduled for completion in December 2018 and ready to take in residents in early 2019, Poh says he has been receiving enquiries on Allium's website from interested parties who want to make advanced bookings.
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Textbook board issues amendments to errors made in more textbooks
On Tuesday, Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Prof Haseena Khan, who were involved in the writing and editing of a seventh-grade science book, accepted allegations of plagiarism in the board textbook
Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Two days after an embarrassing allegation of plagiarism on seventh-grade science textbooks was made public, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board or NCTB has admitted more errors on three separate textbooks for ninth and tenth graders.
The errors and their amendments were detailed in a press note, issued by the board's Chief Editor Dr Santosh Kumar Dhali.
The textbooks in question are History of Bangladesh and World Civilisation, Bangladesh and Global Studies and Civics and Citizenship.
THE NINE ERRORS AND THEIR AMENDMENTS
- On page 181 of the History of Bangladesh and World Civilisation book, the starting point of the Pakistani occupation army's campaign against the Bengali-speaking people was listed as Mar 26, 1971. The amendment corrected it from Mar 25, 1971.
- On page 200 of the same book, Abu Sayeed Choudhury was addressed as chief justice of the country while he was presiding over the oath-taking ceremony of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Jan 12, 1972. The amendment says he was already sworn in as the president of Bangladesh prior to the event.
- On page 202, an additional paragraph was added after the first paragraph, under the title 'Background of 1972 Constitution'- The ideological position of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was reflected in the framing of the Constitution. Bangabandhu provided holistic guidance in the framing of the constitution. He actively issued instructions to the Constitution Committee on fundamental issues.
- On page 203, Jatiya Sangsad will be replaced by the legislature.
- On page 6 of Bangladesh and Global Studies book, Pakistan Khelafat-e-Rabbani Party was left out of the list of historic Jukto-Front Alliance, which won the election in 1954.
- On page 16 of the same book, the Razarbagh Police Lines and Pilkhana EPR (East Pakistan Rifles) Headquarters in Dhaka were published as Razarbagh Police Camp and Pilkhana EPR Camp.
- On the 28th page of the same book, the word 'main' was dropped from the following sentence- the preservation of the basic human rights of the common man is the main hallmark of the Constitution.
- The first paragraph under 'Powers and Duties of the President' on page 57 of the Civics and Citizenship book will be replaced by: All administrative functions of the head of government of the State is conducted in his name. The president discharges all his duties on the advice of the prime minister except the appointment of the prime minister and the chief justice. The President appoints ministers, state and deputy Ministers. The President is also responsible for appointing the top officers of the state (accountant general, ambassadors and other high officials). The President is the Supreme Commander of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The President appoints the heads of the three forces (Army, Air Force and Navy).
- The first paragraph under 'Powers and Duties of the Prime Minister' on page 59 of the Civics and Citizenship will be replaced by: The Prime Minister is the chief of the cabinet. The constitution empowers the Prime Minister to exercise the executive power of the republic. The Prime Minster determines the number of members of the cabinet and distributes offices among the ministers. The Prime Minister can recommend the removal of any minister from his post.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Prof Haseena Khan, who were involved in the writing and editing of a seventh-grade science book, accepted allegations of plagiarism in the board textbook.
The admission came in a joint statement they released over the issue relating to accusations of lifting and using content on the National Geographic website in the book titled "Anusandhani Path" which follows the new curriculum.
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More than 1.2 million students sat for the HSC and equivalent exams
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The exams were not included in the national curriculum plan of 2021
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Neymar poised for 100th Brazil appearance
SINGAPORE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Neymar reiterated his commitment to Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil's national team on Wednesday as he prepared to make his 100th international appearance.
The 27-year-old has been jeered by many PSG fans this season after a failed bid to return to his former club Barcelona in the European summer.
But he has responded with four goals in five league matches so far, including late winners against Lyon and Bordeaux in September.
"I'm happy in the national team and with my club too," Neymar told reporters ahead of Brazil's friendly against Senegal here on Thursday.
"Everyone knows what happened during the last transfer window, my initial desires, but today I'm happy and I feel comfortable in my club. The season has started well for me. I'm going to defend my club tooth and nail. I will give 100% so that we can do great things."
Neymar is currently the third highest scorer in Brazil's history, having netted 61 times in 99 games. He is just one goal behind two-time World Cup-winner Ronaldo and 16 shy of record holder and three-time world champion Pele.
During Wednesday's press conference, Brazilian Football Confederation officials presented Neymar with a national team shirt adorned with the number 100 on its back to mark his milestone.
The former Santos prodigy said he has learned to cope with a rollercoaster of emotions throughout his international career, having been a part of Brazil's disappointing World Cup campaigns in 2014 and 2018, and winning an Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
"There is a positive balance, but it isn't all about victories in the life of an athlete," Neymar said. "There are many disappointments, defeats and mistakes. But if you fight for it, in the end, you make up for your mistakes. I am very happy to reach that mark of 100 matches. Not even in my best dreams I thought this could happen."
Thursday's clash at the Singapore National Stadium will be followed by another friendly between Brazil and Nigeria at the same venue on Sunday.
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The1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Wins Peninsula Classics' "Best Of The Best" Award
Haute Auto, News
Mullin Automotive Museum 27s 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic
Photo Credit: Cedric Canezza
The Mullin Automotive Museum's 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic was named The Peninsula Classics "Best of the Best" during a private dinner held at the Peninsula Paris on February 8.
Late last year, the Atlantic was nominated to compete against seven other "Best in Show" winners from prestigious Concours events around the globe. After being judged by a panel of 24 experts, including Henry Ford III and The Duke of Richmond, the car received the prestigious title, signifying its status as one of the world's finest automobiles. The car, which is co-owned by Rob and Melani Walton, will now return to the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, Calif., where it will continue to be on display.
"The Atlantic represents the pinnacle of everything I adore about the French automotive styling and widely described as the Mona Lisa of the automobile collector world," said Peter Mullin, founder and CEO of the Mullin Automotive Museum. "From its signature curves to its aviation-inspired rivets to the Jean Bugatti designed sleek all-aluminum body, the car is truly a remarkable piece of art. I'm very honored to have shared it with the world amongst other worthy 'Best of the Best' contenders."
The Atlantic, which is often referred to as the "Mona Lisa" of the automotive world, represents the first of only three models ever produced. Marked by riveted flanges on a blue, all-aluminum body, this particular Bugatti is the only surviving "Aéro Coupé," a designation given to the first two cars that were mechanically very similar to the aérolithe. Delivered new in 1936 to Britain's Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, third Baron Rothschild, the Atlantic has had only a handful of owners in its 80-year history.
Under the care of the Mullin Museum, the car has been shared with the public at numerous events and venues internationally. Most recently it was on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles for "The Art of Bugatti" exhibit, which closed late last month.
In three years of the annual award, the Mullin Museum has won twice, claiming the inaugural title with its 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS.
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Q: Why does Pandas DataFrame Resample change column Order I have some Daily OHLC Data that I am resampling to Weekly using the function below, the Daily DataFrame columns are [u'Open', u'High', u'Low', u'Close', u'Volume']
def loadWeekly(symbol):
    df = loadDaily(symbol)

    ohlc_dict = {
    'Open':'first',
    'High':'max',
    'Low':'min',
    'Close':'last',
    'Volume':'sum'
    }

    return df.resample('W-Fri', how=ohlc_dict)

When I call the loadWeekly function the returned DataFrame columns are [u'High', u'Close', u'Volume', u'Open', u'Low']
Any idea what is causing this and how I can get it to keep original column order.

A: This is happening because python dictionaries are unordered.  You could use an OrderedDict, but probably easiest to just re-order the results, with something like this.
order = df.columns
return df.resample('W-Fri', how=ohlc_dict)[order]


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Genre:SCIENCE
SubGenre:Laboratory Techniques
Microbiology: Bacteriological Technique / A Laboratory Guide
by William Tolbert
Bacteriology is essentially a practical study, and even the elements of its technique can only be taught by personal instruction in the laboratory. This is a self-evident proposition that needs no emphasis, yet I venture to believe that the former collection of tried and proved methods has already been of some utility, not only to the student in the absence of his teacher, but also to isolated workers in laboratories far removed from centres of instruction, reminding them of forgotten details in methods already acquired. If this assumption is based on fact no further apology is needed for the present revised edition in which the changes are chiefly in the nature of additions—rendered necessary by the introduction of new methods during recent years. I take this opportunity of expressing my deep sense of obligation to my confrère in the Physiological Department of our medical school who has revised those pages dealing with the analysis of the metabolic products of bacterial life; to successive colleagues in the Bacteriological Department of The Hospital, for their ready co-operation in working out or in testing new methods; and finally to my Chief Laboratory Assistant, Mr Turner whose assistance and experience have been of the utmost value to me in the preparation of this volume. I have also to thank Mrs. Constant Ponder for many of the new line drawings and for redrawing a number of the original cuts.
In the following pages I have endeavoured to arrange briefly and concisely the various methods at present in use for the study of bacteria, and the elucidation of such points in their life-histories as are debatable or still undetermined. Of these methods, some are new, others are not; but all are reliable, only such having been included as are capable of giving satisfactory results even in the hands of beginners. In fact, the bulk of the matter is simply an elaboration of the typewritten notes distributed to some of my laboratory classes in practical and applied bacteriology; consequently an attempt has been made to present the elements of bacteriological technique in their logical sequence. I make no apology for the space devoted to illustrations, nearly all of which have been prepared especially for this volume; for a picture, if good, possesses a higher educational value and conveys a more accurate impression than a page of print; and even sketches of apparatus serve a distinct purpose in suggesting to the student those alterations and modifications which may be rendered necessary or advisable by the character of his laboratory equipment. The excellent and appropriate terminology introduced by Chester in his recent work on "Determinative Bacteriology" I have adopted in its entirety, for I consider it only needs to be used to convince one of its extreme utility, whilst its inclusion in an elementary manual is calculated to induce in the student habits of accurate observation and concise description. With the exception of Section XVII—"Outlines for the Study of Pathogenic Bacteria"—introduced with the idea of completing the volume from the point of view of the medical and dental student, the work has been arranged to allow of its use as a laboratory guide by the technical student generally, whether of brewing, dairying, or agriculture. So alive am I to its many inperfections that it appears almost superfluous to state that the book is in no sense intended as a rival to the many and excellent manuals of bacteriology at present in use, but aims only at supplementing the usually scanty details of technique, and at instructing the student how to fit up and adapt apparatus for his daily work, and how to carry out thoroughly and systematically the various bacterioscopical analyses that are daily demanded of the bacteriologist by the hygienist.
Lecturer on Bacteriology in the Medical and Dental Schools; formerly Lecturer on Bacteriology at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, and Bacteriologist to Charing Cross Hospital; sometime Hunterian Professor
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Marion Jones has returned all five Olympic medals that she won by cheating and has accepted a two-year ban from competition. All of her results since September 1, 2000 have been forfeited. It is not yet certain what will happen to the prize money and bonuses that she received since that time. Jones' cheating tarnished not only her legacy but also that of her teammates on Olympic relay teams, who are being asked to return their medals also. U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Jim Scherr said, "We of course do not think the relay medals were won fairly. We would impress upon those athletes to return their medals to the IOC if that is within their conscience to do." In a previous cheating instance, also involving the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the USOC urged that only sprinter Jerome Young be stripped of his medal because he only competed in the prelims. Jones ran in the Olympic finals, so therefore the medal round results are tainted.
In a sad commentary about just how rife with cheating Olympic sports are, Katerini Thanou, the Greek sprinter who won the silver medal in the 100 meters in the 2000 Olympics and would presumably be awarded Jones' gold medal, must first resolve a doping case of her own that dates back to 2004. Also, two of Jones' teammates on the bronze medal winning 4x100 team in Sydney--Torri Edwards and Chryste Gaines--have served doping bans since the 2000 Olympics; obviously, those two are the last people who should complain about giving up medals.
After pleading guilty to two counts of lying to federal investigators, Jones tried to curry favor in the court of public opinion, tearfully saying, "Making these false statements to federal agents was an incredibly stupid thing for me to do, and I am responsible fully for my actions. I have no one to blame but myself for what I have done. It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust. I have been dishonest, and you have the right to be angry with me. I have let [my family] down. I have let my country down, and I have let myself down. I recognize that by saying I'm deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and hurt that I've caused you. Therefore, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
She deserves credit for admitting without qualification to being "stupid" and "dishonest," which is much better than the typical public apology to "anyone who I may have offended." Yet, though her tears may distract some people, if you listen closely her words still don't ring true. In her court testimony she maintains that when was taking steroids she thought that she was taking flaxseed oil--yet she admits that after she stopped taking the substance she realized that it had enhanced her body and improved her performance. Are we really supposed to believe that she did not notice these changes until after she stopped taking the substances? It makes no sense for Jones to say that she took steroids for years but only realized what they actually were after she stopped taking them. She competed in a sport in which tenths of a second are huge and the smallest edge can mean the difference between winning a gold medal and finishing fourth, yet she had no idea that her performances were being artificially enhanced? Jones has already proven that she has no compunction about brazenly lying, so there is no reason to believe those portions of her apology that ring hollow; in other words, there is no reason to believe that she feels remorse for anything other than the fact that she got caught.
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Two in a Row: NIPC wins Research Paper of the Year
The National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health (NIPC), has won the Research Paper of the Year Award at the 2020 Irish Healthcare Awards for the second year in a row! This paper was written by Professor Bill McEvoy, Medical and Research Director at NIPC on the Association of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension as Defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Guideline With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes.
The objective of this paper was "To compare the prevalence of IDH in the United States, by 2017 ACC/AHA and 2003 Joint National Committee (JNC7) definitions, and to characterize cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of IDH with outcomes."
NIPC was awarded the winning research paper for the JAMA-published medical paper challenging recent guidelines defining high blood pressure. The NIPC and NUI Galway investigation, led by Prof J William McEvoy, Medical and Research Director of the NIPC, called into question the validity of recent changes to treatment recommendations for a certain type of blood pressure patient, highlighting that up to 150,000 Irish patients may not need this additional treatment.
Announced on December 1, the Irish Healthcare Awards recognise innovation and excellence in the Irish healthcare sector and are Ireland's leading Awards, now in their 19th year. Speaking about the awards, Neil Johnson, NIPC & Croí CEO, said: "We are delighted to win this award for the second year in a row! It's great recognition for Irish cardiovascular disease prevention and the important work being undertaken at NIPC and NUI Galway."
This award adds to NIPC's winning streak at the Irish Healthcare Awards – in 2019, Croí and NIPC scooped three top awards.
The Irish Healthcare Awards is the leading medical awards ceremony in Ireland. This award ceromony was created by The Irish Medical Times. Due to Covid-19, the ceremony was made virtual for the first time. The entire ceromony can be watched on demand here.
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Q: Redirect audio stream delivered by TTS to a virtual sound card I developed a program that translates speech from one language to another (you talk in English, I hear it in French). I used for that TTS Microsoft.Speech;.
How can a redirect the audio stream delivered by TTS to use it as microphone for other VoIP applications like Skype for example?
I found many programs that can do so, but none of them as .NET solutions.
Do you have any idea how can I configure a virtual sound card with C#, C++ or even C?