According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 16% of Staten Island residents smoke, higher than any other borough. Staten Island also has the highest smoking rate for adolescents in New York City, with over 2,000 high school students admitting to smoking. In fact, our youth rates are double those of Brooklyn and the Bronx.Help your child avoid trying that first cigarette.
"Adult smokers who begin as adolescents have a much more difficult time quitting, which often leads to serious health problems in their adult life. It's important for parents to do everything they can to teach their kids about the dangers of smoking," says Dr. Keith Diaz, Board Certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Richmond University Medical Center.
Cigarette smoking during adolescence poses significant health risks to our children, including chronic asthma and bronchitis, and increased risk of hypertension and heart disease. Lung cancer is the number one cancer-related death among both men and women in our community. We also have the highest cases of heart disease, with smoking being a major risk factor.
The Centers for Disease Control stated that electronic cigarette usage is also on the rise,up from 4.7% to 10% for teenagers.We may ask ourselves if this is really a big deal. The reason it is a big deal is because the main ingredient in e-cigarettes is still nicotine.
"Adolescents and young adults are extremely vulnerable to social and environmental influences. Smokeless tobacco and e-cigarette use has grown exponentially in the last few years and tobacco companies are spending billions of dollars on smokeless tobacco advertising. The use of these products lead to potential nicotine addiction and kids who use them are twice as likely to try conventional cigarettes. This means that parents should include them when talking about tobacco use with preteens and teens," says Dr. Diaz.
1. If you smoke, quit. Children look to their parents as an example, and children of smokers are more likely to smoke.
2. Start talking about the dangers of smoking when your children are ages 5 or 6. If you wait until they're 11 or 12, when they're likely to be tempted to try cigarettes, their health attitudes are already pretty well established.
3. Explain to your children how tobacco advertising manipulates people into believing smoking is cool and image-enhancing. When looking at advertising, ask "Do you really believe the girl is going to want to kiss the guy after he takes that cigarette out of his mouth?"
4. Mention the cost. Point out that kids who spend money on smoking could have bought CDs, new clothes, video games, or other things that matter to them.
5. Pay attention to your children's friends. The chances they'll smoke are greater if they have close friends who smoke. If your children's friends smoke, don't wait until your children start smoking to say something; bring up the subject first and help them deal with peer pressure.
6. Get to know the parents of your children's friends. Are they smokers? Do they condone smoking? Work together to stay informed about your children's activities. And keep your children busy in activities such as organized sports, biking or other endeavors.
7. Know what you're talking about when mentioning the dangers of smoking.It's essential to communicate facts. There's no need for embellishment, to say smoking is worse than it is. The truth is bad enough.
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In 1980 15.8% of top songs had some variation of the word 'love' in the title.
1993 was also a good year for love when 13.8% mentioned love. Examples include Dreamlover and That's the Way Love Goes.
More recently songs have become more lonely. In 2005 only 3.2% of songs were about love.
Between 2002 and 2006 11 songs with the word 'hate' in them made the top. In the past 120 years there have only been 30 chart-topping songs about hate.
In the past year things have gotten better. In 2012 5.8% of all songs were about love. Examples include Rihanna's We Found Love, and Enrique Iglesias' Tonight (I'm Lovin' You).
Faith Hill's The Way You Love Me has the record for longest at the top – staying there for 56 weeks. Taylor Swift's Love Story isn't far behind at 49 weeks.
Love might be declining in popularity because songwriters have become smarter. Songs about love only last for about 9.4 weeks at the top. Other songs generally go for 11.4 weeks.
Read more about the artists that sing most about love, the number of characters in titles with the word 'love' in them, and more of the top songs about love over here.


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Revolve Completes IPO as Others Rush to Go Public
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Online fashion retailer Revolve Group has successfully completed its initial public offering, paving the way for a warm reception for other consumer-facing companies pushing forward on plans while the window to go public still remains open.
Revolve, which caters to the millennial and Gen Z male and female cohorts, on Thursday night priced its shares at $18 each, the high end of its projected $16 to $18 range. That allowed the e-tailer to raise $212 million as shares began trading Friday at $25.16 and rising as high as $35 in intraday trading, or 94 percent above their IPO price. The shares closed Friday at $34.00.
The news could mean a positive reception for The RealReal's IPO expected later this year.
Not all companies that make it to the public markets have done well. In the on-demand transportation sector, Uber Technologies floated its shares on May 10 at $42, closing just under that at $41.57. It was enough to capture an initial market capitalization of about $70 billion, just $2 billion shy of where venture capitalists had pegged its market cap ahead the IPO. But it wasn't until June that shares began trading above the $40 to $43 range. At publication time, Uber shares were trading at $44.16.
Uber's IPO wasn't exactly a bust, and it was better than its ride-sharing competitor Lyft Inc. Lyft shares floated on March 29, hitting a market cap of about $90 billion, but the shares started to decline in the weeks following its IPO. Lyft shares began trading at $87.33 on its first day as a public company, but closed below that at $78.29. On Friday, Lyft shares closed at $59.26.
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In the world of fashion IPOs this year, shares of Levi Strauss & Co.–which raised $623.3 million–closed at $22.41 on its first day of trading on March 21, 19 cents above the opening price when it began trading. Since then, it has been holding steady at the $22 to $23 range, reaching as high as $24.50 in mid-April. Shares closed on Friday at $20.98. And Kontoor Brands Inc., the spin-off by VF Corp. of its jeans business, began trading at $38.40 on May 24, closing at $36.40. On Friday, the shares closed at $28.42.
Fashion and retail stocks in recent weeks have seen a bit of volatility as investors tried to gauge what impact they would see from the Trump administration's planned tariff hikes. Revolve's success could be a good proxy for what's to come next, the planned IPO of luxury consignment market platform The RealReal.
According to Matthew Kennedy, senior IPO market strategist for Renaissance Capital, a provider of IPO exchange-traded funds, Revolve's close of up more than 80 percent from its opening trade is "not a perfect comp to The RealReal, [but is] a positive sign nonetheless."
Kennedy sees a "robust pipeline over the summer," although the dominant players are firms in biotech and health care. Pet parent e-commerce site Chewy is set to float next week, along with cybersecurity start-up unicorn Crowdstrike. They are expected to be followed by a group of other so-called unicorns: indoor-cycling start-up Peloton; workplace communications tool Slack; co-working office space firm WeWork, which was recently rebranded to The We Company, and same-day delivery firm Postmates. Others on the watch list that could head to the public markets this year or next include big data analytics firm Palantir; hospitality start-up Airbnb, and direct-to-consumer mattress firm Casper.
And there's been speculation about what Rent the Runway might do, given the amounts it has raised. The company in March hit unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation after its most recent $125 million funding round. The firm has raised an aggregate of $337 million in equity, plus the $200 million credit facility it got in August 2018. And elsewhere on the fashion front, J.Crew Group continues to mull over whether it should take its Madewell concept public, while Gap Inc. is already planning a spin-off of its Old Navy division.
There's also been speculation about the IPO window possibly closing at some point later this year or next, if there are any signs of deterioration in the U.S. economy. There's no indication of either happening yet, though concerns about a slowing U.S. economy are in the air.
And according to Kennedy, "The IPO window can close quickly. If a company can go public, and has the financials, 2019 is a good year to go public. Who knows where the market will be next year."
That said, he noted that Renaissance believes there's a bit of a "bubble in the private market as valuations have gotten out of control. We're seen some down rounds, and companies have been able to tap the private markets which allows them to stay private."
Still, continued market volatility may also push more firms forward to the public markets, he said.
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Just a week after laying off 9% of Tesla's non-Tesla vehicle production employees(and reminded investors that "profit is obviously not what motivates us") Reuters reports that Elon Musk will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion deal, according to three internal company documents and seven current and former Tesla solar employees.
The latest cuts to the Tesla division once known as SolarCity include closing about a dozen installation facilities, according to internal company documents, and ending a retail partnership with Home Depot that reportedly generated about half of its sales.
While Reuters reports that Tesla declined to comment on which sites it planned to shut down, how many employees would lose their jobs or what percentage of the solar workforce they represent; the internal email said that the facilities targeted for closure were located in California, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Arizona and Delaware.
Which is ironic coming just months after California signed into law a "solar panel on every new home" program.
The shuttering of these new facilities (and potentially further layoffs across call centers)raises new doubts about the viability of cash-strapped Tesla's solar business and Musk's rationale for a merger he once called a "no brainer" which many have blasted as a bailout of an affiliated firm at the expense of Tesla shareholders.


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With money tighter than ever these days, the thought of taking the cheap and easy option when it comes to paint jobs is one that probably many people have had. However painting a car is the perfect example of a 'you get what you pay for' scenario. Doing the job properly takes a ton of preparation and care before the final paint scheme can even be considered. Sure, it all takes time, but if it's done right the paint will not only last, but significantly add to the car's value and appeal. Read the article for more information.


An interesting assertion, but the piece doesn't offer answers to any of the questions implied other than to blame Democrats for all things evil.
A conspiracy theory isn't much fun when the theorists can't be bothered to put meat on its bones in the form of factual claims that might possibly be verified or proven false.
If the migrant caravan indeed "has but one intent: to disrupt and influence our midterm elections," what individual, group, or political party benefits from that disruption/influence? IBD's complaints about Democrats come apart at the seams as soon as cui bono is invoked.
If the caravan disrupts or influences the 2018 US midterm elections, it does so entirely and exclusively to the benefit of the Republican Party.
The caravan is a perfectly timed hobgoblin for demagogues like Donald Trump (and the editors of IBD) to shake in the air like a witch doctor's fetish for maximum "Scare Our Base to the Polls" purposes.
As a conscript in the service of conspiracy theory, albeit one with better skills than whoever volunteered to embarrass IBD, I'd have to attribute the caravan's planning, timing, and financing, on cui bono grounds, to the Republican National Committee (or one of its subordinate committees) and/or to one or more of Donald Trump's three 2020 campaign committees.
Do I believe that? It's certainly tempting. But I'm more of an Occam's Razor guy than a cui bono guy. Occam's Razor says we should go with the theory that requires the least speculation.
Individual immigrants pay as much as $10,000 to "coyotes" to guide them across the US border — if they can make it through the narco-terrorist-infested wilds of Central America first. Most of the immigrants in question are poor. Getting together as a "caravan" is cheaper and traveling in a large group is presumably safer than risking it alone or in single family units.
You may have "caravaned" to a distant city for a concert or convention yourself. Four people to a car is cheaper than one. Four cars means that if one breaks down, the trip doesn't come to a sudden end. And you probably organized it just like these immigrants probably organized it: By word of mouth.


Refugees tend to be more accommodating of ethnic differences, which makes them good agents for peace building.
Monday 9 July marked the seventh anniversary of South Sudan's independence, more than four years of which have been marred by conflict. Disagreement between President Salva Kiir Mayardit (of the Dinka ethnic group) and his rival, former vice-president Riek Machar (who is Nuer), led to the outbreak of the conflict in 2013.
The conflict has caused massive damage to the country, including generating one of the highest displacements in Africa, with 2.4 million refugees and another 2 million internally displaced people. In 2017, the UN Refugee Agency said South Sudan's refugee situation was the fastest-growing displacement crisis globally.
Various peace agreements have been signed between opposing sides to the conflict, including the 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and the 2017 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, but none has succeeded. In June 2018, Kirr and Machar signed the Khartoum Peace Agreement which was followed by accusations of violations by both sides.
To revive the 2015 peace agreement, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development-led High Level Revitalisation Forum was set up in December 2017, with two meetings following in February and May 2018. The significance of the forum is its relative inclusivity as it promotes participation of diverse stakeholders, including refugees.
Foni J Vuni, a refugee representative at the second forum meeting, told ISS Today that woman refugees could "contribute towards dismantling tribalism in South Sudan, which is one of the key factors fuelling the conflict".
"Woman refugees [take] leadership roles to ensure survival of their families in countries of asylum. They [have] to live and work together with others from different ethnic groups and allow their children to play together and go to school, putting aside tribal affiliations," she said.
The importance of women's participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts as well as peace building is emphasised by the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and African Union's Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa.
Access to education in countries of asylum can help prepare women to contribute even more to conflict resolution and peace building.
"At home, education opportunities for women would have been limited due to cultural norms and the civil war," Vuni explains.
Besides offering knowledge, schools provide a good environment for women's interaction with pupils from different backgrounds and countries, again reducing ethnocentrism. Even those refugees who haven't had the chance to attend school have developed skills such as running small businesses, which involves cross-tribal interaction.
These experiences prepare refugees to become potential agents for defusing clan-based attitudes in peace processes such as the High Level Revitalisation Forum. However, while allowing refugees to participate in the forum is a good gesture, it is currently limited to "observer" status and their contributions are presented as part of the "civil society" group.
Given the meaningful contribution that refugees, both men and women, can make, the High Level Revitalisation Forum must in future allow direct contributions and a truly inclusive process.


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Johann Christian Friedrich Heinzelmann (* 24. Juli 1762 in Meldorf; † 12. Mai 1830 ebenda) war ein Landvogt in Süderdithmarschen.

Leben und Wirken
Heinzelmanns Vorfahren sind seit dem 17. Jahrhundert bekannt. Eine Person namens Johann Heinzelmann (* 1626 in Breslau) arbeitete 1645 als Magister in Wittenberg, als Rektor am Cöllnischen Gymnasium Berlin und zuletzt als Superintendent in Salzwedel. Es folgten drei Generationen, unter denen namhafte Theologen zu finden sind. Diese wirkten in der Altmark, in Gardelegen, Salzwedel und Hehlingen.

Johann Christian Friedrich Heinzelmanns Vater namens Rudolph Friedrich Otto Heinzelmann (* 20. April 1738 in Hehlingen; † 19. April 1805 in Salzwedel) war von 1759 bis 1764 Konrektor der Meldorfer Gelehrtenschule, anschließend Rektor in Salzwedel sowie Prediger in Crevese. Ab 1786 arbeitete er als Inspektor in Salzwedel-Neustadt. Er war verheiratet mit Augusta Charlotte Mariana, geborene Remmers († 8. Oktober 1769 in Salzwedel). Ihr Vater Johann Anton Remmers arbeitete als Gerichtsaktuar in Meldorf.

Am 11. Oktober 1781 schrieb sich Heinzelmann für ein Theologiestudium an der Universität Halle/Saale ein. Danach unterrichtete er als Philologe am Pädagogium in Halle. Am 16. Oktober 1789 schrieb er sich an der Universität Göttingen ein, wo er Jura studierte. 1791 ging er an die Kollegien nach Kopenhagen; seinerzeit der übliche Einstieg in eine Laufbahn als Verwaltungsjurist. 1793 wurde er Bevollmächtigter der Deutschen Kammerkanzlei der Rentenkammer, zwei Jahre später dortiger Sekretär. Ab 1797 verwaltete er auch die Tabellenwerke der Herzogtümer. 1800 wurde er zum Kammerrat, 1802 zu Justizrat ernannt. Im August 1804 wurde er Kommittierter der Rentenkammer.

Am 8. Dezember 1804 wurde Heinzelmann Deputierter der Deutschen Kanzlei, 1805, Etatsrat und am 27. Juni 1806 Landvogt von Süderdithmarschen. Ab 1807 arbeitete er auch als Inspektor des Kronprinzenkoogs. 1817 wurde er Konferenzrat.

Heinzelmann ließ in Meldorf ein repräsentatives Haus am Nordermarkt errichten. Mit Erlaubnis des Königs befand sich hier auch das Büro des Landvogtes. Das Haus existierte bis zum Abriss 1863. Anschließend wurden die Räumlichkeiten im neu gebauten Landratsamt untergebracht.

Tätigkeiten als Jurist
Warum Heinzelmann die Lehrtätigkeit beendete und nochmals studierte, ist nicht dokumentiert. Dass über Verwandtschaften mütterlicherseits Kontakte nach Kopenhagen entstanden, die ihm Zugang zu einer Stelle in Kopenhagen verschafften, ist bekannt. Da seine Mutter aus Meldorf stammte, erfüllte er auch die Bedingungen des im Januar 1776 von Detlev von Reventlow erlassenen Indigenatsgesetzes.

Geprägt von seinem Elternhaus, den Hochschulbesuchen und der Lehrtätigkeit verfügte Heinzelmann über seinerzeit breite Kenntnisse. Während seiner Zeit in Kopenhagen erwies er sich auch als Kenner des Finanz- und Geldwesens. Als Leiter des "Tabellenwerks" sammelte er statistische Daten der Herzogtümer.

Während der Besetzung durch schwedisch-russische Soldaten von 1813 bis 1815 befahlen die Schweden Heinzelmann in die Regierungskommission, die die Verwaltung leitete. Nach dem Dänischen Staatsbankrott von 1813 und dem neuen Reichsbanktaler gingen auch die Herzogtümer bankrott. Der König ernannte daraufhin am 11. Mai 1816 eine Kommission, zu der auch Heinzelmann gehörte. Die Kommission sollte Vorschläge erarbeiten, wie das Verhältnis der Herzogtümer zur Reichsbank neu geregelt werden könne. Heinzelmanns Vorschlag erschien 1838 im Kieler Correspondenzblatt.

1816 trat eine neue Kommission für die ständische Vertretung unter Johann Sigismund von Mösting zusammen. Heinzelmann vertrat in dieser Kommission die ländlichen Bezirke. Die Kommission sollte erarbeiten, wie die ständische Einrichtung im Herzogtum Holstein, die aufgrund von Artikel 13 der Wiener Bundesakte notwendig wurde, umgesetzt werden könne. Heinzelmann schlug vor, ein Einkammernsystem zu etablieren. Gutsbesitzer, die Städte und das flache Land sollten Sitze im Verhältnis 12:11:16 bekommen. Dieser Vorschlag wurde Jahrzehnte später, am 15. Mai 1834, in Teilen umgesetzt.

Familie
Heinzelmann war verheiratet mit Jakobine Rahbek (* 1777 in Kopenhagen; † 7. Januar 1855 in Meldorf). Ihr Vater Jakob Rahbek arbeitete in  Kopenhagen als Zollverwalter und Justizrat. Das Ehepaar bekam den Sohn Ludwig Gustav (* 28. September 1803 in Altona; † 17. Oktober 1861 ebenda). Dieser war Hardesvogt und Oberpräsident in Altona.

Heinzelmanns Ehefrau war eine Halbschwester des Gelehrten Lyne Rahbek und Heinzelmann mit der Heirat Schwager des späteren Heider Landvogts Christian Matthias Jakob Johannsen. Die Ehefrauen Rahbeks und Johannsens namens Agneta Sophia und Jakobine pflegten enge Freundschaften mit Friedrich VI.

Ehrungen
Heinzelmann wurde 1809 zum Ritter vom Dannebrog und 1828 zum Dannebrogsmann ernannt.

Literatur
 Dietrich Korth: Heinzelmann, Johann Christian Friedrich. In: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Biographisches Lexikon. Band 3. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1974, S. 152–154.

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No, I am not resuming reviewing duties, but I wasn't able to resist – after 20 years of radio work, you kind of have that gotta-do-a-year-end-list thing embedded in your brain, and heart. So, I retired from music journalism (web and radio) in May 2015, at which point I almost completely stopped receiving promos AND started going back to old loves – prog rock, psych rock, and the likes.
These are my 12 favourite records of 2015. All highly recommended. And they cover a wide spectrum, of course.
A wonderful debut album by Quebecer Julie Blanche, an atmospheric pop singer with a gorgeous soft voice, good songwriting ideas, and a stellar band (featuring members of post-rockers Torngat).
Finally!!! It's been SOOOO long since Have One on Me that I had given up hope for some new Newsom. If Divers had come out last spring, it would most probably rank higher in my year-end list, but Newsom's records need time to bloom, and this one is no exception. It has everything you came to expect from Newsom, including some puzzling lyrics.
Montreal-based trumpeter Craig Pedersen delivered a GEM this year in Ghosts, a 16-minute EP of beautiful modern jazz. With Lindsay Wellman, Joel Kerr, and Eric Thibodeau. Some of his best songwriting is on this album, backed by great musicianship. And it's an easy listen, even though it has plenty of edge. More at www.craigpedersen.com.
Norwegian songstress Jenny Hval has an already long career behind her, and she featured in last year's year-end list with a collaboration with Susanna Wallumrød. I usually find her solo albums fine, and that's it, but Apocalypse, Girl ups the ante... and then some. Sparse songs over an explicit discourse on female sexuality and perception. A captivating listen as a whole and song by song. The most accomplished thing I have heard from her to this day.
It's been a long time coming, this debut album by Montreal band Odd Limbs, but it was definitely worth the wait. Alexein P. Oris and co. deliver a bunch of great post-new wave songs. The songs can be a bit too long at times, but that's a minor quabble. Now, give these guys a decent budget and they will produce a knock-out follow-up. http://oddlimbs.bandcamp.com.
What can I say? This concert was a highlight of the 2014 edition of FIMAV. The recording sounds amazing and confirms how strong the performance was. Way up there with the best European/lowercase improvisation on the market. www.victo.qc.ca. Sorry, Victo never release excerpts.
A gorgeous, gorgeous, just plain gorgeous album of minimal electronics and field recordings. Everything here makes sense to my ears, producing its own logic as it goes along. I am surprised at the number of times I came back to this CD through the year.
Againt, what can I say? I have been championing this duo from the start. This is this duo's fourth album, and their string of releases keeps getting better and better. Julie's magical lyrics and wonderful vocals paired with Archer's studio constructions of electroacoustics, beats, and avant-jazz-meets-prog-rock. More here: http://discus-music.co.uk/catalogue-mobile/dis48cd-detail.
I scream MONSTER! 2015 has been a slow year for VDGG/Peter Hammill – no studio releases, no concerts save for ONE solo Hammill performance a couple weeks ago. But in early 2015 came out this incredible double live album featuring the power trio performing "Flight" and "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" among other cuts. Phenomenal.
In 2015, you could hear me listening to I Heard You Listening everywhere – and ALL the time when it came last summer. This is the album I had been waiting for from them every since As the World. Excellent SHORT prog rock songs – it's an art in itself. Great lyrics, fabulous vocal harmonies, not a single clunker in the bunch. The band never released a bad album, but they did fall in ruts at times and bit more than they could chew at others. Not of that here: just top-shelf songwriting, stellar production, and only the best of what you can expect from these prog rock legends. Yeah, legends. http://echolyn.bandcamp.com.


Sunday evening already again? Time flies. Well, time for the Islay blogging roundup then. The roundup will take a short break after this one though, for the simple reason that I'll be away (on Islay) for a week soon. While I'm hoping to find inspiration for many further future entries I'm most likely not going to spend much time with this interwebthingy during that week. But back to business, what have the blogs been writing about Islay, Jura, Oronsay and Colonsay over the last week or so?
Let me start with the Germans this week: On Wednesday morning I had a nice surprise when spotting the line Gänse auf Islay | Spreeblick in my feedreader. For those who didn't guess it, 'Gänse' is German for Geese and they linked to my Geese on Islay video. Spreeblick is one of Germany's largest and best known blogs, hopefully this will help to further Islay's fame in Germany. But that's not all from Germany, WhiskyFanBlog.de writes about Malt Project Volume VII: Islay Revisited & Hidden Treasures, a new DVD with updated footage of Islay's distilleries.
Did I just write distilleries? I did, which nicely takes me to more about the whisky and the distilleries: Unsurprisingly McMath Scottish Distillery Holiday: In a storm is about a visit to Islay's distilleries (more in Finishing Monday and Did I mention [..]). There's also a Whisky Review and Ron blogs that Ardbeg Supernova Best Scotch Malt Whisky. Well, according to Jim Murray that is. Your (and my) opinion might differ.
In other whisky related blog entries the ardblog writes about the Whiskykorb im Oktober (Laphroaig) or the prices and availability of Laphroaig in Switzerland. No news from the Bruichladdich Blog this week, I hope that's because they're too busy distilling.
Going back to three blogs I've mentioned previously Island Hacking has a Machrie moment and the BFG has a Big break before The final approach. From Golf to (Trout) Fishing, Angling and Dramming claims that 2009 was The Best Trout Fishing Season I've Ever Had, I assume that's because it included a visit to Islay.
Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com continues his journey around Oronsay and Colonsay with The crosses of Oronsay, The stories of contrasting graves on Oronsay, From Oronsay to Colonsay, In the wake of our ancestors on the west coast of Colonsay., Pigs have wings in Pig's Paradise, Colonsay, The tale of Cailleach Uragaig, Colonsay and Kiloran Bay, Colonsay.
Elliott of Islay Sea Shipping has news about the M.V Shetland Trader and the M.V Ben Ellan. On Ron's Islay Weblog we find Islay Comrades in Arms and Len Hayton reciting his poem 'After a Ceilidh on Islay'. IslayIan writes about Design in S1, how to use technology when teaching design at Islay High School.
Earlier in the week Ron noted More Geese arrive on Islay, following the Islay Birds blog even more have arrived by now. As of Friday there were 22,405 Barnies at Loch Gruinart, up quite a bit from the 14,365 on Monday. There are also pictures of a Merlin and a difference of opinion between Whooper Swans at Ardnave. John Islay Birder Armitage is back and writes about Garden birdwatching on Islay.
Finishing with the pictures, Photogenic Scotland has a Sunny Day at Machir Bay while Ron has a 13 Pointer Stag and Hinds from Teresa Morris of Islay Wildscapes. On Mark's Islay Photography Gallery my favourites were the Wall to nowhere, Soldiers Rock and East Carrabus Farm. From my own Islay Pictures photoblog I think I'll have to go for Barnacle Geese in flight at Rockside Farm and Waves at Kilchoman Beach on an October Morning, Isle of Islay.


ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Flood insurance premiums soon will be changing for better or worse for Island property owners, depending on where their property is located.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), changing the base flood elevation for many properties in Manatee County, including the Island.
Base flood elevation is an estimate of whether properties are in areas of high, moderate or low flood risk, and is the basis for elevation and flood insurance requirements – and for setting flood insurance premiums.
The old maps were based on studies done 30 to 40 years ago, before new technology improved data collection, FEMA's Mark Vieira said.
The new, more accurate maps show elevations going up for some properties and down for others, with some staying the same, he said.
For example, the base flood elevation decreased from 11 to 9 feet at Bradenton Beach City Hall and from 9 to 8 feet at The Sun office in Anna Maria, and remained at 8 feet at the fire station in Holmes Beach.
Some flood zones also changed, from VE – the highest, most expensive flood rating – to AE, the second highest, less expensive rating, and vice versa.
New maps take into account wave action, not just the height of floodwaters, Manatee County floodplain manager Sandy Tudor said. VE flood zones could have waves of 3 feet or higher, while AE flood zone waves are likely to be less than 3 feet.
"They are both high risk," she said.
Even if elevations decrease and flood zones improve on properties, Island property owners still should buy flood insurance, Vieira said.
The new maps are subject to a public comment period and subsequent adjustment before they go into effect. Property owners can report anything from incorrect addresses to elevation certificates that differ from the map during the public comment period. The process already has begun, with FEMA representatives and county officials holding two meetings last week to answer questions about the maps.
When the comment period ends, local governments will decide whether to adopt the new maps. If they don't adopt the maps, flood insurance will not available in the community, Vieira said.


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Gimospelen var en tvådagarstävling i friidrott som arrangerades av Gimo IF i bruksorten Gimo i Uppland under åren 1914–1977.

Under den tid som tävlingarna anordnades sattes två svenska och ett japanskt rekord.

År 1928 blev Gimospelen till nationella tävlingar. När tävlingarna hade sina glansdagar i början av 1960-talet hade de över 4 000 åskådare.

Att tävlingarna upphörde 1977 berodde delvis på stor konkurrens från andra tävlingar och att tävlingsbanorna, som var belagda med kolstybb, blev omoderna.

Nostalgidag
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Drama continues to ensue at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital. The team is met with the miraculous story of a new patient who survives being cut in half as the result of a faulty magic trick, thus inspiring the name of the episode, "Do You Believe In Magic."
ET has a sneak peek of the new episode which catches up with the colorful lives of the doctors at Grey-Sloan, starting with Dr. Owen Hunt, played by Kevin McKidd, and his struggle to find a proper home for Ethan. Owen has gone above and beyond the call of duty for Ethan, a young boy whose parents were taken to the hospital but remain in dire conditions, currently leaving Ethan in the care of his grandmother, which Owen fears is not the best fit and may lead to Owen ending up in foster care.
Though Season 9 has shown Owen and longtime girlfriend Dr. Cristina Yang, played by Sandra Oh, going stronger than ever, Owen's ever-growing bond with Ethan may begin to threaten their relationship. In short, Owen wants kids and Cristina doesn't. She reinforced her lack of motherly yearnings when she was less than eager to agree to Meredith's desire to make Cristina the legal guardian for her child should anything happen to her or Derek, played by Patrick Dempsey.
When it comes to Dr. Bailey, after accidentally killing three patients due to an infection that spread through her gloves, the ever-stern Bailey finds herself in a vulnerable situation and closes herself off to everyone. The other doctors at Grey-Sloan Memorial try to reach out to her and reassure her that she is not to blame, but she is convinced it is her fault.
And finally, a new craniofacial specialist joins the team to help operate on an infant whose brain is growing out of his face. White Collar's Hilary Burton plays the new "rock star" doctor that everyone on the team is excited about except Arizona. It is later revealed that Arizona and the new face doctor have a history.
Grey's Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery and Sarah Drew as April Kepner.
To find out what happens in this episode, tune in May 2 at 9 p.m. on ABC. In the meantime, enjoy the sneak peek of the episode above.


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everything about rail system…
Signaling & Telecom
Safety & Disaster
Rubber-Tyred Metro
A rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tires which run on rolling pads inside guide bars for traction, as well as traditional railway steel wheels with deep flanges on steel tracks for guidance through conventional switches as well as guidance in case a tyre fails. Most rubber-tired trains are purpose-built and designed for the system on which they operate. Guided buses are sometimes referred to as 'trams on tires', and compared to rubber-tired metros.
The vehicle is in the form of electric multiple unit, with power supplied by one, or both, of the guide bars, which thus also serves as the third rail (the current is not picked up through the horizontal wheels, but through a separate lateral pickup shoe). The return current passes through a return shoe to the top of one, or both of the rails, or to the other guide bar, depending on the type of system.
The type of guideway used on a system varies between networks. Two parallel rollways, each the width of a tyre are used, either of concrete (Montreal Metro, Lille Metro, Toulouse Metro, most part of Santiago Metro), H-Shape hot rolled steel (Paris Métro, Mexico City Metro, the non-underground section of Santiago Metro), or flat steel (Sapporo Municipal Subway). As on a railway, the driver does not have to steer, because the system relies on a redundant system of railway steel wheels with flanges on steel rail tracks. The Sapporo system is an exception as it uses a central guidance rail only.[1] The VAL system used in Lille and Toulouse has conventional track between the guide bars.
The essential differences between rubber-on-concrete and steel-on-steel are that rubber-on-concrete generates more friction and higher rolling resistance which results in various pros and cons.
Advantages of rubber-tired metro systems (compared to steel wheel on steel rail):
Smooth ride (with little "jostling" around).
Faster acceleration.
Shorter braking distances, allowing trains to be signalled closer together.
The ability to climb or descend steeper slopes (~gradient 13%) than would be feasible with conventional rail tracks. At such gradient conventional rail tracks would likely need a rack.
Quiet ride in open air. (for residents and those outside the train)
The higher friction and increased rolling resistance cause disadvantages (compared to steel wheel on steel rail):
Higher energy consumption.
More heat is generated.
Weather variance. Losing the traction-advantage in inclement weather (snow and ice)
Heavier; steel rails remain for switching purposes, to provide electricity to the trains and as a safety backup.
Tyre replacement cost.
In-tunnel noise is higher than normal trains due to the roaring sound caused by the tires.
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This looks really fantastic, and I bet the plants that you have planted around it will love it too. Especially as it begins to break down and Leach nutrients into the ground.
And you can also create a stylish, private seating area by using a screen. It may not be possible to have privacy in your entire garden, but if you can create a private seating area, that can make a big difference.
Existing fences or decking rails can get a privacy upgrade with the use of heavy canvas designed specifically to hold up to sun and wind. This patterned design ties off with the use of heavy, metal lined eyelets to keep the material from wearing in inclimate weather.
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package outputs

import (
	"sync/atomic"

	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/logp"
)

// Signaler signals the completion of potentially asynchronous output operation.
// Completed is called by the output plugin when all events have been sent. On
// failure or if only a subset of the data is published then Failed will be
// invoked.
type Signaler interface {
	Completed()

	Failed()
}

// ChanSignal will send outputer signals on configurable channel.
type ChanSignal struct {
	ch chan bool
}

// SyncSignal blocks waiting for a signal.
type SyncSignal struct {
	ch chan bool
}

// SplitSignal guards one output signaler from multiple calls
// by using a simple reference counting scheme. If one Signaler consumer
// reports a Failed event, the Failed event will be send to the guarded Signaler
// once the reference count becomes zero.
//
// Example use cases:
//   - Push signaler to multiple outputers
//   - split data to be send in smaller batches
type SplitSignal struct {
	count    int32
	failed   bool
	signaler Signaler
}

// CompositeSignal combines multiple signalers into one Signaler forwarding an event to
// to all signalers.
type CompositeSignal struct {
	signalers []Signaler
}

// NewChanSignal create a new ChanSignal forwarding signals to a channel.
func NewChanSignal(ch chan bool) *ChanSignal { return &ChanSignal{ch} }

// Completed sends true to the confiugred channel.
func (c *ChanSignal) Completed() {
	logp.Debug("output", "send completed")
	c.ch <- true
}

// Failed sends false to the confiugred channel.
func (c *ChanSignal) Failed() {
	logp.Debug("output", "send failed")
	c.ch <- false
}

// NewSyncSignal create a new SyncSignal signaler. Use Wait() method to wait for
// a signal from the publisher
func NewSyncSignal() *SyncSignal { return &SyncSignal{make(chan bool, 1)} }

// Wait blocks waiting for a signal from the outputer. Wait return true if
// Completed was signaled and false if a Failed signal was received
func (s *SyncSignal) Wait() bool { return <-s.ch }

// Completed sends true to the process waiting for a signal.
func (s *SyncSignal) Completed() { s.ch <- true }

// Failed sends false to the process waiting for a signal.
func (s *SyncSignal) Failed() { s.ch <- false }

// NewSplitSignaler creates a new SplitSignal if s is not nil.
// If s is nil, nil will be returned. The count is the number of events to be
// received before publishing the final event to the guarded Signaler.
func NewSplitSignaler(
	s Signaler,
	count int,
) Signaler {
	if s == nil {
		return nil
	}

	return &SplitSignal{
		count:    int32(count),
		signaler: s,
	}
}

// Completed signals a Completed event to s.
func (s *SplitSignal) Completed() {
	s.onEvent()
}

// Failed signals a Failed event to s.
func (s *SplitSignal) Failed() {
	s.failed = true
	s.onEvent()
}

func (s *SplitSignal) onEvent() {
	res := atomic.AddInt32(&s.count, -1)
	if res == 0 {
		if s.failed {
			s.signaler.Failed()
		} else {
			s.signaler.Completed()
		}
	}
}

// NewCompositeSignaler creates a new composite signaler.
func NewCompositeSignaler(signalers ...Signaler) Signaler {
	if len(signalers) == 0 {
		return nil
	}
	return &CompositeSignal{signalers}
}

// Completed sends the Completed signal to all signalers.
func (cs *CompositeSignal) Completed() {
	for _, s := range cs.signalers {
		if s != nil {
			s.Completed()
		}
	}
}

// Failed sends the Failed signal to all signalers.
func (cs *CompositeSignal) Failed() {
	for _, s := range cs.signalers {
		if s != nil {
			s.Failed()
		}
	}
}

// SignalCompleted sends the Completed event to s if s is not nil.
func SignalCompleted(s Signaler) {
	if s != nil {
		s.Completed()
	}
}

// SignalFailed sends the Failed event to s if s is not nil
func SignalFailed(s Signaler, err error) {

	if err != nil {
		logp.Err("Error sending/writing event: %s", err)
	}

	if s != nil {
		s.Failed()
	}
}

// Signal will send the Completed or Failed event to s depending
// on err being set if s is not nil.
func Signal(s Signaler, err error) {

	if err != nil {
		logp.Info("Failed to send event %s", err)
	}

	if s != nil {
		if err == nil {
			s.Completed()
		} else {
			s.Failed()
		}
	}
}

// SignalAll send the Completed or Failed event to all given signalers
// depending on err being set.
func SignalAll(signalers []Signaler, err error) {
	if signalers != nil {
		Signal(NewCompositeSignaler(signalers...), err)
	}
}

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Most software exists to replace spreadsheets
Tue, Mar 15, 2022 2-minute read
Several years ago, a colleague told me that every major software project they'd ever worked on boiled down to one thing: replicating the functionality of a spreadsheet via the medium of the web.
It struck me as a silly comment, but is something that has become more and more self-evident with each year that passes in my career.
Think about software you're been tasked with building that in some way organises data. Now ask yourself whether it could be represented by a spreadsheet. Now go talk to the person who commissioned the project and dig into why they really needed a software solution. You might be surprised how often you find a spreadsheet somewhere in the mix—either an old spreadsheet that cannot scale, or a perfectly functional spreadsheet that is e-mailed around so much that a single source of truth no longer exists.
Most software is spreadsheets. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether that's a good or a bad thing. But it is something worth acknowledging, and once we understand the limitations of the legacy system (because there is always a legacy system, even if we have been commissioned to build a greenfield project), we can better understand how to solve the problems of those who have come to us for help.
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Maintaining Bakery Business in Pandemic
Bakery Review|August - September 2021
Bakery industry is the largest segment of the food processing sector in India. There are over 2,000 bakeries in the organized and semi organized subdivision of the industry producing about 1.3 million tones of the bakery products and another 1,000,000 small scale bakeries producing 1.7 million tones. COVID 19 affected the working of this industry, also, adversely. Though bakery products were not as badly affected as food items in the F&B sector, the industry has to adopt measures to ensure that its production and distribution attain high standards of hygiene in order to retain its status in the food processing industry. Ashok Malkani takes a look at how the industry can maintain hygiene in the production line-up (including personal hygiene), distribution and retail segments.
Ashok Malkani
The bakery industry, one of the largest food processing segments worth about $ 6.70 billion in 2020 is, according to EMR (Expert Market Research), estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% between 2021 and 2026 to reach a value of $ 12.39 billion by 2026. The Indian bakery market is being driven by the increasing population and advanced technology.
There can, however, be no doubt that if the industry wants to keep its pace of growth; it will need to undergo various changes, due to the pandemic. When done right, without compromising on quality or quantity, the bakery business is easy to scale from your first location or home-setup to multiple outlets.
According to a research by Mintel, almost three out of four Indians have cited healthy eating as a higher priority, due to the pandemic. Thus the bakery industry would have to lay stress on their products being healthy. The bakery industry, to continue with its growth graph, has to introduce products which consist of multi-grains, nuts and other healthy ingredients.
To satisfy the consumer demand for products which are nutritious, healthy, fresh with more complex flavour profiles, the companies are expected to use lesser known grains like millet and ragi. The trend is, for the baking companies, to use flour of these grains for their baked products.
The consumption pattern of bread, according to Mintel, is expected to see a major shift from the white breads towards more multigrain, wholegrain, specialty, ethnic and seeded breads. This is mainly due to consumers' desire for nutritious and healthier products due to the pandemic. Several companies have already started production of multigrain and whole wheat breads, which are finding an increasing preference among the consumers.
Bread is only one of the products that the bakers are concentrating on converting into a healthier product. The biscuits and cookies industry, which accounts for nearly 72% of the sales of Indian bakery products, also is also turning its attention to making these items healthier. It may be mentioned that India is the second largest producer of biscuits in the world. However, it is the world's largest biscuit consuming nation. Bread and biscuits form the major baked foods accounting for over four-fifths of total bakery products produced in the country.
Besides this, many companies have also started manufacturing handcrafted granola bars which are gluten-free, full of nuts and seeds, and well-sweetened with locally sourced organic honey. The trend towards nutritional and healthier bakery items has grown to a new level.
Maintaining Hygiene
Corona virus has also made it necessary for bakeries to maintain a hygienic environment inside the factory. Proper maintenance of the machines as well ensuring proper hygiene within the premises has become essential as the customers have become more demanding as far as hygiene in production of merchandise is concerned. There is a need for transparency and the companies have to convince the customers that all the equipment is sanitized and a proper audit is done. It has been observed that several hazards can be avoided with proper implementation of pest control, waste control and cleaning programmes.
To fight the pandemic, bakery industry has to concentrate on hygiene not only in the production of the merchandise but also the personal hygiene of the people employed in the bakery. Sanitation has always been important in bakeries and other food service establishments. But now, due to the COVID 19 peril the stakes are even higher.
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Emulsifiers in Baked Goods
The use of food additives is necessary to maintain the quality and freshness of the food pro product. Food additives perform important functions in baked goods such as starch complexing, protein strengthening and aeration and may also offer some degree of emulsification.
Bakery Review
October - November 2021
Desserts Sweets that won't Desert you
Dessert is the favourite part of a meal not only of children but of everyone present at the dinner table. No wonder 14th October is celebrated every year as National Dessert Day. Sweets are an inevitable part of almost all festivals and festivities in India. Any social event must end with a dessert – if not an array of them! In India sweets are a gesture of goodwill. Desserts thus form an essential part of the meal. Ashok Malkani looks at the various aspects of this final course of a meal including its benefits and the popularity of different desserts in countries around the world.
Lavazza Globally Launches La Reserva De ¡Tierra! India
Lavazza, the Italian brand that is among the world's leading coffee roasters, has announced the launch of La Reserva de ¡Tierra! India, a unique premium blend of refined coffees fully sourced from Karnataka and crafted in India, for professional use in cafes, fine-dine restaurants and star hotels.
August - September 2021
MAKING MERRY WITH MILK
Human being is the only mammal who drinks the milk of another mammal and this drink is most pleasurable at a cold temperature when the mercury rises.
A Perfectionist with Eye on Technique and Precision!
Surendra Negi, Master Patissier, Taj Palace New Delhi
Living it up at the Café!
Cafes are no longer places where one goes to have a cup of coffee. It has become a meeting place for friends and colleagues. With the introduction of Wi-Fi, in most of these places, cafes have also developed into substitute places of work. The changing concept of café has been as revolutionary as the changing perception of coffee. Initially, about two decades ago, coffee was available only as South Indian filtered coffee. This pick-me-up was, later, available as instant coffee and then as Espresso. Now this drink has acquired various formats like Cappuccino, Latte, Frappe, et al. Ashok Malkani, on the occasion of International Coffee Day, on 1st October, look at the changing café scenario, the effect of the pandemic on these outlets and their future. He also examines how the tipple called coffee is now available in various cocktail forms – hot or cold.
New Technology Designed to Detect Destructive Cocoa Virus
Swiss agrifood testing company SwissDeCode, in collaboration with Mars Wrigley, has created an on-site test that is designed to detect Cocoa Swollen Shoot Disease (CSSD) in asymptomatic trees in less than 60 minutes.
Passionate & Versatile!
Aavika Chhawchharia, Co-Founder of 'Honey&Dough' Coffeehouse & Bakery
Soya Means Health
With the excitement about healthy foods reaching its crescendo, it has become almost difficult to enjoy a sinful dessert or a creamy pastry without gulping a few slices of guilt along with them.
Mintel Launched Food and Drink Landscape APAC 2021 Report
Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has today launched Asia Pacific: The Food and Drink Landscape 2021, featuring the latest market research, product innovation insights, and consumer trends from across the region.
Food Marketing & Technology - India
Sustainability, Animal Welfare and Plant Based Diets are Transforming The Dairy Industry in Asia-Pacific
Plant-based protein diets have been heavily promoted in recent years as traditional meat producers and dairy companies look for ways to excite consumers with nutritional, healthy and premium food and drink products.
Beverage Trends in India
IN A CROWDED BEVERAGE SPACE IN INDIA, ALL SEGMENTS – FROM THE TRADITIONAL CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS AND JUICES TO THE NEWLY EMERGENT CATEGORIES OF FLAVOURED WATER AND FLAVOURED MILK PRODUCTS – ARE COMPETING TO MEET CONSUMERS' HYDRATION AND THIRST QUENCHING NEEDS.
Beverage segments are growing at a healthy clip of 20–25%
THE MARKET FOR BEVERAGES IS GETTING MORE SEGMENTED AND NICHE THAN EVER BEFORE. AND WITH MORE AND MORE INDIANS OPEN TO THE IDEA OF TRYING OUT NEWER AND DIFFERENT FLAVOURS, IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR BEVERAGE COMPANIES TO LAUNCH NEW DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS, FLAVOURS AND VARIANTS.
Munch Time
SALTY SNACKS PROVED ESSENTIAL DURING LOCKDOWN, BUT THEY'RE ALSO POISED FOR GROWTH POST-PANDEMIC.
Janaury 2021
Consumer preferences shaping the post-pandemic bakery industry
Food Marketing & Technology Magazine attended a recent webinar hosted by the Mintel's on "Consumer trends shaping India's biscuits and cookies category". The webinar talked about the changes in the Bakery Industry post -pandemic. Food & Drink Analyst Rushikesh Aravkar assessed the current changes in the consumer demand graph and also how it is going to open new opportunities in the food industry.
Mintel: 41% of young Indian beer drinkers are willing to switch to Low or No Alcohol Beer
Health is a top barrier for beer consumption among 48% of Indians. 43% of consumers are interested in low-calorie beers. Lager (63%) and wheat beer (51%) are the most preferred type of beer among Indians. These are the findings of a Mintel Report. Mintel surveyed 1,655 Indian internet users aged over 25 years who have consumed beer in the past six months. In its report, over 40% of the respondents within the age group of 25-34 said they are interested in switching from standard-strength beer to low or no alcohol variants of the drink.
Breakfast Foods for the Indian Consumer in 2020
THE KEY IS TO ALIGN WITH CONSUMERS' EVOLVING VIEW OF WHAT MAKES A HEALTHY BREAKFAST, AND THE POSTCOVID-19 NEED FOR EASY MEALS AT HOME…
Almost Two-Thirds of Indian Consumers Have Eaten Healthy Biscuits In The Last 6 Months: Mintel Survey
MINTEL RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THAT 83 PERCENT OF GEN Z CONSUMERS HAVE EATEN THESE BISCUITS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, COMPARED TO JUST 59 PERCENT OF CONSUMERS AGED 55+
Packaged snacks are yet to reach their full potential
WITH SNACKING HABITS SO WELL-ENTRENCHED AMONG CONSUMERS, THERE'S LITTLE ROOM TO RECRUIT NEW SNACKERS. HAVING SAID THAT, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING NEEDS OF LESS FREQUENT SNACKERS PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BRANDS TO HAVE AN INCREASED ENGAGEMENT.


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Q: Java Math.pow rounded to integer returns the same number several times I'm trying to make clicker game and I want robot price to multiply like in cookie clicker game. I tried to use cookie clicker's price calculating formula (http://cookieclicker.wikia.com/wiki/Building).
if (cookies >= robotPrice) {

                cookies -= robotPrice;
                cps ++;
                //Here is the algorithm
                robotPrice = 100 * (int)Math.pow(1.15, cps);

                System.out.println("robotPrice set to " + robotPrice);

            }

But when I run the program, i get following output:
robotPrice set to 100
robotPrice set to 100
robotPrice set to 100
robotPrice set to 100
robotPrice set to 200
robotPrice set to 200
robotPrice set to 200
robotPrice set to 300
robotPrice set to 300

etc.
Please help.

A: As people pointed out in the comments, the problem arises in this line of code robotPrice = 100 * (int)Math.pow(1.15, cps);
You are taking 1.15, raising it to the power cps, then cutting off all decimal places. Which would only give you a whole number and then multiplying by 100.
You want to multiply it by 100 before you remove all the decimals.
robotPrice = (int)(100 * Math.pow(1.15, cps));


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Micro Puzzle Pablo Picasso - Portrait of Dora Maar, 1937 - 150 pièces
Puzzle with 150 pieces representing the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Portrait of Dora Maar, 1937.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), both painter, sculptor, engraver and ceramist, was one of the most prolific artist of modern art. Renowned as leader of cubism, he explores allthe pictorial currents of ...
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), both painter, sculptor, engraver and ceramist, was one of the most prolific artist of modern art. Renowned as leader of cubism, he explores allthe pictorial currents of the XXth Century. Dora Maar he meets in the surrealist circle of artistic Paris in 1936 is a young photographer who will inspire himplenty of paintings.
Portrait of Dora Maar, 1937
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Since its inception in 1977, Near West Theatre has been a place that encourages people to find voice through theater arts. At the helm from the start has been Stephanie Morrison-Hrbeck. We present her story as shot through the lens of filmmaker Ted Sikora.
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"Whose Best Interest? International Child Abduction Under Hague Convention."
INTRODUCTION: "The primary legal remedy for parents of children abducted to foreign nations is the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("Hague Convention") ratified by the United States on October 25, 1980. As of July 2001, the treaty was in force between the US and fifty other national signatories. The Hague Convention is designed to return children to their "habitual residence" where a court of proper jurisdiction will determine custody. The Treaty however has been largely ineffective in accomplishing this objective. It has failed to meet its goal in large part because of reliance on an essentially subjective best interest standard that facilitates foreign nations' manipulation of the treaty and their wrongful retention of foreign children within their borders. The subjectiveness of the best interest standard enables judges to make discretionary decisions." "Discretion often takes the form of gender biases, national biases, and judgments regarding the "acclimatization" of children to their environment that is often due to judicial delay. The result is substantive non-compliance with the Hague Convention."
High Court judge wherever possible." Yet they assigned a Deputy Circuit Judge to sit in the High Court for Alessia's case!
"A reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty is [void] as a matter of International law." - Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties, Art. 19, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331.
Lord Justice Thorpe targeted by Fathers For Justice in the United Kingdom.
Prominent Brazilian Attorney, João Paulo Lins e Silva, delivered a key-note lecture to the international community at the Hague Convention entitled "Parental Alienation Syndrome" only to then wrongfully retain Sean Goldman in Brazil... so too did Lord Justice Thorpe, prominent Head Judge of England's International Family Justice. Thorpe ironically distributed a paper he wrote entitled 'The Case for Judicial Activism' to the Hague Community at the Family Law Conference in South Africa on January 26, 2007 and then turn around and violated the Hague Convention on the very grounds he listed in his paper. Both men were guilty of the very obstructions they were advocating against.
As Lord Justice Thorpe illustrated, learning to set aside (inherent) gender-bias tendencies, especially those which traditionally have been a cultural part of a ' matriarchical ' society is not a simple task for any judge... "He is steeped in the laws of his own land and may well be convinced of their superiority. He may have an equal faith in the beliefs and values of the society within which he works..." and therefore, Hague cases in the UK are (supposed) to be heard only by 1 of 18 "senior-specialist judges." However, a deputy circuit judge was assigned to Bart's case.
The same Deputy Circuit Judge also had a decision reversed and remanded in another Hague Abduction case, nearly identical to Alessia's. The most disturbing element of that case was that it had been unanimously overturned & remanded for the exact same procedural errors exhibited in Alessia's case by the very same Appellate judge who refused to reverse and remand the decision under the very same precedent.
See Paras 12-20, 27, 40 of this case.
(1) The Deputy Circuit judge not only made the same procedural errors in both cases, he used nearly identical gender-bias language against both foreign fathers. The only difference in the two cases was that the Court of Appeals correctly defended the Hague Convention by overruling the Deputy Judge in the referenced case below, but refused to even allow Alessia's father "permission" to appeal or adduce ANY evidence to prove his case had been procurred by fraud.
(2) Secondly, the 'Hague Guide to Good Practice' specifically states on page 85: "Delay in legal proceedings is a major cause of difficulties in the operation of the Convention. All possible efforts should be made to expedite such proceedings. Both the Hague Convention and European Law mandates that Hague proceedings are to be completed within "SIX weeks - yet they dragged Alessia's case for more than TEN MONTHS. Further Hague courts in a number of countries normally decide on requests for return of a child on basis: "only of the application and any documents statements in writing submitted by the parties, without taking oral testimony or requiring the presence of the parties in person. This can serve to expedite the disposition of the case. The decision to return the child is not a decision on the merits of custody[.]"
(4) Nevertheless, the Deputy Circuit Judge in Alessia's case ordered TWO FULL DAYS of oral-evidence, centered entirely on trying to discredit the American father and focusing on merits of custody issues rather than the purpose and objectives of the Hague Convention; the result of which distracted the Deputy Judge from focusing on the proper issues at hand. Paragraph after paragraph of the foreign judgment, the Deputy judge focused on merits of custody issues in an abhorrent violation of Convention Articles 16 & 19; the result of which caused the Deputy Judge to lose his independence and impartiality to such an extent that both the hearing and decision resulted in a mistake that ran contrary to the purpose & objectives of the Hague Convention. In any event, fresh evidence authenticated by the U.S. Department of State confirms a conspiracy to kidnap the child and that the foreign judgment had been procured by fraud.
"I am sorry to say that the father's evidence was that of a self-centred man who appears to care very little for the true welfare of his child. It appeared to be motivated almost entirely by a sense of his own rights."
19. The judge was [appreciative] of the mother's evidence. He said in the following paragraph: "The mother's evidence, in contrast, I found impressive. She said that she realised that she had removed V [unlawfully], but "for her own good." While the father seemed hardly to know his daughter, mother was clearly closely and sensitively involved with her needs. I thought that the strain that the mother showed went beyond the normal effect of giving evidence and presenting her case. I find her to be a parent who had been at the outer limits of her ability to cope, but who has now recovered her balance. I believe that she would be pushed back to the edge by an order that V should return."
* It should be noted in fairness to the UK, that foreign and domestic judgments IN ALL COURTS (including the US) make mistakes. It was for this reason appeallate procedures have been put into place. Supreme Court decisions in the UK, US, and the European Union have outstanding records of fairness and justice and have in fact over-ruled many errors in judgments made by these UK judges (and other judges) in order to right wrong decisions, maintain objectives of the Convention, maintain public faith in the judicial process and ultimately to ensure no perversion of justice occurs.
The United States is certain that: (1) had all evidence (and fresh evidence) been allowed pursuant to Convention Article 30, and (2) had the 'Laws of the State' of Alessia's prior habitual residence been 'properly considered' pursaunt to Hague Convention Articles 3, 14, & 15; and (3) had all of the well-established prior Convention cases been properly considered, then there is more than a reasonable argument that the foreign decision, or a part thereof, would have been discovered to be plainly-wrong and it is highly plausible that two different minds would have reached a widely different decision in an Appellate court. Unfortunately for Bart & Alessia, permission to do so was denied in breach of Human Rights & Due Process.


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Though it's only existed for half-a-decade, the Yamaha MT-07 — previously known as the FZ-07 in the North American market —has become one of the Tuning Fork Company's most popular models. The MT-07 boasts a liquid-cooled, 689cc, DOHC, parallel-twin that puts down 74hp and 50ft-lbs of torque, all while tipping the scales at 400lbs wet weight and costing less than $8K. The appearance of the "hyper naked" however leaves a lot more to be desired. So, Australia's Andrew Stagg set out to remedy the MT's visual shortcomings via an absolutely stunning supermoto-style build dubbed the "SMT-07."
The Japanese twin's steel trellis frame has been treated to a new aluminum subframe that now houses the bespoke bike's fuel-cell. Resting atop the new framework is a custom, hand-formed aluminum tail section and number panel combo with the tank cap sitting flush in the new bodywork just behind the MX-style saddle. Moving forward, Stagg fashioned a faux tank and radiator shroud combo that, like the tail, is of the handmade aluminum variety; The same goes for its front number plate and fender combo that houses a set of sunken stacked Highsider headlights. Finishing touches on this stellar sumo includes K&N pods, Rizoma bars, Gilles Tooling levers, Motogadget indicators, polished headers winding into a carbon fiber Blackwidow can, a custom mono-shock, and the Hamamatsu marque's classic speed block livery. Best of all, the SMT-07 is currently for sale. Interested parties can contact Australia's Black Cycles for more info.
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One-way Distance: 1.8 miles
Elevation: 10,496 - 10,647 feet
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Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Mesa Top/FR#109
Attractions: Forest trail
The Skid trail is located in the Grand Mesa National Forest near Grand Junction, Colorado. The 1.8 mile trail connects Forest Road 109 to the Mesa Top trail. For its first 4 tenths of a mile the trail follows a gravel road that is open to vehicles and OHVs. The next 1.3 miles of the trail makes use of an old skid road that was leftover from an earlier logging operation. From the 1.7 mile point the Skid trail follows a newly constructed singletrack trail that connects it to the Mesa Top trail at a point that is about 2.4 miles from the Mesa Top trailhead.
This post follows the Skid trail from where it departs off of FR 109 to where it connects to the Mesa Top trail. The trail sign in this photo is about 1.1 miles from the Lands End Road and 4.4 miles from Flowing Park Reservoir.
The first section of the trail follows a graveled road. There are several primitive campsites along the road with a few being large enough for a good sized camping trailer.
Vehicle traffic ends at the 0.41 mile point. From here on travel is restricted to hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
As the trail leaves the gravel road it looks at first like a singletrack but that is due to the rocks that were put in place to discourage ATV's.
As the trail progresses it begins looking like a road again.
(photos used courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)
In days gone by logs were moved over skid trails by teams of oxen that were driven on by what were called 'misery whips'. Mules with a contraption similar to the one in the above photo could be used where the terrain permitted.
Parts of the Skid trail do travel out in the open where there is more exposure to wind and lightning. Not a problem on a day like this one though.
At the 1.73 mile point the trail leaves the old skid road.
The singletrack portion of the trail is less than a quarter mile in length. It is a short section that for some reason or another we tagged it for a moderate MTB skill level with everything leading up to here being easy.
The trail comes to an end at the Mesa Top trail where you can go to the left and arrive at the Mesa Top trailhead after about 2.4 miles. If you opt to take the trail to the right and loop back to the start of the Skid trail the total distance will be about 9.7 miles on top of what you have already completed. If you were just out for an easy hike or ride then the simplest thing is to turn around and return the way you came.
The Skid trail adds one more option to the many that were already available on this part of the Grand Mesa. It is possible to connect over 100 miles of trails to come up with routes where you never cover any section of trail twice. That actually happens every year when they run the Grand Mesa 100 race. As far as the Skid trail goes it is nice to see an old logging road that has been reclaimed for recreational purposes. If you would like to see it for yourself then all you have to do is grab your bike or 'Take a hike'.
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Jun 16, 2010 - 3:08AM
SPIN Magazine 25th Anniversary Songs and Albums
http://www.spin.com/spin25/readers-poll-spin-25
Spin listed 25 albums and songs for consideration in its 25th anniversary readers' poll. I would think the 25 albums listed also appear on the recent 125 Greatest Albums list (haven't checked). However, it didn't do a Songs list, so the Songs list gives an idea of what could appear on such a list. Should be eligible for the site, based on past similar instances.
"All These Things That I've Done," The Killers
"Crazy in Love," Beyonce
"Creep," Radiohead
"Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z with Alicia Keys
"Get Ur Freak On," Missy Elliott
"Good Riddance," Green Day
"Hey Ya," OutKast
"How Soon Is Now?" the Smiths
"Just Like Heaven," the Cure
"Kids," MGMT
"Last Nite," The Strokes
"Like a Prayer," Madonna
"Loser," Beck
"Losing My Religion," R.E.M.
"One," U2
"Paper Planes," M.I.A.
"Rehab," Amy Winehouse
"Sabotage," Beastie Boys
"Say It Ain't So," Weezer
"Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon
"Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana
"Sweet Child O' Mine," Guns N' Roses
"Wonderwall," Oasis
"Yellow," Coldplay
"You Oughta Know," Alanis Morrissette
Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique
Beck, Odelay
Bjork, Debut
Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
Green Day, American Idiot
Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction
PJ Harvey, Rid of Me
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauren Hill
Metallica, Master of Puppets
My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral
Nirvana, Nevermind
Pearl Jam, Ten
Pixies, Doolittle
Prince, Sign "O" the Times
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Radiohead, OK Computer
Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
U2, Achtung Baby
Kanye West, Late Registration
The White Stripes, Elephant
Re: SPIN Magazine 25th Anniversary Songs and Albums
I haven't checked the other album list either, but I can 100% guarantee that the My Chemical Romance album was NOT on it. Which leads to the question of how the heck they came up with this readers' poll list.
Jun 16, 2010 - 3:36PM
My Chemical Romance is the only album that does not appear on the 125 Greatest Albums list- maybe it was #126.
All of the others are there, some highly ranked (i.e. the whole top 10 is present in this abridged version).y I said that, if anything, the Songs list would be more useful, as there already was a ranked albums list. Maybe Spin will have a Best Songs list- but if it doesn't come up with one in the next couple of months or so, this may be the best we get.
Feb 7, 2011 - 9:33AM
Re: Yes...
Where did you find the list of the 25 nominations? According to the results on SPIN's page, Tokio Hotel's "Humanoid" came in second place, but is not included in the list of 25 albums above.
Feb 7, 2011 - 2:35PM
The Albums...
were listed when Spin first announced the poll, and then, understandably, were removed when Spin announced the results.
For the poll, site visitors could write in titles that did not appear, so that could explain the Humanoid appearance.
My initial suggestion was just to use the songs list (in a "No Order" manner), as SPIN published a list of its best albums of the last 25 years, but did not do so for songs.


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General election 2015 logo'Harrogate Advertiser Series
The event starts at 6pm and will be chaired by the editor of the Harrogate Advertiser, Jean MacQuarrie. Doors open at 5.30pm
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Questions will be taken from the floor on the night.
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We are delighted that all five candidates from all the parties have accepted our invitation to attend, and we are looking forward to a really lively evening
Harrogate Advertiser Series Editor Jean MacQuarrie
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Some four years ago, I had the dubious and mischeivous pleasure of introducing the wickedness of DIAPSIQUIR's seminal Virus STN to the initial AGM.com readership. Half a decade and one band death/resurrection later, Toxik Harmst and his gang is back with the third full-length album, A.N.T.I. – a title that couldn't be more appropriate for this mess of an album.
In coming to terms with DIAPSIQUIR, one has to accept all aspects of being human. Not as a pose or pretense, displaying extremes to make a moral / political point, but as a basic premise of humanity – irrational, insubordinate streams of sensation, the ugliest and prettiest side of US, not in a simple dichotomy of good vs bad but constantly and simultaneously, in a drunken exaltation of everything, without judgment or pretense. Drop all moral issues, suspend all aesthetic judgment – your standards don't approve here.
Where DIAPSIQUIR originally grew for a Black Metal foundation, perverted by the madness of lysergic and viral satanism, there are few traces left save a few guitar lines. ANTI is a beast of an album that pisses on all concepts of genre boundaries – and what's important is that it doesn't make a point out of it. One of the least pretentious albums I've heard that deserves the tag "experimental", the brutality of its honesty is what strikes me the most, still after continuously delving into its sooty slime for several months now. ANTI is ONLY itself; in itself a complete singularity despite its obvious proximity to common musical genres (metal, up-tempo rock, film music, traditional French music, hip hop/urban electronica, et c) – casually and respectlessly a musical singularity, calling it ecclectic would be to drop it into a bucket filled with pretentious excrements who can't write songs. And besides its brutal honesty, the level of the musical workmanship here is astonishing, without ever relying on feeble show-off.
Toxik Harmst's melodic vocals, when not moving into ridiculing falsetto, is over all expressive, sometimes almost theatrical. There's a heavy influence of hip hop here, on the song "Avant" specifically, but far from the dry ironic of intellectuals like SOLEFALD, this is the real deal – deep and throbbing and above all completely honest in expression. The number of voice samples and movie references are fewer here than compared with previous work, but the cinematic atmosphere is still pervading; background synthesizers and sounds hover like the soundtrack to the musical performance up front, in a weird way. Apparently there is a live line-up for the band now, preparing to bring these songs on stage – would be interesting to know how that line-up is configured, considering the recording band DIAPSIQUIR range from the two members listed online, to the 11-12 musicians appearing at various points on this album.
Lyric-wise (as far as I can tell from simple google translations + the disturbing artwork), these randy Frenchmen deal with harsh subjects, portrayed sardonically, without judgment; self-hatred, self-destruction, urban despair, genocide, pedophilia, drug addiction… A song about incest where the girl vocalist sings with something filling up her mouth. Rhyming "sex" with "subutex". All performed with a complete passion and unhindered creativity… For even though music this dark, it's exhiliratingly joyful in expression, sometimes even heart-breakingly beautiful (tracks "Fuel" and "Seul", among others).
And if you think you know what this sounds like from my words here, you're probably wrong. DIAPSIQUIR creates music that on paper really should sound like complete bullshit. But, always the opponent, always ANTI, they/he/she/it proves all prejudice and conformism wrong. A demanding album this is, but well worth all perseverance and effort of those thirsty of, well, simply what music is and should be about from the very start. Fucking weird is it, too.
(2LP release of A.N.T.I. by End All Life Productions, CD by Necrocosm.)
-aVoid
Release: 30.5.2011
Label: Necrocosm
Avantgenre: Eccentric Rock Depravity
Official site: http://www.myspace.com/431567034
1. Ωlow
2. Peste
4. A.N.T.I.
5. Ennui
6. Avant
7. Fais-le
8. Seul
9. Jet
10. Kmkz
11. Абcoлютний
12. A.M.A.C.C.
Diapsiquir "Virus S.T.N." (2005)
Dillinger Escape Plan "Option Paralysis" (2010)


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Q: Convert Json to List of Object I am calling an API using:
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(path);

String content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

The returned content is the following Json:
{
  "sensors": [
   { "value": "1.2", "valid": "true" },
   { "value": "1.1", "valid": "false" },
   { "value": "1.7", "valid": "true" }
  ]
}

I need, for example, to sum the values of all sensors with valid equal to true.
Can I convert content to a list of objects and query it without defining a class for the type?

A: If you are looking for really dirty piece of code that "does that exactly" then here it is:
// use package System.Text.Json
var sum = JsonObject.Parse(json)["sensors"]
        .AsArray().OfType<JsonObject>()
        .Where(x => x["valid"].GetValue<string>() == "true")
        .Sum(x => double.Parse(x["value"].GetValue<string>()));

But if you plan to work more on this code you are working on, please listen to other comments that suggest creating a C# class for Sensors and another for SensorValue and simply deserialize it.
From the shape of JSON, it does not seems that there will be tons of data OR that performance is critical. Then deserializing JSON to some classes and processing those objects without craziness of plain JSON structures makes more sense.